History Main / IWasNamedMyName

* ''LadyAndTheTramp'': Tramp in the original.

** In the sequel, the stray to whom Scamp has taken a liking is adopted by the family and named Angel, which she's been called throughout the entire movie.

* In ''{{Ratatouille}}'', this is averted. While Remy's real name is, well, Remy, Linguini names him Little Chef.

* Subverted in ''Catseye'' by AndreNorton: main character Troy Horan [[PsychicPowers communicates telepathically]] with a group of animals -- a pair of foxes, a pair of cats, and a kinkajou -- with intelligence upgraded to human level. When he asks about their names, the female cat says somewhat disdainfully that they were given "Man's names!", and Troy senses a hint "that there were other forms of identification more subtle and intelligent, beyond the reach of a mere human." There's a touch of HypocriticalHumor there, as she told him that '''after''' she referred to the male fox by his human-given name.

* Played with in ''[[Literature/TheWolfChronicles Promise of the Wolves]]''. Kaala's name is wolf-speak for "Daughter of the Moon". Her human friend names her "Silvermoon", and Kaala is surprised and pleased it's so close.

** Actually averted in ''Lady and the Tramp'', where the Tramp is called different names by all the humans he befriends

* ''Fanfic/OfMiceAndMayhem'': The president's daughter names Chip...Chip.

* In ''Literature/HanktheCowdog'', Hank is content with the Slim naming him that, as that was the name his mother gave him.

* Subverted in ''{{Dogsbody}}'' by Creator/DianaWynneJones. In a world where stars are actually sentient creatures with godlike powers, Sirius is framed for murdering a dwarf star, and banished to Earth to search for a vital piece of evidence -- and, in the process, forced to be reborn as a mortal... a mortal ''dog'', to be precise. When he is later adopted by a young girl, she mulls over his name for a long time, but eventually settles on "Leo" -- lampshading it later, when she learns about 'The Dog-Star, Sirius' at school, and comments that it would've been a better name.

* There's a book about a ferret (possibly a weasel - something from ''Mustelidae'') that escapes from the zoo and is adopted by an elementary school class. The students name him Zucchini, the name he had in the zoo. Somewhat justified, as the students have heard about the escape and name the weasel/ferret after himself.

* In HanktheCowdog, Hank is content with the Slim naming him that, as that was the name his mother gave him.

* ''LadyAndTheTramp'': Tramp in the original

* Averted at the end of the first 2010 ''PoundPuppies'' episode, where Yipper is matched up with a little boy who decides to name him Bob, to the bemusement of the other pound puppies. Played straight with Niblet's sister Rebound (so named because she's always returned) after she's adopted by [=McLeish=]'s mother Agatha.

* Subverted in ''{{Dogsbody}}'' by DianaWynneJones. In a world where stars are actually sentient creatures with godlike powers, Sirius is framed for murdering a dwarf star, and banished to Earth to search for a vital piece of evidence -- and, in the process, forced to be reborn as a mortal... a mortal ''dog'', to be precise. When he is later adopted by a young girl, she mulls over his name for a long time, but eventually settles on "Leo" -- lampshading it later, when she learns about 'The Dog-Star, Sirius' at school, and comments that it would've been a better name.

* Averted in the original literary version of ''TheJungleBook''. Mowgli is usually called "little brother" by the other animals, at least until he gets bigger. The humans who adopt him call him Nathoo, after their long-lost son. (His new mother believes that he really is Nathoo returned at first, but it is clear that Nathoo was lost at a later age than Mowgli was - she recalls giving Nathoo shoes, but Mowgli was lost before he could walk, and she sees from how his toes are splayed that he has never worn shoes.)

* Human example. In ''[[DisneyAnimatedCanon The Jungle]] [[Disney/TheJungleBook Book]]'', Mowgli is called that (or Man-Cub) throughout the whole movie by all the animals. In the sequel, his adopted human family has named him Mowgli.

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* Olga da Polga of the book series of the same name takes it upon herself to make sure this trope happens. After hearing her new family discussing various names for her and being disgusted by all of them, she works hard all through the night, tracing the words "Olga da Polga" in the sawdust of her cage.

