diff --git a/docs/guide/localization.md b/docs/guide/localization.md
index b3003aad505..167fc5e47cb 100644
--- a/docs/guide/localization.md
+++ b/docs/guide/localization.md
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ export const customFaker = new Faker({
 | `de`          | German                    | `fakerDE`          |
 | `de_AT`       | German (Austria)          | `fakerDE_AT`       |
 | `de_CH`       | German (Switzerland)      | `fakerDE_CH`       |
-| `dv`          | Dhivehi                   | `fakerDV`          |
+| `dv`          | Maldivian                 | `fakerDV`          |
 | `el`          | Greek                     | `fakerEL`          |
 | `en`          | English                   | `fakerEN`          |
 | `en_AU`       | English (Australia)       | `fakerEN_AU`       |
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ export const customFaker = new Faker({
 | `en_GH`       | English (Ghana)           | `fakerEN_GH`       |
 | `en_IE`       | English (Ireland)         | `fakerEN_IE`       |
 | `en_IN`       | English (India)           | `fakerEN_IN`       |
-| `en_NG`       | Nigeria (English)         | `fakerEN_NG`       |
+| `en_NG`       | English (Nigeria)         | `fakerEN_NG`       |
 | `en_US`       | English (United States)   | `fakerEN_US`       |
 | `en_ZA`       | English (South Africa)    | `fakerEN_ZA`       |
 | `es`          | Spanish                   | `fakerES`          |
@@ -92,13 +92,13 @@ export const customFaker = new Faker({
 | `fa`          | Farsi                     | `fakerFA`          |
 | `fi`          | Finnish                   | `fakerFI`          |
 | `fr`          | French                    | `fakerFR`          |
-| `fr_BE`       | Français (Belgique)       | `fakerFR_BE`       |
+| `fr_BE`       | French (Belgium)          | `fakerFR_BE`       |
 | `fr_CA`       | French (Canada)           | `fakerFR_CA`       |
 | `fr_CH`       | French (Switzerland)      | `fakerFR_CH`       |
 | `fr_LU`       | French (Luxembourg)       | `fakerFR_LU`       |
 | `ge`          | Georgian                  | `fakerGE`          |
 | `he`          | Hebrew                    | `fakerHE`          |
-| `hr`          | Hrvatski                  | `fakerHR`          |
+| `hr`          | Croatian                  | `fakerHR`          |
 | `hu`          | Hungarian                 | `fakerHU`          |
 | `hy`          | Armenian                  | `fakerHY`          |
 | `id_ID`       | Indonesian                | `fakerID_ID`       |
diff --git a/src/definitions/definitions.ts b/src/definitions/definitions.ts
index 65753ba75c3..afec8b28969 100644
--- a/src/definitions/definitions.ts
+++ b/src/definitions/definitions.ts
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ export interface Definitions {
  */
 export type LocaleDefinition = {
   /**
-   * The name of the language.
+   * The English name of the language (and the specific country, if defined).
    */
   title: string;
 } & LocaleEntry<Definitions>;
diff --git a/src/locales/dv/index.ts b/src/locales/dv/index.ts
index 9ba28b8a4c4..67314227250 100644
--- a/src/locales/dv/index.ts
+++ b/src/locales/dv/index.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import person from './person';
 import phone_number from './phone_number';
 
 const dv: LocaleDefinition = {
-  title: 'Dhivehi',
+  title: 'Maldivian',
   cell_phone,
   color,
   company,
diff --git a/src/locales/en_NG/index.ts b/src/locales/en_NG/index.ts
index 91c1c64fa3e..249b287bf49 100644
--- a/src/locales/en_NG/index.ts
+++ b/src/locales/en_NG/index.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import person from './person';
 import phone_number from './phone_number';
 
 const en_NG: LocaleDefinition = {
-  title: 'Nigeria (English)',
+  title: 'English (Nigeria)',
   company,
   internet,
   location,
diff --git a/src/locales/fr_BE/index.ts b/src/locales/fr_BE/index.ts
index cfbcf64bec2..927ba711fcb 100644
--- a/src/locales/fr_BE/index.ts
+++ b/src/locales/fr_BE/index.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import person from './person';
 import phone_number from './phone_number';
 
 const fr_BE: LocaleDefinition = {
-  title: 'Français (Belgique)',
+  title: 'French (Belgium)',
   cell_phone,
   internet,
   location,
diff --git a/src/locales/hr/index.ts b/src/locales/hr/index.ts
index 1ef899b500a..1bcbaa1cda8 100644
--- a/src/locales/hr/index.ts
+++ b/src/locales/hr/index.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import person from './person';
 import phone_number from './phone_number';
 
 const hr: LocaleDefinition = {
-  title: 'Hrvatski',
+  title: 'Croatian',
   cell_phone,
   date,
   internet,