diff --git a/lib/interface.js b/lib/interface.js
index 8cba127..6e41e8d 100644
--- a/lib/interface.js
+++ b/lib/interface.js
@@ -35,28 +35,46 @@ var util           = require( './util' ),
  * extended. To extend an existing interface, call its extend() method, or use
  * the extend() method of this module.
  *
- * @param  {Object}  def  interface definition
+ * @param  {string=}  name  optional name
+ * @param  {Object}   def   interface definition
  *
  * @return  {Interface}  new interface
  */
-module.exports = function( def )
+module.exports = function()
 {
-    // if the first argument is an object, then we are declaring an interface
-    if ( typeof def !== 'object' )
-    {
-        throw TypeError(
-            "Must provide interface definition when declaring interface"
-        );
-    }
+    var def  = {},
+        name = '';
 
-    // ensure we have the proper number of arguments (if they passed in too
-    // many, it may signify that they don't know what they're doing, and likely
-    // they're not getting the result they're looking for)
-    if ( arguments.length > 1 )
+    // anonymous interface
+    if ( typeof arguments[ 0 ] === 'object' )
     {
-        throw Error(
-            "Expecting one argument for Interface definition; " +
-                arguments.length + " given."
+        def = arguments[ 0 ];
+
+        // ensure we have the proper number of arguments (if they passed in too
+        // many, it may signify that they don't know what they're doing, and likely
+        // they're not getting the result they're looking for)
+        if ( arguments.length > 1 )
+        {
+            throw Error(
+                "Expecting one argument for Interface definition; " +
+                    arguments.length + " given."
+            );
+        }
+    }
+    // named class
+    else if ( typeof arguments[ 0 ] === 'string' )
+    {
+        name = arguments[ 0 ];
+        def  = arguments[ 1 ];
+
+        // add the name to the definition
+        def.__name = name;
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        // we don't know what to do!
+        throw TypeError(
+            "Expecting anonymous interface definition or named interface definition"
         );
     }
 
@@ -114,12 +132,20 @@ var extend = ( function( extending )
             props     = args.pop() || {},
             base      = args.pop() || Interface,
             prototype = new base(),
+            iname     = '',
 
             members = member_builder.initMembers(
                 prototype, prototype, prototype
             )
         ;
 
+        // grab the name, if one was provided
+        if ( iname = props.__name )
+        {
+            // we no longer need it
+            delete props.__name;
+        }
+
         // sanity check
         inheritCheck( prototype );
 
@@ -165,6 +191,8 @@ var extend = ( function( extending )
         } );
 
         attachExtend( new_interface );
+        attachStringMethod( new_interface, iname );
+
         new_interface.prototype   = prototype;
         new_interface.constructor = new_interface;
 
@@ -258,3 +286,20 @@ function attachExtend( func )
     });
 }
 
+
+/**
+ * Provides more sane/useful output when interface is converted to a string
+ *
+ * @param  {Object}   func   interface
+ * @param  {string=}  iname  interface name
+ *
+ * @return  {undefined}
+ */
+function attachStringMethod( func, iname )
+{
+    func.toString = ( iname )
+        ? function() { return '[object Interface <' + iname + '>]'; }
+        : function() { return '[object Interface]'; }
+    ;
+}
+
diff --git a/test/test-interface-name.js b/test/test-interface-name.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cfe5689
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/test-interface-name.js
@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+/**
+ * Tests interface naming
+ *
+ *  Copyright (C) 2010 Mike Gerwitz
+ *
+ *  This file is part of ease.js.
+ *
+ *  ease.js is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the
+ *  terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by the Free
+ *  Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option)
+ *  any later version.
+ *
+ *  This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ *  ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ *  FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ *  for more details.
+ *
+ *  You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ *  along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ *
+ * @author  Mike Gerwitz
+ * @package test
+ */
+
+var common     = require( './common' ),
+    assert     = require( 'assert' ),
+    Interface  = common.require( 'interface' )
+;
+
+
+/**
+ * Interfaces may be named by passing the name as the first argument to the
+ * module
+ */
+( function testInterfaceAcceptsName()
+{
+    assert.doesNotThrow( function()
+    {
+        var iface = Interface( 'Foo', {} );
+
+        assert.equal(
+            Interface.isInterface( iface ),
+            true,
+            "Interface defined with name is returned as a valid interface"
+        );
+    }, Error, "Interface accepts name" );
+
+    // the second argument must be an object
+    assert.throws( function()
+    {
+        Interface( 'Foo', 'Bar' );
+    }, TypeError, "Second argument to named interface must be the definition" );
+} )();
+
+
+/**
+ * By default, anonymous interfacees should simply state that they are a
+ * interface when they are converted to a string
+ */
+( function testConvertingAnonymousInterfaceToStringYieldsInterfaceString()
+{
+    assert.equal(
+        Interface( {} ).toString(),
+        '[object Interface]',
+        "Converting anonymous interface to string yields interface string"
+    );
+} )();
+
+
+/**
+ * If the interface is named, then the name should be presented when it is
+ * converted to a string
+ */
+( function testConvertingNamedInterfaceToStringYieldsInterfaceStringContainingName()
+{
+    var name = 'Foo';
+
+    assert.equal(
+        Interface( name, {} ).toString(),
+        '[object Interface <' + name + '>]',
+        "Converting named interface to string yields string with name of " +
+            "interface"
+    );
+} )();
+