diff --git a/pkg/api/validation/validation.go b/pkg/api/validation/validation.go
index 3173ad4f02b..bc3a645b82a 100644
--- a/pkg/api/validation/validation.go
+++ b/pkg/api/validation/validation.go
@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@ func ValidatePodState(podState *api.PodState) errs.ErrorList {
 func ValidatePod(pod *api.Pod) errs.ErrorList {
 	allErrs := errs.ErrorList{}
 	if len(pod.Name) == 0 {
-		allErrs = append(allErrs, errs.NewFieldRequired("id", pod.Name))
+		allErrs = append(allErrs, errs.NewFieldRequired("name", pod.Name))
 	}
 	if !util.IsDNSSubdomain(pod.Namespace) {
 		allErrs = append(allErrs, errs.NewFieldInvalid("namespace", pod.Namespace))
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ func ValidatePodUpdate(newPod, oldPod *api.Pod) errs.ErrorList {
 	allErrs := errs.ErrorList{}
 
 	if newPod.Name != oldPod.Name {
-		allErrs = append(allErrs, errs.NewFieldInvalid("ID", newPod.Name))
+		allErrs = append(allErrs, errs.NewFieldInvalid("name", newPod.Name))
 	}
 
 	if len(newPod.DesiredState.Manifest.Containers) != len(oldPod.DesiredState.Manifest.Containers) {
@@ -374,9 +374,9 @@ func ValidatePodUpdate(newPod, oldPod *api.Pod) errs.ErrorList {
 func ValidateService(service *api.Service) errs.ErrorList {
 	allErrs := errs.ErrorList{}
 	if len(service.Name) == 0 {
-		allErrs = append(allErrs, errs.NewFieldRequired("id", service.Name))
+		allErrs = append(allErrs, errs.NewFieldRequired("name", service.Name))
 	} else if !util.IsDNS952Label(service.Name) {
-		allErrs = append(allErrs, errs.NewFieldInvalid("id", service.Name))
+		allErrs = append(allErrs, errs.NewFieldInvalid("name", service.Name))
 	}
 	if !util.IsDNSSubdomain(service.Namespace) {
 		allErrs = append(allErrs, errs.NewFieldInvalid("namespace", service.Namespace))
@@ -399,7 +399,7 @@ func ValidateService(service *api.Service) errs.ErrorList {
 func ValidateReplicationController(controller *api.ReplicationController) errs.ErrorList {
 	allErrs := errs.ErrorList{}
 	if len(controller.Name) == 0 {
-		allErrs = append(allErrs, errs.NewFieldRequired("id", controller.Name))
+		allErrs = append(allErrs, errs.NewFieldRequired("name", controller.Name))
 	}
 	if !util.IsDNSSubdomain(controller.Namespace) {
 		allErrs = append(allErrs, errs.NewFieldInvalid("namespace", controller.Namespace))
@@ -441,7 +441,7 @@ func ValidateReadOnlyPersistentDisks(volumes []api.Volume) errs.ErrorList {
 // ValidateBoundPod tests if required fields on a bound pod are set.
 func ValidateBoundPod(pod *api.BoundPod) (errors []error) {
 	if !util.IsDNSSubdomain(pod.Name) {
-		errors = append(errors, errs.NewFieldInvalid("id", pod.Name))
+		errors = append(errors, errs.NewFieldInvalid("name", pod.Name))
 	}
 	if !util.IsDNSSubdomain(pod.Namespace) {
 		errors = append(errors, errs.NewFieldInvalid("namespace", pod.Namespace))
diff --git a/pkg/api/validation/validation_test.go b/pkg/api/validation/validation_test.go
index 0414076fe49..b802463b093 100644
--- a/pkg/api/validation/validation_test.go
+++ b/pkg/api/validation/validation_test.go
@@ -813,7 +813,7 @@ func TestValidateReplicationController(t *testing.T) {
 		for i := range errs {
 			field := errs[i].(errors.ValidationError).Field
 			if !strings.HasPrefix(field, "desiredState.podTemplate.") &&
-				field != "id" &&
+				field != "name" &&
 				field != "namespace" &&
 				field != "desiredState.replicaSelector" &&
 				field != "GCEPersistentDisk.ReadOnly" &&
diff --git a/pkg/kubecfg/resource_printer.go b/pkg/kubecfg/resource_printer.go
index eb15f9e2ecc..1d90e3ee5f9 100644
--- a/pkg/kubecfg/resource_printer.go
+++ b/pkg/kubecfg/resource_printer.go
@@ -138,9 +138,9 @@ func (h *HumanReadablePrinter) validatePrintHandlerFunc(printFunc reflect.Value)
 	return nil
 }
 
