diff --git a/docs/src/templates/js/docs.js b/docs/src/templates/js/docs.js
index de40db6403f8..f96fedb33f53 100644
--- a/docs/src/templates/js/docs.js
+++ b/docs/src/templates/js/docs.js
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ docsApp.controller.DocsController = function($scope, $location, $window, $cookie
     tutorial: 'Tutorial',
     cookbook: 'Examples'
   };
-  $scope.$watch(function() {return $location.path(); }, function(path) {
+  $scope.$watch(function docsPathWatch() {return $location.path(); }, function docsPathWatchAction(path) {
     // ignore non-doc links which are used in examples
     if (DOCS_PATH.test(path)) {
       var parts = path.split('/'),
diff --git a/src/bootstrap/bootstrap-prettify.js b/src/bootstrap/bootstrap-prettify.js
index b458c832dfbc..821d690f4453 100644
--- a/src/bootstrap/bootstrap-prettify.js
+++ b/src/bootstrap/bootstrap-prettify.js
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ directive.ngEmbedApp = ['$templateCache', '$browser', '$rootScope', '$location',
           }, $delegate);
         }]);
         $provide.decorator('$rootScope', ['$delegate', function(embedRootScope) {
-          docsRootScope.$watch(function() {
+          docsRootScope.$watch(function embedRootScopeDigestWatch() {
             embedRootScope.$digest();
           });
           return embedRootScope;
diff --git a/src/bootstrap/bootstrap.js b/src/bootstrap/bootstrap.js
index 8a398ad3f2e2..d21ed9413954 100644
--- a/src/bootstrap/bootstrap.js
+++ b/src/bootstrap/bootstrap.js
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ directive.dropdownToggle =
     return {
       restrict: 'C',
       link: function(scope, element, attrs) {
-        scope.$watch(function(){return $location.path();}, function() {
+        scope.$watch(function dropdownTogglePathWatch(){return $location.path();}, function dropdownTogglePathWatchAction() {
           close && close();
         });
 
diff --git a/src/ng/anchorScroll.js b/src/ng/anchorScroll.js
index ecaa62e02cac..878675895007 100644
--- a/src/ng/anchorScroll.js
+++ b/src/ng/anchorScroll.js
@@ -55,9 +55,10 @@ function $AnchorScrollProvider() {
     // does not scroll when user clicks on anchor link that is currently on
     // (no url change, no $locaiton.hash() change), browser native does scroll
     if (autoScrollingEnabled) {
-      $rootScope.$watch(function() {return $location.hash();}, function() {
-        $rootScope.$evalAsync(scroll);
-      });
+      $rootScope.$watch(function autoScrollWatch() {return $location.hash();},
+        function autoScrollWatchAction() {
+          $rootScope.$evalAsync(scroll);
+        });
     }
 
     return scroll;
diff --git a/src/ng/compile.js b/src/ng/compile.js
index 04a1a4388d0d..2dca9239d9bf 100644
--- a/src/ng/compile.js
+++ b/src/ng/compile.js
@@ -738,7 +738,7 @@ function $CompileProvider($provide) {
                       ' (directive: ' + newScopeDirective.name + ')');
                 };
                 lastValue = scope[scopeName] = parentGet(parentScope);
-                scope.$watch(function() {
+                scope.$watch(function parentValueWatch() {
                   var parentValue = parentGet(parentScope);
 
                   if (parentValue !== scope[scopeName]) {
@@ -995,7 +995,7 @@ function $CompileProvider($provide) {
                 bindings = parent.data('$binding') || [];
             bindings.push(interpolateFn);
             safeAddClass(parent.data('$binding', bindings), 'ng-binding');
-            scope.$watch(interpolateFn, function(value) {
+            scope.$watch(interpolateFn, function interpolateFnWatchAction(value) {
               node[0].nodeValue = value;
             });
           })
@@ -1025,7 +1025,7 @@ function $CompileProvider($provide) {
           attr[name] = undefined;
           ($$observers[name] || ($$observers[name] = [])).$$inter = true;
           (attr.$$observers && attr.$$observers[name].$$scope || scope).
-            $watch(interpolateFn, function(value) {
+            $watch(interpolateFn, function interpolateFnWatchAction(value) {
               attr.$set(name, value);
             });
         })
diff --git a/src/ng/directive/booleanAttrs.js b/src/ng/directive/booleanAttrs.js
index cce10a3b4e45..f251d14ba2f2 100644
--- a/src/ng/directive/booleanAttrs.js
+++ b/src/ng/directive/booleanAttrs.js
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ forEach(BOOLEAN_ATTR, function(propName, attrName) {
       priority: 100,
       compile: function() {
         return function(scope, element, attr) {
-          scope.$watch(attr[normalized], function(value) {
+          scope.$watch(attr[normalized], function booleanAttrWatchAction(value) {
             attr.$set(attrName, !!value);
           });
         };
diff --git a/src/ng/directive/input.js b/src/ng/directive/input.js
index 40b29b236900..7be82179bad9 100644
--- a/src/ng/directive/input.js
+++ b/src/ng/directive/input.js
@@ -995,7 +995,7 @@ var NgModelController = ['$scope', '$exceptionHandler', '$attrs', '$element', '$
 
