diff --git a/apps/transforms/main-page.xml b/apps/transforms/main-page.xml
index 20db439cd..46aed804d 100644
--- a/apps/transforms/main-page.xml
+++ b/apps/transforms/main-page.xml
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@
       <Label text="{{ 'scaleX (' + (scaleX / 100) + ')' }}" marginTop="5" />
       <Slider minValue="0" maxValue="300" value="{{ scaleX }}"/>
 
-      <Label text="{{ 'pivotX (' + (pivotX / 100) + ')' }}" marginTop="5" />
-      <Slider minValue="-100" maxValue="200" value="{{ pivotX }}"/>
+      <Label text="{{ 'originX (' + (originX / 100) + ')' }}" marginTop="5" />
+      <Slider minValue="-100" maxValue="200" value="{{ originX }}"/>
 
       <Label text="{{ 'rotate (' + rotate + ')' }}" marginTop="5" />
       <Slider minValue="-360" maxValue="360" value="{{ rotate }}"/>
@@ -25,10 +25,10 @@
       <Label text="{{ 'scaleY (' + (scaleY / 100) + ')' }}" marginTop="5" />
       <Slider minValue="0" maxValue="300" value="{{ scaleY }}"/>
 
-      <Label text="{{ 'pivotY (' + (pivotY / 100) + ')' }}" marginTop="5" />
-      <Slider minValue="-100" maxValue="200" value="{{ pivotY }}"/>
+      <Label text="{{ 'originY (' + (originY / 100) + ')' }}" marginTop="5" />
+      <Slider minValue="-100" maxValue="200" value="{{ originY }}"/>
 
-      <Button text="Reset" margin="5" tap="onReset">
+      <Button text="Reset" margin="5" tap="onReset" />
     </StackLayout>
 
     <AbsoluteLayout row="1" colSpan="2"
@@ -38,8 +38,8 @@
               translateY="{{ translateY }}"
               scaleX="{{ scaleX / 100 }}"
               scaleY="{{ scaleY / 100 }}"
-              pivotX="{{ pivotX / 100 }}"
-              pivotY="{{ pivotY / 100 }}"
+              originX="{{ originX / 100 }}"
+              originY="{{ originY / 100 }}"
               rotate="{{ rotate }}"
             />
 
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
       <StackLayout height="1" width="300" backgroundColor="gray" top="99" />
       <StackLayout height="1" width="300" backgroundColor="gray" top="200" />
 
-      <StackLayout height="2" width="2" backgroundColor="red" marginLeft="{{ pivotX + 99 }}" marginTop="{{ pivotY + 99 }}" />
+      <StackLayout height="2" width="2" backgroundColor="red" marginLeft="{{ originX + 99 }}" marginTop="{{ originY + 99 }}" />
 
     </AbsoluteLayout>
   </GridLayout>
diff --git a/apps/transforms/model.ts b/apps/transforms/model.ts
index cc2e1132d..c97b2b292 100644
--- a/apps/transforms/model.ts
+++ b/apps/transforms/model.ts
@@ -42,22 +42,22 @@ export class ViewModel extends observable.Observable {
         this.notify({ object: this, eventName: observable.Observable.propertyChangeEvent, propertyName: "scaleY", value: value });
     }
 
-    private _pivotX = 50;
-    get pivotX(): number {
-        return this._pivotX;
+    private _originX = 50;
+    get originX(): number {
+        return this._originX;
     }
-    set pivotX(value: number) {
-        this._pivotX = value;
-        this.notify({ object: this, eventName: observable.Observable.propertyChangeEvent, propertyName: "pivotX", value: value });
+    set originX(value: number) {
+        this._originX = value;
+        this.notify({ object: this, eventName: observable.Observable.propertyChangeEvent, propertyName: "originX", value: value });
     }
 
