Why can't Doctor Who say his name?

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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Will the Doctor's name ever be revealed?

John Smith is also a favourite name of the Doctor outside of the TV series, cropping up regularly in Doctor Who comic books, novels and audio dramas, even including the sneaky use of “Jane Smith” by the Thirteenth Doctor (Jodie Whittaker). It seems unlikely that we will ever truly know the Doctor's real name.
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What is the Doctor's real name in Gallifreyan?

The Doctor's name is...

Theta Sigma – or ΘΣ, if you're feeling flash – was the nickname given to the Doctor at the Time Lord Academy on Gallifrey, according to Drax, a student contemporary from “the class of '92” who the Fourth Doctor bumped into again during The Armageddon Factor.
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Is the Doctor's real name Mildred?

Steven Moffat, the executive producer, has said the Doctor's real name is Mildred, but this is generally assumed to be a joke.
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Why does the Doctor say his name is Basil?

In that moment, the Doctor feels a connection to her, he figures she's trustworthy enough to keep the secret, and what the hell he already told other people, like River, so he decides to tell her his real name : Basil. She, in returns, also tells him her real name.
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Is Clara a Time Lord?

Clara is a future regeneration of River Song who's had her memory erased. River is, after all, a Time Lord.
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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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What does river whisper to the Doctor?

The Doctor arrives and says that is impossible. As he returns his attention to the present, Anita asks him what River whispered in his ear earlier. She reminds him that she's about to die, and so his secret is "safe" with her.
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What is the Doctor's IQ?

What is the average IQ for a doctor? According to research studies, the average IQ for medical doctors is around 120 to 125. It can vary between physicians and nurses. Generally, doctors can also score on IQ tests above 85, and top doctors can score over 105.
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Why did the Doctor married River?

But rather than let that happen—she went to school to learn to love the guy, come on! —she decides that she'd rather destroy the universe than fulfill that function. But the universe has to be righted, so to appease her, the Doctor agrees to marry her.
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Is Gallifreyan a real language?

The Gallifreyan alphabet was created by a fan of Dr. Who named Loren Sherman. He created this way of writing so he could transform English words to mimic the artistic representations of the Doctor's native language, Gallifreyan. It is not used by the show and is not a real language.
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Can the TARDIS translate Gallifreyan?

Sometimes two circles would overlap and cancel each other out. What if, like the drops of water in the puddle Gallifreyan as a text keeps shifting in size and shape. Perhaps even in 4th dimensional space. Maybe human brains aren't equipped to deal with this kind of language so the TARDIS can't translate it.
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What is Gallifreyan language?

Introduction. Gallifreyan is the language spoken by the Time Lords of Gallifrey from the British TV show Doctor Who. The Time Lords are a time-aware species capable of traveling through time and space who have taken upon themselves to protect the Web of Time from other time traveling species.
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Who will the 14th Doctor be?

Doctor Who has been all over the news lately after the announcement that Sex Education star Ncuti Gatwa will be taking over for Jodie Whittaker as the next Doctor.
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Why do Time Lords have two hearts?

One, it's exactly that, a coincidence, and both races – whatever the Timeless Child is, and the Shobogans of Gallifrey – have two hearts. Two, the genetic experiments Tecteun conducted to derive regeneration from the Timeless Child altered the Time Lords to have two hearts too.
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Is the Doctor half human?

In one scene, the Master studied the Doctor's retinal pattern, and was surprised to note that it was human rather than Time Lord. Later, the Doctor confirmed the truth himself, revealing that he's half-human - on his mother's side.
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Is 128 a high IQ?

A score of 116 or more is considered above average. A score of 130 or higher signals a high IQ. Membership in Mensa, the High IQ society, includes people who score in the top 2 percent, which is usually 132 or higher. Keep reading as we explore more about high IQ, what it means, and what it doesn't mean.
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Is a IQ of 120 good?

An IQ score of 120 is a good score since it means superior or above-average intelligence. A score of 100 is said to be the average IQ and anything above that is above average intelligence for the person's age.
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What does Rose Whisper Donna?

When asked if she remembered Rose's name, Donna said she was never told it, but she does remember the two words Rose whispered into her ear: "Bad Wolf".
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Did River Song really know the Doctor's name?

In "The Wedding of River Song" we think the Doctor (Matt Smith) has shared his name with River, but it's later revealed that he actually hasn't. 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.
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Is River Song the Doctor's wife?

Melody Pond's third incarnation, best known as Professor River Song, was a "child of the TARDIS" and the wife of the Doctor, specifically of their eleventh and twelfth incarnations, although she also had encounters with their tenth and thirteenth incarnations, as well as earlier incarnations whose memories were later ...
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Why does the TARDIS not like Clara?

In answering that question in Doctor Who Magazine, Moffat suggested that the TARDIS' dislike of the current companion may be due to her sceptical nature and how she did not seem suitably awed by the Doctor's spaceship. Or, as he said, “It's almost like it's all building to something…
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Who is the longest companion of the Doctor?

We've had a lifetime of Clara Oswald — several, in fact — as Clara is the longest-serving companion the series has had since its 2005 revival.
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Is Amy Pond Clara's Nan?

No they didn't have the same ring on. SO, no Clara's Granny is not Amy Pond. There are also various other reasons, like the fact that Amy and Rory's son's last name was Williams, not Oswald OR Ravenwood.
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