diff --git a/packages/builders/scripts/inter-protocol/add-collateral-core.js b/packages/builders/scripts/inter-protocol/add-collateral-core.js
index d15497ba0ea..eaf4d5b2bc1 100644
--- a/packages/builders/scripts/inter-protocol/add-collateral-core.js
+++ b/packages/builders/scripts/inter-protocol/add-collateral-core.js
@@ -19,10 +19,11 @@ export const defaultProposalBuilder = async (
   const {
     issuerBoardId = env.INTERCHAIN_ISSUER_BOARD_ID,
     denom = env.INTERCHAIN_DENOM,
-    oracleBrand = 'ATOM',
-    decimalPlaces = 6,
     keyword = 'ATOM',
-    proposedName = oracleBrand,
+    issuerName = keyword,
+    oracleBrand = issuerName,
+    decimalPlaces = 6,
+    proposedName = issuerName,
     initialPrice = undefined,
   } = interchainAssetOptions;
 
@@ -45,6 +46,7 @@ export const defaultProposalBuilder = async (
           decimalPlaces,
           initialPrice,
           keyword,
+          issuerName,
           proposedName,
           oracleBrand,
         },
diff --git a/packages/inter-protocol/src/proposals/addAssetToVault.js b/packages/inter-protocol/src/proposals/addAssetToVault.js
index cbe39b02ff3..3f15fc73dba 100644
--- a/packages/inter-protocol/src/proposals/addAssetToVault.js
+++ b/packages/inter-protocol/src/proposals/addAssetToVault.js
@@ -16,9 +16,11 @@ export * from './startPSM.js';
  * @property {string} [issuerBoardId]
  * @property {string} [denom]
  * @property {number} [decimalPlaces]
- * @property {string} [proposedName]
- * @property {string} keyword
- * @property {string} oracleBrand
+ * @property {string} keyword - used in regstering with reserve, vaultFactory
+ * @property {string} [issuerName] - used in agoricNames for compatibility:
+ *   defaults to `keyword` if not provided
+ * @property {string} [proposedName] - defaults to `issuerName` if not provided
+ * @property {string} [oracleBrand] - defaults to `issuerName` if not provided
  * @property {number} [initialPrice]
  */
 
@@ -32,18 +34,22 @@ export const publishInterchainAssetFromBoardId = async (
   { consume: { board, agoricNamesAdmin } },
   { options: { interchainAssetOptions } },
 ) => {
-  const { issuerBoardId, keyword } = interchainAssetOptions;
+  const {
+    issuerBoardId,
+    keyword,
+    issuerName = keyword,
+  } = interchainAssetOptions;
   // Incompatible with denom.
   assert.equal(interchainAssetOptions.denom, undefined);
   assert.typeof(issuerBoardId, 'string');
-  assert.typeof(keyword, 'string');
+  assert.typeof(issuerName, 'string');
 
   const issuer = await E(board).getValue(issuerBoardId);
   const brand = await E(issuer).getBrand();
 
   return Promise.all([
-    E(E(agoricNamesAdmin).lookupAdmin('issuer')).update(keyword, issuer),
-    E(E(agoricNamesAdmin).lookupAdmin('brand')).update(keyword, brand),
+    E(E(agoricNamesAdmin).lookupAdmin('issuer')).update(issuerName, issuer),
+    E(E(agoricNamesAdmin).lookupAdmin('brand')).update(issuerName, brand),
   ]);
 };
 
@@ -62,18 +68,23 @@ export const publishInterchainAssetFromBank = async (
   },
   { options: { interchainAssetOptions } },
 ) => {
-  const { denom, decimalPlaces, proposedName, keyword } =
-    interchainAssetOptions;
+  const {
+    denom,
+    decimalPlaces,
+    keyword,
+    issuerName = keyword,
+    proposedName = keyword,
+  } = interchainAssetOptions;
 
   // Incompatible with issuerBoardId.
   assert.equal(interchainAssetOptions.issuerBoardId, undefined);
   assert.typeof(denom, 'string');
-  assert.typeof(keyword, 'string');
   assert.typeof(decimalPlaces, 'number');
+  assert.typeof(issuerName, 'string');
   assert.typeof(proposedName, 'string');
 
   const terms = {
-    keyword,
+    keyword: issuerName, // "keyword" is a misnomer in mintHolder terms
     assetKind: AssetKind.NAT,
     displayInfo: {
       decimalPlaces,
@@ -83,7 +94,7 @@ export const publishInterchainAssetFromBank = async (
 
   const { creatorFacet: mint, publicFacet: issuer } = await E(startUpgradable)({
     installation: mintHolder,
-    label: keyword,
+    label: issuerName,
     privateArgs: undefined,
     terms,
   });
@@ -94,9 +105,9 @@ export const publishInterchainAssetFromBank = async (
   await E(E.get(reserveKit).creatorFacet).addIssuer(issuer, keyword);
 
   await Promise.all([
-    E(E(agoricNamesAdmin).lookupAdmin('issuer')).update(keyword, issuer),
-    E(E(agoricNamesAdmin).lookupAdmin('brand')).update(keyword, brand),
-    E(bankManager).addAsset(denom, keyword, proposedName, kit),
+    E(E(agoricNamesAdmin).lookupAdmin('issuer')).update(issuerName, issuer),
+    E(E(agoricNamesAdmin).lookupAdmin('brand')).update(issuerName, brand),
+    E(bankManager).addAsset(denom, issuerName, proposedName, kit),
   ]);
 };
 
