Reduplication is a process by which the root or stem of a word, or part of it, is repeated. Alternative terms include cloning, doubling, duplication, and repetition. Reduplication has a grammatical function in some languages, such as plurality or intensification. It is also used to derive new words. The process of anthroponymy, or naming people, is frequently creative, and provides examples of this. During immigration many Arabs or others who use the Arab naming structure do not have a family name but take their father's name as their "last name". Most immigrants from the Arab world usually take their paternal grandfather's name as their last name. Reduplication in human names is sometimes used with

hypocorism A hypocorism ( or ; from Ancient Greek: (), from (), 'to call by pet names', sometimes also ''hypocoristic'') or pet name is a name used to show affection for a person. It may be a diminutive form of a person's name, such as ''Izzy'' for I ...

s, i.e., informal short versions of names. It is commonly used this way in French and Chinese, e.g., the

French name French names typically consist of one or multiple given names, and a surname. Usually one given name and the surname are used in a person’s daily life, with the other given names used mainly in official documents. Middle names, in the English ...

Louise Louise or Luise may refer to: * Louise (given name) Arts Songs * "Louise" (Bonnie Tyler song), 2005 * "Louise" (The Human League song), 1984 * "Louise" (Jett Rebel song), 2013 * "Louise" (Maurice Chevalier song), 1929 *"Louise", by Clan of ...

'' becomes '' Loulou'' as a diminutive. The nicknames and fictional characters below include other examples.

Surnames

* Carlos Hernan Andica Andica (born 1983), Colombian weightlifter *

Alexis Beka Beka Alexis Adelin Beka Beka (born 29 March 2001) is a French professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for club Nice. Club career Caen Beka Beka made his debut with Caen in a 0–0 Ligue 2 tie with Clermont on 20 December 2 ...

(born 2001), French footballer *

Jacques-Roger Booh-Booh Jacques-Roger Booh-Booh (born February 5, 1938) is a Cameroonian politician and diplomat. He was the Minister of External Relations of Cameroon from 1988 to 1992

(born 1938), Cameroonian politician *

Ruben Boumtje-Boumtje Ruben Bertrand Boumtje-Boumtje (born May 20, 1978) is a Cameroonian professional basketball executive and former player who last served as the assistant general manager of the Delaware Blue Coats of the NBA G League. He played college basketball ...

(born 1978), Cameroonian basketball player * Agustín Guillermo Carstens Carstens (born 1958), Mexican economist *

Cave-Browne-Cave baronets The Cave, later Cave-Browne, later Cave-Browne-Cave Baronetcy, of Stanford in the County of Northampton, is a title in the Baronetage of England. Origin It was created on 30 June 1641 for Thomas Cave, a Royalist who fought in the English Civil ...

(since 1839) *

Eric Djemba-Djemba Eric Daniel Djemba-Djemba (born 4 May 1981) is a Cameroonian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He previously played club football in France, England, Qatar, Denmark, Israel, Serbia, Scotland, India and Indonesia. In int ...

(born 1981), Cameroonian footballer * Félix Eboa Eboa (born 1997), Cameroonian footballer *

Pedro Gonzalez Gonzalez Pedro Gonzalez Gonzalez (May 24, 1925 – February 6, 2006) was an American character actor best known for his appearances in a number of John Wayne movies. Life and career His father was a trumpet player, and his mother was a dancer. His brot ...

(1925-2006), American actor *

Alexandra Hall Hall Alexandra Mary Hall Hall (born 1 February 1964) is a former British diplomat. Hall Hall studied at Durham University, where she read Economics and Politics, graduating with a 2:1 degree in 1986. She is married to Daniel Twining, head of the Int ...

(born 1964), British diplomat *

Lord Henry Howard-Molyneux-Howard Lord Henry Thomas Howard-Molyneux-Howard (7 October 1766 – 17 June 1824), known as Henry Howard until 1812, and as Henry Molyneux-Howard until 1817, was a British gentleman who served as Deputy Earl Marshal in the latter part of the reign of Ge ...

(1766–1824) * Juan Carlos I (Juan Carlos de Borbón y Borbón-Dos Sicilias) (born 1938), King Emeritus of Spain *

House of Kamehameha The House of Kamehameha ''(Hale O Kamehameha)'', or the Kamehameha dynasty, was the reigning Royal Family of the Kingdom of Hawaii, beginning with its founding by Kamehameha I in 1795 and ending with the death of Kamehameha V in 1872 and Lunali ...

(19th century) *

Kazenga LuaLua Kazenga LuaLua (born 10 December 1990) is an English– Congolese professional footballer who plays as a winger for Greek Super League club Levadiakos. Career Newcastle United and loan spells Born in Kinshasa, LuaLua moved to England shortly ...

(born 1990), English–Congolese footballer *

Lomana LuaLua Trésor Lomana LuaLua (; born 28 December 1980) is a Congolese professional footballer who last played as a striker. He is currently the attacking coach for Spalding United. LuaLua was born in Kinshasa, but moved to England at a young age. ...

(born 1980), Congolese footballer *

Roberto Mamani Mamani Mamani Mamani is an Aymara artist from Bolivia. His work is significant in its use of Aymara indigenous tradition and symbols. His art has been exhibited around the world, including shows in Washington, D.C., Tokyo, Munich, China, Singapore, ...

(born 1962), Bolivian artist *

Dieudonné M'bala M'bala Dieudonné M'bala M'bala (; born 11 February 1966), generally known by his stage name Dieudo, is a French comedian, actor and political activist. He has been convicted for hate speech, advocating terrorism, and slander in Belgium, France and Sw ...

(born 1966), French comedian *

Fuifui Moimoi Fuifui Moimoi (born 26 September 1980) is a rugby league footballer who plays as a . He most notably played for the Parramatta Eels in the National Rugby League (NRL) from 2004 to 2014, in addition to playing for Leigh Centurions in the RFL C ...

