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6	AdaptationNameChange in [[{{Series}} Live-Action TV]].
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9	[[index]]
10	* ''AdaptationNameChange/TheDCU''
11	** ''AdaptationNameChange/{{Arrowverse}}''
12	* ''AdaptationNameChange/GameOfThrones''
13	* ''AdaptationNameChange/MarvelUniverse''
14	** ''AdaptationNameChange/MarvelCinematicUniverse''
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17	* ''Series/The100'':
18	** From "The Colony" in the books to "The Ark" on the show.
19	** People who survived the nuclear winter are called "Earthborn" in the books while the show calls them "Grounders."
20	* ''Series/TwelveMonkeys'': Dr Kathryn Railly from the film becomes Dr Cassandra Railly on the show.
21	* In the radio series ''The Adventures of Champion'' (based on [[Series/TheGeneAutryShow Gene Autry]]'s horse), the human characters were young Ricky West and his Uncle Smoky. In the TV version they were young Ricky North and his Uncle Sandy.
22	* ''Series/Bodies2023'':
23	** Maggie Mae "Maplewood" Belwood from the comic becomes Iris Maplewood in the show.
24	** Alfred Hillinghead's comic counterpart was named Edmond Hillinghead.
25	* ''Series/TheBoys2019'': Hughie's adopted father in the comic is named Alexander. The man who might be his biological father is Joe. Here it's Hugh Sr.
26	* ''Series/{{Bridgerton}}'': In keeping with their RaceLift, the books' Sheffield sisters are renamed Sharma in the show. "Kate" in particular goes from a nickname from "Katherine" to "Kathani". The name Sheffield is instead their mother's maiden name (she is called Lady Mary Sheffield Sharma).
27	* ''Film/CasinoRoyale1954'': In this 1954 TV adaptation of ''Literature/CasinoRoyale'', Felix Leiter was called Clarence Leiter.
28	* ''Series/ClassicsDarkAndDangerous'': "Recap/TheUglyLittleBoy":
29	** Edith Fellowes becomes Edyth Fellows, as seen on her resume.
30	** Dr Hoskins loses his first name and ends up with LastNameBasis because this adaptation [[AdaptationDistillation cuts several minor plot elements]].
31	** Timmie's proper name in the original story is Timothy, but the scene where Nurse Fellows names him is completely different, so she only gives him the AffectionateNickname.
32	* ''Series/{{Cristal}}'': Went through a CulturalTranslation, as each had a different dialect compared to the original Venezuelan telenovela:
33	** Mexican version ''Series/ElPrivilegioDeAmar'' changed most of the names: Victoria Ascanio became Luciana Duval; Alejandro Ascanio became Andrés Duval; Luis Alfredo became Victor manuel; Priest Ángel de Jesús became Priest Juan de la Cruz (in this case, retained the [[ReligiousAndMythologicalThemeNaming Christian motif]] in both versions). Basically, only (co-)protagonist Cristina kept the same first name, altough the surname was different.
34	** Brazilian version, also named ''Cristal'', kept most of original names intact, with minor adjustments to fit Portuguese language names, with exception of male protagonist Luis Alfredo, renamed as João Pedro.
35	* ''Series/DaisyJonesAndTheSix'': Some surnames change from page to screen:
36	** Eddie Loving becomes Eddie Roundtree.
37	** Camila Martinez becomes Camila Alvarez.
38	** In keeping with the character's Latino ethnicity in the show, Warren Rhodes becomes Warren Rojas.
39	* ''Series/DirtyDancing'': Baby Houseman becomes Baby Kellerman, daughter of the resort owner, while the rest of the Housemans are AdaptedOut. Penny's last name changes from Johnson to Rivera, and Penny gets a RaceLift to match her Latina actress.
40	* ''Series/Dracula2020'': Abraham Van Helsing from ''{{Literature/Dracula}}'' becomes [[spoiler:''Agatha'']] Van Helsing in the TV show.
