History PlayingWith / AdaptationNameChange

** Alice Allen becomes Alison Allen in the movie.

* '''Downplayed''': Alice Allen becomes Alison Allen in the movie.

* '''Zig Zagged''': Alice Allen becomes Belinda Goodman in the movie, but her love interest Bob Bobbins doesn't change his name, and the UnluckyChildhoodFriend Claire Clarendon becomes Claire Claren''t''on.

** "That's preposterous! What about the character's fans who got endeared to that name? The name will remain and that's final".

* '''Discussed''': "If I were a bard I'd write the most epic poem about your exploits, dear. Don't worry, I'd change your name so nobody suspects it's about you".

** [[ForeignRemake The adaptation is set in a different country]] and[=/=] or Alice [[AdaptationalNationality comes from another place in the adaptation]], so her name is changed to something more common in her new country of origin.

* '''Subverted''': Belinda Goodman turns out to be an alias.

** Everything changes in a work except for the names.

** The original work includes characters with names which have fallen prey to HaveAGayOldTime or are otherwise considered offensive and have to be changed because of this.
** Alice Allen was originally a male character called Alan Alexander, but was [[GenderFlip changed to a female]] for the adaptation.

* '''Discussed''': "I wonder if my character would get a cooler or a dumber name if someone were to make a movie adaptation of my book."
* '''Conversed''': "If I were a bard I'd write the most epic poem about your exploits, dear. Don't worry, I'd change your name so nobody suspects it's about you".

* '''Lampshaded''': "I thought my name was Alice..."
* '''Invoked''': ???
* '''Exploited''': ???
* '''Defied''': The author does allow others to adapt their stories, but the licenses always include a clause that names of characters should never be changed.
* '''Discussed''': ???
* '''Conversed''': ???
* '''Implied''': ???

** [[ForeignRemake The adaptation is set in a different country]] and[=/=] or Alice had an AdaptationNationalityChange so her name is changed to something more common in her new country of origin.
* '''Inverted''': Everything changes in a work except for the names.

* '''Justified''': A setting update of an old story changes the OutdatedName: Ida Iverson in a story set in the 1890's becomes Isla Iverson in a story set in the present.

* '''Defied''': ???

* '''Zig-Zagged''': Alice Allen becomes Belinda Goodman in the movie, but her love interest Bob Bobbins doesn't change his name, and the UnluckyChildhoodFriend Claire Clarendon becomes Claire Claren''t''on.

* '''Zig Zagged''': Alice Allen becomes Belinda Goodman in the movie, but her love interest Bob Bobbins doesn't change his name, and the UnluckyChildhoodFriend Claire Clarendon becomes Claire Claren''t''on.

* '''Straight Trope:''' Alice Allen in the book becomes Alice Morton in the movie.
* '''Exaggerated:''' Alice Allen becomes [[OverlyLongName Belinda Carmen Dorothy Eleanor Felicity Goodman]] in the movie, which confuses people as to whether she's Alice in the adaptation at all or a completely new character.
* '''Downplayed:''' Alice Allen becomes Alison Allen.
* '''Justified:''' A setting update of an old story changes the OutdatedName: Ida Iverson in a story set in the 1890's becomes Isla Iverson in a story set in the present.

* '''Inverted:''' Everything changes in a work except for the names.

* '''Subverted:''' Belinda Goodman turns out to be an alias.
* '''Double Subverted:''' ...But Belinda was using her RealNameAsAnAlias.
* '''Parodied:''' Characters frequently call Belinda "Alice" by accident, only to correct themselves shortly after.
* '''Zig Zagged:''' Alice Allen becomes Belinda Goodman in the movie, but her love interest Bob Bobbins doesn't change his name, and the UnluckyChildhoodFriend Claire Clarendon becomes Claire Claren''t''on.
* '''Averted:''' No character changes their name in an adaptation.
* '''Enforced:'''

* '''Lampshaded:''' "I thought my name was Alice..."
* '''Invoked:''' ?
* '''Exploited:''' ?
* '''Defied:'''?
* '''Discussed:''' ?
* '''Conversed:''' ?
* '''Implied:''' ?

Back to AdaptationNameChange, which was called Adoration Blame Chain in the book, and Appalachian Nome Train in the musical...

* '''Zigzagged:''' Alice Allen becomes Belinda Goodman in the movie, but her love interest Bob Bobbins doesn't change his name, and the UnluckyChildhoodFriend Claire Clarendon becomes Claire Claren''t''on.

** The names of all the places and businesses change but not the characters.

** The creator of the adaptation dislikes the name Alice, but Alice Allen is a central character in the original work, so [[AdaptedOut removing her from the adaptation]] isn't an option. Instead, the creator keeps the character, but changes her name to Belinda Allen.

* '''Subverted:''' Belinda Goodman turns out to be an alias for Alice Allen.

* '''Downplayed:'''
** Alice Allen becomes Alison Allen.

** Alice Allen was originally a male character called Alan Alexander, but was [[GenderFlip changed to a female]] for the adaptation

** Michael Allen becomes Mike Allen.

** Alice Allen becomes Alice All''a''n.

** The original work includes characters named Dick, Fanny and Gay, all of which are subject to HaveAGayOldTime. To avoid any embarrassment, the adaptation renames these characters Dirk, Francine and Gayle.

* '''Enforced:''' When Belinda Brock is cast as Alice Allen, her contract insists her character becomes TheDanza.

* '''Downplayed:''' Alice Allen becomes Alice All''a''n.

Basic Trope: A character's name is changed in an adaptation.

* '''Double Subverted:''' ...But Belinda was using her RealNameAsAlias.
* '''Parodied:''' ?

* '''Implied:''' ?

* '''Inverted:''' Everything changes in a work except for the names.