Added StringName as a variant type.

Also changed all relevant properties defined manually to StringName.

55 files changed, 351 insertions, 174 deletions

diff --git a/core/global_constants.cpp b/core/global_constants.cpp
index b990ec9276..3de36dcb9d 100644
--- a/core/global_constants.cpp
+++ b/core/global_constants.cpp
@@ -606,6 +606,7 @@ void register_global_constants() {
 	BIND_GLOBAL_ENUM_CONSTANT_CUSTOM("TYPE_BASIS", Variant::BASIS);
 	BIND_GLOBAL_ENUM_CONSTANT_CUSTOM("TYPE_TRANSFORM", Variant::TRANSFORM);
 	BIND_GLOBAL_ENUM_CONSTANT_CUSTOM("TYPE_COLOR", Variant::COLOR);
+	BIND_GLOBAL_ENUM_CONSTANT_CUSTOM("TYPE_STRING_NAME", Variant::STRING_NAME); // 15
 	BIND_GLOBAL_ENUM_CONSTANT_CUSTOM("TYPE_NODE_PATH", Variant::NODE_PATH); // 15
 	BIND_GLOBAL_ENUM_CONSTANT_CUSTOM("TYPE_RID", Variant::_RID);
 	BIND_GLOBAL_ENUM_CONSTANT_CUSTOM("TYPE_OBJECT", Variant::OBJECT);
diff --git a/core/io/marshalls.cpp b/core/io/marshalls.cpp
index ab88f4d85c..b77ef40fd3 100644
--- a/core/io/marshalls.cpp
+++ b/core/io/marshalls.cpp
@@ -328,6 +328,16 @@ Error decode_variant(Variant &r_variant, const uint8_t *p_buffer, int p_len, int
 				(*r_len) += 4 * 4;
 
 		} break;
+		case Variant::STRING_NAME: {
+
+			String str;
+			Error err = _decode_string(buf, len, r_len, str);
+			if (err)
+				return err;
+			r_variant = StringName(str);
+
+		} break;
+
 		case Variant::NODE_PATH: {
 
 			ERR_FAIL_COND_V(len < 4, ERR_INVALID_DATA);
@@ -939,6 +949,11 @@ Error encode_variant(const Variant &p_variant, uint8_t *r_buffer, int &r_len, bo
 			_encode_string(p_variant, buf, r_len);
 
 		} break;
+		case Variant::STRING_NAME: {
+
+			_encode_string(p_variant, buf, r_len);
+
+		} break;
 
 		// math types
 		case Variant::VECTOR2: {
diff --git a/core/io/resource_format_binary.cpp b/core/io/resource_format_binary.cpp
index 991853e86d..144e48d0da 100644
--- a/core/io/resource_format_binary.cpp
+++ b/core/io/resource_format_binary.cpp
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ enum {
 	VARIANT_DOUBLE = 41,
 	VARIANT_CALLABLE = 42,
 	VARIANT_SIGNAL = 43,
+	VARIANT_STRING_NAME = 44,
 	OBJECT_EMPTY = 0,
 	OBJECT_EXTERNAL_RESOURCE = 1,
 	OBJECT_INTERNAL_RESOURCE = 2,
@@ -260,6 +261,10 @@ Error ResourceInteractiveLoaderBinary::parse_variant(Variant &r_v) {
 			r_v = v;
 
 		} break;
+		case VARIANT_STRING_NAME: {
+
+			r_v = StringName(get_unicode_string());
+		} break;
 
 		case VARIANT_NODE_PATH: {
 
@@ -1394,6 +1399,13 @@ void ResourceFormatSaverBinaryInstance::write_variant(FileAccess *f, const Varia
 			f->store_real(val.a);
 
 		} break;
+		case Variant::STRING_NAME: {
+
+			f->store_32(VARIANT_STRING_NAME);
+			String val = p_property;
+			save_unicode_string(f, val);
+
+		} break;
 
 		case Variant::NODE_PATH: {
 			f->store_32(VARIANT_NODE_PATH);
diff --git a/core/io/resource_loader.cpp b/core/io/resource_loader.cpp
index 1d5d8f9280..39bbebefa6 100644
--- a/core/io/resource_loader.cpp
+++ b/core/io/resource_loader.cpp
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ void ResourceFormatLoader::_bind_methods() {
 	}
 
 	ClassDB::add_virtual_method(get_class_static(), MethodInfo(Variant::PACKED_STRING_ARRAY, "get_recognized_extensions"));
-	ClassDB::add_virtual_method(get_class_static(), MethodInfo(Variant::BOOL, "handles_type", PropertyInfo(Variant::STRING, "typename")));
+	ClassDB::add_virtual_method(get_class_static(), MethodInfo(Variant::BOOL, "handles_type", PropertyInfo(Variant::STRING_NAME, "typename")));
 	ClassDB::add_virtual_method(get_class_static(), MethodInfo(Variant::STRING, "get_resource_type", PropertyInfo(Variant::STRING, "path")));
 	ClassDB::add_virtual_method(get_class_static(), MethodInfo("get_dependencies", PropertyInfo(Variant::STRING, "path"), PropertyInfo(Variant::STRING, "add_types")));
 	ClassDB::add_virtual_method(get_class_static(), MethodInfo(Variant::INT, "rename_dependencies", PropertyInfo(Variant::STRING, "path"), PropertyInfo(Variant::STRING, "renames")));
diff --git a/core/method_ptrcall.h b/core/method_ptrcall.h
index 42d71dea46..7e21c2cc24 100644
--- a/core/method_ptrcall.h
+++ b/core/method_ptrcall.h
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@ MAKE_PTRARG_BY_REFERENCE(AABB);
 MAKE_PTRARG_BY_REFERENCE(Basis);
 MAKE_PTRARG_BY_REFERENCE(Transform);
 MAKE_PTRARG_BY_REFERENCE(Color);
+MAKE_PTRARG(StringName);
 MAKE_PTRARG(NodePath);
 MAKE_PTRARG(RID);
 MAKE_PTRARG(Dictionary);
@@ -373,29 +374,7 @@ MAKE_VECARR(Plane);
 		}                                                                      \
 	}
 
-//MAKE_DVECARR(Plane);
-//for special case StringName
-
-#define MAKE_STRINGCONV(m_type)                                        \
-	template <>                                                        \
-	struct PtrToArg<m_type> {                                          \
-		_FORCE_INLINE_ static m_type convert(const void *p_ptr) {      \
-			m_type s = *reinterpret_cast<const String *>(p_ptr);       \
-			return s;                                                  \
-		}                                                              \
-		_FORCE_INLINE_ static void encode(m_type p_vec, void *p_ptr) { \
-			String *arr = reinterpret_cast<String *>(p_ptr);           \
-			*arr = p_vec;                                              \
-		}                                                              \
-	};                                                                 \
-                                                                       \
-	template <>                                                        \
-	struct PtrToArg<const m_type &> {                                  \
-		_FORCE_INLINE_ static m_type convert(const void *p_ptr) {      \
-			m_type s = *reinterpret_cast<const String *>(p_ptr);       \
-			return s;                                                  \
-		}                                                              \
-	}
+// Special case for IP_Address.
 
 #define MAKE_STRINGCONV_BY_REFERENCE(m_type)                                  \
 	template <>                                                               \
@@ -418,7 +397,6 @@ MAKE_VECARR(Plane);
 		}                                                                     \
 	}
 
-MAKE_STRINGCONV(StringName);
 MAKE_STRINGCONV_BY_REFERENCE(IP_Address);
 
 template <>
diff --git a/core/node_path.h b/core/node_path.h
index 5439658910..05b6d844ff 100644
--- a/core/node_path.h
+++ b/core/node_path.h
@@ -54,15 +54,6 @@ class NodePath {
 	void _update_hash_cache() const;
 
 public:
-	_FORCE_INLINE_ StringName get_sname() const {
-
-		if (data && data->path.size() == 1 && data->subpath.empty()) {
-			return data->path[0];
-		} else {
-			return operator String();
-		}
-	}
-
 	bool is_absolute() const;
 	int get_name_count() const;
 	StringName get_name(int p_idx) const;
diff --git a/core/object.cpp b/core/object.cpp
index d5db383cbc..a61c4ae392 100644
--- a/core/object.cpp
+++ b/core/object.cpp
@@ -646,10 +646,10 @@ Variant Object::_call_bind(const Variant **p_args, int p_argcount, Callable::Cal
 		return Variant();
 	}
 
-	if (p_args[0]->get_type() != Variant::STRING) {
+	if (p_args[0]->get_type() != Variant::STRING_NAME && p_args[0]->get_type() != Variant::STRING) {
 		r_error.error = Callable::CallError::CALL_ERROR_INVALID_ARGUMENT;
 		r_error.argument = 0;
-		r_error.expected = Variant::STRING;
+		r_error.expected = Variant::STRING_NAME;
 		return Variant();
 	}
 
@@ -666,10 +666,10 @@ Variant Object::_call_deferred_bind(const Variant **p_args, int p_argcount, Call
 		return Variant();
 	}
 
-	if (p_args[0]->get_type() != Variant::STRING) {
+	if (p_args[0]->get_type() != Variant::STRING_NAME && p_args[0]->get_type() != Variant::STRING) {
 		r_error.error = Callable::CallError::CALL_ERROR_INVALID_ARGUMENT;
 		r_error.argument = 0;
-		r_error.expected = Variant::STRING;
+		r_error.expected = Variant::STRING_NAME;
 		return Variant();
 	}
 
@@ -1108,11 +1108,11 @@ Variant Object::_emit_signal(const Variant **p_args, int p_argcount, Callable::C
 	r_error.error = Callable::CallError::CALL_ERROR_TOO_FEW_ARGUMENTS;
 
 	ERR_FAIL_COND_V(p_argcount < 1, Variant());
-	if (p_args[0]->get_type() != Variant::STRING) {
+	if (p_args[0]->get_type() != Variant::STRING_NAME && p_args[0]->get_type() != Variant::STRING) {
 		r_error.error = Callable::CallError::CALL_ERROR_INVALID_ARGUMENT;
 		r_error.argument = 0;
-		r_error.expected = Variant::STRING;
-		ERR_FAIL_COND_V(p_args[0]->get_type() != Variant::STRING, Variant());
+		r_error.expected = Variant::STRING_NAME;
+		ERR_FAIL_COND_V(p_args[0]->get_type() != Variant::STRING_NAME && p_args[0]->get_type() != Variant::STRING, Variant());
 	}
 
 	r_error.error = Callable::CallError::CALL_OK;
@@ -1207,7 +1207,7 @@ Error Object::emit_signal(const StringName &p_name, const Variant **p_args, int
 				if (ce.error == Callable::CallError::CALL_ERROR_INVALID_METHOD && !ClassDB::class_exists(target->get_class_name())) {
 					//most likely object is not initialized yet, do not throw error.
 				} else {
-					ERR_PRINT("Error calling from signal '" + String(p_name) + "': " + Variant::get_callable_error_text(c.callable, args, argc, ce) + ".");
+					ERR_PRINT("Error calling from signal '" + String(p_name) + "' to callable: " + Variant::get_callable_error_text(c.callable, args, argc, ce) + ".");
 					err = ERR_METHOD_NOT_FOUND;
 				}
 			}
@@ -1663,7 +1663,7 @@ void Object::_bind_methods() {
 	{
 		MethodInfo mi;
 		mi.name = "emit_signal";
-		mi.arguments.push_back(PropertyInfo(Variant::STRING, "signal"));
+		mi.arguments.push_back(PropertyInfo(Variant::STRING_NAME, "signal"));
 
 		ClassDB::bind_vararg_method(METHOD_FLAGS_DEFAULT, "emit_signal", &Object::_emit_signal, mi, varray(), false);
 	}
@@ -1671,7 +1671,7 @@ void Object::_bind_methods() {
 	{
 		MethodInfo mi;
 		mi.name = "call";
-		mi.arguments.push_back(PropertyInfo(Variant::STRING, "method"));
+		mi.arguments.push_back(PropertyInfo(Variant::STRING_NAME, "method"));
 
 		ClassDB::bind_vararg_method(METHOD_FLAGS_DEFAULT, "call", &Object::_call_bind, mi);
 	}
@@ -1679,7 +1679,7 @@ void Object::_bind_methods() {
 	{
 		MethodInfo mi;
 		mi.name = "call_deferred";
-		mi.arguments.push_back(PropertyInfo(Variant::STRING, "method"));
+		mi.arguments.push_back(PropertyInfo(Variant::STRING_NAME, "method"));
 
 		ClassDB::bind_vararg_method(METHOD_FLAGS_DEFAULT, "call_deferred", &Object::_call_deferred_bind, mi, varray(), false);
 	}
@@ -1713,9 +1713,9 @@ void Object::_bind_methods() {
 	ADD_SIGNAL(MethodInfo("script_changed"));
 
 	BIND_VMETHOD(MethodInfo("_notification", PropertyInfo(Variant::INT, "what")));
-	BIND_VMETHOD(MethodInfo(Variant::BOOL, "_set", PropertyInfo(Variant::STRING, "property"), PropertyInfo(Variant::NIL, "value")));
+	BIND_VMETHOD(MethodInfo(Variant::BOOL, "_set", PropertyInfo(Variant::STRING_NAME, "property"), PropertyInfo(Variant::NIL, "value")));
 #ifdef TOOLS_ENABLED
-	MethodInfo miget("_get", PropertyInfo(Variant::STRING, "property"));
+	MethodInfo miget("_get", PropertyInfo(Variant::STRING_NAME, "property"));
 	miget.return_val.name = "Variant";
 	miget.return_val.usage |= PROPERTY_USAGE_NIL_IS_VARIANT;
 	BIND_VMETHOD(miget);
diff --git a/core/os/input_event.cpp b/core/os/input_event.cpp
index 2e863c9c76..7d1ae872f4 100644
--- a/core/os/input_event.cpp
+++ b/core/os/input_event.cpp
@@ -1098,7 +1098,7 @@ void InputEventAction::_bind_methods() {
 
