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There are a lot of characters with [[No Name Given]] out there. This trope is where an adaptation is made of the character's story and the character is given a name. This can range from the main character to secondary characters as well. The character may have become an [[Ascended Extra]] in the adaptation. It often serves to make the character seem more relatable though whether or not this works is up for debate. Another variation is where the character doesn't have a last name and is given one in the adaptation. Doesn't apply to characters whose names are changed in the adaptation. Compare [[Canon Name]] which is about linear installments.
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== Anime
* In the anime of ''[[Ranma
* There's a few cases in ''[[
== Comic Books ==
* The [[Leprechaun (
== Film ==
* In the original novel ''[[The Witches]]'' the protagonist isn't named (he's the narrator), his grandmother is called "Grandmamma" by him and the Grand High Witch is referred to as... [[Everyone Calls Him "Barkeep"|well, the Grand High Witch]]. In the 1990 film version the boy is called Luke, his grandmother Helga and the Grand High Witch is called Eva Ernst though it's never said if this is her real name or an alias she uses when checking into the hotel. The 2020 film version follows the book, referring to them only as "Hero Boy", "Grandma" and "The Grand High Witch".
* In the ''[[X-Men]]'' comics, Rogue's real name is unknown. In the [[X-Men (
* The Joker's name has never been revealed in the comics but in Tim Burton's ''[[Batman (
* In the film version of ''[[
* The unnamed protagonist of ''[[The Time Machine]]'' was named George in the 1960s film and Alexander Hartdegen in the 2002 film.
* In ''[[The Chronicles of Narnia|Voyage of the Dawn Treader]]'' Ramandu's daughter is unnamed but is called Lilliandil in the live action film version.
** Also in ''The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe'' Lucy says her mother's name is Helen when it was never revealed in the books. Helen is Georgie Henley's mother's name and it was ad libbed by her at the last minute.
** And the Witch's dwarf servant is named "Ginabrik."
* A variation comes with ''[[Bram
* The unnamed narrator/protagonist of a series of spy novels by [[Len Deighton]] became [[Harry Palmer]] in the film versions.
* The ''[[Prince of Persia]]'' was named Dastan in the film based on the "Sands of Time" trilogy. The games never gave him a name beyond 'the Prince'.
* In ''[[Danny, the Champion of
* The unnamed boy who narrates ''[[The Cat in
* The 2010 ''[[Alice in Wonderland (
* In ''[[Star Trek (
* In ''[[The Tomorrow Series]]'', Lee is the only main character not given a surname. In the film, he's credited as "Lee Takkam".
* The unnamed protagonist of the ''[[Doom]]'' video games is Flynn Taggart in the spin-off novels and John Grimm in the movie.
* In ''[[Harry Potter and
** This applies to a building instead of a character, but the books never give a name to the orphanage Voldemort lived in as a child. In a flashback from the sixth film, the sign out front reads "Wool's Orphanage". It's unclear whether this name came from Rowling or if the filmmakers invented it.
** The Hogwarts lake is never named in the books. The films call it "the Black Lake" and this name is recognized by the Harry Potter Wiki.
* Disney's ''[[Mary Poppins]]'' names the mother Winifred Banks. Originally, the film was going to call her "Cynthia", but P. L. Travers thought that didn't "sound English enough".
* Dracula's brides didn't have names in the book. ''[[Van Helsing]]'' expands their role and names them each Aleera, Verona and Marishka.
* Every single character in ''[[Snow White:
== Literature ==
* The ''[[
== Live
* Faith from ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]'' never had a last name in the TV series but was given Lehane as a last name in the role
** Similarly, Spike received his surname "Pratt" in IDW's comics.
* In ''[[The Worst Witch]]'' books, Maud's last name wasn't revealed until "The Worst Witch All At Sea" where she is called Maud Spellbody. The TV series gave her the last name "Moonshine". Drucilla was also given the last name "Paddock".
** All the teachers are also given first names that they didn't have in the book. Miss Cackle's becomes Amelia, Miss Hardbroom is Constance, Miss Bat is Davina and Miss Drill is Imogen.
* The TV adaption of ''[[Dashiell Hammett]]'''s ''[[The Dain Curse]]'' gave the previously unnamed "Continental Op" the moniker of Hamilton Nash. The name was described as ''[[Dashiell Hammett]]'' "spelled sideways."
* Cartoonist [[Charles Addams]] never gave his characters names until his cartoons were adapted into [[The Addams Family (1964 TV series)|a TV show in the 1960s]]. At the request of the producers he came up with Gomez, Morticia, Fester, Lurch, Wednesday and Pugsley. (This last was his ''second'' try -- the producers rejected his first choice, "Pubert" -- which eventually got used for the third Addams child in ''[[Addams Family Values]]''.)
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* In the musical version of ''[[Candide]],'' Cunegonde's brother, who doesn't have a name in the novel, is called Maximilian. (The musical also gives him slightly more of a personality: he is ''both'' gay ''and'' narcissistic!)
== Video Games ==
* In ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! The Falsebound Kingdom]]'', the Harpie Lady Sisters are named Airo, Ocupete, and Keraino, while the three Blue-Eyes White Dragons are named [[Names to Run Away From Really Fast|Azrael, Ibris, and Djibril.]]
== Western Animation ==
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* In the book ''A Day with Wilbur Robinson'', Wilbur's friend, who narrates the story, goes unnamed. When [[Adaptation Expansion|expanded]] into ''[[Meet the Robinsons]]'', he is given the name Lewis. {{spoiler|He also turns out to be known also as Wilbur's father, Cornelius Robinson.}}
* The [[Disney Animated Canon]] has named several [[Fairy Tale]] characters who did not have names originally:
** The dwarves in ''[[Snow White and
** The stepmother and stepsisters in ''[[Cinderella (Disney film)|Cinderella]]''.
** Everyone in ''[[
** ''[[Beauty and
** Princess Jasmine in ''[[Aladdin (Disney film)|Aladdin]]''. Interestingly, Disney was not the first to use that name. Aladdin's princess was first called "Jasmine" in an obscure '50s film called ''Aladdin and His Lamp''. Disney also gave the Grand Vizier character the name "[[Grand Vizier Jafar|Jafar]]".
* In the animated movie and TV show adaptations of ''[[Curious George]]'', the Man in the Yellow Hat is named Ted Shackleford.
* The ''[[
* All of the locomotives in the animated version of ''The Little Engine That Could''. The Little Blue Engine is named Tilly, the Broken-Down Engine Georgia, the Shiny New Engine Farnsworth, the Big Strong Engine Pete, and the Rusty Old Engine Jebediah.
* In the original [[Disney]] comics, the Beagle Boys had no names, identified by their prison numbers. [[Word of God| Carl Banks claimed]] they don't even remember their actual names. For ''[[Duck Tales]]'' (both original and recap) the group of Beagle Boys that appeared most often were given the names [[Big Eater| Burger]], [[Guys Are Slobs| Baggy]], [[Dumb Muscle| Bouncer]], [[Dragon-in-Chief| Bigtime]], [[Beatnik| Bugle]], [[The Dragon|Bankjob]], [[Annoying Younger Sibling| Babyface]], and [[Evil Matriarch| Ma Beagle]].
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