Character Names you love

Sam Westing
Barney Northrup
Julian Eastman
Sandy McSouthers

All the same character, from one of my favorite novels.

Nicely-Nicely Johnson

Pish-Tush
Nanki-Poo
Pitti-Sing
Poo-Bah

Esmerelda Weatherwax.

Let’s not neglect Thomas Pynchon novels. Pick any name. McClintic Sphere, Pirate Prentice, …

Speaking of Yoyodyne, there is Buckaroo Banzai, founder of the Banzai Institute…

J. Pinkerton Snoopington
Egbert Sousé. Accent grave over the e.
Og Oggilby

Dr. Seymour Beardfacé (Scrubs TV series)

Also, Dr. Mickhead (same show)

And Plenty’s antagonist was Tiffany Case.

I like Beyoncé’s “alter ego”, Sasha Fierce.

Balthazar Bratt from Despicable Me 3
Victor Laszlo from Casablanca
Johnny Utah from Point Break
Noxeema Jackson from To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar

Vincent Vega & Esmarelda VillaLobos - Pulp Fiction
Verbal Kint / Keyser Soze - The Usual Suspects

I like Spaceman Spiff for obvious reasons.

Terry Pratchett has some great names in his Discworld novels. Some are puns/references, some are just very suggestive. Veterinari, Didactylos, Ptracy are some of my favorites.

As a non native english speaker I keep thinking that Vimes probably has some meaning in english, I just haven’t heard of it yet.

Tracer Bullet, private eye, is another gem from Bill Watterson.

Churchy LaFemme
Mallard du Mer, the seasick duck
Howland Owl
Simple J. Malarkey

On Cheers, when Sam was trying to hide in the hospital after having (I think) a groin hernia surgery. He used the name “Lance Manyon” to check in as, which Diane immediately realized was him.

Dr. Spaceman (pronounced spa-CHE-man) from 30 Rock.

Biggus Dickus

He has a wife, you know…

Homer Simpson once adopted a name he got from looking at a hair dryer. As I recall, It gained him acclaim at work.

Max Power

Calvin And Felix Fischoeder in Bob’s Burgers

The TV Show Angie Tribecca has lots of character names such as:
Diane Duran
Fisher Price
Wilson Phillips
Samantha Stephens
Betty Crocker
Jane Dough
And the list goes on