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* In the ''Disney/{{Frozen}}'' {{Continuation}} Fic ''Fanfic/WhatAboutWitchQueen'' royal family of Isles is called von Schwalbe, so prince Hans Westerguard is renamed to Hans von Schwalbe, although he's given the title "graf von Westerguard" and Westerguard is an island he rules.
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* In the ''Disney/{{Frozen}}'' ''WesternAnimation/{{Frozen|2013}}'' {{Continuation}} Fic ''Fanfic/WhatAboutWitchQueen'' royal family of Isles is called von Schwalbe, so prince Hans Westerguard is renamed to Hans von Schwalbe, although he's given the title "graf von Westerguard" and Westerguard is an island he rules.
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* [[Disney/SleepingBeauty Aurora]]'s mother is usually referred to as "Leah". In ''Fanfic/{{Fairytales}}'', she is "Analiese".
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* In ''Fanfic/TheRoyalReunion'', Agnarr and Iduna are named "Gaspar" and "Malin" because the story predates their names being canonized.
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[[AC:Daria]]
* ''Fanfic/GodSaveTheEsteem,'' one of the few canon rewrites to adapt the BizarroEpisode "[[Recap/DariaS3E04 Depth Takes a Holiday]]," changes Guy Fawkes Day to Bonfire Night. The author is from the U.K. and has stated his annoyance about the show getting the name "wrong."
* ''Fanfic/GodSaveTheEsteem,'' one of the few canon rewrites to adapt the BizarroEpisode "[[Recap/DariaS3E04 Depth Takes a Holiday]]," changes Guy Fawkes Day to Bonfire Night. The author is from the U.K. and has stated his annoyance about the show getting the name "wrong."
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* In ''Fanfic/ADifferentDursleyFamily'', Vernon and Petunia name their son "Ryan" instead of "Dudley".
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* In ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/17249318/chapters/47878279#workskin What's in a Hoard]]'', several students have different hero names than canon.
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* In ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/17249318/chapters/47878279#workskin What's in a Hoard]]'', ''Fanfic/WhatsInAHoard'', several students have different hero names than canon.
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* ''Fanfic/RWBYZero'' had Willow named "Crystal" before it was officially recognized that "Willow" was canon. This is in contrast to most other fics naming her "Willow" at the time.
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** Wonder Girl's full name is Donna Hinckley Stacy Troy in the comics. With her parentage revealed in ''Teen Titans: Witch-Hunt'', her name is [[spoiler:Donna Isabelle Campion Troy]].
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** Wonder Girl's full name is Donna Hinckley Stacy Troy in the comics. With her parentage revealed in ''Teen Titans: Witch-Hunt'', her name is [[spoiler:Donna Isabelle Campion Cale Troy]].
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* Aurora's mother is usually referred to as "Leah". In ''Fanfic/{{Fairytales}}'', she is "Analiese".
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[[AC:The Smurfs]]
* In ''Fanfic/EmpathTheLuckiestSmurf'', Gutsy from ''Film/TheSmurfs'' live-action film series is Duncan [=McSmurf=], though he is still called Gutsy as an InsultOfEndearment by Hefty.
* In ''Fanfic/EmpathTheLuckiestSmurf'', Gutsy from ''Film/TheSmurfs'' live-action film series is Duncan [=McSmurf=], though he is still called Gutsy as an InsultOfEndearment by Hefty.
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* Inverted in ''Fanfic/BloodClanRustyAU''. Rusty was never taken in by [=ThunderClan=]. He joined [=BloodClan=] and was never given a MeaningfulRename.
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* Inverted in ''Fanfic/BloodClanRustyAU''.''Fanfic/BloodRustyAU''. Rusty was never taken in by [=ThunderClan=]. He joined [=BloodClan=] and was never given a MeaningfulRename.
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* Mosskit died as a kit in ''Warriors'' canon. In ''Fanfic/BluefursChoice'', she lived to adulthood and received the warrior name Mosstail.
* Inverted in ''Fanfic/BloodClanRustyAU''. Rusty was never taken in by [=ThunderClan=]. He joined [=BloodClan=] and was never given a MeaningfulRename.
* Inverted in ''Fanfic/BloodClanRustyAU''. Rusty was never taken in by [=ThunderClan=]. He joined [=BloodClan=] and was never given a MeaningfulRename.
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* In ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/17249318/chapters/47878279#workskin What's in a Hoard]]'', several students have different hero names than canon.
** Izuku takes the name Defiant rather than Deku.
** Toru is Spectrum instead of Invisible Girl.
** Mina goes by Queen rather than Pinky.
** Aoyama chooses Soleil instead of Can't Stop Twinkling.
** Todoroki uses Flashpoint instead of just going by Shoto.
** Kyoka is changed to Heartjack rather than Earphone Jack.
** Lastly, Bakugo and Pony get NamedByTheAdaptation and go by Ground Zero and Stampede respectively.
* In ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/17249318/chapters/47878279#workskin What's in a Hoard]]'', several students have different hero names than canon.
** Izuku takes the name Defiant rather than Deku.
** Toru is Spectrum instead of Invisible Girl.
** Mina goes by Queen rather than Pinky.
** Aoyama chooses Soleil instead of Can't Stop Twinkling.
** Todoroki uses Flashpoint instead of just going by Shoto.
** Kyoka is changed to Heartjack rather than Earphone Jack.
** Lastly, Bakugo and Pony get NamedByTheAdaptation and go by Ground Zero and Stampede respectively.
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** Blake's real name is "[[spoiler:Hozuki]] Blake". "(The) Belladonna" was her CodeName while working with Adam. Blake hides her real name because her parents are well-known Faunus and she doesn't want people learning about her past. This means that her parents also share this name-change.
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** Blake's real name is "[[spoiler:Hozuki]] Blake". "(The) Belladonna" was her CodeName while working with Adam. Blake hides her real name both because her parents are well-known Faunus and she doesn't want people learning about her past. This also means that her parents also share this name-change.
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* ''WebVideo/{{RWBY ABRG}}'': Both Sun Wukong and Blake Belladonna's names are {{Meaningful Rename}}s, though their original namss aren't mentioned.
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** The Genin teams of Naruto's graduating class are all named after their specialties instead of sharing the name of their Jonin sensei or being assigned a number, so Team 10 (the only one to have identical members to canon) is instead called Tactical Squad.
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* ''Fanfic/SonOfTheSannin'':
** Tsunade has her grandfather's surname Senju instead of OnlyOneName. [[TheMaidenNameDebate Jiraya also takes on that name after they marry]].
** The Wave mission isn't covered by Naruto and his team, but instead by [[{{Irony}} Zabuza]], who is being forced to work for Konoha as a BoxedCrook. As a result, the Great Naruto Bridge is instead the Great Zabuza Bridge.
** Naruto and his peers are called the Konoha 15 instead of the Konoha 11 since there were an additional three students in his graduating class and Sasuke never defects.
** [[spoiler:Shizune gains the surname Uchiha after marrying Shisui.]]
** Tsunade has her grandfather's surname Senju instead of OnlyOneName. [[TheMaidenNameDebate Jiraya also takes on that name after they marry]].
