History Main / AdaptationNameChange

* ''WesternAnimation/StrawberryShortcake'': The episode "Sleeping Beauty" had some characters' names changed. The titular character from ''Sleeping Beauty'' had her name changed to Princess Strawberry Rose, Prince Phillip had his name changed to Huckleberry, and Maleficent was just called the "Brambleberry Fairy".

* [[WesternAnimation/BatmanTheDoomThatCameToGotham The film adaptation]] of ''ComicBook/BatmanTheDoomThatCameToGotham'' renamed Cassandra Cain "Kai Li Cain."

* ''WesternAnimation/MarvelRisingSecretWarriors'' sees ComicBook/SpiderGwen called Ghost-Spider instead of ComicBook/SpiderWoman. In a piece of RetCanon, ''ComicBook/MarvelAFreshStart'' would see Gwen take up the "Ghost-Spider" codename.

* ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManIntoTheSpiderVerse'': Instead of being a man named Otto Octavius, ComicBook/DoctorOctopus is a [[GenderFlip woman]] named Olivia "Liv" Octavius. It's implied that a male Otto exists in the universe of Peter B. Parker, though.

* In ''VideoGame/ThePunisherTHQ'', Jigsaw's real name is John Saint rather than Billy Russo.

* ''VideoGame/SpiderManPS4''
** The game sees [[Characters/MarvelComicsMilesMorales Miles Morales]]'s dad, Jefferson, still use his birth last name of "Davis" whereas in the comics, Jeff took Rio's last name to get away from his DarkAndTroubledPast and his criminal brother, Aaron.
** In the comics, Dr. Morgan Michaels was merely an anglicized alias used by [[ComicBook/{{Morbius}} Michael Morbius]]. Here, it's apparently his real name.
** Granted, we never learned the true name of the Triad member who'd become Mr. Negative, just that he'd pulled a DeadPersonImpersonation on the real Martin Li, someone who was intended to be sold into slavery. Here, by virtue of being a CompositeCharacter, Martin Li really is Mr. Negative's true name.
** ''VideoGame/SpiderManMilesMorales'' shortens [[spoiler:the Tinkerer's first name from "Phineas" to merely "Phin" due to the character being made into [[GenderFlip a girl]].]]

* ''VideoGame/XMenLegends'' changed Magma's real name from Amara Aquilla to Alison Crestmere, which was the fake name she had been tricked into thinking was real for a time in the comics.

