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* ''Film/DoctorSeries'':
** ''Film/DoctorInTheHouse1954'': The main character in the novel was called "Richard Gordon" (after the author), however, his name in the film, "Simon Sparrow", was what Richard was renamed in one of the later novels.
** While ''Film/DoctorInTrouble'''s main character is Dr. Burke, the original novel (''Doctor on Toast'') had focused on Dr. Grimsdyke. However, Creator/LesliePhillips had previously played both characters (who were basically the same with a different name) in ''Film/DoctorInLove'' and ''Film/DoctorInClover'', so the change wasn't too jarring to watch.
** ''Film/DoctorInTheHouse1954'': The main character in the novel was called "Richard Gordon" (after the author), however, his name in the film, "Simon Sparrow", was what Richard was renamed in one of the later novels.
** While ''Film/DoctorInTrouble'''s main character is Dr. Burke, the original novel (''Doctor on Toast'') had focused on Dr. Grimsdyke. However, Creator/LesliePhillips had previously played both characters (who were basically the same with a different name) in ''Film/DoctorInLove'' and ''Film/DoctorInClover'', so the change wasn't too jarring to watch.
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* ''Film/DoctorSeries'':
** ''Film/DoctorInTheHouse1954'': The main character in the novel was called "Richard Gordon" (after the author), however, his name in the film, "Simon Sparrow", was what Richard was renamed in oneTwo of the later novels.
** While ''Film/DoctorInTrouble'''s main character is Dr. Burke,supporting female characters from ''Film/DadsArmy2016'' appear to based on ones from [[Series/DadsArmy the original novel (''Doctor on Toast'') series]]:
** Walker hadfocused on Dr. Grimsdyke. However, Creator/LesliePhillips had previously a pretty blonde girlfriend called Shirley (Edith in some episodes but played both characters (who were basically the same with by Creator/WendyRichard regardless of her name). Here, he has a different name) in ''Film/DoctorInLove'' and ''Film/DoctorInClover'', so the change wasn't too jarring pretty blonde girlfriend called Daphne.
** Pike was sometimes shown towatch.have a somewhat shy girlfriend called Ivy, whereas here he has a somewhat shy girlfriend called Vera.
** ''Film/DoctorInTheHouse1954'': The main character in the novel was called "Richard Gordon" (after the author), however, his name in the film, "Simon Sparrow", was what Richard was renamed in one
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* ''Film/DoctorSeries'':
** ''Film/DoctorInTheHouse1954'': The main character in the novel was called "Richard Gordon" (after the author), however, his name in the film, "Simon Sparrow", was what Richard was renamed in one of the later novels.
** While ''Film/DoctorInTrouble'''s main character is Dr. Burke, the original novel (''Doctor on Toast'') had focused on Dr. Grimsdyke. However, Creator/LesliePhillips had previously played both characters (who were basically the same with a different name) in ''Film/DoctorInLove'' and ''Film/DoctorInClover'', so the change wasn't too jarring to watch.
** ''Film/DoctorInTheHouse1954'': The main character in the novel was called "Richard Gordon" (after the author), however, his name in the film, "Simon Sparrow", was what Richard was renamed in one of the later novels.
** While ''Film/DoctorInTrouble'''s main character is Dr. Burke, the original novel (''Doctor on Toast'') had focused on Dr. Grimsdyke. However, Creator/LesliePhillips had previously played both characters (who were basically the same with a different name) in ''Film/DoctorInLove'' and ''Film/DoctorInClover'', so the change wasn't too jarring to watch.
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* In the 1998 live adaptation of ''Literature/GreatExpectations'', the names are mostly changed to match the setting in modern-day Miami. Pip is renamed Finnegan which is shortened to Finn. Miss Havisham is renamed Ms Dinsmoor.
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* ''Film/TheCrow'': Sherri became Sarah in the film, in addition to her increased role.
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* ''Film/TheCrow'': ''Film/TheCrow1994'': Sherri became Sarah in the film, in addition to her increased role.
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* ''Film/BatmanAndRobin'':
** Barbara Gordon receives a name change to Barbara Wilson as she is now Alfred's niece instead of Jim Gordon's daughter.
** Retroactively for Bane. The film gives him the name "Antonio Diego", which was NamedByTheAdaptation at the time, though the comics would later that King Snake, real name Edmund Dorrance, is his father.
** Barbara Gordon receives a name change to Barbara Wilson as she is now Alfred's niece instead of Jim Gordon's daughter.
