Basic Trope: Someone or something is renamed, but their new name is nearly identical to their original name.
- Straight: Bob decides he doesn't want to be called Bob anymore, and renames himself Robert... which is already his full name.
- Exaggerated:
- Robert gets very upset when people call him Bob after this.
- Bob literally renames himself to Bob.
- Everyone decides to give themselves a new name that's practically identical to their original name.
- Downplayed: Bob decides to rename himself to Barry, which is similar to his original name but still has significant differences.
- Justified:
- Robert dislikes the nickname Bob and doesn't want to be called that anymore, but still wants to be recognized.
- Robert J Wellington Esquire has only recently moved into a more formal social circle and has taken to using his formal name to fit in.
- Robert thinks that the original context for his name was awkward in some way, so he's giving it a new context without fully renaming himself.
- Inverted: ???
- Subverted: It's not the commonly used shorthand that's renamed, it's the long form that's renamed*.
- Double Subverted: ???
- Parodied: Bob gives himself a Meaningful Rename that he makes a large deal about... only to reveal that he's actually going to rename himself "Bob".
- Zig-Zagged: ???
- Averted:
- Bob never renames himself.
- Bob chooses Alex as his new name.
- Enforced: ???
- Lampshaded: ???
- Invoked: ???
- Exploited: ???
- Defied: "Are you sure you want to make a big deal of renaming yourself if it's gonna be that similar to your existing name? If you're gonna give yourself a new name, pick something different!"
- Discussed: ???
- Conversed: ???
Back to Renamed the Same. Actually, can we call it "Renamed in the Same Way"?
