diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 2687d56c..0aaa5b9c 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1075,7 +1075,7 @@
 	     FDI, so that it will be cleaned up on program crashes, too.
 	  - Use storage.automount_enabled_hint instead of volume.ignore for the
 	    automount disabling FDI. That way, the new drives will at least
-	    appear in Gnome and the user can mount them manually.
+	    appear in GNOME and the user can mount them manually.
 	  - Patch by Martin Pitt <martin.pitt@ubuntu.com>
 	  - LP: #134712
 	  - Closes: 434268
@@ -3799,7 +3799,7 @@ as "then" in two strings)
 - maximum amount of primary partition isn't static anymore, it gets asked from the partition table.
 - lots of internal code cleanups. this improved performance and stability.
 - doubleclick now invokes infodialog
-- added .desktop file so gparted is accessible from Gnome/Kde menus (thanks to Stephane LOEUILLET, 1023176)
+- added .desktop file so gparted is accessible from GNOME/KDE menus (thanks to Stephane LOEUILLET, 1023176)
 
 **fixes**
 - sometimes creating new fat filesystems in very small spaces resulted in errors. fixed.
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 78127b34..165a50b0 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ PKG_CHECK_EXISTS(
 
 
 dnl======================
-dnl check whether to build documentation - Gnome-Doc-Utils
+dnl check whether to build documentation - gnome-doc-utils
 dnl======================
 AC_ARG_ENABLE(
 	[doc],
diff --git a/doc/gparted.8 b/doc/gparted.8
index 563e8e0f..475897bb 100644
--- a/doc/gparted.8
+++ b/doc/gparted.8
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 .\"
 .TH GPARTED 8 "Jan 16th, 2011" gparted "GParted Manual"
 .SH NAME
-gparted \- Gnome partition editor for manipulating disk partitions.
+gparted \- GNOME Partition Editor for manipulating disk partitions.
 .SH SYNOPSIS
 .B gparted [device]...
 .SH DESCRIPTION
diff --git a/gparted.doap b/gparted.doap
index c74d90c6..02a5ad8e 100644
--- a/gparted.doap
+++ b/gparted.doap
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 <Project>
   <name xml:lang="en">gparted</name>
 
-  <shortdesc xml:lang="en">GNOME partition editor for manipulating disk partitions</shortdesc>
+  <shortdesc xml:lang="en">GNOME Partition Editor for manipulating disk partitions</shortdesc>
   <homepage rdf:resource="http://gparted.org/" />
   <download-page rdf:resource="http://gparted.org/download.php" />
   <bug-database rdf:resource="https://bugzilla.gnome.org/browse.cgi?product=gparted" />
diff --git a/help/C/gparted.xml b/help/C/gparted.xml
index f82b27c2..e0c679df 100644
--- a/help/C/gparted.xml
+++ b/help/C/gparted.xml
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
 
     <abstract role="description">
       <para>
-      &appname; is the Gnome Partition Editor for creating,
+      &appname; is the GNOME Partition Editor for creating,
       reorganizing, and deleting disk partitions.
       &appname; enables you to change the partition organization while preserving
       the partition contents.
@@ -213,8 +213,8 @@
   <sect1 id="gparted-introduction">
     <title>Introduction</title>
     <para>
-    The <application>&app;</application> application is the GNOME partition
-    editor for creating, reorganizing, and deleting disk partitions.
+    The <application>&app;</application> application is the GNOME Partition
+    Editor for creating, reorganizing, and deleting disk partitions.
     </para>
     <para>
     A disk device can be subdivided into one or more partitions.