Naoero is the indigenous Nauruan form of the country's name, and the government framed the change as a return to traditional identity rather than the adoption of something new — which is also the reasoning it gave for not holding a referendum, on the ground that a name already in use by the people did not require their approval. The decision is procedurally interesting because constitutional amendment in Nauru requires a 90-day layover before a vote, a delay designed to force deliberation. The change sits alongside a broader pattern of states replacing externally imposed or anglicised names with indigenous ones, and it carries practical consequences: country codes, international registries and treaty records all have to be updated.