diff --git a/NEWS.txt b/NEWS.txt
index 71edd19..e53b880 100644
--- a/NEWS.txt
+++ b/NEWS.txt
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@
     Notes: you need to setup the environment by running vcvars32.bat 
     (e.g. MSVC 2008 command prompt in start menu) before running scons.
     
-  - Added support for amalgated source and header generation (a la sqlite).
-    Refer to README.txt section "Generating amalgated source and header"
+  - Added support for amalgamated source and header generation (a la sqlite).
+    Refer to README.txt section "Generating amalgamated source and header"
     for detail.
     
 * Value
diff --git a/README.txt b/README.txt
index ba70329..51a098a 100644
--- a/README.txt
+++ b/README.txt
@@ -90,30 +90,30 @@ Notes that the documentation is also available for download as a tarball.
 The documentation of the latest release is available online at:
 http://jsoncpp.sourceforge.net/
 
-* Generating amalgated source and header
-  ======================================
+* Generating amalgamated source and header
+  ========================================
 
 JsonCpp is provided with a script to generate a single header and a single
 source file to ease inclusion in an existing project.
 
-The amalgated source can be generated at any time by running the following
+The amalgamated source can be generated at any time by running the following
 command from the top-directory (requires python 2.6):
 
-python amalgate.py
+python amalgamate.py
 
 It is possible to specify header name. See -h options for detail. By default,
 the following files are generated:
 - dist/jsoncpp.cpp: source file that need to be added to your project
 - dist/json/json.h: header file corresponding to use in your project. It is
-equivalent to including json/json.h in non-amalgated source. This header
+equivalent to including json/json.h in non-amalgamated source. This header
 only depends on standard headers. 
 - dist/json/json-forwards.h: header the provides forward declaration
 of all JsonCpp types. This typically what should be included in headers to
 speed-up compilation.
 
-The amalgated sources are generated by concatenating JsonCpp source in the
-correct order and defining macro JSON_IS_AMALGATED to prevent inclusion of
-other headers.
+The amalgamated sources are generated by concatenating JsonCpp source in the
+correct order and defining macro JSON_IS_AMALGAMATION to prevent inclusion
+of other headers.
 
 * Using json-cpp in your project:
   ===============================
diff --git a/amalgate.py b/amalgamate.py
similarity index 90%
rename from amalgate.py
rename to amalgamate.py
index 502971c..1476a5f 100644
--- a/amalgate.py
+++ b/amalgamate.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import os
 import os.path
 import sys
 
-class AmalagatedFile:
+class AmalgamationFile:
     def __init__( self, top_dir ):
         self.top_dir = top_dir
         self.blocks = []
@@ -47,9 +47,9 @@ class AmalagatedFile:
         f.write( self.get_value() )
         f.close()
 
-def amalgate_source( source_top_dir=None,
-                     target_source_path=None,
-                     header_include_path=None ):
+def amalgamate_source( source_top_dir=None,
+                       target_source_path=None,
+                       header_include_path=None ):
     """Produces amalgated source.
        Parameters:
            source_top_dir: top-directory
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ def amalgate_source( source_top_dir=None,
            header_include_path: generated header path relative to target_source_path.
     """
     print 'Amalgating header...'
-    header = AmalagatedFile( source_top_dir )
+    header = AmalgamationFile( source_top_dir )
     header.add_text( '/// Json-cpp amalgated header (http://jsoncpp.sourceforge.net/).' )
     header.add_text( '/// It is intented to be used with #include <%s>' % header_include_path )
     header.add_file( 'LICENSE', wrap_in_comment=True )
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ def amalgate_source( source_top_dir=None,
     base, ext = os.path.splitext( header_include_path )
     forward_header_include_path = base + '-forwards' + ext
     print 'Amalgating forward header...'
-    header = AmalagatedFile( source_top_dir )
+    header = AmalgamationFile( source_top_dir )
     header.add_text( '/// Json-cpp amalgated forward header (http://jsoncpp.sourceforge.net/).' )
     header.add_text( '/// It is intented to be used with #include <%s>' % forward_header_include_path )
     header.add_text( '/// This header provides forward declaration for all JsonCpp types.' )
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ def amalgate_source( source_top_dir=None,
     header.write_to( target_forward_header_path )
 
     print 'Amalgating source...'
-    source = AmalagatedFile( source_top_dir )
+    source = AmalgamationFile( source_top_dir )
     source.add_text( '/// Json-cpp amalgated source (http://jsoncpp.sourceforge.net/).' )
     source.add_text( '/// It is intented to be used with #include <%s>' % header_include_path )
     source.add_file( 'LICENSE', wrap_in_comment=True )
@@ -134,9 +134,9 @@ Generate a single amalgated source and header file from the sources.
     parser.enable_interspersed_args()
     options, args = parser.parse_args()
 
