diff --git a/application/application-common.ts b/application/application-common.ts
index 379bcbc2d..a305cff7b 100644
--- a/application/application-common.ts
+++ b/application/application-common.ts
@@ -8,17 +8,17 @@ import observable = require("data/observable");
 var events = new observable.Observable();
 require("utils/module-merge").merge(events, exports);
 
-export var launch = "launch";
+export var launchEvent = "launchEvent";
 
-export var uncaughtError = "uncaughtError";
+export var uncaughtErrorEvent = "uncaughtErrorEvent";
 
-export var suspend = "suspend";
+export var suspendEvent = "suspendEvent";
 
-export var resume = "resume";
+export var resumeEvent = "resumeEvent";
 
-export var exit = "exit";
+export var exitEvent = "exitEvent";
 
-export var lowMemory = "lowMemory";
+export var lowMemoryEvent = "lowMemoryEvent";
 
 export var cssFile: string = "app.css"
 
diff --git a/application/application.android.ts b/application/application.android.ts
index 41e24c7a3..32edeede7 100644
--- a/application/application.android.ts
+++ b/application/application.android.ts
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ var initEvents = function () {
                     exports.onExit();
                 }
 
-                exports.notify({ eventName: dts.exit, object: androidApp, android: activity });
+                exports.notify({ eventName: dts.exitEvent, object: androidApp, android: activity });
 
                 androidApp.startActivity = undefined;
             }
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ var initEvents = function () {
                     exports.onSuspend();
                 }
 
-                exports.notify({ eventName: dts.suspend, object: androidApp, android: activity });
+                exports.notify({ eventName: dts.suspendEvent, object: androidApp, android: activity });
 
             }
 
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ var initEvents = function () {
                     exports.onResume();
                 }
 
-                exports.notify({ eventName: dts.resume, object: androidApp, android: activity });
+                exports.notify({ eventName: dts.resumeEvent, object: androidApp, android: activity });
 
             }
 
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ class AndroidApplication implements dts.AndroidApplication {
                 exports.onLaunch(intent);
             }
 
-            exports.notify({ eventName: dts.launch, object: this, android: intent });
+            exports.notify({ eventName: dts.launchEvent, object: this, android: intent });
 
             /* In the onLaunch event we expect the following setup, which ensures a root frame:
             * var frame = require("ui/frame");
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ global.__onUncaughtError = function (error: Error) {
 
     exports.onUncaughtError(nsError);
 
-    exports.notify({ eventName: dts.uncaughtError, object: appModule.android, android: error });
+    exports.notify({ eventName: dts.uncaughtErrorEvent, object: appModule.android, android: error });
 }
 
 exports.start = function () {
diff --git a/application/application.d.ts b/application/application.d.ts
index 9d7e59a71..f650ac148 100644
--- a/application/application.d.ts
+++ b/application/application.d.ts
@@ -18,32 +18,32 @@ declare module "application" {
     /**
      * String value used when hooking to launch event.
      */
-    export var launch: string;
+    export var launchEvent: string;
 
     /**
      * String value used when hooking to uncaughtError event.
      */
-    export var uncaughtError: string;
+    export var uncaughtErrorEvent: string;
 
     /**
      * String value used when hooking to suspend event.
      */
-    export var suspend: string;
+    export var suspendEvent: string;
 
     /**
      * String value used when hooking to resume event.
      */
-    export var resume: string;
+    export var resumeEvent: string;
 
     /**
-     * String value used when hooking to exit event.
+     * String value used when hooking to exitevent.
      */
-    export var exit: string;
+    export var exitEvent: string;
 
     /**
      * String value used when hooking to lowMemory event.
      */
-    export var lowMemory: string;
+    export var lowMemoryEvent: string;
 
     /**
      * Event data containing information for the application events.
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ declare module "application" {
     export function onResume();
 
     /**
-     * This method will be called when the Application is about to exit.
+     * This method will be called when the Application is about to exitEvent.
      */
     export function onExit();
 
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ declare module "application" {
     export function hasListeners(eventName: string): boolean;
 
     /**
-     * This event is raised on application launch.
+     * This event is raised on application launchEvent.
      */
     export function on(event: "onLaunch", callback: (args: any) => void, thisArg?: any);
 
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ declare module "application" {
     export function on(event: "onResume", callback: (args: any) => void, thisArg?: any);
 
     /**
-     * This event is raised when the Application is about to exit.
+     * This event is raised when the Application is about to exitEvent.
      */
     export function on(event: "onExit", callback: (args: any) => void, thisArg?: any);
 
diff --git a/application/application.ios.ts b/application/application.ios.ts
index 56e1011bf..52edffd17 100644
--- a/application/application.ios.ts
+++ b/application/application.ios.ts
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ class TNSAppDelegate extends UIResponder implements UIApplicationDelegate {
             exports.onLaunch();
         }
 
