Personal name change among Aawambo has been an ongoing process and may be attributed to socio-political and cultural factors. However, there seem to be no studies that have investigated this issue in Oshiwambo culture. This chapter thus investigates the circumstances that lead to personal name changes among Aawambo. A qualitative research design was used to collect data for this chapter through interviews. The data was collected in the Oshikoto Region, specifically in the Oniipa constituency. Purposive sampling, coupled with snowball sampling, was used to select the participants to ensure that potential informants with the right information were included. The findings of this chapter reveal that Aawambo change the names of the sick babies believed to be haunted by the ancestral spirits to appease the anger of the spirits. Surnames are changed after marriage, and children are returned to the surnames of their fathers if they were registered in the surname of a person other than their biological father. The chapter also found that children rename themselves if their names are found to be derogatory. It is also revealed that Christianity contributed to name changes among Aawambo as the converts chose European or biblical names for themselves. It was further found that personal names are also changed to give them an English flavour. In the final analysis, the war of liberation in Namibia led to name changes as forms of oppression or as a stratagem to conceal one’s identity to avoid the oppressors.