List of Doctor Who Relationship Names
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| List of relationship names | |
|---|---|
| Fandom | Doctor Who |
| Name type(s) | Portmanteaus, Keyword portmanteaus |
| Other lists of relationship names on Fanlore. | |
The Doctor Who fandom has a large and diverse cast of characters, so there are many potential ships. Due to the length of Doctor Who canon the naming conventions within the fandom has evolved over time.
Naming Conventions
In the past, Doctor Who tended to follow the convention of using virgules to denote pairings. Portmanteaus began to gain popularity in the New Who era partly due to the rise in popularity of Tumblr, which does not support the "/" symbol in tags.
New Who Ships
Het Pairings
Slash Pairings
| Pairing Name/ Portmanteau |
Ship | Characters |
|---|---|---|
| • Fezturion | Eleven/Rory | Eleventh Doctor/Rory Williams |
| • Danvanista | Dan/Karvanista | Dan Lewis/Karvanista |
| • NineJack | Nine/Jack | Ninth Doctor/Jack Harkness |
| • SimmTen • TenSimm • Timecock |
Ten/Master | Tenth Doctor/Simm!Master |
| • TenJack | Ten/Jack | Tenth Doctor/Jack Harkness |
Femslash Pairings
Moresomes
| Pairing Name/ Portmanteau |
Ship | Characters | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| • Eleven x Amy x Rory • Eleven x Ponds |
Eleven/Amy/Rory | Eleventh Doctor/Amy Pond/Rory Williams | M/F/M |
| • NineJackRose • DoctorJackRose |
Nine/Jack/Rose | Ninth Doctor/Jack Harkness/Rose Tyler | M/F/M |
| • TenJackRose • DoctorJackRose |
Ten/Jack/Rose | Tenth Doctor/Jack Harkness/Rose Tyler | M/F/M |
| • Twissfle • Twissyclara |
Twelve/Missy/Clara | Twelfth Doctor/Missy/Clara Oswald | M/F/F |
Classic Who Ships
Het Pairings
| Pairing Name/ Portmanteau |
Ship | Characters |
|---|---|---|
| • Ben x Polly | Ben/Polly | Ben Jackson/Polly Wright |
| • BrigLiz • Liz x Brig |
Brigadier/Liz | Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart/Liz Shaw |
| • Docmana • FourRomana |
Four/Romana | Fourth Doctor/Romana II |
| • Eight x Grace | Eight/Grace | Eighth Doctor/Grace Holloway |
| • Fancy kilt[2] • Jamtoria |
Jamie/Victoria | Jamie McCrimmon/Victoria Waterfield |
| • Fivegan • Five x Tegan |
Five/Tegan | Fifth Doctor/Tegan Jovanka |
| • FourSarah • Four x Sarah Jane • DoctorSarah |
Four/Sarah Jane | Fourth Doctor/Sarah Jane Smith |
| • IanBarbara • Ian x Barbara |
Ian/Barbara | Ian Chesterton/Barbara Wright |
| • SevenAce • 7Ace |
Seven/Ace | Seventh Doctor/Ace McShane |
| • SixPeri • 6Peri |
Six/Peri | Peri Brown/Sixth Doctor |
| • Smullivan[3] • Harry x Sarah Jane |
Harry/Sarah Jane | Sarah Jane Smith/Harry Sullivan |
| • ThreeJo | Three/Jo | Third Doctor/Jo Grant |
Slash Pairings
| Pairing Name/ Portmanteau |
Ship | Characters |
|---|---|---|
| • Benton x Yates | Benton/Yates | John Benton/Mike Yates |
| • Five x Turlough | Five/Turlough | Fifth Doctor/Vislor Turlough |
| • Three x Brig • Three x Brigadier |
Three/Brigadier | Third Doctor/Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart |
| • Threegado | Three/Master | Third Doctor/Delgado!Master |
| • Twamie • TwoJamie • Gay Married in Space • Highland Cling |
Two/Jamie | Second Doctor/Jamie McCrimmon |
Femslash Pairings
| Pairing Name/ Portmanteau |
Ship | Characters |
|---|---|---|
| • Melace • Nitrojuice • Nitrodonut[4] |
Mel/Ace | Mel Bush/Ace McShane |
| • Peri x Erimem | Peri/Erimem | Peri Brown/Erimem |
| • Romana x Leela • Leela x Romana |
Leela/Romana | Leela/Romana |
| • Leela x Veega | Leela/Veega | Leela/Veega |
| • Tyssa | Nyssa/Tegan | Nyssa of Traken/Tegan Jovanka |
| • Zoe x Isobel | Zoe/Isobel | Zoe Heriot/Isobel Watkins |
Non Era-Specific Ships
| Pairing Name/ Portmanteau |
Ship | Characters |
|---|---|---|
| • Docster • Daster • Thoschei • Best Enemies |
Doctor/Master | The Doctor/The Master |
Torchwood Pairings
| Pairing Name/ Portmanteau |
Ship | Characters | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| • Gowen | Gwen/Owen | Gwen Cooper/Owen Harper | Het |
| • Grhys • Ren |
Gwen/Rhys | Gwen Cooper/Rhys Williams | Het |
| • Gwack | Gwen/Jack | Gwen Cooper/Jack Harkness | Het |
| • Gwackanto | Gwen/Jack/Ianto | Gwen Cooper/Jack Harkness/Ianto Jones | Moresome |
| • Janto | Jack/Ianto | Jack Harkness/Ianto Jones | Slash |
| • Johnack | Jack/John | Jack Harkness/John Hart | Slash |
| • Johnackanto | John/Jack/Ianto | Jack Harkness/John Hart/Ianto Jones | Moresome |
| • Owanto | Owen/Ianto | Owen Harper/Ianto Jones | Slash |
| • Towen | Tosh/Owen | Toshiko Sato/Owen Harper | Het |
Sarah Jane Adventures Pairings
| Pairing Name/ Portmanteau |
Ship | Characters | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| • Clani | Clyde/Rani | Clyde Langer/Rani Chandra | Het |
| • Cluke | Clyde/Luke | Clyde Langer/Luke Smith | Slash |
| • Lukria | Luke/Maria | Luke Smith/Maria Jackson | Het |
Extended Universe Miscellaneous Ships
| Pairing Name/ Portmanteau |
Ship | Characters | Type | Source Material |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| • Charleight[5] | Eight/Charley | Eighth Doctor/Charley Pollard | Het | Big Finish Audio Dramas |
| • Eightfitz | Eight/Fitz | Eighth Doctor/Fitz Kreiner | Slash | Tie-In Novels |
| • Jam | Josh/Sam | Josh Carter/Sam Bishop | Slash | Unit: The New Series |
| • Liv x Helen | Liv/Helen | Liv Chenka/Helen Sinclair | Femslash | Big Finish Audio Dramas |
Crossover Pairings
| Pairing Name/ Portmanteau |
Ship | Characters | Fandoms |
|---|---|---|---|
| • PondLock | Amy/Sherlock | Amy Pond/Sherlock Holmes | New Who/Sherlock (BBC) |
References
- ^ the bees have my heart(s) and they won't give it back to me by TechnicolorRevel (2022)
- ^ fancy kilt Tumblr tag
- ^ smullivan Tumblr tag
- ^ Girl help by sacha-da-1 (2022)
- ^ charleight Tumblr tag