** The Wave mission isn't covered by Naruto and his team, but instead by [[{{Irony}} Zabuza]], who is being forced to work for Konoha as a BoxedCrook. As a result, the Great Naruto Bridge is instead the Great Zabuza Bridge.
** Naruto and his peers are called the Konoha 15 instead of the Konoha 11 since there were an additional three students in his graduating class and Sasuke never defects.
** [[spoiler:Shizune gains the surname Uchiha after marrying Shisui.]]
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[[AC: The Hunchback of Notre Dame]]
* In ''Fanfic/YouAreMine'', Frollo takes in Esmeralda and names her "Agnes". This name is [[spoiler:her birth name]] in the original book. Agnes is still called "La Esmeralda", but only as an alias when she dances at the Festival of Fools.
* In ''Fanfic/YouAreMine'', Frollo takes in Esmeralda and names her "Agnes". This name is [[spoiler:her birth name]] in the original book. Agnes is still called "La Esmeralda", but only as an alias when she dances at the Festival of Fools.
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* ''WebVideo/{{RWBY ABRG}}'': Both Sun Wukong and Blake Belladonna's names are {{Meaningful Rename}}s.
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* ''WebVideo/{{RWBY ABRG}}'': Both Sun Wukong and Blake Belladonna's names are {{Meaningful Rename}}s.
Rename}}s, though their original namss aren't mentioned.
* In ''Fanfic/YouAndMeAndEveryoneInBetween'', Penny's surname is "Ironwood" instead of "Polendina".
* In ''Fanfic/YouAndMeAndEveryoneInBetween'', Penny's surname is "Ironwood" instead of "Polendina".
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[[AC:The Lion King]]
* ''Fanfic/ThePrideThatNeverWas'' is based on developmental aspects of the second film. It uses older names for everyone but Kovu:
** Kiara is called "Shani".
** Zira is renamed "Bianca".
** Vitani is named "Shetani".
* ''Fanfic/ThePrideThatNeverWas'' is based on developmental aspects of the second film. It uses older names for everyone but Kovu:
** Kiara is called "Shani".
** Zira is renamed "Bianca".
** Vitani is named "Shetani".
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* ''Fanfic/SonicAndDonna'' changes Madonna's name to "Donna Fairview".
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* In ''Fanfic/{{Girlfrenemies}}'', Apple White's name is a shortened version of her full name "Apolline White".
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* In ''Fanfic/{{Girlfrenemies}}'', Downplayed in ''Fanfic/{{Girlfrenemies}}''. Apple White's name is a shortened version of her full name "Apolline White".
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* It's mentioned in ''WesternAnimation/FostersHomeForImaginaryFriends'' that Goo's name is actually just that. In ''Fanfic/FrankieRules'', Goo's name is short for "Gunilla".
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* It's mentioned in ''WesternAnimation/FostersHomeForImaginaryFriends'' that Goo's name is actually just that. In ''Fanfic/FrankieRules'', ''Fanfic/FrankieRules'' downplays this trope by having Goo's name is as short for "Gunilla".
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* The 1990s DarkFic ''Fanfic/PokemonMaster'' coined the fanon that Ash's name is short "Ashura". It's also shown that "Misty" is short for "Mistaria".
* In ''Fanfic/EverythingChangesMilkywayScribbles'', Ash's name is short for "Ashton".
* In ''Fanfic/EverythingChangesMilkywayScribbles'', Ash's name is short for "Ashton".
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* The 1990s DarkFic ''Fanfic/PokemonMaster'' provides a downplayed example. It coined the fanon that Ash's name is short "Ashura". It's also shown that "Misty" is short for "Mistaria".
*In ''Fanfic/EverythingChangesMilkywayScribbles'', Downplayed in ''Fanfic/EverythingChangesMilkywayScribbles''. Ash's name is short for "Ashton".
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* ''Webcomic/RWBYVisions'': Ghira and Kali Belladonna are now named Ghira and Kali Shanti. They're Blake's [[UnrelatedInTheAdaptation godparents]], not her biological parents.
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* ''Webcomic/RWBYVisions'': ''Webcomic/RWBYCherish'': Ghira and Kali Belladonna are now named Ghira and Kali Shanti. They're Blake's [[UnrelatedInTheAdaptation godparents]], not her biological parents.parents, so they don't share a surname with her.
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* It's mentioned in ''Blog/SingleParentsNight'' that Sonic has an EmbarrassingFirstName. In the games (which the AU is based on), his name is just "Sonic".
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* It's mentioned in ''Blog/SingleParentsNight'' that Sonic has an EmbarrassingFirstName. In the games (which the AU is [[PatchworkFic predominantly]] based on), his name is just "Sonic".
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* ''Fanfic/AManOfIron'':
** When Jon Snow takes on a superhero identity, the role is that of War Machine, but the name he takes up is Centurion instead. Also, the author was incensed when [[Series/GameOfThrones the show]] revealed that his birth name was Aegon, so changed it to Jaehaerys.
** A minor example, but Dany names her black dragon Drogan instead of Drogon, since instead of just being named in honor of Drogo's memory, she's also honoring her protector [[ComicBook/{{Wolverine}} Logan]].
** The War of the Five Kings is instead the War of the Five ''Crowns'', since while Balon Greyjoy hasn't made a move yet, a fifth contender has (albeit inadvertently) come forward in the form of [[spoiler: Jane Seaworth, whom Thor declares a Queen]].
** The organization known as "the Council" is essentially the story's version of SHIELD.
** When Jon Snow takes on a superhero identity, the role is that of War Machine, but the name he takes up is Centurion instead. Also, the author was incensed when [[Series/GameOfThrones the show]] revealed that his birth name was Aegon, so changed it to Jaehaerys.
** A minor example, but Dany names her black dragon Drogan instead of Drogon, since instead of just being named in honor of Drogo's memory, she's also honoring her protector [[ComicBook/{{Wolverine}} Logan]].
** The War of the Five Kings is instead the War of the Five ''Crowns'', since while Balon Greyjoy hasn't made a move yet, a fifth contender has (albeit inadvertently) come forward in the form of [[spoiler: Jane Seaworth, whom Thor declares a Queen]].
** The organization known as "the Council" is essentially the story's version of SHIELD.
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* ''Fanfic/AManOfIron'':
** When Jon Snow takes on a superhero identity, the role is that of War Machine, but the name he takes up is Centurion instead. Also, the author was incensed when [[Series/GameOfThrones the show]] revealed that his birth name was Aegon, so changed it to Jaehaerys.
** A minor example, but Dany names her black dragon Drogan instead of Drogon, since instead of just being named in honor of Drogo's memory, she's also honoring her protector [[ComicBook/{{Wolverine}} Logan]].
** The War of the Five Kings is instead the War of the Five ''Crowns'', since while Balon Greyjoy hasn't made a move yet, a fifth contender has (albeit inadvertently) come forward in the form of [[spoiler: Jane Seaworth, whom Thor declares a Queen]].
