# Change a Field label

**URL:** <https://discourse.cakephp.org/t/change-a-field-label/12734>\
**Category:** Need Help\
**Created:** [October 28, 2025, 12:09am UTC](https://discourse.cakephp.org/t/change-a-field-label/12734 "2025-10-28T00:09:35Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
**Page:** 1

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![bgrinter](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/discourse.cakephp.org/bgrinter/32/1381_2.png) [@bgrinter](https://discourse.cakephp.org/u/bgrinter)\
**Post date:** [October 28, 2025, 12:09am UTC](https://discourse.cakephp.org/t/change-a-field-label/12734/1 "2025-10-28T00:09:35Z")

</div>

I have fields in a model “first\_name” and “last\_name”. I’ve been asked to change these to “Given Name” and “Family Name”. This is a big app - can I set an alias in the model for a label, or do I need to update all the views with a label?

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![dereuromark](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/discourse.cakephp.org/dereuromark/32/37_2.png) [@dereuromark](https://discourse.cakephp.org/u/dereuromark)\
**Post date:** [October 28, 2025, 12:18am UTC](https://discourse.cakephp.org/t/change-a-field-label/12734/2 "2025-10-28T00:18:01Z")

</div>

It is less hacky to just fix up the templates here.