List of repeated names
Encyclopedia
A repeated name is a tautonym
Tautonym
-In biology :In biology, tautonym is an informal term to indicate a scientific name of a species in which both parts of the name have the same spelling, for example Bison bison...

. The English language
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...

 has many such names. Some examples are:

Place names

American Samoa
American Samoa
American Samoa is an unincorporated territory of the United States located in the South Pacific Ocean, southeast of the sovereign state of Samoa...

    • Pago Pago

Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...

    • Wagga Wagga

Bolivia
Bolivia
Bolivia officially known as Plurinational State of Bolivia , is a landlocked country in central South America. It is the poorest country in South America...

 and   Peru
Peru
Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....

    • Lake Titicaca
      Lake Titicaca
      Lake Titicaca is a lake located on the border of Peru and Bolivia. It sits 3,811 m above sea level, making it the highest commercially navigable lake in the world...


Chile
Chile
Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...

    • Biobío Region

Fiji
Fiji
Fiji , officially the Republic of Fiji , is an island nation in Melanesia in the South Pacific Ocean about northeast of New Zealand's North Island...

    • Savusavu
      Savusavu
      Savusavu is a town in the Fijian Province of Cakaudrove. The town is located on the south coast of Vanua Levu Island and had a population of 3,372 in the 2007 census.Savusavu is known as "the hidden paradise of Fiji."- Geography :...


French Polynesia
French Polynesia
French Polynesia is an overseas country of the French Republic . It is made up of several groups of Polynesian islands, the most famous island being Tahiti in the Society Islands group, which is also the most populous island and the seat of the capital of the territory...

    • Bora Bora
      Bora Bora
      The commune of Bora-Bora is made up of the island of Bora Bora proper with its surrounding islets emerging from the coral reef, 29.3 km² in total, and of the atoll of Tupai , located north of Bora Bora...


Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

    • Baden-Baden
      Baden-Baden
      Baden-Baden is a spa town in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is located on the western foothills of the Black Forest, on the banks of the Oos River, in the region of Karlsruhe...


India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

    • Budge Budge

Ivory Coast
    • N'Ganda N'Ganda

Philippines
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...

    • Iloilo
      Iloilo
      Iloilo is a province of the Philippines located in the Western Visayas region. Iloilo occupies the southeast portion of Panay Island and is bordered by Antique Province to the west and Capiz Province and the Jintotolo Channel to the north. Just off Iloilo's southeast coast is Guimaras Province,...

    • Irong-Irong
      Irong-Irong
      Irong-Irong appears in the Maragtas legend of the coming of ten Bornean datus to the island of Panay. The datus bartered with a local Ati chieftain for the plains and valleys of the island, offering gold in return....

       - the former name of Iloilo

Sudan
Sudan
Sudan , officially the Republic of the Sudan , is a country in North Africa, sometimes considered part of the Middle East politically. It is bordered by Egypt to the north, the Red Sea to the northeast, Eritrea and Ethiopia to the east, South Sudan to the south, the Central African Republic to the...

    • Barbar
      Barbar
      Barbar is a Belgian beer brand. It is unique for its honey-based flavor. The honey is used with the malted wheat and the hops in the fermentation process, yielding a sweeter and richer flavored beer....


United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

    • Lolo, Montana
      Lolo, Montana
      Lolo is a census-designated place in Missoula County, Montana, United States. It is part of the 'Missoula, Montana Metropolitan Statistical Area'. The population was 3,388 at the 2000 census. It is home to Travelers' Rest State Park, a site where Lewis and Clark camped in 1805 and again in 1806...

    • New York (City), New York (State)
    • Paw Paw, Michigan
      Paw Paw, Michigan
      Paw Paw is a village in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the village population was 3,363. It is the county seat of Van Buren County.-Overview:...

    • Sing Sing
      Sing Sing
      Sing Sing Correctional Facility is a maximum security prison operated by the New York State Department of Correctional Services in the town of Ossining, New York...

       - a prison in New York State
    • Walla Walla, Washington
      Walla Walla, Washington
      Walla Walla is the largest city in and the county seat of Walla Walla County, Washington, United States. The population was 31,731 at the 2010 census...