** When Jon Snow takes on a superhero identity, the role is that of War Machine, but the name he takes up is Centurion instead. Also, the author was incensed when [[Series/GameOfThrones the show]] revealed that his birth name was Aegon, so changed it to Jaehaerys.
** A minor example, but Dany names her black dragon Drogan instead of Drogon, since instead of just being named in honor of Drogo's memory, she's also honoring her protector [[ComicBook/{{Wolverine}} Logan]].
** The War of the Five Kings is instead the War of the Five ''Crowns'', since while Balon Greyjoy hasn't made a move yet, a fifth contender has (albeit inadvertently) come forward in the form of [[spoiler: Jane Seaworth, whom Thor declares a Queen]].
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** Donna Milton, Circe's public identity, becomes Beatrix "[[MeaningfulName Trixie]]" Miltion to differentiate from [[OneSteveLimit the other Donna]].
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* ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY ABRG}}'': Both Sun Wukong and Blake Belladonna's names are {{Meaningful Rename}}s.
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* ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY ABRG}}'': Both Sun Wukong and Blake Belladonna's names are {{Meaningful Rename}}s.
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* In ''Fanfic/EverythingChangesMilkywayScribbles'', Ash's name is short for "Ashton".
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* ''Fanfic/WarriorsRedux'' changes many characters names to either fit the fan-made "traditional naming scheme" or to be more appropriate. For example, Yellowfang is named Murkpelt, Lionheart is named Lionpelt, and Runningwind is named Teaselfoot. Ravenpaw is also given a warrior name of Raventhroat.
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* ''Fanfic/WarriorsRedux'' changes many characters names to either fit the fan-made "traditional naming scheme" or to be more appropriate. For example, Yellowfang is named Murkpelt, Lionheart is named Lionpelt, and Runningwind is named Teaselfoot. Ravenpaw is also given a warrior name of Raventhroat.
[[spoiler:Raventhroat]].
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** Blake's real name is "[[spoiler:Hozuki]] Blake". "(The) Belladonna" was her CodeName while working with Adam. Blake hides her real name because her parents are well-known Faunus and she doesn't want people learning about her past.
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** Blake's real name is "[[spoiler:Hozuki]] Blake". "(The) Belladonna" was her CodeName while working with Adam. Blake hides her real name because her parents are well-known Faunus and she doesn't want people learning about her past. This means that her parents also share this name-change.
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Her name was not officially confirmed to be "Willow." This is a case of Named By The Adaptation rather than this trope.
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** Anarky's first name, Lonnie, is short for "Dillon" in ''Batman: Anarchy for All'', which is not so in DC canon.
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** Raven's real name, Rachel Roth, becomes [[MultiEthnicName Raquel Megumi Marife Ryu]] since her ethnicity is changed from Caucasian to Filipino.
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** Raven's real name, Rachel Roth, becomes [[MultiEthnicName Raquel Megumi Marife Ryu]] since her ethnicity is changed from Caucasian to Filipino.Filipino.
** Wonder Girl's full name is Donna Hinckley Stacy Troy in the comics. With her parentage revealed in ''Teen Titans: Witch-Hunt'', her name is [[spoiler:Donna Isabelle Campion Troy]].
** Wonder Girl's full name is Donna Hinckley Stacy Troy in the comics. With her parentage revealed in ''Teen Titans: Witch-Hunt'', her name is [[spoiler:Donna Isabelle Campion Troy]].
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-->"You know," I said, "it really ''seems'' like there should be a way to portmanteau "Renée" and "Esme". The vowels are so similar. But there's just no way to put them together in a way that sounds like a name and not a Pokémon."
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-->"You know," I said, "it really ''seems'' like there should be a way to portmanteau "Renée" and "Esme". The vowels are so similar. But there's just no way to put them together in a way that sounds like a name and not a Pokémon."
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!!Crossovers
* The ''Anime/{{Pokemon}}''/''WesternAnimation/BeastWars'' crossover ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/3444797/1/Pokemon-Wars-Transformers-The-Beginning Pokémon Wars: Transformers]]'' has the Maximals and Predacons land on the Pokémon World rather than Prehistoric Earth and thus [[AdaptationalSpeciesChange use Pokémon as their disguise forms instead]]. While Optimus Primal and Megatron, now a Blastoise and Feraligator, respectively, retain their LegacyCharacter namesakes, the other Transformers are given new code names to match their new appearances:
** Cheetor becomes a Houndoom and is renamed Blaze-Hound.
** Rhinox becomes an Aggron and is renamed Aggronix.
** Rattrap becomes a Raichu and is renamed Shockrat.
** Dinobot becomes a Charizard and is renamed Chari-Tron.
** Waspinator becomes a Bedrill and is renamed Bee-Driller.
** Terrorsaur becomes an Aerodactyl and is renamed Aerosaur.
** Tarantulus becomes an Ariados and is renamed Ariadox.
** Scorponock becomes a Scizor and is renamed Scizornex.
* ''Fanfic/CyclesUponCycles'': In this ''VideoGame/StarCraft'' / ''Franchise/MassEffect'' crossover the Reapers are now named the Harvesters to differentiate them from the Starcraft unit.
* In ''Fanfic/NeitherABirdNorAPlaneItsDeku'':
** [[Franchise/{{Superman}} Kal-El]] is raised as [[Manga/MyHeroAcademia Izuku Midoriya]] rather than Clark Kent and the author plans on having him take up Superman as his Hero Name rather than Deku, [[NeverTrustATitle despite the title.]]
** [[ComicBook/{{Robin}} Dick Grayson]], who goes by ComicBook/{{Nightwing}} in the comics after graduating from being Robin, instead becomes Renegade due to the distinct lack of Superman in the story and the corresponding Flamebird and Nightwing legend to inspire him.
** Heino Okata is a Japanese TeenIdol superhero named Most Excellent Super Bat whose costume is a pastiche of Superman and Batman in the comics. Again, due to the distinct lack of Superman in the story's history, he instead goes by Most Excellent Wonder Bat with a matching [[CoolCar Wonder Wagon]], the closest anyone on Earth has to a Batmobile aside from Batman himself.
!!Ever After High
* In ''Fanfic/{{Girlfrenemies}}'', Apple White's name is a shortened version of her full name "Apolline White".
!!Foster's Home For Imaginary Friends
* It's mentioned in ''WesternAnimation/FostersHomeForImaginaryFriends'' that Goo's name is actually just that. In ''Fanfic/FrankieRules'', Goo's name is short for "Gunilla".
* The ''Anime/{{Pokemon}}''/''WesternAnimation/BeastWars'' crossover ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/3444797/1/Pokemon-Wars-Transformers-The-Beginning Pokémon Wars: Transformers]]'' has the Maximals and Predacons land on the Pokémon World rather than Prehistoric Earth and thus [[AdaptationalSpeciesChange use Pokémon as their disguise forms instead]]. While Optimus Primal and Megatron, now a Blastoise and Feraligator, respectively, retain their LegacyCharacter namesakes, the other Transformers are given new code names to match their new appearances:
** Cheetor becomes a Houndoom and is renamed Blaze-Hound.
** Rhinox becomes an Aggron and is renamed Aggronix.
** Rattrap becomes a Raichu and is renamed Shockrat.
** Dinobot becomes a Charizard and is renamed Chari-Tron.
** Waspinator becomes a Bedrill and is renamed Bee-Driller.
** Terrorsaur becomes an Aerodactyl and is renamed Aerosaur.
** Tarantulus becomes an Ariados and is renamed Ariadox.
** Scorponock becomes a Scizor and is renamed Scizornex.
* ''Fanfic/CyclesUponCycles'': In this ''VideoGame/StarCraft'' / ''Franchise/MassEffect'' crossover the Reapers are now named the Harvesters to differentiate them from the Starcraft unit.
