diff --git a/pkg/urbit/include/noun/trace.h b/pkg/urbit/include/noun/trace.h
index 349276c17..ab83edb9c 100644
--- a/pkg/urbit/include/noun/trace.h
+++ b/pkg/urbit/include/noun/trace.h
@@ -130,29 +130,29 @@
       void
       u3t_boot(void);
 
-    /* dynamic_header: slog a vere headline, and hoon hint with
+    /* u3t_dynamic_header: slog a vere headline, and hoon hint with
      * a given indent-style c3_l int (assumed 0-3).
      */
       void
-      dynamic_header(c3_l pri_l, u3_noun headline, u3_noun message);
+      u3t_dynamic_header(c3_l pri_l, u3_noun headline, u3_noun message);
 
-    /* slog_trace: given an indent-style c3_l int and a raw stack tax
+    /* u3t_slog_trace: given an indent-style c3_l int and a raw stack tax
      * flop the order into start-to-end, render, and slog each item
      * until done.
      */
       void
-      slog_trace(c3_l pri_l, u3_noun tax);
+      u3t_slog_trace(c3_l pri_l, u3_noun tax);
 
-    /* near_trace: slog only the deepest road's trace
+    /* u3t_nara: slog only the deepest road's trace
      */
       void
-      near_trace(c3_l pri_l);
+      u3t_nara(c3_l pri_l);
 
-    /* full_trace: join all roads' traces together into one tax
+    /* u3t_hela: join all roads' traces together into one tax
      * and pass it to slog_trace allong with the given pri_l
      */
       void
-      full_trace(c3_l pri_l);
+      u3t_hela(c3_l pri_l);
 
   /** Globals.
   **/
diff --git a/pkg/urbit/noun/nock.c b/pkg/urbit/noun/nock.c
index 65b857e0f..b97403fff 100644
--- a/pkg/urbit/noun/nock.c
+++ b/pkg/urbit/noun/nock.c
@@ -1703,11 +1703,11 @@ _n_hilt_fore(u3_noun hin, u3_noun bus, u3_noun* out)
     *out = u3i_cell(u3h(hin), now);
   }
   else if ( c3__nara == u3h(hin) ) {
-    near_trace(0);
+    u3t_nara(0);
     *out = u3_nul;
   }
   else if ( c3__hela == u3h(hin) ) {
-    full_trace(0);
+    u3t_hela(0);
     *out = u3_nul;
   }
   else {
@@ -1796,7 +1796,7 @@ _n_hint_hind(u3_noun tok, u3_noun pro)
     // prepend the priority to form a cell of the same shape q_tok
     // send this to ut3_slog so that it can be logged out
     c3_l pri_l = c3y == u3a_is_cat(p_q_tok) ? p_q_tok : 0;
-    dynamic_header(pri_l, u3k(q_q_tok), u3i_string(str_c));
+    u3t_dynamic_header(pri_l, u3k(q_q_tok), u3i_string(str_c));
     u3z(delta);
   }
   else if ( (c3y == u3r_trel(tok, &p_tok, &q_tok, &r_tok)) &&
@@ -1816,12 +1816,12 @@ _n_hint_hind(u3_noun tok, u3_noun pro)
     // prepend the priority to form a cell of the same shape q_tok
     // send this to ut3_slog so that it can be logged out
     c3_l pri_l = c3y == u3a_is_cat(p_q_tok) ? p_q_tok : 0;
-    dynamic_header(pri_l, u3i_string(str_c), u3k(q_q_tok));
+    u3t_dynamic_header(pri_l, u3i_string(str_c), u3k(q_q_tok));
     if (c3__nara == p_tok) {
-      near_trace(pri_l);
+      u3t_nara(pri_l);
     }
     else {
-      full_trace(pri_l);
+      u3t_hela(pri_l);
     }
   }
   else {
diff --git a/pkg/urbit/noun/trace.c b/pkg/urbit/noun/trace.c
index ed07b3287..8ebcb5830 100644
--- a/pkg/urbit/noun/trace.c
+++ b/pkg/urbit/noun/trace.c
@@ -594,7 +594,7 @@ u3t_boff(void)
  * and message is provided by the hint-caller
  */
 void
-dynamic_header(c3_l pri_l, u3_noun headline, u3_noun message)
+u3t_dynamic_header(c3_l pri_l, u3_noun headline, u3_noun message)
 {
   u3t_slog(
     u3nc(
@@ -611,7 +611,7 @@ dynamic_header(c3_l pri_l, u3_noun headline, u3_noun message)
 /* This flops the given tax and slogs it entry by entry.
  */
 void
-slog_trace
+u3t_slog_trace
 (c3_l pri_l, u3_noun tax)
 {
   // render the stack
@@ -643,17 +643,17 @@ slog_trace
  * it takes a c3_l pri_l
  */
 void
-near_trace(c3_l pri_l)
+u3t_nara(c3_l pri_l)
 {
   u3_noun tax = u3k(u3R->bug.tax);
-  slog_trace(pri_l, tax);
+  u3t_slog_trace(pri_l, tax);
 }
 
 /* this function joins all the road traces together
  * into a sinlge trace, which it sends to slog_trace
  */
 void
-full_trace(c3_l pri_l)
+u3t_hela(c3_l pri_l)
 {
   // rod_u protects us from mutating the global state
   u3_road* rod_u = u3R;
@@ -668,6 +668,6 @@ full_trace(c3_l pri_l)
     tax = u3kb_weld(tax, u3k(rod_u->bug.tax));
   }
 
-  slog_trace(pri_l, tax);
+  u3t_slog_trace(pri_l, tax);
 }