diff --git a/android/apex.go b/android/apex.go
index 8c06b63f4..100beb012 100644
--- a/android/apex.go
+++ b/android/apex.go
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@ const (
 )
 
 type ApexInfo struct {
-	// Name of the apex variant that this module is mutated into
-	ApexName string
+	// Name of the apex variation that this module is mutated into
+	ApexVariationName string
 
 	MinSdkVersion int
 	Updatable     bool
@@ -72,16 +72,16 @@ type ApexModule interface {
 	// Returns the APEXes that this module will be built for
 	ApexVariations() []ApexInfo
 
-	// Returns the name of APEX that this module will be built for. Empty string
-	// is returned when 'IsForPlatform() == true'. Note that a module can be
-	// included in multiple APEXes, in which case, the module is mutated into
-	// multiple modules each of which for an APEX. This method returns the
-	// name of the APEX that a variant module is for.
+	// Returns the name of APEX variation that this module will be built for.
+	//Empty string is returned when 'IsForPlatform() == true'. Note that a
+	// module can be included in multiple APEXes, in which case, the module
+	// is mutated into multiple modules each of which for an APEX. This method
+	// returns the name of the APEX that a variant module is for.
 	// Call this after apex.apexMutator is run.
-	ApexName() string
+	ApexVariationName() string
 
 	// Tests whether this module will be built for the platform or not.
-	// This is a shortcut for ApexName() == ""
+	// This is a shortcut for ApexVariationName() == ""
 	IsForPlatform() bool
 
 	// Tests if this module could have APEX variants. APEX variants are
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ func (m *ApexModuleBase) BuildForApex(apex ApexInfo) {
 	m.apexVariationsLock.Lock()
 	defer m.apexVariationsLock.Unlock()
 	for _, v := range m.apexVariations {
-		if v.ApexName == apex.ApexName {
+		if v.ApexVariationName == apex.ApexVariationName {
 			return
 		}
 	}
@@ -194,12 +194,12 @@ func (m *ApexModuleBase) ApexVariations() []ApexInfo {
 	return m.apexVariations
 }
 
-func (m *ApexModuleBase) ApexName() string {
-	return m.ApexProperties.Info.ApexName
+func (m *ApexModuleBase) ApexVariationName() string {
+	return m.ApexProperties.Info.ApexVariationName
 }
 
 func (m *ApexModuleBase) IsForPlatform() bool {
-	return m.ApexProperties.Info.ApexName == ""
+	return m.ApexProperties.Info.ApexVariationName == ""
 }
 
 func (m *ApexModuleBase) CanHaveApexVariants() bool {
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ type byApexName []ApexInfo
 
 func (a byApexName) Len() int           { return len(a) }
 func (a byApexName) Swap(i, j int)      { a[i], a[j] = a[j], a[i] }
-func (a byApexName) Less(i, j int) bool { return a[i].ApexName < a[j].ApexName }
+func (a byApexName) Less(i, j int) bool { return a[i].ApexVariationName < a[j].ApexVariationName }
 
 func (m *ApexModuleBase) CreateApexVariations(mctx BottomUpMutatorContext) []Module {
 	if len(m.apexVariations) > 0 {
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ func (m *ApexModuleBase) CreateApexVariations(mctx BottomUpMutatorContext) []Mod
 		variations := []string{}
 		variations = append(variations, "") // Original variation for platform
 		for _, apex := range m.apexVariations {
-			variations = append(variations, apex.ApexName)
+			variations = append(variations, apex.ApexVariationName)
 		}
 
 		defaultVariation := ""
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ func UpdateApexDependency(apex ApexInfo, moduleName string, directDep bool) {
 		apexesForModule = make(map[string]bool)
 		apexNamesMap()[moduleName] = apexesForModule
 	}
-	apexesForModule[apex.ApexName] = apexesForModule[apex.ApexName] || directDep
+	apexesForModule[apex.ApexVariationName] = apexesForModule[apex.ApexVariationName] || directDep
 }
 
 // TODO(b/146393795): remove this when b/146393795 is fixed
diff --git a/android/module.go b/android/module.go
index 695616785..04997c916 100644
--- a/android/module.go
+++ b/android/module.go
@@ -1331,7 +1331,7 @@ func (m *ModuleBase) GenerateBuildActions(blueprintCtx blueprint.ModuleContext)
 		suffix = append(suffix, ctx.Arch().ArchType.String())
 	}
 	if apex, ok := m.module.(ApexModule); ok && !apex.IsForPlatform() {
-		suffix = append(suffix, apex.ApexName())
+		suffix = append(suffix, apex.ApexVariationName())
 	}
 
 	ctx.Variable(pctx, "moduleDesc", desc)
diff --git a/apex/apex.go b/apex/apex.go
index 8d9aa51f4..1267ec758 100644
--- a/apex/apex.go
+++ b/apex/apex.go
@@ -686,9 +686,9 @@ func apexDepsMutator(mctx android.TopDownMutatorContext) {
 		return
 	}
 	apexInfo := android.ApexInfo{
-		ApexName:      mctx.ModuleName(),
-		MinSdkVersion: a.minSdkVersion(mctx),
-		Updatable:     a.Updatable(),
+		ApexVariationName: mctx.ModuleName(),
+		MinSdkVersion:     a.minSdkVersion(mctx),
+		Updatable:         a.Updatable(),
 	}
 
 	useVndk := a.SocSpecific() || a.DeviceSpecific() || (a.ProductSpecific() && mctx.Config().EnforceProductPartitionInterface())
@@ -1797,7 +1797,7 @@ func (a *apexBundle) WalkPayloadDeps(ctx android.ModuleContext, do android.Paylo
 		}
 