(born 1979), Tongan rugby league player *

Charles Newdigate Newdegate Charles Newdigate Newdegate (14 July 1816 – 9 April 1887) was a British Conservative politician. In Hansard the spelling is Newdegate. Early life He was the only son of Charles Parker Newdigate Newdegate of Harefield Park, Uxbridge, Middle ...

(1816–1887), British politician *

Luis Rivera Rivera Luis Ramon Rivera Rivera (born September 4, 1986 in Humacao) is a Puerto Rican gymnast. Rivera had won a total of three medals at the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, including two golds for the team all-around and pommel hors ...

(born 1986), Puerto Rican gymnast *

Agnes Robertson Robertson Agnes Robertson Robertson (née Keay; 31 July 1882 – 29 January 1968) was an Australian schoolteacher, community worker and politician who served as a Senator for Western Australia from 1950 to 1962. She was originally elected to parliament a ...

(1882–1968), Australian senator * Miguel Rodriguez Rodriguez (1931–2001), Catholic bishop *

Román Rodríguez Rodríguez Román Rodríguez Rodríguez (born 1 March 1956, in San Nicolás de Tolentino) is a Canarian politician who was the president of the Canary Islands between 1999 and 2003. He was licensed in medicine at the University of La Laguna. He worked as ...

(born 1956), Canarian politician * John Scott-Scott (1934–2015), British engineer * Ralph William Lyonel Tollemache-Tollemache (1826–1895), British clergyman * Leone Sextus Denys Oswolf Fraudatifilius Tollemache-Tollemache de Orellana Plantagenet Tollemache-Tollemache (1884–1917), British captain * Sofia Vergara Vergara (born 1972), Colombian-American actress * Theodora Wilson Wilson (1865–1941), British teacher and author * Ben Bag-Bag (c. 30 CE), rabbinic sage

Personal names

;Reduplicated in the original language *

Ai Weiwei Ai Weiwei (, ; born 28 August 1957) is a Chinese contemporary artist, documentarian, and activist. Ai grew up in the far northwest of China, where he lived under harsh conditions due to his father's exile. As an activist, he has been openly c ...

(艾未未, born 1957), Chinese artist * May May Ali, daughter of American boxer Muhammad Ali *

Bo Guagua Bo Kuangyi (born 17 December 1987), more commonly known as Bo Guagua, is the second son of former Chinese politician Bo Xilai and the only child of Gu Kailai, his father's second wife. Biography Bo attended Harrow School, read PPE at Oxford ...

(薄瓜瓜, born 1987), former Chinese leader's son *

Fan Bingbing Fan Bingbing (, born 16 September 1981) is a Chinese actress. From 2013 to 2017, she was included as the highest-paid celebrity in the ''Forbes'' China Celebrity 100 list after ranking in the top 10 every year since 2006. She appeared on ''Time ...

(范冰冰, born 1981), Chinese actress *

He Pingping He Pingping (; 13 July 1988 – 13 March 2010) was a Chinese citizen and, according to the ''Guinness World Records'', at one time the world's shortest mobile man. Early and personal life Pingping measured tall, and was the third child of a ...

(何平平, 1988–2010), Chinese record-holder * Li Feifei (李飞飞, born 1976), American computer scientist *

Li Lili Li Lili (; 2 June 1915 – 7 August 2005) was a Chinese film actress and singer. Her films '' Playthings'', '' The Great Road'' and ''Storm on the Border'' were blockbusters of the 1930s and 1940s.Elaine DuanTop 10 legendary Chinese women in th ...

(黎莉莉, born Qian Zhenzhen, 1915–2005), Chinese actress *

Li Wenwen Li Wenwen (, Pinyin: Lǐ Wén-Wén; born 5 March 2000) is a Chinese weightlifter, Olympic Champion, World Champion, and Asian champion competing in the women's +87 kg division. Career In 2019 she competed at the IWF World Cup in Fuzhou, wi ...

(李雯雯, born 2000), Chinese weightlifter *

Lily Li Lily Li () (born 14 June 1950) is a Hong Kong film and television actress. She is best known for her films ''The Wandering Swordsman'', '' Executioners from Shaolin'', ''One Foot Crane'' and ''The Young Master'', and television series ''The Br ...

(李麗麗, born 1950), Hong Kong actress * Liu Yangyang (刘扬扬, born 2000), member of China-based band

WayV WayV ( zh, s=威神V, hp=WēiShén V; an initialism for We are your Vision) is a Chinese boy band and the fourth overall sub-unit of the South Korean boy band NCT, managed by SM Entertainment's Chinese sub-label, Label V. The group is composed o ...

Yo-Yo Ma Yo-Yo Ma ('' Chinese'': 馬友友 ''Ma Yo Yo''; born October 7, 1955) is an American cellist. Born in Paris to Chinese parents and educated in New York City, he was a child prodigy, performing from the age of four and a half. He graduated from ...

(马友友, born 1955), American cellist *

Sa Dingding Sa Dingding (, born Zhou Peng () on 27 December 1979) is a Chinese folk singer and songwriter. She is of mixed Han Chinese and Mongol ancestry, and sings in languages including Mandarin Chinese, English, Standard Tibetan, as well as an imaginary ...

(萨顶顶, born 1983), Chinese singer *

Moon Moon Sen Moon Moon Sen, also credited as Moonmoon Sen (born Srimati Sen; 28 March 1954), is an Indian actress, known for her works in Hindi, Bengali, Malayalam, Kannada, Telugu, Tamil, and Marathi films. She eventually starred in Bollywood films. She ...

(born 1954), Indian actress * Chandos Scudamore Scudamore Stanhope (1823–1871), British naval officer *

Tan Weiwei Tan Weiwei (; born 8 October 1982), also known as Sitar Tan, is a Chinese singer and actress. She was the runner-up of the third season (2006) of '' Super Girl'' (), a singing contest in China. In 2015, she participated ''I Am a Singer'' (se ...