-    private _pivotY = 50;
-    get pivotY(): number {
-        return this._pivotY;
+    private _originY = 50;
+    get originY(): number {
+        return this._originY;
     }
-    set pivotY(value: number) {
-        this._pivotY = value;
-        this.notify({ object: this, eventName: observable.Observable.propertyChangeEvent, propertyName: "pivotY", value: value });
+    set originY(value: number) {
+        this._originY = value;
+        this.notify({ object: this, eventName: observable.Observable.propertyChangeEvent, propertyName: "originY", value: value });
     }
 
     private _rotate = 0;
@@ -70,8 +70,8 @@ export class ViewModel extends observable.Observable {
     }
 
     public reset() {
-        this.pivotX = 50;
-        this.pivotY = 50;
+        this.originX = 50;
+        this.originY = 50;
         this.scaleX = 100;
         this.scaleY = 100;
         this.translateX = 0;
diff --git a/ui/core/view-common.ts b/ui/core/view-common.ts
index c2b87bd8d..b43eb7c4f 100644
--- a/ui/core/view-common.ts
+++ b/ui/core/view-common.ts
@@ -149,14 +149,14 @@ var scaleYProperty = new dependencyObservable.Property(
     new proxy.PropertyMetadata(1)
     );
     
-var pivotXProperty = new dependencyObservable.Property(
-    "pivotX",
+var originXProperty = new dependencyObservable.Property(
+    "originX",
     "View",
     new proxy.PropertyMetadata(0.5)
     );
 
-var pivotYProperty = new dependencyObservable.Property(
-    "pivotY",
+var originYProperty = new dependencyObservable.Property(
+    "originY",
     "View",
     new proxy.PropertyMetadata(0.5)
     );
@@ -190,8 +190,8 @@ export class View extends proxy.ProxyObject implements definition.View {
     public static translateYProperty = translateYProperty;
     public static scaleXProperty = scaleXProperty;
     public static scaleYProperty = scaleYProperty;
-    public static pivotXProperty = pivotXProperty;
-    public static pivotYProperty = pivotYProperty;
+    public static originXProperty = originXProperty;
+    public static originYProperty = originYProperty;
     public static rotateProperty = rotateProperty;
     public static isEnabledProperty = isEnabledProperty;
     public static isUserInteractionEnabledProperty = isUserInteractionEnabledProperty;
@@ -484,18 +484,18 @@ export class View extends proxy.ProxyObject implements definition.View {
         this._setValue(View.scaleYProperty, value);
     }
 
-    get pivotX(): number {
-        return this._getValue(View.pivotXProperty);
+    get originX(): number {
+        return this._getValue(View.originXProperty);
     }
-    set pivotX(value: number) {
-        this._setValue(View.pivotXProperty, value);
+    set originX(value: number) {
+        this._setValue(View.originXProperty, value);
     }
 
-    get pivotY(): number {
-        return this._getValue(View.pivotYProperty);
+    get originY(): number {
+        return this._getValue(View.originYProperty);
     }
-    set pivotY(value: number) {
-        this._setValue(View.pivotYProperty, value);
+    set originY(value: number) {
+        this._setValue(View.originYProperty, value);
     }
 
     get rotate(): number {
diff --git a/ui/core/view.android.ts b/ui/core/view.android.ts
index 65b3a1fd0..9a8e91f90 100644
--- a/ui/core/view.android.ts
+++ b/ui/core/view.android.ts
@@ -44,19 +44,19 @@ function onScaleYPropertyChanged(data: dependencyObservable.PropertyChangeData)
 }
 (<proxy.PropertyMetadata>viewCommon.View.scaleYProperty.metadata).onSetNativeValue = onScaleYPropertyChanged;
 
-function onPivotXPropertyChanged(data: dependencyObservable.PropertyChangeData) {
+function onOriginXPropertyChanged(data: dependencyObservable.PropertyChangeData) {
     var view = <View>data.object;
     var width = view._nativeView.getWidth();
     view._nativeView.setPivotX(data.newValue * width);
 }
-(<proxy.PropertyMetadata>viewCommon.View.pivotXProperty.metadata).onSetNativeValue = onPivotXPropertyChanged;
+(<proxy.PropertyMetadata>viewCommon.View.originXProperty.metadata).onSetNativeValue = onOriginXPropertyChanged;
 
