diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/ImmutablePair.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/ImmutablePair.java
index 0c7a8480a..2772ef862 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/ImmutablePair.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/ImmutablePair.java
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ public ImmutablePair(L left, R right) {
      * {@inheritDoc}
      */
     @Override
-    public L getLeftElement() {
+    public L getLeft() {
         return left;
     }
 
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ public L getLeftElement() {
      * {@inheritDoc}
      */
     @Override
-    public R getRightElement() {
+    public R getRight() {
         return right;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/MutablePair.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/MutablePair.java
index ae5c34185..685f2c037 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/MutablePair.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/MutablePair.java
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ public MutablePair(L left, R right) {
      * {@inheritDoc}
      */
     @Override
-    public L getLeftElement() {
+    public L getLeft() {
         return left;
     }
 
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ public void setLeftElement(L left) {
      * {@inheritDoc}
      */
     @Override
-    public R getRightElement() {
+    public R getRight() {
         return right;
     }
 
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ public void setRightElement(R right) {
      * @return the old value for the right element
      */
     public R setValue(R value) {
-        R result = getRightElement();
+        R result = getRight();
         setRightElement(value);
         return result;
     }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/Pair.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/Pair.java
index 068da6f96..5747e356a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/Pair.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/Pair.java
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ public static <L, R> Pair<L, R> of(L left, R right) {
      * 
      * @return the left element, may be null
      */
-    public abstract L getLeftElement();
+    public abstract L getLeft();
 
     /**
      * <p>Gets the right element from this pair.</p>
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ public static <L, R> Pair<L, R> of(L left, R right) {
      * 
      * @return the right element, may be null
      */
-    public abstract R getRightElement();
+    public abstract R getRight();
 
     /**
      * <p>Gets the key from this pair.</p>
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ public static <L, R> Pair<L, R> of(L left, R right) {
      * @return the left element as the key, may be null
      */
     public final L getKey() {
-        return getLeftElement();
+        return getLeft();
     }
 
     /**
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ public final L getKey() {
      * @return the right element as the value, may be null
      */
     public R getValue() {
-        return getRightElement();
+        return getRight();
     }
 
     //-----------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -114,8 +114,8 @@ public R getValue() {
      * @return negative if this is less, zero if equal, positive if greater
      */
     public int compareTo(Pair<L, R> other) {
-      return new CompareToBuilder().append(getLeftElement(), other.getLeftElement())
-              .append(getRightElement(), other.getRightElement()).toComparison();
+      return new CompareToBuilder().append(getLeft(), other.getLeft())
+              .append(getRight(), other.getRight()).toComparison();
     }
 
     /**
@@ -174,6 +174,6 @@ public String toString() {
      * @return a string for this object
      */
     public String toString(String format) {
-        return String.format(format, getClass().getSimpleName(), getLeftElement(), getRightElement());
+        return String.format(format, getClass().getSimpleName(), getLeft(), getRight());
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/builder/EqualsBuilder.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/builder/EqualsBuilder.java
index fef4e8621..2a9fe77b7 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/builder/EqualsBuilder.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/builder/EqualsBuilder.java
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ static Pair<IDKey, IDKey> getRegisterPair(Object lhs, Object rhs) {
     static boolean isRegistered(Object lhs, Object rhs) {
         Set<Pair<IDKey, IDKey>> registry = getRegistry();
         Pair<IDKey, IDKey> pair = getRegisterPair(lhs, rhs);
-        Pair<IDKey, IDKey> swappedPair = Pair.of(pair.getLeftElement(), pair.getRightElement());
+        Pair<IDKey, IDKey> swappedPair = Pair.of(pair.getLeft(), pair.getRight());
 