(谭维维, born 1982), Chinese singer * Tingting (婷婷) Chinese given name, multiple people ;Not reduplicated in the original language *

Run Run Shaw Sir Run Run Shaw (19 November 1907 – 7 January 2014), also known as Shao Yifu and Siu Yat-fu, was a Hong Kong entertainment mogul and philanthropist. He was one of the most influential figures in the Asian entertainment industry. He founde ...

(邵仁楞, 1907–2014), Hong Kong entertainment mogul *

Wang Zhizhi Wang Zhizhi (, pronounced ; born 8 July 1977) is a Chinese former professional basketball player who is currently the head coach of the Bayi Rockets, the team with which he spent his domestic career in the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). H ...

(王治郅, born 1977), Chinese basketball player *

He Ying Ying He Ying Ying or Hor Ying Ying (, born 28 January 1995) is a Singaporean actress. Early life and education He Ying Ying was born into a family made up of her father, businessman, her mother, a preschool educator, and a brother. She was educate ...

(何盈莹, born 1995), Singaporean actress

Nicknames or stage names

Ada Adini Ada Adini (1855 – February 1924) was an American operatic soprano who had an active international career from 1876 up into the first decade of the 20th century. She possessed a large, expressive voice which enabled her to sing a broad range of ...

(1855–1924), American soprano *

Bam Bam Bigelow Scott Charles Bigelow (September 1, 1961 – January 19, 2007) was an American professional wrestler, better known by the ring name Bam Bam Bigelow. Recognizable by his close to 400-pound frame and the distinctive flame tattoo that spanned most ...

(1961–2007), American professional wrestler *

BeBe & CeCe Winans BeBe & CeCe Winans are an American gospel music brother and sister duo. BeBe and CeCe Winans are the seventh and eighth of the Winans family's ten children, most of whom have had gospel music careers. Together, they have received several awards ...

(born 1962 and 1964), American singers *

Bebe Rexha Bleta Rexha (; born August 30, 1989), known professionally as Bebe Rexha ( ), is an American pop singer and songwriter. After signing with Warner Records in 2013, Rexha received songwriting credits on Eminem's single " The Monster" (which lat ...

(born 1989), American singer *

BeBe Zahara Benet Nea Marshall Kudi Ngwa (born March 20, 1980) better known by his stage name BeBe Zahara Benet, is a Cameroonian-American drag queen, drag performer, television personality, and musician best known for winning the RuPaul's Drag Race (season 1), fir ...

(born 1981), Cameroonian drag queen * Bianca Bianchi (1855–1947), German coloratura soprano *

Bibi (singer) Kim Hyung-seo (, born September 27, 1998), known professionally as Bibi (; stylised in all caps), is a South Korean singer-songwriter. In 2017, she signed with Feel Ghood Music after Yoon Mi-rae discovered her self-produced songs on SoundCloud. ...

(born 1998), South Korean singer-songwriter *

Billy Dee Williams William December Williams Jr. (born April 6, 1937) is an American actor. He appeared as Lando Calrissian in the '' Star Wars'' franchise, first in the early 1980s for ''The Empire Strikes Back'' (1980) and ''Return of the Jedi'' (1983), and thir ...

(born 1937), African-American actor *

Boom Boom Geoffrion Joseph Bernard André Geoffrion (; February 14, 1931 – March 11, 2006), nicknamed "Boom Boom", was a Canadian professional ice hockey player and coach. Generally considered one of the innovators of the slapshot, he was inducted into the Hockey ...

(1931–2006), Canadian ice hockey player and coach *

Booboo Stewart Nils Allen "Booboo" Stewart Jr. (born January 21, 1994) is an American actor. He is known for playing Seth Clearwater in '' The Twilight Saga'', Warpath in '' X-Men: Days of Future Past'', Jay in the Disney television film franchise '' Descend ...

(born 1994), American actor *

CeCe Peniston Cecilia Veronica "CeCe" Peniston (; born September 6, 1969) is an American singer and former beauty queen. In the early 1990s, she scored five number one hits on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot Dance Music/Club Play. Her signature song " Finally" re ...

(born 1969), African-American singer *

Chi Chi LaRue Larry David Paciotti (born November 8, 1959) is an American director of pornographic films. He appears as the drag- diva persona Chi Chi LaRue (), and has been credited as director under the names "Lawrence David" and "Taylor Hudson". Caree ...

(born 1959), American film director *

Coco Chanel Gabrielle Bonheur "Coco" Chanel ( , ; 19 August 1883 – 10 January 1971) was a French fashion designer and businesswoman. The founder and namesake of the Chanel brand, she was credited in the post-World War I era with popularizing a sporty, c ...

(1883–1971), French fashion designer *

Courtney Taylor-Taylor Courtney A. Taylor (born July 20, 1967), known as Courtney Taylor-Taylor, is an American singer-songwriter from Portland, Oregon. He is the lead singer and guitarist of alternative rock band The Dandy Warhols, a band he co-founded. Taylor-Taylo ...

(born 1967), American lead singer of

The Dandy Warhols The Dandy Warhols are an American alternative rock band, formed in Portland, Oregon, in 1994 by singer-guitarist Courtney Taylor-Taylor and guitarist Peter Holmström. They were later joined by keyboardist Zia McCabe and drummer Eric Hedford. H ...

* Juan "Chi-Chi" Rodríguez (born 1935), Puerto Rican golfer *

De De Pierce Joseph De Lacroix "De De" Pierce (February 18, 1904 – November 23, 1973) was an American jazz trumpeter and cornetist. He is best remembered for the songs "Peanut Vendor" and "Dippermouth Blues", both with Billie Pierce. Biography Pierce was ...

, American jazz trumpeter and cornetist * Doug E. Doug (born 1970), African-American actor * Dudley Dudley (born 1973), ring name of American professional wrestler Jeff Bradley * Fei Fei (1945–2008), Hong Kong actress *

Flavor Flav William Jonathan Drayton Jr. (born March 16, 1959), known by his stage name Flavor Flav (), is an American rapper and hype man. Known for his yells of "''Yeah, boyeeeeee!''" when performing, he rose to prominence as a founding member of the rap ...