-function onPivotYPropertyChanged(data: dependencyObservable.PropertyChangeData) {
+function onOriginYPropertyChanged(data: dependencyObservable.PropertyChangeData) {
     var view = <View>data.object;
     var height = view._nativeView.getHeight();
     view._nativeView.setPivotY(data.newValue * height);
 }
-(<proxy.PropertyMetadata>viewCommon.View.pivotYProperty.metadata).onSetNativeValue = onPivotYPropertyChanged;
+(<proxy.PropertyMetadata>viewCommon.View.originYProperty.metadata).onSetNativeValue = onOriginYPropertyChanged;
 
 function onRotatePropertyChanged(data: dependencyObservable.PropertyChangeData) {
     var view = <View>data.object;
diff --git a/ui/core/view.d.ts b/ui/core/view.d.ts
index 9261fa2b9..ede1427e8 100644
--- a/ui/core/view.d.ts
+++ b/ui/core/view.d.ts
@@ -260,14 +260,14 @@ declare module "ui/core/view" {
         scaleY: number;
 
         /**
-         * Gets or sets the X component of the pivot point around which the view will be transformed. The deafault value is 0.5 representing the center of the view.
+         * Gets or sets the X component of the origin point around which the view will be transformed. The deafault value is 0.5 representing the center of the view.
          */
-        pivotX: number;
+        originX: number;
 
         /**
-         * Gets or sets the Y component of the pivot point around which the view will be transformed. The deafault value is 0.5 representing the center of the view.
+         * Gets or sets the Y component of the origin point around which the view will be transformed. The deafault value is 0.5 representing the center of the view.
          */
-        pivotY: number;
+        originY: number;
 
         /**
          * Gets or sets the rotate affine transform of the view.
diff --git a/ui/core/view.ios.ts b/ui/core/view.ios.ts
index db586e7b7..1186fcb48 100644
--- a/ui/core/view.ios.ts
+++ b/ui/core/view.ios.ts
@@ -66,19 +66,19 @@ function onScaleYPropertyChanged(data: dependencyObservable.PropertyChangeData)
 }
 (<proxy.PropertyMetadata>viewCommon.View.scaleYProperty.metadata).onSetNativeValue = onScaleYPropertyChanged;
 
-function onPivotXPropertyChanged(data: dependencyObservable.PropertyChangeData) {
+function onOriginXPropertyChanged(data: dependencyObservable.PropertyChangeData) {
     var view = <View>data.object;
     var current = view._nativeView.layer.anchorPoint;
     view._nativeView.layer.anchorPoint = CGPointMake(data.newValue, current.y);
 }
-(<proxy.PropertyMetadata>viewCommon.View.pivotXProperty.metadata).onSetNativeValue = onPivotXPropertyChanged;
+(<proxy.PropertyMetadata>viewCommon.View.originXProperty.metadata).onSetNativeValue = onOriginXPropertyChanged;
 
-function onPivotYPropertyChanged(data: dependencyObservable.PropertyChangeData) {
+function onOriginYPropertyChanged(data: dependencyObservable.PropertyChangeData) {
     var view = <View>data.object;
     var current = view._nativeView.layer.anchorPoint;
     view._nativeView.layer.anchorPoint = CGPointMake(current.x, data.newValue);
 }
-(<proxy.PropertyMetadata>viewCommon.View.pivotYProperty.metadata).onSetNativeValue = onPivotYPropertyChanged;
+(<proxy.PropertyMetadata>viewCommon.View.originYProperty.metadata).onSetNativeValue = onOriginYPropertyChanged;
 
 function onRotatePropertyChanged(data: dependencyObservable.PropertyChangeData) {
     var view = <View>data.object;