After killing his asshole dad at the age of 14, a Triad hitman named Li Shen Wong renounced his old identity and started calling himself "Uo Hakuron".After he joins the Black Lagoon company, Revy renames Rokuro Okajima to Rock, in order to reflect that hes now a mercenary and no longer just a salaryman.It can also lead to I Have Many Names if the old names are still valid. Outgrowing the Childish Name is for when a character no longer uses their childhood diminutive name as a sign of maturity. See Do Not Call Me "Paul" for when a character disregards their given name for personal reasons. A Stage Name or Pen Name may also qualify. See also The Maiden Name Debate which involves changing one's name after marriage. Please Select New City Name usually falls under this. Egopolis, where a despot renames an entire city after himself, is a subtrope. Also compare The Magnificent, which is tacked on to the existing name whether given or self-ascribed.
If a name is forcefully taken from its bearer by magic, you're looking at Take Away Their Name.
Compare That Man Is Dead, when a character disavows his or her old name without necessarily accepting a new one. May feature as a routine part of Rite of Passage as a Rite of Passage Name Change.ĭon't try to do this if you're a Giver of Lame Names you'll end up being known as an Atrocious Alias. Or perhaps you have found your Secret Legacy and re-adopted your original name as a symbol of that. You learned that you should Be Yourself, or accepted your past and/or heritage, or acknowledged that your grievances were more petty than you thought, or changed your mind about the merits of whatever the rename stood for. In the case of this trope, such a renaming is intentional and generally symbolic, and the characters often state their reasons for the renaming.Ĭhanging your name back to the original is also a Meaningful Rename. Renaming someone or something else often is used to claim ownership or to dictate that person or thing's purpose. Other times, they may take on the new name in order to reflect a change in their personality or role in life. Renaming oneself can often signify casting aside an old identity, especially if one wishes to part with a particular aspect of oneself. Some names have obvious meanings but often, this is done when it is not the original name for the person, place, or object, but rather, a new one given by someone or assumed. The name is the thing, and the true name is the true thing so if the name changes.
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