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If I met somebody who said his name was Bear, I'd assume it was a nickname for his big size. I would think, if it was his actual given name, that his parents were dumb, and wonder if he had a sister called Parakeet or a brother called Toad. It's that lame.

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I'd also think that Banjo was a nickname, like somebody on Hee Haw. I never heard of Banjo Patterson so I wouldn't think that was after him. Likewise, lame. Bear and Banjo both have a stupid-celebrity vibe to them.

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Wilkie Collins I have heard of but don't really know anything about. I'd think that Wilkie was an old family name, or they wished that it was. Very East Coast upper-crust old-money.