diff --git a/CHANGELOG-10.md b/CHANGELOG-10.md
index 20fd6332b..e61f9feb3 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG-10.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG-10.md
@@ -127,6 +127,8 @@ Your app likely uses just a little fraction of the renamed things in the list be
 | Method/args | `label_for(page` | `label(page: page`          | Simpler name: `page` is now a keywork argument                            |
 | Method/args | `label(page`     | `label(page: page`          | Same name: `page` is now a keywork argument                               |
 | Naming      | `*prev*`         | `*previous*`                | Unabbreviated word everywhere (option, accessor, methods, CSS class)      |
+| Method      | `pagy_prev_a`    | `pagy_previous_anchor`      | Unabbreviated words                                                       |
+| Method      | `pagy_next_a`    | `pagy_next_anchor`          | Unabbreviated words                                                       |
 
 #### Replace your `pagy.rb` config file
 
diff --git a/docs/extras/pagy.md b/docs/extras/pagy.md
index 1ccee5901..6626138f5 100644
--- a/docs/extras/pagy.md
+++ b/docs/extras/pagy.md
@@ -20,12 +20,12 @@ require 'pagy/extras/pagy'
 ```
 
 ```erb View (helper)
-<%== pagy_nav_js(@pagy, **vars) %>
-<%== pagy_combo_nav_js(@pagy, **vars) %>
-<%== pagy_prev_a(@pagy, **vars) %>
-<%== pagy_next_a(@pagy, **vars) %>
-<%== pagy_prev_link(@pagy, **vars) %>
-<%== pagy_next_link(@pagy, **vars) %>
+<%== pagy_nav_js(@pagy, **opts) %>
+<%== pagy_combo_nav_js(@pagy, **opts) %>
+<%== pagy_prev_a(@pagy, **opts) %>
+<%== pagy_next_anchor(@pagy, **opts) %>
+<%== pagy_prev_link(@pagy, **opts) %>
+<%== pagy_next_link(@pagy, **opts) %>
 ```
 
 ```ruby URL helpers
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ The keyord argument used from `vars` are:
 - `aria_label: pagy_t('pagy.aria_label.prev)`
 - `anchor_string: nil`
 
-==- `pagy_next_a(pagy, **vars)`
+==- `pagy_next_anchor(pagy, **opts)`
 
 Return the enabled/disabled next page anchor tag. It is the same next link string which is part of the
 `pagy_nav` helper.
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ end
 
 ```erb _next_link.html.erb (partial)
 <!-- Wrapped in a "pagy" class to apply the pagy CSS style -->
-<span id: 'next_link' class="pagy"><%== pagy_next_a(@pagy, text: 'More...', anchor_string: 'data-remote="true"') %><span>
+<span id: 'next_link' class="pagy"><%== pagy_next_anchor(@pagy, text: 'More...', anchor_string: 'data-remote="true"') %><span>
 ```
 
 ```erb incremental.js.erb (javascript template)
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ of changes:
 **1**. Hide the link in `_next_link.html.erb` by adding a style attribute:
 
 ```erb _next_link.html.erb (partial)
-<span style="display: none;"><%== pagy_next_a(@pagy, text: 'More...') %></span>
+<span style="display: none;"><%== pagy_next_anchor(@pagy, text: 'More...') %></span>
 ```
 
 **2**. Add a javascript that will click the link when the listing-bottom appears in the viewport on load/resize/scroll. It will
diff --git a/gem/apps/demo.ru b/gem/apps/demo.ru
index c5ec7c797..310b0e071 100644
--- a/gem/apps/demo.ru
+++ b/gem/apps/demo.ru
@@ -299,8 +299,8 @@ class PagyDemo < Sinatra::Base
       <%= html = pagy_limit_selector_js(@pagy, id: 'limit-selector-js') %>
       <%= highlight(html) %>
 
-      <h2>pagy_previous_a / pagy_next_a</h2>
