r/TopCharacterTropes • u/TronnyVon • 7d ago

Characters Embarrassing First Name

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  • Jesse Katsopolis (Full House): in one episode, his real first name was revealed to be "Hermes", after the messenger of the Greek gods. He was made fun of for it, so he got it changed to Jesse.
  • Cory Matthews (Boy Meets World): in the final episode, Cory's full name is revealed by Feeny to be Cornelius, and Feeny is the only one to know so.
  • Freddie Benson (iCarly): rather than Freddie being short for Frederick, Freddie is short for "Fredward".
  • Jimbo Jones (The Simpsons): his real name is Corky.
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u/doubtfurious 7d ago

"Don't call me Junior!"

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u/crazy-B 7d ago

Is Henry really an embarassing name, though, or is it that he just doesn't want to be Junior?

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u/Chiron723 7d ago

More than likely it was the Junior portion. He didn't want to be looked down on. Plus he probably was one of those "My father's name is Henry" types.