diff --git a/pandas/core/series.py b/pandas/core/series.py
index 4f9c1e430d154..2e2026dfdb8ae 100644
--- a/pandas/core/series.py
+++ b/pandas/core/series.py
@@ -1264,7 +1264,7 @@ def _repr_footer(self):
             else:
                 freqstr = u('')
 
-            namestr = u("Name: %s, ") % com.prrint_thing(
+            namestr = u("Name: %s, ") % com.pprint_thing(
                 self.name) if self.name is not None else ""
             return u('%s%sLength: %d') % (freqstr, namestr, len(self))
 
diff --git a/pandas/tests/test_series.py b/pandas/tests/test_series.py
index 9d6311b7e2118..094a68a4c658d 100644
--- a/pandas/tests/test_series.py
+++ b/pandas/tests/test_series.py
@@ -186,6 +186,9 @@ def test_name_printing(self):
         s.name = None
         self.assert_(not "Name:" in repr(s))
 
+        s = Series(index=date_range('20010101', '20020101'), name='test')
+        self.assert_("Name: test" in repr(s))
+
     def test_pickle_preserve_name(self):
         unpickled = self._pickle_roundtrip_name(self.ts)
         self.assertEquals(unpickled.name, self.ts.name)