-    msg = amalgate_source( source_top_dir=options.top_dir,
-                           target_source_path=options.target_source_path,
-                           header_include_path=options.header_include_path )
+    msg = amalgamate_source( source_top_dir=options.top_dir,
+                             target_source_path=options.target_source_path,
+                             header_include_path=options.header_include_path )
     if msg:
         sys.stderr.write( msg + '\n' )
         sys.exit( 1 )
diff --git a/include/json/config.h b/include/json/config.h
index 24991d5..7609d45 100644
--- a/include/json/config.h
+++ b/include/json/config.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /// If defined, indicates that the source file is amalgated
 /// to prevent private header inclusion.
 /// Remarks: it is automatically defined in the generated amalgated header.
-// #define JSON_IS_AMALGATED
+// #define JSON_IS_AMALGAMATION
 
 
 # ifdef JSON_IN_CPPTL
diff --git a/include/json/features.h b/include/json/features.h
index 0b53db1..4353278 100644
--- a/include/json/features.h
+++ b/include/json/features.h
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@
 #ifndef CPPTL_JSON_FEATURES_H_INCLUDED
 # define CPPTL_JSON_FEATURES_H_INCLUDED
 
-#if !defined(JSON_IS_AMALGATED)
+#if !defined(JSON_IS_AMALGAMATION)
 # include "forwards.h"
-#endif // if !defined(JSON_IS_AMALGATED)
+#endif // if !defined(JSON_IS_AMALGAMATION)
 
 namespace Json {
 
diff --git a/include/json/forwards.h b/include/json/forwards.h
index 083d44f..ab863da 100644
--- a/include/json/forwards.h
+++ b/include/json/forwards.h
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@
 #ifndef JSON_FORWARDS_H_INCLUDED
 # define JSON_FORWARDS_H_INCLUDED
 
-#if !defined(JSON_IS_AMALGATED)
+#if !defined(JSON_IS_AMALGAMATION)
 # include "config.h"
-#endif // if !defined(JSON_IS_AMALGATED)
+#endif // if !defined(JSON_IS_AMALGAMATION)
 
 namespace Json {
 
diff --git a/include/json/reader.h b/include/json/reader.h
index 34dc785..0a324df 100644
--- a/include/json/reader.h
+++ b/include/json/reader.h
@@ -6,10 +6,10 @@
 #ifndef CPPTL_JSON_READER_H_INCLUDED
 # define CPPTL_JSON_READER_H_INCLUDED
 
-#if !defined(JSON_IS_AMALGATED)
+#if !defined(JSON_IS_AMALGAMATION)
 # include "features.h"
 # include "value.h"
-#endif // if !defined(JSON_IS_AMALGATED)
+#endif // if !defined(JSON_IS_AMALGAMATION)
 # include <deque>
 # include <stack>
 # include <string>
diff --git a/include/json/value.h b/include/json/value.h
index c9c7e1d..32e3455 100644
--- a/include/json/value.h
+++ b/include/json/value.h
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@
 #ifndef CPPTL_JSON_H_INCLUDED
 # define CPPTL_JSON_H_INCLUDED
 
-#if !defined(JSON_IS_AMALGATED)
+#if !defined(JSON_IS_AMALGAMATION)
 # include "forwards.h"
-#endif // if !defined(JSON_IS_AMALGATED)
+#endif // if !defined(JSON_IS_AMALGAMATION)
 # include <string>
 # include <vector>
 
diff --git a/include/json/writer.h b/include/json/writer.h
index cb0bd9b..4789363 100644
--- a/include/json/writer.h
+++ b/include/json/writer.h
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@
 #ifndef JSON_WRITER_H_INCLUDED
 # define JSON_WRITER_H_INCLUDED
 
-#if !defined(JSON_IS_AMALGATED)
+#if !defined(JSON_IS_AMALGAMATION)
 # include "value.h"
-#endif // if !defined(JSON_IS_AMALGATED)
+#endif // if !defined(JSON_IS_AMALGAMATION)
 # include <vector>
 # include <string>
 # include <iostream>
diff --git a/makerelease.py b/makerelease.py
index a6e330e..6b8eec3 100644
--- a/makerelease.py
+++ b/makerelease.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ import tempfile
 import os
 import time
 from devtools import antglob, fixeol, tarball
-import amalgate
+import amalgamate
 
 SVN_ROOT = 'https://jsoncpp.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/jsoncpp/'
 SVN_TAG_ROOT = SVN_ROOT + 'tags/jsoncpp'
@@ -323,13 +323,13 @@ Warning: --force should only be used when developping/testing the release script
         print 'Generating source tarball to', source_tarball_path
         tarball.make_tarball( source_tarball_path, [export_dir], export_dir, prefix_dir=source_dir )
 