41	* ''Series/TheDresdenFiles'': When ''Literature/TheDresdenFiles'' was adapted into a TV series, Lt Karrin Murphy was changed to Connie Murphy, as there was an actual Karen Murphy in the Chicago Police Department. Additionally, Harry's mentor Justin [=DuMorne=] in the novels was renamed to Justin Morningway and made Harry's maternal uncle, possibly to make it more likely that he would raise Harry after his parents' deaths.
42	* ''{{Series/Elementary}}'': Sherlock Holmes' primary FriendOnTheForce in this adaptation is Captain Gregson, based on a minor character from the original Doyle canon. Early promotional material and reviews indicated that he shared the original character's full name, Tobias Gregson, but his first name was not used on screen until the second season which revealed his name was now ''Thomas'' Gregson.
43	* ''Series/EmeraldCity'': In the ''Literature/LandOfOz'' books, the Wizard of Oz's real name is Oscar Diggs. Creator/VincentDOnofrio's portrayal of the Wizard on the other hand, is named Frank Morgan (and named after the actor who portrayed the Wizard in [[Film/TheWizardOfOz the 1939 film]]).
44	* ''Series/FateTheWinxSaga'': Faragonda from ''WesternAnimation/WinxClub'' becomes Farah Dowling here.
45	* ''Series/FlashGordon2007'':
46	** In this version, the protagonist's real name is Stephen, with "Flash" being a nickname he got from his father for being a fast runner. In fact, Flash's real name becomes a plot point in the pilot, when his mother is mind-controlled to call him and ask him to come home, calling him "Flash" in the process. He realizes something's wrong, as his mother always calls him by his real name.
47	** Ming the Merciless is now Ming the Benevolent Father, although he's still quietly called "the Merciless" behind his back.
48	* ''Series/TheGhostAndMrsMuir'': In the original novel and TheFilmOfTheBook, Mrs Muir's first name is Lucy. In the TV series, it is Carolyn.
49	* While the [[ForeignRemake Korean adaptation]] of ''Series/TheGoodWife'' gives its cast new names to match their new nationalities, white family attorney David Lee appears in this remake as... Korean divorce attorney David Lee.
50	* ''Series/HighFidelity'': Rob's last name once again is changed, this time from Fleming to Brooks.
51	* ''Series/InterviewWithTheVampire2022'':
52	** Due to GenderFlip, the name of ''Literature/TheVampireChronicles'' character Antoine was changed to Antoinette for the TV incarnation. The latter is also given the surname Brown, whereas the former [[NoFullNameGiven lacked a full name]].
53	** AdaptationalNationality means that the original Emily (an Englishwoman) is called Emilia (a Romanian) on the show.
54	** The TV iteration of Morgan gains the surname Ward, while his book counterpart's [[NoFullNameGiven surname is unknown]].
55	* ''Series/JohnnyAndTheBomb'': In Creator/TheBBC's adaptation of ''Literature/JohnnyAndTheBomb'', Sir John becomes Sir Walter. This is a double example as [[spoiler: it turns out Walter is Wobbler's real name, while in the books it's Stephen and he took Johnny's name as a pseudonym when TrappedInThePast]].
56	* In the [[Series/LockwoodAndCo2023 TV series]] of ''Literature/LockwoodAndCo'', George Cubbins is instead named George Karim, likely to reflect the ethnicity of the actor playing him.
57	* In ''Series/TheMagicians2016'', Janet from [[Literature/TheMagicians the novels]] becomes Margo. [[spoiler: Though it's implied that her name ''was'' Janet in a previous iteration of the GroundhogDayLoop.]]
58	* ''Series/MyBigFatGreekLife'': Nia Vardalos's character in ''Film/MyBigFatGreekWedding'' was named Toula, but renamed to Nia for the TV series [[TheDanza in order to match the actress]].
59	* In the unaired ''Comicbook/NewWarriors'' pilot, the man who would eventually go on to become Comicbook/{{MODOK}} was named Ernest Vigman rather than George Tarleton.
