Toronto Zoo’s baby gorilla has a name!

On Wednesday morning, Charles picked a name for his daughter.

The Western lowland gorilla silverback was presented with three arrangements of fruits, nuts, palm leaves and bamboo. Each gift represented one of the following baby names: Nia, which means "purpose," Nneka, which means "mother is supreme/renowned/prominent," and Nyota, which means "star."

Whichever display he favoured would be his daughter's new name. He picked Nneka.

Little Nneka was born on January 10th.

The Toronto Zoo asked people to help name the gorilla by submitting potential monikers online. The only requirements: the name had to be suitable for a female, of African descent, and had to begin with the letter N.

A long-standing tradition at the zoo is to name a baby gorilla with the first initial of the mother's name. Nneka's mother is Ngozi.

(Ngozi also has a son, Nassir, who was born in 2009.)

A panel of judges narrowed down the nearly 100,000 submissions to 20, and then three. They let the gorilla's father make the final pick.

Nneka is Charles' tenth child.

According to the Toronto Zoo, Nneka's birth is "genetically significant" as her species is critically endangered.

The zoo is currently home to three adult gorillas named Charles, Josephine and Ngozi and four young gorillas, Johari, Sadiki, Nassir and now Nneka.

"We are thrilled to have Nneka join our gorilla troop and become part of our successful breeding program. This significant birth will help raise awareness on the plight of this critically endangered, species and brings us one step further in our efforts to help in the protection of Western lowland gorillas" said Maria Franke, curator of mammals.

"As well, it helps to showcase the important role zoos play in global conservation. We invite everyone to come out and see Nneka and the rest of the troop in the African Rainforest Pavilion."

In March, more than 14,000 people voted to name the zoo's newest polar bear cub: Humphrey Piujuq.