-        amalgated_tarball_path = 'dist/%s-amalgated.tar.gz' % source_dir
-        print 'Generating amalgated source tarball to', amalgated_tarball_path
-        amalgated_dir = 'dist/amalgated'
-        amalgate.amalgate_source( export_dir, '%s/jsoncpp.cpp' % amalgated_dir, 'json/json.h' )
-        amalgated_source_dir = 'jsoncpp-src-amalgated' + release_version
-        tarball.make_tarball( amalgated_tarball_path, [amalgated_dir],
-                              amalgated_dir, prefix_dir=amalgated_source_dir )
+        amalgamation_tarball_path = 'dist/%s-amalgamation.tar.gz' % source_dir
+        print 'Generating amalgamation source tarball to', amalgamation_tarball_path
+        amalgamation_dir = 'dist/amalgamation'
+        amalgamate.amalgamate_source( export_dir, '%s/jsoncpp.cpp' % amalgamation_dir, 'json/json.h' )
+        amalgamation_source_dir = 'jsoncpp-src-amalgamation' + release_version
+        tarball.make_tarball( amalgamation_tarball_path, [amalgamation_dir],
+                              amalgamation_dir, prefix_dir=amalgamation_source_dir )
 
         # Decompress source tarball, download and install scons-local
         distcheck_dir = 'dist/distcheck'
diff --git a/src/lib_json/json_reader.cpp b/src/lib_json/json_reader.cpp
index fa46dca..8bb0304 100644
--- a/src/lib_json/json_reader.cpp
+++ b/src/lib_json/json_reader.cpp
@@ -3,11 +3,11 @@
 // recognized in your jurisdiction.
 // See file LICENSE for detail or copy at http://jsoncpp.sourceforge.net/LICENSE
 
-#if !defined(JSON_IS_AMALGATED)
+#if !defined(JSON_IS_AMALGAMATION)
 # include <json/reader.h>
 # include <json/value.h>
 # include "json_tool.h"
-#endif // if !defined(JSON_IS_AMALGATED)
+#endif // if !defined(JSON_IS_AMALGAMATION)
 #include <utility>
 #include <cstdio>
 #include <cassert>
diff --git a/src/lib_json/json_value.cpp b/src/lib_json/json_value.cpp
index ec3fb2e..ff98f63 100644
--- a/src/lib_json/json_value.cpp
+++ b/src/lib_json/json_value.cpp
@@ -3,13 +3,13 @@
 // recognized in your jurisdiction.
 // See file LICENSE for detail or copy at http://jsoncpp.sourceforge.net/LICENSE
 
-#if !defined(JSON_IS_AMALGATED)
+#if !defined(JSON_IS_AMALGAMATION)
 # include <json/value.h>
 # include <json/writer.h>
 # ifndef JSON_USE_SIMPLE_INTERNAL_ALLOCATOR
 #  include "json_batchallocator.h"
 # endif // #ifndef JSON_USE_SIMPLE_INTERNAL_ALLOCATOR
-#endif // if !defined(JSON_IS_AMALGATED)
+#endif // if !defined(JSON_IS_AMALGAMATION)
 #include <iostream>
 #include <utility>
 #include <stdexcept>
@@ -83,14 +83,14 @@ releaseStringValue( char *value )
 // //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 // //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 // //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-#if !defined(JSON_IS_AMALGATED)
+#if !defined(JSON_IS_AMALGAMATION)
 # ifdef JSON_VALUE_USE_INTERNAL_MAP
 #  include "json_internalarray.inl"
 #  include "json_internalmap.inl"
 # endif // JSON_VALUE_USE_INTERNAL_MAP
 
 # include "json_valueiterator.inl"
-#endif // if !defined(JSON_IS_AMALGATED)
+#endif // if !defined(JSON_IS_AMALGAMATION)
 
 namespace Json {
 
diff --git a/src/lib_json/json_writer.cpp b/src/lib_json/json_writer.cpp
index 90e5c1b..1bda183 100644
--- a/src/lib_json/json_writer.cpp
+++ b/src/lib_json/json_writer.cpp
@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@
 // recognized in your jurisdiction.
 // See file LICENSE for detail or copy at http://jsoncpp.sourceforge.net/LICENSE
 
-#if !defined(JSON_IS_AMALGATED)
+#if !defined(JSON_IS_AMALGAMATION)
 # include <json/writer.h>
 # include "json_tool.h"
-#endif // if !defined(JSON_IS_AMALGATED)
+#endif // if !defined(JSON_IS_AMALGAMATION)
 #include <utility>
 #include <assert.h>
 #include <stdio.h>