What is the Doctor's true name?

John Smith. The Doctor's most common alias (apart from the Doctor, obviously), this is his standard pseudonym on Earth.
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What is the doctors real name in Gallifreyan?

Is Theta Sigma the Doctor's real name? Theta Sigma was the Doctor's unique nickname when he was studying at the Time Lord Academy on Gallifrey. Although this identified the Doctor from all the other Time Lords at the academy, the Seventh Doctor (Sylvester McCoy) dismisses it as just a nickname in The Happiness Patrol.
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Do we ever learn the Doctor's name?

The character was first portrayed by William Hartnell in 1963. At the programme's beginning, nothing at all is known of the Doctor: not even his name, the actual form of which remains a mystery.
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Why is the Doctor's name a secret?

Long story short: the Doctor lies. Recently, fans have hypothesized that the reason why the Doctor never speaks their own name is for their own safety. And the hypothesis also suggests that the only occasion for which a Time Lord would reveal their name is at the moment of their final death.
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Is the Doctor's real name Basil?

Steven Moffat, the executive producer, has said the Doctor's real name is Mildred, but this is generally assumed to be a joke. (Rule #0: the Moffat lies.) In Series 9, the Doctor tells Osgood that his first name is Basil, but this is presumably also a joke. (Rule #1: the Doctor lies.)
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Is Clara the Doctor's daughter?

Clara is the future child of the Doctor and River who's had her memory erased. The two Time Lords must be up to something on their nights away from River's prison cell.
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Does River Song know the Doctor's name?

The simple answer is that we do not know. River's method of learning the Doctor's name has not yet been shown or explained on-screen. It is strongly implied that she knew it before she died in the Library, however, as it's the Doctor's explanation for why he trusts her.
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Does the Doctor speak English or Gallifreyan?

The Doctor does indeed talk in Gallifreyan everytime and has not even the faintest idea about speaking in English, according with Dead of Winter.
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What did the Doctor whisper to Rose?

In the Doctor Who Confidential episode End of an Era, executive producer Julie Gardner confirmed that the intention was that the new Doctor did indeed say "I love you" when he whispered in Rose's ear.
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What did the Doctor whisper to River?

On The Wedding of River Song he whispers, "Look into my eye." and then lies and says that he just told her his name. That's when River realized that what he whispered to her when they first met was his name.
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Is the doctor's name Theta Sigma?

Theta was a letter in the Greek language alphabet of Earth, originating in the early period of human history. It appeared in the following contexts: Theta Sigma, a nickname for the Doctor (TV: The Armageddon Factor) Theta Sigma (Forever), an alternate version of the Doctor (AUDIO: Forever)
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Why did Doctor tell river his name?

Obviously this couldn't just be a coincidence of "Oh, look, there's some person with me while I'm dying, I'll tell my name to them," because River uses her knowledge to convince the Doctor that one day, he will trust her absolutely.
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What is the Masters real name?

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The Master's birth name was Koschei and he was born on Gallifrey and grew up alongside the Doctor.
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Does Clara know the Doctor's name?

In Journey to the Centre of the TARDIS, Clara learnt the Doctor's name from the Time War Book - but thanks to the time reset she forgot it. Then along came The Name of the Doctor, in which Clara starts remembering those un-happened events, including the Doctor's amazement at her multiple incarnations.
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Does the TARDIS translate Gallifreyan?

River Song explicitly mentions that High Gallifreyan writing "doesn't translate" -- even the TARDIS can't do it for someone who doesn't read it.
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Who does the Doctor love the most?

1 The Most: Amy Pond And Rory Williams

They grew up side by side and were friends for a long time before they got together. Their relationship had a strong base, and they were made for each other.
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Did the 9th Doctor love Rose?

To some, companion Rose Tyler was the greatest love of the Doctor's life. He seemed to have a closer bond with her than almost anyone he'd travelled with before, and as time went on it was increasingly clear that she was deeply in love with him.
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Does the Doctor love Clara?

Both of them had ties to each other since their childhoods ⁠— thanks to time travel ⁠— and their relationship blossomed as she was the companion of his eleventh and twelfth incarnations. Soon enough, it became clear that Clara and the Doctor were most definitely in love with each other, despite not becoming lovers.
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What is the secret of the Face of Boe?

Played by Struan Rodger. Apparently dying in a New New York hospital, when the Face of Boe had watched the universe grow old, he told the Tenth Doctor that he would reveal his greatest secret to "one like himself", before he teleported himself away.
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Can the TARDIS speak?

At the very least his crib is written in it. However, it is obvious he is fluent in English. He can almost speak to the beast that he, Amy and Vincent fight.
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What is River Song's secret?

The mid-season cliffhanger shockingly reveals that Amy Pond gave birth to a child at the hands of Madame Kovarian, who is destined to be a weapon against the Doctor. That child of the TARDIS, conceived with sometimes alive/sometimes dead person Rory, is Melody Pond, aka River Song.
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Why is River Song backwards?

River Song's Timeline isn't backwards (and neither is the Doctors). Their individual timelines move forward from birth to death (in the loosest sense of the word) but as time travellers they are free to visit any time and space in any order.
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How many regenerations does River Song have?

Assuming they did not, it would appear that Melody Pond/River Song gave up TEN incarnations (9 regenerations) to save The Doctor. First Regeneration - while homeless, young Melody Pond apparently succumbed to hunger & illness, undergoing her first regeneration in the episode "Day of the Moon".
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