 		// Check for the indirect dependencies if it is considered as part of the APEX
-		if am.ApexName() != "" {
+		if am.ApexVariationName() != "" {
 			return do(ctx, parent, am, false /* externalDep */)
 		}
 
diff --git a/cc/binary.go b/cc/binary.go
index 63bbd8385..6769fa778 100644
--- a/cc/binary.go
+++ b/cc/binary.go
@@ -445,7 +445,7 @@ func (binary *binaryDecorator) install(ctx ModuleContext, file android.Path) {
 	// The original path becomes a symlink to the corresponding file in the
 	// runtime APEX.
 	translatedArch := ctx.Target().NativeBridge == android.NativeBridgeEnabled
-	if InstallToBootstrap(ctx.baseModuleName(), ctx.Config()) && !translatedArch && ctx.apexName() == "" && !ctx.inRamdisk() && !ctx.inRecovery() {
+	if InstallToBootstrap(ctx.baseModuleName(), ctx.Config()) && !translatedArch && ctx.apexVariationName() == "" && !ctx.inRamdisk() && !ctx.inRecovery() {
 		if ctx.Device() && isBionic(ctx.baseModuleName()) {
 			binary.installSymlinkToRuntimeApex(ctx, file)
 		}
diff --git a/cc/cc.go b/cc/cc.go
index abe003e65..4d61fa2b4 100644
--- a/cc/cc.go
+++ b/cc/cc.go
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ type ModuleContextIntf interface {
 	isNDKStubLibrary() bool
 	useClangLld(actx ModuleContext) bool
 	isForPlatform() bool
-	apexName() string
+	apexVariationName() string
 	apexSdkVersion() int
 	hasStubsVariants() bool
 	isStubs() bool
@@ -1290,8 +1290,8 @@ func (ctx *moduleContextImpl) isForPlatform() bool {
 	return ctx.mod.IsForPlatform()
 }
 
-func (ctx *moduleContextImpl) apexName() string {
-	return ctx.mod.ApexName()
+func (ctx *moduleContextImpl) apexVariationName() string {
+	return ctx.mod.ApexVariationName()
 }
 
 func (ctx *moduleContextImpl) apexSdkVersion() int {
@@ -2390,7 +2390,7 @@ func (c *Module) depsToPaths(ctx android.ModuleContext) PathDeps {
 			if ccDep.CcLibrary() && !libDepTag.static() {
 				depIsStubs := ccDep.BuildStubs()
 				depHasStubs := VersionVariantAvailable(c) && ccDep.HasStubsVariants()
-				depInSameApex := android.DirectlyInApex(c.ApexName(), depName)
+				depInSameApex := android.DirectlyInApex(c.ApexVariationName(), depName)
 				depInPlatform := !android.DirectlyInAnyApex(ctx, depName)
 
 				var useThisDep bool
@@ -2446,7 +2446,7 @@ func (c *Module) depsToPaths(ctx android.ModuleContext) PathDeps {
 					// by default, use current version of LLNDK
 					versionToUse := ""
 					versions := stubsVersionsFor(ctx.Config())[depName]
-					if c.ApexName() != "" && len(versions) > 0 {
+					if c.ApexVariationName() != "" && len(versions) > 0 {
 						// if this is for use_vendor apex && dep has stubsVersions
 						// apply the same rule of apex sdk enforcement to choose right version
 						var err error
diff --git a/cc/compiler.go b/cc/compiler.go
index d0b5b46b7..4a42d07e3 100644
--- a/cc/compiler.go
+++ b/cc/compiler.go
@@ -335,10 +335,10 @@ func (compiler *baseCompiler) compilerFlags(ctx ModuleContext, flags Flags, deps
 		flags.Global.CommonFlags = append(flags.Global.CommonFlags, "-D__ANDROID_RECOVERY__")
 	}
 