* In ''Fanfic/NeitherABirdNorAPlaneItsDeku'':
** [[Franchise/{{Superman}} Kal-El]] is raised as [[Manga/MyHeroAcademia Izuku Midoriya]] rather than Clark Kent and the author plans on having him take up Superman as his Hero Name rather than Deku, [[NeverTrustATitle despite the title.]]
** [[ComicBook/{{Robin}} Dick Grayson]], who goes by ComicBook/{{Nightwing}} in the comics after graduating from being Robin, instead becomes Renegade due to the distinct lack of Superman in the story and the corresponding Flamebird and Nightwing legend to inspire him.
** Heino Okata is a Japanese TeenIdol superhero named Most Excellent Super Bat whose costume is a pastiche of Superman and Batman in the comics. Again, due to the distinct lack of Superman in the story's history, he instead goes by Most Excellent Wonder Bat with a matching [[CoolCar Wonder Wagon]], the closest anyone on Earth has to a Batmobile aside from Batman himself.
!!Ever After High
* In ''Fanfic/{{Girlfrenemies}}'', Apple White's name is a shortened version of her full name "Apolline White".
!!Foster's Home For Imaginary Friends
* It's mentioned in ''WesternAnimation/FostersHomeForImaginaryFriends'' that Goo's name is actually just that. In ''Fanfic/FrankieRules'', Goo's name is short for "Gunilla".
!!Fullmetal Alchemist
* Downplayed In ''Fanfic/DesertGold'' as Edward and Alphonse Elric are {{Race Lift}}ed as half-Ishvalan through their mother Trisha. Their birth names are Zahir and Imad of the Elrikh's. Trisha was named Hadiya of the Elrikh's. They all use {{Naturalized Name}}s amongst non-Ishvalans.
* Downplayed In ''Fanfic/DesertGold'' as Edward and Alphonse Elric are {{Race Lift}}ed as half-Ishvalan through their mother Trisha. Their birth names are Zahir and Imad of the Elrikh's. Trisha was named Hadiya of the Elrikh's. They all use {{Naturalized Name}}s amongst non-Ishvalans.
!!The Legend of Zelda
* Downplayed in the ''Hyrule Warriors'' inspired fic ''Fanfic/InSottoVoce''. In the fanfic, Ruto's name is short for "Rutella".
!!Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid
* In ''Manga/MissKobayashisDragonMaid'', Kanna's father is named Kimun Kamui; in ''Fanfic/JustAChild'', his name is now Seiryu.
* Downplayed in the ''Hyrule Warriors'' inspired fic ''Fanfic/InSottoVoce''. In the fanfic, Ruto's name is short for "Rutella".
!!Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid
* In ''Manga/MissKobayashisDragonMaid'', Kanna's father is named Kimun Kamui; in ''Fanfic/JustAChild'', his name is now Seiryu.
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* Downplayed in ''Fanfic/{{Delusions}}''. Prior to her ascension, Luna was a mule named Philomena. She gave herself a MeaningfulRename upon ascending into an alicorn. Her sister Celestia later named her pet phoenix after Luna's original name.
!!Naruto
* ''Fanfic/{{Bloodlines}}'' predates the official confirmation of Naruto's parents. As a result, the Fourth Hokage is named "Arashi Kazama" instead of "Minato Namikaze", while Naruto's mother is an OC named "Haruka Uzumaki" instead of the canonical "Kushina Uzumaki".
!!Neon Genesis Evangelion
* In ''Fanfic/TheOneILoveIs'' Kaworu was renamed Kaoru due to the author turning him into a girl.
!!Pokémon
* To make up for Miyamoto's lack of a DubNameChange, ''Webcomic/TeamRocketRoots'' shortens her name to "Miya".
* The 1990s DarkFic ''Fanfic/PokemonMaster'' coined the fanon that Ash's name is short "Ashura". It's also shown that "Misty" is short for "Mistaria".
!!The Powerpuff Girls
* ''Fanfic/ProjectPowerpuffDeclassified'': Professor Utonium's real name is "Thomas Lewis Upton". "Utonium" is a code name.
!!Robotboy
* In the ''Robotboy'' fanfic ''Fanfic/HumanAfterAll'', Lola's name is short for "Yolanda Mbola".
!!Naruto
* ''Fanfic/{{Bloodlines}}'' predates the official confirmation of Naruto's parents. As a result, the Fourth Hokage is named "Arashi Kazama" instead of "Minato Namikaze", while Naruto's mother is an OC named "Haruka Uzumaki" instead of the canonical "Kushina Uzumaki".
!!Neon Genesis Evangelion
* In ''Fanfic/TheOneILoveIs'' Kaworu was renamed Kaoru due to the author turning him into a girl.
!!Pokémon
* To make up for Miyamoto's lack of a DubNameChange, ''Webcomic/TeamRocketRoots'' shortens her name to "Miya".
* The 1990s DarkFic ''Fanfic/PokemonMaster'' coined the fanon that Ash's name is short "Ashura". It's also shown that "Misty" is short for "Mistaria".
!!The Powerpuff Girls
* ''Fanfic/ProjectPowerpuffDeclassified'': Professor Utonium's real name is "Thomas Lewis Upton". "Utonium" is a code name.
!!Robotboy
* In the ''Robotboy'' fanfic ''Fanfic/HumanAfterAll'', Lola's name is short for "Yolanda Mbola".
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* ''Fanfic/ValesUnderground'':
** Cinder Fall has her name changed. "Cinder" is only a nickname, and her real name is [[spoiler: Kenna Carter]].
** Similarly, "Salem" is also a nickname, and her real name is [[spoiler: Emily Carter]].
** Glynda's last name is changed from "Good'''witch'''" to "Good'''ridge'''." As the author notes, [[JustifiedTrope no one in real life has the surname "Goodwitch"]] and it's less believable than "Ozpin."
** D'''o'''ve Bronzewing becomes D'''a'''ve Bronzewing.
** It turns out that [[CanonCharacterAllAlong Nia Poletti is actually Neopolitan]]. On a different note, Neo's name is written as its original "Neopolitan" but it's since been officially changed to "Neo Politan".
** Flynt's last name is changed from "Coal" to "Cole."
** Notably averted with Neon Katt. The writer planned for that to just be a nickname, but after some digging, they found that it could plausibly be a real person's legal name.
* ''Fanfic/RWBYScars'':
** Blake's real name is "[[spoiler:Hozuki]] Blake". "(The) Belladonna" was her CodeName while working with Adam. Blake hides her real name because her parents are well-known Faunus and she doesn't want people learning about her past.
