diff --git a/nnfwtbn/cut.py b/nnfwtbn/cut.py
index 22d070431748d8261f129cd90dea16355826122b..21fb501def084c7d32cb79a94c0c7521706fab7a 100644
--- a/nnfwtbn/cut.py
+++ b/nnfwtbn/cut.py
@@ -58,16 +58,16 @@ class Cut:
        value
     4      4
 
-    Cuts might be named by passing the 'name' argument to the constructor.
+    Cuts might be named by passing the 'label' argument to the constructor.
     Cut names can be used during plotting as labels to specify the plotted
     region.
 
-    >>> sel_sr = Cut(lambda df: df.is_sr == 1, name="Signal Region")
-    >>> sel_sr.name
+    >>> sel_sr = Cut(lambda df: df.is_sr == 1, label="Signal Region")
+    >>> sel_sr.label
     'Signal Region'
     """
 
-    def __init__(self, func=None, name=None):
+    def __init__(self, func=None, label=None):
         """
         Creates a new cut. The optional func argument is called with the
         dataframe upon evaluation. The function must return an index array. If
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ class Cut:
         accepted by this cut.
         """
         self.func = func
-        self.name = name
+        self.label = label
 
     def __call__(self, dataframe):
         """
diff --git a/nnfwtbn/tests/test_cut.py b/nnfwtbn/tests/test_cut.py
index 3c8fbdb3c643d226943d755ef8b6d7c1e95c5be5..f9759bcd270324ef39d2a773746a4904b2a02063 100644
--- a/nnfwtbn/tests/test_cut.py
+++ b/nnfwtbn/tests/test_cut.py
@@ -253,11 +253,11 @@ class CutTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(list(high_sale_years.sale), [4.7, 5.6, 7.5, 4.2])
         self.assertEqual(list(high_sale_years.year), [2012, 2013, 2014, 2017])
 
-    def test_name(self):
+    def test_label(self):
         """
         Check that names specified during construction are available via the
         'name' attribute.
         """
-        high_sale = Cut(lambda df: df.sale > 4, name="High sales volume")
-        self.assertEqual(high_sale.name, "High sales volume")
+        high_sale = Cut(lambda df: df.sale > 4, label="High sales volume")
+        self.assertEqual(high_sale.label, "High sales volume")