Despite the overwhelming number of e-mailed suggestions from across the world (including "Stella", "Knutschi", "Sissi" and "Yuki Chan"), the zoo officially named her Flocke, German for "flake", as in "snowflake".
Meskipun banyak saran e-mail yang diterima dari seluruh dunia (termasuk "Stella", "Knutschi", "Sissi" dan "Yuki Chan"), kebun binatang resmi memberikannya nama Flocke, bahasa Jerman untuk "serpihan", sebagaimana "serpihan salju".