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** The name is extremely difficult to pronounce in English, so it's changed to something easier for American tongues.
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* '''Played for Drama''': Elizabeth Baker disowns her family before moving to Mexico, and renames to Mariana Flores to symbolically sever ties with them and to make sure they won't be able to find her.
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* '''Played for Drama''': Elizabeth Baker disowns her abusive family before moving to Mexico, and renames to Mariana Flores to symbolically sever ties with them and to make sure they won't be able to find her.
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* '''Played for Drama''': Elizabeth Baker disowns her family before moving to Mexico, and renames to Mariana Flores to make sure they won't be able to find her.
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* '''Played for Drama''': Elizabeth Baker disowns her family before moving to Mexico, and renames to Mariana Flores to symbolically sever ties with them and to make sure they won't be able to find her.
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* '''Exploited''': ???Andrés is questioning their gender, and uses the excuse of moving to Italy to rename to [[GenderBlenderName Andrea]] as a first step to explore themselves.
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* '''Played for Drama''': ???Elizabeth Baker disowns her family before moving to Mexico, and renames to Mariana Flores to make sure they won't be able to find her.
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** Alicia, born and raised in Mexico, moves to the UK and changes her name to Alice.
** Takeshi moves from Japan to France and changes his name to Émile.
* '''Exaggerated''': Carol moves to eight different countries throughout her life and changes her name every time.
** Takeshi moves from Japan to France and changes his name to Émile.
* '''Exaggerated''': Carol moves to eight different countries throughout her life and changes her name every time.
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** Alicia, born and raised in Mexico, the Philippines, moves to the UK and changes her name to Alice.
**Takeshi Hiroshi Wakamono moves from Japan to France the USA and changes his name to Émile.
Harry Young.
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** Carol moves to eight different countries throughout her life and changes her name everytime.time.
** Hiroshi/Harry extends this trope to the rest of his family; His wife Ikue (neé Tamashiro) becomes Ivy (neé Thompson), his daughter Hikari becomes Hillary, his son Senko becomes Flash, etc.
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** Carol moves to eight different countries throughout her life and changes her name every
** Hiroshi/Harry extends this trope to the rest of his family; His wife Ikue (neé Tamashiro) becomes Ivy (neé Thompson), his daughter Hikari becomes Hillary, his son Senko becomes Flash, etc.
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** Alicia/Alice is trying to pass for British to avoid discrimination, and worries that her name could give her away.
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** Alicia/Alice Hiroshi/Harry is trying to pass for British American to avoid discrimination, and worries that her his name could give her him away.
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* '''Inverted''': Alicia was born and raised in the UK, but renamed to Alice when moving to Mexico, thus having a ''foreign'' name at all times.
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* '''Inverted''': Alicia was born and raised in the UK, but renamed to Alice when moving to Mexico, her parents' home country, the Philippines, thus having a ''foreign'' name at all times.
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* '''Enforced''': ???It's a DubNameChange caused by a DubInducedPlotlineChange.
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** A [[UsefulNotes/Transgender trans]] person came out around the same time as they moved countries and decided to take the opportunity to change their name to reflect both their gender and their new home.
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** A [[UsefulNotes/Transgender [[UsefulNotes/{{Transgender}} trans]] person came out around the same time as they moved countries and decided to take the opportunity to change their name to reflect both their gender and their new home.
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* '''Exaggerated''': Alice moves to eight different countries throughout her life and changes her name every time.
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* '''Exaggerated''': Alice Carol moves to eight different countries throughout her life and changes her name every time.
** A [[UsefulNotes/Transgender trans]] person came out around the same time as they moved countries and decided to take the opportunity to change their name to reflect both their gender and their new home.
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* '''Zig-Zagged''':
* '''Averted''': The trope is not used, implied, or mentioned at all, and there may or may not be a situation where it would be possible.
* '''Enforced''': Something in RealLife that causes ExecutiveMeddling and/or the authors to use the trope.
* '''Lampshaded''': A GenreSavvy character calls attention to the trope as it's occurring or after it has occurred, then carries on.
* '''Invoked''': A GenreSavvy character sets up a situation where the trope can occur.
* '''Exploited''': A GenreSavvy character takes advantage of a trope, or the fact that the trope will occur, possibly -- but not necessarily -- Invoking it in the process.
* '''Defied''': A GenreSavvy character tries to prevent a trope from happening.
* '''Discussed''': GenreSavvy characters talk about the trope in a situation where it is likely to happen.
* '''Conversed''': GenreSavvy characters talk about the trope in a ShowWithinAShow.
* '''Implied''': The trope isn't shown, but the audience is indirectly led to believe that it happened off-screen.
