The pro women’s soccer team that plans to launch in Boston next year will soon have a new name.

Dorchester Brewing Co. on Mass Ave. was the setting last Friday evening for the announcement by the team’s managers that they’ve heard the criticism and will abandon their plan to call the team “Bos Nation FC.”

“Over the past several months, through listening sessions, feedback, and conversations, your voices have shaped our path forward,” said Jammy Torres Millet, a Dorchester native who is the team’s Manager of Fan Experience. “Boston, you’ve waited long enough, so I am so excited to share with you all here first tonight that we are changing our club name.”

Torres Millet, who grew up competing at the team’s likely future home, White Stadium, added: “As we prepare to reveal our new name in the coming weeks, we promise that we will reaffirm our commitment to you, to our beloved city, and to the sport that we love because to us it’s more than a name and it’s bigger than a game.”

The announcement was well received by the many who had gathered for a watch party at the popular Dorchester brewery and are excited about the promise of the National Women’s Soccer League.

Recent UMass Boston graduates Cait Feest, Damon Borgia, and Jose Cruz cheered when the news broke. And Whitney Hedgpeth responded with, “I like how they recognize the name is not well received.’”

Heather DiGiovanni added, “I’m not a huge fan of the name. I do like the colors, though.” The Bedford resident noted that she was a fan of the Boston Breakers— a previous pro women’s soccer team— and is happy to see professional women’s soccer return to the city. “I think that the timing is better,” she said. “ I think women’s sports is in its moment.”

Steph Berman, the taproom manager at DBCo., agreed with her.

“With a team finally being in our backyard, we are thrilled to help shine that light on them and on women’s sports even brighter,” he said. “After all, the future is women!”

The team made other news at the Friday event. Amina Bulman, who previously helped lead the NFL’s Washington Commanders football team through their rebranding, was introduced as the team’s chief revenue officer.

With respect to the naming situation, Bulman, who is also from Boston, said, “We spent a lot of time listening and learning from our fans and ultimately they were the ones that guided this decision.”

The team’s general manager, Domènec Guasch, told The Reporter that fans can expect information about staff and player personnel as early as next fall, with a full roster set by the end of December into the start of January. 

Guasch recently moved to Quincy from Barcelona, where he has worked for the past 13 years with FC Barcelona. 

“We have to keep in mind we will be coming in new in a very competitive league,” he said. “We’ll have to build for that and develop towards that. We will need to be a very adaptable team. Coming into a competition where we’ll have many teams that have been playing together for many years, performing at a high level, we’ll have to build for something while we obviously aim to make playoffs in year one. That’s the goal.”