* ''Webcomic/VixenNYC'': Vixen went by Mari [=McCabe=] (or Mari Jiwe [=McCabe=]) in the comics, adopting "[=McCabe=]" after fleeing to the United States. Since this version of her is American, there was no need to take on a new name, so she is named Mari Jiwe.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheAvengersEarthsMightiestHeroes'':
** Michael Korvac's lover has her name changed from Carina to Corrina, though it's presumably still pronounced the same.
** ComicBook/{{Captain Marvel|MarvelComics}}'s real name is Geheneris Hala´son Mahr Vehl rather than the shorter Mar-Vell, much like in the ComicBook/UltimateMarvel comics.
* In ''WesternAnimation/TheAvengersUnitedTheyStand'', ComicBook/TheFalcon's nephew is called Andrew rather than Jim or Jody.
* ''WesternAnimation/AvengersAssemble'':
** Like the ''Ultimate Spider-Man'' entry below, the show changes Yelena Belova's codename to Crimson Widow so that there aren't two characters called "ComicBook/BlackWidow" in the same series.
** Similarly, the ''Secret Wars'' season briefly adapts part of Jason Aaron's ''ComicBook/{{Thor|2014}}'' run, where Jane Foster became the new Thor after lifting Mjolnir. To avoid having two Thors in the cast, the show had Jane take on the name Thunderstrike after being given an enchanted mace by Odin (allowing the original Thor to keep Mjolnir).
** ComicBook/BlackPanther's grandfather is named T'Chanda rather than Azzuri (or Azzuri). In ''Fantastic Four Unlimited'' #1 (March 1993) by Roy Thomas (scripts) and Herb Trimpe (art), T'Challa's grandfather's name is Chanda. Recently, the ''ComicBook/{{Wakanda|2022}}'' miniseries says that T'Chanda (or Chanda) is his real name and that Azzari (or Azzuri) is his regnal name.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheBatman''
** When the show decided to adapt Ellen Yindel from ''ComicBook/BatmanTheDarkKnightReturns'' and gave her RaceLift to make her Asian, they also changed her name to "Ellen Yin".
** The members of the Terrible Trio in the comics were named Warren Lawford (Fox), Gunther Hardwick (Shark), and Armand Lydecker (Vulture). They're renamed, respectively, David, Justin, and [[GenderFlip Amber]].
* ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheBraveAndTheBold'':
** The show changed ComicBook/{{Batwoman}}'s name from Kathy Kane to Katrina Moldoff, and had her referred to as Bat-Lady. This was the result of ExecutiveMeddling, as the execs at Creator/DCComics were worried that the character's AdaptationalVillainy would negatively impact the Kate Kane ''Batwoman'' series that was being published at the time. It's still a ShoutOutThemeNaming, just changing the homage target from [[NameOfCain Bob Kane]] to Sheldon Moldoff, [[FridgeBrilliance who created the original comics Batwoman]].
** Owlman's evil MirrorUniverse version of the [[ComicBook/JusticeLeagueOfAmerica Justice League]] is called the Injustice Syndicate rather than the Crime Syndicate of America.
** As mentioned before, the show changed Captain Atom's real last name from "Adam" to "Adams".
** ComicBook/PlasticMan's first name is Edward instead of Patrick.
** While "William" in still Doc Magnus's first name, his middle name is now "Milton" instead of "Maxwell" and this Magnus is a case of MiddleNameBasis.
* In ''WesternAnimation/BewareTheBatman'', Magpie's real name is "Margaret Sorrow" rather than "Margaret Pye", likely to avoid the corniness of the original MeaningfulName. (It's still meaningful ["One for sorrow..."], just a touch more subtle.)
* ComicBook/CaptainAtom is renamed from "Nathaniel Adam" to "Nathaniel Adam'''''s'''''" (note the "s") in ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague Unlimited'', ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheBraveAndTheBold'' and ''WesternAnimation/YoungJustice2010.'' Creator/GregWeisman, original co-writer of the "Nathaniel Adam" version of the character and partially responsible for both of those last two examples, notes that the "correct" version always [[TwoFirstNames felt artificial]].

* Franchise/DCAnimatedUniverse:
** ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'':
*** Blackgate Penitentiary is renamed Stonegate.
*** Killer Croc's last name is changed from "Jones" to "Morgan".
*** Werewolf Anthony Lupus is given the ''slightly'' less blatant WerewolfThemeNaming Anthony Romulus.
** ''WesternAnimation/SupermanTheAnimatedSeries'':
*** The series changed the name of Weather Wizard's brother from Clyde to Ben.
*** Kara Zor-El is renamed "Kara In-Ze". This was due to ExecutiveMeddling. At the time DC had a mandate that Superman was the last Kryptonian left. This meant that Supergirl was ExiledFromContinuity (and is why Matrix and Linda Danvers were created). To get around this, the makers of ''Superman The Animated Series'' simply gave Kara a new last name (which actually [[MythologyGag was her mother's maiden name]]) and said she wasn't from Krypton, but a sister planet that also ended up destroyed. Kara In-Ze was otherwise used interchangeably with Kara Zor-El, besides the fact she was Superman's adopted cousin rather than his biological one.
*** The episode "Two's a Crowd" was based loosely on the "Doc Parasite" storyline in the comics, except that the scientist Parasite absorbed was named Earl Garver rather than Torval Freeman (and had a RaceLift from black to white).
*** In the pilot, Lara's father is named Sul-Van rather than Lor-Van, which in turn makes Lara's maiden name Lara Sul-Van.
** ''WesternAnimation/BatmanBeyond'' featured the animated debut of lesser-known Batman villain Spellbinder, but changed his first name from "Delbert" to "Ira".
** ''WesternAnimation/StaticShock'':
*** Hotstreak's real name went from Martin "Biz Money B" Scaponi to Francis "F-Stop" Stone.
*** D-Struct's real name was changed from Damon Briggs to Derek "D.B." Barnett.
*** Rubberband Man went from Karmon Stringer to Adam Evans, though he still uses Stringer as a nickname and alias.
*** Nina Crocker/Timezone is loosely based on Sara Quinones/Flashback, though she is curiously called Flashback in her episode's end credits.
*** This continuity's version of the ComicBook/BloodSyndicate are instead called the Night Breed.
** ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague'':
*** Professor Ivo's first name was changed from "Anthony" to "Arthur".
*** As noted above, ComicBook/CaptainAtom's real last name is modified from "Adam" to "Adams".
* ''WesternAnimation/{{DC Super Hero Girls|2019}}'':
** ComicBook/{{Zatanna}}'s name is "Zee," with Zatanna being her superhero codename. In the comics, "Zatanna" ''is'' her real name, while "Zee" is a nickname.
** ComicBook/{{Raven}} is introduced as "Rachel." In the comics, her name is [[OnlyOneName just "Raven"]], but she sometimes uses "Rachel Roth" (with "Roth" being her mother's surname) as a civilian name.
** In the comics, Harley Quinn owns a pair of male pet hyenas named [[Creator/AbbottAndCostello Bud and Lou]]. In the cartoon, she instead owns a pair of [[GenderFlip female]] hyenas named [[Series/ILoveLucy Lucy and Ethel]].
** The worst neighborhood in Metropolis is now called Sinister Slum instead of Suicide Slum, likely for the same reason the "Suicide Squad" is never actually called that in other DC adaptations aimed at children.

* While ''WesternAnimation/{{Harley Quinn|2019}}'' still sees ComicBook/PoisonIvy named "Pamela Isley", her middle name in the series is "Candace", not "Lilian".
* ''WesternAnimation/TheIncredibleHulk1982'' changed Major Glenn Talbot's first name to Ned.
* ''WesternAnimation/IronManArmoredAdventures'':
** Madame Masque's civilian name was changed to Whitney Frost to Whitney Stane as a result of becoming Obadiah Stane's daughter in this series. Doubly so, as the Masque of the comics was adopted and she was born "Giulietta Nefaria" -- and thus was Count Nefaria's daughter.
** Pepper Pott's real name is changed from Virginia to Patricia.
** The Fixer's codename is modified to "Mr. Fix".
* ''WesternAnimation/IronManTheAnimatedSeries'':
** Tony's parents are named Walter and Martha Stark rather than Howard and Maria Stark, though one: the second season does retcon that Walter is a case of MiddleNameBasis and his first name is indeed "Howard" and two, the 2011 ''ComicBook/{{SHIELD}}'' series did RetCanon Walter as Howard's middle name.
** While Tony's middle name isn't known in the show, the initial is "B", implying this in in play (in the comics, Tony's middle name is "Edward").
** The doomed scientist who helped Tony build the Iron Man armor to escape captivity in his origin story had his name changed from Ho Yinsen to Wellington Yinsen.
** The ComicBook/ScarletWitch's surname is Frank, not Maximoff or Lehnsherr. This is probably a MythologyGag to the idea floated in the seventies that her and Quicksilver's parents were Robert Frank/the Whizzer and his wife Madeline Joyce/Miss America. At the time of the series, the Magneto origin had been in place for a decade.

* ''WesternAnimation/MarvelRisingSecretWarriors'' changed Spider-Gwen/Spider-Woman to Ghost Spider for reasons of practicality. While her book was titled Spider-Gwen, she was obviously never called that in-universe, and since Jessica Drew was currently using the Spider-Woman name in the Marvel Universe proper, to avoid confusion, when the animated feature was announced, Gwen's code name was changed to Ghost Spider, and it became RetCanon in the comics.
* ''WesternAnimation/MarvelsSpiderMan'':
** Miles Morales' heroic identity is Spy-D rather than Spider-Man.
** In an example mixed with CompositeCharacter, the Jackal's real name is changed to Raymond Warren (who was the Jackal's brother in the comics) instead of Miles Warren. Presumably, [[OneSteveLimit this was done to avoid having two characters named Miles in the main cast]].
* In ''WesternAnimation/TheMarvelSuperHeroes'':
** The adaptation of the first issue of ''ComicBook/TheIncredibleHulk'' changed the villain Gargoyle's name to the Gorgon.
** When the ComicBook/XMen guest-starred, they were renamed the Allies for Peace.

