An e-mail from President Emily Hamer stated that the name "must reflect Wartburg College's mission, tradition, heritage, spirit, or upper-class suite/townhouse style of living. It should not be named after anyone living."

Some of suggestions for the residence hall as a whole were Knights Court, Geist ("spirit" in German) Court, and Eisenach Village, Cotta Haus, Holmes Haus, Oppermann Haus, Sebold Galena and Saganaw were all suggested for the individual halls of the village. Hamer said she was impressed with the many suggestions and is excited to hear the final results. The Board of Regents will make the final decision on the name for the new residence in the next few months.

In a survey exercise by Lil Junas' Introduction to Journalism class, most of the students questioned said the new halls should be named after the late Mannie Holmes, a former social work professor who died after a heart attack in the fall of 1999. "I wouldn't mind seeing them named after Mannie Holmes," said sophomre Chris Hill. "I think he was a man that represents what the college is all about." Freshman Lance Ridpath agreed, saying that it is "a memorial-type thing."

Going with the castle theme, junior Dan Wolfe suggested Knight's Court or Geist Court. Senior Meredith Hill suggested The Courtyard. Other names suggested were Eisenach House, Von Boran (Martin Luther's wife's maiden name), The Taj Mahal, Wartburg North, Wartburg Villa and Jean Peddle, who worked in the business office for more than 25 years. Peddle died in a bike accident two years ago.