diff --git a/index.html b/index.html
index c6818b7a7..f2a00cae3 100644
--- a/index.html
+++ b/index.html
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@
       <li>- <a href="#mixin">mixin</a></li>
       <li>- <a href="#uniqueId">uniqueId</a></li>
       <li>- <a href="#escape">escape</a></li>
-      <li>- <a href="#getValue">getValue</a></li>
+      <li>- <a href="#result">result</a></li>
       <li>- <a href="#template">template</a></li>
     </ul>
 
@@ -1310,16 +1310,16 @@ _.uniqueId('contact_');
 _.escape('Curly, Larry &amp; Moe');
 =&gt; "Curly, Larry &amp;amp; Moe"</pre>
 
-      <p id="getValue">
-        <b class="header">getValue</b><code>_.getValue(object, property)</code>
+      <p id="result">
+        <b class="header">result</b><code>_.result(object, property)</code>
         <br />
         Returns a value from an object as a property or as a function.
       </p>
       <pre>
 var object = {cheese: 'crumpets', stuff: function(){ return 'nonsense'; }};
-_.getValue(object, 'cheese');
+_.result(object, 'cheese');
 =&gt; "crumpets"
-_.getValue(object, 'stuff');
+_.result(object, 'stuff');
 =&gt; "nonsense"</pre>
 
       <p id="template">
diff --git a/test/utility.js b/test/utility.js
index 5f2485478..ec9960eae 100644
--- a/test/utility.js
+++ b/test/utility.js
@@ -165,13 +165,13 @@ $(document).ready(function() {
     strictEqual(tmpl(), '<p>\u2028\u2028\u2029\u2029</p>');
   });
 
-  test('getValue calls functions and returns primitives', function() {
+  test('result calls functions and returns primitives', function() {
     var obj = {w: '', x: 'x', y: function(){ return 'y'; }};
-    strictEqual(_.getValue(obj, 'w'), '');
-    strictEqual(_.getValue(obj, 'x'), 'x');
-    strictEqual(_.getValue(obj, 'y'), 'y');
-    strictEqual(_.getValue(obj, 'z'), undefined);
-    strictEqual(_.getValue(null, 'x'), null);
+    strictEqual(_.result(obj, 'w'), '');
+    strictEqual(_.result(obj, 'x'), 'x');
+    strictEqual(_.result(obj, 'y'), 'y');
+    strictEqual(_.result(obj, 'z'), undefined);
+    strictEqual(_.result(null, 'x'), null);
   });
 
 });
diff --git a/underscore.js b/underscore.js
index 24dcc72be..c00438cc5 100644
--- a/underscore.js
+++ b/underscore.js
@@ -874,7 +874,7 @@
   };
 
   // Get a value from an object as a property or as a function.
-  _.getValue = function(object, prop) {
+  _.result = function(object, prop) {
     if (object == null) return null;
     var value = object[prop];
     return _.isFunction(value) ? value() : value;