diff --git a/include/cantera/spectra/LineBroadener.h b/include/cantera/spectra/LineBroadener.h
index 2e5252fe6..678cd3b35 100644
--- a/include/cantera/spectra/LineBroadener.h
+++ b/include/cantera/spectra/LineBroadener.h
@@ -71,10 +71,10 @@ public:
  * \f]
  * where \f$ \gamma = {\mbox{FWHM}/2} \f$.
  */
-class Lorentzian : public LineBroadener
+class LorentzianProfile : public LineBroadener
 {
 public:
-    Lorentzian(doublereal FWHM);
+    LorentzianProfile(doublereal FWHM);
     virtual doublereal profile(doublereal deltaFreq);
     virtual doublereal cumulative(doublereal deltaFreq);
     virtual double width();
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ protected:
  * A Gaussian line profile. This profile results when Doppler
  * broadening is dominant.
  */
-class Gaussian : public LineBroadener
+class GaussianProfile : public LineBroadener
 {
 public:
 
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ public:
      * Constructor.
      * @param FWHM Full width at half-maximum.
      */
-    Gaussian(doublereal sigma);
+    GaussianProfile(doublereal sigma);
     virtual doublereal profile(doublereal deltaFreq);
     virtual doublereal cumulative(doublereal deltaFreq);
     virtual doublereal width();
diff --git a/src/spectra/LineBroadener.cpp b/src/spectra/LineBroadener.cpp
index ef44991b8..1dcdb2259 100644
--- a/src/spectra/LineBroadener.cpp
+++ b/src/spectra/LineBroadener.cpp
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ using namespace Cantera;
 namespace Cantera
 {
 
-Lorentzian::Lorentzian(doublereal gamma)
+LorentzianProfile::LorentzianProfile(doublereal gamma)
 {
     m_hwhm = gamma;
     m_hwhm2 = m_hwhm*m_hwhm;
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ Lorentzian::Lorentzian(doublereal gamma)
  *\f]
  * Units: 1/wavenumber (or cm).
  */
-doublereal Lorentzian::profile(doublereal deltaFreq)
+doublereal LorentzianProfile::profile(doublereal deltaFreq)
 {
     return (1.0/Cantera::Pi) *m_hwhm/(deltaFreq*deltaFreq + m_hwhm2);
 }
@@ -40,23 +40,23 @@ doublereal Lorentzian::profile(doublereal deltaFreq)
  * \frac{1}{\pi} \tan^{-1}\left(\frac{\Delta\nu}{gamma}\right) + 0.5
  * \f]
  */
-doublereal Lorentzian::cumulative(doublereal deltaFreq)
+doublereal LorentzianProfile::cumulative(doublereal deltaFreq)
 {
     return (1.0/Pi) * atan(deltaFreq/m_hwhm) + 0.5;
 }
 
-doublereal Lorentzian::width()
+doublereal LorentzianProfile::width()
 {
     return 2.0*m_hwhm;
 }
 
-Gaussian::Gaussian(doublereal sigma)
+GaussianProfile::GaussianProfile(doublereal sigma)
 {
     m_sigma = sigma;
     m_sigma2 = m_sigma*m_sigma;
 }
 
-doublereal Gaussian::profile(doublereal deltaFreq)
+doublereal GaussianProfile::profile(doublereal deltaFreq)
 {
     //cout << "entered Gaussian::profile" << endl;
     //cout << "deltaFreq = " << deltaFreq << endl;
@@ -65,12 +65,12 @@ doublereal Gaussian::profile(doublereal deltaFreq)
            exp(-deltaFreq*deltaFreq/(2.0*m_sigma2));
 }
 
-doublereal Gaussian::cumulative(doublereal deltaFreq)
+doublereal GaussianProfile::cumulative(doublereal deltaFreq)
 {
     return 0.5*(1.0 + erf(deltaFreq/(m_sigma*SqrtTwo)));
 }
 
-doublereal Gaussian::width()
+doublereal GaussianProfile::width()
 {
     return 2.0*m_sigma*sqrt(log(4.0));
 }
diff --git a/test_problems/spectroscopy/spectratest.cpp b/test_problems/spectroscopy/spectratest.cpp
index e105b4545..ef4a45a04 100644
--- a/test_problems/spectroscopy/spectratest.cpp
+++ b/test_problems/spectroscopy/spectratest.cpp
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ int main()
     double gam = 2.0e0;
     double sigma = 5.0;
 
-    LineBroadener* lor = new Lorentzian(gam);
-    LineBroadener* gaus = new Gaussian(sigma);
+    LineBroadener* lor = new LorentzianProfile(gam);
+    LineBroadener* gaus = new GaussianProfile(sigma);
     Voigt* voig = new Voigt(sigma, gam);
     //voig->testv();