diff --git a/src/iso19111/coordinatesystem.cpp b/src/iso19111/coordinatesystem.cpp
index f80ecf3802..1d144df191 100644
--- a/src/iso19111/coordinatesystem.cpp
+++ b/src/iso19111/coordinatesystem.cpp
@@ -1356,8 +1356,9 @@ ParametricCS::create(const util::PropertyMap &properties,
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 AxisDirection::AxisDirection(const std::string &nameIn) : CodeList(nameIn) {
-    assert(registry.find(nameIn) == registry.end());
-    registry[nameIn] = this;
+    auto lowerName = tolower(nameIn);
+    assert(registry.find(lowerName) == registry.end());
+    registry[lowerName] = this;
 }
 
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -1365,7 +1366,7 @@ AxisDirection::AxisDirection(const std::string &nameIn) : CodeList(nameIn) {
 //! @cond Doxygen_Suppress
 const AxisDirection *
 AxisDirection::valueOf(const std::string &nameIn) noexcept {
-    auto iter = registry.find(nameIn);
+    auto iter = registry.find(tolower(nameIn));
     if (iter == registry.end())
         return nullptr;
     return iter->second;
@@ -1375,8 +1376,9 @@ AxisDirection::valueOf(const std::string &nameIn) noexcept {
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 RangeMeaning::RangeMeaning(const std::string &nameIn) : CodeList(nameIn) {
-    assert(registry.find(nameIn) == registry.end());
-    registry[nameIn] = this;
+    auto lowerName = tolower(nameIn);
+    assert(registry.find(lowerName) == registry.end());
+    registry[lowerName] = this;
 }
 
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -1387,7 +1389,7 @@ RangeMeaning::RangeMeaning() : CodeList(std::string()) {}
 
 //! @cond Doxygen_Suppress
 const RangeMeaning *RangeMeaning::valueOf(const std::string &nameIn) noexcept {
-    auto iter = registry.find(nameIn);
+    auto iter = registry.find(tolower(nameIn));
     if (iter == registry.end())
         return nullptr;
     return iter->second;
@@ -1399,14 +1401,15 @@ const RangeMeaning *RangeMeaning::valueOf(const std::string &nameIn) noexcept {
 
 AxisDirectionWKT1::AxisDirectionWKT1(const std::string &nameIn)
     : CodeList(nameIn) {
-    assert(registry.find(nameIn) == registry.end());
-    registry[nameIn] = this;
+    auto lowerName = tolower(nameIn);
+    assert(registry.find(lowerName) == registry.end());
+    registry[lowerName] = this;
 }
 
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 const AxisDirectionWKT1 *AxisDirectionWKT1::valueOf(const std::string &nameIn) {
-    auto iter = registry.find(nameIn);
+    auto iter = registry.find(tolower(nameIn));
     if (iter == registry.end())
         return nullptr;
     return iter->second;
diff --git a/src/iso19111/io.cpp b/src/iso19111/io.cpp
index 2aa4432f7b..0c9a81a4eb 100644
--- a/src/iso19111/io.cpp
+++ b/src/iso19111/io.cpp
@@ -2634,9 +2634,6 @@ WKTParser::Private::buildAxis(const WKTNodeNNPtr &node,
         direction = &AxisDirection::GEOCENTRIC_Z;
     } else if (dirString == AxisDirectionWKT1::OTHER.toString()) {
         direction = &AxisDirection::UNSPECIFIED;
-    } else if (!direction &&
-               AxisDirectionWKT1::valueOf(toupper(dirString)) != nullptr) {
-        direction = AxisDirection::valueOf(tolower(dirString));
     }
 
     if (!direction) {
diff --git a/test/unit/test_io.cpp b/test/unit/test_io.cpp
index 4815b8d183..2e7fe0c504 100644
--- a/test/unit/test_io.cpp
+++ b/test/unit/test_io.cpp
@@ -1039,7 +1039,8 @@ TEST(wkt_parse, wkt2_geocentric) {
                "            ID[\"EPSG\",9122]],\n"
                "        ID[\"EPSG\",8901]],\n"
                "    CS[Cartesian,3],\n"
-               "        AXIS[\"(X)\",geocentricX,\n"
+               // nominal value is 'geocentricX' with g lower case.
+               "        AXIS[\"(X)\",GeocentricX,\n"
                "            ORDER[1],\n"
                "            LENGTHUNIT[\"metre\",1,\n"
                "                ID[\"EPSG\",9001]]],\n"
@@ -2468,7 +2469,8 @@ TEST(wkt_parse, cs_with_AXISMINVAL_AXISMAXVAL_RANGEMEANING) {
                "            ANGLEUNIT[\"degree\",0.0174532925199433],\n"
                "            AXISMINVALUE[0],\n"
                "            AXISMAXVALUE[360],\n"
-               "            RANGEMEANING[wraparound]]]";
+               // nominal value is 'wraparound' lower case
+               "            RANGEMEANING[wrapAround]]]";
     auto obj = WKTParser().createFromWKT(wkt);
     auto crs = nn_dynamic_pointer_cast<ProjectedCRS>(obj);
     ASSERT_TRUE(crs != nullptr);
@@ -2492,7 +2494,7 @@ TEST(wkt_parse, cs_with_AXISMINVAL_AXISMAXVAL_RANGEMEANING) {
     EXPECT_EQ(
         crs->exportToWKT(
             WKTFormatter::create(WKTFormatter::Convention::WKT2_2019).get()),
-        wkt);
+        replaceAll(wkt, "wrapAround", "wraparound"));
 }
 
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------