60	* ''Series/NightMan'': In the TV series, Johnny's father is called Frank rather than Edward, like in ''ComicBook/TheUltraverse''.
61	* ''Series/OnceUponATime'': A SecondaryAdaptation of Disney characters based on fairy-tale characters.
62	** "James Hook" was an alias in [[Literature/PeterPan the original book]], but the narrator refuses to reveal their real name, implying that to do so would cause a scandal. In Disney's ''WesternAnimation/PeterPan'', "Captain Hook" is the real name of the character; he was named "James Hook" [[StevenUlyssesPerhero even before he had a hook]]. However, in the television show, it comes full circle as Captain Hook is an alias and his real name is Killian Jones.
63	** "Prince Charming" is more of a generic title, [[Literature/SnowWhite the original story]] doesn't necessarily have a name for him at all. In Disney's ''WesternAnimation/SnowWhiteAndTheSevenDwarfs'', he's [[AllThereInTheScript never named onscreen]] (if it comes up, the name is Ferdinand). However, in the television show, the prince's actual given name is David (though he briefly went by his dead brother James's name as well, before completely disowning King George), and "Prince Charming" is just something Snow White ''calls'' him, sarcastically at first and then genuinely.
64	* ''Literature/OrangesAreNotTheOnlyFruit'': The TV adaptation changed Jeanette's name to Jessica, possibly to detract from the autobiographical elements of the story.
65	* ''Series/OutOfThisWorld1962'':
66	** "[[Recap/OutOfThisWorldLittleLostRobot Little Lost Robot]]":
67	*** The NS-2 series robots are never called by their model number, and their InSeriesNickname is spelled "Nester" instead of "[[InconsistentSpelling Nestor]]".
68	*** United States Robots & Mechanical Men are instead called the Universal Robots Corporation.
69	** In the adaptation of ''Literature/TheColdEquations'', Marilyn Lee Cross's name is shortened to simply Lee Cross.
70	** In the adaptation of ''Literature/{{Impostor}}'', Spence Olham's name is changed to Robert Carter.
71	* ''Series/ThePlotAgainstAmerica'': In the [[Literature/ThePlotAgainstAmerica original novel]], author Philip Roth named the main character [[AuthorAvatar after himself]] and the members of the character's family after his own. He asked the showrunners of the miniseries to change the names because he was only comfortable with them being used when he had full authorial control over them.
72	* ''{{Series/Poirot}}'': In the television adaptation of ''Literature/FiveLittlePigs'', Carla Crane's name becomes Lucy.
73	* ''Series/ThePrincessWeiYoung'': In [[Literature/ThePrincessWeiYang the novel]] Wei Yang's stepmother's maiden name is Jiang and her personal name isn't revealed. The series renames her Chiyun Rou.
74	* ''Series/RoboCopTheSeries'' saw a number of characters from [[Franchise/RoboCop the original film trilogy]] get their names changed outside of Alex Murphy[=/=][=RoboCop=] himself and his son Jimmy.
75	** Anne Lewis became Lisa Madigan
76	** Sgt Reed became Sgt Stan Parks
77	** Alex's former wife and Jimmy's mother, Ellen, had her first name changed to Nancy.
78	** The Old Man became the OCP Chairman.
79	* ''Series/RuyisRoyalLoveInThePalace'': The real Empress Xiaojingxian's personal name was Duoqimuli. The series renames her Yixiu.
80	* ''Series/SabrinaTheTeenageWitch'': Some of the characters changed names between the TV movie and the television series; Sabrina Sawyer was changed to Sabrina Spellman, Marnie became Jenny, and Katy [=LaMore=] became Libby Chessler.
81	* ''Series/TheSecretAgent'': In this 2016 [=BBC=] mini-series of Creator/JosephConrad's novel (''Literature/TheSecretAgent''), the main character's first name is changed from "Adolf" to "Anton". The source material was written in 1907 and therefore [[UsefulNotes/AdolfHitler the name]] is a complete coincidence.