-	if ctx.apexName() != "" {
+	if ctx.apexVariationName() != "" {
 		flags.Global.CommonFlags = append(flags.Global.CommonFlags, "-D__ANDROID_APEX__")
 		if Bool(compiler.Properties.Use_apex_name_macro) {
-			flags.Global.CommonFlags = append(flags.Global.CommonFlags, "-D__ANDROID_APEX_"+makeDefineString(ctx.apexName())+"__")
+			flags.Global.CommonFlags = append(flags.Global.CommonFlags, "-D__ANDROID_APEX_"+makeDefineString(ctx.apexVariationName())+"__")
 		}
 		if ctx.Device() {
 			flags.Global.CommonFlags = append(flags.Global.CommonFlags, "-D__ANDROID_SDK_VERSION__="+strconv.Itoa(ctx.apexSdkVersion()))
diff --git a/java/dexpreopt_bootjars.go b/java/dexpreopt_bootjars.go
index b44545647..2a84f14dc 100644
--- a/java/dexpreopt_bootjars.go
+++ b/java/dexpreopt_bootjars.go
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ func getBootImageJar(ctx android.SingletonContext, image *bootImageConfig, modul
 	apex, isApexModule := module.(android.ApexModule)
 	fromUpdatableApex := isApexModule && apex.Updatable()
 	if image.name == artBootImageName {
-		if isApexModule && strings.HasPrefix(apex.ApexName(), "com.android.art.") {
+		if isApexModule && strings.HasPrefix(apex.ApexVariationName(), "com.android.art.") {
 			// ok: found the jar in the ART apex
 		} else if isApexModule && apex.IsForPlatform() && Bool(module.(*Library).deviceProperties.Hostdex) {
 			// exception (skip and continue): special "hostdex" platform variant
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ func getBootImageJar(ctx android.SingletonContext, image *bootImageConfig, modul
 			return -1, nil
 		} else if fromUpdatableApex {
 			// error: this jar is part of an updatable apex other than ART
-			ctx.Errorf("module '%s' from updatable apex '%s' is not allowed in the ART boot image", name, apex.ApexName())
+			ctx.Errorf("module '%s' from updatable apex '%s' is not allowed in the ART boot image", name, apex.ApexVariationName())
 		} else {
 			// error: this jar is part of the platform or a non-updatable apex
 			ctx.Errorf("module '%s' is not allowed in the ART boot image", name)
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ func getBootImageJar(ctx android.SingletonContext, image *bootImageConfig, modul
 			// ok: this jar is part of the platform or a non-updatable apex
 		} else {
 			// error: this jar is part of an updatable apex
-			ctx.Errorf("module '%s' from updatable apex '%s' is not allowed in the framework boot image", name, apex.ApexName())
+			ctx.Errorf("module '%s' from updatable apex '%s' is not allowed in the framework boot image", name, apex.ApexVariationName())
 		}
 	} else {
 		panic("unknown boot image: " + image.name)
diff --git a/java/java.go b/java/java.go
index d5375a5b3..10c6fd369 100644
--- a/java/java.go
+++ b/java/java.go
@@ -1680,7 +1680,7 @@ func (j *Module) compile(ctx android.ModuleContext, aaptSrcJar android.Path) {
 		j.linter.compileSdkVersion = lintSDKVersionString(j.sdkVersion())
 		j.linter.javaLanguageLevel = flags.javaVersion.String()
 		j.linter.kotlinLanguageLevel = "1.3"
-		if j.ApexName() != "" && ctx.Config().UnbundledBuildApps() {
+		if j.ApexVariationName() != "" && ctx.Config().UnbundledBuildApps() {
 			j.linter.buildModuleReportZip = true
 		}
 		j.linter.lint(ctx)
diff --git a/java/sdk_library.go b/java/sdk_library.go
index 25f0134aa..2aae42fc9 100644
--- a/java/sdk_library.go
+++ b/java/sdk_library.go
@@ -1379,7 +1379,7 @@ func PrebuiltJars(ctx android.BaseModuleContext, baseName string, s sdkSpec) and
 // Get the apex name for module, "" if it is for platform.
 func getApexNameForModule(module android.Module) string {
 	if apex, ok := module.(android.ApexModule); ok {
-		return apex.ApexName()
+		return apex.ApexVariationName()
 	}
 
 	return ""
@@ -1390,7 +1390,7 @@ func getApexNameForModule(module android.Module) string {
 // If either this or the other module are on the platform then this will return
 // false.
 func withinSameApexAs(module android.ApexModule, other android.Module) bool {
-	name := module.ApexName()
+	name := module.ApexVariationName()
 	return name != "" && getApexNameForModule(other) == name
 }
 
@@ -2083,8 +2083,8 @@ func (module *sdkLibraryXml) ShouldSupportSdkVersion(ctx android.BaseModuleConte
 // File path to the runtime implementation library
 func (module *sdkLibraryXml) implPath() string {
 	implName := proptools.String(module.properties.Lib_name)
-	if apexName := module.ApexName(); apexName != "" {
-		// TODO(b/146468504): ApexName() is only a soong module name, not apex name.
+	if apexName := module.ApexVariationName(); apexName != "" {
+		// TODO(b/146468504): ApexVariationName() is only a soong module name, not apex name.
 		// In most cases, this works fine. But when apex_name is set or override_apex is used
 		// this can be wrong.
 		return fmt.Sprintf("/apex/%s/javalib/%s.jar", apexName, implName)