* Human example. In ''[[DisneyAnimatedCanon The Jungle]] [[Disney/TheJungleBook Book]]'', Mowgli is called that (or Man-Cub) throughout the whole movie by all the animals. In the sequel, his adopted human has named him Mowgli.

* Inverted at the end of the first 2010 ''PoundPuppies'' episode, where Yipper is matched up with a little boy who decides to name him Bob. Played straight with Niblet's sister Rebound (so named because she's always returned) after she's adopted by [=McLeish=]'s mother Agatha.

* Subverted in ''Dogsbody'' by DianaWynneJones. In a world where stars are actually sentient creatures with godlike powers, Sirius is framed for murdering a dwarf star, and banished to Earth to search for a vital piece of evidence -- and, in the process, forced to be reborn as a mortal... a mortal ''dog'', to be precise. When he is later adopted by a young girl, she mulls over his name for a long time, but eventually settles on "Leo" -- lampshading it later, when she learns about 'The Dog-Star, Sirius' at school, and comments that it would've been a better name.

A trope involving {{Nearly Normal Animal}}s and TalkingAnimals.

* ''OfMiceAndMayhem'': The president's daughter names Chip...Chip.

A trope involving {{Talking Animal}}s.

* In "HanktheCowdog", Hank is content with the Slim naming him that, as that was the name his mother gave him.

* Averted in the original literary version of ''TheJungleBook''. Mowgli is usually called "little brother" by the other animals, at least until he gets bigger. The humans who adopt him call him Nathoo, after their long-lost son. (His new mother believes that he really is Nathoo returned, but it's ambiguous about whether she's right.)

* Human example. In ''[[DisneyAnimatedCanon The Jungle]] [[Disney/TheJungleBook Book]]'', Mowgli is called that (or Man-Cub) throughout the whole movie by all the animals. In the sequel, his adopted human [[YouShouldKnowThisAlready has named him Mowgli]].

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* ''LadyAndTheTramp'': Tramp in the original
** Actually averted in ''Lady and the Tramp'', where the Tramp is called different names by all the humans he befriends
** In the sequel, the stray to whom Scamp has taken a liking is adopted by the family and named Angel, which she's been called throughout the entire movie.
* ''OfMiceAndMayhem'': The president's daughter names Chip...Chip.
** [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]] by the other characters.
* In ''Spunky's Diary'' by Janette Oke, Spunky is named by his mother. When he's bought by a family, they decide to name him Spunky because of his energy, and the puppy is not at all surprised, since that was already his name.

*Averted in the original literary version of ''TheJungleBook''. Mowgli is usually called "little brother" by the other animals, at least until he gets bigger. The humans who adopt him call him Nathoo, after their long-lost son. (His new mother believes that he really is Nathoo returned, but it's ambiguous about whether she's right.)
*I vaguely remember reading a book in elementary school about a ferret (or a weasel? Something from Mustelidae) that escapes from the zoo and is adopted by an elementary school class. The students name him Zucchini, the name he had in the zoo. Somewhat justified, as the students have heard about the escape and name the weasel/ferret after himself.
*In ''{{Ratatouille}}'', this is averted. While Remy's real name is, well, Remy, Linguini names him Little Chef.
*Subverted in ''Dogsbody'' by DianaWynneJones. In a world where stars are actually sentient creatures with godlike powers, Sirius is framed for murdering a dwarf star, and banished to Earth to search for a vital piece of evidence -- and, in the process, forced to be reborn as a mortal... a mortal ''dog'', to be precise. When he is later adopted by a young girl, she mulls over his name for a long time, but eventually settles on "Leo" -- lampshading it later, when she learns about 'The Dog-Star, Sirius' at school, and comments that it would've been a better name.
**Played straighter later in the book when Sirius meets Miss Smith, who is generally presented as wise and perceptive and who quickly decides that she's going to call him "Sirius".
*At the end of the ChristmasSpecial ''Christopher the Christmas Tree'', when the title character becomes [[spoiler:the president]]'s Christmas tree, [[spoiler:the president]] makes a speech about why he's decided to give the tree a name: Christopher.
*Olga da Polga of the book series of the same name takes it upon herself to make sure this trope happens. After hearing her new family discussing various names for her and being disgusted by all of them, she works hard all through the night, tracing the words "Olga da Polga" in the sawdust of her cage.
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