rename

Etymology

re- + name

verb

1. (transitive) To give a new name to.
   […] And then, finally, we got to Vietnam. Given the dishonesty surrounding that war, I guess it's not surprising that, at the time, the very same condition was renamed post-traumatic stress disorder. 2004, George Carlin, “EUPHEMISMS: Shell Shock to PTSD”, in When Will Jesus Bring the Pork Chops?, New York: Hyperion Books, →OCLC, →OL, pages 39, 40
   Taipei County was upgraded to the status as a special municipality in 2010 and renamed New Taipei. 2018/11/24, Tzu-ti Huang, “Taiwan elections: KMT candidate wins race for New Taipei mayor”, in Taiwan News, archived from the original on 2018-11-24

noun

1. An instance of renaming.
   warning: detected divergent renames of foo to: bar 2009, Bryan O'Sullivan, Mercurial: The Definitive Guide, page 70