What's in a name?

Archbishop O’Malley, the first Capuchin Franciscan friar to become a cardinal in nearly 50 years, has made it clear that it will be a stretch for him to accept some of the trappings of his new office, such as the honorific, “Your Eminence,” to which he will be entitled after Friday. Asked how people should address him once he is a cardinal, he said yesterday, “Cardinal Sean. Bishop Sean. Father Sean. Brother Sean. Whatever.’’

“It takes some getting used to,’’ he said of the prelature nomenclature. “When I went to the West Indies, the two hardest things to get used to were driving on the left and being called, ‘Your Lordship’.’’

In addition to getting his new vestments, O’Malley said he has spent his time since arriving here Sunday praying, attending meetings, and entertaining relatives.

“My O’Malley clan is beginning to arrive, piece by piece,’’ he said. “I took my nephews and their wives to Piazza Navona for ice cream."