Personal names

Some people have repeated names. These can be perfect if the two names are identical. (See List of people with reduplicated names.)
  • Abdullah Abdullah
    Abdullah Abdullah
    Abdullah Abdullah is an Afghan politician and a doctor of medicine. He was an adviser and friend to Ahmad Shah Massoud, legendary anti-Taliban leader and commander known as the "Lion of Panjshir". After the fall of the Taliban regime, Dr. Abdullah served as Afghanistan's Foreign Minister from 2001...

     - a former foreign minister of Afghanistan
  • Cao Cao
    Cao Cao
    Cao Cao was a warlord and the penultimate chancellor of the Eastern Han Dynasty who rose to great power during the dynasty's final years. As one of the central figures of the Three Kingdoms period, he laid the foundations for what was to become the state of Cao Wei and was posthumously titled...

     - [Chinese: 曹操] a Chinese warlord (But it's not a repeated name in Chinese.)
  • Juan "Chi-Chi" Rodríguez - a professional golfer
  • Leelee Sobieski
    Leelee Sobieski
    Liliane Rudabet Gloria Elsveta Sobieski , known professionally as Leelee Sobieski, is an American actress. Sobieski achieved recognition in her mid-teens for her performance in the 1998 film Deep Impact...

     - actress
  • Li Bingbing
    Li Bingbing
    Li Bingbing is a Chinese actress and singer.-Life and career:Li had no intention of becoming an actress initially and enrolled specifically in a high school for prospective school teachers...

     - a Chinese actress and singer
  • Lord Haw-Haw
    Lord Haw-Haw
    Lord Haw-Haw was the nickname of several announcers on the English-language propaganda radio programme Germany Calling, broadcast by Nazi German radio to audiences in Great Britain on the medium wave station Reichssender Hamburg and by shortwave to the United States...

  • Yin Yin Nwe
    Yin Yin Nwe
    Yin Yin Nwe is a Burmese geologist. She has held important positions with UNICEF since 1991, and was appointed UNICEF Representative to China on 1 December 2006.-Biography:...

     - Burmese geologist
  • Yo-Yo Ma
    Yo-Yo Ma
    Yo-Yo Ma is an American cellist, virtuoso, and orchestral composer. He has received multiple Grammy Awards, the National Medal of Arts in 2001 and the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2011...

     - Cellist
  • Zsa Zsa Gabor
    Zsa Zsa Gabor
    Zsa Zsa Gabor is a Hungarian-born American stage, film and television actress.She acted on stage in Vienna, Austria, in 1932, and was crowned Miss Hungary in 1936. She emigrated to the United States in 1941 and became a sought-after actress with "European flair and style", with a personality that...

     - Actress


Or they can be imperfect if the two names are slightly different:
  • Hugo Hildebrand Hildebrandsson
    Hugo Hildebrand Hildebrandsson
    Hugo Hildebrand Hildebrandsson was a Swedish meteorologist and professor at Uppsala university between 1878 and 1907.-Biography:...

  • Peter Peters
    Peter Peters
    Peter Peters is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer, commentator and journalist.He was a first grade player for Parramatta Eels and Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles from 1969 to 1974, playing in the 1972 and 1973 premiership winning teams, Later he became a football commentator on...

     - rugby league player

Fictional names

  • Bamm-Bamm Rubble
    Bamm-Bamm Rubble
    Bamm-Bamm Rubble is the adopted son of fictitious characters Barney and Betty Rubble. He is most famous in his infant form on the animated series The Flintstones, but has also appeared at various other ages, including as a teenager on the early 1970s spinoff The Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm Show and as an...

     - A character in The Flintstones
    The Flintstones
    The Flintstones is an animated, prime-time American television sitcom that screened from September 30, 1960 to April 1, 1966, on ABC. Produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions, The Flintstones was about a working class Stone Age man's life with his family and his next-door neighbor and best friend. It...

  • Burgermeister Meisterburger - A character in Santa Claus Is Coming to Town
    Santa Claus Is Coming to Town
    "Santa Claus is Coming to Town" is a Christmas song. It was written by John Frederick Coots and Haven Gillespie, and was first sung on Eddie Cantor's radio show in November 1934....

  • Jar Jar Binks
    Jar Jar Binks
    Jar Jar Binks is a fictional character from the Star Wars Saga , and the television series Star Wars: The Clone Wars. His primary role was to provide comic relief, but many reacted negatively to his character...

