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Whether it is or not, it's rubbish. Though I'm not so keen on becoming a republic, there would be no need to withdraw old coins and banknotes from circulation if we do. Nor would there be any requirement for Royal institutions to change their names or logos. The constitution may change, but otherwise it would be business as usual.
But renaming the state would be expensive for businesses - though maybe not as much as you might think. When addresses on the Wirral in England changed from Cheshire to Merseyside, the mail with Cheshire on the address still got through. And since then they've changed it back, yet the mail still gets through just as fast addressed to Merseyside (and/or with L at the start of the postcode instead of CH).
Even if we renamed our state, the old name would continue to be used informally, and our postcodes would stay the same. So in the unlikely event that someone comes up with a name that the public agree is better, it is still worth doing IMO.