The official name of an Optimist Club shall include the words "Optimist Club" plus the name of the city or cities, geographic area or other designation as approved by the International Board of Directors.
The process of organizing the first Club in a new country shall include establishment of a non-government organization (NGO) that shall be named Optimist International – (Country of expansion).
Official names of Clubs shall not specify any creed, race or nationality, reference to gender, names of individuals living or dead; and shall not duplicate or be confusingly similar to those of existing Clubs in the same state or province.