     - A character in Star Wars
    Star Wars
    Star Wars is an American epic space opera film series created by George Lucas. The first film in the series was originally released on May 25, 1977, under the title Star Wars, by 20th Century Fox, and became a worldwide pop culture phenomenon, followed by two sequels, released at three-year...

  • Jay Jay the Jet Plane
    Jay Jay the Jet Plane
    Jay Jay the Jet Plane is an American CGI children's television series based at the fictional Tarrytown Airport. It has about 60 episodes and it is aimed at ages 2-6. The characters are talking airplanes, a helicopter, some humans, and two talking ground vehicles...

  • Little Lulu
    Little Lulu
    "Little Lulu" is the nickname for Lulu Moppett, a comic strip character created in the mid-1930s by Marjorie Henderson Buell. The character debuted in The Saturday Evening Post on February 23, 1935 in a single panel, appearing as a flower girl at a wedding and strewing the aisle with banana peels...

     -
    A comic book character whose name is Lulu Moppett
  • Maw Maw
    Maw Maw
    Barbara June Thompson, always referred to by her family as "Maw Maw," is a fictional character in the television comedy Raising Hope. The character is played by Cloris Leachman....

  • Popo
    Popo
    Popo may refer to:* El Popo, an active volcano in Mexico* Mr. Popo, a character in the manga and anime series Dragon Ball* Popo , a 1951 jazz album by Shorty Rogers and Art Pepper* A slang term for a police officer-Places:...

  • Tauntaun - A creature in Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back
    Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back
    Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back is a 1980 American epic space opera film directed by Irvin Kershner. The screenplay, based on a story by George Lucas, was written by Leigh Brackett and Lawrence Kasdan...


Animal names

Many species of animals have repeated names. (See List of tautonyms, a list of animals whose scientific names are repeated.)
  • Gang-gang Cockatoo
    Gang-gang Cockatoo
    The Gang-gang Cockatoo, Callocephalon fimbriatum, is found in the cooler and wetter forests and woodlands of Australia, particularly alpine bushland. Mostly mild grey in colour with some lighter scalloping the male has a red head and crest, while the female has a small fluffy grey crest...

     - an Australian bird
  • kunekune
    Kunekune
    The kunekune is a small breed of domestic pig from New Zealand. Kunekune are hairy, and have a dumpy build and can have wattles hanging from their lower jaw. Colour ranges include black and white, ginger, cream, gold-tip, black, brown and tri-coloured...

     - pig
  • mahimahi - fish
  • Rattus rattus
    Black Rat
    The black rat is a common long-tailed rodent of the genus Rattus in the subfamily Murinae . The species originated in tropical Asia and spread through the Near East in Roman times before reaching Europe by the 1st century and spreading with Europeans across the world.-Taxonomy:The black rat was...

     - black rat
  • tsetse - fly

Names of panda bears

Giant panda
Giant Panda
The giant panda, or panda is a bear native to central-western and south western China. It is easily recognized by its large, distinctive black patches around the eyes, over the ears, and across its round body. Though it belongs to the order Carnivora, the panda's diet is 99% bamboo...

s in zoos, and especially those given by the Chinese government to other zoos, typically have repeated names. See more at List of giant pandas.
  • Hsing-Hsing
  • Ling-Ling
  • Tuan Tuan
  • Yuan Yuan
    Yuan Yuan
    Yuan Yuan may refer to:* Yuanyuan Tan, Chinese ballet dancer* Tuan Tuan and Yuan Yuan, two giant pandas at Taipei Zoo* Yuan Yuan * Yuan Yuan...


Names of things

  • beriberi
    Beriberi
    Beriberi is a nervous system ailment caused by a thiamine deficiency in the diet. Thiamine is involved in the breakdown of energy molecules such as glucose and is also found on the membranes of neurons...

     - disease
  • boo-boo - a slight physical injury; also, a blunder
  • can-can
    Can-can
    The can-can is a high-energy and physically demanding music hall dance, traditionally performed by a chorus line of female dancers who wear costumes with long skirts, petticoats, and black stockings...

     - dance
  • Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
    Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
    Chitty Chitty Bang Bang: The Magical Car is a children's book written by Ian Fleming for his son Caspar, with illustrations by John Burningham...

     - movie
  • couscous
    Couscous
    Couscous is a Berber dish of semolina traditionally served with a meat or vegetable stew spooned over it. Couscous is a staple food throughout Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia.-Etymology:...

