# Instances where unnamed characters were named after all

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**Created:** [October 7, 2023, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/instances-where-unnamed-characters-were-named-after-all/991254 "2023-10-07T21:10:00Z")\
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**Post date:** [October 7, 2023, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/instances-where-unnamed-characters-were-named-after-all/991254/12 "2023-10-07T22:34:37Z")

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> [@Darren\_Garrison](#):
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> Like in _Kill Bill_, where Bill calls “The Bride” “Kiddo” and it turns out her name really is Kiddo. Or when Ted Lasso says to Coach (no first name) Beard “What chu talkin bout, Willis” and it turns out his name is actually Willis. Other examples?

For starters, there are some in [this](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-know-their-name-but-dont-realize-it/847202) thread:

> [@You know their name, but don't realize it.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-know-their-name-but-dont-realize-it/847202/1):
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> Saw a movie recently where someone was called “kiddo” and it reminded me of Kill Bill. In part one, we know Uma Thurman’s character only as “The Bride.” Except in flashbacks, Bill calls her “kiddo”, which turns out to not be a term of endearment but her actual name. So can you think of other instances where the chacater’s name is hidden in plain view?

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