82	* ''Series/Scoundrels2010'': In the West family, only Wolf and Cheryl maintain their original names from their ''Series/OutrageousFortune'' counterparts. Van is changed to Cal, Jethro is changed to Logan, Pascalle is changed to Heather, and Loretta is changed to Hope.
83	* ''Series/{{Shadowhunters}}'': Madame Dorothea, from ''Literature/CityOfBones2007'', is given the surname Rollins and the nickname Dot when adapted to television.
84	* In the 2003 SettingUpdate of ''Literature/SparklingCyanide'', Creator/AgathaChristie's recurring character Colonel Johnnie Race becomes Colonel Geoffrey Reece. Victor Drake becomes Mark Drake. Iris's love interest is named Carl "Fizz" Fitzgerald, but is so different from Anthony Browne in the book it makes more sense to think of him as a completely different character.
85	* ''Series/SpartacusBloodAndSand'':
86	** The real name of the first seasons's BigBad, Quintus Lentulus Batiatus, is Gnaeus Cornelius Lentulus Batiatus.
87	** The real life son of the final BigBad Marcus Licinius Crassus was named after him. The show renamed him Tiberius to avoid the OneSteveLimit.
88	** Subverted with Agron. At first it seemed that he is the German RebelLeader Castus with a different name, but Castus appeared as a SixthRanger in the final season, thus making them a DecompositeCharacter instead.
89	* ''Series/TheSummerITurnedPretty'': Laurel's last name is Dunne in the books. Due to the Conklin family's Race Lift, it is changed to Park.
90	* ''{{Series/Supernatural}}'': Dorothy from ''Literature/LandOfOz'' appears in one episode with the last name Baum, although her last name is Gale in the books. [[JustifiedTrope Though this is justifiable since she's depicted as L. Frank Baum's daughter in this series]]
91	* In ''Series/StargateSG1'', Daniel's wife's name is changed from Shau'ri to Sha're, in contrast with [[Film/{{Stargate}} the film]]. Presumably they thought it would be easier to say.
92	** O'Neill's son's name is changed from Tyler to Charlie.
93	* ''Series/TheTwilightZone1959'':
94	** In "[[Recap/TheTwilightZone1959S1E8TimeEnoughAtLast Time Enough at Last]]", Henry Bemis' wife is named Helen. In the short story by Lynn Venable, her name is Agnes.
95	** In "[[Recap/TheTwilightZone1959S1E9PerchanceToDream Perchance to Dream]]", the protagonist is named Edward Hall. In the short story by Charles Beaumont, his name is Philip Hall.
96	** In "[[Recap/TheTwilightZone1959S1E12WhatYouNeed What You Need]]", Pedott's ability to see the future is taken advantage of by Fred Renard. In the short story by Lewis Padgett (the pseudonym of the writing team Creator/CLMoore and Creator/HenryKuttner), their names are Peter Talley and Tim Carmichael.
97	** In "[[Recap/TheTwilightZone1959S1E20Elegy Elegy]]", the caretaker of the cemetery asteroid Happy Glades and the most rational crewman are named Jeremy Wickwire and Professor Kurt Meyers respectively. In the short story by Charles Beaumont, their names are Mr. Greypoole and Mr. Friden.
98	** In "[[Recap/TheTwilightZone1959S1E31TheChaser The Chaser]]", Roger Shackleforth is madly in love with Leila. In the short story by John Collier, their names are Alan Austen and Diana.
99	** In "[[Recap/TheTwilightZone1959S2E26ShadowPlay Shadow Play]]", the newspaper editor and Henry Ritchie's wife are named Paul Carson and Carol respectively. In the short story "Traumerei" by Charles Beaumont, their names are Max Caplan and Ruth.
