Boaty McBoatface looks unlikely to set sail despite being the runaway winner of an online poll to name a new stg£200m (€250m) polar research vessel in Britain.
UK Science Minister Jo Johnson acknowledged there had been some "very imaginative" names but added that he wanted something that "captures the spirit of scientific endeavour".
RRS Boaty McBoatface had just over 124,000 votes in the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) poll.
Second was RRS Poppy-Mai - named after a 16-month-old girl with terminal cancer - with 34,371 votes.
RRS Henry Worsley, commemorating an Antarctic explorer who died in January, was the highest placed suggestion that had scientific links, coming third.
RRS It's Bloody Cold Here, and RRS David Attenborough came fourth and fifth.
Despite the popularity of the jokey name, the NERC has also seen critics come forward.
Jack wrote on Twitter: "Please, for the love of science, reason, & faith in humanity, do NOT name the damn boat "Boaty McBoatface".
But My Brain Hurts said: "Calling her #BoatyMcBoatface would give you an excellent way to interact with kids and help interest in science".
The new research vessel is being built at the Cammell Laird shipyard on Merseyside in the UK.
It is expected to become operational in 2019, replacing RRS Ernest Shackleton and RRS James Clark Ross.
As part of the Cambridge-based British Antarctic Survey, it will be used to study ice sheets, ocean currents and marine life.
The NERC said an announcement on the name would be made "in due course".