     - a North African dish of semolina
    Semolina
    Semolina is the coarse, purified wheat middlings of durum wheat used in making pasta, and also used for breakfast cereals and puddings. Semolina is also used to designate coarse middlings from other varieties of wheat, and from other grains such as rice and corn.-Name:The term semolina derives from...

  • kabu kabu - an unregistered taxi in Enugu
    Enugu
    Enugu is the capital of Enugu State in Nigeria. It is located in the southeastern area of Nigeria and is largely populated by members of the Igbo ethnic group. The city has a population of 722,664 according to the 2006 Nigerian census. The name Enugu is derived from the two Igbo words Enu Ugwu...

    , Nigeria
    Nigeria
    Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in...

  • lava-lava
    Lava-lava
    A lava-lava is an article of daily clothing traditionally worn by Polynesians and other Oceanic peoples. It consists of a single rectangular cloth worn as a skirt. The term lava-lava is both singular and plural in the Samoan language.-Customary use:...

     - daily clothing worn by Polynesians and other Oceanic peoples
  • Mai Mai - a militia in Rwanda
  • Mau Mau - an uprising in Kenya
  • Mony Mony
    Mony Mony
    "Mony Mony" is a 1968 single by Tommy James & the Shondells, that reached #1 in the UK charts.-History:"Mony Mony" was credited to Tommy James, Bo Gentry, Ritchie Cordell, and Bobby Bloom. The hook in the song is said to have been inspired by James' view of a MONY sign atop the Mutual of New York...

     - music
  • paw paw - a species of fruit
  • pompom
    Pom-pon
    A pom-pon is a fluffy, decorative ball or tuft. Pom-pons may come in many colors, sizes, and varieties and are made from a wide array of materials, including wool, cotton, paper, plastic, and occasionally feathers....

     - a ball of fluffy material that is waved by cheerleaders
    Cheerleading
    Cheerleading is a physical activity, sometimes a competitive sport, based on organized routines, usually ranging from one to three minutes, which contain the components of tumbling, dance, jumps, cheers, and stunting to direct spectators of events to cheer on sports teams at games or to participate...

  • pop pop boat
    Pop pop boat
    A pop-pop boat is a toy with a very simple heat engine without moving parts, powered by a candle or oil burner. The name comes from the noise the boats make. Other names are putt-putt boat, crazy boat, flash-steamer, hot-air-boat, pulsating water engine boat...

     - a toy boat for use in a bathtub
    Bathtub
    A bath , bathtub , or tub is a large container for holding water in which a person may bathe . Most modern bathtubs are made of acrylic or fiberglass, but alternatives are available in enamel over steel or cast iron, and occasionally waterproof finished wood...

  • tom-tom
    Tom-tom drum
    A tom-tom drum is a cylindrical drum with no snare.Although "tom-tom" is the British term for a child's toy drum, the name came originally from the Anglo-Indian and Sinhala; the tom-tom itself comes from Asian or Native American cultures...

     - a type of drum
    Drum
    The drum is a member of the percussion group of musical instruments, which is technically classified as the membranophones. Drums consist of at least one membrane, called a drumhead or drum skin, that is stretched over a shell and struck, either directly with the player's hands, or with a...

  • Zhu Zhu Pets
    Zhu Zhu Pets
    Zhu Zhu Pets , formerly Go Go Hamsters in the UK, is an American line of plush robotic hamster toys, created by Cepia LLC in 2009. They were a craze during the 2009 Christmas season holidays.-History:...

     - a brand of children's toys.

Repetition for emphasis

  • Baby Baby
    Baby Baby
    "Baby Baby" is an inspirational song by American recording artist Amy Grant. It was the theme song to the Heart in Motion concept album, and was the first single derived from that album. The song was written by Keith Thomas and Grant...

     - Amy Grant song
  • Boys Boys Boys
    Boys Boys Boys
    Boys Boys Boys may refer to :* "Boys Boys Boys", a 2007 song by Lady Gaga on the album The Fame* "Boys Boys Boys", an alternative title of the 1987 song "Boys ", by Sabrina Salerno...

     - Lady Gaga song
  • Buddy Buddy
    Buddy Buddy
    Buddy Buddy is a 1981 American comedy film directed by Billy Wilder that stars Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau, Paula Prentiss and Klaus Kinski. The screenplay by Wilder and I.A.L. Diamond is based on the 1973 French language film L'Emmerdeur, which screenwriter Francis Veber had adapted from his play...

