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According to Webelements.com,
http://www.webelements.com/nexus/node/1419
I bet people will call it Copernicum, just like we say aluminum in the US as opposed to aluminium (UK, Australia, NZ, etc).
Element 112 shall be named copernicium
Proposed name honours astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus
In honour of scientist and astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus (1473-1543), the discovering team around Professor Sigurd Hofmann suggested the name copernicium with the element symbol Cp for the new element 112, discovered at the GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung (Center for Heavy Ion Research) in Darmstadt. It was Copernicus who discovered that the Earth orbits the Sun, thus paving the way for our modern view of the world. Thirteen years ago, element 112 was discovered by an international team of scientists at the GSI accelerator facility. A few weeks ago, the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry, IUPAC, officially confirmed their discovery. In around six months, IUPAC will officially endorse the new element's name. This period is set to allow the scientific community to discuss the suggested name copernicium before the IUPAC naming.
http://www.webelements.com/nexus/node/1419
I bet people will call it Copernicum, just like we say aluminum in the US as opposed to aluminium (UK, Australia, NZ, etc).
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