History DubNameChange / EnglishToForeignAlbanianThroughIndonesian

* ''[[NameThatUnfoldsLikeLotusBlossom Classical Native American names]]'': First, an explanation: Due to the way how both Cantonese & Chinese languages work, many classical Native American names, when translated literally to either language, rather than being transcribed phonetically compared with non-Native names, could make them sound like stereotypical names for Chinese warriors straight from either a {{Wuxia}} film or from ''Literature/RomanceOfTheThreeKingdoms''. Keep in mind all these names are literal translations, unless stated otherwise.
** Sitting Bull became Co Ngau (坐牛)
** Crazy Horse became Fung Maa (疯马)
** Black Elk became Hak Meiluk (黑麋鹿)
** Red Cloud became Hung Wan (红云)

** George Beard to George Hu (Taiwan)
* ''[[NameThatUnfoldsLikeLotusBlossom Classical Native American names]]'': First, an explanation: Due to the way how both Cantonese & Chinese languages work, many classical Native American names, when translated literally to either language, rather than being transcribed phonetically compared with non-Native names, could make them sound like stereotypical names for Chinese warriors straight from either a {{Wuxia}} film or from ''Literature/RomanceOfTheThreeKingdoms''. Keep in mind all these names are literal translations, unless stated otherwise.
** Sitting Bull became Zuo Niu (坐牛)
** Crazy Horse became Feng Ma (疯马)
** Black Elk became Hei Milu (黑麋鹿)
** Red Cloud became Hong Yun (红云)

* ''WesternAnimation/SonictheHedgehog(SatAM)
* Bunnie to Marilyn.
* Uncle Chuck to Jules. Coincidentally, Jules would become the name of Chuck's brother (Sonic's father) in the Archie Comics series.

* Literature/CaptainUnderpants to "Le capitaine Slip" (France), "Capitaine Bobette" (Quebec)

* ''Literature/Dune''

* ''Literature/{{Richard Scarry}}''

** Betty to Gertrude

** Mr. Krabs is either retained or changed to Capitaine Krabs depending on the episode.

* WesternAnimation/ReadyJetGo'' to ''Jetron Matkaan'' (Jet's Journey)
** Jet Propulsion - Jetro Voima

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** Two-Face is either Deux-Face (literal), Double-Face ou Pile-ou-Face (Heads-or-Tails), depending on your era/location (Double-Face is used in every adaptation in France, save for ''Film/TheDarkKnight'').

** Bane to Calamité, Film/BatmanAndRobin (the movie) only.

* ''WesternAnimation/BatmanBeyond'' to ''Batman: La Relève''

** The Stalker to Le Trappeur

** Brain to Fino

** Cotton to Clotère

** Almost every Pokemon name, save for the legendary ones and some other (Pikachu being the UrExample). This applies to all translations of the games and TCG, even though they're now distributed in French Canada (they're just the France translations).

** The Slag Brothers: Rock and Gravel to Les frères Têtes-dêres: Roc & Gravillon

** Hundred-Acre Woods to Foret des rêves bleus (Disney) or Bois de Cent Arpents (Jacques Papy)

** The Riddler to either Le Sphinx or L'Homme-Mystère. He was also called Le Poseur de Colle in ''WesternAnimation/TheAdventuresOfBatman''.
** Two-Face is either Deux-Face (literal), Double-Face ou Pile-ou-Face (Heads-or-Tails), depending on your era/location (Double-Face is used in every adaptation in France, save for ''Film/TheDarkKnight'')

** Blight to Le Fléau

** The Slag Brothers: Rock and Gravel to Les freres Tetes-dures: Roc & Gravillon

** Penelope Pitstop to Penelope Jolicœur

** Rufus Ruffcut & Sawtooth to Rufus-la-Rondelle & Saucisson

** Heffalump to Efelant (Disney) or Éphalant (Jacques Papy)
** Hundred-Acre Woods to Foret des reves bleus (Disney) or Bois de Cent Arpents (Jacques Papy)

** Launchpad McQuack to Flagada Jones

** Drake Mallard to Albert Covert

* For the French-dubbed version for French Canadian audiences, ''Literature/{{Franklin}}'' is [[MarketBasedTitle marketed]] as ''Benjamin'' and Fraklin's name is changed to that on the show. The spinoff series ''Franklin and Friends'' is marketed as ''Benjamin Et Ses Amis''.

*** Similarly, some references to Fleur's french accent were kept in the french version, such as "Arry" or her reason to approach Bill ("to spik a betteur engliche").

** Mr. Spacely to Monsieur Cosmos

** the tweebs to les grumeaux (''grumeaux'' "little lumps" + ''jumeaux'' "twins", also used in ''WesternAnimation/{{Rugrats}}'')

* ''WesternAnimation/KingOfTheHill'' to ''Henri pis sa gang'' (French-Canadian version[[note]]literally, "Hank and his Gang" in Québécois slang[[/note]]) and ''Les Rois du Texas'' (France version[[note]]literally, "The Kings of Texas"[[/note]]). All name changes are for the Quebec version, where the location is changed from Arlen, Texas to Ste-Irene, Quebec (except for the episodes that can't be set there).