     - 1981 film
  • Corrina, Corrina - film
  • Eh, Eh - Lady Gaga song
  • Fum, Fum, Fum
    Fum, Fum, Fum
    Fum, Fum, Fum is a traditional Catalan Christmas carol.It is thought to have originated in the 16th or 17th Century. The word 'fum' means smoke in Catalan, and it may simply refer to the smoke rising from a chimney as seen from afar, or, as indicated in the Oxford Book of Carols, "may imitate the...

     - Christmas carol
  • Fun, Fun, Fun
    Fun, Fun, Fun
    "Fun, Fun, Fun", written by Brian Wilson and Mike Love, was a hit single by The Beach Boys that was released in 1964 on the band's album Shut Down Volume 2.- Composition :...

     - Beach Boys song
  • Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! - ABBA song
  • Goody Goody
    Goody Goody
    "Goody Goody" is a 1936 popular song composed by Matty Malneck, with lyrics by Johnny Mercer.Benny Goodman and his Orchestra recorded this song. Frankie Lymon performed this song live on television on several occasions, including in 1957 on The Ted Steele Show...

     - pop song
  • It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
    It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
    It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World is a 1963 American comedy film produced and directed by Stanley Kramer about the madcap pursuit of $350,000 in stolen cash by a diverse and colorful group of strangers...

     - film
  • King of Kings
    King of Kings
    King of Kings is a title that has been used by several monarchies and empires throughout history. The title originates in the Ancient Near East. It is broadly the equivalent of the later title Emperor....

     - emperor
  • Liar Liar
    Liar Liar
    Liar Liar is a 1997 American comedy film written by Paul Guay and Stephen Mazur, directed by Tom Shadyac and starring Jim Carrey. Carrey was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy/Musical...

     - film
  • Mah Na Mah Na
    Mah Nà Mah Nà
    "Mah Nà Mah Nà" is a popular song written by Piero Umiliani. It originally appeared in the Italian film Sweden: Heaven and Hell . It was a minor radio hit in the U.S...

     - pop song
  • Major Major
    Major Major
    Major Major are an indie rock band from Liverpool, United Kingdom.- History :On 4 January 2008, Major Major became the first band to perform at the Liverpool Echo Arena, where they supported The Farm in front of ambassadors for European Capital of Culture 2008.The group reached the final of Now...

     - a character in the novel Catch-22
    Catch-22
    Catch-22 is a satirical, historical novel by the American author Joseph Heller. He began writing it in 1953, and the novel was first published in 1961. It is set during World War II in 1943 and is frequently cited as one of the great literary works of the twentieth century...

  • Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman
    Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman
    Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman is an American soap opera parody that aired in daily syndication from January 1976 to May 1977. The series was produced by Norman Lear, directed by Joan Darling and starred Louise Lasser...

     - television show
  • Mine, Mine, Mine - a song in the 1995 film Pocahontas
    Pocahontas (1995 film)
    Pocahontas is the 33rd animated feature in the Walt Disney Animated Classics series. It was produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and was originally released to selected theaters on June 16, 1995 by Walt Disney Pictures...

  • Mr. Mister
    Mr. Mister
    Mr. Mister is an American pop rock band most popular in the 1980s. The band's name came from an inside joke about a Weather Report album called Mr. Gone where they referred to each other as "Mister This" or "Mister That", and eventually selected "Mr. Mister." Mr. Mister may be considered as...

     - 1980s pop band
  • Music! Music! Music!
    Music! Music! Music!
    "Music! Music! Music!" is a popular song written by Stephen Weiss and Bernie Baum and published in 1949.The biggest-selling version of the song was recorded by Teresa Brewer on December 20, 1949, and released by London Records as catalog number 604. It became a #1 hit and a million-seller in 1950...

     - pop song
  • Plop, plop, fizz, fizz - Alka-Seltzer jingle
  • Romance/Romance
    Romance/Romance
    Romance/Romance is a musical with a book and lyrics by Barry Harman and music by Keith Herrmann.The show is composed of two acts linked only by the common theme of love and one song performed in both acts...

    - musical
  • Shahanshah - emperor
  • Side by Side by Sondheim
    Side By Side By Sondheim
    Side by Side by Sondheim is a musical revue featuring the songs of Broadway and film composer Stephen Sondheim. Its title is derived from the song "Side by Side by Side" from Company.-History:...

