diff --git a/gui/characterEditor.py b/gui/characterEditor.py
index 6fe7c809a..2b4d59341 100644
--- a/gui/characterEditor.py
+++ b/gui/characterEditor.py
@@ -129,7 +129,12 @@ class CharacterEntityEditor(EntityEditor):
 
     def DoRename(self, entity, name):
         sChar = Character.getInstance()
-        sChar.rename(entity, name)
+
+        if entity.alphaCloneID:
+            trimmed_name = re.sub('[ \(\u03B1\)]+$', '', name)
+            sChar.rename(entity, trimmed_name)
+        else:
+            sChar.rename(entity, name)
 
     def DoCopy(self, entity, name):
         sChar = Character.getInstance()