diff --git a/ast/builtins.go b/ast/builtins.go
index d285c32214..e6a0bc9f12 100644
--- a/ast/builtins.go
+++ b/ast/builtins.go
@@ -211,8 +211,8 @@ var DefaultBuiltins = [...]*Builtin{
 	// Units
 	UnitsParseBytes,
 
-	// Uuid
-	UUID,
+	// UUIDs
+	UUIDRFC4122,
 }
 
 // BuiltinMap provides a convenient mapping of built-in names to
@@ -990,8 +990,8 @@ var UnitsParseBytes = &Builtin{
  * Type
  */
 
-// UUID returns a version 4 uuid string
-var UUID = &Builtin{
+// UUIDRFC4122 returns a version 4 UUID string.
+var UUIDRFC4122 = &Builtin{
 	Name: "uuid.rfc4122",
 	Decl: types.NewFunction(
 		types.Args(types.S),
diff --git a/topdown/uuid.go b/topdown/uuid.go
index e365f2b746..d2bf7261a3 100644
--- a/topdown/uuid.go
+++ b/topdown/uuid.go
@@ -13,11 +13,9 @@ import (
 
 type uuidCachingKey string
 
-func builtinUUID(bctx BuiltinContext, args []*ast.Term, iter func(*ast.Term) error) error {
-	var cachingKey = uuidCachingKey("UUID-" + args[0].Value.String())
-
+func builtinUUIDRFC4122(bctx BuiltinContext, args []*ast.Term, iter func(*ast.Term) error) error {
+	var cachingKey = uuidCachingKey(args[0].Value.String())
 	id, ok := bctx.Cache.Get(cachingKey)
-
 	var uuidv4 *ast.Term
 
 	if !ok {
@@ -39,5 +37,5 @@ func builtinUUID(bctx BuiltinContext, args []*ast.Term, iter func(*ast.Term) err
 }
 
 func init() {
-	RegisterBuiltinFunc(ast.UUID.Name, builtinUUID)
+	RegisterBuiltinFunc(ast.UUIDRFC4122.Name, builtinUUIDRFC4122)
 }