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What does Daniel 1:7 mean?

The chief official gave them new Babylonian names: Daniel became Belteshazzar, Hananiah became Shadrach, Mishael became Meshach, and Azariah became Abednego. Daniel 1:7 - Modern Text Bible

(Changing their names is a way to give them a new identity, to make them fit in and forget where they came from.)