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That it is the same name, in a sense, too, might, from her point of view, and perhaps that of the master, tie her in with the former free woman, that, say, the former Jane So-and-so is now merely "Jane," the slave of so-and-so. - (Renegades of Gor, Chapter 24, Sentence #958)

Aemilianus' lovely blond slave, who was Gorean, was named "Shirley". Some masters enjoy taking the name which a girl wore as a free name and putting it on her, by their will, as a slave name. That she now wears it as a slave name can be instructive to the girl. That it is the same name, in a sense, too, might, from her point of view, and perhaps that of the master, tie her in with the former free woman, that, say, the former Jane So-and-so is now merely "Jane," the slave of so-and-so. In general, though, whereas, as I have suggested, much depends on the woman, I think it is usually better to change the woman's name, that she may now understand that she is in a new reality. This is not unusual. Many masters, in acquiring a slave, will change her name that she may understand that she is now, in effect, beginning her life anew. - (Renegades of Gor)