 	//	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("is_action", "name"), &InputEventAction::is_action);
 
-	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::STRING, "action"), "set_action", "get_action");
+	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::STRING_NAME, "action"), "set_action", "get_action");
 	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::BOOL, "pressed"), "set_pressed", "is_pressed");
 	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::REAL, "strength", PROPERTY_HINT_RANGE, "0,1,0.01"), "set_strength", "get_strength");
 }
diff --git a/core/packed_data_container.cpp b/core/packed_data_container.cpp
index ae5f89e870..f23ee30a27 100644
--- a/core/packed_data_container.cpp
+++ b/core/packed_data_container.cpp
@@ -247,6 +247,7 @@ uint32_t PackedDataContainer::_pack(const Variant &p_data, Vector<uint8_t> &tmpd
 		case Variant::PACKED_VECTOR2_ARRAY:
 		case Variant::PACKED_VECTOR3_ARRAY:
 		case Variant::PACKED_COLOR_ARRAY:
+		case Variant::STRING_NAME:
 		case Variant::NODE_PATH: {
 
 			uint32_t pos = tmpdata.size();
diff --git a/core/resource.cpp b/core/resource.cpp
index 30e09716aa..2afc9e4042 100644
--- a/core/resource.cpp
+++ b/core/resource.cpp
@@ -423,7 +423,7 @@ void Resource::_bind_methods() {
 	ADD_GROUP("Resource", "resource_");
 	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::BOOL, "resource_local_to_scene"), "set_local_to_scene", "is_local_to_scene");
 	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::STRING, "resource_path", PROPERTY_HINT_NONE, "", PROPERTY_USAGE_EDITOR), "set_path", "get_path");
-	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::STRING, "resource_name"), "set_name", "get_name");
+	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::STRING_NAME, "resource_name"), "set_name", "get_name");
 
 	BIND_VMETHOD(MethodInfo("_setup_local_to_scene"));
 }
diff --git a/core/type_info.h b/core/type_info.h
index 8e86567f51..6861531fbd 100644
--- a/core/type_info.h
+++ b/core/type_info.h
@@ -151,6 +151,7 @@ MAKE_TYPE_INFO(AABB, Variant::AABB)
 MAKE_TYPE_INFO(Basis, Variant::BASIS)
 MAKE_TYPE_INFO(Transform, Variant::TRANSFORM)
 MAKE_TYPE_INFO(Color, Variant::COLOR)
+MAKE_TYPE_INFO(StringName, Variant::STRING_NAME)
 MAKE_TYPE_INFO(NodePath, Variant::NODE_PATH)
 MAKE_TYPE_INFO(RID, Variant::_RID)
 MAKE_TYPE_INFO(Callable, Variant::CALLABLE)
@@ -165,7 +166,6 @@ MAKE_TYPE_INFO(PackedVector2Array, Variant::PACKED_VECTOR2_ARRAY)
 MAKE_TYPE_INFO(PackedVector3Array, Variant::PACKED_VECTOR3_ARRAY)
 MAKE_TYPE_INFO(PackedColorArray, Variant::PACKED_COLOR_ARRAY)
 
-MAKE_TYPE_INFO(StringName, Variant::STRING)
 MAKE_TYPE_INFO(IP_Address, Variant::STRING)
 
 //objectID
diff --git a/core/undo_redo.cpp b/core/undo_redo.cpp
index 0eef75d587..02f460c93d 100644
--- a/core/undo_redo.cpp
+++ b/core/undo_redo.cpp
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ void UndoRedo::create_action(const String &p_name, MergeMode p_mode) {
 	action_level++;
 }
 
-void UndoRedo::add_do_method(Object *p_object, const String &p_method, VARIANT_ARG_DECLARE) {
+void UndoRedo::add_do_method(Object *p_object, const StringName &p_method, VARIANT_ARG_DECLARE) {
 
 	VARIANT_ARGPTRS
 	ERR_FAIL_COND(p_object == NULL);
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ void UndoRedo::add_do_method(Object *p_object, const String &p_method, VARIANT_A
 	actions.write[current_action + 1].do_ops.push_back(do_op);
 }
 
-void UndoRedo::add_undo_method(Object *p_object, const String &p_method, VARIANT_ARG_DECLARE) {
+void UndoRedo::add_undo_method(Object *p_object, const StringName &p_method, VARIANT_ARG_DECLARE) {
 
 	VARIANT_ARGPTRS
 	ERR_FAIL_COND(p_object == NULL);
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ void UndoRedo::add_undo_method(Object *p_object, const String &p_method, VARIANT
 	}
 	actions.write[current_action + 1].undo_ops.push_back(undo_op);
 }
-void UndoRedo::add_do_property(Object *p_object, const String &p_property, const Variant &p_value) {
+void UndoRedo::add_do_property(Object *p_object, const StringName &p_property, const Variant &p_value) {
 
 	ERR_FAIL_COND(p_object == NULL);
 	ERR_FAIL_COND(action_level <= 0);
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ void UndoRedo::add_do_property(Object *p_object, const String &p_property, const
 	do_op.args[0] = p_value;
 	actions.write[current_action + 1].do_ops.push_back(do_op);
 }
-void UndoRedo::add_undo_property(Object *p_object, const String &p_property, const Variant &p_value) {
+void UndoRedo::add_undo_property(Object *p_object, const StringName &p_property, const Variant &p_value) {
 
 	ERR_FAIL_COND(p_object == NULL);
 	ERR_FAIL_COND(action_level <= 0);
@@ -446,17 +446,17 @@ Variant UndoRedo::_add_do_method(const Variant **p_args, int p_argcount, Callabl
 		return Variant();
 	}
 
-	if (p_args[1]->get_type() != Variant::STRING) {
+	if (p_args[1]->get_type() != Variant::STRING_NAME && p_args[1]->get_type() != Variant::STRING) {
 		r_error.error = Callable::CallError::CALL_ERROR_INVALID_ARGUMENT;
 		r_error.argument = 1;
-		r_error.expected = Variant::STRING;
+		r_error.expected = Variant::STRING_NAME;
 		return Variant();
 	}
 
 	r_error.error = Callable::CallError::CALL_OK;
 
 	Object *object = *p_args[0];
-	String method = *p_args[1];
+	StringName method = *p_args[1];
 
 	Variant v[VARIANT_ARG_MAX];
 
@@ -484,17 +484,17 @@ Variant UndoRedo::_add_undo_method(const Variant **p_args, int p_argcount, Calla
 		return Variant();
 	}
 
-	if (p_args[1]->get_type() != Variant::STRING) {
+	if (p_args[1]->get_type() != Variant::STRING_NAME && p_args[1]->get_type() != Variant::STRING) {
 		r_error.error = Callable::CallError::CALL_ERROR_INVALID_ARGUMENT;
 		r_error.argument = 1;
-		r_error.expected = Variant::STRING;
+		r_error.expected = Variant::STRING_NAME;
 		return Variant();
 	}
 
 	r_error.error = Callable::CallError::CALL_OK;
 
 	Object *object = *p_args[0];
-	String method = *p_args[1];
+	StringName method = *p_args[1];
 
 	Variant v[VARIANT_ARG_MAX];
 
@@ -518,7 +518,7 @@ void UndoRedo::_bind_methods() {
 		MethodInfo mi;
 		mi.name = "add_do_method";
 		mi.arguments.push_back(PropertyInfo(Variant::OBJECT, "object"));
-		mi.arguments.push_back(PropertyInfo(Variant::STRING, "method"));
+		mi.arguments.push_back(PropertyInfo(Variant::STRING_NAME, "method"));
 
 		ClassDB::bind_vararg_method(METHOD_FLAGS_DEFAULT, "add_do_method", &UndoRedo::_add_do_method, mi, varray(), false);
 	}
@@ -527,7 +527,7 @@ void UndoRedo::_bind_methods() {
 		MethodInfo mi;
 		mi.name = "add_undo_method";
 		mi.arguments.push_back(PropertyInfo(Variant::OBJECT, "object"));
-		mi.arguments.push_back(PropertyInfo(Variant::STRING, "method"));
+		mi.arguments.push_back(PropertyInfo(Variant::STRING_NAME, "method"));
 
 		ClassDB::bind_vararg_method(METHOD_FLAGS_DEFAULT, "add_undo_method", &UndoRedo::_add_undo_method, mi, varray(), false);
 	}
diff --git a/core/undo_redo.h b/core/undo_redo.h
index e707979291..3b91e9ce36 100644
--- a/core/undo_redo.h
+++ b/core/undo_redo.h
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ private:
 		Type type;
 		Ref<Resource> resref;
 		ObjectID object;
-		String name;
+		StringName name;
 		Variant args[VARIANT_ARG_MAX];
 	};
 
@@ -103,10 +103,10 @@ protected:
 public:
 	void create_action(const String &p_name = "", MergeMode p_mode = MERGE_DISABLE);
 
-	void add_do_method(Object *p_object, const String &p_method, VARIANT_ARG_LIST);
-	void add_undo_method(Object *p_object, const String &p_method, VARIANT_ARG_LIST);
-	void add_do_property(Object *p_object, const String &p_property, const Variant &p_value);
-	void add_undo_property(Object *p_object, const String &p_property, const Variant &p_value);
+	void add_do_method(Object *p_object, const StringName &p_method, VARIANT_ARG_LIST);
+	void add_undo_method(Object *p_object, const StringName &p_method, VARIANT_ARG_LIST);
+	void add_do_property(Object *p_object, const StringName &p_property, const Variant &p_value);
+	void add_undo_property(Object *p_object, const StringName &p_property, const Variant &p_value);
 	void add_do_reference(Object *p_object);
 	void add_undo_reference(Object *p_object);
 
diff --git a/core/variant.cpp b/core/variant.cpp
index cdc9e47fc8..8daa359917 100644
--- a/core/variant.cpp
+++ b/core/variant.cpp
@@ -136,6 +136,11 @@ String Variant::get_type_name(Variant::Type p_type) {
 
 			return "Signal";
 		} break;
+		case STRING_NAME: {
+
+			return "StringName";
+
+		} break;
 		case NODE_PATH: {
 
 			return "NodePath";
@@ -325,6 +330,15 @@ bool Variant::can_convert(Variant::Type p_type_from, Variant::Type p_type_to) {
 
 			valid_types = valid;
 		} break;
+		case STRING_NAME: {
+
+			static const Type valid[] = {
+				STRING,
+				NIL
+			};
+
+			valid_types = valid;
+		} break;
 		case NODE_PATH: {
 
 			static const Type valid[] = {
@@ -495,6 +509,7 @@ bool Variant::can_convert_strict(Variant::Type p_type_from, Variant::Type p_type
 
 			static const Type valid[] = {
 				NODE_PATH,
+				STRING_NAME,
 				NIL
 			};
 
@@ -572,6 +587,15 @@ bool Variant::can_convert_strict(Variant::Type p_type_from, Variant::Type p_type
 
 			valid_types = valid;
 		} break;
+		case STRING_NAME: {
+
+			static const Type valid[] = {
+				STRING,
+				NIL
+			};
+
+			valid_types = valid;
+		} break;
 		case NODE_PATH: {
 
 			static const Type valid[] = {
@@ -808,6 +832,11 @@ bool Variant::is_zero() const {
 
 			return reinterpret_cast<const Signal *>(_data._mem)->is_null();
 		} break;
+		case STRING_NAME: {
+
+			return *reinterpret_cast<const StringName *>(_data._mem) != StringName();
+
+		} break;
 		case NODE_PATH: {
 
 			return reinterpret_cast<const NodePath *>(_data._mem)->is_empty();
@@ -1046,6 +1075,11 @@ void Variant::reference(const Variant &p_variant) {
 
 			memnew_placement(_data._mem, Signal(*reinterpret_cast<const Signal *>(p_variant._data._mem)));
 		} break;
+		case STRING_NAME: {
+
+			memnew_placement(_data._mem, StringName(*reinterpret_cast<const StringName *>(p_variant._data._mem)));
+
+		} break;
 		case NODE_PATH: {
 
 			memnew_placement(_data._mem, NodePath(*reinterpret_cast<const NodePath *>(p_variant._data._mem)));
@@ -1152,7 +1186,11 @@ void Variant::clear() {
 			memdelete(_data._transform);
 		} break;
 
-		// misc types
+			// misc types
+		case STRING_NAME: {
+
+			reinterpret_cast<StringName *>(_data._mem)->~StringName();
+		} break;
 		case NODE_PATH: {
 
 			reinterpret_cast<NodePath *>(_data._mem)->~NodePath();
@@ -1453,10 +1491,13 @@ Variant::operator double() const {
 
 Variant::operator StringName() const {
 
-	if (type == NODE_PATH) {
-		return reinterpret_cast<const NodePath *>(_data._mem)->get_sname();
+	if (type == STRING_NAME) {
+		return *reinterpret_cast<const StringName *>(_data._mem);
+	} else if (type == STRING) {
+		return *reinterpret_cast<const String *>(_data._mem);
 	}
-	return StringName(operator String());
+
+	return StringName();
 }
 
 struct _VariantStrPair {
@@ -1523,6 +1564,7 @@ String Variant::stringify(List<const void *> &stack) const {
 			return mtx + ")";
 		} break;
 		case TRANSFORM: return operator Transform();
+		case STRING_NAME: return operator StringName();
 		case NODE_PATH: return operator NodePath();
 		case COLOR: return String::num(operator Color().r) + "," + String::num(operator Color().g) + "," + String::num(operator Color().b) + "," + String::num(operator Color().a);
 		case DICTIONARY: {
@@ -2191,8 +2233,8 @@ Variant::Variant(const ObjectID &p_id) {
 
 Variant::Variant(const StringName &p_string) {
 
-	type = STRING;
-	memnew_placement(_data._mem, String(p_string.operator String()));
+	type = STRING_NAME;
+	memnew_placement(_data._mem, StringName(p_string));
 }
 Variant::Variant(const String &p_string) {
 
