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{{Italic title|Java Edition}}
{{Work in progress|Needs full list of features that have been renamed}}
This is a list of {{JE}} features whose displayed name has changed over time. These features include blocks, items, entities, and biomes.

Features where "version added" is listed as "~" received their display names in [[Minecraft:Java Edition Beta 1.0|Beta 1.0]]. Before then, in-game blocks and items had no visible names.

== Blocks ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Block Name !! Old name !! Explanation !! Version added !! Version renamed
|-
|[[File:Cobblestone Stairs.png|28px]] '''[[Minecraft:Cobblestone Stairs]]'''
|'''Stone Stairs'''
|Fixed wrong name.
|~
|[[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.8|1.8]] ([[Minecraft:Java Edition 14w31a|14w31a]])
|-
|[[File:Enchanting Table.png|28px]] '''[[Minecraft:Enchanting Table]]'''
|'''Enchantment Table'''
|
|[[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.0.0|1.0.0]] ([[Minecraft:Java Edition Beta 1.9 Prerelease 3|Beta 1.9 Prerelease 3]])
|[[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.13|1.13]] ([[Minecraft:Java Edition 17w47a|17w47a]])
|-
|[[File:End Portal.png|28px]] '''[[Minecraft:End Portal (block)]]'''
|'''Portal'''
|Renamed to differentiate from the Nether Portal block.
|[[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.0.0|1.0.0]] ([[Minecraft:Java Edition Beta 1.9 Prerelease 3|Beta 1.9 Prerelease 3]])
|[[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.13|1.13]]{{verify}}
|-
|[[File:Nether Portal.png|28px]] '''[[Minecraft:Nether Portal (block)]]'''
|'''Portal'''
|Renamed to differentiate from the End Portal block.
|~
|[[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.13|1.13]]{{verify}}
|-
|[[File:Oak Button.png|28px]] '''[[Minecraft:Wooden Button|Oak Button]]'''
|'''Wooden Button'''
|Renamed to oak wood button with the addition of the 5 other wooden button types.
|[[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.4.2|1.4.2]] ([[Minecraft:Java Edition 12w34a|12w34a]])
|[[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.13|1.13]] ([[Minecraft:Java Edition 17w47a|17w47a]])
|-
|[[File:Oak Pressure Plate.png|28px]] '''[[Minecraft:Wooden Pressure Plate|Oak Pressure Plate]]'''
|'''Wooden Pressure Plate'''
|Renamed to oak wood pressure plate with the addition of the 5 other wooden pressure plate types. 
|~
|[[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.13|1.13]] ([[Minecraft:Java Edition 17w47a|17w47a]])
|-
|[[File:Poppy.png|28px]] '''[[Minecraft:Poppy]]'''
|'''Rose'''
|Roses were renamed to poppies, and the texture changed as such.
|~
|[[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.7.2|1.7.2]] ([[Minecraft:Java Edition 13w36a|13w36a]])
|-
|[[File:Red Bed.png|28px]] '''[[Minecraft:Bed|Red Bed]]'''
|'''Bed'''
|Renamed to "Red Bed" with the addition of the other 15 dyed beds.
|[[Minecraft:Java Edition Beta 1.3|Beta 1.3]]
|[[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.12|1.12]] ([[Minecraft:Java Edition 17w15a|17w15a]])
|-
|[[File:White Terracotta.png|28px]] '''[[Minecraft:Stained Terracotta]]'''
|'''Stained Clay'''
'''<Color> Hardened Clay'''
|All variants of Stained Clay were renamed to Stained Terracotta alongside the addition of [[Minecraft:Glazed Terracotta]].
|[[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.6.1|1.6.1]] ([[Minecraft:Java Edition 13w19a|13w19a]])
|[[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.10|1.10]] (release)
[[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.12|1.12]] ([[Minecraft:Java Edition 17w16a|17w16a]])
|-
|[[File:Stone Button.png|28px]] '''[[Minecraft:Stone Button]]'''
|'''Button'''
|Renamed to differentiate between stone and wooden variants.
