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'''Basic Trope''': Magically taking someone's name away from them.
* '''Straight''': The witch Alice takes away Bob's name.
* '''Exaggerated''': The witch Alice takes away the name of Bob's city.
* '''Downplayed''': The witch Alice takes away Bob's surname, but leaves him his first name.
* '''Justified''': Names have power.
* '''Inverted''': The witch Alice magically gives Bob another name in addition to the one he was born with.
* '''Subverted''': ???
* '''Double Subverted''': ???
* '''Parodied''': ???
* '''Zig Zagged''': ???
* '''Averted''': No magic is done with/to anyone's name.
* '''Enforced''': ???
%% Enforced means the trope occurs for a reason OTHER THAN the author wanting to include it.
* '''Lampshaded''': ???
* '''Invoked''': ???
* '''Exploited''': ???
* '''Defied''': In the LandOfFaerie, there are lots of dark witches, and taking someone's name away is a popular way of attacking them. To defend them from this, parents generally don't name their children in the first place.
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