Flynn

In Disney's Tangled, Flynn Rider was an orphan who became a thief. He was born Eugene Fitzherbert, but changed his name in honor of a swashbuckling rogue named Flynnigan Rider that was character in a book he loved as a child. He met Rapunzel, who blackmailed him into being her guide. The two fell in love, and eventually saved each other from Mother Gothel. Rapunzel was reunited with her parents and Flynn received a full pardon. The two were later married.

In the Disney channel series Phineas and Ferb, Flynn was the surname of Phineas, his sister Candace, and their mother, Linda. Phineas and his step-brother Ferb spent their summer days coming up with crazy inventions, while Candace attempted to get them in trouble with their mother, who always seemed to miss everything.

In the Disney channel series Jake and the Never Land Pirates, Captain Flynn was a pirate and captain of The Barracuda. He was more famous than Captain Hook, and had many fans. His ship was swept out of the sea by a windstorm where it landed in the Never Land Desert. He modified his ship to include wheels to move on land, and his companion was a camel named Camille.

In the Disney channel series Shake it Up, Flynn Jones was the younger brother of dancer CeCe Jones. He lived with her and his mother Georgia Jones, who was a police officer.

In the movie Tron, and it's sequel, Tron: Legacy, Flynn was the surname of Kevin Flynn, and his son Sam Flynn.

Flynn is an Irish surname that is often used as a given name. Flynn entered the top 1,000 names for boys in the U.S. in 2011, the year after Tangled was released. In 2014, It was the 659th most popular name for boys. It was also given to 20 girls.

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Quorra

Quorra was a character from the movie Tron: Legacy and the video game, Tron: Evolution. Quorra was the last known ISO (Isomorphic Algorithm) still alive. She was a friend of Kevin Flynn, and helped his son Sam Flynn after he traveled to the Grid. She eventually escaped with Sam to the real world, becoming a real person in the process.

Quorra is pronounced the same as the name Cora, so it might have been intended as a variant of that name. Cora is an Italian name that means 'heart.' Quorra is another name for the Niger River. It might also derive from the Latin word 'quora', which means 'whose'. In 2014, 26 girls were given the name Quorra.

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Jarvis

In the Marvel Cinematic Universe, J.A.R.V.I.S. was Tony Stark's A.I. computer system. Jarvis was named for the Stark family's butler, Edwin Jarvis, but was also shorthand for "Just A Rather Very Intelligent System". Edwin Jarvis often worked with Agent Peggy Carter.

In Tron: Legacy, Jarvis was a program who was Clu's intelligence officer and chief administrator.

Jarvis is a variant of the French name Gervaise. It's been in and out of the Top 1,000 names from 1902-2007. It's highest rank was in 1988 when it was #347. In 2014, it was given to 153 boys.

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