@@ -2549,6 +2591,10 @@ void Variant::operator=(const Variant &p_variant) {
 			*reinterpret_cast<Signal *>(_data._mem) = *reinterpret_cast<const Signal *>(p_variant._data._mem);
 		} break;
 
+		case STRING_NAME: {
+
+			*reinterpret_cast<StringName *>(_data._mem) = *reinterpret_cast<const StringName *>(p_variant._data._mem);
+		} break;
 		case NODE_PATH: {
 
 			*reinterpret_cast<NodePath *>(_data._mem) = *reinterpret_cast<const NodePath *>(p_variant._data._mem);
@@ -2747,6 +2793,10 @@ uint32_t Variant::hash() const {
 
 			return hash_djb2_one_64(make_uint64_t(_get_obj().obj));
 		} break;
+		case STRING_NAME: {
+
+			return reinterpret_cast<const StringName *>(_data._mem)->hash();
+		} break;
 		case NODE_PATH: {
 
 			return reinterpret_cast<const NodePath *>(_data._mem)->hash();
diff --git a/core/variant.h b/core/variant.h
index d41144f4c5..83e8f48d0c 100644
--- a/core/variant.h
+++ b/core/variant.h
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ public:
 
 		// misc types
 		COLOR,
+		STRING_NAME,
 		NODE_PATH, // 15
 		_RID,
 		OBJECT,
diff --git a/core/variant_call.cpp b/core/variant_call.cpp
index 37c35d7c64..3b82e980bd 100644
--- a/core/variant_call.cpp
+++ b/core/variant_call.cpp
@@ -1215,6 +1215,8 @@ Variant Variant::construct(const Variant::Type p_type, const Variant **p_args, i
 
 			// misc types
 			case COLOR: return Color();
+			case STRING_NAME:
+				return StringName(); // 15
 			case NODE_PATH:
 				return NodePath(); // 15
 			case _RID: return RID();
@@ -1272,10 +1274,14 @@ Variant Variant::construct(const Variant::Type p_type, const Variant **p_args, i
 
 			// misc types
 			case COLOR: return p_args[0]->type == Variant::STRING ? Color::html(*p_args[0]) : Color::hex(*p_args[0]);
+			case STRING_NAME:
+				return (StringName(p_args[0]->operator StringName())); // 15
 			case NODE_PATH:
 				return (NodePath(p_args[0]->operator NodePath())); // 15
 			case _RID: return (RID(*p_args[0]));
 			case OBJECT: return ((Object *)(p_args[0]->operator Object *()));
+			case CALLABLE: return ((Callable)(p_args[0]->operator Callable()));
+			case SIGNAL: return ((Signal)(p_args[0]->operator Signal()));
 			case DICTIONARY: return p_args[0]->operator Dictionary();
 			case ARRAY:
 				return p_args[0]->operator Array(); // 20
@@ -1840,13 +1846,13 @@ void register_variant_methods() {
 	ADDFUNC0R(CALLABLE, BOOL, Callable, is_standard, varray());
 	ADDFUNC0R(CALLABLE, OBJECT, Callable, get_object, varray());
 	ADDFUNC0R(CALLABLE, INT, Callable, get_object_id, varray());
-	ADDFUNC0R(CALLABLE, STRING, Callable, get_method, varray());
+	ADDFUNC0R(CALLABLE, STRING_NAME, Callable, get_method, varray());
 	ADDFUNC0R(CALLABLE, INT, Callable, hash, varray());
 
 	ADDFUNC0R(SIGNAL, BOOL, Signal, is_null, varray());
 	ADDFUNC0R(SIGNAL, OBJECT, Signal, get_object, varray());
 	ADDFUNC0R(SIGNAL, INT, Signal, get_object_id, varray());
-	ADDFUNC0R(SIGNAL, STRING, Signal, get_name, varray());
+	ADDFUNC0R(SIGNAL, STRING_NAME, Signal, get_name, varray());
 
 	ADDFUNC3R(SIGNAL, INT, Signal, connect, CALLABLE, "callable", ARRAY, "binds", INT, "flags", varray(Array(), 0));
 
@@ -2070,8 +2076,8 @@ void register_variant_methods() {
 	_VariantCall::add_constructor(_VariantCall::Transform_init1, Variant::TRANSFORM, "x_axis", Variant::VECTOR3, "y_axis", Variant::VECTOR3, "z_axis", Variant::VECTOR3, "origin", Variant::VECTOR3);
 	_VariantCall::add_constructor(_VariantCall::Transform_init2, Variant::TRANSFORM, "basis", Variant::BASIS, "origin", Variant::VECTOR3);
 
-	_VariantCall::add_constructor(_VariantCall::Callable_init2, Variant::CALLABLE, "object", Variant::OBJECT, "method_name", Variant::STRING);
-	_VariantCall::add_constructor(_VariantCall::Signal_init2, Variant::SIGNAL, "object", Variant::OBJECT, "signal_name", Variant::STRING);
+	_VariantCall::add_constructor(_VariantCall::Callable_init2, Variant::CALLABLE, "object", Variant::OBJECT, "method_name", Variant::STRING_NAME);
+	_VariantCall::add_constructor(_VariantCall::Signal_init2, Variant::SIGNAL, "object", Variant::OBJECT, "signal_name", Variant::STRING_NAME);
 
 	/* REGISTER CONSTANTS */
 
diff --git a/core/variant_op.cpp b/core/variant_op.cpp
index 6c98cf4de1..31f36560fd 100644
--- a/core/variant_op.cpp
+++ b/core/variant_op.cpp
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@
 	CASE_TYPE(PREFIX, OP, BASIS)                \
 	CASE_TYPE(PREFIX, OP, TRANSFORM)            \
 	CASE_TYPE(PREFIX, OP, COLOR)                \
+	CASE_TYPE(PREFIX, OP, STRING_NAME)          \
 	CASE_TYPE(PREFIX, OP, NODE_PATH)            \
 	CASE_TYPE(PREFIX, OP, _RID)                 \
 	CASE_TYPE(PREFIX, OP, OBJECT)               \
@@ -88,6 +89,7 @@
 		TYPE(PREFIX, OP, BASIS),              \
 		TYPE(PREFIX, OP, TRANSFORM),          \
 		TYPE(PREFIX, OP, COLOR),              \
+		TYPE(PREFIX, OP, STRING_NAME),          \
 		TYPE(PREFIX, OP, NODE_PATH),          \
 		TYPE(PREFIX, OP, _RID),               \
 		TYPE(PREFIX, OP, OBJECT),             \
@@ -236,23 +238,35 @@ bool Variant::booleanize() const {
 		_RETURN_FAIL                                                                                                \
 	};
 
-#define DEFAULT_OP_STR_REV(m_prefix, m_op_name, m_name, m_op, m_type)                                                                                   \
-	CASE_TYPE(m_prefix, m_op_name, m_name) {                                                                                                            \
-		if (p_b.type == STRING) _RETURN(*reinterpret_cast<const m_type *>(p_b._data._mem) m_op *reinterpret_cast<const String *>(p_a._data._mem));      \
-		if (p_b.type == NODE_PATH) _RETURN(*reinterpret_cast<const m_type *>(p_b._data._mem) m_op *reinterpret_cast<const NodePath *>(p_a._data._mem)); \
-                                                                                                                                                        \
-		_RETURN_FAIL                                                                                                                                    \
+#define DEFAULT_OP_STR_REV(m_prefix, m_op_name, m_name, m_op, m_type)                                                                                       \
+	CASE_TYPE(m_prefix, m_op_name, m_name) {                                                                                                                \
+		if (p_b.type == STRING) _RETURN(*reinterpret_cast<const m_type *>(p_b._data._mem) m_op *reinterpret_cast<const String *>(p_a._data._mem));          \
+		if (p_b.type == STRING_NAME) _RETURN(*reinterpret_cast<const m_type *>(p_b._data._mem) m_op *reinterpret_cast<const StringName *>(p_a._data._mem)); \
+		if (p_b.type == NODE_PATH) _RETURN(*reinterpret_cast<const m_type *>(p_b._data._mem) m_op *reinterpret_cast<const NodePath *>(p_a._data._mem));     \
+                                                                                                                                                            \
+		_RETURN_FAIL                                                                                                                                        \
 	};
 
-#define DEFAULT_OP_STR(m_prefix, m_op_name, m_name, m_op, m_type)                                                                                       \
-	CASE_TYPE(m_prefix, m_op_name, m_name) {                                                                                                            \
-		if (p_b.type == STRING) _RETURN(*reinterpret_cast<const m_type *>(p_a._data._mem) m_op *reinterpret_cast<const String *>(p_b._data._mem));      \
-		if (p_b.type == NODE_PATH) _RETURN(*reinterpret_cast<const m_type *>(p_a._data._mem) m_op *reinterpret_cast<const NodePath *>(p_b._data._mem)); \
-                                                                                                                                                        \
-		_RETURN_FAIL                                                                                                                                    \
+#define DEFAULT_OP_STR(m_prefix, m_op_name, m_name, m_op, m_type)                                                                                           \
+	CASE_TYPE(m_prefix, m_op_name, m_name) {                                                                                                                \
+		if (p_b.type == STRING) _RETURN(*reinterpret_cast<const m_type *>(p_a._data._mem) m_op *reinterpret_cast<const String *>(p_b._data._mem));          \
+		if (p_b.type == STRING_NAME) _RETURN(*reinterpret_cast<const m_type *>(p_a._data._mem) m_op *reinterpret_cast<const StringName *>(p_b._data._mem)); \
+		if (p_b.type == NODE_PATH) _RETURN(*reinterpret_cast<const m_type *>(p_a._data._mem) m_op *reinterpret_cast<const NodePath *>(p_b._data._mem));     \
+                                                                                                                                                            \
+		_RETURN_FAIL                                                                                                                                        \
+	};
+
+#define DEFAULT_OP_STR_NULL(m_prefix, m_op_name, m_name, m_op, m_type)                                                                                      \
+	CASE_TYPE(m_prefix, m_op_name, m_name) {                                                                                                                \
+		if (p_b.type == STRING) _RETURN(*reinterpret_cast<const m_type *>(p_a._data._mem) m_op *reinterpret_cast<const String *>(p_b._data._mem));          \
+		if (p_b.type == STRING_NAME) _RETURN(*reinterpret_cast<const m_type *>(p_a._data._mem) m_op *reinterpret_cast<const StringName *>(p_b._data._mem)); \
+		if (p_b.type == NODE_PATH) _RETURN(*reinterpret_cast<const m_type *>(p_a._data._mem) m_op *reinterpret_cast<const NodePath *>(p_b._data._mem));     \
+		if (p_b.type == NIL) _RETURN(!(p_b.type m_op NIL));                                                                                                 \
+                                                                                                                                                            \
+		_RETURN_FAIL                                                                                                                                        \
 	};
 
-#define DEFAULT_OP_STR_NULL(m_prefix, m_op_name, m_name, m_op, m_type)                                                                                  \
+#define DEFAULT_OP_STR_NULL_NP(m_prefix, m_op_name, m_name, m_op, m_type)                                                                               \
 	CASE_TYPE(m_prefix, m_op_name, m_name) {                                                                                                            \
 		if (p_b.type == STRING) _RETURN(*reinterpret_cast<const m_type *>(p_a._data._mem) m_op *reinterpret_cast<const String *>(p_b._data._mem));      \
 		if (p_b.type == NODE_PATH) _RETURN(*reinterpret_cast<const m_type *>(p_a._data._mem) m_op *reinterpret_cast<const NodePath *>(p_b._data._mem)); \
@@ -261,6 +275,15 @@ bool Variant::booleanize() const {
 		_RETURN_FAIL                                                                                                                                    \
 	};
 
+#define DEFAULT_OP_STR_NULL_SN(m_prefix, m_op_name, m_name, m_op, m_type)                                                                                   \
+	CASE_TYPE(m_prefix, m_op_name, m_name) {                                                                                                                \
+		if (p_b.type == STRING) _RETURN(*reinterpret_cast<const m_type *>(p_a._data._mem) m_op *reinterpret_cast<const String *>(p_b._data._mem));          \
+		if (p_b.type == STRING_NAME) _RETURN(*reinterpret_cast<const m_type *>(p_a._data._mem) m_op *reinterpret_cast<const StringName *>(p_b._data._mem)); \
+		if (p_b.type == NIL) _RETURN(!(p_b.type m_op NIL));                                                                                                 \
+                                                                                                                                                            \
+		_RETURN_FAIL                                                                                                                                        \
+	};
+
 #define DEFAULT_OP_LOCALMEM_REV(m_prefix, m_op_name, m_name, m_op, m_type)                                                     \
 	CASE_TYPE(m_prefix, m_op_name, m_name) {                                                                                   \
 		if (p_b.type == m_name)                                                                                                \
@@ -477,7 +500,8 @@ void Variant::evaluate(const Operator &p_op, const Variant &p_a,
 			DEFAULT_OP_PTRREF_NULL(math, OP_EQUAL, BASIS, ==, _basis);
 			DEFAULT_OP_PTRREF_NULL(math, OP_EQUAL, TRANSFORM, ==, _transform);
 			DEFAULT_OP_LOCALMEM_NULL(math, OP_EQUAL, COLOR, ==, Color);
-			DEFAULT_OP_STR_NULL(math, OP_EQUAL, NODE_PATH, ==, NodePath);
+			DEFAULT_OP_STR_NULL_SN(math, OP_EQUAL, STRING_NAME, ==, StringName);
+			DEFAULT_OP_STR_NULL_NP(math, OP_EQUAL, NODE_PATH, ==, NodePath);
 			DEFAULT_OP_LOCALMEM_NULL(math, OP_EQUAL, _RID, ==, RID);
 
