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title: "Nauru changes name to Naoero, president says"
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# Nauru changes name to Naoero, president says

latest filing 4 Aug 2026, 5:03 AM PKT · 3–4 Aug 2026 · 2 articles from 2 outlets

**HarZaviya summary** — how 2 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts:

> Most outlets reported that Nauru has changed its name to Naoero, citing the president’s statement and noting the change aligns with the national language's spelling and pronunciation. They also mentioned that the country’s international code will be updated. Coverage was largely uniform, with similar phrasing and emphasis across the excerpts.

## Same story from 2 outlets

Each outlet's own headline, most recent first — read any at its source.

- **Daily Times** — [Nauru, the world’s 3rd-smallest country, changes its name to Naoero](https://dailytimes.com.pk/1533024/nauru-the-worlds-3rd-smallest-country-changes-its-name-to-naoero/) · 4 Aug 2026, 5:03 AM PKT
  > The Pacific Island country of Nauru has changed its name to the Republic of Naoero, its president said, matching the spelling and pronunciation in the national language. The country´s international code will change from NRU to NRO and its people will be known as dei-Naoero instead of Nauruan. Commonly known abroad by the pronunciation of […]
- **Arab News Pakistan** — [Nauru, the world’s third-smallest country, changes its name to Naoero](https://www.arabnews.pk/node/2653208/offbeat) · 3 Aug 2026, 1:08 PM PKT · 97% identical wording to the newest filing
  > WELLINGTON: The Pacific Island country of Nauru has changed its name to the Republic of Naoero, its president said, matching the spelling and pronunciation in the national language. The country’s international code will change from NRU to NRO and its people will be known as dei-Naoero instead of Nauruan. Commonly known abroad by the pronunciation of Now-roo, the new name is spoken as Now-ero.

2 articles from 2 outlets, 3–4 Aug 2026. Headlines and links belong to their outlets — HarZaviya links out and never copies article text.

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