Dub and Surname

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Dub verb - To give a name to.

Usage example: I've dubbed my car the “Lone Ranger,” although “Loan Raider” probably would have been more apt

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Surname and dub are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Surname" instead a verb "Dub".

Surname noun - A name shared by members of a family.

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Dub and surname are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Dub" instead a verb "Surname".

Leonid Pavel was given the more realistic surname "Pavlov" in the Russian dub (although, as it turns out, Russian people with the surname "Pavel" actually exist).

Source: Film / The Dark Knight Rises
His Japanese name is just "Satoshi" so he was given a surname in the dub because "Ash" is too short on its own.

Source: Lip Lock
Dub Name Change: In the Brazilian-Portuguese dub, Secret was renamed "James" and his surname was translated.

Source: Western Animation / Secret Squirrel

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