diff --git a/core/src/main/scala/cats/data/NonEmptyVector.scala b/core/src/main/scala/cats/data/NonEmptyVector.scala
index dcc7f4fb98..6fdac77621 100644
--- a/core/src/main/scala/cats/data/NonEmptyVector.scala
+++ b/core/src/main/scala/cats/data/NonEmptyVector.scala
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ final class NonEmptyVector[A] private (val toVector: Vector[A]) extends AnyVal {
   /**
    * Append another `NonEmptyVector` to this, producing a new `NonEmptyVector`.
    */
-  def concatNEV(other: NonEmptyVector[A]): NonEmptyVector[A] = new NonEmptyVector(toVector ++ other.toVector)
+  def concatNev(other: NonEmptyVector[A]): NonEmptyVector[A] = new NonEmptyVector(toVector ++ other.toVector)
 
   /**
    * Find the first element matching the predicate, if one exists
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ private[data] sealed trait NonEmptyVectorInstances {
         with Comonad[NonEmptyVector] with Traverse[NonEmptyVector] with MonadRec[NonEmptyVector] {
 
       def combineK[A](a: NonEmptyVector[A], b: NonEmptyVector[A]): NonEmptyVector[A] =
-        a concatNEV b
+        a concatNev b
 
       override def split[A](fa: NonEmptyVector[A]): (A, Vector[A]) = (fa.head, fa.tail)
 
diff --git a/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/NonEmptyVectorTests.scala b/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/NonEmptyVectorTests.scala
index ca5c99ce7f..36c0ebab5d 100644
--- a/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/NonEmptyVectorTests.scala
+++ b/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/NonEmptyVectorTests.scala
@@ -173,9 +173,9 @@ class NonEmptyVectorTests extends CatsSuite {
     }
   }
 
-  test("++ Vector is consistent with concatNEV") {
+  test("++ Vector is consistent with concatNev") {
     forAll { (nonEmptyVector: NonEmptyVector[Int], other: NonEmptyVector[Int]) =>
-      nonEmptyVector ++ other.toVector should === (nonEmptyVector.concatNEV(other))
+      nonEmptyVector ++ other.toVector should === (nonEmptyVector.concatNev(other))
     }
   }