-var podColumns = []string{"ID", "Image(s)", "Host", "Labels", "Status"}
-var replicationControllerColumns = []string{"ID", "Image(s)", "Selector", "Replicas"}
-var serviceColumns = []string{"ID", "Labels", "Selector", "IP", "Port"}
+var podColumns = []string{"Name", "Image(s)", "Host", "Labels", "Status"}
+var replicationControllerColumns = []string{"Name", "Image(s)", "Selector", "Replicas"}
+var serviceColumns = []string{"Name", "Labels", "Selector", "IP", "Port"}
 var minionColumns = []string{"Minion identifier"}
 var statusColumns = []string{"Status"}
 var eventColumns = []string{"Name", "Kind", "Status", "Reason", "Message"}
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/delete.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/delete.go
index a6cd1b70511..86c3b15cb04 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/delete.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/delete.go
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ Examples:
 		Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 			// If command line args are passed in, use those preferentially.
 			if len(args) > 0 && len(args) != 2 {
-				usageError(cmd, "If passing in command line parameters, must be resource and id")
+				usageError(cmd, "If passing in command line parameters, must be resource and name")
 			}
 
 			var data []byte
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/modify.go b/pkg/kubectl/modify.go
index dd3a96b40b1..3c06734d9f7 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/modify.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/modify.go
@@ -93,14 +93,14 @@ func doUpdate(c *client.RESTClient, resource string, obj runtime.Object) (string
 	// object.
 	id, err := getIDFromObj(obj)
 	if err != nil {
-		return "", fmt.Errorf("ID not retrievable from object for update: %v", err)
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("Name not retrievable from object for update: %v", err)
 	}
 
 	// Get the object from the server to find out its current resource
 	// version to prevent race conditions in updating the object.
 	serverObj, err := c.Get().Path(resource).Path(id).Do().Get()
 	if err != nil {
-		return "", fmt.Errorf("Item ID %s does not exist for update: %v", id, err)
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("Item Name %s does not exist for update: %v", id, err)
 	}
 	version, err := getResourceVersionFromObj(serverObj)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -134,7 +134,10 @@ func doUpdate(c *client.RESTClient, resource string, obj runtime.Object) (string
 func doDelete(c *client.RESTClient, resource string, obj runtime.Object) (string, error) {
 	id, err := getIDFromObj(obj)
 	if err != nil {
-		return "", fmt.Errorf("ID not retrievable from object for update: %v", err)
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("Name not retrievable from object for delete: %v", err)
+	}
+	if id == "" {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("The supplied resource has no Name and cannot be deleted")
 	}
 
 	err = c.Delete().Path(resource).Path(id).Do().Error()
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/resource_printer.go b/pkg/kubectl/resource_printer.go
index 1a6429b88be..20a1e9ad8b8 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/resource_printer.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/resource_printer.go
@@ -154,10 +154,10 @@ func (h *HumanReadablePrinter) validatePrintHandlerFunc(printFunc reflect.Value)
 	return nil
 }
 
-var podColumns = []string{"ID", "IMAGE(S)", "HOST", "LABELS", "STATUS"}
-var replicationControllerColumns = []string{"ID", "IMAGE(S)", "SELECTOR", "REPLICAS"}
-var serviceColumns = []string{"ID", "LABELS", "SELECTOR", "IP", "PORT"}
-var minionColumns = []string{"ID"}
+var podColumns = []string{"NAME", "IMAGE(S)", "HOST", "LABELS", "STATUS"}
+var replicationControllerColumns = []string{"NAME", "IMAGE(S)", "SELECTOR", "REPLICAS"}
+var serviceColumns = []string{"NAME", "LABELS", "SELECTOR", "IP", "PORT"}
+var minionColumns = []string{"NAME"}
 var statusColumns = []string{"STATUS"}
 