 			DEFAULT_OP_ARRAY_EQ(math, OP_EQUAL, PACKED_BYTE_ARRAY, uint8_t);
@@ -570,7 +594,8 @@ void Variant::evaluate(const Operator &p_op, const Variant &p_a,
 			DEFAULT_OP_PTRREF_NULL(math, OP_NOT_EQUAL, BASIS, !=, _basis);
 			DEFAULT_OP_PTRREF_NULL(math, OP_NOT_EQUAL, TRANSFORM, !=, _transform);
 			DEFAULT_OP_LOCALMEM_NULL(math, OP_NOT_EQUAL, COLOR, !=, Color);
-			DEFAULT_OP_STR_NULL(math, OP_NOT_EQUAL, NODE_PATH, !=, NodePath);
+			DEFAULT_OP_STR_NULL_SN(math, OP_NOT_EQUAL, STRING_NAME, !=, StringName);
+			DEFAULT_OP_STR_NULL_NP(math, OP_NOT_EQUAL, NODE_PATH, !=, NodePath);
 			DEFAULT_OP_LOCALMEM_NULL(math, OP_NOT_EQUAL, _RID, !=, RID);
 
 			DEFAULT_OP_ARRAY_NEQ(math, OP_NOT_EQUAL, PACKED_BYTE_ARRAY, uint8_t);
@@ -647,6 +672,7 @@ void Variant::evaluate(const Operator &p_op, const Variant &p_a,
 			CASE_TYPE(math, OP_LESS, BASIS)
 			CASE_TYPE(math, OP_LESS, TRANSFORM)
 			CASE_TYPE(math, OP_LESS, COLOR)
+			CASE_TYPE(math, OP_LESS, STRING_NAME)
 			CASE_TYPE(math, OP_LESS, NODE_PATH)
 			CASE_TYPE(math, OP_LESS, DICTIONARY)
 			_RETURN_FAIL;
@@ -676,6 +702,7 @@ void Variant::evaluate(const Operator &p_op, const Variant &p_a,
 			CASE_TYPE(math, OP_LESS_EQUAL, BASIS)
 			CASE_TYPE(math, OP_LESS_EQUAL, TRANSFORM)
 			CASE_TYPE(math, OP_LESS_EQUAL, COLOR)
+			CASE_TYPE(math, OP_LESS_EQUAL, STRING_NAME)
 			CASE_TYPE(math, OP_LESS_EQUAL, NODE_PATH)
 			CASE_TYPE(math, OP_LESS_EQUAL, CALLABLE)
 			CASE_TYPE(math, OP_LESS_EQUAL, SIGNAL)
@@ -754,6 +781,7 @@ void Variant::evaluate(const Operator &p_op, const Variant &p_a,
 			CASE_TYPE(math, OP_GREATER, BASIS)
 			CASE_TYPE(math, OP_GREATER, TRANSFORM)
 			CASE_TYPE(math, OP_GREATER, COLOR)
+			CASE_TYPE(math, OP_GREATER, STRING_NAME)
 			CASE_TYPE(math, OP_GREATER, NODE_PATH)
 			CASE_TYPE(math, OP_GREATER, DICTIONARY)
 			CASE_TYPE(math, OP_GREATER, CALLABLE)
@@ -786,6 +814,7 @@ void Variant::evaluate(const Operator &p_op, const Variant &p_a,
 			CASE_TYPE(math, OP_GREATER_EQUAL, BASIS)
 			CASE_TYPE(math, OP_GREATER_EQUAL, TRANSFORM)
 			CASE_TYPE(math, OP_GREATER_EQUAL, COLOR)
+			CASE_TYPE(math, OP_GREATER_EQUAL, STRING_NAME)
 			CASE_TYPE(math, OP_GREATER_EQUAL, NODE_PATH)
 			CASE_TYPE(math, OP_GREATER_EQUAL, CALLABLE)
 			CASE_TYPE(math, OP_GREATER_EQUAL, SIGNAL)
@@ -844,6 +873,7 @@ void Variant::evaluate(const Operator &p_op, const Variant &p_a,
 			CASE_TYPE(math, OP_ADD, AABB)
 			CASE_TYPE(math, OP_ADD, BASIS)
 			CASE_TYPE(math, OP_ADD, TRANSFORM)
+			CASE_TYPE(math, OP_ADD, STRING_NAME)
 			CASE_TYPE(math, OP_ADD, NODE_PATH)
 			CASE_TYPE(math, OP_ADD, _RID)
 			CASE_TYPE(math, OP_ADD, OBJECT)
@@ -871,6 +901,7 @@ void Variant::evaluate(const Operator &p_op, const Variant &p_a,
 			CASE_TYPE(math, OP_SUBTRACT, AABB)
 			CASE_TYPE(math, OP_SUBTRACT, BASIS)
 			CASE_TYPE(math, OP_SUBTRACT, TRANSFORM)
+			CASE_TYPE(math, OP_SUBTRACT, STRING_NAME)
 			CASE_TYPE(math, OP_SUBTRACT, NODE_PATH)
 			CASE_TYPE(math, OP_SUBTRACT, _RID)
 			CASE_TYPE(math, OP_SUBTRACT, OBJECT)
@@ -953,6 +984,7 @@ void Variant::evaluate(const Operator &p_op, const Variant &p_a,
 			CASE_TYPE(math, OP_MULTIPLY, RECT2)
 			CASE_TYPE(math, OP_MULTIPLY, PLANE)
 			CASE_TYPE(math, OP_MULTIPLY, AABB)
+			CASE_TYPE(math, OP_MULTIPLY, STRING_NAME)
 			CASE_TYPE(math, OP_MULTIPLY, NODE_PATH)
 			CASE_TYPE(math, OP_MULTIPLY, _RID)
 			CASE_TYPE(math, OP_MULTIPLY, OBJECT)
@@ -999,6 +1031,7 @@ void Variant::evaluate(const Operator &p_op, const Variant &p_a,
 			CASE_TYPE(math, OP_DIVIDE, AABB)
 			CASE_TYPE(math, OP_DIVIDE, BASIS)
 			CASE_TYPE(math, OP_DIVIDE, TRANSFORM)
+			CASE_TYPE(math, OP_DIVIDE, STRING_NAME)
 			CASE_TYPE(math, OP_DIVIDE, NODE_PATH)
 			CASE_TYPE(math, OP_DIVIDE, _RID)
 			CASE_TYPE(math, OP_DIVIDE, OBJECT)
@@ -1034,6 +1067,7 @@ void Variant::evaluate(const Operator &p_op, const Variant &p_a,
 			CASE_TYPE(math, OP_POSITIVE, BASIS)
 			CASE_TYPE(math, OP_POSITIVE, TRANSFORM)
 			CASE_TYPE(math, OP_POSITIVE, COLOR)
+			CASE_TYPE(math, OP_POSITIVE, STRING_NAME)
 			CASE_TYPE(math, OP_POSITIVE, NODE_PATH)
 			CASE_TYPE(math, OP_POSITIVE, _RID)
 			CASE_TYPE(math, OP_POSITIVE, OBJECT)
@@ -1070,6 +1104,7 @@ void Variant::evaluate(const Operator &p_op, const Variant &p_a,
 			CASE_TYPE(math, OP_NEGATE, AABB)
 			CASE_TYPE(math, OP_NEGATE, BASIS)
 			CASE_TYPE(math, OP_NEGATE, TRANSFORM)
+			CASE_TYPE(math, OP_NEGATE, STRING_NAME)
 			CASE_TYPE(math, OP_NEGATE, NODE_PATH)
 			CASE_TYPE(math, OP_NEGATE, _RID)
 			CASE_TYPE(math, OP_NEGATE, OBJECT)
@@ -1133,6 +1168,7 @@ void Variant::evaluate(const Operator &p_op, const Variant &p_a,
 			CASE_TYPE(math, OP_MODULE, BASIS)
 			CASE_TYPE(math, OP_MODULE, TRANSFORM)
 			CASE_TYPE(math, OP_MODULE, COLOR)
+			CASE_TYPE(math, OP_MODULE, STRING_NAME)
 			CASE_TYPE(math, OP_MODULE, NODE_PATH)
 			CASE_TYPE(math, OP_MODULE, _RID)
 			CASE_TYPE(math, OP_MODULE, OBJECT)
@@ -2204,6 +2240,8 @@ void Variant::set(const Variant &p_index, const Variant &p_value, bool *r_valid)
 			}
 
 		} break;
+		case STRING_NAME: {
+		} break; // 15
 		case NODE_PATH: {
 		} break; // 15
 		case _RID: {
@@ -2223,7 +2261,7 @@ void Variant::set(const Variant &p_index, const Variant &p_value, bool *r_valid)
 				}
 #endif
 
-				if (p_index.get_type() != Variant::STRING) {
+				if (p_index.get_type() != Variant::STRING_NAME && p_index.get_type() != Variant::STRING) {
 					obj->setvar(p_index, p_value, r_valid);
 					return;
 				}
@@ -2578,6 +2616,8 @@ Variant Variant::get(const Variant &p_index, bool *r_valid) const {
 			}
 
 		} break;
+		case STRING_NAME: {
+		} break; // 15
 		case NODE_PATH: {
 		} break; // 15
 		case _RID: {
@@ -2912,6 +2952,8 @@ void Variant::get_property_list(List<PropertyInfo> *p_list) const {
 			p_list->push_back(PropertyInfo(Variant::INT, "a8"));
 
 		} break;
+		case STRING_NAME: {
+		} break; // 15
 		case NODE_PATH: {
 		} break; // 15
 		case _RID: {
@@ -3682,6 +3724,10 @@ void Variant::interpolate(const Variant &a, const Variant &b, float c, Variant &
 			r_dst = reinterpret_cast<const Color *>(a._data._mem)->linear_interpolate(*reinterpret_cast<const Color *>(b._data._mem), c);
 		}
 			return;
+		case STRING_NAME: {
+			r_dst = a;
+		}
+			return;
 		case NODE_PATH: {
 			r_dst = a;
 		}
diff --git a/core/variant_parser.cpp b/core/variant_parser.cpp
index f036e00ed5..059dc161c7 100644
--- a/core/variant_parser.cpp
+++ b/core/variant_parser.cpp
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ const char *VariantParser::tk_name[TK_MAX] = {
 	"')'",
 	"identifier",
 	"string",
+	"string_name",
 	"number",
 	"color",
 	"':'",
@@ -93,6 +94,8 @@ const char *VariantParser::tk_name[TK_MAX] = {
 
 Error VariantParser::get_token(Stream *p_stream, Token &r_token, int &line, String &r_err_str) {
 
+	bool string_name = false;
+
 	while (true) {
 
 		CharType cchar;
@@ -204,6 +207,17 @@ Error VariantParser::get_token(Stream *p_stream, Token &r_token, int &line, Stri
 				r_token.type = TK_COLOR;
 				return OK;
 			};
+			case '@': {
+				cchar = p_stream->get_char();
+				if (cchar != '"') {
+					r_err_str = "Expected '\"' after '@'";
+					r_token.type = TK_ERROR;
+					return ERR_PARSE_ERROR;
+				}
+
+				string_name = true;
+				FALLTHROUGH;
+			}
 			case '"': {
 
 				String str;
@@ -285,8 +299,14 @@ Error VariantParser::get_token(Stream *p_stream, Token &r_token, int &line, Stri
 				if (p_stream->is_utf8()) {
 					str.parse_utf8(str.ascii(true).get_data());
 				}
-				r_token.type = TK_STRING;
-				r_token.value = str;
+				if (string_name) {
+					r_token.type = TK_STRING_NAME;
+					r_token.value = StringName(str);
+					string_name = false; //reset
+				} else {
+					r_token.type = TK_STRING;
+					r_token.value = str;
+				}
 				return OK;
 
 			} break;
@@ -1498,6 +1518,14 @@ Error VariantWriter::write(const Variant &p_variant, StoreStringFunc p_store_str
 			p_store_string_func(p_store_string_ud, "Color( " + rtosfix(c.r) + ", " + rtosfix(c.g) + ", " + rtosfix(c.b) + ", " + rtosfix(c.a) + " )");
 
 		} break;
+		case Variant::STRING_NAME: {
+
+			String str = p_variant;
+
+			str = "@\"" + str.c_escape() + "\"";
+			p_store_string_func(p_store_string_ud, str);
+
+		} break;
 		case Variant::NODE_PATH: {
 
 			String str = p_variant;
diff --git a/core/variant_parser.h b/core/variant_parser.h
index 89db3ada0d..ad0a4d6682 100644
--- a/core/variant_parser.h
+++ b/core/variant_parser.h
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ public:
 		TK_PARENTHESIS_CLOSE,
 		TK_IDENTIFIER,
 		TK_STRING,
+		TK_STRING_NAME,
 		TK_NUMBER,
 		TK_COLOR,
 		TK_COLON,
diff --git a/editor/animation_track_editor.cpp b/editor/animation_track_editor.cpp
index b538161443..f5c7b91a99 100644
--- a/editor/animation_track_editor.cpp
+++ b/editor/animation_track_editor.cpp
@@ -593,7 +593,7 @@ public:
 			} break;
 			case Animation::TYPE_METHOD: {
 
-				p_list->push_back(PropertyInfo(Variant::STRING, "name"));
+				p_list->push_back(PropertyInfo(Variant::STRING_NAME, "name"));
 				p_list->push_back(PropertyInfo(Variant::INT, "arg_count", PROPERTY_HINT_RANGE, "0,5,1"));
 
 				Dictionary d = animation->track_get_key_value(track, key);
@@ -654,7 +654,7 @@ public:
 				}
 				animations += "[stop]";
 
-				p_list->push_back(PropertyInfo(Variant::STRING, "animation", PROPERTY_HINT_ENUM, animations));
+				p_list->push_back(PropertyInfo(Variant::STRING_NAME, "animation", PROPERTY_HINT_ENUM, animations));
 
 			} break;
 		}
@@ -1293,7 +1293,7 @@ public:
 				} break;
 				case Animation::TYPE_METHOD: {
 