|~
|[[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.13|1.13]] ([[Minecraft:Java Edition 17w47a|17w47a]])
|-
|[[File:Terracotta.png|28px]] '''[[Minecraft:Terracotta]]'''
|'''Hardened Clay'''
|Hardened Clay was renamed to Terracotta alongside Stained Terracotta being renamed.
|[[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.6.1|1.6.1]] ([[Minecraft:Java Edition 13w17a|13w17a]])
|[[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.12|1.12]] ([[Minecraft:Java Edition 17w16a|17w16a]])
|}

== Items ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Item Name !! Old name !! Explanation !! Version added !! Version renamed
|-
|[[File:Cooked Cod.png|28px]] '''[[Minecraft:Cooked Cod]]'''
|'''Cooked Fish'''
|
|~
|[[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.13|1.13]] ([[Minecraft:Java Edition 17w47a|17w47a]])
|-
|[[File:Enchanted Golden Apple.png|28px]] '''[[Minecraft:Enchanted Golden Apple]]'''
|'''Golden Apple'''
|When added, the only distinctions between this and [[Minecraft:Golden Apple|the original golden apple]] were the [[Minecraft:Rarity|rarities]] and [[Minecraft:enchantment glint]].
|[[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.3.1|1.3.1]] ([[Minecraft:Java Edition 12w21a|12w21a]])
|[[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.13|1.13]] ([[Minecraft:Java Edition 17w47a|17w47a]])
|-
|[[File:Golden Boots (item).png|28px]] '''[[Minecraft:Golden Boots]]'''
|'''Golden boots'''
|Fixed capitalization.
|~
|[[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.2.1|1.2.1]] ([[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.2|1.2]])
|-
|[[File:Green Dye.png|28px]] '''[[Minecraft:Green Dye]]'''
|'''Cactus Green'''
|
|[[Minecraft:Java Edition Beta 1.2|Beta 1.2]]
|[[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.14|1.14]] ([[Minecraft:Java Edition 18w43a|18w34a]])
|-
|[[File:Gunpowder.png|28px]] '''[[Minecraft:Gunpowder]]'''
|'''Sulphur'''
|
| ~
| [[Minecraft:Java Edition Beta 1.3|Beta 1.3]]
|-
|[[File:Lava Bucket.png|28px]] '''[[Minecraft:Lava Bucket]]'''
|'''Lava bucket'''
|Fixed capitalization.
|~
|[[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.2.1|1.2.1]] ([[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.2|1.2]])
|-
|[[File:Raw Cod.png|28px]] '''[[Minecraft:Raw Cod]]'''
|'''Raw Fish'''
|
|~
|[[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.13|1.13]] ([[Minecraft:Java Edition 17w47a|17w47a]])
|-
| [[File:Sugar Cane.png|28px]] '''[[Minecraft:Sugar Cane]]'''
| '''Reeds'''
|
| ~
| [[Minecraft:Java Edition Beta 1.2|Beta 1.2]]
|-
|[[File:Red Dye.png|28px]] '''[[Minecraft:Red Dye]]'''
|'''Rose Red'''
|
|[[Minecraft:Java Edition Beta 1.2|Beta 1.2]]
|[[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.14|1.14]] ([[Minecraft:Java Edition 18w43a|18w34a]])
|-
|[[File:Yellow Dye.png|28px]] '''[[Minecraft:Yellow Dye]]'''
|'''Dandelion Yellow'''
|
|[[Minecraft:Java Edition Beta 1.2|Beta 1.2]]
|[[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.14|1.14]] ([[Minecraft:Java Edition 18w43a|18w34a]])
|}

== Entities ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Entity Name !! Old name !! Explanation !! Version added !! Version renamed
|-
| [[File:Zombified Piglin.png|x28px]] '''[[Minecraft:Zombified Piglin]]''' || '''Zombie Pigman''' || The name and model of Zombie Pigmen were changed alongside the addition of the [[Minecraft:Piglin]] mob.|| ~ || [[Minecraft:Java_Edition_1.16|1.16]]
|}
== Biomes ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Biome Name !! Old name !! Explanation !! Version added !! Version renamed
|-
|[[File:End Barrens.png|28px]] '''[[Minecraft:End Barrens]]'''
|'''The End'''
'''The End - Barren island'''
|Prior to 1.13, the [[Minecraft:Terrain features#Outer islands|outer End islands]] all used the same biome name as the center island. They were divided into four separate biomes in 18w06a, and renamed in 18w19a.
