Ecological crazies, global warming nuts and gender-benders must be going crazy over these names.
Just name this natural ocean phenomena "Les Ninnies" and they'll all be happy...and so will we.
Leni
It's even better than you think... "El Nino" refers to the Christ Child - Baby Jesus. It was term coined by fishermen in the 1600's for warm summer ocean currents off the coast of South America around Christmas time.