** Downplayed with a few characters whose names are changed to fit more traditional "last name first" way of writing. For example, Yang Xiao Long is now Xiao Long Yang.
* ''Webcomic/RWBYVisions'': Ghira and Kali Belladonna are now named Ghira and Kali Shanti. They're Blake's [[UnrelatedInTheAdaptation godparents]], not biological parents.
** Cinder Fall has her name changed. "Cinder" is only a nickname, and her real name is [[spoiler: Kenna Carter]].
** Similarly, "Salem" is also a nickname, and her real name is [[spoiler: Emily Carter]].
** Glynda's last name is changed from "Good'''witch'''" to "Good'''ridge'''." As the author notes, [[JustifiedTrope no one in real life has the surname "Goodwitch"]] and it's less believable than "Ozpin."
** D'''o'''ve Bronzewing becomes D'''a'''ve Bronzewing.
** It turns out that [[CanonCharacterAllAlong Nia Poletti is actually Neopolitan]]. On a different note, Neo's name is written as its original "Neopolitan" but it's since been officially changed to "Neo Politan".
** Flynt's last name is changed from "Coal" to "Cole."
** Notably averted with Neon Katt. The writer planned for that to just be a nickname, but after some digging, they found that it could plausibly be a real person's legal name.
* ''Fanfic/RWBYScars'':
** Blake's real name is "[[spoiler:Hozuki]] Blake". "(The) Belladonna" was her CodeName while working with Adam. Blake hides her real name because her parents are well-known Faunus and she doesn't want people learning about her past.
** Downplayed with a few characters whose names are changed to fit more traditional "last name first" way of writing. For example, Yang Xiao Long is now Xiao Long Yang.
* ''Webcomic/RWBYVisions'': Ghira and Kali Belladonna are now named Ghira and Kali Shanti. They're Blake's [[UnrelatedInTheAdaptation godparents]], not biological parents.
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* It's mentioned in ''Blog/SingleParentsNight'' that Sonic has an EmbarrassingFirstName. In the games (which the AU is based on), his name is just "Sonic".
* In ''Fanfic/DarkDarkOceanDark'', Yellow Diamond is renamed the more human sounding "Yelena".
!!Twilight
* In ''Fanfic/{{Luminosity}}'', Bella and Edward name their daughter Elspeth, rather than Renesmee.
-->"You know," I said, "it really ''seems'' like there should be a way to portmanteau "Renée" and "Esme". The vowels are so similar. But there's just no way to put them together in a way that sounds like a name and not a Pokémon."
!!Warriors
* ''Fanfic/FireAndShadow'' is a ''Warriors'' AU where Rusty was taken in by [=ShadowClan=] instead of [=ThunderClan=]. His warrior name was "Firefang", not "Fireheart". But he still ends up becoming Firestar in the end.
* ''Fanfic/WarriorsRedux'' changes many characters names to either fit the fan-made "traditional naming scheme" or to be more appropriate. For example, Yellowfang is named Murkpelt, Lionheart is named Lionpelt, and Runningwind is named Teaselfoot. Ravenpaw is also given a warrior name of Raventhroat.
* In ''Fanfic/{{Luminosity}}'', Bella and Edward name their daughter Elspeth, rather than Renesmee.
-->"You know," I said, "it really ''seems'' like there should be a way to portmanteau "Renée" and "Esme". The vowels are so similar. But there's just no way to put them together in a way that sounds like a name and not a Pokémon."
!!Warriors
* ''Fanfic/FireAndShadow'' is a ''Warriors'' AU where Rusty was taken in by [=ShadowClan=] instead of [=ThunderClan=]. His warrior name was "Firefang", not "Fireheart". But he still ends up becoming Firestar in the end.
* ''Fanfic/WarriorsRedux'' changes many characters names to either fit the fan-made "traditional naming scheme" or to be more appropriate. For example, Yellowfang is named Murkpelt, Lionheart is named Lionpelt, and Runningwind is named Teaselfoot. Ravenpaw is also given a warrior name of Raventhroat.
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* The ''Anime/{{Pokemon}}''/''WesternAnimation/BeastWars'' crossover ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/3444797/1/Pokemon-Wars-Transformers-The-Beginning Pokémon Wars: Transformers]]'' has the Maximals and Predacons land on the Pokémon World rather than Prehistoric Earth and thus [[AdaptationalSpeciesChange use Pokémon as their disguise forms instead]]. While Optimus Primal and Megatron, now a Blastoise and Feraligator, respectively, retain their LegacyCharacter namesakes, the other Transformers are given new code names to match their new appearances:
** Cheetor becomes a Houndoom and is renamed Blaze-Hound.
** Rhinox becomes an Aggron and is renamed Aggronix.
** Rattrap becomes a Raichu and is renamed Shockrat.
** Dinobot becomes a Charizard and is renamed Chari-Tron.
** Waspinator becomes a Bedrill and is renamed Bee-Driller.
** Terrorsaur becomes an Aerodactyl and is renamed Aerosaur.
** Tarantulus becomes an Ariados and is renamed Ariadox.
** Scorponock becomes a Scizor and is renamed Scizornex.
** Cheetor becomes a Houndoom and is renamed Blaze-Hound.
** Rhinox becomes an Aggron and is renamed Aggronix.
** Rattrap becomes a Raichu and is renamed Shockrat.
** Dinobot becomes a Charizard and is renamed Chari-Tron.
** Waspinator becomes a Bedrill and is renamed Bee-Driller.
** Terrorsaur becomes an Aerodactyl and is renamed Aerosaur.
** Tarantulus becomes an Ariados and is renamed Ariadox.
** Scorponock becomes a Scizor and is renamed Scizornex.
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* ''Fanfic/CyclesUponCycles'': In this ''VideoGame/StarCraft'' / ''Franchise/MassEffect'' crossover the Reapers are now named the Harvesters to differentiate them from the Starcraft unit.
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* In ''Fanfic/TheOneILoveIs'' Kaworu was renamed Kaoru due to the author turning him into a girl.
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* Downplayed in the ''Hyrule Warriors'' inspired fic ''Fanfic/InSottoVoce''. In the fanfic, Ruto's name is short for "Rutella".
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* Downplayed ''Dusk to Dawn'' and ''Our Own League'' shared verse:
** To reduce the excess of "MAR- mom names," as per WordOfGod, some characters' mothers have non-canon names, e.g. Selina Kyle's mother's name is changed from Maria to Isabella, and Wally West's is changed from Mary to April.
** Samuel Bradley is changed to ''Samson'' Bradley, but it's a minor alteration since both are better known by the nickname "Slam."
** Raven's real name, Rachel Roth, becomes [[MultiEthnicName Raquel Megumi Marife Ryu]] since her ethnicity is changed from Caucasian to Filipino.
** Hawkgirl's secret identity, Shiera Sanders-Hall, is changed to ''Sierra'' Sanders-Hall.
* As Spider Man was SparedByTheAdaptation, Miles Morales doesn't take up the Spider Man name in Fanfic/UltimateRewrite, nor does he use the OneSteveLimit enforced rename from WesternAnimation/UltimateSpiderMan; Kid Arachnid. Instead he ultimately takes up the name Scarlet Spider.
