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* In the ''WesternAnimation/{{Frozen}}''/''WesternAnimation/{{Encanto}}'' crossover ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/52868167/chapters/133726909 A Frozen Miracle]]'', Elsa is kidnapped and sent away from Arendelle as a newborn. Two sailors bring her to Colombia, where she ends up in the Encanto. She's found by Julieta and Agustin Madrigal, who (with Alma's blessing) decide to take her in. They name her Esperanza Madrigal.



* In the ''WesternAnimation/{{Frozen}}''/''WesternAnimation/{{Encanto}}'' crossover ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/52868167/chapters/133726909 A Frozen Miracle]]'', Elsa is kidnapped and sent away from Arendelle as a newborn. Two sailors bring her to Colombia, where she ends up in the Encanto. She's found by Julieta and Agustin Madrigal, who (with Alma's blessing) decide to take her in. They name her Esperanza Madrigal.



* ''WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda3'' reveals Po's birth name was Lotus.
* In ''WesternAnimation/MadagascarEscape2Africa'', wild-born lion cub Alakay was renamed Alex by the Central Park zookeepers.



* In ''WesternAnimation/MadagascarEscape2Africa'', wild-born lion cub Alakay was renamed Alex by the Central Park zookeepers.
* ''WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda3'' reveals Po's birth name was Lotus.



* Exaggerated in ''Literature/CatWalk'': The cat first gets named Tootsy-Wootsy by a little girl; then he runs away and gets adopted by a mechanic who renames him Snowshoes; then he gets put up for adoption and renamed Maximus (or Max for short); then he gets given to the adoption centre owner's daughter and her family and renamed Mistletoes; and finally he runs ''back'' to the shelter and gets renamed back to Maximus.



* Exaggerated in ''Literature/CatWalk'': The cat first gets named Tootsy-Wootsy by a little girl; then he runs away and gets adopted by a mechanic who renames him Snowshoes; then he gets put up for adoption and renamed Maximus (or Max for short); then he gets given to the adoption centre owner's daughter and her family and renamed Mistletoes; and finally he runs ''back'' to the shelter and gets renamed back to Maximus.



* ''Series/CriminalMinds'': The episode "I Love You, Tommy Brown" centers around a woman murdering her way through the foster families that have cared for her biological son after she lost custody [[spoiler:due to having conceived him via the statutory rape of his teenage father]]. When she finally tracks the baby down, she learns his adoptive mother has named him Ben, whereas his original name had been Johnny.

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* ''Series/CriminalMinds'': The episode "I "[[Recap/CriminalMindsS7E17ILoveYouTommyBrown I Love You, Tommy Brown" Brown]]" centers around a woman murdering her way through the foster families that have cared for her biological son after she lost custody [[spoiler:due to having conceived him via the statutory rape of his teenage father]]. When she finally tracks the baby down, she learns his adoptive mother has named him Ben, whereas his original name had been Johnny.



* ''Series/LawAndOrderSVU'': In "Stolen" Capt. Cragen reopened one of [[Series/LawAndOrder Max Greevy's]] old cases, the murder of Jennifer Talmadge and the kidnapping of her infant son, Steven. It was discovered that Steven was adopted by a family that had no idea he was kidnapped, and his name was changed to Tyler Blake.

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* ''Series/LawAndOrderSVU'': In "Stolen" "[[Recap/LawAndOrderSpecialVictimsUnitS3E3Stolen Stolen]]", Capt. Cragen reopened one of [[Series/LawAndOrder Max Greevy's]] old cases, the murder of Jennifer Talmadge and the kidnapping of her infant son, Steven. It was discovered that Steven was adopted by a family that had no idea he was kidnapped, and his name was changed to Tyler Blake.



* ''VideoGame/{{Monark}}'': Shinya Yuda was adopted by Sora and Yugo Jingu, and had his name changed to match. However, at school he still goes by "Yuda" instead of "Jingu" because he feels he doesn't yet live up to that name.
* ''VideoGame/Persona5'': Futaba Sakura, presumably born Futaba Isshiki, took on Sojiro Sakura's surname after he adopted her.



