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Moving a file to a different name; only a few users ("administrators" and "file movers") can do this To make a request, use the template {{Rename media}} (see template for instructions). Changing a username to a different name; only a handful of users ("Stewards and Global renamers") can do this To make a request, go to Wikipedia:Changing username.
rename: keep the page but give it another name; the page history is now attached to the new name; a new page with the old name is created which redirects to the new name and whose page history records the renaming. move: move the contents and the page history to a new page; change the old page into a redirect whose page history records only the ...
In Wikipedia, then an article's page name has a fullpagename of pagename, but outside the main namespace, the MediaWiki titles don't hide the namespace name, so there the page name (or fullpagename) show as namespace:pagename with a colon between. This makes a few restrictions on pagenames, which we fully cover.
More generally, a Wikipedia namespace is a class of pages that falls under a common type. All pages in the User namespace, for example, are user pages, whereas Drafts are in the Draft namespace. This page is in the Wikipedia namespace, for information or discussions about the project itself and its policies.
A "page name" is just how things work here, to title, link and transclude any page. So in fact most pages on Wikipedia have a page name with the form Namespace:Pagename, where Pagename (without a middle space) is simply the subject, and obviously different to page name (with a middle space
Ask for the page to be moved at the technical move request page. Click the "Move" option, and fill in the details of your move. If the page is for the main encyclopedia, choose "(Article)" from the drop-down box. Otherwise choose the appropriate namespace prefix. To the right of the text box, enter the new name of the page as the "New title".
Discuss that change on the talk page for the naming convention, e.g., Wikipedia talk:Naming conventions (sportspeople). To request a multiple page move, edit at the bottom of the talk page of the article you chose for your request, without adding a new header, inserting this code:
You can then specify a new name for the article. The old page name will automatically become a redirect to the new page. However, if it isn't possible for you or you think the move would be at all controversial you should request the move on the talk page using the Template:Requested move.