-        exports.notify({ eventName: definition.launch, object: this, ios: launchOptions });
+        exports.notify({ eventName: definition.launchEvent, object: this, ios: launchOptions });
 
         var topFrame = frame.topmost();
         if (!topFrame) {
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ class TNSAppDelegate extends UIResponder implements UIApplicationDelegate {
             exports.onResume();
         }
 
-        exports.notify({ eventName: definition.resume, object: this, ios: application });
+        exports.notify({ eventName: definition.resumeEvent, object: this, ios: application });
     }
 
     applicationWillResignActive(application: UIApplication) {
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ class TNSAppDelegate extends UIResponder implements UIApplicationDelegate {
             exports.onSuspend();
         }
 
-        exports.notify({ eventName: definition.suspend, object: this, ios: application });
+        exports.notify({ eventName: definition.suspendEvent, object: this, ios: application });
     }
 
     applicationWillEnterForeground(application: UIApplication) {
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ class TNSAppDelegate extends UIResponder implements UIApplicationDelegate {
             exports.onExit();
         }
 
-        exports.notify({ eventName: definition.exit, object: this, ios: application });
+        exports.notify({ eventName: definition.exitEvent, object: this, ios: application });
     }
 
     applicationDidReceiveMemoryWarning(application: UIApplication) {
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ class TNSAppDelegate extends UIResponder implements UIApplicationDelegate {
             exports.onLowMemory();
         }
 
-        exports.notify({ eventName: definition.lowMemory, object: this, android: undefined, ios: application });
+        exports.notify({ eventName: definition.lowMemoryEvent, object: this, android: undefined, ios: application });
     }
 
     applicationOpenURLSourceApplicationAnnotation(application: UIApplication, url: NSURL, sourceApplication: string, annotation: any): boolean {
@@ -158,6 +158,6 @@ exports.start = function () {
 
         exports.onUncaughtError(error);
 
-        definition.notify({ eventName: definition.uncaughtError, object: <any>definition.ios, ios: error });
+        definition.notify({ eventName: definition.uncaughtErrorEvent, object: <any>definition.ios, ios: error });
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/apps/tests/app/app.ts b/apps/tests/app/app.ts
index 999c76e75..e6e205b10 100644
--- a/apps/tests/app/app.ts
+++ b/apps/tests/app/app.ts
@@ -1,29 +1,29 @@
 import application = require("application");
 application.mainModule = "app/mainPage";
 
-application.on(application.launch, function (args: application.ApplicationEventData) {
-    console.log("launch, iOS: " + args.ios + ", Android: " + args.android);
+application.on(application.launchEvent, function (args: application.ApplicationEventData) {
+    console.log("launchEvent, iOS: " + args.ios + ", Android: " + args.android);
 });
 
-application.on(application.uncaughtError, function (args: application.ApplicationEventData) {
-    console.log("uncaughtError, iOS: " + args.ios + ", Android: " + args.android);
+application.on(application.uncaughtErrorEvent, function (args: application.ApplicationEventData) {
+    console.log("uncaughtErrorEvent, iOS: " + args.ios + ", Android: " + args.android);
 });
 
-application.on(application.suspend, function (args: application.ApplicationEventData) {
-    console.log("suspend, iOS: " + args.ios + ", Android: " + args.android);
+application.on(application.suspendEvent, function (args: application.ApplicationEventData) {
+    console.log("suspendEvent, iOS: " + args.ios + ", Android: " + args.android);
 
 });
 
-application.on(application.resume, function (args: application.ApplicationEventData) {
-    console.log("resume, iOS: " + args.ios + ", Android: " + args.android);
+application.on(application.resumeEvent, function (args: application.ApplicationEventData) {
+    console.log("resumeEvent, iOS: " + args.ios + ", Android: " + args.android);
 });
 
-application.on(application.exit, function (args: application.ApplicationEventData) {
-    console.log("exit, iOS: " + args.ios + ", Android: " + args.android);
+application.on(application.exitEvent, function (args: application.ApplicationEventData) {
+    console.log("exitEvent, iOS: " + args.ios + ", Android: " + args.android);
 });
 
-application.on(application.lowMemory, function (args: application.ApplicationEventData) {
-    console.log("exit, iOS: " + args.ios + ", Android: " + args.android);
+application.on(application.lowMemoryEvent, function (args: application.ApplicationEventData) {
+    console.log("exitEvent, iOS: " + args.ios + ", Android: " + args.android);
 
 });
 
diff --git a/ui/frame/frame.android.ts b/ui/frame/frame.android.ts
index 39868a495..c7cfb1653 100644
--- a/ui/frame/frame.android.ts
+++ b/ui/frame/frame.android.ts
@@ -495,7 +495,7 @@ var NativeActivity = {
         java.lang.System.gc();
         this.super.onLowMemory();
 
-        application.notify(<application.ApplicationEventData>{ eventName: application.lowMemory, object: this });
+        application.notify(<application.ApplicationEventData>{ eventName: application.lowMemoryEvent, object: this });
     },
 
     onTrimMemory: function (level: number) {