diff --git a/doc/variables.xml b/doc/variables.xml
index 18001005..ce3b05f5 100644
--- a/doc/variables.xml
+++ b/doc/variables.xml
@@ -3843,7 +3843,7 @@
     <varlistentry>
         <term>
             <command>
-                <option>start_case</option>
+                <option>startcase</option>
             </command>
             <option>text</option>
         </term>
@@ -3853,7 +3853,7 @@
     <varlistentry>
         <term>
             <command>
-                <option>lower_case</option>
+                <option>lowercase</option>
             </command>
             <option>text</option>
         </term>
@@ -3863,7 +3863,7 @@
     <varlistentry>
         <term>
             <command>
-                <option>upper_case</option>
+                <option>uppercase</option>
             </command>
             <option>text</option>
         </term>
diff --git a/src/core.cc b/src/core.cc
index 63d46103..66eeab75 100644
--- a/src/core.cc
+++ b/src/core.cc
@@ -882,15 +882,18 @@ struct text_object *construct_text_object(char *s, const char *arg, long line,
 #ifdef __x86_64__
   END OBJ(freq2, 0) obj->callbacks.print = &print_freq2;
 #endif /* __x86_64__ */
-
+  END OBJ(startcase, 0) obj->data.s = STRNDUP_ARG;
+  obj->callbacks.print = &print_startcase;
+  obj->callbacks.free = &gen_free_opaque;
+  // Deprecated, for compatibility purposes only
   END OBJ(start_case, 0) obj->data.s = STRNDUP_ARG;
-  obj->callbacks.print = &print_cap;
+  obj->callbacks.print = &print_startcase;
   obj->callbacks.free = &gen_free_opaque;
-  END OBJ(lower_case, 0) obj->data.s = STRNDUP_ARG;
-  obj->callbacks.print = &print_lower;
+  END OBJ(lowercase, 0) obj->data.s = STRNDUP_ARG;
+  obj->callbacks.print = &print_lowercase;
   obj->callbacks.free = &gen_free_opaque;
-  END OBJ(upper_case, 0) obj->data.s = STRNDUP_ARG;
-  obj->callbacks.print = &print_upper;
+  END OBJ(uppercase, 0) obj->data.s = STRNDUP_ARG;
+  obj->callbacks.print = &print_uppercase;
   obj->callbacks.free = &gen_free_opaque;
   END OBJ(catp, 0) obj->data.s = STRNDUP_ARG;
   obj->callbacks.print = &print_catp;
diff --git a/src/misc.cc b/src/misc.cc
index 6d00d219..61890538 100644
--- a/src/misc.cc
+++ b/src/misc.cc
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ void print_catp(struct text_object *obj, char *p, unsigned int p_max_size) {
   delete[] buf;
 }
 
-void print_cap(struct text_object *obj, char *p, unsigned int p_max_size) {
+void print_startcase(struct text_object *obj, char *p, unsigned int p_max_size) {
   unsigned int x = 0;
   int z = 0;
   char buf[DEFAULT_TEXT_BUFFER_SIZE];
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ void print_cap(struct text_object *obj, char *p, unsigned int p_max_size) {
   snprintf(p, p_max_size, "%s", buf);
 }
 
-void print_lower(struct text_object *obj, char *p, unsigned int p_max_size) {
+void print_lowercase(struct text_object *obj, char *p, unsigned int p_max_size) {
   evaluate(obj->data.s, p, p_max_size);
   for (unsigned int x = 0; x < p_max_size - 1 && p[x]; x++) {
     p[x] = tolower(p[x]);
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ void print_lower(struct text_object *obj, char *p, unsigned int p_max_size) {
   p[p_max_size - 1] = '\0';
 }
 
-void print_upper(struct text_object *obj, char *p, unsigned int p_max_size) {
+void print_uppercase(struct text_object *obj, char *p, unsigned int p_max_size) {
   evaluate(obj->data.s, p, p_max_size);
   for (unsigned int x = 0; x < p_max_size - 1 && p[x]; x++) {
     p[x] = toupper(p[x]);
diff --git a/src/misc.h b/src/misc.h
index 7033dbdb..2870f1c4 100644
--- a/src/misc.h
+++ b/src/misc.h
@@ -35,8 +35,8 @@
 
 void print_cat(struct text_object *, char *, unsigned int);
 void print_catp(struct text_object *, char *, unsigned int);
-void print_cap(struct text_object *, char *, unsigned int);
-void print_lower(struct text_object *, char *, unsigned int);
-void print_upper(struct text_object *, char *, unsigned int);
+void print_startcase(struct text_object *, char *, unsigned int);
+void print_lowercase(struct text_object *, char *, unsigned int);
+void print_uppercase(struct text_object *, char *, unsigned int);
 long long apply_base_multiplier(const char *, long long int);
 #endif /* _MISC_H */