* ''Fanfic/AThingOfVikings'':
** In the books Snotlout’s mother is named Freda, here her name is Serena.
** "Camicazi" gets adapted to the more realistic name of "Camilla", with the same shortened nickname of "Cami."
* In ''Fanfic/Earth27'', Artemis of Bana-Mighdall is changed to Andraste to avoid confusion with the Greek goddess (the author said it didn't make sense for her being named after her given that the Egyptian Bana-Mighdall didn't worship the Greek Gods like normal Amazons) and Artemis Crock aka Tigress.
* In ''Fanfic/FlipACoin'', Mon-El agrees to go by Larry when posing as a human, and asks for it to be shortened to Lar, his name in the''Hyrule Warriors'' inspired fic ''Fanfic/InSottoVoce''. [[ComicBook/LegionOfSuperHeroes comics]] but not in the [[Series/Supergirl2015 show]].
* ''Fanfic/PowerRangersClockwork'': In the original ''Skyrim'' mod ''Clockwork'', the two characters who lived in the castle were named Lahar and Lamashtu[[spoiler:/Shadow]]. In the fanfic,Ruto's name they are renamed Asgaut and Brynja Velothi as a result of changing the story's setting to Norway.
* Aurora's mother isshort for "Rutella".usually referred to as "Leah". In ''Fanfic/{{Fairytales}}'', she is "Analiese".
** To reduce the excess of "MAR- mom names," as per WordOfGod, some characters' mothers have non-canon names, e.g. Selina Kyle's mother's name is changed from Maria to Isabella, and Wally West's is changed from Mary to April.
** Samuel Bradley is changed to ''Samson'' Bradley, but it's a minor alteration since both are better known by the nickname "Slam."
** Raven's real name, Rachel Roth, becomes [[MultiEthnicName Raquel Megumi Marife Ryu]] since her ethnicity is changed from Caucasian to Filipino.
** Hawkgirl's secret identity, Shiera Sanders-Hall, is changed to ''Sierra'' Sanders-Hall.
* As Spider Man was SparedByTheAdaptation, Miles Morales doesn't take up the Spider Man name in Fanfic/UltimateRewrite, nor does he use the OneSteveLimit enforced rename from WesternAnimation/UltimateSpiderMan; Kid Arachnid. Instead he ultimately takes up the name Scarlet Spider.
* ''Fanfic/AThingOfVikings'':
** In the books Snotlout’s mother is named Freda, here her name is Serena.
** "Camicazi" gets adapted to the more realistic name of "Camilla", with the same shortened nickname of "Cami."
* In ''Fanfic/Earth27'', Artemis of Bana-Mighdall is changed to Andraste to avoid confusion with the Greek goddess (the author said it didn't make sense for her being named after her given that the Egyptian Bana-Mighdall didn't worship the Greek Gods like normal Amazons) and Artemis Crock aka Tigress.
* In ''Fanfic/FlipACoin'', Mon-El agrees to go by Larry when posing as a human, and asks for it to be shortened to Lar, his name in the
* ''Fanfic/PowerRangersClockwork'': In the original ''Skyrim'' mod ''Clockwork'', the two characters who lived in the castle were named Lahar and Lamashtu[[spoiler:/Shadow]]. In the fanfic,
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* ''Fanfic/NoOneSaidLifeWasGonnaBeFair'': Several gems have more human-sounding names. For example, Malachite's name is "Mallory", but most just call her "Mal", and Stevonnie is renamed "Stephanie".
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!!Frozen
* In the ''Disney/{{Frozen}}'' {{Continuation}} Fic ''Fanfic/WhatAboutWitchQueen'' royal family of Isles is called von Schwalbe, so prince Hans Westerguard is renamed to Hans von Schwalbe, although he's given the title "graf von Westerguard" and Westerguard is an island he rules.
!!Harry Potter
* In ''Fanfic/ADifferentDursleyFamily'', Vernon and Petunia name their son "Ryan" instead of "Dudley".
!!My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic
* In ''Fanfic/TheElementsOfFriendship'', an AlternateUniverseFic of ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'', Princess Luna becomes Queen Selena.
* ''WebVideo/FriendshipIsWitchcraft'' is an AbridgedSeries-esque parody of ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'':
** Shining Armor is renamed "Francis Sparkle". He is also Twilight's adopted brother instead of a blood related one.
** Princess Luna is renamed "Princess Molestia", as a counterpart [[FamilyThemeNaming to her sister Celestia's name]]. When she went off to space camp she decided to name herself "Luna", but no one calls her that.
** A very subtle name change occurs with "Cadance", who is renamed "Cad''e''nce". Her full name is more obvious. It's "Cadence [[MeaningfulName Notevil]] [[ParodySue Goodpony]]" in ''Friendship Is Witchcraft'' but "Mi Amore Cadenza" in the original series. Cadence has an identical twin sister named "Cadance" who appears [[spoiler:after Twilight leaves Cadence to die in a cave for trying to marry her brother.]]
* ''Fanfic/PonyPOVSeries'':
** Trixie Lulamoon became Trixie Midsummernight.
** Twilight Sparkle's mother Twilight Velvet became Starlight Sparkle.
* In ''[[http://www.fimfiction.net/story/194929/a-world-reflected A World, Reflected]]'', all of the human inhabitants of the ''Equestria Girls'' world have human names instead of sharing the names of their pony counterparts, and Canterlot High School is changed to John F. Kennedy Academy.
* The ''My Little Pony:FIM'' AbridgedSeries ''WebVideo/MajorLeaguePony'' changes Celestia and Luna's names to Sunbutt and Moonbutt respectively. [[spoiler: Subverted at the end of the second episode, where it's revealed that that's just what Twilight calls them, while ''somehow'' not realizing what her teacher and ruler's real name is.]]
* ''WebVideo/ScootertrixTheAbridged'':
** Rainbow Dash's name is changed into "The Bird" ([[SpellMyNameWithAThe yes, the "The" is part of her name]]). According to WordOfGod, ''he'' doesn't even remember why he did this.
** Little Strong Heart has her name changed to the more generic Harper.
* Also invoked in ''WebVideo/MyLittlePonyTotallyLegitRecap'', when Thorax is first introduced the narrator mentions that his name doesn't quiet suit the character's... timid personality and says he should be named Steve or something. Sure enough, Thorax is referred to as Steve by every character for the rest of the series, including his ''mother''. His brother Pharynx has his name changed to Frank because it's too bothersome to pronounce and it's not even bug-related.
!!RWBY
* Subverted in ''WebVideo/RWBYAbridged'', where Blake claims initially that she has no name and just refers to herself as "Cat Girl". But it's later revealed that her name is still Blake, she just stopped using it, likely because of her DarkAndTroubledPast.
* ''Fanfic/RWBYZero'': Weiss Schnee's mother is named Crystal in this fic because this fic started before her name was revealed to be Willow in canon.
