diff --git a/OpenSim/Framework/Monitoring/Watchdog.cs b/OpenSim/Framework/Monitoring/Watchdog.cs
index e9e7bd21c0..e9f22f1b07 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)
+            public ThreadWatchdogInfo(Thread thread, int timeout, string name)
             {
                 Thread = thread;
                 Timeout = timeout;
@@ -96,8 +96,8 @@ namespace OpenSim.Framework.Monitoring
 
                 Stat 
                     = new Stat(
-                        thread.Name,
-                        string.Format("Last update of thread {0}", thread.Name),
+                        name,
+                        string.Format("Last update of thread {0}", name),
                         "",
                         "ms",
                         "server",
@@ -216,12 +216,11 @@ 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)
+                = new ThreadWatchdogInfo(thread, timeout, name)
                     { AlarmIfTimeout = alarmIfTimeout, AlarmMethod = alarmMethod };
 
             if (log)
@@ -230,8 +229,10 @@ namespace OpenSim.Framework.Monitoring
 
             lock (m_threads)
                 m_threads.Add(twi.Thread.ManagedThreadId, twi);
-
+            
             thread.Start();
+            thread.Name = name;
+
 
             return thread;
         }
diff --git a/OpenSim/Framework/Servers/HttpServer/OSHttpRequestPump.cs b/OpenSim/Framework/Servers/HttpServer/OSHttpRequestPump.cs
index 77cfb7e472..bdea278810 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 84aa31b824..cd6284259a 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 28dbccb95f..7e4d9ed3b0 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Scene.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Scene.cs
@@ -1079,6 +1079,8 @@ 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)
@@ -1396,7 +1398,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
 
             m_heartbeatThread
                 = Watchdog.StartThread(
-                    Heartbeat, string.Format("Heartbeat ({0})", RegionInfo.RegionName), ThreadPriority.Normal, false, false);
+                    Heartbeat, string.Format("Heartbeat-({0})", RegionInfo.RegionName.Replace(" ", "_")), ThreadPriority.Normal, false, false);
 
             StartScripts();
         }
diff --git a/ThirdParty/SmartThreadPool/SmartThreadPool.cs b/ThirdParty/SmartThreadPool/SmartThreadPool.cs
index a4f4ce5695..615518ecf1 100644
--- a/ThirdParty/SmartThreadPool/SmartThreadPool.cs
+++ b/ThirdParty/SmartThreadPool/SmartThreadPool.cs
@@ -677,7 +677,6 @@ 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)
@@ -691,6 +690,7 @@ 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.