Index: /Users/Scott/Sites/wp/trunk/wp-includes/taxonomy.php
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--- /Users/Scott/Sites/wp/trunk/wp-includes/taxonomy.php	(revision 8387)
+++ /Users/Scott/Sites/wp/trunk/wp-includes/taxonomy.php	(working copy)
@@ -1468,6 +1468,11 @@
 	// expected_slashed ($name)
 	$name = stripslashes($name);
 	$description = stripslashes($description);
+	
+	// Check for an empty name
+	if ( empty($name) ) {
+		 return new WP_Error('no_term_name', __('A name is required for this term.'));
+	}
 
 	$empty_slug = false;
 	if ( empty($slug) ) {