diff --git a/crates/nu-engine/src/eval.rs b/crates/nu-engine/src/eval.rs
index 0419aa14ea..567b456653 100644
--- a/crates/nu-engine/src/eval.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-engine/src/eval.rs
@@ -440,19 +440,19 @@ pub fn eval_expression(
                 }
                 Operator::BitOr => {
                     let rhs = eval_expression(engine_state, stack, rhs)?;
-                    lhs.bor(op_span, &rhs, expr.span)
+                    lhs.bit_or(op_span, &rhs, expr.span)
                 }
                 Operator::BitAnd => {
                     let rhs = eval_expression(engine_state, stack, rhs)?;
-                    lhs.band(op_span, &rhs, expr.span)
+                    lhs.bit_and(op_span, &rhs, expr.span)
                 }
                 Operator::ShiftRight => {
                     let rhs = eval_expression(engine_state, stack, rhs)?;
-                    lhs.bshr(op_span, &rhs, expr.span)
+                    lhs.bit_shr(op_span, &rhs, expr.span)
                 }
                 Operator::ShiftLeft => {
                     let rhs = eval_expression(engine_state, stack, rhs)?;
-                    lhs.bshl(op_span, &rhs, expr.span)
+                    lhs.bit_shl(op_span, &rhs, expr.span)
                 }
             }
         }
diff --git a/crates/nu-parser/src/parser.rs b/crates/nu-parser/src/parser.rs
index 52173d6c88..4daa5075f3 100644
--- a/crates/nu-parser/src/parser.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-parser/src/parser.rs
@@ -4106,10 +4106,10 @@ pub fn parse_operator(
         b"in" => Operator::In,
         b"not-in" => Operator::NotIn,
         b"mod" => Operator::Modulo,
-        b"bor" => Operator::BitOr,
-        b"band" => Operator::BitAnd,
-        b"bshl" => Operator::ShiftLeft,
-        b"bshr" => Operator::ShiftRight,
+        b"bit-or" => Operator::BitOr,
+        b"bit-and" => Operator::BitAnd,
+        b"bit-shl" => Operator::ShiftLeft,
+        b"bit-shr" => Operator::ShiftRight,
         b"starts-with" => Operator::StartsWith,
         b"ends-with" => Operator::EndsWith,
         b"&&" | b"and" => Operator::And,
diff --git a/crates/nu-protocol/src/ast/operator.rs b/crates/nu-protocol/src/ast/operator.rs
index ccf5a5e9cb..a6a8383222 100644
--- a/crates/nu-protocol/src/ast/operator.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-protocol/src/ast/operator.rs
@@ -52,10 +52,10 @@ impl Display for Operator {
             Operator::And => write!(f, "&&"),
             Operator::Or => write!(f, "||"),
             Operator::Pow => write!(f, "**"),
-            Operator::BitOr => write!(f, "bor"),
-            Operator::BitAnd => write!(f, "band"),
-            Operator::ShiftLeft => write!(f, "bshl"),
-            Operator::ShiftRight => write!(f, "bshr"),
+            Operator::BitOr => write!(f, "bit-or"),
+            Operator::BitAnd => write!(f, "bit-and"),
+            Operator::ShiftLeft => write!(f, "bit-shl"),
+            Operator::ShiftRight => write!(f, "bit-shr"),
             Operator::LessThanOrEqual => write!(f, "<="),
             Operator::GreaterThanOrEqual => write!(f, ">="),
             Operator::StartsWith => write!(f, "starts-with"),
diff --git a/crates/nu-protocol/src/value/mod.rs b/crates/nu-protocol/src/value/mod.rs
index 6a619ebab6..7b663b21e6 100644
--- a/crates/nu-protocol/src/value/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-protocol/src/value/mod.rs
@@ -2240,7 +2240,7 @@ impl Value {
         }
     }
 
-    pub fn bshl(&self, op: Span, rhs: &Value, span: Span) -> Result<Value, ShellError> {
+    pub fn bit_shl(&self, op: Span, rhs: &Value, span: Span) -> Result<Value, ShellError> {
         match (self, rhs) {
             (Value::Int { val: lhs, .. }, Value::Int { val: rhs, .. }) => Ok(Value::Int {
                 span,
@@ -2259,7 +2259,7 @@ impl Value {
         }
     }
 
-    pub fn bshr(&self, op: Span, rhs: &Value, span: Span) -> Result<Value, ShellError> {
+    pub fn bit_shr(&self, op: Span, rhs: &Value, span: Span) -> Result<Value, ShellError> {
         match (self, rhs) {
             (Value::Int { val: lhs, .. }, Value::Int { val: rhs, .. }) => Ok(Value::Int {
                 span,
@@ -2278,7 +2278,7 @@ impl Value {
         }
     }
 
-    pub fn bor(&self, op: Span, rhs: &Value, span: Span) -> Result<Value, ShellError> {
+    pub fn bit_or(&self, op: Span, rhs: &Value, span: Span) -> Result<Value, ShellError> {
         match (self, rhs) {
             (Value::Int { val: lhs, .. }, Value::Int { val: rhs, .. }) => Ok(Value::Int {
                 span,
@@ -2297,7 +2297,7 @@ impl Value {
         }
     }
 
-    pub fn band(&self, op: Span, rhs: &Value, span: Span) -> Result<Value, ShellError> {
+    pub fn bit_and(&self, op: Span, rhs: &Value, span: Span) -> Result<Value, ShellError> {
         match (self, rhs) {
             (Value::Int { val: lhs, .. }, Value::Int { val: rhs, .. }) => Ok(Value::Int {
                 span,
diff --git a/src/tests/test_math.rs b/src/tests/test_math.rs
index 86793f31d1..f9219f4d91 100644
--- a/src/tests/test_math.rs
+++ b/src/tests/test_math.rs
@@ -26,23 +26,23 @@ fn modulo2() -> TestResult {
 }
 
 #[test]
-fn bshr() -> TestResult {
-    run_test("16 bshr 1", "8")
+fn bit_shr() -> TestResult {
+    run_test("16 bit-shr 1", "8")
 }
 
 #[test]
-fn bshl() -> TestResult {
-    run_test("5 bshl 1", "10")
+fn bit_shl() -> TestResult {
+    run_test("5 bit-shl 1", "10")
 }
 
 #[test]
-fn bshl_add() -> TestResult {
-    run_test("2 bshl 1 + 2", "16")
+fn bit_shl_add() -> TestResult {
+    run_test("2 bit-shl 1 + 2", "16")
 }
 
 #[test]
-fn sub_bshr() -> TestResult {
-    run_test("10 - 2 bshr 2", "2")
+fn sub_bit_shr() -> TestResult {
+    run_test("10 - 2 bit-shr 2", "2")
 }
 
 #[test]
@@ -56,18 +56,18 @@ fn or() -> TestResult {
 }
 
 #[test]
-fn band() -> TestResult {
-    run_test("2 band 4", "0")
+fn bit_and() -> TestResult {
+    run_test("2 bit-and 4", "0")
 }
 
 #[test]
-fn bor() -> TestResult {
-    run_test("2 bor 4", "6")
+fn bit_or() -> TestResult {
+    run_test("2 bit-or 4", "6")
 }
 
 #[test]
 fn bit_and_or() -> TestResult {
-    run_test("2 bor 4 band 1 + 2", "2")
+    run_test("2 bit-or 4 bit-and 1 + 2", "2")
 }
 
 #[test]