Less than two weeks after one of its most prominent sponsors urged the pro sports team to change its name, Washington owner Daniel Snyder announced plans to retire the "Redskins" nickname and reveal a new name Monday morning. However, they're not the first sports team to go through a name change.

The new name is still a mystery but among the most popular choices that fans have on social media are Warriors, Red Wolves and Redtails, reported USA Today.

ESPN's Adam Schefter pointed out that six other pro sports teams did the same move of doing a name change in the last 25 years.

Washington Bullets to Washington Wizards (1997)

The change of name happened because Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin was assassinated at a Tel Aviv peace rally in 1995. The late prime minister was a close friend of the team owner Abe Pollin.

Four days after Rabin's funeral, Pollin announced that his team will no longer be called the "Bullets". "My friend was shot in the back by bullets," he said in an NBC article.

After 32 years of carrying the sporting moniker, Pollin felt like 'Bullets' was no longer right for a sports team name.

Tennessee Oilers to Tennessee Titans (1999)

The team was originally the Houston Oilers from 1960 to its relocation to Tennessee, where they still carried the Oilers name. The team was a subject of antics by callers to radio sports talk shows because the name was not relevant to the state it represented.

The Titans was picked as the new nickname because owner Bud Adams said the team "wanted a new nickname to reflect strength, leadership and other heroic qualities."

Commissioner Paul Tagliabue agreed the nickname Oilers had to be dropped to let any future franchise that might land in Houston from having the name, said a report from CBS News.

Mighty Ducks of Anaheim to Anaheim Ducks (2006)

It wasn't a significant name change but the name change makes the Ducks drop its "Mighty" quality.

The NHL team announced their name change at the start of the 2006-07 season.

Owner Henry Samueli and his wife Susan purchased the team from the Walt Disney Company in 2005 and said at the time they are considering making changes.

The decision involved input from the season ticket-holders, said an ESPN report.

Tampa Bay Devil Rays to Tampa Bay Rays (2008)

The Tampa Bay Rays originally had "Devil" in their name until they decided to reinvent themselves, said ESPN. By the time they changed their name, they immediately won a pennant.

With the name, they gave the team new colors and uniforms. Navy blue and light blue replaced then primary colors green and black.

New Orleans Hornets to New Orleans Pelicans (2013)

When then Hornets had new ownership, led by Anthony Davis, a name change was expected to happen.

Bleacher Report said the team also considered the nicknames Krewe and Brass. The name Krewe was considered in light of groups of costumed paraders in the Mardi Gras carnival in New Orleans.

The team also freed up a sports team to reclaim its rightful name.

Charlotte Bobcats to Charlotte Hornets (2014)

With the Bobcats name available, the Charlotte team claimed it, launching a new website and social media accounts to reflect it, reported Sports Illustrated.

"From the heart of our history comes the fierce soul of our future," the tagline said.

They were the "Bobcats" for 10 seasons after joining the NBA. The team joined the NBA in 1988 and later relocated in New Orleans.

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