   // model -> value
   var ctrl = this;
-  $scope.$watch(ngModelGet, function(value) {
+  $scope.$watch(ngModelGet, function ngModelWatchAction(value) {
 
     // ignore change from view
     if (ctrl.$modelValue === value) return;
@@ -1242,7 +1242,7 @@ var ngValueDirective = function() {
         };
       } else {
         return function(scope, elm, attr) {
-          scope.$watch(attr.ngValue, function(value) {
+          scope.$watch(attr.ngValue, function valueWatchAction(value) {
             attr.$set('value', value, false);
           });
         };
diff --git a/src/ng/directive/ngBind.js b/src/ng/directive/ngBind.js
index 70f253708861..ef028f1baac3 100644
--- a/src/ng/directive/ngBind.js
+++ b/src/ng/directive/ngBind.js
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
  */
 var ngBindDirective = ngDirective(function(scope, element, attr) {
   element.addClass('ng-binding').data('$binding', attr.ngBind);
-  scope.$watch(attr.ngBind, function(value) {
+  scope.$watch(attr.ngBind, function bindWatchAction(value) {
     element.text(value == undefined ? '' : value);
   });
 });
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ var ngBindTemplateDirective = ['$interpolate', function($interpolate) {
 var ngBindHtmlUnsafeDirective = [function() {
   return function(scope, element, attr) {
     element.addClass('ng-binding').data('$binding', attr.ngBindHtmlUnsafe);
-    scope.$watch(attr.ngBindHtmlUnsafe, function(value) {
+    scope.$watch(attr.ngBindHtmlUnsafe, function bindHtmlUnsafeWatchAction(value) {
       element.html(value || '');
     });
   };
diff --git a/src/ng/directive/ngClass.js b/src/ng/directive/ngClass.js
index e054d4c6d7a4..1ae2b4dc6e68 100644
--- a/src/ng/directive/ngClass.js
+++ b/src/ng/directive/ngClass.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 function classDirective(name, selector) {
   name = 'ngClass' + name;
   return ngDirective(function(scope, element, attr) {
-    scope.$watch(attr[name], function(newVal, oldVal) {
+    scope.$watch(attr[name], function classWatchAction(newVal, oldVal) {
       if (selector === true || scope.$index % 2 === selector) {
         if (oldVal && (newVal !== oldVal)) {
            if (isObject(oldVal) && !isArray(oldVal))
diff --git a/src/ng/directive/ngInclude.js b/src/ng/directive/ngInclude.js
index 261072069209..17e99334c4ae 100644
--- a/src/ng/directive/ngInclude.js
+++ b/src/ng/directive/ngInclude.js
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ var ngIncludeDirective = ['$http', '$templateCache', '$anchorScroll', '$compile'
           element.html('');
         };
 
-        scope.$watch(srcExp, function(src) {
+        scope.$watch(srcExp, function includeWatchAction(src) {
           var thisChangeId = ++changeCounter;
 
           if (src) {
diff --git a/src/ng/directive/ngPluralize.js b/src/ng/directive/ngPluralize.js
index a3424cf5f324..2ebe7e1a9936 100644
--- a/src/ng/directive/ngPluralize.js
+++ b/src/ng/directive/ngPluralize.js
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ var ngPluralizeDirective = ['$locale', '$interpolate', function($locale, $interp
           $interpolate(expression.replace(BRACE, '{{' + numberExp + '-' + offset + '}}'));
       });
 