(born 1959), American rapper * Franco Franchi (1928–1992), Italian comedian * Gae Gae (born 1991), Burmese singer *

(1925–2006), Mexican-American actor * Jeffrey Hammond-Hammond (born 1946), English musician *

Helle Helle Helle Helle (born 1965 as Helle Olsen but later named Helle Krogh Hansen) is a widely translated Danish short story writer and novelist. Basing her stories on episodes in the lives of ordinary people, she gained fame in 2005 with her novel ''Rødb ...

(born 1965), Danish author * Honey Boo Boo (born 2005), American child beauty pageant contestant *

Lord Haw-Haw Lord Haw-Haw was a nickname applied to William Joyce, who broadcast Nazi propaganda to the UK from Germany during the Second World War. The broadcasts opened with "Germany calling, Germany calling", spoken in an affected upper-class English acc ...

(1906–1946), British Nazi propaganda broadcaster *

Jay-Jay Johanson Jäje Johansson (born 11 October 1968), better known by his stage name Jay-Jay Johanson, is a Swedish-British singer-songwriter, known for his melancholic vocals. His music has integrated the trip hop genre until he switched his sound to a more ...

(born 1969), Swedish singer-songwriter * JoJo (born 1990), American singer *

JoJo Siwa Joelle Joanie "JoJo" Siwa (; born May 19, 2003) is an American dancer, singer, actress and YouTuber. She is known for appearing for two seasons on '' Dance Moms'' along with her mother, Jessalynn Siwa, and for her singles " Boomerang" and "Kid ...

(born 2003), American dancer, singer and actress *

JoJo Starbuck Alicia "JoJo" Starbuck (born February 14, 1951, Birmingham, Alabama), is an American figure skater. With partner Kenneth Shelley, she is a three-time United States pair skating champion (1970–72) and two-time Olympian (1968, 1972). Early lif ...

(born 1951), American figure skater *

John John Molina Juan Molina (born March 17, 1965), better known as John John Molina in the world of boxing, is a former boxer whose career transcended boxing in Puerto Rico. A multiple time world champion, this boxer was also known as quite a socialite. Molina ...

(born 1965), Puerto Rican boxer *

Jorge Ben Jor Jorge Duílio Lima Menezes (born March 22, 1939) is a Brazilian popular musician, performing under the stage name Jorge Ben Jor since the 1980s, though commonly known by his former stage name Jorge Ben (). His characteristic style fuses samba, ...

, Brazilian musician *

José José José Rómulo Sosa Ortiz (17 February 1948 – 28 September 2019), known professionally as José José, was a Mexican singer and actor. Born into a family of musicians, José began his musical career in his early teens playing guitar and sin ...

(born 1948), Mexican singer * Justo Justo (1941–2012), Filipino columnist and playwright *

Keke Palmer Lauren Keyana "Keke" Palmer (born August 26, 1993) ( ) is an American actress, singer and television personality. Known for playing leading and character roles in comedy and drama productions, she has received a Primetime Emmy Award, five NAACP I ...

(born 1993), American actress *

Keke Rosberg Keijo Erik Rosberg (born 6 December 1948), known as "Keke" (), is a Finnish former racing driver and winner of the Formula One World Championship. He was the first Finnish driver to compete regularly in the series, as well as the first Finnish ...

(born 1948), Finnish racing driver *

Keke Wyatt Ke'Tara Shavon "Keke" Wyatt (born March 10, 1982) is an American singer-songwriter, actress and television personality. After performing in a number of girl bands and working as a songwriter during her teenage years, in 2000 she garnered nation ...

(born 1982), American singer *

Lil' Keke Marcus Lakee Edwards (born March 29, 1976), better known by his stage name Lil' Keke, is an American rapper and original member of the Southern hip hop collective Screwed Up Click. Biography Music career Lil' Keke gained national attention with ...

(born 1976), American rapper *

Kelly Kelly Barbara Blank Coba (born Barbara Jean Blank; January 15, 1987), known professionally as Barbie Blank and by her ring name Kelly Kelly, is an American professional wrestler and model. Blank has a background in gymnastics and cheerleading, a ...

(born 1987), American female professional wrestler for

WWE World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc., d/b/a as WWE, is an American professional wrestling promotion. A global integrated media and entertainment company, WWE has also branched out into other fields, including film, American football, and vari ...

Kyary Pamyu Pamyu Kiriko Takemura ( Japanese: 竹村桐子, born January 29, 1993), known professionally as Kyary Pamyu Pamyu (Hiragana: きゃりーぱみゅぱみゅ), is a Japanese tarento, singer, and model. Her public image is associated with Japan's '' kaw ...

(born 1993), Japanese singer *

Lisa Lisa Lisa Velez (born January 15, 1967), better known by her stage name Lisa Lisa, is an American singer. She rose to fame in the 1980s as one-third of the band Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam. Early life According to ''Spin'' magazine, Velez was born in ...

(born 1966), American singer *

Marky Mark Mark Robert Michael Wahlberg (born June 5, 1971), former stage name Marky Mark, is an American actor, businessman, and former rapper. He has received multiple accolades, including a BAFTA Award, and nominations for two Academy Awards, three ...

(born 1971), American rapper and actor *

Miou-Miou Sylvette Herry (born 22 February 1950), known professionally as Miou-Miou (), is a French actress. A ten-time César Award nominee, she won the César Award for Best Actress for the 1979 film ''Memoirs of a French Whore''. Her other films incl ...

(born 1950), French actress * Mr. Mister, American band *

Mitch Mitchell John Graham "Mitch" Mitchell (9 July 194612 November 2008)In his book about the Experience, Mitchell states he celebrated his 21st birthday while on tour on 9 July 1967, which makes his birth year 1946.Mitchell's obituaries in ''Billboard' ''T ...

(1946-2008), English drummer (with

Jimi Hendrix James Marshall "Jimi" Hendrix (born Johnny Allen Hendrix; November 27, 1942September 18, 1970) was an American guitarist, singer and songwriter. Although his mainstream career spanned only four years, he is widely regarded as one of the most ...

