diff --git a/compiler/cpp/src/generate/t_go_generator.cc b/compiler/cpp/src/generate/t_go_generator.cc
index cb1ec80..74960da 100644
--- a/compiler/cpp/src/generate/t_go_generator.cc
+++ b/compiler/cpp/src/generate/t_go_generator.cc
@@ -1030,8 +1030,7 @@
                                                        t_const_value** OUT_def_value) const {
   const string base_field_name = tfield->get_name();
   const string escaped_field_name = escape_string(base_field_name);
-  const string go_safe_name = variable_name_to_go_name(escaped_field_name);
-  *OUT_pub_name = publicize(go_safe_name);
+  *OUT_pub_name = publicize(escaped_field_name);
   *OUT_def_value = tfield->get_value();
 }
 
@@ -1132,7 +1131,7 @@
       if (it != (*m_iter)->annotations_.end()) {
         gotag = it->second;
       }
-      indent(out) << publicize(variable_name_to_go_name((*m_iter)->get_name())) << " " << goType
+      indent(out) << publicize((*m_iter)->get_name()) << " " << goType
                   << " `thrift:\"" << escape_string((*m_iter)->get_name()) << ","
                   << sorted_keys_pos;
 
@@ -1230,7 +1229,7 @@
 
   for (f_iter = fields.begin(); f_iter != fields.end(); ++f_iter) {
     const string field_name(
-        publicize(variable_name_to_go_name(escape_string((*f_iter)->get_name()))));
+        publicize(escape_string((*f_iter)->get_name())));
     if ((*f_iter)->get_req() == t_field::T_OPTIONAL || is_pointer_field(*f_iter)) {
       out << indent() << "func (p *" << tstruct_name << ") IsSet" << field_name << "() bool {"
           << endl;
@@ -1281,7 +1280,7 @@
       continue;
 
     const string field_name(
-        publicize(variable_name_to_go_name(escape_string((*f_iter)->get_name()))));
+        publicize(escape_string((*f_iter)->get_name())));
 
     out << indent() << "if (p.IsSet" << field_name << "()) {" << endl;
     indent_up();
@@ -1319,7 +1318,7 @@
   for (f_iter = fields.begin(); f_iter != fields.end(); ++f_iter) {
     if ((*f_iter)->get_req() == t_field::T_REQUIRED) {
       const string field_name(
-          publicize(variable_name_to_go_name(escape_string((*f_iter)->get_name()))));
+          publicize(escape_string((*f_iter)->get_name())));
       indent(out) << "var isset" << field_name << " bool = false;" << endl;
     }
   }
@@ -1375,7 +1374,7 @@
     // Mark required field as read
     if ((*f_iter)->get_req() == t_field::T_REQUIRED) {
       const string field_name(
-          publicize(variable_name_to_go_name(escape_string((*f_iter)->get_name()))));
+          publicize(escape_string((*f_iter)->get_name())));
       out << indent() << "isset" << field_name << " = true" << endl;
     }
 
@@ -1414,7 +1413,7 @@
   for (f_iter = fields.begin(); f_iter != fields.end(); ++f_iter) {
     if ((*f_iter)->get_req() == t_field::T_REQUIRED) {
       const string field_name(
-          publicize(variable_name_to_go_name(escape_string((*f_iter)->get_name()))));
+          publicize(escape_string((*f_iter)->get_name())));
       out << indent() << "if !isset" << field_name << "{" << endl;
       out << indent() << "  return thrift.NewTProtocolExceptionWithType(thrift.INVALID_DATA, "
                          "fmt.Errorf(\"Required field " << field_name << " is not set\"));" << endl;
@@ -1516,7 +1515,7 @@
     indent_up();
 
     if (field_required == t_field::T_OPTIONAL) {
-      out << indent() << "if p.IsSet" << publicize(variable_name_to_go_name(field_name)) << "() {"
+      out << indent() << "if p.IsSet" << publicize(field_name) << "() {"
           << endl;
       indent_up();
     }
@@ -1827,7 +1826,7 @@
     f_service_ << indent() << "args := " << argsname << "{" << endl;
 
     for (fld_iter = fields.begin(); fld_iter != fields.end(); ++fld_iter) {
-      f_service_ << indent() << publicize(variable_name_to_go_name((*fld_iter)->get_name()))
+      f_service_ << indent() << publicize((*fld_iter)->get_name())
                  << " : " << variable_name_to_go_name((*fld_iter)->get_name()) << "," << endl;
     }
     f_service_ << indent() << "}" << endl;
@@ -1917,8 +1916,7 @@
       vector<t_field*>::const_iterator x_iter;
 
       for (x_iter = xceptions.begin(); x_iter != xceptions.end(); ++x_iter) {
-        const std::string varname = variable_name_to_go_name((*x_iter)->get_name());
-        const std::string pubname = publicize(varname);
+        const std::string pubname = publicize((*x_iter)->get_name());
 
         f_service_ << indent() << "if result." << pubname << " != nil {" << endl;
         f_service_ << indent() << "  err = result." << pubname << endl;
@@ -2561,7 +2559,7 @@
       f_service_ << ", ";
     }
 