|[[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.9|1.9]] ([[Minecraft:Java Edition 15w31a|15w31a]])
[[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.13|1.13]] ([[Minecraft:Java Edition 18w06a|18w06a]])
|[[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.13|1.13]] ([[Minecraft:Java Edition 18w19a|18w19a]])
|-
| [[File:End Highlands.png|28px]] '''[[Minecraft:End Highlands]]'''|| '''The End'''
'''The End - High island'''
| Prior to 1.13, the outer End islands all used the same biome name as the center island. They were divided into four separate biomes in 18w06a, and renamed in 18w19a.|| [[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.9|1.9]] ([[Minecraft:Java Edition 15w31a|15w31a]])
[[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.13|1.13]] ([[Minecraft:Java Edition 18w06a|18w06a]])
| [[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.13|1.13]] ([[Minecraft:Java Edition 18w19a|18w19a]])
|-
|[[File:End Midlands.png|28px]] '''[[Minecraft:End Midlands]]'''
|'''The End'''
'''The End - Medium island'''
|Prior to 1.13, the outer End islands all used the same biome name as the center island. They were divided into four separate biomes in 18w06a, and renamed in 18w19a.
|[[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.9|1.9]] ([[Minecraft:Java Edition 15w31a|15w31a]])
[[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.13|1.13]] ([[Minecraft:Java Edition 18w06a|18w06a]])
|[[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.13|1.13]] ([[Minecraft:Java Edition 18w19a|18w19a]])
|-
|[[File:Nether Wastes.png|28px]] '''[[Minecraft:Nether Wastes]]'''
|'''Hell'''
'''Nether'''
|"Hell" was one of the placeholder names used during development of The Nether dimension, with the other being ''The Slip''.<ref>{{tweet|notch|29082646882|No, "The Slip" is not the final name. It's just a placeholder in the preview I sent out.|October 29, 2010}}</ref> It was renamed once more in 1.16 to distinguish itself from the newer Nether biomes and the dimension itself.
|~
|[[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.13|1.13]] ([[Minecraft:Java Edition 18w19a|18w19a]])
[[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.16|1.16]] ([[Minecraft:Java Edition 20w06a|20w06a]])
|-
|[[File:Small End Islands.png|28px]] '''[[Minecraft:Small End Islands]]'''
|'''The End'''
'''The End - Floating island'''
|Prior to 1.13, the outer End islands all used the same biome name as the center island. They were divided into four separate biomes in 18w06a, and renamed in 18w19a.
|[[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.9|1.9]] ([[Minecraft:Java Edition 15w31a|15w31a]])
[[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.13|1.13]] ([[Minecraft:Java Edition 18w06a|18w06a]])
|[[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.13|1.13]] ([[Minecraft:Java Edition 18w19a|18w19a]])
|-
|[[File:The End.png|28px]] '''[[Minecraft:The End (biome)]]'''
|'''Sky'''
|The original concept for a third dimension was going to be the [[Minecraft:Sky dimension]], before being reworked into The End dimension.
|[[Minecraft:Java Edition Beta 1.6|Beta 1.6]]
|[[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.8|1.8]] ([[Minecraft:Java Edition 14w17a|14w17a]])
|}
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