Last month saw the world’s third-smallest country formally change its name from Nauru to Naoero, reflecting the pronunciation and spelling in the Nauruan language. The change comes after similar name changes from Eswatini and Türkiye in recent years. But what are countries saying when they ask to be known by a different name? And how hard is it to make the change stick?

<p>Last month saw the world&rsquo;s third-smallest country formally change its name from Nauru to Naoero, reflecting the pronunciation and spelling in the Nauruan language. The change comes after similar name changes from Eswatini and T&uuml;rkiye in recent years. But what are countries saying when they ask to be known by a different name? And how hard is it to make the change stick?</p>