* '''Deconstructed''': The trope is played in a way that shows various logical and moral problems with the trope as normally played.
* '''Reconstructed''': The trope is played straight, but with the problems raised by the {{deconstruction}} dealt with or addressed.
* '''Played for Laughs''': The trope is played straight in a comedic way.
* '''Played for Drama''': The trope is played in a melodramatic or serious way.
* '''Played for Horror''': The trope is played in a horrifying way.
* '''Averted''': The trope is not used, implied, or mentioned at all, and there may or may not be a situation where it would be possible.
* '''Enforced''': Something in RealLife that causes ExecutiveMeddling and/or the authors to use the trope.
* '''Lampshaded''': A GenreSavvy character calls attention to the trope as it's occurring or after it has occurred, then carries on.
* '''Invoked''': A GenreSavvy character sets up a situation where the trope can occur.
* '''Exploited''': A GenreSavvy character takes advantage of a trope, or the fact that the trope will occur, possibly -- but not necessarily -- Invoking it in the process.
* '''Defied''': A GenreSavvy character tries to prevent a trope from happening.
* '''Discussed''': GenreSavvy characters talk about the trope in a situation where it is likely to happen.
* '''Conversed''': GenreSavvy characters talk about the trope in a ShowWithinAShow.
* '''Implied''': The trope isn't shown, but the audience is indirectly led to believe that it happened off-screen.
* '''Deconstructed''': The trope is played in a way that shows various logical and moral problems with the trope as normally played.
* '''Reconstructed''': The trope is played straight, but with the problems raised by the {{deconstruction}} dealt with or addressed.
* '''Played for Laughs''': The trope is played straight in a comedic way.
* '''Played for Drama''': The trope is played in a melodramatic or serious way.
* '''Played for Horror''': The trope is played in a horrifying way.
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* '''Zig-Zagged''':
'''Zig-Zagged''': Dave moves to several countries throughout his life. Sometimes he renames, sometimes he doesn't.
*'''Averted''': The trope is not used, implied, or mentioned at all, and there may or may not be a situation where it would be possible.
'''Averted''':
** No one changes their name.
** No one moves countries.
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* '''Lampshaded''':A GenreSavvy character calls attention to the trope as it's occurring or after it has occurred, then carries on.
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* '''Invoked''':A GenreSavvy character sets up a situation where the trope can occur.
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* '''Exploited''':A GenreSavvy character takes advantage of a trope, or the fact that the trope will occur, possibly -- but not necessarily -- Invoking it in the process.
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* '''Defied''': AGenreSavvy character tries to prevent a trope country forbids immigrants from happening.
changing their names because bureaucracy is already a mess as is, and they don't want to have even more work to do.
* '''Discussed''':GenreSavvy characters talk about "Will you change your name when you leave the trope in a situation where it is likely to happen.
country?" "I'm not sure yet".
* '''Conversed''':GenreSavvy characters talk about the trope in a ShowWithinAShow.
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* '''Implied''':The trope Aaron sees a document from when Ashley was still living in France. While the full name on the document isn't shown, but the audience is indirectly led to believe it can be seen that it happened off-screen.
the given name's first letter is a C.
* '''Deconstructed''':The trope is played in a way that shows various logical and moral problems with the trope as normally played.
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* '''Reconstructed''':The trope is played straight, but with the problems raised by the {{deconstruction}} dealt with or addressed.
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* '''Played for Laughs''':The trope is played straight Günther calls his family back in a comedic way.
France, who struggle to pronounce his new name every time.
* '''Played for Drama''':The trope is played in a melodramatic or serious way.
* '''Played for Horror''': The trope is played in a horrifying way.???
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** No one changes their name.
** No one moves countries.
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* '''Played for Horror''': The trope is played in a horrifying way.
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'''Basic Trope''': Someone moves to another country and changes their name to one that's seen as normal in said country. The new name may or may not be related or similar to the old one.
* '''Straight''':
** Alicia, born and raised in Mexico, moves to the UK and changes her name to Alice.
** Takeshi moves from Japan to France and changes his name to Émile.
* '''Exaggerated''': Alice moves to eight different countries throughout her life and changes her name every time.
* '''Downplayed''': George keeps his name when moving to Italy, but allows people to nickname him Giorgio.
* '''Justified''':
** They want to integrate into the culture of their new home country, and renaming felt like a good first step.
** Andrea changed his name to Andrew to avoid bullying [[GenderBlenderName because Andrea is a feminine name outside Italy]].
** Alicia/Alice is trying to pass for British to avoid discrimination, and worries that her name could give her away.
* '''Inverted''': Alicia was born and raised in the UK, but renamed to Alice when moving to Mexico, thus having a ''foreign'' name at all times.
