diff --git a/src/particle/particle/particle.py b/src/particle/particle/particle.py
index afc5d1a7..103d7fb6 100644
--- a/src/particle/particle/particle.py
+++ b/src/particle/particle/particle.py
@@ -793,7 +793,7 @@ def __str__(self) -> str:
 
     name = property(
         __str__,
-        doc="The nice name, with charge added, and a tilde for an antiparticle, if relevant.",
+        doc="The PDG particle name, with charge added, and a tilde for an antiparticle, if relevant.",
     )
 
     def _repr_latex_(self) -> str: