History AdaptationNameChange / FanWorks

** Many characters from ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'', such as the Mane Six have their Pony names changed to human ones to reflect them being humans in the world of ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure''. Instead, their Pony names become nicknames given to them by their respective friends and families.
** This also happens to [[Manga/JojosBizarreAdventureSteelBallRun Johnny Joestar and Gyro Zeppeli]]. Johnny is now George Joestar III, [[CrossoverRelatives the younger son of Joseph Joestar and Suzi Q]]. Meanwhile, Gyro's nickname is his actual birth name here rather than his birth name being [[spoiler:Julius Caesar]] in the manga. In-universe, it's explained that Caesar intended to give him his canon birth name, but Applejack vetoed it, leading to the couple settling for Gyro.

** Many characters from ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'', such as the Mane Six have their Pony names changed to human ones to reflect them being humans in the world of ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure. Instead, their Pony names become nicknames given to them by their respective friends and families.

* In ''Fanfic/JoJoNewUniverse'', this happens to those from ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyEquestriaGirls'', with their canon names becoming their nicknames.
** Twilight Sparkle is now Lydia Twilight.
** Applejack is Jackie Applaine.
** Sunset Shimmer is Asahi Nichibotsu.
** Fluttershy is Himari Utsukushicho.
** Pinkie Pie is Diane Hanasakura.
** Rarity is Rarita Zepelli.
** Rainbow Dash is Iro Dashell.
** This also happens to [[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureSteelBallRun Johnny Joestar and Gyro Zeppeli]]. Johnny is now George Joestar III, [[RelatedInTheAdaptation the younger son of Joseph Joestar and Suzi Q]]. Meanwhile, Gyro's nickname is ''his actually birth name'' rather than his birth name being [[spoiler:Julius Caesar]] in the manga.
** The [[VideoGame/Persona5 Phantom Thieves of Heart]] now call themselves Strike Back, as a team of [[AdaptationalSuperpowerChange Stand-using]] {{Phantom Thie|f}}ves.

* ''WebVideo/{{RWBY ABRG}}'': Both Sun Wukong and Blake Belladonna's names are {{Meaningful Rename}}s, though their original names aren't mentioned.
* 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.

* In ''Fanfic/YouAndMeAndEveryoneInBetween'', Penny's surname is "Ironwood" instead of "Polendina", because she's [[RelatedInTheAdaptation James Ironwood's daughter]].

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** Raven's real name, Rachel Roth, becomes [[MultiEthnicName Raquel Ryu]] since her ethnicity is changed from Caucasian to Filipino.

* In ''Fanfic/{{Medicated}}'', the girls all have different surnames to reflect their different upbringings; Anne's is Plantar (instead of Boonchuy), Sasha's is Vors (instead of Waybright), and Marcy's is Leviathan (instead of Wu).

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* ''Fanfic/TheGunslingerHeroFlintlock'':
** Izumi’s hero name has been changed from the canon name of “Deku” to “The Gunslinger Hero: Flintlock”. She still responds to Deku from Katsuki, though he’s the only one that is allowed to call her that.
** Because of Snipe being adopted by Inko’s family, and knowing Inko’s maiden name, we know that Snipe’s legal name in this story’s universe is Han Akatani.

** The [[OurSoulsAreDifferent Dust]] from ''Literature/HisDarkMaterials'' is usually called hrala, rarely Rusakov particles, and even rarer spirit-motes or [[spoiler:the Kolumatiy]], but the only time it's called "dust" is at the end of ''Prometheus in Chains'', where Jake uses it as a description rather than a name.

* From the first demo, ''VideoGame/TSUnderswap'' also renamed Mettaton to Mettacrit ([[spoiler:since he does not have a robot body in this AU either]]) as a ShoutOut to ''Storyshift'',[[note]]Team Switched is friendly with ''Storyshift's'' creator Voltrathelively and they have helped with each other's projects[[/note]], and gave [[ButtMonkey Burgerpants]] the even more unfortunate nickname of Bugerpant. Napstablook will also be appearing as their alter ego named [[spoiler:Sir Scratchalot]].

* Inverted in ''Fanfic/BloodRustyAU''. Rusty was never taken in by [=ThunderClan=]. He joined [=BloodClan=] and was never given a MeaningfulRename.
* Mosskit died as a kit in ''Warriors'' canon. In ''Fanfic/BluefursChoice'', she lived to adulthood and received the warrior name Mosstail.

* In ''Fanfic/TheSuperStarrChronicles'', Lila Cheney was renamed Delilah Chopra-Cheney. This is because this version of Lila has been given a RaceLift to British-Indian (She was white in the comics). And "Lila" is just a short form of "Delilah".

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* 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.

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* Melissa Shield gets a minor one in ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/14073644/1/ The Echo Ranger]]''. In that story she is given the middle name Kimberly, as part of her connection to her ancestor [[Characters/MightyMorphinPowerRangersRangers Kimberly Ann Hart.]]