diff --git a/src/libsail-common/iccp.c b/src/libsail-common/iccp.c
index ad248cdf..2e397e95 100644
--- a/src/libsail-common/iccp.c
+++ b/src/libsail-common/iccp.c
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ sail_status_t sail_alloc_iccp_from_data(const void *data, unsigned data_length,
     return SAIL_OK;
 }
 
-sail_status_t sail_alloc_iccp_move_data(void *data, unsigned data_length, struct sail_iccp **iccp) {
+sail_status_t sail_alloc_iccp_from_shallow_data(void *data, unsigned data_length, struct sail_iccp **iccp) {
 
     SAIL_CHECK_PTR(data);
     SAIL_CHECK_PTR(iccp);
diff --git a/src/libsail-common/iccp.h b/src/libsail-common/iccp.h
index 91dbf720..519ead29 100644
--- a/src/libsail-common/iccp.h
+++ b/src/libsail-common/iccp.h
@@ -67,12 +67,12 @@ SAIL_EXPORT sail_status_t sail_alloc_iccp(struct sail_iccp **iccp);
 SAIL_EXPORT sail_status_t sail_alloc_iccp_from_data(const void *data, unsigned data_length, struct sail_iccp **iccp);
 
 /*
- * Allocates a new ICC profile and copies the external pointer to a ICC profile data into it.
- * DO NOT free the external pointer as it will be freed in sail_destroy_iccp(), beware of double free.
+ * Allocates a new ICC profile and copies the external pointer to another ICC data into it.
+ * Do not free the external pointer. It will be freed in sail_destroy_iccp().
  *
  * Returns SAIL_OK on success.
  */
-SAIL_EXPORT sail_status_t sail_alloc_iccp_move_data(void *data, unsigned data_length, struct sail_iccp **iccp);
+SAIL_EXPORT sail_status_t sail_alloc_iccp_from_shallow_data(void *data, unsigned data_length, struct sail_iccp **iccp);
 
 /*
  * Destroys the specified ICC profile and all its internal allocated memory buffers.
diff --git a/src/libsail-common/variant.c b/src/libsail-common/variant.c
index 5065d347..5efd32cb 100644
--- a/src/libsail-common/variant.c
+++ b/src/libsail-common/variant.c
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ sail_status_t sail_set_variant_string(struct sail_variant *variant, const char *
     return SAIL_OK;
 }
 
-sail_status_t sail_set_variant_adopted_string(struct sail_variant *variant, char *value) {
+sail_status_t sail_set_variant_shallow_string(struct sail_variant *variant, char *value) {
 
     SAIL_CHECK_PTR(variant);
 
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ sail_status_t sail_set_variant_data(struct sail_variant *variant, const void *va
     return SAIL_OK;
 }
 
-sail_status_t sail_set_variant_adopted_data(struct sail_variant *variant, void *value, size_t size) {
+sail_status_t sail_set_variant_shallow_data(struct sail_variant *variant, void *value, size_t size) {
 
     SAIL_CHECK_PTR(variant);
 
diff --git a/src/libsail-common/variant.h b/src/libsail-common/variant.h
index d1c06ef3..7e185bd2 100644
--- a/src/libsail-common/variant.h
+++ b/src/libsail-common/variant.h
@@ -184,10 +184,11 @@ SAIL_EXPORT sail_status_t sail_set_variant_string(struct sail_variant *variant,
 /*
  * Sets a shallow copy of the specified string as a new variant value.
  * Transfers the ownership of the string to the constructed variant.
+ * Do not free the string pointer. It will be freed in sail_destroy_variant().
  *
  * Returns SAIL_OK on success.
  */
-SAIL_EXPORT sail_status_t sail_set_variant_adopted_string(struct sail_variant *variant, char *value);
+SAIL_EXPORT sail_status_t sail_set_variant_shallow_string(struct sail_variant *variant, char *value);
 
 /*
  * Sets a deep copy of the specified substring as a new variant value.
@@ -209,10 +210,11 @@ SAIL_EXPORT sail_status_t sail_set_variant_data(struct sail_variant *variant, co
 /*
  * Sets a shallow copy of the specified data buffer as a new variant value.
  * Transfers the ownership of the data pointer to the variant.
+ * Do not free the data pointer. It will be freed in sail_destroy_variant().
  *
  * Returns SAIL_OK on success.
  */
-SAIL_EXPORT sail_status_t sail_set_variant_adopted_data(struct sail_variant *variant, void *value, size_t size);
+SAIL_EXPORT sail_status_t sail_set_variant_shallow_data(struct sail_variant *variant, void *value, size_t size);
 
 /*
  * Returns the variant value as a boolean. Behavior is undefined if the variant is invalid.
diff --git a/src/sail-codecs/common/bmp/helpers.c b/src/sail-codecs/common/bmp/helpers.c
index e70f412a..ffccfead 100644
--- a/src/sail-codecs/common/bmp/helpers.c
+++ b/src/sail-codecs/common/bmp/helpers.c
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ sail_status_t bmp_private_fetch_iccp(struct sail_io *io, long offset_of_data, ui
     SAIL_TRY_OR_CLEANUP(io->strict_read(io->stream, profile_data, profile_size),
                         /* cleanup */ sail_free(profile_data));
 
-    SAIL_TRY_OR_CLEANUP(sail_alloc_iccp_move_data(profile_data, profile_size, iccp),
+    SAIL_TRY_OR_CLEANUP(sail_alloc_iccp_from_shallow_data(profile_data, profile_size, iccp),
                         /* cleanup */ sail_free(profile_data));
 
     return SAIL_OK;
diff --git a/tests/sail-common/iccp.c b/tests/sail-common/iccp.c
index ae1a18a2..0f000747 100644
--- a/tests/sail-common/iccp.c
+++ b/tests/sail-common/iccp.c
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ static MunitResult test_iccp_from_shallow_data(const MunitParameter params[], vo
     munit_assert_not_null(data);
 
     struct sail_iccp *iccp = NULL;
-    munit_assert(sail_alloc_iccp_move_data(data, data_length, &iccp) == SAIL_OK);
+    munit_assert(sail_alloc_iccp_from_shallow_data(data, data_length, &iccp) == SAIL_OK);
     munit_assert_not_null(iccp);
 
     munit_assert(iccp->data_length == data_length);
diff --git a/tests/sail-common/variant.c b/tests/sail-common/variant.c
index 6721bb19..96d38722 100644
--- a/tests/sail-common/variant.c
+++ b/tests/sail-common/variant.c
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ static MunitResult test_from_string(const MunitParameter params[], void *user_da
     strcpy(str, "xyz");
 #endif
 
-    TEST_VARIANT_FROM_STRING(str, sail_set_variant_adopted_string, SAIL_VARIANT_TYPE_STRING, sail_variant_to_string);
+    TEST_VARIANT_FROM_STRING(str, sail_set_variant_shallow_string, SAIL_VARIANT_TYPE_STRING, sail_variant_to_string);
 
     return MUNIT_OK;
 }
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ static MunitResult test_from_data(const MunitParameter params[], void *user_data
     strcpy(str, "xyz");
 #endif
 
-    TEST_VARIANT_FROM_DATA(str, 3, sail_set_variant_adopted_data, SAIL_VARIANT_TYPE_DATA, sail_variant_to_data);
+    TEST_VARIANT_FROM_DATA(str, 3, sail_set_variant_shallow_data, SAIL_VARIANT_TYPE_DATA, sail_variant_to_data);
 
     return MUNIT_OK;
 }