diff --git a/app/actions/channels-commands.c b/app/actions/channels-commands.c
index 746633bc1f..b6234f71b3 100644
--- a/app/actions/channels-commands.c
+++ b/app/actions/channels-commands.c
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ channels_new_cmd_callback (GtkAction *action,
                                         widget,
                                         &channel_color,
                                         channel_name ? channel_name :
-                                        _("New Channel"),
+                                        _("Channel"),
                                         _("New Channel"),
                                         "gimp-channel-new",
                                         GIMP_STOCK_CHANNEL,
@@ -159,8 +159,7 @@ channels_new_last_vals_cmd_callback (GtkAction *action,
                                _("New Channel"));
 
   new_channel = gimp_channel_new (image, width, height,
-                                  channel_name ? channel_name :
-                                  _("New Channel"), &color);
+                                  channel_name, &color);
 
   gimp_drawable_fill_by_type (GIMP_DRAWABLE (new_channel),
                               action_data_get_context (data),
@@ -335,6 +334,7 @@ channels_new_channel_response (GtkWidget            *widget,
 
       if (channel_name)
         g_free (channel_name);
+
       channel_name =
         g_strdup (gtk_entry_get_text (GTK_ENTRY (options->name_entry)));
 
diff --git a/app/actions/layers-commands.c b/app/actions/layers-commands.c
index d52b71a9a6..d2cfa918cb 100644
--- a/app/actions/layers-commands.c
+++ b/app/actions/layers-commands.c
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ layers_new_cmd_callback (GtkAction *action,
   dialog = layer_options_dialog_new (image, NULL,
                                      action_data_get_context (data),
                                      widget,
-                                     layer_name ? layer_name : _("New Layer"),
+                                     layer_name ? layer_name : _("Layer"),
                                      layer_fill_type,
                                      _("New Layer"),
                                      "gimp-layer-new",
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ layers_new_last_vals_cmd_callback (GtkAction *action,
 
   new_layer = gimp_layer_new (image, width, height,
                               gimp_image_base_type_with_alpha (image),
-                              layer_name ? layer_name : _("New Layer"),
+                              layer_name,
                               opacity, mode);
 
   gimp_drawable_fill_by_type (GIMP_DRAWABLE (new_layer),
@@ -981,6 +981,7 @@ layers_new_layer_response (GtkWidget          *widget,
 
       if (layer_name)
         g_free (layer_name);
+
       layer_name =
         g_strdup (gtk_entry_get_text (GTK_ENTRY (dialog->name_entry)));
 
diff --git a/app/actions/vectors-commands.c b/app/actions/vectors-commands.c
index 58ef12d298..29bf4c456d 100644
--- a/app/actions/vectors-commands.c
+++ b/app/actions/vectors-commands.c
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ vectors_new_cmd_callback (GtkAction *action,
                                         action_data_get_context (data),
                                         widget,
                                         vectors_name ? vectors_name :
-                                        _("New Path"),
+                                        _("Path"),
                                         _("New Path"),
                                         "gimp-vectors-new",
                                         GIMP_STOCK_PATH,
@@ -184,8 +184,7 @@ vectors_new_last_vals_cmd_callback (GtkAction *action,
   GimpVectors *new_vectors;
   return_if_no_image (image, data);
 
-  new_vectors = gimp_vectors_new (image,
-                                  vectors_name ? vectors_name : _("New Path"));
+  new_vectors = gimp_vectors_new (image, vectors_name);
 
   gimp_image_add_vectors (image, new_vectors,
                           GIMP_IMAGE_ACTIVE_PARENT, -1, TRUE);
diff --git a/app/widgets/gimpchanneltreeview.c b/app/widgets/gimpchanneltreeview.c
index 9e961f076d..be6adbca41 100644
--- a/app/widgets/gimpchanneltreeview.c
+++ b/app/widgets/gimpchanneltreeview.c
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ gimp_channel_tree_view_item_new (GimpImage *image)
   new_channel = gimp_channel_new (image,
                                   gimp_image_get_width (image),
                                   gimp_image_get_height (image),
-                                  _("Empty Channel"), &color);
+                                  _("Channel"), &color);
 
   gimp_image_add_channel (image, new_channel,
                           GIMP_IMAGE_ACTIVE_PARENT, -1, TRUE);
diff --git a/app/widgets/gimplayertreeview.c b/app/widgets/gimplayertreeview.c
index 6bec6e770a..b99c1424c8 100644
--- a/app/widgets/gimplayertreeview.c
+++ b/app/widgets/gimplayertreeview.c
@@ -872,7 +872,7 @@ gimp_layer_tree_view_item_new (GimpImage *image)
                               gimp_image_get_width (image),
                               gimp_image_get_height (image),
                               gimp_image_base_type_with_alpha (image),
-                              _("Empty Layer"), 1.0, GIMP_NORMAL_MODE);
+                              NULL, 1.0, GIMP_NORMAL_MODE);
 
   gimp_image_add_layer (image, new_layer,
                         GIMP_IMAGE_ACTIVE_PARENT, -1, TRUE);
diff --git a/app/widgets/gimpvectorstreeview.c b/app/widgets/gimpvectorstreeview.c
index 18dda94d9c..8c0a176c0b 100644
--- a/app/widgets/gimpvectorstreeview.c
+++ b/app/widgets/gimpvectorstreeview.c
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ gimp_vectors_tree_view_item_new (GimpImage *image)
 {
   GimpVectors *new_vectors;
 
-  new_vectors = gimp_vectors_new (image, _("Empty Path"));
+  new_vectors = gimp_vectors_new (image, _("Path"));
 
   gimp_image_add_vectors (image, new_vectors,
                           GIMP_IMAGE_ACTIVE_PARENT, -1, TRUE);