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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 ½]]'', Hiroshi, Daisuke, Yuka, and Sayuri are given names.
* There's a few cases in ''[[Dragon Ball]]'', several of which ended up making their way back to the manga at a later point, like Shuu, Mai and Suno. Interestingly, Shuu was actually named "Soba" in his first manga appearance and became Shuu in later ones after it was used in the anime and Suno's name was only used in the manga when she made a single panel cameo a few hundred chapters after her main appearance.
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== 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 (film)|live action films]] she is given the name Marie D'Ancanto.
* The Joker's name has never been revealed in the comics but in Tim Burton's ''[[Batman (film)|Batman]]'' he is named Jack Napier.
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** 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 Stoker's
* 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 World]]'', Danny's surname is not revealed. In the film, it's Smith. His father, entirely unnamed in the book, is named William in the film.
* The unnamed boy who narrates ''[[The Cat in the Hat]]'' is named Conrad in [[The Film of the Book]], Dick in the "Cat in the Hat's Learning Library" series of books, and Nick in ''[[The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That!]]
* The 2010 ''[[Alice in Wonderland (film)|Alice in Wonderland]]'' movie gives proper names to most characters that were only known by nicknames in Carroll's book such as the caterpillar being called Absolon.
* In ''[[Star Trek (film)|Star Trek]]'' 2009 Uhura is given the first name Nyota. Note this name was [[Fanon]] for a ''long'' time before the film came out.
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== Literature ==
* The ''[[Doctor Who]]'' spin-off novels have given names to several Time Lords previously only known by nicknames: the Master (Koschei), the Rani (Ushas), the Meddling Monk (Mortimus), and the War Chief (Magnus). (The last of these is a continuity patch: ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'' once ran a comic strip with a young First Doctor [
== Live Action TV ==
* 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".
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