) * Miu Miu, childhood nickname of Italian fashion designer Miuccia Prada (born 1949), adopted as the name of her

Miu Miu Miu Miu is an Italian high fashion women's clothing and accessory brand and a fully owned subsidiary of Prada. It is headed by Miuccia Prada and headquartered in Paris, France. History Miu Miu was established in 1992 by Miuccia Prada. The name ...

brand in 1992 *

Noël-Noël Noël-Noël (born Lucien Noël, 9 August 1897 – 5 October 1989) was a French actor and screenwriter. Partial filmography * ''La prison en folie'' (1931) - Yves Larsac * '' When Do You Commit Suicide?'' (1931) - Léon Mirol * '' Mistigri ...

(1897–1989), French actor *

Rod Roddy Robert Ray Roddy (September 28, 1937 – October 27, 2003) was an American radio and television announcer An announcer is a voice artist who relays information to the audience of a broadcast media programme or live event. Television and ...

(1937–2003), American television announcer * Rucka Rucka Ali (born 1987), American comedian-rapper *

Rye Rye Ryeisha Berrain (born November 25, 1990), known by her stage name Rye Rye, is an American rapper, singer, dancer and actress. Signed to N.E.E.T. Recordings, she released her first mixtape RYEot PowRR in 2011 and her anticipated debut album ''Go! P ...

(born 1990), American rapper *

Snoop Doggy Dogg Calvin Cordozar Broadus Jr. (born October 20, 1971), known professionally as Snoop Dogg (previously Snoop Doggy Dogg and briefly Snoop Lion), is an American rapper. His fame dates back to 1992 when he featured on Dr. Dre's debut solo single, " ...

(born 1971; later known as Snoop Dogg and Snoop Lion), American rapper *

Steve Stevens Steve Stevens (born Steven Bruce Schneider; May 5, 1959) is an American guitarist. He is best known as Billy Idol's guitarist and songwriting collaborator, and for his lead guitar work on the theme to ''Top Gun'' – " Top Gun Anthem" – for ...

(born 1959), American guitarist (with

Billy Idol William Michael Albert Broad (born 30 November 1955), known professionally as Billy Idol, is a British-American singer, songwriter, and musician. He first achieved fame in the 1970s emerging from the London punk rock scene as the lead singer o ...

) *

Sylvain Sylvain Sylvain Mizrahi (February 14, 1951 – January 13, 2021), known professionally as Sylvain Sylvain, was an American rock guitarist, most notable for being a member of the New York Dolls. Early years Sylvain was born in Cairo, Egypt, to a Jewish ...

(born 1951), American guitarist *

Totò Antonio Griffo Focas Flavio Angelo Ducas Comneno Porfirogenito Gagliardi de Curtis di Bisanzio (15 February 1898 – 15 April 1967), best known by his stage name Totò (), or simply as Antonio de Curtis, and nicknamed ''il Principe della risata ...

(1898–1967), Italian comedian *

Toto Cutugno Salvatore "Toto" Cutugno (; born 7 July 1943) is an Italian pop singer-songwriter and musician. He is best known for his worldwide hit song, "L'Italiano", released on his 1983 album of the same title. Cutugno also won the Eurovision Song Conte ...

(born 1943), Italian singer and songwriter *

Toto Wolff Torger Christian "Toto" Wolff (, born 12 January 1972) is an Austrian billionaire motorsport executive, investor, and former racing driver. He holds a 33% stake in the Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team and is Team Principal and CEO of the team. Wo ...

, Austrian CEO of

Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport Mercedes-Benz, a brand of the Mercedes-Benz Group, has been involved in Formula One as both team owner and engine manufacturer for various periods since 1954. The Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team, which is based in Brackley, England, and possesses ...

Tuck Tucker William Osborne "Tuck" Tucker III (August 20, 1961 – December 22, 2020) was an American writer, storyboard artist, animator, songwriter, and director who worked on ''Hey Arnold!'' and ''SpongeBob SquarePants''. Early life and education Tucker ...

(1961–2020), writer, artist, animator, songwriter, and director *

Vinnie Vincent Vincent John Cusano (born August 6, 1952), better known by his stage name Vinnie Vincent, is an American guitarist. He is a former member of the rock band Kiss from 1982 until mid-1984 during the band's transition out of their 1973–1983 make ...

(born 1952), guitarist, songwriter and former member of Kiss (band) *

Xi Xi Hsi Hsi/Sai Sai/Xi Xi (; 7 October 1937 – 18 December 2022) was the pseudonym of the Hong Kong author and poet Cheung Yin, "Ellen"/ (). She was born in Shanghai, and moved to Hong Kong at the age of twelve. She was formerly a teacher and had ...

(西西, born 1938), Chinese writer * Bian Jinyang (born 1993), Chinese author who writes under the pen name Yang Yang *

Zsa Zsa Gabor Zsa Zsa Gabor (, ; born Sári Gábor ; February 6, 1917 – December 18, 2016) was a Hungarian-American socialite and actress. Her sisters were actresses Eva and Magda Gabor. Gabor competed in the 1933 Miss Hungary pageant, where she ...

(1917–2016), Hungarian-born American actress

Same personal name and family name

Among families with patronymic surnames, partial reduplication often occurs with people (usually males) who have the same forename from which the surname or last name derives. Examples include Sven Svensson, Ioannis Ioannou and Isahak Isahakyan.

