fˈɑːloʊɪŋ ðə wˈɔːɹ, ðə skwˈɛɹ wʌz ɹᵻnˈeɪmd ˈæftɚɹ ˈɔːɡəst bᵻbˈɛl, ɐ fˈaʊndɚɹ ʌvðə sˈoʊʃəl dˌɛməkɹˈæɾɪk pˈɑːɹɾi ʌv dʒˈɜːməni.
Following the war, the square was renamed after August Bebel, a founder of the Social Democratic Party of Germany.