diff --git a/include/wx/xml/xml.h b/include/wx/xml/xml.h
index a596ae92e4..a816ce22ff 100644
--- a/include/wx/xml/xml.h
+++ b/include/wx/xml/xml.h
@@ -241,10 +241,12 @@ class WXDLLIMPEXP_XML wxXmlDoctype
 {
 public:
     explicit
-    wxXmlDoctype(const wxString& name = wxString(),
-                 const wxString& sysid = wxString(),
-                 const wxString& pubid = wxString())
-                 : m_rootName(name), m_systemId(sysid), m_publicId(pubid)
+    wxXmlDoctype(const wxString& rootName = wxString(),
+                 const wxString& systemId = wxString(),
+                 const wxString& publicId = wxString())
+                 : m_rootName(rootName),
+                   m_systemId(systemId),
+                   m_publicId(publicId)
                  {}
 
     // Default copy ctor and assignment operators are ok.
diff --git a/interface/wx/xml/xml.h b/interface/wx/xml/xml.h
index 0eaad72423..4c58080b75 100644
--- a/interface/wx/xml/xml.h
+++ b/interface/wx/xml/xml.h
@@ -494,16 +494,16 @@ public:
     /**
         Creates and possible initializes the DOCTYPE.
 
-        @param name
+        @param rootName
             The root name.
-        @param sysid
+        @param systemId
             The system identifier.
-        @param pubid
+        @param publicId
             The public identifier.
     */
-    wxXmlDoctype(const wxString& name = wxString(),
-                 const wxString& sysid = wxString(),
-                 const wxString& pubid = wxString());
+    wxXmlDoctype(const wxString& rootName = wxString(),
+                 const wxString& systemId = wxString(),
+                 const wxString& publicId = wxString());
 
     /**
         Removes all the DOCTYPE values.