-      scope.$watch(function() {
+      scope.$watch(function pluralizeWatch() {
         var value = parseFloat(scope.$eval(numberExp));
 
         if (!isNaN(value)) {
diff --git a/src/ng/directive/ngRepeat.js b/src/ng/directive/ngRepeat.js
index 6dd74ef53798..07c6fc19d4c3 100644
--- a/src/ng/directive/ngRepeat.js
+++ b/src/ng/directive/ngRepeat.js
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ var ngRepeatDirective = ngDirective({
       // We need an array of these objects since the same object can be returned from the iterator.
       // We expect this to be a rare case.
       var lastOrder = new HashQueueMap();
-      scope.$watch(function(scope){
+      scope.$watch(function repeatWatch(scope){
         var index, length,
             collection = scope.$eval(rhs),
             collectionLength = size(collection, true),
diff --git a/src/ng/directive/ngShowHide.js b/src/ng/directive/ngShowHide.js
index e381c1b7fc2d..ac7dab9e8f6b 100644
--- a/src/ng/directive/ngShowHide.js
+++ b/src/ng/directive/ngShowHide.js
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
  */
 //TODO(misko): refactor to remove element from the DOM
 var ngShowDirective = ngDirective(function(scope, element, attr){
-  scope.$watch(attr.ngShow, function(value){
+  scope.$watch(attr.ngShow, function showWatchAction(value){
     element.css('display', toBoolean(value) ? '' : 'none');
   });
 });
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ var ngShowDirective = ngDirective(function(scope, element, attr){
  */
 //TODO(misko): refactor to remove element from the DOM
 var ngHideDirective = ngDirective(function(scope, element, attr){
-  scope.$watch(attr.ngHide, function(value){
+  scope.$watch(attr.ngHide, function hideWatchAction(value){
     element.css('display', toBoolean(value) ? 'none' : '');
   });
 });
diff --git a/src/ng/directive/ngStyle.js b/src/ng/directive/ngStyle.js
index 5b0a37285e29..d7026eb2f88a 100644
--- a/src/ng/directive/ngStyle.js
+++ b/src/ng/directive/ngStyle.js
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
    </example>
  */
 var ngStyleDirective = ngDirective(function(scope, element, attr) {
-  scope.$watch(attr.ngStyle, function(newStyles, oldStyles) {
+  scope.$watch(attr.ngStyle, function styleWatchAction(newStyles, oldStyles) {
     if (oldStyles && (newStyles !== oldStyles)) {
       forEach(oldStyles, function(val, style) { element.css(style, '');});
     }
diff --git a/src/ng/directive/ngSwitch.js b/src/ng/directive/ngSwitch.js
index 7d4cc19292a4..fb9d300f31ec 100644
--- a/src/ng/directive/ngSwitch.js
+++ b/src/ng/directive/ngSwitch.js
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ var ngSwitchDirective = valueFn({
           selectedElement,
           selectedScope;
 
-      scope.$watch(watchExpr, function(value) {
+      scope.$watch(watchExpr, function switchWatchAction(value) {
         if (selectedElement) {
           selectedScope.$destroy();
           selectedElement.remove();
diff --git a/src/ng/directive/select.js b/src/ng/directive/select.js
index 27a92c4877d9..7546dcc67b4d 100644
--- a/src/ng/directive/select.js
+++ b/src/ng/directive/select.js
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ var selectDirective = ['$compile', '$parse', function($compile,   $parse) {
 
         // we have to do it on each watch since ngModel watches reference, but
         // we need to work of an array, so we need to see if anything was inserted/removed
-        scope.$watch(function() {
+        scope.$watch(function selectMultipleWatch() {
           if (!equals(lastView, ctrl.$viewValue)) {
             lastView = copy(ctrl.$viewValue);
             ctrl.$render();
@@ -540,7 +540,7 @@ var optionDirective = ['$interpolate', function($interpolate) {
         }
 
         if (interpolateFn) {
-          scope.$watch(interpolateFn, function(newVal, oldVal) {
+          scope.$watch(interpolateFn, function interpolateWatchAction(newVal, oldVal) {
             attr.$set('value', newVal);
             if (newVal !== oldVal) selectCtrl.removeOption(oldVal);
             selectCtrl.addOption(newVal);
diff --git a/src/ngSanitize/directive/ngBindHtml.js b/src/ngSanitize/directive/ngBindHtml.js
index 346acff040e6..5bdedaa4c71d 100644
--- a/src/ngSanitize/directive/ngBindHtml.js
+++ b/src/ngSanitize/directive/ngBindHtml.js
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 angular.module('ngSanitize').directive('ngBindHtml', ['$sanitize', function($sanitize) {
   return function(scope, element, attr) {
     element.addClass('ng-binding').data('$binding', attr.ngBindHtml);
-    scope.$watch(attr.ngBindHtml, function(value) {
+    scope.$watch(attr.ngBindHtml, function sanitizeWatchAction(value) {
       value = $sanitize(value);
       element.html(value || '');
     });