American

* Abraham Abraham (1843–1911), businessman * Ahmed Ahmed (born 1970), comedian * Barbara Barbara, fashion designer * Hugh B. Brown, Hugh Brown Brown (1883–1975), attorney and Mormon church leader * Chris Christie (born 1962), politician, governor of New Jersey from 2010–2018 * Doug E. Doug (born 1970), actor and comedian * Dudley Dudley (politician), Dudley Dudley (born Dudley Webster, 1936), politician * Craige Schensted, Ea Ea, formerly Craige Schensted, physicist * Emery Emery (born 1963), stand-up comedian, film editor & producer, and author * Evans Evans (born 1936), actress * George W. George (1920–2007), film director * Gordon Gordon (1906–2002), writer * Griffith J. Griffith (1850–1919), industrialist and philanthropist * Hamilton Hamilton (1847–1928), painter and etcher * Holling C. Holling (1900–1973), author and illustrator * Ivan M. Ivan (born 1945), politician, member of the Alaska House of Representatives 1991–1993 and 1995–1999 * Jim James (born 1978) recording artist * Jeremiah S. Jeremiah (1935–2015), judge * John John (disambiguation), several people * DJ Khaled, Khaled Mohamed Khaled (born 1975), recording artist under stage name DJ Khaled * Kris Kristofferson, singer, songwriter and actor * Lauren Bush, Lauren Bush Lauren (born 1984), granddaughter of George H. W. Bush * Leon M. Leon (1903–1998), Hollywood sound technician * Dr. Monica L. Monica, an eye doctor who has run for Congress from Louisiana several times, first in 1992 * Morgan Morgan (1688–1766), pioneer settler * Morris W. Morris, Morris Morris (1844–1906), actor * John Myers Myers (1906–1988), writer * Nyambi Nyambi (born 1979), actor * Phelps Phelps (1897–1981), politician * Phillip Phillips (born 1990), musician * Richard N. Richards (born 1946), astronaut * James Roosevelt Roosevelt, known as "Rosey" (1854–1927), diplomat and half-brother of Franklin Delano Roosevelt * Thomas Thomas (disambiguation), Thomas Thomas, several people * Tuika Tuika, politician from American Samoa * Ward Wellington Ward (1875–1932), architect * Warren S. Warren, professor of chemistry at Duke University * William Williams (disambiguation), William Williams, several people

Arab

* Abdullah Abdullah (born 1960), Afghan politician * Ahmed Ahmed (born 1970), Egyptian-born American actor and comedian * Azzam Azzam (born 1963) * Boutros Boutros-Ghali (1922–2016), Secretary-General of the United Nations * Fares Fares (born 1973), Swedish-Lebanese actor * Haidar Haidar, Syrian novelist * Kahlil Gibran whose full name was ''Gibran Khalil Gibran'' * Mahmoud Mahmoud (born 1981), Egyptian footballer * Sirhan Sirhan (born 1944), assassinated Robert F. Kennedy * Sirhan Sirhan (militant) (died 2003)

Australian

* Aliir Aliir (born 1994), footballer * Austin Austin (1855–1925), politician * Sir Benjamin Benjamin (1834–1905), politician * Burnum Burnum (1936–1997), activist * George Georges (1920-2002), politician * Grace Grace (born 1958), politician * Hussein Hussein (born 1975), boxer * Leigh Leigh (1975–1989), murder victim * W. Lister Lister (1859–1943), painter * Miao Miao (born 1981), table tennis player * Mick Michael, Michael ("Mick") Michael (1922-2016), Lord Mayor of Perth * Pauli Pauli (born 1994), rugby league player for the Salford Red Devils * Stuart Stuart, record producer

Canadian

* David David (fur trader), David David (fur trader, 1764–1824) * Raymond Raymond (politician, 1905–1978)

Chinese

(Note: some of these people's surnames are not the same as the given names in the original language) * Cao Cao (曹操) (155–220 CE), warlord * Dong Dong (董栋) (born 1989), trampoline gymnast * Fang Fang (方方) (born 1955}, Writer * Christine Fang, Fang Fang (方芳), Chinese spy * Lang Lang (pianist) (郎朗) (born 1982) * Li Li (badminton player) (李理) * Li Li (gymnast) (李莉) *

(黎莉莉) (1915–2005), singer and actress *

((李麗麗)) (born 1950), actress * Miao Miao (苗苗) (born 1981), Olympic table tennis player * Yang Yang (disambiguation), Yang Yang: ** Yang Yang (badminton) (楊陽) (born 1963) ** Yang Yang (baseball) (杨洋) (born 1986) ** Yang Yang (painter) (born 1953) ** Yang Yang (A) (楊揚) (born 1976), short track speed skater ** Yang Yang (S) (楊陽) (born 1977), short track speed skater ** Yang Yang (athlete) (born 1991), Chinese sprinter ** Yang Yang (swimmer) (born 1997), Chinese Paralympic swimmer ** Yang Yang (conductor) (born 1973), Chinese conductor with Hangzhou Philharmonic Orchestra ** Yang Yang (tenor) (1974/75 – 2019), Chinese tenor ** Yang Yang (actor) (born 1991), Chinese actor ** Yang Yang (director), Chinese director, see Golden Eagle Award for Best Television Series Director (China) ** Yang Yang (scientist) (born 1958), Taiwanese-born material scientist at University of California, Los Angeles

Italian

* Dino Dini (born 1965), video game developer * Galileo Galilei (1564–1642), astronomer * Guccio Gucci (1881–1953), fashion designer * Guido Guidi, comics artist * Guido Guidi (photographer), Guido Guidi (born 1941), photographer * Niccolò de' Niccoli (1364–1437), Renaissance humanist * Salvino Salvini (1667–1751), poet * Santorio Santorio (1561–1636), physician

Japanese

* Eiki Eiki (1971–), manga artist * :ja:斉藤斎藤, Saito Saito (1972–), poet

Russian

* Vladimir Putin, Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin, Russian politician

Welsh

* Evan Evans (disambiguation), several people * Griffith Griffith (Penryn), Griffith Griffith (1823–1889), founder of Penryn, California, and proprietor of celebrated Penryn granite quarries * Griffith W. Griffith, Griffith Griffith (1883–1967) * James James (1833–1902) * Llewelyn Lewellin (1798–1878) * Morgan Morgan-Owen (1877–1950), Welsh footballer * Owain Owain (1929–1993), writer * Owen Owen (1847–1910), founder of eponymous chain of department stores * Owen Owen (school inspector) (1850–1920) * Pryce Pryce-Jones (1834–1920) * Pryse Pryse (1774–1849) * Thomas John Thomas, Thomas Thomas (1877 – after 1920), Welsh international footballer * Thomas Thomas (boxer) (1880–1911) * Thomas Thomas (cleric) (1804–1877) * His son Thomas Llewellyn Thomas (1840–1897) * Thomas L. Thomas (Welsh American baritone, 1911–1983)