** Retroactively for Bane. The film gives him the name "Antonio Diego", which was NamedByTheAdaptation at the time, though the comics would later that King Snake, real name Edmund Dorrance, is his father.
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* ''Film/{{Daredevil}}'' sees:
** Roscoe "Fixer" Sweeney is renamed Fallon.
** Jack Murdock's boxing nickname is changed from "Battlin' Jack" to "The Devil".
** Comicbook/{{Elektra}}'s father, Hugo Kostas Natchios, is renamed Nicholas Natchios.
* Roland Daggett is renamed John Daggett in ''Film/TheDarkKnightRises''.
** Roscoe "Fixer" Sweeney is renamed Fallon.
** Jack Murdock's boxing nickname is changed from "Battlin' Jack" to "The Devil".
** Comicbook/{{Elektra}}'s father, Hugo Kostas Natchios, is renamed Nicholas Natchios.
* Roland Daggett is renamed John Daggett in ''Film/TheDarkKnightRises''.
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* Franchise/DCExtendedUniverse:
** ''Film/BatmanVSupermanDawnOfJustice'' has Comicbook/LexLuthor named after his father, whereas prior depictions of his dad had him named "Jules" or, after ''Series/{{Smallville}}'', "Lionel". By extension, this appears to Luthor himself as while the ComicBook/PostCrisis and ComicBook/New52 incarnations were named "Alexander" (pre-Crisis Earth-1's Lex was short for "Alexis" and Earth-2's was short for "Alexei"), they weren't named after their dads and thus weren't "Lex Luthor Jr."
** ''Film/WonderWoman2017'': As part of her RaceLift, Dr. Poison's name is changed from Princess Maru in the comics to Isabel Maru in the film.
** In ''Film/Aquaman2018'', Black Manta is named David Kane rather than David Hyde. This is an unusual example -- in the comics, he was long only known by his first name. The movie [[NamedByTheAdaptation made up a surname]], only for the comics to come up with a different answer while it was in production.
** In the Comicbook/HarleyQuinn comics, Harley has a pair of pet hyenas named Bud and Lou. In the ''Film/BirdsOfPrey2020'' movie, however, she has [[AdaptedOut a single]] hyena named Bruce.
** ''Film/TheSuicideSquad'':
*** Arm-Fall-Off Boy has his moniker changed to the ''slightly'' less immediately ridiculous "The Detachable Kid" ([=TDK=] for short). It's still bad enough that Rick Flag and Harley Quinn immediately mock it. His real name was also changed from "Floyd Belkin" to "Cory Pitzner". These were likely done due to a combination of the character being an adult member of the Suicide Squad instead of a teen member of the ComicBook/LegionOfSuperHeroes and the fact his creator, Gerard Jones, plead guilty to owning child porn.
*** Implied with the original Ratcatcher. His real name is Otis Flannegan in the comics. While we never find out his name, his daughter's last name is Cazo suggesting it is his as well.
** In the original comics, Al Pratt's superheroic identity was Comicbook/TheAtom. ''Film/BlackAdam2022'' instead establishes that he was the [[LegacyCharacter original Atom Smasher]], with the codename later passing to his nephew in the present day.
** ''Film/BatmanVSupermanDawnOfJustice'' has Comicbook/LexLuthor named after his father, whereas prior depictions of his dad had him named "Jules" or, after ''Series/{{Smallville}}'', "Lionel". By extension, this appears to Luthor himself as while the ComicBook/PostCrisis and ComicBook/New52 incarnations were named "Alexander" (pre-Crisis Earth-1's Lex was short for "Alexis" and Earth-2's was short for "Alexei"), they weren't named after their dads and thus weren't "Lex Luthor Jr."
** ''Film/WonderWoman2017'': As part of her RaceLift, Dr. Poison's name is changed from Princess Maru in the comics to Isabel Maru in the film.
** In ''Film/Aquaman2018'', Black Manta is named David Kane rather than David Hyde. This is an unusual example -- in the comics, he was long only known by his first name. The movie [[NamedByTheAdaptation made up a surname]], only for the comics to come up with a different answer while it was in production.
** In the Comicbook/HarleyQuinn comics, Harley has a pair of pet hyenas named Bud and Lou. In the ''Film/BirdsOfPrey2020'' movie, however, she has [[AdaptedOut a single]] hyena named Bruce.
