Washington — The name of the National Zoo's new giant panda cub has come down to a choice of five - and the general public gets to make the final decision from among those possibilities.
Friends of the National Zoo, the nonprofit support organization for the zoo, on Wednesday released five names suggested by the China Wildlife Conservation Assn. and National Zoo staff. Panda fans have until Sept. 30 to vote for their favorite one via the zoo/FONZ Web site at www.fonz.org/cubname.htm.
The choices:
¢ Hua Sheng (pronounced hwah-SHUNG), which means China Washington, and also magnificent, according to FONZ.
¢ Sheng Hua (pronounced SHUNG-hwah), which means Washington China, and also magnificent.
¢Tai Shan (pronounced tie-SHON), which means peace mountain.
¢ Long Shan (pronounced lohng-SHON), which means dragon mountain.
¢ Qiang Qiang (pronounced chee-ONG chee-ONG), which means strong, powerful.
The male cub, the first surviving cub birth in the zoo's history, was born July 9.
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