Other British

Among the Social class in the United Kingdom#Early modern, early modern gentry, one custom was for a son's given name to be his mother's maiden name, and another was for a man to List of people who adopted matrilineal surnames, change his surname to that of a relative to receive an inheritance; these customs sometimes intersected to give names such as Cresswell Cresswell (born Cresswell Easterby) and St George St George, 1st Baron Saint George (born St George Ussher). * Alan Alan, magician (1926–2014) * Anthony Anthony, compiled the Anthony Roll, an inventory of Tudor ships (before 1530-) * Baden Baden-Powell (1860–1937), aviator * Edwin Abbott Abbott (1838–1926), author of ''Flatland'' * Ford Madox Ford (1873–1939), author, born Ford Hermann Hueffer * Francis Francis (writer) (1822–1886) * Francis Francis (cricketer) (1852–1926) * Freeman Freeman-Thomas, 1st Marquess of Willingdon (1866–1941) * Hamilton Douglas-Hamilton (1853–1929), cricketer and clergyman * Hayman Hayman-Joyce (1897–1958), general * Harbord Harbord (1675–1742), landowner and politician * Jerome K. Jerome (1859–1927), author * Edward Loveden Loveden (died 1822) * Martin Martin (1660–1718), writer * Michael Michael (born 1957), police informant * Mo Mohamed, Mohamed Mohamed (born 1984) * Monier Monier-Williams (1819–1899) * Neville Neville (1949–2015), cricketer and football agent * Nortei Nortey (born 1994), footballer * Richard Rich, 1st Baron Rich (1496–1567), Lord Chancellor * Sir St George Gore-St George, 5th Baronet (1722–1746) * St Leger St Leger, 1st Viscount Doneraile (died 1787) * Samuel Samuel (1855–1934), politician * Sassoon David Sassoon (1832–1867), businessman * Sir Sitwell Sitwell, 1st Bt. (1769–1811), politician * Solomon J. Solomon (1860–1927), painter

Other

* Aaron Aaronsohn (1876–1919), Jewish agronomist, and organizer of Nili spy ring * Abba bar Abba (c. 200 CE), Babylonian Jewish sage and Amoraim, Amora * Abdul Aziz Abdul Kareem (born 1952), Kuwaiti Olympic sprinter * Alik Alik (born 1953), Vice President of the Federated States of Micronesia * Bernard Bernard (1821–1895), French priest * Bol Bol (born 1999), basketball player, son of Manute * Daniel K Daniel (born 1986), Nigerian television and film actor * David Mathayo David (born 1969), Tanzanian CCM politician * Morgan Demiro-O-Domiro (born 1995), French trampolinist, known for placing sixth in the 2015 Trampoline World Championships * Elia Elia (born 1996), Samoan rugby union player * Fitriani, Fitriani Fitriani (born 1998), Indonesian badminton player * Gregor MacGregor (born 1786) Scottish soldier, adventurer, and confidence trickster * Ntibinyane Ntibinyane, co-founder and managing editor of the INK Centre for Investigative Journalism * Henry Henry (1846–1908), Irish Roman Catholic bishop * Horst P. Horst (1906–1999), German-American fashion photographer * Ivan Ivan (born 2002), Czech ice hockey player * Jeejeebhoy Piroshaw Bomanjee Jeejeebhoy (1891–1950), Indian military pilot who served in the Royal Flying Corps during World War I * (1876–1967), Czech musician and composer * Kalonymus ben Kalonymus (1286 – c. 1328), Jewish poet, philosopher and translator of the Hachmei Provence, Sages of Provence * Daniel Koum Koum (born 1985), Cameroon-born Australian weightlifter * Magid Magid (born 1991), Mayor of Sheffield * Majok Majok (born 1992), South Sudan-born basketball player * Mandla Mandela (born 1974), tribal chief and grandson of Nelson Mandela * Marcel Marcel (born 2003), Czech ice hockey player * Milos Milos (1941–1966), Serbian actor * Mogoeng Mogoeng (born 1961), South African judge * Muarem Muarem (born 1988), Macedonian football player * Omar Mohamed Omar (1970–2008), Somali basketball player and coach * Pavel Pavel (born 1957), Czech engineer, Experimental archaeology, experimental archaeologist and politician * Roger Roger (composer), Roger Roger (1911–1995), French composer * Salim Ahmed Salim (born 1942), Tanzanian diplomat, served as 7th Secretary General of the Organisation of African Unity * Sinoti Sinoti (born 1985), Samoan rugby union player * Sunaina Sunaina (born 1980), Indian weightlifter * Thomas Thomas (surgeon), Thomas Thomas (1917–1998), Indian surgeon * Thomas Thomas Riley (born 1949), American businessman and former U.S. Ambassador to Morocco * Tuika Tuika, Samoan politician * Yrjö Sakari Yrjö-Koskinen (1830–1903), Finnish senator * (1854–1917), Finnish senator