** ''Film/TheSuicideSquad'':
*** Arm-Fall-Off Boy has his moniker changed to the ''slightly'' less immediately ridiculous "The Detachable Kid" ([=TDK=] for short). It's still bad enough that Rick Flag and Harley Quinn immediately mock it. His real name was also changed from "Floyd Belkin" to "Cory Pitzner". These were likely done due to a combination of the character being an adult member of the Suicide Squad instead of a teen member of the ComicBook/LegionOfSuperHeroes and the fact his creator, Gerard Jones, plead guilty to owning child porn.
*** Implied with the original Ratcatcher. His real name is Otis Flannegan in the comics. While we never find out his name, his daughter's last name is Cazo suggesting it is his as well.
** In the original comics, Al Pratt's superheroic identity was Comicbook/TheAtom. ''Film/BlackAdam2022'' instead establishes that he was the [[LegacyCharacter original Atom Smasher]], with the codename later passing to his nephew in the present day.
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* {{Subverted}}: ''Film/FantasticFour2015'' intended to change ComicBook/DoctorDoom's real name from "Victor Von Doom" to "Victor Domashev"; when word got out and fans reacted negatively, however, reshoots changed it back.
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* ''Film/{{Hulk}}'' sees Bruce Banner's parents get in on this:
** Brian Banner, Bruce's father, renamed "David" likely as an homage to [[Series/TheIncredibleHulk1977 the series]], where (as mentioned below) Bruce himself went by "David." ''ComicBook/HouseOfM'' might've {{RetCanon}}ed this a bit as the version of Brian in that universe has "David" as his middle name.
*** As mentioned in the comics section, his name was originally DW Banner, as he debuted in the TV series three years earlier than in comics, so it's an adaptation of an adaptation. Or not, if the "D" in "DW" stands for "David" (it was never clarified what the initials stand for).
** His mother was renamed from "Rebecca" to "Edith".
** Brian Banner, Bruce's father, renamed "David" likely as an homage to [[Series/TheIncredibleHulk1977 the series]], where (as mentioned below) Bruce himself went by "David." ''ComicBook/HouseOfM'' might've {{RetCanon}}ed this a bit as the version of Brian in that universe has "David" as his middle name.
*** As mentioned in the comics section, his name was originally DW Banner, as he debuted in the TV series three years earlier than in comics, so it's an adaptation of an adaptation. Or not, if the "D" in "DW" stands for "David" (it was never clarified what the initials stand for).
** His mother was renamed from "Rebecca" to "Edith".
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* ''Film/MadameWeb2024'':
** {{Subverted|Trope}} with Cassandra Webb, as while her name is still Cassandra, she seems to have the nickname Cassie from Ben and her other co-workers, whereas in the comics she had no such nickname. PlayedStraight in regards to her last name, as in the comics "Webb" was her married name while here "Webb" is her actual, maiden last name.
** PlayedWith in regards to Julia. A teenager here, she retains the comics version's birth surname of Cornwall, rather than the better-known Carpenter, the married name that she kept even after her divorce.
** {{Subverted|Trope}} with Cassandra Webb, as while her name is still Cassandra, she seems to have the nickname Cassie from Ben and her other co-workers, whereas in the comics she had no such nickname. PlayedStraight in regards to her last name, as in the comics "Webb" was her married name while here "Webb" is her actual, maiden last name.
** PlayedWith in regards to Julia. A teenager here, she retains the comics version's birth surname of Cornwall, rather than the better-known Carpenter, the married name that she kept even after her divorce.
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* ''Film/PunisherWarZone'':
** While Jigsaw retains his codename, his first name (Billy), and his original nickname ("the Beaut"), his last name is modified from "Russo" to "Russoti".
** Don Massimo Cesare had his first name changed to "Gaitano".
** While Jigsaw retains his codename, his first name (Billy), and his original nickname ("the Beaut"), his last name is modified from "Russo" to "Russoti".
** Don Massimo Cesare had his first name changed to "Gaitano".
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* In ''Film/SpiderMan1'', the pro wrestler Peter defeats in his origin story is named Bone Saw [=McGraw=] rather than Crusher Hogan.
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* In ''Film/SupermanTheMovie'' and ''Film/SupermanII'', the character Faora from the comic books is renamed to Ursa. In ''Film/ManOfSteel'', the character's name is changed back to Faora. To add to the confusion, "Faora" and "Ursa" [[DecompositeCharacter have become two separate characters]] in the comics.
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* ''Film/{{Watchmen}}'':
** The second team of superheroes had its name changed from the Crime Busters to the Watchmen. Amusingly, it's a longstanding [[IAmNotShazam misconception]] that the team actually ''was'' called the Watchmen in the comic, so the movie may have just made a bigger headache for readers in its attempt to streamline things.
