diff --git a/OpenSim/Framework/Monitoring/Watchdog.cs b/OpenSim/Framework/Monitoring/Watchdog.cs
index e9f22f1b07..e9e7bd21c0 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Framework/Monitoring/Watchdog.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Framework/Monitoring/Watchdog.cs
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Framework.Monitoring
             /// </summary>
             public Stat Stat { get; set; }
 
-            public ThreadWatchdogInfo(Thread thread, int timeout, string name)
+            public ThreadWatchdogInfo(Thread thread, int timeout)
             {
                 Thread = thread;
                 Timeout = timeout;
@@ -96,8 +96,8 @@ namespace OpenSim.Framework.Monitoring
 
                 Stat 
                     = new Stat(
-                        name,
-                        string.Format("Last update of thread {0}", name),
+                        thread.Name,
+                        string.Format("Last update of thread {0}", thread.Name),
                         "",
                         "ms",
                         "server",
@@ -216,11 +216,12 @@ namespace OpenSim.Framework.Monitoring
             bool alarmIfTimeout, Func<string> alarmMethod, int timeout, bool log = true)
         {
             Thread thread = new Thread(start);
+            thread.Name = name;
             thread.Priority = priority;
             thread.IsBackground = isBackground;
             
             ThreadWatchdogInfo twi
-                = new ThreadWatchdogInfo(thread, timeout, name)
+                = new ThreadWatchdogInfo(thread, timeout)
                     { AlarmIfTimeout = alarmIfTimeout, AlarmMethod = alarmMethod };
 
             if (log)
@@ -229,10 +230,8 @@ namespace OpenSim.Framework.Monitoring
 
             lock (m_threads)
                 m_threads.Add(twi.Thread.ManagedThreadId, twi);
-            
-            thread.Start();
-            thread.Name = name;
 
+            thread.Start();
 
             return thread;
         }
diff --git a/OpenSim/Framework/Servers/HttpServer/OSHttpRequestPump.cs b/OpenSim/Framework/Servers/HttpServer/OSHttpRequestPump.cs
index bdea278810..77cfb7e472 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Framework/Servers/HttpServer/OSHttpRequestPump.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Framework/Servers/HttpServer/OSHttpRequestPump.cs
@@ -70,9 +70,9 @@ namespace OpenSim.Framework.Servers.HttpServer
             _id = id;
 
             _engine = new Thread(new ThreadStart(Engine));
+            _engine.Name = EngineID;
             _engine.IsBackground = true;
             _engine.Start();
-            _engine.Name = string.Format ("Engine:{0}",EngineID);
 
             ThreadTracker.Add(_engine);
         }
@@ -91,9 +91,9 @@ namespace OpenSim.Framework.Servers.HttpServer
         public void Start()
         {
             _engine = new Thread(new ThreadStart(Engine));
+            _engine.Name = EngineID;
             _engine.IsBackground = true;
             _engine.Start();
-            _engine.Name = string.Format ("Engine:{0}",EngineID);
 
             ThreadTracker.Add(_engine);
         }
diff --git a/OpenSim/Framework/Servers/HttpServer/OSHttpServer.cs b/OpenSim/Framework/Servers/HttpServer/OSHttpServer.cs
index cd6284259a..84aa31b824 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Framework/Servers/HttpServer/OSHttpServer.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Framework/Servers/HttpServer/OSHttpServer.cs
@@ -150,9 +150,9 @@ namespace OpenSim.Framework.Servers.HttpServer
         public void Start()
         {
             _engine = new Thread(new ThreadStart(Engine));
+            _engine.Name = _engineId;
             _engine.IsBackground = true;
             _engine.Start();
-            _engine.Name = string.Format ("Engine:{0}",_engineId);
 
             ThreadTracker.Add(_engine);
 
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Scene.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Scene.cs
index 7e4d9ed3b0..28dbccb95f 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Scene.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Scene.cs
@@ -1079,8 +1079,6 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
             StatsReporter = new SimStatsReporter(this);
             StatsReporter.OnSendStatsResult += SendSimStatsPackets;
             StatsReporter.OnStatsIncorrect += m_sceneGraph.RecalculateStats;
-
-            Thread.CurrentThread.Name = string.Format ("Scene:{0}", regInfo.RegionName.Replace(" ", "_"));
         }
 
         public Scene(RegionInfo regInfo, PhysicsScene physicsScene) : base(regInfo)
@@ -1398,7 +1396,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
 
             m_heartbeatThread
                 = Watchdog.StartThread(
-                    Heartbeat, string.Format("Heartbeat-({0})", RegionInfo.RegionName.Replace(" ", "_")), ThreadPriority.Normal, false, false);
+                    Heartbeat, string.Format("Heartbeat ({0})", RegionInfo.RegionName), ThreadPriority.Normal, false, false);
 
             StartScripts();
         }
diff --git a/ThirdParty/SmartThreadPool/SmartThreadPool.cs b/ThirdParty/SmartThreadPool/SmartThreadPool.cs
index 615518ecf1..a4f4ce5695 100644
--- a/ThirdParty/SmartThreadPool/SmartThreadPool.cs
+++ b/ThirdParty/SmartThreadPool/SmartThreadPool.cs
@@ -677,6 +677,7 @@ namespace Amib.Threading
                         : new Thread(ProcessQueuedItems);
 #endif
 					// Configure the new thread and start it
+					workerThread.Name = "STP " + Name + " Thread #" + _threadCounter;
                     workerThread.IsBackground = _stpStartInfo.AreThreadsBackground;
 
 #if !(_SILVERLIGHT) && !(_WINDOWS_CE) && !(WINDOWS_PHONE)
@@ -690,7 +691,6 @@ namespace Amib.Threading
                     workerThread.Priority = _stpStartInfo.ThreadPriority;
 #endif
                     workerThread.Start();
-                    workerThread.Name = string.Format("STP:{0}:{1}", Name, _threadCounter);
 					++_threadCounter;
 
                     // Add it to the dictionary and update its creation time.