Naming an element

The Iupac has confirmed the existence of elements 113, 115, 117, and 118. According to the NY times the task for naming them is now underway. There are many people from the media influencing naming of the element such as motor head, or wolverine. The one name proposed that stands out is Godzillium, which Susan Sampson thought fit for any of the elements. She states “Godzillium is a mythical, Japanese, and worthy of an element that is unnatural, radioactive and rapidly self-destructive.” Other proposed names are that of Greek gods, such as narcissium, because according to Holly Triebe “scientist have begun to play god”.  The less likely according to the NY times is Rikenium, since that name is of an institute that founded one of the elements. With all these suggestions floating about it is still a long process to name each element, because the discoverers must decide a name and submit it to Iupac for approval. This process will take some time to confirm, also the fact that this must occur four times. It will be a little while before the periodic table is updated