A German zoo has chosen the names for its four lion cubs after receiving over 8,500 suggestions from enthusiastic fans.

Seven-year-old lioness Kigali’s quadruples at Leipzig Zoo in Germany have finally received their names after fans sent over 8,500 suggestions.

After staff went through all the suggestions, they finally decided that the two female cubs would be named Jooma and Jasira while the male offspring of Kigali and her six-year-old partner Majo will receive the names Kossi and Kiyan.

Zoo Director Jorg Junhold said: “I am delighted that the four cubs have developed so splendidly and that we can present the quadruplets to our visitors at the 20th anniversary of the lion savannah.”

The director proudly added: “Our keepers have once again chosen wonderful names that relate to the lions’ native homes.”

Zookeeper Jorg Graser explained that choosing the names was not an easy task: “This time it was not easy to make a decision if we take into consideration the large number of proposals. We liked the names Juma and Kossi because of their meaning (born on a Sunday).”

Regarding the other two names, Graser added: “Jarisa meaning ‘brave’ and Kiyan meaning ‘king’ go along just as nicely and are also very easy to remember.”

The young ones are spending the summer in the Lion Savannah’s ‘Makasi Simba’ enclosure with their parents.

The Leipzig Zoological Garden, or Leipzig Zoo, which now covers about 27 hectares (67 acres) and contains approximately 850 species, was opened on 9th June 1878.