diff --git modules/contact/contact.pages.inc modules/contact/contact.pages.inc
index 21076e9..2812bf8 100644
--- modules/contact/contact.pages.inc
+++ modules/contact/contact.pages.inc
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ function contact_site_form($form, &$form_state) {
   }
 
   $form['#attributes']['class'][] = 'contact-form';
-  $form['name'] = array(
+  $form['visitor-name'] = array(
     '#type' => 'textfield',
     '#title' => t('Your name'),
     '#maxlength' => 255,
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ function contact_site_form_submit($form, &$form_state) {
 
   $values = $form_state['values'];
   $values['sender'] = $user;
-  $values['sender']->name = $values['name'];
+  $values['sender']->name = $values['visitor-name'];
   $values['sender']->mail = $values['mail'];
   $values['category'] = contact_load($values['cid']);
 
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ function contact_site_form_submit($form, &$form_state) {
   }
 
   flood_register_event('contact', variable_get('contact_threshold_window', 3600));
-  watchdog('mail', '%sender-name (@sender-from) sent an e-mail regarding %category.', array('%sender-name' => $values['name'], '@sender-from' => $from, '%category' => $values['category']['category']));
+  watchdog('mail', '%sender-name (@sender-from) sent an e-mail regarding %category.', array('%sender-name' => $values['visitor-name'], '@sender-from' => $from, '%category' => $values['category']['category']));
 
   // Jump to home page rather than back to contact page to avoid
   // contradictory messages if flood control has been activated.
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ function contact_personal_form($form, &$form_state, $recipient) {
     '#type' => 'value',
     '#value' => $recipient,
   );
-  $form['name'] = array(
+  $form['visitor-name'] = array(
     '#type' => 'textfield',
     '#title' => t('Your name'),
     '#maxlength' => 255,
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ function contact_personal_form_submit($form, &$form_state) {
 
   $values = $form_state['values'];
   $values['sender'] = $user;
-  $values['sender']->name = $values['name'];
+  $values['sender']->name = $values['visitor-name'];
   $values['sender']->mail = $values['mail'];
 
   // Save the anonymous user information to a cookie for reuse.
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ function contact_personal_form_submit($form, &$form_state) {
   }
 
   flood_register_event('contact', variable_get('contact_threshold_window', 3600));
-  watchdog('mail', '%sender-name (@sender-from) sent %recipient-name an e-mail.', array('%sender-name' => $values['name'], '@sender-from' => $from, '%recipient-name' => $values['recipient']->name));
+  watchdog('mail', '%sender-name (@sender-from) sent %recipient-name an e-mail.', array('%sender-name' => $values['visitor-name'], '@sender-from' => $from, '%recipient-name' => $values['recipient']->name));
 
   // Jump to the contacted user's profile page.
   drupal_set_message(t('Your message has been sent.'));