* ''WesternAnimation/SilverSurferTheAnimatedSeries'' changed Mistress Death's name to Lady Chaos due to the NeverSayDie trope.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheSpectacularSpiderMan''
** Molten Man's civilian identity, Mark Raxton, is renamed Mark Allan (because he and Liz Allan are full siblings instead of stepsiblings).
** Ned Leeds is [[RaceLift Asian in the series]], and is therefore renamed Ned Lee.
** Kenny "King Kong" [=McFarlane=] from ''ComicBook/UltimateSpiderMan'' is also Asian, and named Kenny Kong.
** Silver Sable is Sable Manfredi instead of Silver Sablinova since she's Silvermane's daughter.
* ''WesternAnimation/SpiderMan1967''
** The Lizard's real name is changed from Curt Connors to Curt Conner.
** Jackson Brice's supervillain name is changed from Montana to Cowboy for some reason.
** The episode "Captured by J. Jonah Jameson" adapts the first appearance of the Spider-Slayer robot, but changes the first name of the inventor Spencer Smythe to Henry.
** Captain Stacy's first name is Ned rather than George.
* In ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManAndHisAmazingFriends'':
** Sunfire's uncle's name is changed from Tomo to Jin Ju, [[AsLongAsItSoundsForeign which isn't actually a Japanese name]] and [[InterchangeableAsianCultures sounds more Korean than anything]].
** Peter Parker and his friends are still studying at ESU, but this stands for Eastern State University, rather than Empire.
* ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManTheAnimatedSeries'':
** The Sinister Six was called the Insidious Six. Creator/FoxKids censors felt that the word ''sinister'' sounded too menacing for a children's program (even though another Fox Kids program, ''WesternAnimation/XMenTheAnimatedSeries'', had Mister Sinister as a villain).
** Electro was renamed because the producers did not want to interfere with the continuity of Creator/JamesCameron's proposed Spider-Man movie, in which the Sandman and Electro were supposed to be the villains. Although Sandman remained unseen in the series when Cameron's film fell through, Electro was belatedly introduced in the series' fifth season. Electro appears in the "Six Forgotten Warriors" storyline of season five; here his name is Rheinholt Schmidt (He's ComicBook/RedSkull's son in this series) instead of Max Dillon.
*** Cameron's film also would've changed Electro's name. The script had him called Carlton Strand instead of Max Dillon. Sandman was also called Boyd instead of Flint Marko.
** [[ComicBook/BlackCat Felicia Hardy]]'s parents had their names changed: her father went from "Walter Hardy" to "John Hardesky" and Lydia Hardy had her first name changed to "Anastasia".
** In the comics, ComicBook/TheKingpin's real name is Wilson Fisk. In the show, while Wilson is still his real first name, "Wilson Fisk" is actually an alias and his real last name is "Moriarty."
** Variant with the Black Marvel. His real name is changed from Daniel Lyons to Omar Mosely, but Lyons did still exist in this universe [[DecompositeCharacter as a separate character]].
** Abraham Erskine, the scientist who turned Steve Rogers into ComicBook/CaptainAmerica was renamed "Joseph Reinstein".
* ''WesternAnimation/SpideyAndHisAmazingFriends'': Miles Morales' superhero name is once again changed to avoid confusion about having two characters called Spider-Man: This time, his code name is changed to "Spin".

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Teen Titans|2003}}'':
** Beast Boy was referred to as "Changeling" during ''The New Teen Titans'' comics that the cartoon is based on. It wasn't until later that he returned to his original "Beast Boy." In the cartoon, he's always "Beast Boy," and never changes his codename.
** The Fearsome Five are renamed "The H.I.V.E. Five," as they're all students of the H.I.V.E. Academy in this continuity.

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Ultimate Spider|Man2012}}-Man'':
** ComicBook/LukeCage's parents' names are changed from "James and Esther Lucas" to "Walter and Amanda Cage". Between this and them calling their son "Luke", one expects this Luke Cage was always named that in this universe, while in the comics his birth name was "Carl Lucas".
** In the comics, the Rhino's real name is Aleksei Sytsevich, with his original name, Alex O'Hirn, {{Retcon}}ned into being an alias. In the cartoon, Alex O'Hirn is his real name.
** Arcade's amusement park is changed from Murderworld to Madland.
** As with ''Spider-Man: Noir'', the Green Goblin is just called the Goblin here.
** To avoid the confusion of having two characters named "Spider-Man", [[Characters/MarvelComicsMilesMorales Miles Morales]] temporarily changes his superhero name to Kid Arachnid while staying in Peter's dimension.
** In the comics, Harry Osborn became an armored hero known as the American Son for a brief period. He eventually gets the armor in the show too, but is inexplicably called the Patrioteer instead.
** In the comics, Mr. Negative's minions are called "Inner Demons". In "Return to the Spider-Verse, Part Three", he calls them "Dragons".