** Dr. Malcolm Long, the prison psychiatrist who analyzes Rorschach after his arrest, has his forename changed to William according to the ''Under the Hood'' featurette.
** The second team of superheroes had its name changed from the Crime Busters to the Watchmen. Amusingly, it's a longstanding [[IAmNotShazam misconception]] that the team actually ''was'' called the Watchmen in the comic, so the movie may have just made a bigger headache for readers in its attempt to streamline things.
** Dr. Malcolm Long, the prison psychiatrist who analyzes Rorschach after his arrest, has his forename changed to William according to the ''Under the Hood'' featurette.
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* ''Film/XMenFilmSeries'':
** In the film series, [[Characters/XMenFilmSeriesMagneto Magneto]]'s real name is Erik Lehnsherr and an alias he uses is Henryk Gurzsky. While in the comics, Magneto's birth name of "Max Eisenhardt" wouldn't be revealed until 2008's ''X-Men: Magneto Testament'', "Erik Magnus Lehnserr", originally presumed to be his real name, was retconned to be an alias in the immediate aftermath of ''Operation: Zero Tolerance'' in the '90s.
** [=MacTaggert=] is [[Characters/XMenFilmSeriesHumansOriginalTimeline Moira]]'s maiden name instead of Kinross. She got married and divorced within the 21-year gap between ''Film/XMenFirstClass'' and ''Film/XMenApocalypse'', and she is referred to as Agent [=MacTaggert=] before her marriage and after her divorce.
** ''Film/XMenFirstClass'' also features the character named Angel Salvadore/Tempest in the comics. Here [[OnlyKnownByTheirNickname we're never told her real name]], but "Angel" is a stage name that she adapts as a code name. This is made more confusing since the film series [[OneSteveLimit previously featured]] Warren Worthington, the ''X-Men'' character who is ''actually'' called "Angel" in the comics.
** ''Film/X2XMenUnited'': [[Characters/XMenFilmSeriesXMenOriginalTimeline Pyro]]'s name is changed from St. John Allerdyce to the Americanized John Allerdyce, and [[Characters/XMenFilmSeriesWeaponXOriginalTimeline Jason Stryker]] is based on Jason Wyngard.
** ''Film/XMenOriginsWolverine'': Silver Fox has her name changed to the more Canadian-sounding "Kayla Silverfox." She was also apparently given a RaceLift, as she's played by the very light-skinned Lynn Collins, who claims to have distant Native ancestry, but otherwise looks nothing like Silver Fox. This trope is also {{implied}} with [[Characters/XMenFilmSeriesBrotherhood Victor (Sabretooth)]], as the credits lists his father's name as Logan whereas the comic Sabretooth's name was Victor Creed.
** ''Film/TheWolverine'': Mariko's fiancé has his name changed from "Noburo Hideki" to "Noburo Mori," possibly because, although an actual Japanese name, Hideki is a given name, not a family one.
** [[Characters/XMenFilmSeriesXMenNewTimeline Quicksilver]]'s real name is changed from "Pietro Maximoff" to the more Americanized "Peter Maximoff" -- presumably due to the fact that the film version of Quicksilver was raised in the U.S. while his comic counterpart grew up in Eastern Europe, although a supplementary website (25 Moments) and the Italian dub both still refers to him as Pietro. The same Name Change was also applied to [[Characters/XMenFilmSeriesXMenOriginalTimeline Colossus]].
** ''Film/XMenApocalypse'': Magneto had a daughter named Anya in the comics, but her name is [[Characters/XMenFilmSeriesOtherMutantsNewTimeline Nina]] in the movie-verse.
** ''Film/{{Logan}}'':
*** Since Sarah Kinney was adapted out, Laura doesn't have a surname spoken on-film, and the closest we possibly get is "Howlett," when Logan introduces her as his daughter. Additionally, since X-23 became an entire project rather than a single clone, her designation is X23-23.
*** [[Characters/XMenFilmSeriesTransigen Rictor]] doesn't go by Julio Richter at all, and is [[OnlyKnownByTheirNickname Only Known By His Nickname]].
** In the film series, [[Characters/XMenFilmSeriesMagneto Magneto]]'s real name is Erik Lehnsherr and an alias he uses is Henryk Gurzsky. While in the comics, Magneto's birth name of "Max Eisenhardt" wouldn't be revealed until 2008's ''X-Men: Magneto Testament'', "Erik Magnus Lehnserr", originally presumed to be his real name, was retconned to be an alias in the immediate aftermath of ''Operation: Zero Tolerance'' in the '90s.
