diff --git a/reference.go b/reference.go
index e10c9b2c..294c2f32 100644
--- a/reference.go
+++ b/reference.go
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ func (v *Reference) Owner() *Repository {
 	}
 }
 
-// Cmp compares both references, retursn 0 on equality, otherwise a
+// Cmp compares v to ref2. It returns 0 on equality, otherwise a
 // stable sorting.
 func (v *Reference) Cmp(ref2 *Reference) int {
 	ret := int(C.git_reference_cmp(v.ptr, ref2.ptr))
@@ -310,13 +310,14 @@ func (v *Reference) Cmp(ref2 *Reference) int {
 	return ret
 }
 
-// Shorthand ret :=s a "human-readable" short reference name
+// Shorthand returns a "human-readable" short reference name.
 func (v *Reference) Shorthand() string {
 	ret := C.GoString(C.git_reference_shorthand(v.ptr))
 	runtime.KeepAlive(v)
 	return ret
 }
 
+// Name returns the full name of v.
 func (v *Reference) Name() string {
 	ret := C.GoString(C.git_reference_name(v.ptr))
 	runtime.KeepAlive(v)