diff --git a/core/language/en-GB/Buttons.multids b/core/language/en-GB/Buttons.multids
index 30f89eec7..2fa732fd9 100644
--- a/core/language/en-GB/Buttons.multids
+++ b/core/language/en-GB/Buttons.multids
@@ -133,6 +133,7 @@ Excise/Caption/Replace/Link: link
 Excise/Caption/Replace/Transclusion: transclusion
 Excise/Caption/Tag: Tag new tiddler with the title of this tiddler
 Excise/Caption/TiddlerExists: Warning: tiddler already exists
+Excise/DefaultTitle: New Excision
 Excise/Hint: Excise the selected text into a new tiddler
 Heading1/Caption: heading 1
 Heading1/Hint: Apply heading level 1 formatting to lines containing selection
diff --git a/core/modules/editor/operations/text/excise.js b/core/modules/editor/operations/text/excise.js
index ced771719..8cb3a8486 100644
--- a/core/modules/editor/operations/text/excise.js
+++ b/core/modules/editor/operations/text/excise.js
@@ -14,11 +14,12 @@ Text editor operation to excise the selection to a new tiddler
 
 exports["excise"] = function(event,operation) {
 	var editTiddler = this.wiki.getTiddler(this.editTitle),
-		editTiddlerTitle = this.editTitle;
+		editTiddlerTitle = this.editTitle,
+		excisionBaseTitle = $tw.language.getString("Buttons/Excise/DefaultTitle");
 	if(editTiddler && editTiddler.fields["draft.of"]) {
 		editTiddlerTitle = editTiddler.fields["draft.of"];
 	}
-	var excisionTitle = event.paramObject.title || this.wiki.generateNewTitle("New Excision");
+	var excisionTitle = event.paramObject.title || this.wiki.generateNewTitle(excisionBaseTitle);
 	this.wiki.addTiddler(new $tw.Tiddler(
 		this.wiki.getCreationFields(),
 		this.wiki.getModificationFields(),