Talk:Aliases of the Doctor

Is it worth mentioning the name of the Doctor said in an article in one of the Marvel Comics? It's "d³Σx²" Im a recolor 21:39, 5 August 2008 (UTC)


 * I don't see why not. -<Azes13 02:33, 6 August 2008 (UTC)


 * the name/designation d³Σx² comes from The Making of Doctor Who, first edition. (maybe subsequent editions, too.) not strictly canon, though. --Stardizzy2 23:50, 7 September 2008 (UTC)

to do list

 * Put some things on "names given to him by others" into aliases.
 * Aliases not mentioned:
 * "The Traveller From Beyond Time" (The Savages)
 * "Idiot" (Kinda)
 * "Dr. Bowman" (David Bowman?) used by the Eighth Doctor
 * "The Dentist" (Downtime) --Stardizzy2 00:08, 8 September 2008 (UTC)

Last name
Could the last name of the Doctor be 'Song' because of River Song in Silence in the Library. River Song and the Doctor were married and if River took the Doctor's last name...

--CGW 09:16, 22 December 2008 (UTC)

We don't know for a fact that they were married, though it is likely. There is very little reason to believe, however, that the Doctor's real last name (if he even has one) is Song.


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 * It's even less likely that his last name is Song as it is strongly hinted that she whispered his name to him in order to quickly gain his trust - and the Doctor was completely blown away. It's likely that if she shared his true last name, he would've noticed.


 * Also, given the secret nature of the Doctor's name, such as is shown with comments made by the Carrionites and Madame de Pompadour, it seems very unlikely that the Doctor's name would be even partially revealed through River changing her name.


 * It's made less likely if you take into account the novels as canon, particularly Lungbarrow, which reveals the House that the Doctor was loomed from. It's likely that if he has a last name, it would be the name of his house.--TheOmnius 01:20, 5 February 2009 (UTC)

All Time Lords take Titles?
I'm new to Doctor Who so this might be an idiot question, but I need to ask it anyway. Do all Time Lords take titles? I know of two so far: The Doctor and The Master. 69.68.233.65 16:21, 14 March 2009 (UTC)


 * short answer, no. early novelisations and The Making of Doctor Who implied so, however. --Stardizzy2 20:27, 14 March 2009 (UTC)
 * thank you for both answering and giving a short answer. Kingofdanerds 19:22, 15 March 2009 (UTC)

Major revisions
I just took the sonic screwdriver to the article, removing some duplication, eliminating some unnecessary detail, and also reediting to preserve in-universe style. Remember this is an "in-universe" article, so we can't say things like "In such-and-such episode the Doctor was called..." And everything has to be in past tense. I think I caught everything. 23skidoo 16:06, December 12, 2009 (UTC)

Another Alias?
The Dream Lord called the Doctor by several titles, one of which was "Him in the bow tie". Should this be added and if so where?86.140.235.125 19:35, May 21, 2010 (UTC)


 * I don't think so. What we need to make sure we keep separate is the difference between an alias and a nickname. An alias is a name which the person can live by, like the Doctor calling himself John Smith, as there can be a real person with that name. Other ones, like "him in the bow tie" and when Donna calls him "spaceman" are nicknames as they are only said jokingly in passing, to describe him, rather than being his name. Mc hammark 20:15, May 21, 2010 (UTC)

speculation
Though there's little evidence, maybe very suble hints, (i.e. "The Lonely God", the Fourth Doctor's first choice of cloths, the suggestion that the Doctor's has a terible secret behind his name, fleeing the Time Lords because he grew bord of them, being someting of a trickster, also the fact that the very first DW story was about fire...hmmm...) well I wonder, could it be possible that he is Loki, if so then what would be the implications??? 86.155.98.187 13:54, June 3, 2010 (UTC)


 * Please keep speculation to Forum:The Howling. Thanks. --Tangerineduel 13:56, June 3, 2010 (UTC)

There is no mention of the origins of the title "Doctor" on the page...
...said origin being that Ian and Barbara initially called him Dr. Foreman, resulting in him asking who exactly they were refering to. They continue to call him Doctor and it's years before he actually refers to himself as such, and before he began doing so he had been introduced by his companions as the Doctor or used a pseudonym. This is not reflected on this page. I intend to fix this.