When did newly elected Pontiffs begin to change their names from their given names? Was their significance in the changing ?

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According to Mr Google: The new pope then simply states what his name will be. ... The first pope to change his name did so in the Sixth Century because he was named after the Roman god Mercury, and he thought it inappropriate to carry that name as pope. He chose to be called John II. After that some popes changed their names and some did not.Mar 4, 2013

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