* '''Subverted''': Alicia considered renaming, but chose not to.
* '''Double Subverted''': Then she changed her name for real after living in the UK for two years, becoming Alice.
* '''Parodied''':
** Bob moves to Mars, and changes his name to Both'khbrb'athkh, [[TheUnpronounceable which he doesn't even know how to pronounce]].
** Carol doesn't fully change her name but adds a new name every time she moves, and by the time she's lived in eight countries she has an OverlyLongName.
* '''Zig-Zagged''':
* '''Averted''': The trope is not used, implied, or mentioned at all, and there may or may not be a situation where it would be possible.
* '''Enforced''': Something in RealLife that causes ExecutiveMeddling and/or the authors to use the trope.
* '''Lampshaded''': A GenreSavvy character calls attention to the trope as it's occurring or after it has occurred, then carries on.
* '''Invoked''': A GenreSavvy character sets up a situation where the trope can occur.
* '''Exploited''': A GenreSavvy character takes advantage of a trope, or the fact that the trope will occur, possibly -- but not necessarily -- Invoking it in the process.
* '''Defied''': A GenreSavvy character tries to prevent a trope from happening.
* '''Discussed''': GenreSavvy characters talk about the trope in a situation where it is likely to happen.
* '''Conversed''': GenreSavvy characters talk about the trope in a ShowWithinAShow.
* '''Implied''': The trope isn't shown, but the audience is indirectly led to believe that it happened off-screen.
* '''Deconstructed''': The trope is played in a way that shows various logical and moral problems with the trope as normally played.
* '''Reconstructed''': The trope is played straight, but with the problems raised by the {{deconstruction}} dealt with or addressed.
* '''Played for Laughs''': The trope is played straight in a comedic way.
* '''Played for Drama''': The trope is played in a melodramatic or serious way.
* '''Played for Horror''': The trope is played in a horrifying way.
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* '''Straight''':
** Alicia, born and raised in Mexico, moves to the UK and changes her name to Alice.
** Takeshi moves from Japan to France and changes his name to Émile.
* '''Exaggerated''': Alice moves to eight different countries throughout her life and changes her name every time.
* '''Downplayed''': George keeps his name when moving to Italy, but allows people to nickname him Giorgio.
* '''Justified''':
** They want to integrate into the culture of their new home country, and renaming felt like a good first step.
** Andrea changed his name to Andrew to avoid bullying [[GenderBlenderName because Andrea is a feminine name outside Italy]].
** Alicia/Alice is trying to pass for British to avoid discrimination, and worries that her name could give her away.
* '''Inverted''': Alicia was born and raised in the UK, but renamed to Alice when moving to Mexico, thus having a ''foreign'' name at all times.
* '''Subverted''': Alicia considered renaming, but chose not to.
* '''Double Subverted''': Then she changed her name for real after living in the UK for two years, becoming Alice.
* '''Parodied''':
** Bob moves to Mars, and changes his name to Both'khbrb'athkh, [[TheUnpronounceable which he doesn't even know how to pronounce]].
** Carol doesn't fully change her name but adds a new name every time she moves, and by the time she's lived in eight countries she has an OverlyLongName.
* '''Zig-Zagged''':
* '''Averted''': The trope is not used, implied, or mentioned at all, and there may or may not be a situation where it would be possible.
* '''Enforced''': Something in RealLife that causes ExecutiveMeddling and/or the authors to use the trope.
* '''Lampshaded''': A GenreSavvy character calls attention to the trope as it's occurring or after it has occurred, then carries on.
* '''Invoked''': A GenreSavvy character sets up a situation where the trope can occur.
* '''Exploited''': A GenreSavvy character takes advantage of a trope, or the fact that the trope will occur, possibly -- but not necessarily -- Invoking it in the process.
* '''Defied''': A GenreSavvy character tries to prevent a trope from happening.
* '''Discussed''': GenreSavvy characters talk about the trope in a situation where it is likely to happen.
* '''Conversed''': GenreSavvy characters talk about the trope in a ShowWithinAShow.
* '''Implied''': The trope isn't shown, but the audience is indirectly led to believe that it happened off-screen.
* '''Deconstructed''': The trope is played in a way that shows various logical and moral problems with the trope as normally played.
* '''Reconstructed''': The trope is played straight, but with the problems raised by the {{deconstruction}} dealt with or addressed.
* '''Played for Laughs''': The trope is played straight in a comedic way.
* '''Played for Drama''': The trope is played in a melodramatic or serious way.
* '''Played for Horror''': The trope is played in a horrifying way.
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