-      <%= html = '<nav class="pagy" id="prev-next" aria-label="Pagy prev-next">' << pagy_previous_a(@pagy) << pagy_next_a(@pagy) << '</nav>' %>
+      <h2>pagy_previous_anchor / pagy_next_anchor</h2>
+      <%= html = '<nav class="pagy" id="prev-next" aria-label="Pagy prev-next">' << pagy_previous_anchor(@pagy) << pagy_next_anchor(@pagy) << '</nav>' %>
       <%= highlight(html) %>
 
       <h2>pagy_previous_link / pagy_next_link <span class="notes">Link not rendered<span></h2>
diff --git a/gem/apps/keyset.ru b/gem/apps/keyset.ru
index 67fb420e7..af99c18af 100644
--- a/gem/apps/keyset.ru
+++ b/gem/apps/keyset.ru
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ class PagyKeyset < Sinatra::Base
         </div>
         <p>
         <nav class="pagy" id="next" aria-label="Pagy next">
-          <%= pagy_next_a(@pagy, text: 'Next page &gt;') %>
+          <%= pagy_next_anchor(@pagy, text: 'Next page &gt;') %>
         </nav>
       </div>
     ERB
diff --git a/gem/apps/keyset_sequel.ru b/gem/apps/keyset_sequel.ru
index 0658cace7..f52638ec1 100644
--- a/gem/apps/keyset_sequel.ru
+++ b/gem/apps/keyset_sequel.ru
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ class PagyKeysetSequel < Sinatra::Base
         </div>
         <p>
         <nav class="pagy" id="next" aria-label="Pagy next">
-          <%= pagy_next_a(@pagy, text: 'Next page &gt;') %>
+          <%= pagy_next_anchor(@pagy, text: 'Next page &gt;') %>
         </nav>
       </div>
     ERB
diff --git a/gem/lib/pagy/frontend/loader.rb b/gem/lib/pagy/frontend/loader.rb
index 532ceddae..98657115b 100644
--- a/gem/lib/pagy/frontend/loader.rb
+++ b/gem/lib/pagy/frontend/loader.rb
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ module Loader
                            pagy_next_link:              'pagy/helpers',
                            pagy_info:                   'pagy/info',
                            pagy_limit_selector_js:      'pagy/limit_selector',
-                           pagy_previous_a:             'pagy/previous_next',
-                           pagy_next_a:                 'pagy/previous_next' }.freeze
+                           pagy_previous_anchor:        'pagy/previous_next',
+                           pagy_next_anchor:            'pagy/previous_next' }.freeze
 
       define_method :pagy_load_frontend do |*args, **kwargs|
         method_sym = __callee__
diff --git a/gem/lib/pagy/frontend/pagy/combo_nav_js.rb b/gem/lib/pagy/frontend/pagy/combo_nav_js.rb
index d76bebcde..5157dd818 100644
--- a/gem/lib/pagy/frontend/pagy/combo_nav_js.rb
+++ b/gem/lib/pagy/frontend/pagy/combo_nav_js.rb
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@ def pagy_combo_nav_js(pagy, **)
       pages = pagy.pages
       input = %(<input name="page" type="number" min="1" max="#{pages}" value="#{pagy.page}" aria-current="page" ) +
               %(style="text-align: center; width: #{pages.to_s.length + 1}rem; padding: 0;">#{A_TAG})
-      html  = %(#{pagy_previous_a(pagy, create_anchor)}<label>#{
+      html  = %(#{pagy_previous_anchor(pagy, create_anchor)}<label>#{
                   pagy_translate('pagy.combo_nav_js', page_input: input, pages:)}</label>#{
-                  pagy_next_a(pagy, create_anchor)})
+                  pagy_next_anchor(pagy, create_anchor)})
       ComboNavJs.tag(self, pagy, html, 'pagy combo-nav-js', **)
     end
   end
diff --git a/gem/lib/pagy/frontend/pagy/nav.rb b/gem/lib/pagy/frontend/pagy/nav.rb
index b2622339b..c235a1f07 100644
