History Main / AdaptationNameChange

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

*** Hotstreak went from Martin "Biz Money B" Scaponi to Francis "F-Stop" Stone.

* In the pilot of ''WesternAnimation/{{Kaeloo}}'', Kaeloo's name was Kaelou and Stumpy's name was Moignon which is his name in the French dub of the serie.

** In ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog'', Sonic's name is just "Sonic". "The Hedgehog" is a title not a SpeciesSurname and his surname (if he has one) is never given. In ''WesternAnimation/SonicBoom'', his name ''is'' "Sonic the Hedgehog". Yes, that means "the" is his middle name (and it gets poked fun at).

This is also very common in [[ForeignRemake foreign adaptations,]] where names are changed to either reflect the local culture or to give the show its own identity. It may also accompany a RaceLift, AdaptationalNationality change, or GenderFlip, with a character's name reflecting their new ethnicity or gender ([[GenderBlenderName usually]]).

** Leia isn't a princess, she's ''named'' Princess Organa. Like Adam/Luke, her ''real'' name is still Leia, but it was changed to stop Anakin/Vader finding her.

* The Koopalings in ''WesternAnimation/TheAdventuresOfSuperMarioBros3'' and ''WesternAnimation/SuperMarioWorld''. In this case, when the former of the two shows aired, Nintendo of America hadn't yet given them official names.

* ''Roleplay/ProjectionQuest'' changes Browbeat into Aspirant, after his talk with [[WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda Po]] showed him that his power has more potential than he initially believed.

* WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants is frequently named "Spingebill" in WebAnimation/YouTubePoop titles. Originally, this was done to avoid copyright takedowns from Creator/ViacomCBS. While this was ultimately ineffective, poopers have nonetheless stuck with the name for RuleOfFunny.

* ''VideoGame/MarioPartyTheTop100'': The minigame Toadstool Titan returns from ''VideoGame/MarioParty3'' under the new name of "Mush Pit". This name would be used again when the minigame returned in ''VideoGame/MarioPartySuperstars''.

* Diane Foxington in ''WesternAnimation/TheBadGuys'' was named Ellen in the original book series.

** ComicBook/BlackPanther's grandfather is named T'Chanda rather than Azzari (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.

* In the various versions of ''Don Juan'', while the title character's name has been consistent (apart from localizations by country: e.g. "Don Giovanni" in Italy), most of the other stock characters have had different names in different retellings. For example, the Don's comic servant is called Cantalinón in the original play ''El Burlador de Sevilla,'' Sganarelle in Creator/{{Moliere}}'s ''Dom Juan'', Pasquariello in Giuseppe Gazzaniga's opera ''Don Giovanni Tenorino'', and most famously, Leporello in Mozart's opera ''Theatre/DonGiovanni.''

** ComicBook/BlackPanther's grandfather is named T'Chanda rather than Azzari (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 said that T'Chanda (or Chanda) is his real name and that Azzari (or Azzuri) is his regnal name.

** ComicBook/BlackPanther's grandfather is named T'Chanda rather than Azzari (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 ''Wakanda'' miniseries resolves the issue, saying that T'Chanda (or Chanda) is his real name and that Azzari (or Azzuri) is his regnal name.

** ComicBook/BlackPanther's grandfather is named T'Chanda rather than Azzari (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.

*** 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 AnimationLeadTime 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.