-					p_list->push_back(PropertyInfo(Variant::STRING, "name"));
+					p_list->push_back(PropertyInfo(Variant::STRING_NAME, "name"));
 					p_list->push_back(PropertyInfo(Variant::INT, "arg_count", PROPERTY_HINT_RANGE, "0,5,1"));
 
 					Dictionary d = animation->track_get_key_value(first_track, first_key);
@@ -1354,7 +1354,7 @@ public:
 					}
 					animations += "[stop]";
 
-					p_list->push_back(PropertyInfo(Variant::STRING, "animation", PROPERTY_HINT_ENUM, animations));
+					p_list->push_back(PropertyInfo(Variant::STRING_NAME, "animation", PROPERTY_HINT_ENUM, animations));
 				} break;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/editor/connections_dialog.cpp b/editor/connections_dialog.cpp
index 69a19b3e83..b309a16858 100644
--- a/editor/connections_dialog.cpp
+++ b/editor/connections_dialog.cpp
@@ -168,6 +168,7 @@ void ConnectDialog::_add_bind() {
 		case Variant::INT: value = 0; break;
 		case Variant::REAL: value = 0.0; break;
 		case Variant::STRING: value = ""; break;
+		case Variant::STRING_NAME: value = ""; break;
 		case Variant::VECTOR2: value = Vector2(); break;
 		case Variant::RECT2: value = Rect2(); break;
 		case Variant::VECTOR3: value = Vector3(); break;
@@ -415,6 +416,7 @@ ConnectDialog::ConnectDialog() {
 	type_list->add_item("int", Variant::INT);
 	type_list->add_item("real", Variant::REAL);
 	type_list->add_item("String", Variant::STRING);
+	type_list->add_item("StringName", Variant::STRING_NAME);
 	type_list->add_item("Vector2", Variant::VECTOR2);
 	type_list->add_item("Rect2", Variant::RECT2);
 	type_list->add_item("Vector3", Variant::VECTOR3);
diff --git a/editor/doc/doc_dump.cpp b/editor/doc/doc_dump.cpp
index 4763091b8e..4bcf0c5bf5 100644
--- a/editor/doc/doc_dump.cpp
+++ b/editor/doc/doc_dump.cpp
@@ -165,6 +165,9 @@ void DocDump::dump(const String &p_file) {
 								//keep it
 								break;
 							case Variant::STRING:
+							case Variant::STRING_NAME:
+								default_arg_text = "@\"" + default_arg_text + "\"";
+								break;
 							case Variant::NODE_PATH:
 								default_arg_text = "\"" + default_arg_text + "\"";
 								break;
diff --git a/editor/editor_feature_profile.cpp b/editor/editor_feature_profile.cpp
index 0d53cb5189..32fadfc60e 100644
--- a/editor/editor_feature_profile.cpp
+++ b/editor/editor_feature_profile.cpp
@@ -534,7 +534,7 @@ void EditorFeatureProfileManager::_class_list_item_selected() {
 	}
 
 	Variant md = item->get_metadata(0);
-	if (md.get_type() != Variant::STRING) {
+	if (md.get_type() != Variant::STRING && md.get_type() != Variant::STRING_NAME) {
 		return;
 	}
 
@@ -598,7 +598,7 @@ void EditorFeatureProfileManager::_class_list_item_edited() {
 	bool checked = item->is_checked(0);
 
 	Variant md = item->get_metadata(0);
-	if (md.get_type() == Variant::STRING) {
+	if (md.get_type() == Variant::STRING || md.get_type() == Variant::STRING_NAME) {
 		String class_selected = md;
 		edited->set_disable_class(class_selected, !checked);
 		_save_and_update();
@@ -620,7 +620,7 @@ void EditorFeatureProfileManager::_property_item_edited() {
 	}
 
 	Variant md = class_item->get_metadata(0);
-	if (md.get_type() != Variant::STRING) {
+	if (md.get_type() != Variant::STRING && md.get_type() != Variant::STRING_NAME) {
 		return;
 	}
 
@@ -633,7 +633,7 @@ void EditorFeatureProfileManager::_property_item_edited() {
 	bool checked = item->is_checked(0);
 
 	md = item->get_metadata(0);
-	if (md.get_type() == Variant::STRING) {
+	if (md.get_type() == Variant::STRING || md.get_type() == Variant::STRING_NAME) {
 		String property_selected = md;
 		edited->set_disable_class_property(class_name, property_selected, !checked);
 		_save_and_update();
@@ -657,7 +657,7 @@ void EditorFeatureProfileManager::_update_selected_profile() {
 
 	if (class_list->get_selected()) {
 		Variant md = class_list->get_selected()->get_metadata(0);
-		if (md.get_type() == Variant::STRING) {
+		if (md.get_type() == Variant::STRING || md.get_type() == Variant::STRING_NAME) {
 			class_selected = md;
 		} else if (md.get_type() == Variant::INT) {
 			feature_selected = md;
diff --git a/editor/editor_inspector.cpp b/editor/editor_inspector.cpp
index 2ed5686a21..c3daf39b48 100644
--- a/editor/editor_inspector.cpp
+++ b/editor/editor_inspector.cpp
@@ -828,13 +828,13 @@ void EditorProperty::_bind_methods() {
 	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::BOOL, "checked"), "set_checked", "is_checked");
 	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::BOOL, "draw_red"), "set_draw_red", "is_draw_red");
 	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::BOOL, "keying"), "set_keying", "is_keying");
-	ADD_SIGNAL(MethodInfo("property_changed", PropertyInfo(Variant::STRING, "property"), PropertyInfo(Variant::NIL, "value", PROPERTY_HINT_NONE, "", PROPERTY_USAGE_NIL_IS_VARIANT)));
+	ADD_SIGNAL(MethodInfo("property_changed", PropertyInfo(Variant::STRING_NAME, "property"), PropertyInfo(Variant::NIL, "value", PROPERTY_HINT_NONE, "", PROPERTY_USAGE_NIL_IS_VARIANT)));
 	ADD_SIGNAL(MethodInfo("multiple_properties_changed", PropertyInfo(Variant::PACKED_STRING_ARRAY, "properties"), PropertyInfo(Variant::ARRAY, "value")));
-	ADD_SIGNAL(MethodInfo("property_keyed", PropertyInfo(Variant::STRING, "property")));
-	ADD_SIGNAL(MethodInfo("property_keyed_with_value", PropertyInfo(Variant::STRING, "property"), PropertyInfo(Variant::NIL, "value", PROPERTY_HINT_NONE, "", PROPERTY_USAGE_NIL_IS_VARIANT)));
-	ADD_SIGNAL(MethodInfo("property_checked", PropertyInfo(Variant::STRING, "property"), PropertyInfo(Variant::STRING, "bool")));
+	ADD_SIGNAL(MethodInfo("property_keyed", PropertyInfo(Variant::STRING_NAME, "property")));
+	ADD_SIGNAL(MethodInfo("property_keyed_with_value", PropertyInfo(Variant::STRING_NAME, "property"), PropertyInfo(Variant::NIL, "value", PROPERTY_HINT_NONE, "", PROPERTY_USAGE_NIL_IS_VARIANT)));
+	ADD_SIGNAL(MethodInfo("property_checked", PropertyInfo(Variant::STRING_NAME, "property"), PropertyInfo(Variant::STRING, "bool")));
 	ADD_SIGNAL(MethodInfo("resource_selected", PropertyInfo(Variant::STRING, "path"), PropertyInfo(Variant::OBJECT, "resource", PROPERTY_HINT_RESOURCE_TYPE, "Resource")));
-	ADD_SIGNAL(MethodInfo("object_id_selected", PropertyInfo(Variant::STRING, "property"), PropertyInfo(Variant::INT, "id")));
+	ADD_SIGNAL(MethodInfo("object_id_selected", PropertyInfo(Variant::STRING_NAME, "property"), PropertyInfo(Variant::INT, "id")));
 	ADD_SIGNAL(MethodInfo("selected", PropertyInfo(Variant::STRING, "path"), PropertyInfo(Variant::INT, "focusable_idx")));
 
 	MethodInfo vm;
diff --git a/editor/editor_properties.cpp b/editor/editor_properties.cpp
index 7ac321019a..b18c6fc59f 100644
--- a/editor/editor_properties.cpp
+++ b/editor/editor_properties.cpp
@@ -64,7 +64,11 @@ void EditorPropertyText::_text_changed(const String &p_string) {
 	if (updating)
 		return;
 
-	emit_changed(get_edited_property(), p_string, "", true);
+	if (string_name) {
+		emit_changed(get_edited_property(), StringName(p_string), "", true);
+	} else {
+		emit_changed(get_edited_property(), p_string, "", true);
+	}
 }
 
 void EditorPropertyText::update_property() {
@@ -75,6 +79,9 @@ void EditorPropertyText::update_property() {
 	updating = false;
 }
 
+void EditorPropertyText::set_string_name(bool p_enabled) {
+	string_name = p_enabled;
+}
 void EditorPropertyText::set_placeholder(const String &p_string) {
 	text->set_placeholder(p_string);
 }
@@ -92,6 +99,7 @@ EditorPropertyText::EditorPropertyText() {
 	text->connect_compat("text_changed", this, "_text_changed");
 	text->connect_compat("text_entered", this, "_text_entered");
 
+	string_name = false;
 	updating = false;
 }
 
@@ -172,7 +180,12 @@ EditorPropertyMultilineText::EditorPropertyMultilineText() {
 
 void EditorPropertyTextEnum::_option_selected(int p_which) {
 
-	emit_changed(get_edited_property(), options->get_item_text(p_which));
+	if (string_name) {
+
+		emit_changed(get_edited_property(), StringName(options->get_item_text(p_which)));
+	} else {
+		emit_changed(get_edited_property(), options->get_item_text(p_which));
+	}
 }
 
 void EditorPropertyTextEnum::update_property() {
@@ -187,10 +200,11 @@ void EditorPropertyTextEnum::update_property() {
 	}
 }
 
-void EditorPropertyTextEnum::setup(const Vector<String> &p_options) {
+void EditorPropertyTextEnum::setup(const Vector<String> &p_options, bool p_string_name) {
 	for (int i = 0; i < p_options.size(); i++) {
 		options->add_item(p_options[i], i);
 	}
+	string_name = p_string_name;
 }
 
 void EditorPropertyTextEnum::_bind_methods() {
@@ -202,6 +216,7 @@ EditorPropertyTextEnum::EditorPropertyTextEnum() {
 	options = memnew(OptionButton);
 	options->set_clip_text(true);
 	options->set_flat(true);
+	string_name = false;
 
 	add_child(options);
 	add_focusable(options);
@@ -3305,6 +3320,22 @@ bool EditorInspectorDefaultPlugin::parse_property(Object *p_object, Variant::Typ
 			editor->setup(p_hint != PROPERTY_HINT_COLOR_NO_ALPHA);
 			add_property_editor(p_path, editor);
 		} break;
+		case Variant::STRING_NAME: {
+
+			if (p_hint == PROPERTY_HINT_ENUM) {
+				EditorPropertyTextEnum *editor = memnew(EditorPropertyTextEnum);
+				Vector<String> options = p_hint_text.split(",");
+				editor->setup(options, true);
+				add_property_editor(p_path, editor);
+			} else {
+				EditorPropertyText *editor = memnew(EditorPropertyText);
+				if (p_hint == PROPERTY_HINT_PLACEHOLDER_TEXT) {
+					editor->set_placeholder(p_hint_text);
+				}
+				editor->set_string_name(true);
+				add_property_editor(p_path, editor);
+			}
+		} break;
 		case Variant::NODE_PATH: {
 
 			EditorPropertyNodePath *editor = memnew(EditorPropertyNodePath);
diff --git a/editor/editor_properties.h b/editor/editor_properties.h
index 7c343f1c67..c5fc8aaf77 100644
--- a/editor/editor_properties.h
+++ b/editor/editor_properties.h
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ class EditorPropertyText : public EditorProperty {
 	LineEdit *text;
 
 	bool updating;
+	bool string_name;
 	void _text_changed(const String &p_string);
 	void _text_entered(const String &p_string);
 
@@ -60,6 +61,7 @@ protected:
 	static void _bind_methods();
 
 public:
+	void set_string_name(bool p_enabled);
 	virtual void update_property();
 	void set_placeholder(const String &p_string);
 	EditorPropertyText();
@@ -91,12 +93,13 @@ class EditorPropertyTextEnum : public EditorProperty {
 	OptionButton *options;
 
 	void _option_selected(int p_which);
+	bool string_name;
 
 protected:
 	static void _bind_methods();
 
 public:
-	void setup(const Vector<String> &p_options);
+	void setup(const Vector<String> &p_options, bool p_string_name = false);
 	virtual void update_property();
 	EditorPropertyTextEnum();
 };
diff --git a/editor/editor_properties_array_dict.cpp b/editor/editor_properties_array_dict.cpp
index ba66586c81..53ee86c71e 100644
--- a/editor/editor_properties_array_dict.cpp
+++ b/editor/editor_properties_array_dict.cpp
@@ -804,6 +804,12 @@ void EditorPropertyDictionary::update_property() {
 					prop = memnew(EditorPropertyColor);
 
 				} break;
+				case Variant::STRING_NAME: {
+					EditorPropertyText *ept = memnew(EditorPropertyText);
+					ept->set_string_name(true);
+					prop = ept;
+
+				} break;
 				case Variant::NODE_PATH: {
 					prop = memnew(EditorPropertyNodePath);
 
diff --git a/modules/gdscript/gdscript_tokenizer.cpp b/modules/gdscript/gdscript_tokenizer.cpp
index 745dd37a5b..a39a778c82 100644
--- a/modules/gdscript/gdscript_tokenizer.cpp
+++ b/modules/gdscript/gdscript_tokenizer.cpp
@@ -160,6 +160,7 @@ static const _bit _type_list[] = {
 	{ Variant::COLOR, "Color" },
 	{ Variant::_RID, "RID" },
 	{ Variant::OBJECT, "Object" },
+	{ Variant::STRING_NAME, "StringName" },
 	{ Variant::NODE_PATH, "NodePath" },
 	{ Variant::DICTIONARY, "Dictionary" },
 	{ Variant::CALLABLE, "Callable" },
@@ -477,7 +478,7 @@ void GDScriptTokenizerText::_advance() {
 	}
 	while (true) {
 
