What's In A Name?

From Yahoo:
"Report: Big Ben to be renamed Elizabeth Tower"

Britain's famed parliament clock tower Big Ben is set to be renamed the Elizabeth Tower in honor of the queen's diamond jubilee, a report said Friday. Prime Minister David Cameron is among 331 lawmakers who have signed up to a campaign to bestow the tribute to Queen Elizabeth to mark her 60th year on the throne, the Daily Mail reported. The 316-foot tower is formally known as the Clock Tower, but it is commonly called Big Ben after the huge bell that it holds, whose distinctive "bongs" sound out the hours in central London. Lawmakers accepted that the iconic tower, which looms over the 19-century Gothic revival parliament, would continue to be known colloquially as Big Ben, but said that its formal name should honor Queen Elizabeth.

^ I have been to London numerous times and have seen Big Ben. I always thought the whole tower was officially called Big Ben so I guess the British Government officially changing its name to the Elizabeth Tower won't change much as people (including myself) will continue to call it Big Ben. ^

http://news.yahoo.com/big-ben-renamed-elizabeth-tower-report-232721084.html