--- a/gem/lib/pagy/frontend/pagy/nav.rb
+++ b/gem/lib/pagy/frontend/pagy/nav.rb
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ class Pagy
     # Return the html with the series of links to the pages
     def pagy_nav(pagy, **)
       create_anchor = pagy_create_anchor_lambda(pagy, **)
-      html = pagy_previous_a(pagy, create_anchor)
+      html = pagy_previous_anchor(pagy, create_anchor)
       pagy.series(**).each do |item|
         # series example: [1, :gap, 7, 8, "9", 10, 11, :gap, 36]
         html << case item
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ def pagy_nav(pagy, **)
                   raise InternalError, "expected item types in series to be Integer, String or :gap; got #{item.inspect}"
                 end
       end
-      html << pagy_next_a(pagy, create_anchor)
+      html << pagy_next_anchor(pagy, create_anchor)
       Nav.tag(self, pagy, html, 'pagy nav', **)
     end
   end
diff --git a/gem/lib/pagy/frontend/pagy/nav_js.rb b/gem/lib/pagy/frontend/pagy/nav_js.rb
index c445a78e9..4d99cee84 100644
--- a/gem/lib/pagy/frontend/pagy/nav_js.rb
+++ b/gem/lib/pagy/frontend/pagy/nav_js.rb
@@ -8,11 +8,11 @@ class Pagy
     # Return a nav with a data-pagy attribute used by the pagy.js file
     def pagy_nav_js(pagy, **)
       create_anchor = pagy_create_anchor_lambda(pagy, **)
-      tokens = { before:  pagy_previous_a(pagy, create_anchor),
+      tokens = { before:  pagy_previous_anchor(pagy, create_anchor),
                  anchor:  create_anchor.(PAGE_TOKEN, LABEL_TOKEN),
                  current: %(<a class="current" role="link" aria-current="page" aria-disabled="true">#{LABEL_TOKEN}</a>),
                  gap:     %(<a class="gap" role="link" aria-disabled="true">#{pagy_translate('pagy.gap')}</a>),
-                 after:   pagy_next_a(pagy, create_anchor) }
+                 after:   pagy_next_anchor(pagy, create_anchor) }
       NavJs.tag(self, pagy, tokens, 'pagy nav-js', **)
     end
   end
diff --git a/gem/lib/pagy/frontend/pagy/previous_next.rb b/gem/lib/pagy/frontend/pagy/previous_next.rb
index e01b97fcb..de3a6c329 100644
--- a/gem/lib/pagy/frontend/pagy/previous_next.rb
+++ b/gem/lib/pagy/frontend/pagy/previous_next.rb
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
 class Pagy
   Frontend.module_eval do
     # Return the enabled/disabled previous page anchor tag
-    def pagy_previous_a(pagy, create_anchor = nil, text: pagy_translate('pagy.previous'),
-                        aria_label: pagy_translate('pagy.aria_label.previous'), **)
+    def pagy_previous_anchor(pagy, create_anchor = nil, text: pagy_translate('pagy.previous'),
+                             aria_label: pagy_translate('pagy.aria_label.previous'), **)
       if pagy.previous
         (create_anchor || pagy_create_anchor_lambda(pagy, **)).(pagy.previous, text, aria_label:)
       else
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ def pagy_previous_a(pagy, create_anchor = nil, text: pagy_translate('pagy.previo
     end
 
     # Return the enabled/disabled next page anchor tag
-    def pagy_next_a(pagy, create_anchor = nil, text: pagy_translate('pagy.next'),
-                    aria_label: pagy_translate('pagy.aria_label.next'), **)
+    def pagy_next_anchor(pagy, create_anchor = nil, text: pagy_translate('pagy.next'),
+                         aria_label: pagy_translate('pagy.aria_label.next'), **)
       if pagy.next