-		bool is_node_path = false;
+		bool is_string_name = false;
 		StringMode string_mode = STRING_DOUBLE_QUOTE;
 
 		switch (GETCHAR(0)) {
@@ -751,7 +752,7 @@ void GDScriptTokenizerText::_advance() {
 					return;
 				}
 				INCPOS(1);
-				is_node_path = true;
+				is_string_name = true;
 				FALLTHROUGH;
 			case '\'':
 			case '"': {
@@ -862,8 +863,8 @@ void GDScriptTokenizerText::_advance() {
 				}
 				INCPOS(i);
 
-				if (is_node_path) {
-					_make_constant(NodePath(str));
+				if (is_string_name) {
+					_make_constant(StringName(str));
 				} else {
 					_make_constant(str);
 				}
diff --git a/scene/2d/animated_sprite.cpp b/scene/2d/animated_sprite.cpp
index c11e7fd679..ef99be5b94 100644
--- a/scene/2d/animated_sprite.cpp
+++ b/scene/2d/animated_sprite.cpp
@@ -742,7 +742,7 @@ void AnimatedSprite::_bind_methods() {
 
 	ADD_GROUP("Animation", "");
 	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::OBJECT, "frames", PROPERTY_HINT_RESOURCE_TYPE, "SpriteFrames"), "set_sprite_frames", "get_sprite_frames");
-	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::STRING, "animation"), "set_animation", "get_animation");
+	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::STRING_NAME, "animation"), "set_animation", "get_animation");
 	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::INT, "frame"), "set_frame", "get_frame");
 	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::REAL, "speed_scale"), "set_speed_scale", "get_speed_scale");
 	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::BOOL, "playing"), "_set_playing", "_is_playing");
diff --git a/scene/2d/area_2d.cpp b/scene/2d/area_2d.cpp
index bdf1f8b9ce..f5f1a2ed3c 100644
--- a/scene/2d/area_2d.cpp
+++ b/scene/2d/area_2d.cpp
@@ -674,7 +674,7 @@ void Area2D::_bind_methods() {
 
 	ADD_GROUP("Audio Bus", "audio_bus_");
 	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::BOOL, "audio_bus_override"), "set_audio_bus_override", "is_overriding_audio_bus");
-	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::STRING, "audio_bus_name", PROPERTY_HINT_ENUM, ""), "set_audio_bus_name", "get_audio_bus_name");
+	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::STRING_NAME, "audio_bus_name", PROPERTY_HINT_ENUM, ""), "set_audio_bus_name", "get_audio_bus_name");
 
 	BIND_ENUM_CONSTANT(SPACE_OVERRIDE_DISABLED);
 	BIND_ENUM_CONSTANT(SPACE_OVERRIDE_COMBINE);
diff --git a/scene/2d/audio_stream_player_2d.cpp b/scene/2d/audio_stream_player_2d.cpp
index 871099c2fc..8419600bef 100644
--- a/scene/2d/audio_stream_player_2d.cpp
+++ b/scene/2d/audio_stream_player_2d.cpp
@@ -522,7 +522,7 @@ void AudioStreamPlayer2D::_bind_methods() {
 	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::BOOL, "stream_paused", PROPERTY_HINT_NONE, ""), "set_stream_paused", "get_stream_paused");
 	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::REAL, "max_distance", PROPERTY_HINT_EXP_RANGE, "1,4096,1,or_greater"), "set_max_distance", "get_max_distance");
 	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::REAL, "attenuation", PROPERTY_HINT_EXP_EASING, "attenuation"), "set_attenuation", "get_attenuation");
-	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::STRING, "bus", PROPERTY_HINT_ENUM, ""), "set_bus", "get_bus");
+	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::STRING_NAME, "bus", PROPERTY_HINT_ENUM, ""), "set_bus", "get_bus");
 	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::INT, "area_mask", PROPERTY_HINT_LAYERS_2D_PHYSICS), "set_area_mask", "get_area_mask");
 
 	ADD_SIGNAL(MethodInfo("finished"));
diff --git a/scene/2d/touch_screen_button.cpp b/scene/2d/touch_screen_button.cpp
index ce54cae4b0..7ca165985e 100644
--- a/scene/2d/touch_screen_button.cpp
+++ b/scene/2d/touch_screen_button.cpp
@@ -404,7 +404,7 @@ void TouchScreenButton::_bind_methods() {
 	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::BOOL, "shape_centered"), "set_shape_centered", "is_shape_centered");
 	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::BOOL, "shape_visible"), "set_shape_visible", "is_shape_visible");
 	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::BOOL, "passby_press"), "set_passby_press", "is_passby_press_enabled");
-	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::STRING, "action"), "set_action", "get_action");
+	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::STRING_NAME, "action"), "set_action", "get_action");
 	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::INT, "visibility_mode", PROPERTY_HINT_ENUM, "Always,TouchScreen Only"), "set_visibility_mode", "get_visibility_mode");
 
 	ADD_SIGNAL(MethodInfo("pressed"));
diff --git a/scene/3d/area.cpp b/scene/3d/area.cpp
index d88c088f72..e5dc3cbf65 100644
--- a/scene/3d/area.cpp
+++ b/scene/3d/area.cpp
@@ -719,10 +719,10 @@ void Area::_bind_methods() {
 	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::INT, "collision_mask", PROPERTY_HINT_LAYERS_3D_PHYSICS), "set_collision_mask", "get_collision_mask");
 	ADD_GROUP("Audio Bus", "audio_bus_");
 	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::BOOL, "audio_bus_override"), "set_audio_bus_override", "is_overriding_audio_bus");
-	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::STRING, "audio_bus_name", PROPERTY_HINT_ENUM, ""), "set_audio_bus", "get_audio_bus");
+	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::STRING_NAME, "audio_bus_name", PROPERTY_HINT_ENUM, ""), "set_audio_bus", "get_audio_bus");
 	ADD_GROUP("Reverb Bus", "reverb_bus_");
 	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::BOOL, "reverb_bus_enable"), "set_use_reverb_bus", "is_using_reverb_bus");
-	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::STRING, "reverb_bus_name", PROPERTY_HINT_ENUM, ""), "set_reverb_bus", "get_reverb_bus");
+	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::STRING_NAME, "reverb_bus_name", PROPERTY_HINT_ENUM, ""), "set_reverb_bus", "get_reverb_bus");
 	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::REAL, "reverb_bus_amount", PROPERTY_HINT_RANGE, "0,1,0.01"), "set_reverb_amount", "get_reverb_amount");
 	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::REAL, "reverb_bus_uniformity", PROPERTY_HINT_RANGE, "0,1,0.01"), "set_reverb_uniformity", "get_reverb_uniformity");
 
diff --git a/scene/3d/audio_stream_player_3d.cpp b/scene/3d/audio_stream_player_3d.cpp
index 21fd4d9a14..320457a3f2 100644
--- a/scene/3d/audio_stream_player_3d.cpp
+++ b/scene/3d/audio_stream_player_3d.cpp
@@ -1013,7 +1013,7 @@ void AudioStreamPlayer3D::_bind_methods() {
 	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::BOOL, "stream_paused", PROPERTY_HINT_NONE, ""), "set_stream_paused", "get_stream_paused");
 	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::REAL, "max_distance", PROPERTY_HINT_EXP_RANGE, "0,4096,1,or_greater"), "set_max_distance", "get_max_distance");
 	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::INT, "out_of_range_mode", PROPERTY_HINT_ENUM, "Mix,Pause"), "set_out_of_range_mode", "get_out_of_range_mode");
-	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::STRING, "bus", PROPERTY_HINT_ENUM, ""), "set_bus", "get_bus");
+	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::STRING_NAME, "bus", PROPERTY_HINT_ENUM, ""), "set_bus", "get_bus");
 	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::INT, "area_mask", PROPERTY_HINT_LAYERS_2D_PHYSICS), "set_area_mask", "get_area_mask");
 	ADD_GROUP("Emission Angle", "emission_angle");
 	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::BOOL, "emission_angle_enabled"), "set_emission_angle_enabled", "is_emission_angle_enabled");
diff --git a/scene/3d/bone_attachment.cpp b/scene/3d/bone_attachment.cpp
index e94e174b92..b1cd9bfe8b 100644
--- a/scene/3d/bone_attachment.cpp
+++ b/scene/3d/bone_attachment.cpp
@@ -123,5 +123,5 @@ void BoneAttachment::_bind_methods() {
 	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("set_bone_name", "bone_name"), &BoneAttachment::set_bone_name);
 	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("get_bone_name"), &BoneAttachment::get_bone_name);
 
-	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::STRING, "bone_name"), "set_bone_name", "get_bone_name");
+	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::STRING_NAME, "bone_name"), "set_bone_name", "get_bone_name");
 }
diff --git a/scene/3d/physics_body.cpp b/scene/3d/physics_body.cpp
index 7c7b0d49ad..6ffa94eed5 100644
--- a/scene/3d/physics_body.cpp
+++ b/scene/3d/physics_body.cpp
@@ -2054,10 +2054,10 @@ void PhysicalBone::_get_property_list(List<PropertyInfo> *p_list) const {
 			names += parent->get_bone_name(i);
 		}
 
-		p_list->push_back(PropertyInfo(Variant::STRING, "bone_name", PROPERTY_HINT_ENUM, names));
+		p_list->push_back(PropertyInfo(Variant::STRING_NAME, "bone_name", PROPERTY_HINT_ENUM, names));
 	} else {
 
-		p_list->push_back(PropertyInfo(Variant::STRING, "bone_name"));
+		p_list->push_back(PropertyInfo(Variant::STRING_NAME, "bone_name"));
 	}
 
 	if (joint_data) {
diff --git a/scene/3d/skeleton.cpp b/scene/3d/skeleton.cpp
index 660b5bc7da..3ef502cfd3 100644
--- a/scene/3d/skeleton.cpp
+++ b/scene/3d/skeleton.cpp
@@ -774,7 +774,8 @@ void Skeleton::physical_bones_start_simulation_on(const Array &p_bones) {
 		sim_bones.resize(p_bones.size());
 		int c = 0;
 		for (int i = sim_bones.size() - 1; 0 <= i; --i) {
-			if (Variant::STRING == p_bones.get(i).get_type()) {
+			Variant::Type type = p_bones.get(i).get_type();
+			if (Variant::STRING == type || Variant::STRING_NAME == type) {
 				int bone_id = find_bone(p_bones.get(i));
 				if (bone_id != -1)
 					sim_bones.write[c++] = bone_id;
diff --git a/scene/3d/sprite_3d.cpp b/scene/3d/sprite_3d.cpp
index 610ae7fb13..169ba78aca 100644
--- a/scene/3d/sprite_3d.cpp
+++ b/scene/3d/sprite_3d.cpp
@@ -1130,7 +1130,7 @@ void AnimatedSprite3D::_bind_methods() {
 	ADD_SIGNAL(MethodInfo("frame_changed"));
 
 	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::OBJECT, "frames", PROPERTY_HINT_RESOURCE_TYPE, "SpriteFrames"), "set_sprite_frames", "get_sprite_frames");
-	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::STRING, "animation"), "set_animation", "get_animation");
+	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::STRING_NAME, "animation"), "set_animation", "get_animation");
 	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::INT, "frame"), "set_frame", "get_frame");
 	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::BOOL, "playing"), "_set_playing", "_is_playing");
 }
diff --git a/scene/animation/animation_blend_tree.cpp b/scene/animation/animation_blend_tree.cpp
index bb6cd93878..cda17e5e88 100644
--- a/scene/animation/animation_blend_tree.cpp
+++ b/scene/animation/animation_blend_tree.cpp
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ void AnimationNodeAnimation::_bind_methods() {
 	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("set_animation", "name"), &AnimationNodeAnimation::set_animation);
 	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("get_animation"), &AnimationNodeAnimation::get_animation);
 
-	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::STRING, "animation"), "set_animation", "get_animation");
+	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::STRING_NAME, "animation"), "set_animation", "get_animation");
 }
 
 AnimationNodeAnimation::AnimationNodeAnimation() {
diff --git a/scene/animation/animation_node_state_machine.cpp b/scene/animation/animation_node_state_machine.cpp
index 665060d899..9b608adf7a 100644
--- a/scene/animation/animation_node_state_machine.cpp
+++ b/scene/animation/animation_node_state_machine.cpp
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ void AnimationNodeStateMachineTransition::_bind_methods() {
 
