Change from Gold Roger to Gol D. Roger


Was there ever a reason given for the name change? I thought at first that it
was possibly a mistranslation in the initial episodes. However, in LogueTown
Luffy visits a bar named "Gold Roger" and considering the owner knew Gold
Roger you'd think they'd get the name right.




There hasn't been any change, I think.

The real and first name is ゴール・D・ ロジャー (Gōru D. Rojā, _Gol D. Roger_ ), but he
is also known by the name of Gold Roger. I think it's just an in-universe
thing.

That said, his real name carries the D. which in the story is being described
as "more than a simple initial", often mentioned when talking about [The Will
of the D](http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Will_of_the_D.):

> In the series, few characters have the middle initial "D.". This mysterious
> middle initial has been called "the Will of D" (Dの意志 - _D no Ishi_ ) or "D's
> will" by several characters in One Piece. [...]

By the way, the [ meaning for the D. has not been revealed
yet](https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/725/15), but it certainly holds great
importance and is likely to be a major point in the development of the One
Piece story.




There hasn't been any change, I think.

The real and first name is ゴール・D・ ロジャー (Gōru D. Rojā, _Gol D. Roger_ ), but he
is also known by the name of Gold Roger. I think it's just an in-universe
thing.

That said, his real name carries the D. which in the story is being described
as "more than a simple initial", often mentioned when talking about [The Will
of the D](http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Will_of_the_D.):

> In the series, few characters have the middle initial "D.". This mysterious
> middle initial has been called "the Will of D" (Dの意志 - _D no Ishi_ ) or "D's
> will" by several characters in One Piece. [...]

By the way, the [ meaning for the D. has not been revealed
yet](https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/725/15), but it certainly holds great
importance and is likely to be a major point in the development of the One
Piece story.

