se le llama!?

Question

"se le llama" is translated into "it's called"

Why not 'se llama'?

Answer 1

"Se le llama" to me relays a sense that an object is called something by others, but that something may not be its particular title.

Esta es una taza de jugo, pero en españa se le llama una taza de zumo.

Answer 2

I am sort of a beginner in Spanish but, I believe that "se llama" means to call oneself as in "'¿Cómo se llama?", how or what do you call yourself. "Se le llama" means it is called.