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Edited by @MouzoAnimations
Lets learn about cartoon characters who became so famous, that their names are now almost exclusively associated with them.
For example, Elmo, Kermit, and Grover were once perfectly normal boys' names. Grover Cleveland was even an American president, and Theodore Roosevelt named his son Kermit. But after decades of Sesame Street and the Muppets, these names have practically disappeared from American baby-name lists.
Then there's Homer, an ancient Greek name that was once fairly common in America. But ever since The Simpsons became a cultural phenomenon in the 1990s, the name has become almost synonymous with Homer Simpson.
Barney was also a traditional name, often short for Bernard, long before Barney & Friends introduced the world to its famous purple dinosaur in 1992. Today that name is associated almost exclusively with Barney the Dinosaur and Barney from the Flintstones.
Velma was once a popular girls' name before Scooby-Doo debuted in 1969, nice. Today, it's hard to hear Velma without thinking of an orange sweater and glasses.
Rudolph was a well-established boys' name before the famous Christmas reindeer appeared in 1939 and later became an animated television icon. Today this name is pretty much associated with the Deer.
And finally, Ursula was a traditional European name centuries before Disney's The Little Mermaid introduced its iconic sea witch in 1989. But today, there aren't many Ursula's outside of the Disney villain.