![]() ![]() ( PROSE: SLEEPY) The First Doctor once told an interrogator he "wouldn't be able to pronounce the first syllable of. The Doctor's real name has been said to be difficult to pronounce, for humans at least, ( PROSE: Doctor Who and the Auton Invasion, AUDIO: Slipback) and certainly for adults, ( TV: Twice Upon a Time) possessing thirty eight syllables. ( TV: The Name of the Doctor, World Enough and Time) ( PROSE: Frayed) Other accounts implied that the Doctor's title had been chosen as a Gallifreyan custom, ( TV: The Sound of Drums) and that he had been using it before he left Gallifrey. ![]() ( COMIC: Weapons of Past Destruction)Īccording to one account, during their first incarnation, the Doctor adopted this name in dealing with human colonists on the planet Iwa at the same time that his granddaughter adopted the name "Susan". ( AUDIO: Time in Office) Even those who had known them in childhood addressed them only as "the Doctor", such as the Master, ( TV: Death in Heaven) and the Rani. ( TV: The Mysterious Planet) When the Fifth Doctor was officially inducted as Lord President, he declared that it was "out of the question" for him to be introduced by his true name, stating that he would accept being introduced as "Lord President Doctor". ( PROSE: The Trial of Doctor Who) While wandering in the Doctor's TARDIS, Clara Oswald read a history of the Time War which apparently told her the Doctor's name, causing her to remark "So that's who." ( TV: Journey to the Centre of the TARDIS)Įven when put on trial by the Time Lords, they were only referred to as "the Doctor", ( TV: The War Games) although the Valeyard, a culmination of the Doctor's darker side who prosecuted the second trial, acknowledged that this was an alias. ( PROSE: Lungbarrow) However, the Doctor's true name did appear in secret files created by the High Court of the Time Lords, containing a transcript of the Doctor's trial, where it was spelled as " ∂³Σx²". ( TV: World Enough and Time) One account even implied that their given name was ceremoniously withdrawn and stricken by their Cousins as punishment for a disgrace the Doctor had brought upon their House. Bill Potts, his student, asserted that "nobody the Doctor's real name", although Missy claimed that she was an exception to this given that she "grew up with him". ![]() Most accounts treated the Doctor's true name as a complete mystery. Information from Return of the Living Dad 1.3 Individuals with knowledge of the Doctor's name.Some companions felt this was not the Doctor's strongest suit, however. ( TV: The Girl in the Fireplace, The Shakespeare Code, The Fires of Pompeii, The Time of the Doctor) Most names the Doctor kept were a matter of convenience, and they were prone to take on whichever name would help them blend in best, or stand out more, depending on the situation. ![]() In other accounts, however, the Doctor's "true name" was the one which was hidden, a guarded secret the Doctor kept from almost everyone. ( TV: The Sound of Drums, The Beast Below, The Day of the Doctor) ( TV: The Name of the Doctor et al.) It was their chosen identity, and a promise to the universe. By many accounts, the Doctor considered this title to be their real name. The Doctor told very few people their original name, instead asking others to simply call them the Doctor. Some were fleeting, while others, like John Smith, were used by almost all of their incarnations, with some variations. Throughout their travels in time and space, the Doctor took on and was called by a number of different aliases, titles and names. Companions Memories ( Illogical House) Early life.Ian Chesterton and Barbara Wright meet "Dr Foreman". ![]()
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