French President Emmanuel Macron speaks to the press as he leaves after a European Union (EU) summit at EU Headquarters in Brussels | Kenzo Tribouillard/AFP/Getty Images 4 names in frame for Macron-Liberal alliance Europe’s almost certain to be in there — but probably not the L-word.

Never mind what's in a name. The important thing for French President Emmanuel Macron is what's not in it.

Macron's La République En Marche party and its allies from the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE) have been searching for months for a name for their new group in the European Parliament. For Macron's party, avoiding "liberal" is imperative as the word is often seen negatively in France, as a representation of heartless ultra-capitalism.

Among the names now under consideration, according to an official involved in the talks: “Renew Europe,” “The Europeans,” “Europe forward” and something involving "Europa."

Nathalie Loiseau, who headed Macron's so-called Renaissance list in the European Parliament election, and Dominique Riquet, a veteran French centrist also elected on Macron's list, met Tuesday with ALDE group leader Guy Verhofstadt and other senior figures to “get to know each other,” and discuss the role of their new group, according to En Marche and ALDE officials.

The new group has a provisional total of 108 seats in the new Parliament — 39 more than the old ALDE group, in large part thanks to the arrival of Macron's party. The French delegation is the biggest in the new group.

It took some time for En Marche to formally seal their alliance with the ALDE group, and finding a new name has not proven easy either. But one official involved in the talks said they would now agree on one “within weeks.”