Regardless of whether someone likes their name or not, names are important conventions that communicate a sense of both uniqueness and belonging. Names are linked to cultures, families, regions, and history, indicating their importance in designating someone as part of a group. At the same time, the combination and meaning behind one's personal name is often something unique to them.
Names have power, and they're indications of the hopes and expectations that parents have for their children's futures, so people should value and cherish their names. But sometimes, people end up with names that are a bit cumbersome or carry more weight than they'd like. It's no different in the world of anime, and, regardless of how they feel about their names, there are plenty of anime characters with impressively long monikers.
10 Louise's Long Name Is Due To Her Nobility (The Familiar Of Zero)
Love her or hate her, Louise Françoise Leblanc de La Vallière from the Familiar of Zero gets her name from her status as nobility. Most nobles in the Familiar of Zero have long names to show off their lineage and prestige. Louise is a rather violent tsundere archetype character, which has earned her the ire of many fans since she's acted abusively toward her love interest, Saito Hiraga. The two fall in love over the course of the anime, and they even get married.
9 Charlotte The Queen Of Midland Has A Fittingly Long Name (Berserk)
Like most royalty, Berserk's Charlotte has a rather long name: Charlotte Beatrix Marie Rhody Wyndham. Charlotte is a soft-spoken yet strong-willed character whose major role in Berserk is to be Griffith's supporting role. She falls in love with him at first sight and devotes herself to him from then on. Charlotte continues to love Griffith even after he's tortured and deformed, demonstrating she truly loves him for who he is. Her devotion even extends to putting her life on the line for Griffith to protect him.
8 Lillia's Full Name Is So Long That She's Embarrassed By It (Allison & Lillia)
Originally aired in 2008 and produced by Studio Madhouse, Allison & Lillia is based on Keiichi Sigsawa's light novel series, Allison and Lillia and Treize. The series revolves around a war-torn continent and promotes a message of peace alongside desires for a world without hatred or war, regardless of others' appearances, nationalities, and beliefs. The second half of the series focuses on Allison's daughter, Lillia, and her relationship with her childhood friend, Treize. Lillia's full name is Lilliane Acacia Corazon Whittington-Schultz, but she prefers "Lillia."
7 Ritsu's Full Name Had To Be Shortened For Simplicity (Assassination Classroom)
Jiritsu Shikou Kotei Hodai is Ritsu's full name in Assassination Classroom, which translates to "Autonomously Intelligent Fixed Artillery." As her name implies, Ritsu is a machine rather than a human girl, and she came fully equipped with all the tools she needs to assassinate Kuro-sensei.
But after Kuro-sensei made several modifications to her main casing, Ritsu developed an appreciation for him that allowed her to willingly defy her masters in their plans to assassinate Koro-sensei. Instead, she becomes a loyal and friendly member of Class 3-E.
6 The Luck Demon Nia Has A Pretty Long Name (Asura Cryin')
Based on the Japanese light novel series by Gakuto Mikumo, Asura Cryin' is a supernatural mecha anime that initially aired in 2009. Blending the supernatural with mecha makes for a confusing plot that can be difficult to follow, but the anime adaptation does a decent job with character development. Ania Fortuna Somesheru Miku Crowzenbruhi, or "Nia" for short, is a Luck-eater demon who eats people's luck to maintain the balance of luck between lucky and unlucky people.
5 Shinobu's Full Name Is Way Different Than What's Expected (Bakemonogatari)
Known as Shinobu Oshino at the beginning of Bakemonogatari, her full name is revealed later on in the series. Shinobu isn't an average girl. She's a powerful vampire with an incredibly long name. Originally a human princess known as Rola, Shinobu was turned into a vampire hundreds of years before the events of Bakemonogatari. Her vampire name is Kiss-shot Acerola-Orion Heart-under-blade. Interestingly, her human name is made up of kanji that matches the "Heart-under-blade" bit of her vampire name: 忍 ("Shinobu") contains the kanji for "heart" (心) under the kanji for "blade" (刃).
4 Radical Edward's Name Is Radically Lengthy (Cowboy Bebop)
Although Ed admits she made up her own name in Cowboy Bebop, it still technically counts. Ed introduces herself as Edward Wong Hau Pepelu Tivrusky IV, mostly because she doesn't know her actual name. After all, her absentminded father accidentally left her behind at an Earth orphanage and forgot to come back for her.
But when she does run into her father at the end of the series, he reveals her actual name as Françoise Appledelhi. It's not as long as her made-up moniker, but it's still long enough to be a mouthful.
3 Constanze's Name Is So Long The Anime Itself Makes A Joke Of It (Little Witch Academia)
During the broom relay race in the Little Witch Academia TV anime, the announcer Wangari refers to Constanze's full name, Constanze Amalie von Braunschbank-Albrechtsberger, as "the bane of announcers." Impressively, Wangari manages to pronounce her full name correctly. Constanze is a highly intelligent German witch who doesn't speak much and is known for sneaking in high-tech human world machinery that she modifies for her purposes. She typically upgrades ordinary human tech with magic and then sells it to her classmates.
2 Tamaki's Full Name Is Related To His Half-French Heritage (Ouran High School Host Club)
Since Ouran High School Host Club's Tamaki is half French and half Japanese, he has a uniquely long name that combines both his French and Japanese heritage. Tamaki's full name is René Tamaki Richard Grantaine Suoh, and it's completely understandable why he'd rather go by "Tamaki" while in Japan. Seemingly shallow at first glance, Tamaki actually turns out to be a thoughtful and considerate character whose boisterous naivete is both charming and occasionally annoying.
1 Bakugo's Hero Name Is Unsurprisingly Grandiose (My Hero Academia)
As a character who thinks he is (and strives to be) better than everyone else, Katsuki Bakugo chose an obnoxiously long pro-hero name in My Hero Academia. Bakugo's full hero name in Japanese is Daibakusasshin Dainamaito, which translates to Great Explosion Murder God Dynamight. Although it's rather egotistical, it's still very fitting for Bakugo as a character, since it effectively communicates the image that Bakugo has of himself and wants to impress on others.