100	** In "[[Recap/TheTwilightZone1959S3E12TheJungle The Jungle]]", Alan Richards, whose wife's name is Doris, is cursed by an African tribe called the Kekouyu. In the short story by Charles Beaumont, Richard Austin, whose wife's name is Mag, is cursed by the Bantu, a real life collection of ethnic groups in [[UsefulNotes/{{Africa}} sub-Saharan Africa]].
101	** In "[[Recap/TheTwilightZone1959S3E24ToServeMan To Serve Man]]", the protagonist is named Michael Chambers. In the short story by Creator/DamonKnight, his name is Peter.
102	** In "[[Recap/TheTwilightZone1959S4E1InHisImage In His Image]]", the respective names of the protagonist, his creator, his fiancée and his supposed neighbor are Alan Talbot, Walter B. Cummings, Jr., Jessica Connelly and Agatha Cook. In the short story "The Man Who Made Himself" by Charles Beaumont, their names are Peter Nolan ([[{{Tuckerization}} a tribute to]] Beaumont's friend and fellow writer William F. Nolan), Walter B. Ryder, Jr., Jessica Lang and Jenny Cook.
103	** In "[[Recap/TheTwilightZone1959S4E9PrintersDevil Printer's Devil]]", Douglas Winter, the editor of ''The Dansburg Courier'', is visited by the Devil under the name Mr. Smith. In the short story "The Devil, You Say?" by Charles Beaumont, Richard Lewis, the editor of ''The Danville Daily Courier'', is visited by the Devil under the name Mr. Jones.
104	** In "[[Recap/TheTwilightZone1959S4E14OfLateIThinkOfCliffordville Of Late I Think of Cliffordville]]", the protagonist is named William J. Feathersmith. In the short story "Blind Alley" by Malcolm Jameson, his name is Jack Feathersmith.
105	** In "[[Recap/TheTwilightZone1959S4E17PassageOnTheLadyAnne Passage on the Lady Anne]]", the [=McKenzies'=] names are Toby and Millie. In the short story "Song for a Lady" by Charles Beaumont, their names are Jack and Sally.
106	** In "[[Recap/TheTwilightZone1959S5E3NightmareAt20000Feet Nightmare at 20,000 Feet]]", the protagonist's name is Robert Wilson. In the short story by Creator/RichardMatheson, his name is Arthur Jeffrey Wilson.
107	** In "[[Recap/TheTwilightZone1959S5E17Number12LooksJustLikeYou Number 12 Looks Just Like You]]", the names of the protagonist, her mother and her psychiatrist are Marilyn Cuberle, Lana Cuberle and Dr. Rex respectively. In the short story by Charles Beaumont, their names are Mary Cuberle, Zena Cuberle and Dr. Hortel.
108	* ''Series/TheTwilightZone1985'':
109	** In "[[Recap/TheTwilightZone1985S1E1 Shatterday]]", Peter Jay Novins' alter ego does not have any other name to distinguish him from the original Novins. In the short story by Creator/HarlanEllison, the original Novins decides to call him "Jay."
110	** In "[[Recap/TheTwilightZone1985S1E15 A Matter of Minutes]]", the protagonist's name is Michael Wright. In the short story "Yesterday Was Monday" by Creator/TheodoreSturgeon, his name is Harry Wright.
111	** In "[[Recap/TheTwilightZone1985S1E19 Dead Run]]", the former member of the CelestialBureaucracy who has himself been condemned to {{Hell}} is named Gary Frick. In the short story by Greg Bear, his name is Charlie Frick.
112	** In "[[Recap/TheTwilightZone1985S1E22 Devil's Alphabet]]", the seven members of the Devil's Alphabet Society are Andrew, Brian, Cornelius, Deaver, Eli, Frederick and Grant. In the short story "The Everlasting Club" by Arthur Gray, Alan Dermot, Charles Bellasis, Henry Davenport, Francis Witherington, James Harvey, William Catherston and one unnamed man are the seven members of the titular society. Dermot and Bellasis correspond to Grant and Frederick, respectively, but it is not made clear with respect to the other five.