         return registry != null
                 && (registry.contains(pair) || registry.contains(swappedPair));
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/ImmutablePairTest.java b/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/ImmutablePairTest.java
index e70b0c056..37b35e4c3 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/ImmutablePairTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/ImmutablePairTest.java
@@ -38,28 +38,28 @@ public class ImmutablePairTest {
     public void testBasic() throws Exception {
         ImmutablePair<Integer, String> pair = new ImmutablePair<Integer, String>(0, "foo");
         assertEquals(0, pair.left.intValue());
-        assertEquals(0, pair.getLeftElement().intValue());
+        assertEquals(0, pair.getLeft().intValue());
         assertEquals("foo", pair.right);
-        assertEquals("foo", pair.getRightElement());
+        assertEquals("foo", pair.getRight());
         ImmutablePair<Object, String> pair2 = new ImmutablePair<Object, String>(null, "bar");
         assertNull(pair2.left);
-        assertNull(pair2.getLeftElement());
+        assertNull(pair2.getLeft());
         assertEquals("bar", pair2.right);
-        assertEquals("bar", pair2.getRightElement());
+        assertEquals("bar", pair2.getRight());
     }
 
     @Test
     public void testPairOf() throws Exception {
         ImmutablePair<Integer, String> pair = ImmutablePair.of(0, "foo");
         assertEquals(0, pair.left.intValue());
-        assertEquals(0, pair.getLeftElement().intValue());
+        assertEquals(0, pair.getLeft().intValue());
         assertEquals("foo", pair.right);
-        assertEquals("foo", pair.getRightElement());
+        assertEquals("foo", pair.getRight());
         ImmutablePair<Object, String> pair2 = ImmutablePair.of(null, "bar");
         assertNull(pair2.left);
-        assertNull(pair2.getLeftElement());
+        assertNull(pair2.getLeft());
         assertEquals("bar", pair2.right);
-        assertEquals("bar", pair2.getRightElement());
+        assertEquals("bar", pair2.getRight());
     }
 
     @Test
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/MutablePairTest.java b/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/MutablePairTest.java
index a09d206ba..7943ca2dc 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/MutablePairTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/MutablePairTest.java
@@ -37,18 +37,18 @@ public class MutablePairTest {
     @Test
     public void testBasic() throws Exception {
         MutablePair<Integer, String> pair = new MutablePair<Integer, String>(0, "foo");
-        assertEquals(0, pair.getLeftElement().intValue());
-        assertEquals("foo", pair.getRightElement());
+        assertEquals(0, pair.getLeft().intValue());
+        assertEquals("foo", pair.getRight());
         MutablePair<Object, String> pair2 = new MutablePair<Object, String>(null, "bar");
-        assertNull(pair2.getLeftElement());
-        assertEquals("bar", pair2.getRightElement());
+        assertNull(pair2.getLeft());
+        assertEquals("bar", pair2.getRight());
     }
 
     @Test
     public void testDefault() throws Exception {
         MutablePair<Integer, String> pair = new MutablePair<Integer, String>();
-        assertNull(pair.getLeftElement());
-        assertNull(pair.getRightElement());
+        assertNull(pair.getLeft());
+        assertNull(pair.getRight());
     }
     
     @Test
@@ -56,18 +56,18 @@ public void testMutate() throws Exception {
         MutablePair<Integer, String> pair = new MutablePair<Integer, String>(0, "foo");
         pair.setLeftElement(42);
         pair.setRightElement("bar");
-        assertEquals(42, pair.getLeftElement().intValue());
-        assertEquals("bar", pair.getRightElement());
+        assertEquals(42, pair.getLeft().intValue());
+        assertEquals("bar", pair.getRight());
     }
 
     @Test
     public void testPairOf() throws Exception {
         MutablePair<Integer, String> pair = MutablePair.of(0, "foo");
-        assertEquals(0, pair.getLeftElement().intValue());
-        assertEquals("foo", pair.getRightElement());
+        assertEquals(0, pair.getLeft().intValue());
+        assertEquals("foo", pair.getRight());
         MutablePair<Object, String> pair2 = MutablePair.of(null, "bar");
-        assertNull(pair2.getLeftElement());
-        assertEquals("bar", pair2.getRightElement());
+        assertNull(pair2.getLeft());
+        assertEquals("bar", pair2.getRight());
     }
 
     @Test