** [=MacTaggert=] is [[Characters/XMenFilmSeriesHumansOriginalTimeline Moira]]'s maiden name instead of Kinross. She got married and divorced within the 21-year gap between ''Film/XMenFirstClass'' and ''Film/XMenApocalypse'', and she is referred to as Agent [=MacTaggert=] before her marriage and after her divorce.
** ''Film/XMenFirstClass'' also features the character named Angel Salvadore/Tempest in the comics. Here [[OnlyKnownByTheirNickname we're never told her real name]], but "Angel" is a stage name that she adapts as a code name. This is made more confusing since the film series [[OneSteveLimit previously featured]] Warren Worthington, the ''X-Men'' character who is ''actually'' called "Angel" in the comics.
** ''Film/X2XMenUnited'': [[Characters/XMenFilmSeriesXMenOriginalTimeline Pyro]]'s name is changed from St. John Allerdyce to the Americanized John Allerdyce, and [[Characters/XMenFilmSeriesWeaponXOriginalTimeline Jason Stryker]] is based on Jason Wyngard.
** ''Film/XMenOriginsWolverine'': Silver Fox has her name changed to the more Canadian-sounding "Kayla Silverfox." She was also apparently given a RaceLift, as she's played by the very light-skinned Lynn Collins, who claims to have distant Native ancestry, but otherwise looks nothing like Silver Fox. This trope is also {{implied}} with [[Characters/XMenFilmSeriesBrotherhood Victor (Sabretooth)]], as the credits lists his father's name as Logan whereas the comic Sabretooth's name was Victor Creed.
** ''Film/TheWolverine'': Mariko's fiancé has his name changed from "Noburo Hideki" to "Noburo Mori," possibly because, although an actual Japanese name, Hideki is a given name, not a family one.
** [[Characters/XMenFilmSeriesXMenNewTimeline Quicksilver]]'s real name is changed from "Pietro Maximoff" to the more Americanized "Peter Maximoff" -- presumably due to the fact that the film version of Quicksilver was raised in the U.S. while his comic counterpart grew up in Eastern Europe, although a supplementary website (25 Moments) and the Italian dub both still refers to him as Pietro. The same Name Change was also applied to [[Characters/XMenFilmSeriesXMenOriginalTimeline Colossus]].
** ''Film/XMenApocalypse'': Magneto had a daughter named Anya in the comics, but her name is [[Characters/XMenFilmSeriesOtherMutantsNewTimeline Nina]] in the movie-verse.
** ''Film/{{Logan}}'':
*** Since Sarah Kinney was adapted out, Laura doesn't have a surname spoken on-film, and the closest we possibly get is "Howlett," when Logan introduces her as his daughter. Additionally, since X-23 became an entire project rather than a single clone, her designation is X23-23.
*** [[Characters/XMenFilmSeriesTransigen Rictor]] doesn't go by Julio Richter at all, and is [[OnlyKnownByTheirNickname Only Known By His Nickname]].
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* ''Film/LemonadeMouth'' names Charlie's brother Tommy. In the original book, his name was Aaron.
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* Some of the characters in ''Film/TwiceRoundTheDaffodils'' had different names in ''Ring for Catty'', the play the film was based on:
** Ian Richards was first called "Donald Gray".
** Bob's first name used to be "Leonard".
** Ian Richards was first called "Donald Gray".
** Bob's first name used to be "Leonard".
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** PlayedWith in regards to Julia. Her surname here is Cornwall, which was her birth name in the comics, rather than her comics counterpart's more well known surname Carpenter. As this was her married name that she kept even after her divorce, her teenage film counterpart here defaults to her birth surname.
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* In the ''Film/TransformersFilmSeries'' Spike Witwicky is renamed Sam Witwicky. His father Sparkplug is renamed Ron. The reason was given by the writers that the movie versions don't share the same backgrounds as mechanics/oil rig workers as their [[WesternAnimation/TheTransformers original counterparts]].
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* In the ''Film/TransformersFilmSeries'' ''Film/TransformersFilmSeries'':
** Spike Witwicky is renamed Sam Witwicky. His father Sparkplug is renamed Ron. The reason was given by the writers that the movie versions don't share the same backgrounds as mechanics/oil rig workers as their [[WesternAnimation/TheTransformers original counterparts]].
** Spike Witwicky is renamed Sam Witwicky. His father Sparkplug is renamed Ron. The reason was given by the writers that the movie versions don't share the same backgrounds as mechanics/oil rig workers as their [[WesternAnimation/TheTransformers original counterparts]].
