Washington’s NFL team has a new name at last.

The franchise announced Wednesday it has selected the “Commanders” as its new nickname. 

The announcement was made live on NBC’s “Today” show followed by a news conference at FedEx Field in Landover, Maryland.

“It’s a name that has the weight and meaning befitting a 90-year-old franchise,” team President Jason Wright told “Today” co-host Craig Melvin. “It's something that broadly resonated with our fans. And it's something that we believe embodies the values of service and leadership, that really define the DMV (D.C., Maryland and Virginia area) and this community.”

In July 2020, the organization yielded to years of public pressure from Native American activists and advocacy groups, sponsors and local officials by dropping the Redskins moniker it had used for 87 years. It simply called itself the “Washington Football Team” for two seasons while working to rebrand.

“When we started this journey 18 months ago, I didn't know what we would be saying at this announcement,” Wright, who was hired a month after the team shed its old nickname, said during the news conference. “And it has been a long process, but an engaging one and an insightful one that's really been driven by our fans.”

Doug Williams, the former Washington Super Bowl-winning quarterback who is now a team adviser, said he’s going to “hug the ‘Commanders’” name 

“That's what we are, and we’ve got to go forward with it,” he told “Today.”. “And I do like the name. It's got a good sound to it.”

Washington great Joe Theismann said he also approves of the name.

“It has a sense of strength to it,” the former All-Pro quarterback told reporters. “It has a sense of authority to it, and that's who we are going to become, and that's who we are going to be.”

Pro Bowl defensive tackle Jonathan Allen said he and his teammates instantly loved the Commanders name.

“I feel like it really embodied not only what the players represent, but what this community and what the DMV represents,” he told “Today.” “So we loved it. We’re going to support it, and we're going to go forward with it. And we're excited about the future.”

The Commanders also unveiled their new uniforms, which will retain the franchise’s traditional burgundy and gold color scheme. The team’s helmets will be burgundy with a gold “W” logo on the sides and a gold stipe across the top, as well as an alternate black helmet. 

The team said the angled cuts, bolded lines and serifs in the “W” signify forward movement and progress and that the slanted elements of the stripes bordering the “W” are inspired by military rank insignia. 

Wright said one of the first things he heard from fans when he began the rebranding process was, “Y’all better not take away those colors!”

President Joe Biden on Wednesday shared a photo of his new German shepherd puppy, who now bears the same name as the team, with the caption, "I suppose there’s room for two Commanders in this town."

The franchise received about 40,000 fan suggestions for a new name, 1,200 of them unique. Some names, including popular suggestions such as the Wolves and Red Wolves, had to be discarded because of trademark concerns, Wright said last month.

Wright added that he believes the Commanders name can fit well into a revised version of the old “Hail to the Redskins” fight song. 

“There’s some stuff there that really connects well, and that's one of the reasons that we gravitated towards it,” he said.

Washington was the first franchise in the four major North American professional leagues to drop its Native American imagery. Cleveland’s baseball team, formerly the Indians, has since followed suit by renaming itself the Guardians.