* In ''WesternAnimation/XMenEvolution'':
** Toad's real name was changed from Mortimer Toynbee to Todd Tolensky
** Avalanche's was changed from Dominic Petros to Lance Alvers.
** Due to being depicted as a little kid, Jamie Maddox's codename is modified from "ComicBook/MultipleMan" to just "Multiple".
* ''WesternAnimation/XMenTheAnimatedSeries'':
** When the show decided to reveal that Sabretooth was Graydon Creed's father, they did this by revealing that Graydon was named after him, hence Sabretooth being "Graydon Creed, Sr." rather than having his first name be "Victor". By extension, this makes Graydon Creed "Gradyon Creed, ''Jr''."
** Solarr's real name is Bill Braddock rather than Silas King.
** Morph's original codename in the comics was "Changeling". However, DC Comics had trademarked it as Beast Boy was using it at the time, hence the name change. It's since stuck as ''ComicBook/AgeOfApocalypse'' and ''ComicBook/{{Exiles}}'' incarnations of the character have used it.
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Young Justice|2010}}'':
** The Secret Society of Super Villains were called "the {{Light|IsNotGood}}". In "Revelation," Batman refers to it as "a secret society of supervillains" when he deduces the group's existence but doesn't know what it's called.
** Paula Crock is given a RaceLift and as Cheshire is RelatedInTheAdaptation (and pulling a NomDeMom, according to WordOfGod), her maiden name is changed from "Brooks" to "Nguyen."
** A minor one: Lian Harper becomes Lian Nguyen-Harper, using both parents' surnames.
** Mary Marvel is renamed Sergeant Marvel, though due to DC having officially changed Captain Marvel's name to ComicBook/{{Shazam}} in the years between the show's cancellation and [[UnCancelled revival]], her superheroic alter ego is only ever called "Sergeant" both onscreen and in the credits. WordOfGod has stated that Captain Marvel Jr. also would've been renamed Lieutenant Marvel had his cameo not been cut, though it's unknown what he'll be called if he ever does appear in future seasons thanks to the aforementioned decision to stop using the word "Marvel." This effectively sidesteps the issues of Mary Marvel using her real first name and Captain Marvel Jr. being unable to actually say his codename[[note]]Unlike Captain Marvel and Mary, who would say "Shazam" to use their powers, Captain Marvel, Jr. had to say "Captain Marvel"[[/note]]. [[spoiler:Sergeant Marvel is later rechristened Black Mary in the final scene of Season 4 after falling under the sway of Granny Goodness.]]
** Though the other three CanonForeigner heroes from ''WesternAnimation/SuperFriends'' never had their identities revealed, Samurai's name was given as Toshio Eto. Samurai's analogue in ''Young Justice'' is a [[GenderFlip young girl]] named Asami "Sam" Koizumi.
** In the ''[[ComicBook/TheOutsidersDCComics Outsiders]]'' comics, Halo was originally known as Violet Harper, while "Gabrielle Doe" is an alias. Here it's basically reversed: she's [[AdaptationalNationality a Quraci]] with the birth name Gabrielle Daou but renames herself "Violet Harper" after deciding that ThatWomanIsDead.
** Traci Thirteen's name is changed to Traci Thurston, while Thirteen is merely her superhero codename.
** The son of ComicBook/{{Aquaman}} and Mera has his name changed from Arthur, Jr. to Artur.
** Dolphin is called Delphis, though this is explained to be the Atlantean word for her traditional comic name.
** Mist's real name is Andy rather than Nash.
** Orphan's real name is changed from Cassandra Cain to Cassandra Wu-San, as she was raised by Lady Shiva instead of David Cain in this continuity.
** Khalid Nassour's mother is called Jane instead of Elizabeth.