!!Sonic the Hedgehog
* DoubleSubverted in ''FanFic/SonicManiaTheNovelization''. Eggman initially names the Hard Boiled Heavies the names they have in the original game, but they find the names stupid and give themselves "cooler names":
** Heavy Rider becomes Knight Rider.
** Heavy Shinobi becomes Frostblade.
** Heavy Magician becomes Spellbinder.
** Heavy Gunner becomes Blaster Master.
** Heavy King becomes Metal King.
!!Steven Universe
* ''Fanfic/IllMetByMoonlight'':
** Blue Pearl here is referred to as "Iris", as she is a vampire and not "a pearl" like in-canon.
** [[CharacterNameLimits "Blue Diamond" is simply named "Blue" or "the Blue Lady."]] This makes sense, as here she is a vampire and not a sentient alien space-rock.
* ''Fanfic/NoOneSaidLifeWasGonnaBeFair'': Several gems have more human-sounding names. For example, Malachite's name is "Mallory", but most just call her "Mal", and Stevonnie is renamed"Stephanie"."Stephanie".
!!Miscellaneous
* In the AlternateUniverseFic ''FanFic/ThePrincessAndTheDragon'', which despite its fantasy setting contains enough elements from ''[[Anime/YuGiOh Yu-Gi-Oh!]]'' canon to be considered an adaptation, Dark Marik is renamed Ishtar.
* The ''Anime/{{Pokemon}}''/''WesternAnimation/BeastWars'' crossover ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/3444797/1/Pokemon-Wars-Transformers-The-Beginning Pokémon Wars: Transformers]]'' has the Maximals and Predacons land on the Pokémon World rather than Prehistoric Earth and thus [[AdaptationalSpeciesChange use Pokémon as their disguise forms instead]]. While Optimus Primal and Megatron, now a Blastoise and Feraligator, respectively, retain their LegacyCharacter namesakes, the other Transformers are given new code names to match their new appearances:
** Cheetor becomes a Houndoom and is renamed Blaze-Hound.
** Rhinox becomes an Aggron and is renamed Aggronix.
** Rattrap becomes a Raichu and is renamed Shockrat.
** Dinobot becomes a Charizard and is renamed Chari-Tron.
** Waspinator becomes a Bedrill and is renamed Bee-Driller.
** Terrorsaur becomes an Aerodactyl and is renamed Aerosaur.
** Tarantulus becomes an Ariados and is renamed Ariadox.
** Scorponock becomes a Scizor and is renamed Scizornex.
* In ''Fanfic/TheBridge'', Spacegodzilla is named Xenilla (the author personally thinks Spacegodzilla is a stupid name).
** In ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/5877643/5/A-Whole-New-Tale-Kaila-s-Revenge A Whole New Tale: Kaila's Revenge]]'', [[VideoGame/FireEmblemElibe Roy]] is renamed Jarren for the same reason (the author thinks Roy is a stupid name).
* ''Fanfic/CyclesUponCycles'': In this ''VideoGame/StarCraft'' / ''Franchise/MassEffect'' crossover the Reapers are now named the Harvesters to differentiate them from the Starcraft unit.
* In ''Fanfic/EmpathTheLuckiestSmurf'', Gutsy from Sony Pictures' ''Film/TheSmurfs'' film series becomes Duncan [=McSmurf=] with an AdaptationDyeJob (brown sideburns instead of ginger, and green plaid instead of blue). He's still referred to InUniverse as Gutsy by a few characters, mostly as a nickname or an InsultOfEndearment by Hefty.
* In ''Fanfic/TheOneILoveIs'' Kaworu was renamed Kaoru due to the author turning him into a girl.
* ''Fanfic/AManOfIron'':
** When Jon Snow takes on a superhero identity, the role is that of War Machine, but the name he takes up is Centurion instead. Also, the author was incensed when [[Series/GameOfThrones the show]] revealed that his birth name was Aegon, so changed it to Jaehaerys.
** A minor example, but Dany names her black dragon Drogan instead of Drogon, since instead of just being named in honor of Drogo's memory, she's also honoring her protector [[ComicBook/{{Wolverine}} Logan]].
** The War of the Five Kings is instead the War of the Five ''Crowns'', since while Balon Greyjoy hasn't made a move yet, a fifth contender has (albeit inadvertently) come forward in the form of [[spoiler: Jane Seaworth, whom Thor declares a Queen]].
* Rickon Stark's direwolf pup was originally named [[ADogNamedDog Shaggy Dog]] in ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire''. But in ''Fanfic/RobbReturns'', Ned tells Rickon to take some time to think about his pup's name, so he eventually decides on Fleetfoot instead.
* ''Fanfic/EarthsAlienHistory'' has a couple of examples:
** Diana's code name is "Power Woman" rather than "ComicBook/WonderWoman".
** The [[Franchise/MassEffect SSV Normandy]] is now known as the ECS [[Literature/TheWarOfTheWorlds Thunder Child]].
* James Lake Junior in ''Fanfic/BecomingTheMaskTrollhunters'' is nicknamed Jay-Jay instead of Jim ... because the Changeling who replaced Jay-Jay as a baby, and took his place as the story's protagonist, has claimed Jim as ''his'' name.
* Downplayed in the ''Hyrule Warriors'' inspired fic ''Fanfic/InSottoVoce''. In the fanfic, Ruto's name is short for "Rutella".
* In the ''Disney/{{Frozen}}'' {{Continuation}} Fic ''Fanfic/WhatAboutWitchQueen'' royal family of Isles is called von Schwalbe, so prince Hans Westerguard is renamed to Hans von Schwalbe, although he's given the title "graf von Westerguard" and Westerguard is an island he rules.
!!Harry Potter
* In ''Fanfic/ADifferentDursleyFamily'', Vernon and Petunia name their son "Ryan" instead of "Dudley".
!!My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic
* In ''Fanfic/TheElementsOfFriendship'', an AlternateUniverseFic of ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'', Princess Luna becomes Queen Selena.
* ''WebVideo/FriendshipIsWitchcraft'' is an AbridgedSeries-esque parody of ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'':
** Shining Armor is renamed "Francis Sparkle". He is also Twilight's adopted brother instead of a blood related one.
** Princess Luna is renamed "Princess Molestia", as a counterpart [[FamilyThemeNaming to her sister Celestia's name]]. When she went off to space camp she decided to name herself "Luna", but no one calls her that.
** A very subtle name change occurs with "Cadance", who is renamed "Cad''e''nce". Her full name is more obvious. It's "Cadence [[MeaningfulName Notevil]] [[ParodySue Goodpony]]" in ''Friendship Is Witchcraft'' but "Mi Amore Cadenza" in the original series. Cadence has an identical twin sister named "Cadance" who appears [[spoiler:after Twilight leaves Cadence to die in a cave for trying to marry her brother.]]
* ''Fanfic/PonyPOVSeries'':
** Trixie Lulamoon became Trixie Midsummernight.
** Twilight Sparkle's mother Twilight Velvet became Starlight Sparkle.
* In ''[[http://www.fimfiction.net/story/194929/a-world-reflected A World, Reflected]]'', all of the human inhabitants of the ''Equestria Girls'' world have human names instead of sharing the names of their pony counterparts, and Canterlot High School is changed to John F. Kennedy Academy.