 // addDefaultHandlers adds print handlers for default Kubernetes types.
diff --git a/pkg/registry/etcd/etcd.go b/pkg/registry/etcd/etcd.go
index 9f2ee557f90..8383a065170 100644
--- a/pkg/registry/etcd/etcd.go
+++ b/pkg/registry/etcd/etcd.go
@@ -522,7 +522,7 @@ func (r *Registry) WatchServices(ctx api.Context, label, field labels.Selector,
 	if !label.Empty() {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("label selectors are not supported on services")
 	}
-	if value, found := field.RequiresExactMatch("ID"); found {
+	if value, found := field.RequiresExactMatch("name"); found {
 		key, err := makeServiceKey(ctx, value)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
@@ -532,7 +532,7 @@ func (r *Registry) WatchServices(ctx api.Context, label, field labels.Selector,
 	if field.Empty() {
 		return r.WatchList(makeServiceListKey(ctx), version, tools.Everything)
 	}
-	return nil, fmt.Errorf("only the 'ID' and default (everything) field selectors are supported")
+	return nil, fmt.Errorf("only the 'name' and default (everything) field selectors are supported")
 }
 
 // ListEndpoints obtains a list of Services.
@@ -567,7 +567,7 @@ func (r *Registry) WatchEndpoints(ctx api.Context, label, field labels.Selector,
 	if !label.Empty() {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("label selectors are not supported on endpoints")
 	}
-	if value, found := field.RequiresExactMatch("ID"); found {
+	if value, found := field.RequiresExactMatch("name"); found {
 		key, err := makeServiceEndpointsKey(ctx, value)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
diff --git a/pkg/registry/etcd/etcd_test.go b/pkg/registry/etcd/etcd_test.go
index e1a97f27611..bef2a77f368 100644
--- a/pkg/registry/etcd/etcd_test.go
+++ b/pkg/registry/etcd/etcd_test.go
@@ -1252,7 +1252,7 @@ func TestEtcdWatchServices(t *testing.T) {
 	registry := NewTestEtcdRegistry(fakeClient)
 	watching, err := registry.WatchServices(ctx,
 		labels.Everything(),
-		labels.SelectorFromSet(labels.Set{"ID": "foo"}),
+		labels.SelectorFromSet(labels.Set{"name": "foo"}),
 		"1",
 	)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -1306,7 +1306,7 @@ func TestEtcdWatchEndpoints(t *testing.T) {
 	watching, err := registry.WatchEndpoints(
 		ctx,
 		labels.Everything(),
-		labels.SelectorFromSet(labels.Set{"ID": "foo"}),
+		labels.SelectorFromSet(labels.Set{"name": "foo"}),
 		"1",
 	)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/registry/pod/rest.go b/pkg/registry/pod/rest.go
index bc806ae8978..eec3f135b26 100644
--- a/pkg/registry/pod/rest.go
+++ b/pkg/registry/pod/rest.go
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ func (rs *REST) Get(ctx api.Context, id string) (runtime.Object, error) {
 
 func (rs *REST) podToSelectableFields(pod *api.Pod) labels.Set {
 	return labels.Set{
-		"ID": pod.Name,
+		"name":                pod.Name,
 		"DesiredState.Status": string(pod.DesiredState.Status),
 		"DesiredState.Host":   pod.DesiredState.Host,
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/registry/pod/rest_test.go b/pkg/registry/pod/rest_test.go
index 3670bae69ac..2dfa6a7b9b8 100644
--- a/pkg/registry/pod/rest_test.go
+++ b/pkg/registry/pod/rest_test.go
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ func TestListPodListSelection(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			expectedIDs: util.NewStringSet("foo", "bar", "baz", "qux", "zot"),
 		}, {
-			field:       "ID=zot",
+			field:       "name=zot",
 			expectedIDs: util.NewStringSet("zot"),
 		}, {
 			label:       "label=qux",