: Re: Is it okay to have a character that has the same first or last name as another famous character But not like having the same full name but rather same last name like for example having a

Ordinarily, it would be ok, because first and last names are mostly interchangeable.

An exception would be if one name were highly unusual (basically unique), or strongly associated with something. I wouldn't use the surname "Gatsby," for instance. ("Jay" would be okay.) And as another poster pointed out, no one nowadays is eager to use the name "Adolf," or worse, the man's last name.

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