* ''VideoGame/Persona5'': Futaba Sakura, presumably born Futaba Isshiki, took on Sojiro Sakura's surname after he adopted her.
* ''VideoGame/{{Monark}}'': Shinya Yuda was adopted by Sora and Yugo Jingu, and had his name changed to match. However, at school he still goes by "Yuda" instead of "Jingu" because he feels he doesn't yet live up to that name.



* ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'': "It's Christmas in Canada" reveals that Ike Broflovski's birth name is Peter Gintz.

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* ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'': "It's "[[Recap/SouthParkS7E15ItsChristmasInCanada It's Christmas in Canada" Canada]]" reveals that Ike Broflovski's birth name is Peter Gintz.
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* Before the events of ''VideoGame/AITheSomniumFilesNirvanaInitiative'', Mizuki Okiura was officially adopted by Kaname Date and had her last name changed to his.
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* ''VideoGame/Persona5'': Futaba Sakura, presumably born Futaba Isshiki, took on her adoptive father's name after he adopted her.

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* ''VideoGame/Persona5'': Futaba Sakura, presumably born Futaba Isshiki, took on her adoptive father's name Sojiro Sakura's surname after he adopted her.

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* Western fics for ''VideoGame/FireEmblemFates'' often have the Avatar born as Kamui in Hoshido before having their name changed to Corrin after being adopted into the Nohrian royal family, as a way to combine both their non-localized and [[DubNameChange localized]] names and avoid any plot holes over them either never having their Asian-inspired name questioned in the European-inspired nation they were raised in or being born with a Western name in an Asian-inspired culture. The Avatar will sometimes choose to go back to being called Kamui in fics where they side with Hoshido.



* In WesternAnimation/MadagascarEscape2Africa, wild-born lion cub Alakay was renamed Alex by the Central Park zookeepers.
* WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda3 reveals Po's birth name was Lotus.

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* In WesternAnimation/MadagascarEscape2Africa, ''WesternAnimation/MadagascarEscape2Africa'', wild-born lion cub Alakay was renamed Alex by the Central Park zookeepers.
* WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda3 ''WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda3'' reveals Po's birth name was Lotus.


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* ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'': "It's Christmas in Canada" reveals that Ike Broflovski's birth name is Peter Gintz.
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* ''Fanfic/SpiderNinja'': After being adopted by Splinter and living with him and the Turtles for several years, Petra Parker begins introducing herself as Petra Parker-Hamato. Chapter 32 reveals that she also took on a middle name to match the Turtles' Renaissance-themed names, making her full name Petra Sofonisba Parker-Hamato [[note]] Fury reveals that Petra's birth parents didn't give her a middle name.[[/note]]
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* In the ''WesternAnimation/{{Frozen}}''/''WesternAnimation/{{Encanto}}'' crossover ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/52868167/chapters/133726909 A Frozen Miracle]]'', Elsa is kidnapped and sent away from Arendelle as a newborn. Two sailors bring her to Colombia, where she ends up in the Encanto. She's found by Julieta and Agustin Madrigal, who (with Alma's blessing) decide to take her in. They name her Esperanza Madrigal.
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* ''WesternAnimation/TangledTheSeries'': The start of the third season reveals that Eugene's birth parents [[spoiler:(the king and queen of the Dark Kingdom)]] named him Horace. He was renamed Eugene Fitzherbert when he arrived at the orphanage. When he learns this, he asks how it's possible that his original first name is worse than [[EmbarrassingFirstName Eugene]].
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* ''Fanfic/SpiderNinja'': After being adopted by Splinter and living with him and the Turtles for several years, Petra Parker begins introducing herself as Petra Parker-Hamato.

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* ''Fanfic/SpiderNinja'': After being adopted by Splinter and living with him and the Turtles for several years, Petra Parker begins introducing herself as Petra Parker-Hamato. Chapter 32 reveals that she also took on a middle name to match the Turtles' Renaissance-themed names, making her full name Petra Sofonisba Parker-Hamato [[note]] Fury reveals that Petra's birth parents didn't give her a middle name.[[/note]]

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