Namingway Namingway is a recurring non - player character in the " Final Fantasy " series . An odd creature with rabbit - like features , he often lets the player change the name of something . Appearances . " Final Fantasy IV " . Namingway is a Hummingway , and he appears in various town s around the world , often in the training rooms , and in the end even on the Red Moon in a cave full of Hummingways , which is where he originally came from . His purpose is to offer to change the names of party members . Characters can have their names changed multiple times . In the 3D remake , because of the voice - acting , Namingway can no longer change the characters ' names . Unable to deal with this , Namingway embarks on a world tour , seeking new meaning to his life . In each town he is encountered in , Namingway gives the player an item or asks a request of them . At one point , he even battles them himself . The full story of Namingway involves him becoming a cartographer , a musician , and an outdoorsman . He begins courting two women , and when he finally chooses one of them to be with , he discovers she is cheating on him . Namingway thus abandons her and meets another woman , whom he marries . Namingway is friends with the Fat Chocobo , who takes over the various devices that Namingway gives the player access to . Namingway appears in the following locations . Namingway will not appear in the next location until met in the preceding location and the subquest for that location completed . In the " " , he retains his appearance from the original release of " Final Fantasy IV " wherein he wears a turban over his head . He also retains his original purpose as the name changer . Namingway appears in various locations around the world at the end of each chapter . Due to being unable to change names , he instead changes his name to Challengingway and gives access to the Challenge Dungeons . Tradingway appears in the ? ? ? location on the True Moon , and will exchange pieces of Adamantite for any Adamant equipment . He also pops up various times during to sell items . " Final Fantasy IX " . Namingway appears on a Tetra Master card . The card can be shown to a man in Daguerreo who will offer to change the name of one of the party members . It is arguably the rarest card in the game after Ozma , with only two chances to get it . One is found in Kuja ' s room in Desert Palace ( near the teleporter , only after Eiko has been kidnapped ) . The other chance is in Treno , during the card tournament . When the player is in control of Vivi , they are given the option of " going home " , or staying in Treno . Choosing the latter will give Zidane a different opponent in the card tournament ' s second round , who holds the Namingway card . It is possible to win more than one Namingway card from him if he uses numerous copies in one hand . In the mobile and Steam versions , the to the one in " Final Fantasy IV : The Complete Collection " . " " . Namingway appears as a Sahagin in the Sky Saloon on the " Galbana " . When asked , he will change the " Galbana ' s " name . During the game ' s course Namingway will hide among various places in the Sky Saloon , usually in an area that partially conceals him . Namingway is an non - playable character that lives in a house west of Arbor . When asked , he will change the name of the magic spells the party has obtained . " Dissidia Final Fantasy " . Namingway makes a cameo as a tutor from the in - game manuals . " Final Fantasy Record Keeper " . Namingway allows the player to rename Tyro . He can be accessed from the main menu by selecting Profile , then Name Change . He also allows the player to leave a personal message of up to 30 characters in length for use with Roaming Warrior s . The default is , " Hello there ! " . This message is changed by selecting Profile , then Edit Message .