         (create_anchor || pagy_create_anchor_lambda(pagy, **)).(pagy.next, text, aria_label:)
       else
diff --git a/test/pagy/frontend/pagy_test.rb b/test/pagy/frontend/pagy_test.rb
index cd5b8547f..71f446523 100644
--- a/test/pagy/frontend/pagy_test.rb
+++ b/test/pagy/frontend/pagy_test.rb
@@ -58,12 +58,12 @@ def self.tests_for(method, page_finalize, **others)
   describe '#pagy_next_link' do
     tests_for(:pagy_next_link, [[1, 21], [3, 21], [6, 21], [50, 20]], absolute: true)
   end
-  describe '#pagy_previous_a' do
-    tests_for(:pagy_previous_a, [[1, 0], [3, 21], [6, 21], [50, 20]],
+  describe '#pagy_previous_anchor' do
+    tests_for(:pagy_previous_anchor, [[1, 0], [3, 21], [6, 21], [50, 20]],
               text: 'PREV', aria_label: 'My previous page')
   end
-  describe '#pagy_next_a' do
-    tests_for(:pagy_next_a, [[1, 0], [3, 21], [6, 21], [50, 20]],
+  describe '#pagy_next_anchor' do
+    tests_for(:pagy_next_anchor, [[1, 0], [3, 21], [6, 21], [50, 20]],
               text: 'NEXT', aria_label: 'My next page')
   end
 end
diff --git a/test/pagy/frontend/pagy_test.rb.yaml b/test/pagy/frontend/pagy_test.rb.yaml
index 66c262637..1d0b2de34 100644
--- a/test/pagy/frontend/pagy_test.rb.yaml
+++ b/test/pagy/frontend/pagy_test.rb.yaml
@@ -1,20 +1,20 @@
 ---
-pagy___pagy_next_a_test_0004_renders_the_pagy_next_a_for_page_50:
+pagy___pagy_next_anchor_test_0004_renders_the_pagy_next_anchor_for_page_50:
   :r1: <a role="link" aria-disabled="true" aria-label="Next">&gt;</a>
   :r2: <a role="link" aria-disabled="true" aria-label="Next">&gt;</a>
   :r3: <a role="link" aria-disabled="true" aria-label="My next page">NEXT</a>
   :r4: <a role="link" aria-disabled="true" aria-label="My next page">NEXT</a>
-pagy___pagy_next_a_test_0003_renders_the_pagy_next_a_for_page_6:
+pagy___pagy_next_anchor_test_0003_renders_the_pagy_next_anchor_for_page_6:
   :r1: <a href="/foo?page=7" aria-label="Next">&gt;</a>
   :r2: <a href="/foo?page=7+7" aria-label="Next">&gt;</a>
   :r3: <a href="/foo?page=7" aria-label="My next page">NEXT</a>
   :r4: <a href="/foo?page=7+7" aria-label="My next page">NEXT</a>
-pagy___pagy_next_a_test_0001_renders_the_pagy_next_a_for_page_1:
+pagy___pagy_next_anchor_test_0001_renders_the_pagy_next_anchor_for_page_1:
   :r1: <a href="/foo?page=2" aria-label="Next">&gt;</a>
   :r2: <a role="link" aria-disabled="true" aria-label="Next">&gt;</a>
   :r3: <a href="/foo?page=2" aria-label="My next page">NEXT</a>
   :r4: <a role="link" aria-disabled="true" aria-label="My next page">NEXT</a>
-pagy___pagy_next_a_test_0002_renders_the_pagy_next_a_for_page_3:
+pagy___pagy_next_anchor_test_0002_renders_the_pagy_next_anchor_for_page_3:
   :r1: <a href="/foo?page=4" aria-label="Next">&gt;</a>
   :r2: <a href="/foo?page=4+4" aria-label="Next">&gt;</a>
   :r3: <a href="/foo?page=4" aria-label="My next page">NEXT</a>
@@ -191,22 +191,52 @@ pagy___pagy_next_link_test_0002_renders_the_pagy_next_link_for_page_3:
   :r2: <link href="/foo?page=4+4"/>
   :r3: <link href="http://example.com:3000/foo?page=4"/>
   :r4: <link href="http://example.com:3000/foo?page=4+4"/>
-pagy___pagy_previous_a_test_0004_renders_the_pagy_previous_a_for_page_50:
+pagy___pagy_previous_anchor_test_0004_renders_the_pagy_previous_anchor_for_page_50:
   :r1: <a href="/foo?page=49" aria-label="Previous">&lt;</a>
   :r2: <a href="/foo?page=49+50" aria-label="Previous">&lt;</a>
   :r3: <a href="/foo?page=49" aria-label="My previous page">PREV</a>
