diff -Nurpd a/scribus/scribusdoc.cpp b/scribus/scribusdoc.cpp
--- a/scribus/scribusdoc.cpp	2023-01-08 12:29:49.000000000 +0100
+++ b/scribus/scribusdoc.cpp	2023-01-08 12:56:42.950867627 +0100
@@ -6780,7 +6780,7 @@ void ScribusDoc::addSection(int number,
 	if (empty)
 	{
 		newSection.number = 0;
-		newSection.name = "0";
+		newSection.name = tr("Section %1").arg(1);
 		newSection.fromindex = 0;
 		newSection.toindex = docPageCount - 1;
 		newSection.type = Type_1_2_3;
diff -Nurpd a/scribus/ui/prefs_documentsections.cpp b/scribus/ui/prefs_documentsections.cpp
--- a/scribus/ui/prefs_documentsections.cpp	2023-01-08 12:29:49.000000000 +0100
+++ b/scribus/ui/prefs_documentsections.cpp	2023-01-08 12:56:42.958867663 +0100
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ void Prefs_DocumentSections::addEntry()
 		struct DocumentSection blank;
 		uint count = m_localSections.count();
 		blank.number = count;
-		blank.name = QString::number(count);
+		blank.name = tr("Section %1").arg(count + 1);
 		blank.fromindex = m_maxPageIndex + 1;
 		blank.toindex = m_maxPageIndex + 1;
 		blank.type = Type_1_2_3;
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ void Prefs_DocumentSections::addEntry()
 			{
 				struct DocumentSection blank;
 				blank.number = ++i;
-				blank.name = QString::number(i);
+				blank.name = tr("Section %1").arg(i + 1);
 				blank.fromindex = it->toindex + 1;
 				blank.toindex = it->toindex + 2;
 				blank.type = Type_1_2_3;
