diff --git a/Eigen/src/Core/Block.h b/Eigen/src/Core/Block.h
index 5fb7126e6..498757ad9 100644
--- a/Eigen/src/Core/Block.h
+++ b/Eigen/src/Core/Block.h
@@ -684,22 +684,22 @@ DenseBase<Derived>::bottomRows() const
   * \param startRow the index of the first row in the block
   * \param numRows the number of rows in the block
   *
-  * Example: \include MatrixBase_rowRange_int.cpp
-  * Output: \verbinclude MatrixBase_rowRange_int.out
+  * Example: \include MatrixBase_middleRows_int.cpp
+  * Output: \verbinclude MatrixBase_middleRows_int.out
   *
   * \sa class Block, block(Index,Index,Index,Index)
   */
 template<typename Derived>
 inline typename DenseBase<Derived>::RowsBlockXpr DenseBase<Derived>
-  ::rowRange(Index startRow, Index numRows)
+  ::middleRows(Index startRow, Index numRows)
 {
   return RowsBlockXpr(derived(), startRow, 0, numRows, cols());
 }
 
-/** This is the const version of rowRange(Index,Index).*/
+/** This is the const version of middleRows(Index,Index).*/
 template<typename Derived>
 inline const typename DenseBase<Derived>::RowsBlockXpr
-DenseBase<Derived>::rowRange(Index startRow, Index numRows) const
+DenseBase<Derived>::middleRows(Index startRow, Index numRows) const
 {
   return RowsBlockXpr(derived(), startRow, 0, numRows, cols());
 }
@@ -709,24 +709,24 @@ DenseBase<Derived>::rowRange(Index startRow, Index numRows) const
   * \param N the number of rows in the block
   * \param startRow the index of the first row in the block
   *
-  * Example: \include MatrixBase_template_int_rowRange.cpp
-  * Output: \verbinclude MatrixBase_template_int_rowRange.out
+  * Example: \include MatrixBase_template_int_middleRows.cpp
+  * Output: \verbinclude MatrixBase_template_int_middleRows.out
   *
   * \sa class Block, block(Index,Index,Index,Index)
   */
 template<typename Derived>
 template<int N>
 inline typename DenseBase<Derived>::template NRowsBlockXpr<N>::Type
-DenseBase<Derived>::rowRange(Index startRow)
+DenseBase<Derived>::middleRows(Index startRow)
 {
   return typename DenseBase<Derived>::template NRowsBlockXpr<N>::Type(derived(), startRow, 0, N, cols());
 }
 
-/** This is the const version of rowRange<int>().*/
+/** This is the const version of middleRows<int>().*/
 template<typename Derived>
 template<int N>
 inline const typename DenseBase<Derived>::template NRowsBlockXpr<N>::Type
-DenseBase<Derived>::rowRange(Index startRow) const
+DenseBase<Derived>::middleRows(Index startRow) const
 {
   return typename DenseBase<Derived>::template NRowsBlockXpr<N>::Type(derived(), startRow, 0, N, cols());
 }
@@ -846,22 +846,22 @@ DenseBase<Derived>::rightCols() const
   * \param startCol the index of the first column in the block
   * \param numCols the number of columns in the block
   *
-  * Example: \include MatrixBase_colRange_int.cpp
-  * Output: \verbinclude MatrixBase_colRange_int.out
+  * Example: \include MatrixBase_middleCols_int.cpp
+  * Output: \verbinclude MatrixBase_middleCols_int.out
   *
   * \sa class Block, block(Index,Index,Index,Index)
   */
 template<typename Derived>
 inline typename DenseBase<Derived>::ColsBlockXpr DenseBase<Derived>
-  ::colRange(Index startCol, Index numCols)
+  ::middleCols(Index startCol, Index numCols)
 {
   return ColsBlockXpr(derived(), 0, startCol, rows(), numCols);
 }
 