 	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::INT, "switch_mode", PROPERTY_HINT_ENUM, "Immediate,Sync,AtEnd"), "set_switch_mode", "get_switch_mode");
 	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::BOOL, "auto_advance"), "set_auto_advance", "has_auto_advance");
-	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::STRING, "advance_condition"), "set_advance_condition", "get_advance_condition");
+	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::STRING_NAME, "advance_condition"), "set_advance_condition", "get_advance_condition");
 	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::REAL, "xfade_time", PROPERTY_HINT_RANGE, "0,240,0.01"), "set_xfade_time", "get_xfade_time");
 	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::INT, "priority", PROPERTY_HINT_RANGE, "0,32,1"), "set_priority", "get_priority");
 	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::BOOL, "disabled"), "set_disabled", "is_disabled");
@@ -926,8 +926,8 @@ void AnimationNodeStateMachine::_get_property_list(List<PropertyInfo> *p_list) c
 	}
 
 	p_list->push_back(PropertyInfo(Variant::ARRAY, "transitions", PROPERTY_HINT_NONE, "", PROPERTY_USAGE_NOEDITOR));
-	p_list->push_back(PropertyInfo(Variant::STRING, "start_node", PROPERTY_HINT_NONE, "", PROPERTY_USAGE_NOEDITOR));
-	p_list->push_back(PropertyInfo(Variant::STRING, "end_node", PROPERTY_HINT_NONE, "", PROPERTY_USAGE_NOEDITOR));
+	p_list->push_back(PropertyInfo(Variant::STRING_NAME, "start_node", PROPERTY_HINT_NONE, "", PROPERTY_USAGE_NOEDITOR));
+	p_list->push_back(PropertyInfo(Variant::STRING_NAME, "end_node", PROPERTY_HINT_NONE, "", PROPERTY_USAGE_NOEDITOR));
 	p_list->push_back(PropertyInfo(Variant::VECTOR2, "graph_offset", PROPERTY_HINT_NONE, "", PROPERTY_USAGE_NOEDITOR));
 }
 
diff --git a/scene/animation/animation_player.cpp b/scene/animation/animation_player.cpp
index eb9b5e3aa7..c607203e18 100644
--- a/scene/animation/animation_player.cpp
+++ b/scene/animation/animation_player.cpp
@@ -1682,9 +1682,9 @@ void AnimationPlayer::_bind_methods() {
 	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("advance", "delta"), &AnimationPlayer::advance);
 
 	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::NODE_PATH, "root_node"), "set_root", "get_root");
-	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::STRING, "current_animation", PROPERTY_HINT_ENUM, "", PROPERTY_USAGE_EDITOR | PROPERTY_USAGE_ANIMATE_AS_TRIGGER), "set_current_animation", "get_current_animation");
-	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::STRING, "assigned_animation", PROPERTY_HINT_NONE, "", 0), "set_assigned_animation", "get_assigned_animation");
-	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::STRING, "autoplay", PROPERTY_HINT_NONE, "", PROPERTY_USAGE_NOEDITOR), "set_autoplay", "get_autoplay");
+	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::STRING_NAME, "current_animation", PROPERTY_HINT_ENUM, "", PROPERTY_USAGE_EDITOR | PROPERTY_USAGE_ANIMATE_AS_TRIGGER), "set_current_animation", "get_current_animation");
+	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::STRING_NAME, "assigned_animation", PROPERTY_HINT_NONE, "", 0), "set_assigned_animation", "get_assigned_animation");
+	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::STRING_NAME, "autoplay", PROPERTY_HINT_NONE, "", PROPERTY_USAGE_NOEDITOR), "set_autoplay", "get_autoplay");
 	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::REAL, "current_animation_length", PROPERTY_HINT_NONE, "", 0), "", "get_current_animation_length");
 	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::REAL, "current_animation_position", PROPERTY_HINT_NONE, "", 0), "", "get_current_animation_position");
 
@@ -1695,9 +1695,9 @@ void AnimationPlayer::_bind_methods() {
 	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::REAL, "playback_speed", PROPERTY_HINT_RANGE, "-64,64,0.01"), "set_speed_scale", "get_speed_scale");
 	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::INT, "method_call_mode", PROPERTY_HINT_ENUM, "Deferred,Immediate"), "set_method_call_mode", "get_method_call_mode");
 
-	ADD_SIGNAL(MethodInfo("animation_finished", PropertyInfo(Variant::STRING, "anim_name")));
-	ADD_SIGNAL(MethodInfo("animation_changed", PropertyInfo(Variant::STRING, "old_name"), PropertyInfo(Variant::STRING, "new_name")));
-	ADD_SIGNAL(MethodInfo("animation_started", PropertyInfo(Variant::STRING, "anim_name")));
+	ADD_SIGNAL(MethodInfo("animation_finished", PropertyInfo(Variant::STRING_NAME, "anim_name")));
+	ADD_SIGNAL(MethodInfo("animation_changed", PropertyInfo(Variant::STRING_NAME, "old_name"), PropertyInfo(Variant::STRING_NAME, "new_name")));
+	ADD_SIGNAL(MethodInfo("animation_started", PropertyInfo(Variant::STRING_NAME, "anim_name")));
 	ADD_SIGNAL(MethodInfo("caches_cleared"));
 
 	BIND_ENUM_CONSTANT(ANIMATION_PROCESS_PHYSICS);
diff --git a/scene/animation/animation_tree.cpp b/scene/animation/animation_tree.cpp
index 7c6c8ba408..93d61e2882 100644
--- a/scene/animation/animation_tree.cpp
+++ b/scene/animation/animation_tree.cpp
@@ -433,13 +433,13 @@ void AnimationNode::_bind_methods() {
 	BIND_VMETHOD(MethodInfo(Variant::ARRAY, "get_parameter_list"));
 	BIND_VMETHOD(MethodInfo(Variant::OBJECT, "get_child_by_name", PropertyInfo(Variant::STRING, "name")));
 	{
-		MethodInfo mi = MethodInfo(Variant::NIL, "get_parameter_default_value", PropertyInfo(Variant::STRING, "name"));
+		MethodInfo mi = MethodInfo(Variant::NIL, "get_parameter_default_value", PropertyInfo(Variant::STRING_NAME, "name"));
 		mi.return_val.usage = PROPERTY_USAGE_NIL_IS_VARIANT;
 		BIND_VMETHOD(mi);
 	}
 	BIND_VMETHOD(MethodInfo("process", PropertyInfo(Variant::REAL, "time"), PropertyInfo(Variant::BOOL, "seek")));
 	BIND_VMETHOD(MethodInfo(Variant::STRING, "get_caption"));
-	BIND_VMETHOD(MethodInfo(Variant::STRING, "has_filter"));
+	BIND_VMETHOD(MethodInfo(Variant::BOOL, "has_filter"));
 
 	ADD_SIGNAL(MethodInfo("removed_from_graph"));
 
diff --git a/scene/animation/skeleton_ik.cpp b/scene/animation/skeleton_ik.cpp
index 518c243dd0..cfda90a558 100644
--- a/scene/animation/skeleton_ik.cpp
+++ b/scene/animation/skeleton_ik.cpp
@@ -390,8 +390,8 @@ void SkeletonIK::_bind_methods() {
 	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("start", "one_time"), &SkeletonIK::start, DEFVAL(false));
 	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("stop"), &SkeletonIK::stop);
 
-	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::STRING, "root_bone"), "set_root_bone", "get_root_bone");
-	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::STRING, "tip_bone"), "set_tip_bone", "get_tip_bone");
+	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::STRING_NAME, "root_bone"), "set_root_bone", "get_root_bone");
+	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::STRING_NAME, "tip_bone"), "set_tip_bone", "get_tip_bone");
 	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::REAL, "interpolation", PROPERTY_HINT_RANGE, "0,1,0.001"), "set_interpolation", "get_interpolation");
 	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::TRANSFORM, "target"), "set_target_transform", "get_target_transform");
 	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::BOOL, "override_tip_basis"), "set_override_tip_basis", "is_override_tip_basis");
diff --git a/scene/audio/audio_stream_player.cpp b/scene/audio/audio_stream_player.cpp
index 1415be5397..a0c67efc4e 100644
--- a/scene/audio/audio_stream_player.cpp
+++ b/scene/audio/audio_stream_player.cpp
@@ -417,7 +417,7 @@ void AudioStreamPlayer::_bind_methods() {
 	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::BOOL, "autoplay"), "set_autoplay", "is_autoplay_enabled");
 	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::BOOL, "stream_paused", PROPERTY_HINT_NONE, ""), "set_stream_paused", "get_stream_paused");
 	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::INT, "mix_target", PROPERTY_HINT_ENUM, "Stereo,Surround,Center"), "set_mix_target", "get_mix_target");
-	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::STRING, "bus", PROPERTY_HINT_ENUM, ""), "set_bus", "get_bus");
+	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::STRING_NAME, "bus", PROPERTY_HINT_ENUM, ""), "set_bus", "get_bus");
 
 	ADD_SIGNAL(MethodInfo("finished"));
 
diff --git a/scene/gui/dialogs.cpp b/scene/gui/dialogs.cpp
index 74a82faf28..152738420a 100644
--- a/scene/gui/dialogs.cpp
+++ b/scene/gui/dialogs.cpp
@@ -565,7 +565,7 @@ void AcceptDialog::_bind_methods() {
 	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("has_autowrap"), &AcceptDialog::has_autowrap);
 
 	ADD_SIGNAL(MethodInfo("confirmed"));
-	ADD_SIGNAL(MethodInfo("custom_action", PropertyInfo(Variant::STRING, "action")));
+	ADD_SIGNAL(MethodInfo("custom_action", PropertyInfo(Variant::STRING_NAME, "action")));
 
 	ADD_GROUP("Dialog", "dialog");
 	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::STRING, "dialog_text", PROPERTY_HINT_MULTILINE_TEXT, "", PROPERTY_USAGE_DEFAULT_INTL), "set_text", "get_text");
diff --git a/scene/gui/graph_edit.cpp b/scene/gui/graph_edit.cpp
index 3c434e336c..a325859625 100644
--- a/scene/gui/graph_edit.cpp
+++ b/scene/gui/graph_edit.cpp
@@ -1317,15 +1317,15 @@ void GraphEdit::_bind_methods() {
 	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::BOOL, "use_snap"), "set_use_snap", "is_using_snap");
 	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::REAL, "zoom"), "set_zoom", "get_zoom");
 
-	ADD_SIGNAL(MethodInfo("connection_request", PropertyInfo(Variant::STRING, "from"), PropertyInfo(Variant::INT, "from_slot"), PropertyInfo(Variant::STRING, "to"), PropertyInfo(Variant::INT, "to_slot")));
-	ADD_SIGNAL(MethodInfo("disconnection_request", PropertyInfo(Variant::STRING, "from"), PropertyInfo(Variant::INT, "from_slot"), PropertyInfo(Variant::STRING, "to"), PropertyInfo(Variant::INT, "to_slot")));
+	ADD_SIGNAL(MethodInfo("connection_request", PropertyInfo(Variant::STRING_NAME, "from"), PropertyInfo(Variant::INT, "from_slot"), PropertyInfo(Variant::STRING_NAME, "to"), PropertyInfo(Variant::INT, "to_slot")));
+	ADD_SIGNAL(MethodInfo("disconnection_request", PropertyInfo(Variant::STRING_NAME, "from"), PropertyInfo(Variant::INT, "from_slot"), PropertyInfo(Variant::STRING_NAME, "to"), PropertyInfo(Variant::INT, "to_slot")));
 	ADD_SIGNAL(MethodInfo("popup_request", PropertyInfo(Variant::VECTOR2, "position")));
 	ADD_SIGNAL(MethodInfo("duplicate_nodes_request"));
 	ADD_SIGNAL(MethodInfo("copy_nodes_request"));
 	ADD_SIGNAL(MethodInfo("paste_nodes_request"));
 	ADD_SIGNAL(MethodInfo("node_selected", PropertyInfo(Variant::OBJECT, "node", PROPERTY_HINT_RESOURCE_TYPE, "Node")));
-	ADD_SIGNAL(MethodInfo("connection_to_empty", PropertyInfo(Variant::STRING, "from"), PropertyInfo(Variant::INT, "from_slot"), PropertyInfo(Variant::VECTOR2, "release_position")));
-	ADD_SIGNAL(MethodInfo("connection_from_empty", PropertyInfo(Variant::STRING, "to"), PropertyInfo(Variant::INT, "to_slot"), PropertyInfo(Variant::VECTOR2, "release_position")));
+	ADD_SIGNAL(MethodInfo("connection_to_empty", PropertyInfo(Variant::STRING_NAME, "from"), PropertyInfo(Variant::INT, "from_slot"), PropertyInfo(Variant::VECTOR2, "release_position")));
+	ADD_SIGNAL(MethodInfo("connection_from_empty", PropertyInfo(Variant::STRING_NAME, "to"), PropertyInfo(Variant::INT, "to_slot"), PropertyInfo(Variant::VECTOR2, "release_position")));
 	ADD_SIGNAL(MethodInfo("delete_nodes_request"));
 	ADD_SIGNAL(MethodInfo("_begin_node_move"));
 	ADD_SIGNAL(MethodInfo("_end_node_move"));
diff --git a/scene/gui/tree.cpp b/scene/gui/tree.cpp
index d9ca940177..0a11b94f48 100644
--- a/scene/gui/tree.cpp
+++ b/scene/gui/tree.cpp
@@ -737,10 +737,10 @@ Variant TreeItem::_call_recursive_bind(const Variant **p_args, int p_argcount, C
 		return Variant();
 	}
 
-	if (p_args[0]->get_type() != Variant::STRING) {
+	if (p_args[0]->get_type() != Variant::STRING && p_args[0]->get_type() != Variant::STRING_NAME) {
 		r_error.error = Callable::CallError::CALL_ERROR_INVALID_ARGUMENT;
 		r_error.argument = 0;
-		r_error.expected = Variant::STRING;
+		r_error.expected = Variant::STRING_NAME;
 		return Variant();
 	}
 
@@ -861,7 +861,7 @@ void TreeItem::_bind_methods() {
 	{
 		MethodInfo mi;
 		mi.name = "call_recursive";
-		mi.arguments.push_back(PropertyInfo(Variant::STRING, "method"));
+		mi.arguments.push_back(PropertyInfo(Variant::STRING_NAME, "method"));
 
 		ClassDB::bind_vararg_method(METHOD_FLAGS_DEFAULT, "call_recursive", &TreeItem::_call_recursive_bind, mi);
 	}
diff --git a/scene/gui/video_player.cpp b/scene/gui/video_player.cpp
index 3d8112b986..89f8fbe648 100644
--- a/scene/gui/video_player.cpp
+++ b/scene/gui/video_player.cpp
@@ -481,7 +481,7 @@ void VideoPlayer::_bind_methods() {
 	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::INT, "buffering_msec", PROPERTY_HINT_RANGE, "10,1000"), "set_buffering_msec", "get_buffering_msec");
 	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::REAL, "stream_position", PROPERTY_HINT_RANGE, "0,1280000,0.1", 0), "set_stream_position", "get_stream_position");
 
