The protest area was identified by several names, with the Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone (CHAZ) most common at the outset, along with Free Capitol Hill.
By the second week of formation, the area was more often referred to as the Capitol Hill Organized (Occupied) Protest (CHOP).

On June 13, a group of several dozen informal protest leaders agreed to change the name from CHAZ to CHOP.
The name change was the result of a consensus among participants to deemphasize occupation.
 TechCrunch further clarified the underlying logic at work stating that participants decided to change the name to "the Capitol Hill Occupied Protest — then, noting the fact that Seattle itself is an “occupation” of native land, change the O to Organized."
 
KUOW reported that pavement at one intersection was repainted on June 14 with the new acronym CHOP following a discussion in which many of the most active participants had agreed to officially revise the name to the Capitol Hill Organized Protest for better accuracy.
 Other media reported the name change on June 15 (King5 and The Stranger), June 16 (Vox), and June 17 (Crosscut).
The protest area was identified by several names, with the Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone (CHAZ) most common at the outset, along with Free Capitol Hill. By the second week of formation, the area was more often referred to as the Capitol Hill Organized (Occupied) Protest (CHOP).
On June 13, a group of several dozen informal protest leaders agreed to change the name from CHAZ to CHOP. The name change was the result of a consensus among participants to deemphasize occupation.  TechCrunch further clarified the underlying logic at work stating that participants decided to change the name to "the Capitol Hill Occupied Protest — then, noting the fact that Seattle itself is an “occupation” of native land, change the O to Organized."  
KUOW reported that pavement at one intersection was repainted on June 14 with the new acronym CHOP following a discussion in which many of the most active participants had agreed to officially revise the name to the Capitol Hill Organized Protest for better accuracy.  Other media reported the name change on June 15 (King5 and The Stranger), June 16 (Vox), and June 17 (Crosscut).
Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone