diff --git a/include/uv.h b/include/uv.h
index 249952fc..3c81d55f 100644
--- a/include/uv.h
+++ b/include/uv.h
@@ -1161,7 +1161,7 @@ struct uv_timer_s {
   UV_TIMER_PRIVATE_FIELDS
 };
 
-UV_EXTERN int uv_timer_init(uv_loop_t*, uv_timer_t* timer);
+UV_EXTERN int uv_timer_init(uv_loop_t*, uv_timer_t* handle);
 
 /*
  * Start the timer. `timeout` and `repeat` are in milliseconds.
@@ -1175,19 +1175,19 @@ UV_EXTERN int uv_timer_init(uv_loop_t*, uv_timer_t* timer);
  * version of libuv. Don't pass in negative values, you'll get a nasty surprise
  * when that change becomes effective.
  */
-UV_EXTERN int uv_timer_start(uv_timer_t* timer,
+UV_EXTERN int uv_timer_start(uv_timer_t* handle,
                              uv_timer_cb cb,
                              int64_t timeout,
                              int64_t repeat);
 
-UV_EXTERN int uv_timer_stop(uv_timer_t* timer);
+UV_EXTERN int uv_timer_stop(uv_timer_t* handle);
 
 /*
  * Stop the timer, and if it is repeating restart it using the repeat value
  * as the timeout. If the timer has never been started before it returns -1 and
  * sets the error to UV_EINVAL.
  */
-UV_EXTERN int uv_timer_again(uv_timer_t* timer);
+UV_EXTERN int uv_timer_again(uv_timer_t* handle);
 
 /*
  * Set the repeat value in milliseconds. Note that if the repeat value is set
@@ -1195,9 +1195,9 @@ UV_EXTERN int uv_timer_again(uv_timer_t* timer);
  * non-repeating before, it will have been stopped. If it was repeating, then
  * the old repeat value will have been used to schedule the next timeout.
  */
-UV_EXTERN void uv_timer_set_repeat(uv_timer_t* timer, int64_t repeat);
+UV_EXTERN void uv_timer_set_repeat(uv_timer_t* handle, int64_t repeat);
 
-UV_EXTERN int64_t uv_timer_get_repeat(uv_timer_t* timer);
+UV_EXTERN int64_t uv_timer_get_repeat(uv_timer_t* handle);
 
 
 /*