   :r4: <a href="/foo?page=49+50" aria-label="My previous page">PREV</a>
-pagy___pagy_previous_a_test_0003_renders_the_pagy_previous_a_for_page_6:
+pagy___pagy_previous_anchor_test_0003_renders_the_pagy_previous_anchor_for_page_6:
   :r1: <a href="/foo?page=5" aria-label="Previous">&lt;</a>
   :r2: <a href="/foo?page=5+7" aria-label="Previous">&lt;</a>
   :r3: <a href="/foo?page=5" aria-label="My previous page">PREV</a>
   :r4: <a href="/foo?page=5+7" aria-label="My previous page">PREV</a>
-pagy___pagy_previous_a_test_0001_renders_the_pagy_previous_a_for_page_1:
+pagy___pagy_previous_anchor_test_0001_renders_the_pagy_previous_anchor_for_page_1:
   :r1: <a role="link" aria-disabled="true" aria-label="Previous">&lt;</a>
   :r2: <a role="link" aria-disabled="true" aria-label="Previous">&lt;</a>
   :r3: <a role="link" aria-disabled="true" aria-label="My previous page">PREV</a>
   :r4: <a role="link" aria-disabled="true" aria-label="My previous page">PREV</a>
-pagy___pagy_previous_a_test_0002_renders_the_pagy_previous_a_for_page_3:
+pagy___pagy_previous_anchor_test_0002_renders_the_pagy_previous_anchor_for_page_3:
+  :r1: <a href="/foo?page=2" aria-label="Previous">&lt;</a>
+  :r2: <a href="/foo?page=2+4" aria-label="Previous">&lt;</a>
+  :r3: <a href="/foo?page=2" aria-label="My previous page">PREV</a>
+  :r4: <a href="/foo?page=2+4" aria-label="My previous page">PREV</a>
+pagy___pagy_next_anchornchor_test_0003_renders_the_pagy_next_anchornchor_for_page_6:
+  :r1: <a href="/foo?page=7" aria-label="Next">&gt;</a>
+  :r2: <a href="/foo?page=7+7" aria-label="Next">&gt;</a>
+  :r3: <a href="/foo?page=7" aria-label="My next page">NEXT</a>
+  :r4: <a href="/foo?page=7+7" aria-label="My next page">NEXT</a>
+pagy___pagy_next_anchornchor_test_0002_renders_the_pagy_next_anchornchor_for_page_3:
+  :r1: <a href="/foo?page=4" aria-label="Next">&gt;</a>
+  :r2: <a href="/foo?page=4+4" aria-label="Next">&gt;</a>
+  :r3: <a href="/foo?page=4" aria-label="My next page">NEXT</a>
+  :r4: <a href="/foo?page=4+4" aria-label="My next page">NEXT</a>
+pagy___pagy_next_anchornchor_test_0004_renders_the_pagy_next_anchornchor_for_page_50:
+  :r1: <a role="link" aria-disabled="true" aria-label="Next">&gt;</a>
+  :r2: <a role="link" aria-disabled="true" aria-label="Next">&gt;</a>
+  :r3: <a role="link" aria-disabled="true" aria-label="My next page">NEXT</a>
+  :r4: <a role="link" aria-disabled="true" aria-label="My next page">NEXT</a>
+pagy___pagy_next_anchornchor_test_0001_renders_the_pagy_next_anchornchor_for_page_1:
+  :r1: <a href="/foo?page=2" aria-label="Next">&gt;</a>
+  :r2: <a role="link" aria-disabled="true" aria-label="Next">&gt;</a>
+  :r3: <a href="/foo?page=2" aria-label="My next page">NEXT</a>
+  :r4: <a role="link" aria-disabled="true" aria-label="My next page">NEXT</a>
+pagy___pagy_previous_anchornchor_test_0003_renders_the_pagy_previous_anchornchor_for_page_6:
+  :r1: <a href="/foo?page=5" aria-label="Previous">&lt;</a>
+  :r2: <a href="/foo?page=5+7" aria-label="Previous">&lt;</a>
+  :r3: <a href="/foo?page=5" aria-label="My previous page">PREV</a>
+  :r4: <a href="/foo?page=5+7" aria-label="My previous page">PREV</a>
+pagy___pagy_previous_anchornchor_test_0002_renders_the_pagy_previous_anchornchor_for_page_3:
   :r1: <a href="/foo?page=2" aria-label="Previous">&lt;</a>
   :r2: <a href="/foo?page=2+4" aria-label="Previous">&lt;</a>
   :r3: <a href="/foo?page=2" aria-label="My previous page">PREV</a>