* The ''My Little Pony:FIM'' AbridgedSeries ''WebVideo/MajorLeaguePony'' changes Celestia and Luna's names to Sunbutt and Moonbutt respectively. [[spoiler: Subverted at the end of the second episode, where it's revealed that that's just what Twilight calls them, while ''somehow'' not realizing what her teacher and ruler's real name is.]]
* ''WebVideo/ScootertrixTheAbridged'':
** Rainbow Dash's name is changed into "The Bird" ([[SpellMyNameWithAThe yes, the "The" is part of her name]]). According to WordOfGod, ''he'' doesn't even remember why he did this.
** Little Strong Heart has her name changed to the more generic Harper.
* Also invoked in ''WebVideo/MyLittlePonyTotallyLegitRecap'', when Thorax is first introduced the narrator mentions that his name doesn't quiet suit the character's... timid personality and says he should be named Steve or something. Sure enough, Thorax is referred to as Steve by every character for the rest of the series, including his ''mother''. His brother Pharynx has his name changed to Frank because it's too bothersome to pronounce and it's not even bug-related.
!!RWBY
* Subverted in ''WebVideo/RWBYAbridged'', where Blake claims initially that she has no name and just refers to herself as "Cat Girl". But it's later revealed that her name is still Blake, she just stopped using it, likely because of her DarkAndTroubledPast.
* ''Fanfic/RWBYZero'': Weiss Schnee's mother is named Crystal in this fic because this fic started before her name was revealed to be Willow in canon.
!!Sonic the Hedgehog
* DoubleSubverted in ''FanFic/SonicManiaTheNovelization''. Eggman initially names the Hard Boiled Heavies the names they have in the original game, but they find the names stupid and give themselves "cooler names":
** Heavy Rider becomes Knight Rider.
** Heavy Shinobi becomes Frostblade.
** Heavy Magician becomes Spellbinder.
** Heavy Gunner becomes Blaster Master.
** Heavy King becomes Metal King.
!!Steven Universe
* ''Fanfic/IllMetByMoonlight'':
** Blue Pearl here is referred to as "Iris", as she is a vampire and not "a pearl" like in-canon.
** [[CharacterNameLimits "Blue Diamond" is simply named "Blue" or "the Blue Lady."]] This makes sense, as here she is a vampire and not a sentient alien space-rock.
* ''Fanfic/NoOneSaidLifeWasGonnaBeFair'': Several gems have more human-sounding names. For example, Malachite's name is "Mallory", but most just call her "Mal", and Stevonnie is renamed
!!Miscellaneous
* In the AlternateUniverseFic ''FanFic/ThePrincessAndTheDragon'', which despite its fantasy setting contains enough elements from ''[[Anime/YuGiOh Yu-Gi-Oh!]]'' canon to be considered an adaptation, Dark Marik is renamed Ishtar.
* The ''Anime/{{Pokemon}}''/''WesternAnimation/BeastWars'' crossover ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/3444797/1/Pokemon-Wars-Transformers-The-Beginning Pokémon Wars: Transformers]]'' has the Maximals and Predacons land on the Pokémon World rather than Prehistoric Earth and thus [[AdaptationalSpeciesChange use Pokémon as their disguise forms instead]]. While Optimus Primal and Megatron, now a Blastoise and Feraligator, respectively, retain their LegacyCharacter namesakes, the other Transformers are given new code names to match their new appearances:
** Cheetor becomes a Houndoom and is renamed Blaze-Hound.
** Rhinox becomes an Aggron and is renamed Aggronix.
** Rattrap becomes a Raichu and is renamed Shockrat.
** Dinobot becomes a Charizard and is renamed Chari-Tron.
** Waspinator becomes a Bedrill and is renamed Bee-Driller.
** Terrorsaur becomes an Aerodactyl and is renamed Aerosaur.
** Tarantulus becomes an Ariados and is renamed Ariadox.
** Scorponock becomes a Scizor and is renamed Scizornex.
* In ''Fanfic/TheBridge'', Spacegodzilla is named Xenilla (the author personally thinks Spacegodzilla is a stupid name).
** In ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/5877643/5/A-Whole-New-Tale-Kaila-s-Revenge A Whole New Tale: Kaila's Revenge]]'', [[VideoGame/FireEmblemElibe Roy]] is renamed Jarren for the same reason (the author thinks Roy is a stupid name).
* ''Fanfic/CyclesUponCycles'': In this ''VideoGame/StarCraft'' / ''Franchise/MassEffect'' crossover the Reapers are now named the Harvesters to differentiate them from the Starcraft unit.
* In ''Fanfic/EmpathTheLuckiestSmurf'', Gutsy from Sony Pictures' ''Film/TheSmurfs'' film series becomes Duncan [=McSmurf=] with an AdaptationDyeJob (brown sideburns instead of ginger, and green plaid instead of blue). He's still referred to InUniverse as Gutsy by a few characters, mostly as a nickname or an InsultOfEndearment by Hefty.
* In ''Fanfic/TheOneILoveIs'' Kaworu was renamed Kaoru due to the author turning him into a girl.
* ''Fanfic/AManOfIron'':
** When Jon Snow takes on a superhero identity, the role is that of War Machine, but the name he takes up is Centurion instead. Also, the author was incensed when [[Series/GameOfThrones the show]] revealed that his birth name was Aegon, so changed it to Jaehaerys.
** A minor example, but Dany names her black dragon Drogan instead of Drogon, since instead of just being named in honor of Drogo's memory, she's also honoring her protector [[ComicBook/{{Wolverine}} Logan]].
** The War of the Five Kings is instead the War of the Five ''Crowns'', since while Balon Greyjoy hasn't made a move yet, a fifth contender has (albeit inadvertently) come forward in the form of [[spoiler: Jane Seaworth, whom Thor declares a Queen]].
* Rickon Stark's direwolf pup was originally named [[ADogNamedDog Shaggy Dog]] in ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire''. But in ''Fanfic/RobbReturns'', Ned tells Rickon to take some time to think about his pup's name, so he eventually decides on Fleetfoot instead.
* ''Fanfic/EarthsAlienHistory'' has a couple of examples:
** Diana's code name is "Power Woman" rather than "ComicBook/WonderWoman".
** The [[Franchise/MassEffect SSV Normandy]] is now known as the ECS [[Literature/TheWarOfTheWorlds Thunder Child]].
* James Lake Junior in ''Fanfic/BecomingTheMaskTrollhunters'' is nicknamed Jay-Jay instead of Jim ... because the Changeling who replaced Jay-Jay as a baby, and took his place as the story's protagonist, has claimed Jim as ''his'' name.
* Downplayed in the ''Hyrule Warriors'' inspired fic ''Fanfic/InSottoVoce''. In the fanfic, Ruto's name is short for "Rutella".
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* ''Fanfic/NoOneSaidLifeWasGonnaBeFair'': Several gems have more human-sounding names. For example, Malachite's name is "Mallory", but most just call her "Mal", and Stevonnie is renamed "Stephanie".