113	** In "[[Recap/TheTwilightZone1985S1E23 Shadow Play]]", the district attorney is Mark Ritchie, Adam Grant's fellow prisoners are Flash, Jimmy and Munoz and the priest who visits him before his execution is Father Grant (as he is his father in the real world). In [[Recap/TheTwilightZone1959S2E26ShadowPlay the original episode]], their names are Henry Ritchie, Jiggs, Coley, Phillips and Father Beaman respectively.
114	** In "[[Recap/TheTwilightZone1985S2E4 The After Hours]]", the protagonist's name is Marsha Cole. In [[Recap/TheTwilightZone1959S1E34TheAfterHours the original episode]], it is Marsha White.
115	* ''Series/TheWalkingDead2010'':
116	** Caucasian Thomas Richards was {{Race Lift}}ed into a Hispanic, thus became Tomas. Oddly, his new last name isn't revealed.
117	** The Chalmers family became the Chambler family.
118	** The Marauders became the Claimers, though it may or may not be a case of NamedByTheAdaptation whom the members played straight.
119	** Chris, TheLeader of The Hunters, became Gareth.
120	** Paul "Jesus" Monroe, the unofficial leader of the Hilltop became Paul "Jesus" Rovia. This was likely done to [[PragmaticAdaptation avoid confusing him with the Monroe family]] in the show.
121	* Granted, it was only in-universe speculation in [[ComicBook/{{Watchmen}} the original comic]], but ''Series/Watchmen2019'' sees [[spoiler:Hooded Justice's real name be revealed to be Will Reeves, not Rolf Müller [[AdaptationalBackstoryChange --]] [[AdaptationalSexuality though]] [[RaceLift that's]] [[AdaptationJobChange not the]] [[SparedByTheAdaptation only]] [[AdaptationalHeroism change]].]]
122	* ''Series/TheWhiteQueen'': The TV adaptation of ''Literature/TheCousinsWarSeries'' renames Elizabeth Shore to Jane Shore, avoiding confusion with the two main characters already named Elizabeth (and because "Jane" is the name she used in RealLife and is better known by as a historical figure).
123	* The 1989 Creator/{{ITV}} adaptation of ''Literature/TheWomanInBlack'' changes the main character's name to Kidd, apparently because Creator/NigelKneale saw the name "Arthur Kipps" as a reference to the Creator/HGWells character of the same name, and as a Wells fan, felt it was inappropriate.
124	* ''Series/YoSoyBettyLaFea'': The many different {{Foreign Remake}}s usually change the characters names (but keeping the tendency of having a nickname of the "shortened first name" type for the protagonist). The protagonist's name was originally Beatriz "Betty" Aurora Pinzón Solano.
125	** ''[[Series/LaFeaMasBella La Fea Más Bella]]'': This Mexican remake features Leticia "Letty" Padilla Solis de Mendiola.
126	** ''Series/BelaAFeia'': This Brazilian remake of ''Series/YoSoyBettyLaFea'' features Anabela "Bela" Palhares (an IronicNickname, as "bela" means "beautiful" in Portuguese). Her name was originally Beatriz "Betty" Aurora Pinzón Solano.
127	** ''Series/UglyBetty'': Beatriz "Betty" Aurora Pinzón Solano keeps her original first name (but not the surname) in this American remake, being named Beatriz U. "Betty" Suarez.
128	** The Dutch ''Lotte'' featuring Lotte Pronk.
129	** The German ''Verliebt en Berlin'' featuring Lisa Plenske.
130	** The Flemish ''Sara'' featuring Sara De Roose.
131	* ''Series/TheWheelOfTime2021'':
132	** One of Alanna Mosvani's Warders, Owein, gets his name changed to Maksim (another Warder character by the name is introduced later), as it was deemed too close to Owyn, Thom's nephew, to avoid creating confusion.
133	** A downplayed example might have happened with Mat, whose name is short for Matrim in the books, but which seems to be his full name in the series.

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