Fictional characters

* Albert Albert, the protagonist in the novel ''Albert Angelo'' by B. S. Johnson, B.S. Johnson * Lt. Andy Anderson of ''Perry Mason (1957 TV series), Perry Mason'', a police detective played by Wesley Lau. * Bamm-Bamm, son of Barney Rubble * Bob Roberts, the main character of the film of the same name * Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo (character), Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo, the main character of the eponymous Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo, manga and anime series * Boo-Boo Bear * Captain Captain Bane, a character in the actual-play ''Dungeons and Dragons'' podcast ''The Adventure Zone'', created by father Clint McElroy, Clint and brothers Justin McElroy, Justin, Travis McElroy, Travis, and Griffin McElroy. * Lenny and Carl, Carlton "Carl" Carlson, a supporting character on the animated television series ''The Simpsons''. * Sir Cedric Cedric, a detective who was impersonated on ''Super Friends''. * Cha-Cha DiGregorio from the Grease (musical), musical and Grease (film), movie ''Grease'' * Charles Charles, a character on ''Pushing Daisies'' * Chi-Chi or Chi Chi, a ChiChi (Dragon Ball), character in ''Dragon Ball'' media * Chi Chi, a character in the ''Scarface (1983 film), Scarface'' universe * ChibiChibi, a character from ''Sailor Moon'' * Chum Chum, one of the main characters of the TV series ''Fanboy & Chum Chum'' * Count Von Count, a recurring character from the TV series ''Sesame Street'' * Cyril Bassington-Bassington, a character in the ''Jeeves'' universe of P. G. Wodehouse. * Durand Durand from the movie ''Barbarella (film), Barbarella'', origin of the name of the band Duran Duran * Dwayne Wayne, character played by Kadeem Hardison on the sitcom ''A Different World'' * Germain Germain, character in the movie ''In the House (film), In the House'' * Grant Grant, character portrayed by Michael Rooker in the movie ''Slither (2006 film), Slither'' * Henry McHenry, character played by Adam Driver in the movie Annette (film) * Humbert Humbert, character in Vladimir Nabokov's novel ''Lolita'' (1955) * Jack-Jack Parr from ''The Incredibles'' * James James Morrison Morrison Weatherby George Dupree, character in the poem "Disobedience" by A. A. Milne * Jameson Jameson, a friend of Robert Brown in the Just William (book series), ''Just William'' series by Richmal Crompton * Jar Jar Binks, Star Wars character * ''Jay Jay the Jet Plane'' * Jimmy James, a character in the TV show ''NewsRadio'', portrayed by Stephen Root. * Jean Valjean, main character of Victor Hugo's novel ''Les Misérables'' * Joseph Joestar, character in Japanese animated series ''JoJo's Bizarre Adventure'' * Jugemu, Jugemu Jugemu Gokō-no surikire Kaijarisuigyo-no Suigyōmatsu Unraimatsu Fūraimatsu Kuunerutokoro-ni Sumutokoro Yaburakōji-no burakōji Paipopaipo Paipo-no-shūringan Shūringan-no Gūrindai Gūrindai-no Ponpokopī-no Ponpokonā-no Chōkyūmei-no Chōsuke, popular Rakugo character. * Karol Karol, main character in ''Three Colors: White'' played by Zbigniew Zamachowski * Kuba Kubikula, one of two characters in Czechoslovak animated series for kids called '. * Lenny and Carl, Lenford "Lenny" Leonard, a supporting character on the animated television series ''The Simpsons''. * Leonardo Leonardo, character in ''Clerks: The Animated Series'' played by Alec Baldwin * Major Major Major Major, character in Joseph Heller's novel ''Catch-22'' (1961) * Mao Mao (full name Mao Mao Mao), protagonist of the animated television series ''Mao Mao: Heroes of Pure Heart'' * Mario, the popular Nintendo video game character, whose assumed full name of "Mario Mario", which had been used at times for decades, was made canon in 2015 * Meyer Meyer, character in the 87th Precinct series of novels written by Evan Hunter, Ed McBain. * Min Min (character), Min Min, a playable character from the video game Arms (video game), Arms * Mikael Mikaelson, character in ''The Vampire Diaries (TV series), The Vampire Diaries'' and ''The Originals (TV series), The Originals'' played by Sebastian Roché * Montgomery Montgomery, character from Lemony Snicket's ''A Series of Unfortunate Events'' series. * Morton "Suds" Morton, protagonist of the children's book ''Fourth Grade Rats'', by Jerry Spinelli. * Moses Moses, a character from ''The Artificial Kid'' by Bruce Sterling. * Peter Peter, character from Smosh videos *Lelei La Lelena (or Rerei Ra Rerēna), one of the main characters in the light novel ''Gate (novel series), Gate: Jieitai Kano Chi nite, Kaku Tatakaeri'' * List of Bottom characters, Richard "Richie" Richard from the TV series ''Bottom (TV series), Bottom'' * Richie Rich (comics), Richie Rich * Ricky Ricardo of ''I Love Lucy'', whose full name was once revealed as "Ricardo Alberto Fernando Ricardo y de Acha" * Rin Tin Tin (various movie dogs) * List of El-Hazard characters#Shayla Shayla, Shayla Shayla from the anime ''El-Hazard'' * Saki Saki, from the anime and manga series ''Girlfriend, Girlfriend'' * Spamton G. Spamton, from the video game ''Deltarune'' * Sue Sue Heck, from the TV series ''The Middle (TV series), The Middle'' * Swaysway, from the TV series ''Breadwinners (TV series), Breadwinners'' * Teruteru Hanamura from ''Danganronpa'' * Tetsutetsu Tetsutetsu, student in class 1-B in ''My Hero Academia'' * Tikki Tikki Tembo, Tikki Tikki Tembo-no Sa Rembo-chari Bari Ruchi-pip Peri Pembo, character from a book of the same name * Tintin (character), Tintin (comics and cartoon character) * Tweek Tweak, character in ''South Park'' * Wallace Wallace, the protagonist in the novel ''No More Dead Dogs'' by Gordon Korman * Gayle Waters-Waters, main character of the webseries ''Gayle'', by Chris Fleming (comedian), Chris Fleming * William Williams (disambiguation), William Williams, an alias assumed by Kimball Kinnison in E. E. 'Doc' Smith's Lensman series, ''Lensman'' series * Woody Woodpecker, cartoon character * Wilson (Home Improvement), Wilson Wilson, Tim Allen's neighbor on the ''Home Improvement (TV series), Home Improvement'' television show * Xiao Xiao * Xiu Xiu, the protagonist of the Chinese film ''Xiu Xiu: The Sent Down Girl''; also the name of an Xiu Xiu, experimental music group. * Yon Yonson in the recursive song of that name * Yoon Yoon-je, the protagonist of ''Reply 1997''

References

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