** Dale to Dan

** Bill to Boule

*** Kirby 3d Rumble to Les défis 3D de Kirby

*** Poppy bros Jr. to Bebepoppy

* ''Marvel Comics'': Although mostly averted in recent live-action movies, especially in Quebec French versions.
** Ant Man to L'Homme-Fourmi

** Black Cat to la Chatte Noire (the Black She-Cat)
** Black Widow to la Veuve Noire

** Demogoblin to le Bouffon Noir (the Black Clown or Buffoon)

** The Green Goblin to le Bouffon Vert (the Green Clown or Buffoon)

** Hawkeye to Oeil-de-Faucon

** Sabretooth to Dents-de-Sabre
** Sandman to l'Homme-Sable
** Scarlet Witch to la Sorcière Rouge

** Brock to Pierre ("rock" in french)

** Velma to Vera

** Puss in Boots to "Le Chat Potté" (modified from "Le Chat Botté" to explain the "P" he carves on the tree; however, it literally means "The Potted Cat" or "The Lucky cat" (from the French expression ''"avoir du pot"'' meaning "being lucky" rather than "Puss in Boots").
*** [[{{Woolseyism}} Additionally]], it gives the character a PunnyName, Chat Potté sounding exactly like ''chapeauté'' ([[MeaningfulName "with a hat on"]], as opposed to the french version of Puss in Boots, ''Le Chat Botté'', "with boots on").

** Mr. Krabs to Capitaine Krabs

** Slade to Deathstroke (his actual supervillain name in the comics, changed in the adaptation to avoid [[NeverSayDie saying "death"]])

** Control Freak to Captain Vidéo
** Puppet King to Le Maître des Marionnettes (puppet master)

*** Blaineley to Melanie (Quebec) or Berangere (France). Her first name, Mildred, becomes Pauline in one of the dubs.

*** Ella to Aurore (France) and Eleanore (Quebec)
*** Sugar to Cynthia (France) Averted in Quebec

*** Shawn is Igor (France) and Cedric (Quebec)

* ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory'' to ''Histoire de Jouets'' (Quebec only)
** Buzz Lightyear to Buzz l'Eclair (France only. Yes, one region changes the series name only while the other region changes the character name only.)

* ''WesternAnimation/TrippingTheRift'' to ''Les décalés du cosmos''

* ''WesternAnimation/WackyRaces'' to ''Les Fou Du Volant''

** The Riddler to Le Sphinx (French-Canada), L'Homme-Mystère (France) or Le Poseur de Colle (France, during the Adam West show)

** Poison Ivy to L'empoisoneuse in Québec and some of the comics. The English name is usually retained.

*** {{Lampshade|Hanging}}d in ''BatmanIncorporated''. Bruce Wayne himself thinks that "L'homme chauve-souris" is what Batman is called in France, only to be told that it's actually "[[SpellMyNameWithAThe Le]] Batman".

** Mr. Krupp to Mr. Bougon (Quebec)

** Mr. Fyde to Mr. Barnicle (Quebec).

** Mr. Fyde to Mr. Barnicle (Quebec).
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Cars}}'':

** Mater to Martin (France only; in Quebec [[InconsistentDub the movies are dubbed locally while the Cars Toons are dubbed in France]], so the French on the back of Canadian ''Cars Toons'' DVD cases refers to him as "Mater alias[[note]](AKA)[[/note]] Martin")

** WesternAnimation/PegLegPete to Pat Hibulaire
** WesternAnimation/ChipAndDale to Tic et Tac

** Duckburg to Donaldville (Donald Town) in the ComicBook/DisneyDucksComicUniverse and Canardville (Duck Town) in ''WesternAnimation/DuckTales1987''

** Webby Vanderquack to Zaza
** Fenton Crackshell to Gérard Mentor

** Doofus Drake to Castor Major ("Major Beaver")

* ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls'' to ''Les Super Nanas'' (''The Super chicks'')

* ''{{Series/Airwolf}}''

* ''AtomAnt'' to ''Atomas, La Fourmi Atomique''
* In ''Series/TheATeam'', B. A. Barracus was changed to Barracuda.
** and Face to Futé

** Gyro Gearloose to Geo Trouvetou

** Fenton Crackshell to Gerard Mentor

* ''VideoGame/{{Kirby}}'':
** Here are the list of the Kirby Games that were retitled in French.

* ''{{VideoGame/Overwatch}}''

* ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls'' to ''Les Supernanas'' (''The Superchicks'')

** Buttercup to Rebelle (To keep their name in a similar pattern, Bulle(Bubbles) is one letter away from Belle(Blossom), and Rebelle(Buttercup) is Belle with "Re" added at the beginning, on top of fitting her personnality rather well)

* ''WesternAnimation/SpongebobSquarepants'' to ''Bob L'éponge''

* In ''Literaure/TheHungerGames'', while most of the characters' names are kept, the name of the mockingjay is changed to "Spotttölpel," which like in English is a compound of the word for "mockingbird" (''Spottdrossel'') and the fictional "jabberjay" (''Schnattertölpel'', from ''schnattern'' "chatter" + ''Tölpel'' "booby," as in the bird).[[note]]Though it does have a double meaning as "dimwit," and thus ''Schnattertölpel'' could also mean something like "gabby idiot."[[/note]]

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