** In the original manga ''Persia Ga Suki'', Persia was raised by a zoologist named Dr. Yasogami. In the anime, he was a scientist named Dr. Goken.
** Dr. Yasogami had two sons named Akira and Fudo (''[[Franchise/{{Devilman}} Akira Fudo]]''?). In the anime this was changed to the grandsons Riki and Gaku Goken.

** Granted, we never learned the true name of the Triad member who'd become Mr. Negative, just that he'd pulled a DeadPersonImpersonation on the real Martin Li, someone who was intended to be sold into slavery. Here, by virtue of being a CompositeCharacter, Martin Le really is Mr. Negative's true name.

** In the original french translation, Moneybags was named "Gros-sous" (Big-cash), in the remaster his french name become "Richard" for unknown reason.

* ''WesternAnimation/Nimona2023'': In [[Webcomic/Nimona the webcomic]], Ballister was known as Blackheart as he was an established villain when Nimona met him. Here, he's still going by his more knightly name Boldheart, as he was just recently framed for regicide.

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* In ''Fanfic/TheresNoOneLikeYou'', [[WesternAnimation/TheOwlHouse Terra Snapdragon]] is renamed Tara due to it being a ModernAUFic where such names would be out of place.
* [[https://www.tumblr.com/bixels Bixels]] and [[https://www.tumblr.com/tulliok Tulliok]]'s [[https://www.tumblr.com/bixels/731817680902995968/a-color-variant-of-the-grand-galloping-20s-cover?source=share Grand Galloping 20s]] series reimagines the cast of ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' as living in 1920s rural america, so most of their names are changed to fit in more with the (mostly) realistic setting and the cultures they stem from. Their original names occasionally show up as nicknames or aliases. Twilight Sparkle becomes Thea Sullivan, Applejack becomes April-Jacqueline, Rainbow Dash becomes Doli, Fluttershy becomes Félicie, and Pinkie Pie becomes Rosita Piedra.
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Alice Andrews in the books becomes Alice Allen in TheMovie then Annie Adams in TheSeries.

This is when a character or group has a name change between adaptations.

The Name Change of The Character can be their first name, last name or both; that also includes super alter egos.

* In ''Anime/BabyFelixAndFriends'', Martin the Martian (a bit-player from the ''WesternAnimation/FelixTheCatJoeOriolo'' TV Felix the Cat cartoons) had his name changed to Marty, likely to keep people from confusing him with [[WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes Marvin the Martian.]]

* Princess Jasmine in ''WesternAnimation/{{Aladdin}}'' was named "Badroulbadour" in the original tale. Interestingly, Disney was [[OlderThanTheyThink not the first]] to use that name. Aladdin's princess was first called "Jasmine" in an 1952 film called ''Aladdin and His Lamp''.
* Diane Foxington in ''WesternAnimation/TheBadGuys2022'' was named Ellen in the original book series.
* The film adaptation of ''ComicBook/BatmanTheDoomThatCameToGotham'' renamed Cassandra Cain "Kai Li Cain."

* Banzai and Ed from ''WesternAnimation/TheLionKing1994'' are renamed Azizi and Kamari in [[WesternAnimation/TheLionKing2019 the 2019 remake]]. This is due to their original names not meshing with the African setting. (Although Banzai actually ''is'' Swahili for "lurk," despite also being a Japanese war cry. With Ed, of course, [[OddNameOut not fitting in is kind of the joke]].)

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Mulan}}'': In the original legends, the titular character's full name is Hua Mulan, however in the Disney adaptation, her family name is Fa, the Cantonese equivalent.
* ''WesternAnimation/Nimona2023'': In the webcomic, Ballister was known as Blackheart as he was an established villain when Nimona met him. Here, he's still going by his more knightly name Boldheart, as he was just recently framed for regicide.

* Prince Harelip in ''Literature/ThePrincessAndTheGoblin'' becomes Prince Froglip in the adaptation because of "harelip" referring to an actual deformity and naming the villain something like that wouldn't have been in good taste.

* ''WesternAnimation/AvengersAssemble''

** ComicBook/BlackPanther's grandfather is named T'Chanda rather than Azzuri (or Azzuri). In ''Fantastic Four Unlimited'' #1 (March 1993) by Roy Thomas (scripts) and Herb Trimpe (art), T'Challa's grandfather's name is Chanda. Recently, the [[ComicBook/Wakanda2022 ''Wakanda'']] miniseries says that T'Chanda (or Chanda) is his real name and that Azzari (or Azzuri) is his regnal name.

