Index: wp-admin/admin-ajax.php
===================================================================
--- wp-admin/admin-ajax.php	(revision 12750)
+++ wp-admin/admin-ajax.php	(working copy)
@@ -556,7 +556,7 @@
 	if ( !current_user_can( 'manage_categories' ) )
 		die('-1');
 
-	if ( '' === trim($_POST['name']) ) {
+	if ( '' === trim($_POST['link_name']) ) {
 		$x = new WP_Ajax_Response( array(
 			'what' => 'link-cat',
 			'id' => new WP_Error( 'name', __('You did not enter a category name.') )
@@ -564,7 +564,7 @@
 		$x->send();
 	}
 
-	$r = wp_insert_term($_POST['name'], 'link_category', $_POST );
+	$r = wp_insert_term($_POST['link_name'], 'link_category', $_POST );
 	if ( is_wp_error( $r ) ) {
 		$x = new WP_AJAX_Response( array(
 			'what' => 'link-cat',
Index: wp-admin/edit-link-categories.php
===================================================================
--- wp-admin/edit-link-categories.php	(revision 12750)
+++ wp-admin/edit-link-categories.php	(working copy)
@@ -197,19 +197,19 @@
 <?php wp_original_referer_field(true, 'previous'); wp_nonce_field('add-link-category'); ?>
 
 <div class="form-field form-required">
-	<label for="name"><?php _e('Link Category name') ?></label>
-	<input name="name" id="name" type="text" value="" size="40" aria-required="true" />
+	<label for="link_name"><?php _e('Link Category name') ?></label>
+	<input name="link_name" id="link_name" type="text" value="" size="40" aria-required="true" />
 </div>
 <?php if ( !is_multisite() ) { ?>
 <div class="form-field">
-	<label for="slug"><?php _e('Link Category slug') ?></label>
-	<input name="slug" id="slug" type="text" value="" size="40" />
+	<label for="link_slug"><?php _e('Link Category slug') ?></label>
+	<input name="link_slug" id="link_slug" type="text" value="" size="40" />
 	<p><?php _e('The &#8220;slug&#8221; is the URL-friendly version of the name. It is usually all lowercase and contains only letters, numbers, and hyphens.'); ?></p>
 </div>
 <?php } ?>
 <div class="form-field">
-	<label for="description"><?php _e('Description (optional)') ?></label>
-	<textarea name="description" id="description" rows="5" cols="40"></textarea>
+	<label for="link_description"><?php _e('Description (optional)') ?></label>
+	<textarea name="link_description" id="link_description" rows="5" cols="40"></textarea>
 	<p><?php _e('The description is not prominent by default; however, some themes may show it.'); ?></p>
 </div>
 
Index: wp-admin/link-category.php
===================================================================
--- wp-admin/link-category.php	(revision 12750)
+++ wp-admin/link-category.php	(working copy)
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 	if ( !current_user_can('manage_categories') )
 		wp_die(__('Cheatin&#8217; uh?'));
 
-	if ( wp_insert_term($_POST['name'], 'link_category', $_POST ) ) {
+	if ( wp_insert_term($_POST['link_name'], 'link_category', $_POST ) ) {
 		wp_redirect('edit-link-categories.php?message=1#addcat');
 	} else {
 		wp_redirect('edit-link-categories.php?message=4#addcat');