Jews may be only 2 percent of the US population, but Jewish-inspired baby names are generally popular in the United States. Take a look at this analysis.

The votes have been counted. The hard decisions have been made. The three adorable wolf pups born in the Chicago Zoological Society’s Brookfield Zoo finally have names to call their own. After receiving more than 20,000 suggestions, zoo authorities have announced that the furry trio have been bestowed the names Rio, Azul, and Ela.

Pokémon Go has even inspired baby names.

Names scholars and enthusiasts with a special interest in all things Estonian will be excited to learn that a new publication on Estonia toponyms has been recently released. Eesti kohanimeraamat, aka The Book of Estonian Place Names, offers readers over 6000 entries over 1,000 pages on the pronunciation, grammar, and history of Estonian toponyms, written, spoken, and signed. Read more about this resource in Estonian.

British actor Maurice Micklewhite, known by his stage name Michael Caine, has now has legally changed his name to Michael Caine. It was too difficult to deal with the increased airport security checks.

China has censored all online references to the beetle species named after the country’s president, Xi Jinping. This comes as a disappointment to the scientist who discovered and named it.

A new species of spider was recently discovered by Queensland Museum scientist Dr Barbara Baehr. She named the spider the maratus lincunxin in honor of Queensland Ballet artistic director Li Cunxin.

Wellington trains haven’t been accurately pronouncing Māori place names. But now the Greater Wellington Regional Council is updating the recording for the automated announcements to reflect the correct pronunciation of in te reo Māori [the Māori language].

What is harder than getting rid of an old name that irritates a LOT of people? Finding a new name that does not tick-off even more people. A group of wishful re-namers in Austin, Texas, recently learned this lesson.

In hopes of finding a new moniker for their local elementary school, “Robert E. Lee Elementary,” school officials started an internet naming contest. The result was abysmal. Not only was participation surprisingly low, but the name suggestions ranged from disappointing to downright shocking. Among the top ten names suggested was, for example, the “Adolf Hitler School for Friendship and Tolerance.”

Interested in knowing what name made the top spot among the school’s onomastic nominees? Here is a wee hint: it was not Democratic hopeful “The Hillary R. Clinton Elementary School.” “Schoolie McSchoolface” also made the list of nominees…but it was not the number one choice. Find out the top nominee.

“I renamed all my Pokemon whatever my 2 year old called them” says it all.