-/** This is the const version of colRange(Index,Index).*/
+/** This is the const version of middleCols(Index,Index).*/
 template<typename Derived>
 inline const typename DenseBase<Derived>::ColsBlockXpr
-DenseBase<Derived>::colRange(Index startCol, Index numCols) const
+DenseBase<Derived>::middleCols(Index startCol, Index numCols) const
 {
   return ColsBlockXpr(derived(), 0, startCol, rows(), numCols);
 }
@@ -871,24 +871,24 @@ DenseBase<Derived>::colRange(Index startCol, Index numCols) const
   * \param N the number of columns in the block
   * \param startCol the index of the first column in the block
   *
-  * Example: \include MatrixBase_template_int_colRange.cpp
-  * Output: \verbinclude MatrixBase_template_int_colRange.out
+  * Example: \include MatrixBase_template_int_middleCols.cpp
+  * Output: \verbinclude MatrixBase_template_int_middleCols.out
   *
   * \sa class Block, block(Index,Index,Index,Index)
   */
 template<typename Derived>
 template<int N>
 inline typename DenseBase<Derived>::template NColsBlockXpr<N>::Type
-DenseBase<Derived>::colRange(Index startCol)
+DenseBase<Derived>::middleCols(Index startCol)
 {
   return typename NColsBlockXpr<N>::Type(derived(), 0, startCol, rows(), N);
 }
 
-/** This is the const version of colRange<int>().*/
+/** This is the const version of middleCols<int>().*/
 template<typename Derived>
 template<int N>
 inline const typename DenseBase<Derived>::template NColsBlockXpr<N>::Type
-DenseBase<Derived>::colRange(Index startCol) const
+DenseBase<Derived>::middleCols(Index startCol) const
 {
   return typename NColsBlockXpr<N>::Type(derived(), 0, startCol, rows(), N);
 }
diff --git a/Eigen/src/Core/DenseBase.h b/Eigen/src/Core/DenseBase.h
index c42c4b8d1..6f5013e2d 100644
--- a/Eigen/src/Core/DenseBase.h
+++ b/Eigen/src/Core/DenseBase.h
@@ -327,14 +327,14 @@ template<typename Derived> class DenseBase
     const RowsBlockXpr topRows(Index n) const;
     RowsBlockXpr       bottomRows(Index n);
     const RowsBlockXpr bottomRows(Index n) const;
-	RowsBlockXpr       rowRange(Index startRow, Index numRows);
-	const RowsBlockXpr rowRange(Index startRow, Index numRows) const;
+	RowsBlockXpr       middleRows(Index startRow, Index numRows);
+	const RowsBlockXpr middleRows(Index startRow, Index numRows) const;
     ColsBlockXpr       leftCols(Index n);
     const ColsBlockXpr leftCols(Index n) const;
     ColsBlockXpr       rightCols(Index n);
     const ColsBlockXpr rightCols(Index n) const;
-	ColsBlockXpr       colRange(Index startCol, Index numCols);
-	const ColsBlockXpr colRange(Index startCol, Index numCols) const;
+	ColsBlockXpr       middleCols(Index startCol, Index numCols);
+	const ColsBlockXpr middleCols(Index startCol, Index numCols) const;
 
     template<int CRows, int CCols> Block<Derived, CRows, CCols>       topLeftCorner();
     template<int CRows, int CCols> const Block<Derived, CRows, CCols> topLeftCorner() const;
@@ -349,14 +349,14 @@ template<typename Derived> class DenseBase
     template<int NRows> const typename NRowsBlockXpr<NRows>::Type topRows() const;
     template<int NRows> typename NRowsBlockXpr<NRows>::Type       bottomRows();
     template<int NRows> const typename NRowsBlockXpr<NRows>::Type bottomRows() const;
-	template<int NRows> typename NRowsBlockXpr<NRows>::Type       rowRange(Index startRow);
-	template<int NRows> const typename NRowsBlockXpr<NRows>::Type rowRange(Index startRow) const;
+	template<int NRows> typename NRowsBlockXpr<NRows>::Type       middleRows(Index startRow);
+	template<int NRows> const typename NRowsBlockXpr<NRows>::Type middleRows(Index startRow) const;
     template<int NCols> typename NColsBlockXpr<NCols>::Type       leftCols();
     template<int NCols> const typename NColsBlockXpr<NCols>::Type leftCols() const;
     template<int NCols> typename NColsBlockXpr<NCols>::Type       rightCols();
     template<int NCols> const typename NColsBlockXpr<NCols>::Type rightCols() const;
-	template<int NCols> typename NColsBlockXpr<NCols>::Type       colRange(Index startCol);
-	template<int NCols> const typename NColsBlockXpr<NCols>::Type colRange(Index startCol) const;
+	template<int NCols> typename NColsBlockXpr<NCols>::Type       middleCols(Index startCol);
+	template<int NCols> const typename NColsBlockXpr<NCols>::Type middleCols(Index startCol) const;
 
     template<int BlockRows, int BlockCols>
     Block<Derived, BlockRows, BlockCols> block(Index startRow, Index startCol);