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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
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Jeeves' English name is derived from the character of {{wp|Reginald Jeeves}}, one of the main characters in the short stories and novels of {{wp|P.G. Wodehouse}}. Both the name "Jeeves" and the character of Jeeves have come to be thought of as the quintessential name and nature of a {{wp|valet}}, {{wp|butler}}, or {{wp|chauffeur}}, and a "Jeeves" is now a generic term in references such as the {{wp|Oxford English Dictionary}}. | Jeeves' English name is derived from the character of {{wp|Reginald Jeeves}}, one of the main characters in the short stories and novels of {{wp|P.G. Wodehouse}}. Both the name "Jeeves" and the character of Jeeves have come to be thought of as the quintessential name and nature of a {{wp|valet}}, {{wp|butler}}, or {{wp|chauffeur}}, and a "Jeeves" is now a generic term in references such as the {{wp|Oxford English Dictionary}}. | ||