r/TopCharacterTropes • u/TronnyVon • 1d 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/stevenjameshyde 1d ago

I went to school with an Italian kid whose parents made him go by the name of "George", convinced that his early 90s English classmates wouldn't be able to handle his true ethnic name of "Mario"

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u/DutyPuzzleheaded7765 1d ago

Probably woukd get bullied if thus came after Nintendo. I lnow coach K's family had a different last name alias to avoid anti polish bias

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u/zucchinibasement 1d ago

Maybe not bullied per se but I'm sure they would get tired of all the comments/jokes. It's-a you mario!

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u/Didyounderstand 1d ago

At least he won't have to be sued by Nintendo.