-	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::STRING, "bus", PROPERTY_HINT_ENUM, ""), "set_bus", "get_bus");
+	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::STRING_NAME, "bus", PROPERTY_HINT_ENUM, ""), "set_bus", "get_bus");
 }
 
 VideoPlayer::VideoPlayer() {
diff --git a/scene/main/node.cpp b/scene/main/node.cpp
index 6556dd6d6c..7b10a4dc2f 100644
--- a/scene/main/node.cpp
+++ b/scene/main/node.cpp
@@ -2904,7 +2904,7 @@ void Node::_bind_methods() {
 	{
 		MethodInfo mi;
 
-		mi.arguments.push_back(PropertyInfo(Variant::STRING, "method"));
+		mi.arguments.push_back(PropertyInfo(Variant::STRING_NAME, "method"));
 
 		mi.name = "rpc";
 		ClassDB::bind_vararg_method(METHOD_FLAGS_DEFAULT, "rpc", &Node::_rpc_bind, mi);
@@ -2976,7 +2976,7 @@ void Node::_bind_methods() {
 	ADD_GROUP("Pause", "pause_");
 	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::INT, "pause_mode", PROPERTY_HINT_ENUM, "Inherit,Stop,Process"), "set_pause_mode", "get_pause_mode");
 
-	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::STRING, "name", PROPERTY_HINT_NONE, "", 0), "set_name", "get_name");
+	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::STRING_NAME, "name", PROPERTY_HINT_NONE, "", 0), "set_name", "get_name");
 	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::STRING, "filename", PROPERTY_HINT_NONE, "", 0), "set_filename", "get_filename");
 	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::OBJECT, "owner", PROPERTY_HINT_RESOURCE_TYPE, "Node", 0), "set_owner", "get_owner");
 	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::OBJECT, "multiplayer", PROPERTY_HINT_RESOURCE_TYPE, "MultiplayerAPI", 0), "", "get_multiplayer");
diff --git a/scene/main/scene_tree.cpp b/scene/main/scene_tree.cpp
index 9f9dace9f9..f27415ee6f 100644
--- a/scene/main/scene_tree.cpp
+++ b/scene/main/scene_tree.cpp
@@ -1011,8 +1011,8 @@ Variant SceneTree::_call_group_flags(const Variant **p_args, int p_argcount, Cal
 
 	ERR_FAIL_COND_V(p_argcount < 3, Variant());
 	ERR_FAIL_COND_V(!p_args[0]->is_num(), Variant());
-	ERR_FAIL_COND_V(p_args[1]->get_type() != Variant::STRING, Variant());
-	ERR_FAIL_COND_V(p_args[2]->get_type() != Variant::STRING, Variant());
+	ERR_FAIL_COND_V(p_args[1]->get_type() != Variant::STRING_NAME && p_args[1]->get_type() != Variant::STRING, Variant());
+	ERR_FAIL_COND_V(p_args[2]->get_type() != Variant::STRING_NAME && p_args[2]->get_type() != Variant::STRING, Variant());
 
 	int flags = *p_args[0];
 	StringName group = *p_args[1];
@@ -1033,8 +1033,8 @@ Variant SceneTree::_call_group(const Variant **p_args, int p_argcount, Callable:
 	r_error.error = Callable::CallError::CALL_OK;
 
 	ERR_FAIL_COND_V(p_argcount < 2, Variant());
-	ERR_FAIL_COND_V(p_args[0]->get_type() != Variant::STRING, Variant());
-	ERR_FAIL_COND_V(p_args[1]->get_type() != Variant::STRING, Variant());
+	ERR_FAIL_COND_V(p_args[0]->get_type() != Variant::STRING_NAME && p_args[0]->get_type() != Variant::STRING, Variant());
+	ERR_FAIL_COND_V(p_args[1]->get_type() != Variant::STRING_NAME && p_args[1]->get_type() != Variant::STRING, Variant());
 
 	StringName group = *p_args[0];
 	StringName method = *p_args[1];
@@ -1485,8 +1485,8 @@ void SceneTree::_bind_methods() {
 	MethodInfo mi;
 	mi.name = "call_group_flags";
 	mi.arguments.push_back(PropertyInfo(Variant::INT, "flags"));
-	mi.arguments.push_back(PropertyInfo(Variant::STRING, "group"));
-	mi.arguments.push_back(PropertyInfo(Variant::STRING, "method"));
+	mi.arguments.push_back(PropertyInfo(Variant::STRING_NAME, "group"));
+	mi.arguments.push_back(PropertyInfo(Variant::STRING_NAME, "method"));
 
 	ClassDB::bind_vararg_method(METHOD_FLAGS_DEFAULT, "call_group_flags", &SceneTree::_call_group_flags, mi);
 
@@ -1495,8 +1495,8 @@ void SceneTree::_bind_methods() {
 
 	MethodInfo mi2;
 	mi2.name = "call_group";
-	mi2.arguments.push_back(PropertyInfo(Variant::STRING, "group"));
-	mi2.arguments.push_back(PropertyInfo(Variant::STRING, "method"));
+	mi2.arguments.push_back(PropertyInfo(Variant::STRING_NAME, "group"));
+	mi2.arguments.push_back(PropertyInfo(Variant::STRING_NAME, "method"));
 
 	ClassDB::bind_vararg_method(METHOD_FLAGS_DEFAULT, "call_group", &SceneTree::_call_group, mi2);
 
diff --git a/scene/resources/animation.cpp b/scene/resources/animation.cpp
index 6177356e9a..dc3b18646e 100644
--- a/scene/resources/animation.cpp
+++ b/scene/resources/animation.cpp
@@ -1048,7 +1048,7 @@ void Animation::track_insert_key(int p_track, float p_time, const Variant &p_key
 			ERR_FAIL_COND(p_key.get_type() != Variant::DICTIONARY);
 
 			Dictionary d = p_key;
-			ERR_FAIL_COND(!d.has("method") || d["method"].get_type() != Variant::STRING);
+			ERR_FAIL_COND(!d.has("method") || (d["method"].get_type() != Variant::STRING_NAME && d["method"].get_type() != Variant::STRING));
 			ERR_FAIL_COND(!d.has("args") || !d["args"].is_array());
 
 			MethodKey k;
diff --git a/scene/resources/skin.cpp b/scene/resources/skin.cpp
index 28258c0b60..df0620b6c4 100644
--- a/scene/resources/skin.cpp
+++ b/scene/resources/skin.cpp
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ bool Skin::_get(const StringName &p_name, Variant &r_ret) const {
 void Skin::_get_property_list(List<PropertyInfo> *p_list) const {
 	p_list->push_back(PropertyInfo(Variant::INT, "bind_count", PROPERTY_HINT_RANGE, "0,16384,1,or_greater"));
 	for (int i = 0; i < get_bind_count(); i++) {
-		p_list->push_back(PropertyInfo(Variant::STRING, "bind/" + itos(i) + "/name", PROPERTY_HINT_RANGE, "0,16384,1,or_greater"));
+		p_list->push_back(PropertyInfo(Variant::STRING_NAME, "bind/" + itos(i) + "/name"));
 		p_list->push_back(PropertyInfo(Variant::INT, "bind/" + itos(i) + "/bone", PROPERTY_HINT_RANGE, "0,16384,1,or_greater", get_bind_name(i) != StringName() ? PROPERTY_USAGE_NOEDITOR : PROPERTY_USAGE_DEFAULT));
 		p_list->push_back(PropertyInfo(Variant::TRANSFORM, "bind/" + itos(i) + "/pose"));
 	}
diff --git a/scene/resources/visual_shader.cpp b/scene/resources/visual_shader.cpp
index 3f31dc13f8..d4eb4927b2 100644
--- a/scene/resources/visual_shader.cpp
+++ b/scene/resources/visual_shader.cpp
@@ -270,10 +270,10 @@ void VisualShaderNodeCustom::_bind_methods() {
 	BIND_VMETHOD(MethodInfo(Variant::INT, "_get_return_icon_type"));
 	BIND_VMETHOD(MethodInfo(Variant::INT, "_get_input_port_count"));
 	BIND_VMETHOD(MethodInfo(Variant::INT, "_get_input_port_type", PropertyInfo(Variant::INT, "port")));
-	BIND_VMETHOD(MethodInfo(Variant::STRING, "_get_input_port_name", PropertyInfo(Variant::INT, "port")));
+	BIND_VMETHOD(MethodInfo(Variant::STRING_NAME, "_get_input_port_name", PropertyInfo(Variant::INT, "port")));
 	BIND_VMETHOD(MethodInfo(Variant::INT, "_get_output_port_count"));
 	BIND_VMETHOD(MethodInfo(Variant::INT, "_get_output_port_type", PropertyInfo(Variant::INT, "port")));
-	BIND_VMETHOD(MethodInfo(Variant::STRING, "_get_output_port_name", PropertyInfo(Variant::INT, "port")));
+	BIND_VMETHOD(MethodInfo(Variant::STRING_NAME, "_get_output_port_name", PropertyInfo(Variant::INT, "port")));
 	BIND_VMETHOD(MethodInfo(Variant::STRING, "_get_code", PropertyInfo(Variant::ARRAY, "input_vars"), PropertyInfo(Variant::ARRAY, "output_vars"), PropertyInfo(Variant::INT, "mode"), PropertyInfo(Variant::INT, "type")));
 	BIND_VMETHOD(MethodInfo(Variant::STRING, "_get_global_code", PropertyInfo(Variant::INT, "mode")));
 	BIND_VMETHOD(MethodInfo(Variant::BOOL, "_is_highend"));
@@ -1847,7 +1847,7 @@ void VisualShaderNodeInput::_bind_methods() {
 	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("get_input_name"), &VisualShaderNodeInput::get_input_name);
 	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("get_input_real_name"), &VisualShaderNodeInput::get_input_real_name);
 
-	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::STRING, "input_name", PROPERTY_HINT_ENUM, ""), "set_input_name", "get_input_name");
+	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::STRING_NAME, "input_name", PROPERTY_HINT_ENUM, ""), "set_input_name", "get_input_name");
 	ADD_SIGNAL(MethodInfo("input_type_changed"));
 }
 VisualShaderNodeInput::VisualShaderNodeInput() {
@@ -2047,7 +2047,7 @@ void VisualShaderNodeUniform::_bind_methods() {
 	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("set_uniform_name", "name"), &VisualShaderNodeUniform::set_uniform_name);
 	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("get_uniform_name"), &VisualShaderNodeUniform::get_uniform_name);
 
-	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::STRING, "uniform_name"), "set_uniform_name", "get_uniform_name");
+	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::STRING_NAME, "uniform_name"), "set_uniform_name", "get_uniform_name");
 }
 
 VisualShaderNodeUniform::VisualShaderNodeUniform() {
diff --git a/servers/arvr_server.cpp b/servers/arvr_server.cpp
index a5bb9f794d..96f1ff049b 100644
--- a/servers/arvr_server.cpp
+++ b/servers/arvr_server.cpp
@@ -75,11 +75,11 @@ void ARVRServer::_bind_methods() {
 	BIND_ENUM_CONSTANT(RESET_BUT_KEEP_TILT);
 	BIND_ENUM_CONSTANT(DONT_RESET_ROTATION);
 
-	ADD_SIGNAL(MethodInfo("interface_added", PropertyInfo(Variant::STRING, "interface_name")));
-	ADD_SIGNAL(MethodInfo("interface_removed", PropertyInfo(Variant::STRING, "interface_name")));
+	ADD_SIGNAL(MethodInfo("interface_added", PropertyInfo(Variant::STRING_NAME, "interface_name")));
+	ADD_SIGNAL(MethodInfo("interface_removed", PropertyInfo(Variant::STRING_NAME, "interface_name")));
 
-	ADD_SIGNAL(MethodInfo("tracker_added", PropertyInfo(Variant::STRING, "tracker_name"), PropertyInfo(Variant::INT, "type"), PropertyInfo(Variant::INT, "id")));
-	ADD_SIGNAL(MethodInfo("tracker_removed", PropertyInfo(Variant::STRING, "tracker_name"), PropertyInfo(Variant::INT, "type"), PropertyInfo(Variant::INT, "id")));
+	ADD_SIGNAL(MethodInfo("tracker_added", PropertyInfo(Variant::STRING_NAME, "tracker_name"), PropertyInfo(Variant::INT, "type"), PropertyInfo(Variant::INT, "id")));
+	ADD_SIGNAL(MethodInfo("tracker_removed", PropertyInfo(Variant::STRING_NAME, "tracker_name"), PropertyInfo(Variant::INT, "type"), PropertyInfo(Variant::INT, "id")));
 };
 
 real_t ARVRServer::get_world_scale() const {
diff --git a/servers/audio/effects/audio_effect_compressor.cpp b/servers/audio/effects/audio_effect_compressor.cpp
index 1ef3bb9b10..701e17e0d6 100644
--- a/servers/audio/effects/audio_effect_compressor.cpp
+++ b/servers/audio/effects/audio_effect_compressor.cpp
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ void AudioEffectCompressor::_bind_methods() {
 	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::REAL, "attack_us", PROPERTY_HINT_RANGE, "20,2000,1"), "set_attack_us", "get_attack_us");
 	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::REAL, "release_ms", PROPERTY_HINT_RANGE, "20,2000,1"), "set_release_ms", "get_release_ms");
 	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::REAL, "mix", PROPERTY_HINT_RANGE, "0,1,0.01"), "set_mix", "get_mix");
-	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::STRING, "sidechain", PROPERTY_HINT_ENUM), "set_sidechain", "get_sidechain");
+	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::STRING_NAME, "sidechain", PROPERTY_HINT_ENUM), "set_sidechain", "get_sidechain");
 }
 
 AudioEffectCompressor::AudioEffectCompressor() {