Two of the National Zoo’s new cheetahs now have names thanks to a voter contest, the Post is reporting.
Voters named one of the males Askari, Swahili for “guard” or “watchman,” and one of the females Imara, Swahili for “strong” or “strength.”

But direct democracy was shuttered with the other two cheetah cubs as zookeepers took it upon themselves to name the cubs. One male is now known as Damara, named for a Namibian ethnic group and one female is now known as Hatima, which is Swahili for “finally,” the Post reports.

We think simpler names could have worked just fine, like Swifty or Mr. and Mrs. Spot. But we understand the urge to be creative. What would you have named the cheetahs?