-    f_service_ << "args." << publicize(variable_name_to_go_name((*f_iter)->get_name()));
+    f_service_ << "args." << publicize((*f_iter)->get_name());
   }
 
   f_service_ << "); err2 != nil {" << endl;
@@ -2577,7 +2575,7 @@
       f_service_ << indent() << "  case " << type_to_go_type(((*xf_iter)->get_type())) << ":"
                  << endl;
       f_service_ << indent() << "result."
-                 << publicize(variable_name_to_go_name((*xf_iter)->get_name())) << " = v" << endl;
+                 << publicize((*xf_iter)->get_name()) << " = v" << endl;
     }
 
     f_service_ << indent() << "  default:" << endl;
@@ -2659,7 +2657,7 @@
   (void)coerceData;
   t_type* orig_type = tfield->get_type();
   t_type* type = get_true_type(orig_type);
-  string name(prefix + publicize(variable_name_to_go_name(tfield->get_name())));
+  string name(prefix + publicize(tfield->get_name()));
 
   if (type->is_void()) {
     throw "CANNOT GENERATE DESERIALIZE CODE FOR void TYPE: " + name;
@@ -2920,7 +2918,7 @@
                                               string prefix,
                                               bool inkey) {
   t_type* type = get_true_type(tfield->get_type());
-  string name(prefix + publicize(variable_name_to_go_name(tfield->get_name())));
+  string name(prefix + publicize(tfield->get_name()));
 
   // Do nothing for void types
   if (type->is_void()) {
@@ -3156,7 +3154,7 @@
 
     for (p_iter = fields.begin(); p_iter != fields.end(); ++p_iter) {
       t_field* p = *p_iter;
-      ss << " - " << publicize(variable_name_to_go_name(p->get_name()));
+      ss << " - " << publicize(p->get_name());
 
       if (p->has_doc()) {
         ss << ": " << p->get_doc();
diff --git a/lib/go/test/Makefile.am b/lib/go/test/Makefile.am
index a93318a..f34b577 100644
--- a/lib/go/test/Makefile.am
+++ b/lib/go/test/Makefile.am
@@ -31,7 +31,8 @@
 				GoTagTest.thrift \
 				TypedefFieldTest.thrift \
 				RefAnnotationFieldsTest.thrift \
-				ErrorTest.thrift
+				ErrorTest.thrift \
+				NamesTest.thrift
 	mkdir -p gopath/src
 	grep -v list.*map.*list.*map $(THRIFTTEST) | grep -v 'set<Insanity>' > ThriftTest.thrift
 	$(THRIFT) -r IncludesTest.thrift
@@ -44,6 +45,7 @@
 	$(THRIFT) TypedefFieldTest.thrift
 	$(THRIFT) RefAnnotationFieldsTest.thrift
 	$(THRIFT) ErrorTest.thrift
+	$(THRIFT) NamesTest.thrift
 	GOPATH=`pwd`/gopath $(GO) get code.google.com/p/gomock/gomock
 	ln -nfs ../../../thrift gopath/src/thrift
 	ln -nfs ../../tests gopath/src/tests
@@ -56,7 +58,8 @@
 				servicestest \
 				typedeffieldtest \
 				refannotationfieldstest \
-				errortest	
+				errortest	\
+				namestest
 	GOPATH=`pwd`/gopath $(GO) test thrift tests
 
 clean-local:
@@ -77,4 +80,5 @@
 	RefAnnotationFieldsTest.thrift \
 	ServicesTest.thrift \
 	TypedefFieldTest.thrift \
-	ErrorTest.thrift
+	ErrorTest.thrift \
+	NamesTest.thrift
diff --git a/lib/go/test/NamesTest.thrift b/lib/go/test/NamesTest.thrift
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b59a5e0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/go/test/NamesTest.thrift
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+#
+# Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+# or more contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file
+# distributed with this work for additional information
+# regarding copyright ownership. The ASF licenses this file
+# to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+# "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+# with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+# software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+# "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+# KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the
+# specific language governing permissions and limitations
+# under the License.
+#
+
+struct NamesTest {
+		1: required string type
+}
diff --git a/lib/go/test/tests/names_test.go b/lib/go/test/tests/names_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..90b63a3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/go/test/tests/names_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership. The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+
+package tests
+
+import (
+	"namestest"
+	"reflect"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func TestThatAttributeNameSubstituionDoesNotOccur(t *testing.T) {
+	s := namestest.NamesTest{}
+	st := reflect.TypeOf(s)
+	_, ok := st.FieldByName("Type")
+	if !ok {
+		t.Error("Type attribute is missing!")
+	}
+}