     - musical revue
  • Still, Still, Still
    Still, Still, Still
    Still, Still, Still is an Austrian Christmas carol and lullaby. In German its first line is "Still, still, still, weil's Kindlein schlafen will!" The melody is a folk tune from the State of Salzburg...

     - Christmas carol
  • Tora! Tora! Tora!
    Tora! Tora! Tora!
    is a 1970 American-Japanese war film that dramatizes the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, to the extent these facts were known at the time of production. The film was directed by Richard Fleischer and stars an all-star cast, including So Yamamura, E.G...

     - film
  • Yada yada - catchphrase popularized on Seinfeld
    Seinfeld
    Seinfeld is an American television sitcom that originally aired on NBC from July 5, 1989, to May 14, 1998, lasting nine seasons, and is now in syndication. It was created by Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld, the latter starring as a fictionalized version of himself...

  • Zoom-Zoom - Mazda
    Mazda
    is a Japanese automotive manufacturer based in Fuchū, Aki District, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan.In 2007, Mazda produced almost 1.3 million vehicles for global sales...

     catchphrase

Near misses

  • Algiers, Algeria
  • Funiculì, Funiculà
    Funiculì, Funiculà
    "Funiculì, Funiculà" is a famous Neapolitan song written by Italian journalist Peppino Turco and set to music by Italian composer Luigi Denza in 1880. It was composed to commemorate the opening of the first funicular cable car on Mount Vesuvius. The 1880 cable car was later destroyed by the...

     - a famous Neapolitan
    Naples
    Naples is a city in Southern Italy, situated on the country's west coast by the Gulf of Naples. Lying between two notable volcanic regions, Mount Vesuvius and the Phlegraean Fields, it is the capital of the region of Campania and of the province of Naples...

     song
  • Glen Glenn
    Glen Glenn
    Glen Glenn may refer to:* Glen Glenn , American rockabilly singer* Glen Glenn Sound, sound studio...

     - a television sound studio
  • Ivan Ivanov
    Ivan Ivanov
    Ivan Ivanov Ivanov was an Olympic weightlifter for Bulgaria.- Weightlifting achievements :* Olympic champion ;* Senior world champion ;* Silver medalist in Senior World Championships ;...

     - an archetypal
    Archetype
    An archetype is a universally understood symbol or term or pattern of behavior, a prototype upon which others are copied, patterned, or emulated...

     Russian
  • Ivan Ivanovich Ivanov
    Ivan Ivanovich Ivanov
    Ivan Ivanovich Ivanov was a Russian-Soviet mathematician who worked in the field of number theory. Together with Georgy Voronoy he continued Pafnuty Chebyshev's work оn the subject....

     - a Russian mathematician
  • King of KingZ
    King of KingZ
    King of KingZ is a demo album by Bushido released 2001 on tape. In 2003 it was rereleased by German label Aggro Berlin and indexed by the BPjM in 2005...

     - a music album
  • Nkawkaw
    Nkawkaw
    Nkawkaw is an important town in the Kwahu West District of the Eastern Region of Ghana, with an estimated population in 2010 at 53,520. The town is inhabited by the Obomeng and Atibie ethnic groups....

     - a city in Ghana

See also

  • Isogram
    Isogram
    An isogram is a logological term for a word or phrase without a repeating letter. It is also used by some to mean a word or phrase in which each letter appears the same number of times, not necessarily just once....

  • List of Australian repeated place names
  • List of people with reduplicated names
  • List of tautological place names
  • List of tautonyms, a list of animals whose scientific names are repeated
  • Logology
    Logology
    Logology is the study of recreational linguistics, an activity that encompasses a wide variety of word games and wordplay emphasizing letter patterns...

  • Pangram
    Pangram
    A pangram , or holoalphabetic sentence, is a sentence using every letter of the alphabet at least once. Pangrams have been used to display typefaces, test equipment, and develop skills in handwriting, calligraphy, and keyboarding...

  • Reduplication
    Reduplication
    Reduplication in linguistics is a morphological process in which the root or stem of a word is repeated exactly or with a slight change....

  • Tautonym
    Tautonym
    -In biology :In biology, tautonym is an informal term to indicate a scientific name of a species in which both parts of the name have the same spelling, for example Bison bison...

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