Naming of Fotostream-folders in iPhoto

iPhoto names Fotostream imports e.g. Apr. 2012 Fotostream.
Can this be changed ?
It would make a lot more sense if it would follow a "sorting-friendly" systematic, e.g. Fotostream 2012-04 …!?
Any iDea ? :-)
Thanks !

Well, this was easy then !
Thank you !
I was / am afraid, that the renaming might cause problems in any sort of sync actions ...!?

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