The title is from William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet (Act 2, scene 2): "What's in a name? that which we call a rose/ By any other name would smell as sweet".
Titlul povestirii provine din tragedia Romeo și Julieta scrisă de William Shakespeare (Actul 2, scena 2): "Ce este un nume? acela pe care-l numim un trandafir/ Cu oricare alt nume ar mirosi la fel de dulce" ("What's in a name? that which we call a rose/ By any other name would smell as sweet".)