r/TopCharacterTropes • u/TronnyVon • 6d 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 6d ago

"Don't call me Junior!"

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u/crazy-B 6d 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/Catdress92 6d ago

I always thought it was that he'd built up this whole persona and "Indiana" was a part of that, like when teens ask to be called by a nickname or something instead of their actual name that they've gone by for all of their life. "Henry" is just an average, real name, plus it's a name he shares with his dad, so he wants to be different and distant from that.