* ''WesternAnimation/Castlevania2017'':

* ''WesternAnimation/DCSuperHeroGirls'':

* ''WesternAnimation/{{DuckTales|2017}}'':
** In the 2017 reboot, Gizmoduck's real name is changed from Fenton Crackshell to Fenton [[RaceLift Crackshell-Cabrera]].
** Dewey's full name here is "Dewford," while in the comics it's "Deuteronomy." WordOfGod says that the original became too hard for Creator/TonyAnselmo to say as [[WesternAnimation/DonaldDuck Donald]], but that "Deuteronomy" is his middle name. Though Season 2 would retcon his middle name to "Dingus".

** In ''WesternAnimation/DarkwingDuck'', Negaduck's real name was never mentioned, but heavily implied to be Drake Mallard by the virtue of being his AlternateSelf. Here, he is [[spoiler:not an alternate Drake Mallard, but an actor named Jim Starling, who used to play Darkwing Duck in a tv show before going insane after his role was recast in a movie.]]

* While ''WesternAnimation/HarleyQuinn2019'' still sees ComicBook/PoisonIvy named "Pamela Isley", her middle name in the series is "Candace", not "Lilian".

*** Played with in regards to Antoine. In the show's production bible his last name was D'Coolette, which was never mentioned in the show's first season, but was mentioned in ''ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogArchieComics'' which had been in development at the same time as the show but due to ProductionLeadTime would debut months ahead of the first episode. However the second season of the cartoon would ignore this and instead use Depardieu as Antoine's surname.

* In ''WesternAnimation/TheSuperMarioBrosSuperShow'' and some other Mario adaptations, Bowser was called by his Japanese name, King Koopa, even though the games always used the name Bowser from day one.

* ''WesternAnimation/TakAndThePowerOfJuju2007'' changed the names of some of the characters who originated from [[VideoGame/TakAndThePowerOfJuju the]] [[VideoGame/Tak2TheStaffOfDreams video]] [[VideoGame/TakTheGreatJujuChallenge games]].

* ''WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2003'' makes the Shredder [[spoiler:[[AdaptationalSpeciesChange an utrom]] named Ch'Rell who uses Oroku Saki as an alias]].
* ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans2003'':

* ''WesternAnimation/UltimateSpiderMan2012'':

* ''WesternAnimation/YoungJustice2010'':

* Zorro's grandmother, the shaman Tainah in ''WesternAnimation/ZorroTheChronicles'' is based on Zorro's grandmother, the shaman White Owl in the novel ''Zorro'' by Isabel Allende. (And the shaman Gray Owl, who is not stated to be Zorro's grandmother, in ''WesternAnimation/TheNewAdventuresOfZorro1997''.)

* ''WesternAnimation/{{WITCH}}''

* The ''WesternAnimation/{{WITCH}}'' cartoon changes Will's full name from "Wilhelmina" to "Wilma". It's still an EmbarrassingFirstName regardless.

* ''WesternAnimation/ThomasAndFriends'': Sir Stephen Topham Hatt III's name is changed to "Sir *Bertram* Topham Hatt", notice the lack of a number too.

* Valhallarama from ''[[Literature/HowToTrainYourDragon How to Steal a Dragon's Jewel]]'' is renamed Valka in ''WesternAnimation/HowToTrainYourDragon2''.

** In the ''[[ComicBook/TheOutsiders Outsiders]]'' comics, Halo was originally known as Violet Harper, while "Gabrielle Doe" is an alias. Here it's basically reversed: she's [[AdaptationalNationality a Quraci]] with the birth name Gabrielle Daou but renames herself "Violet Harper" after deciding that ThatWomanIsDead.

* The film adaptation of ''Comicbook/BatmanTheDoomThatCameToGotham'' renamed Cassandra Cain "Kai Li Cain."

** The game sees ComicBook/MilesMorales's dad, Jefferson, still use his birth last name of "Davis" whereas in the comics, Jeff took Rio's last name to get away from his DarkAndTroubledPast and his criminal brother, Aaron.

** To avoid the confusion of having two characters named "Spider-Man", ComicBook/MilesMorales temporarily changes his superhero name to Kid Arachnid while staying in Peter's dimension.