@@ -119,10 +130,11 @@ export const registerScaledPriceAuthority = async (
 ) => {
   const {
     keyword,
-    oracleBrand,
+    issuerName = keyword,
+    oracleBrand = issuerName,
     initialPrice: initialPriceRaw,
   } = interchainAssetOptions;
-  assert.typeof(keyword, 'string');
+  assert.typeof(issuerName, 'string');
   assert.typeof(oracleBrand, 'string');
 
   const [
@@ -133,7 +145,7 @@ export const registerScaledPriceAuthority = async (
   ] = await Promise.all([
     priceAuthority,
     reserveThenGetNames(E(agoricNamesAdmin).lookupAdmin('brand'), [
-      keyword,
+      issuerName,
       'IST',
     ]),
     reserveThenGetNames(E(agoricNamesAdmin).lookupAdmin('oracleBrand'), [
@@ -191,7 +203,7 @@ export const registerScaledPriceAuthority = async (
 
   const spaKit = await E(startUpgradable)({
     installation: scaledPriceAuthority,
-    label: `scaledPriceAuthority-${keyword}`,
+    label: `scaledPriceAuthority-${issuerName}`,
     terms,
   });
 
@@ -233,12 +245,17 @@ export const addAssetToVault = async (
     },
   },
 ) => {
-  const { keyword, oracleBrand } = interchainAssetOptions;
+  const {
+    keyword,
+    issuerName = keyword,
+    oracleBrand = issuerName,
+  } = interchainAssetOptions;
   assert.typeof(keyword, 'string');
+  assert.typeof(issuerName, 'string');
   assert.typeof(oracleBrand, 'string');
   const [interchainIssuer] = await reserveThenGetNames(
     E(agoricNamesAdmin).lookupAdmin('issuer'),
-    [keyword],
+    [issuerName],
   );
 
   const oracleInstanceName = instanceNameFor(oracleBrand, 'USD');
@@ -248,7 +265,7 @@ export const addAssetToVault = async (
 
   const stable = await stableP;
   const vaultFactoryCreator = E.get(vaultFactoryKit).creatorFacet;
-  await E(vaultFactoryCreator).addVaultType(interchainIssuer, oracleBrand, {
+  await E(vaultFactoryCreator).addVaultType(interchainIssuer, keyword, {
     debtLimit: AmountMath.make(stable, BigInt(debtLimitValue)),
     interestRate: makeRatio(interestRateValue, stable),
     // The rest of these we use safe defaults.
diff --git a/packages/vats/src/core/types-ambient.d.ts b/packages/vats/src/core/types-ambient.d.ts
index d5792bfcd48..86c7691a84b 100644
--- a/packages/vats/src/core/types-ambient.d.ts
+++ b/packages/vats/src/core/types-ambient.d.ts
@@ -180,6 +180,7 @@ type WellKnownName = {
     | 'Pegasus'
     | 'reserve'
     | 'psm'
+    | 'scaledPriceAuthority'
     | 'econCommitteeCharter'
     | 'priceAggregator';
   instance:
diff --git a/packages/vats/src/core/utils.js b/packages/vats/src/core/utils.js
index 7f66592f697..60a38cac888 100644
--- a/packages/vats/src/core/utils.js
+++ b/packages/vats/src/core/utils.js
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ export const agoricNamesReserved = harden({
     psm: 'Parity Stability Module',
     econCommitteeCharter: 'Charter for Econ Governance questions',
     priceAggregator: 'simple price aggregator',
+    scaledPriceAuthority: 'scaled price authority',
   },
   instance: {
     economicCommittee: 'Economic Committee',
diff --git a/packages/vats/src/mintHolder.js b/packages/vats/src/mintHolder.js
index 0529d3f16e0..27880481009 100644
--- a/packages/vats/src/mintHolder.js
+++ b/packages/vats/src/mintHolder.js
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ import {
 /** @typedef {import('@agoric/vat-data').Baggage} Baggage */
 
 /**
+ * NOTE: "keyword" connotes initial caps constraint, which doesn't apply here.
+ *
  * @template {AssetKind} K
  * @typedef {{
  *   keyword: string;