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Hey /lit/, Wordplay question here, is there a term for when

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Hey /lit/,

Wordplay question here, is there a term for when a character's first and last name combine to represent a real object?

Example:

Winter Green

Cherry Blossom

etc.

I've been Googling like made but to no avail.
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>>7751384

For a forum about writing, I'd think that there would be more responses being, well, written.
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It's possible that we don't know or the word doesn't exist.
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>>7751384
I don't think there is a word, nor does there need to be. On a slightly unrelated note, my favorite example of this is from Lolita:

>Dolores Haze
>dolorous haze
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Lazy?
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>>7752120
>tfw dolores literally means "pains"
I know it's supposed to be after a saint but still, who would name their child that
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Cliche
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>>7752143
>no accent
get out
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>>7751384
The closest term I can come up with is 'name pun', but that seems to be more properly for things like 'Amanda Hugginkiss' or 'Jenny Talia'.
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>>7752137
implying the best things in life don't cause dolorousness and the saint thing is pretty hard to ignore
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