Called
Both words in one sentence
- Girly, from Cute-Wendy, which was itself a more popular "alternate art style" variation of a comic just called Wendy (which the artist expunged from the internet as punishment for being awful).
Source: More Popular Spin-off - Jesus Christ had two disciples called Simon, one was called Simon the Zealot, the other "the Rock", in Greek Petros, which became the popular Christian name "Peter".
Source: Red Baron / Real Life - Brand Name Takeover: Most social androids are called "Rets", which is a shortening of an old, popular brand of androids called RetiNew.
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