Bert and Ernie, e.g. (5)

I believe the answer is:

names

(Other definitions for names that I've seen before include "Paul, Pat, John" , "Titles" , "celebrities" , "Some people drop these to sound important" , "Appellations or identifiers" .)

I've seen this clue in The Wall Street Journal.

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