How can I label gulfs, seas and estuaries?

[GA_Kevin]

Thanks for taking the time to ask first. You can read through the discussion on the gulf here:

Gulf of America - Gulf of Mexico

President Donald Trump just said during his inauguration that he wants to rename the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America. Aside from the political aspects, how does that even work? How does OSM choose a source for that? I’m curious! Also, somebody executed what I thought while I wrote this post:

I highly recommend if you’re serious about this project to read through the post, linked items, the wiki for names / officials names / regional names / etc. and for disputes on wiki.osm.org.