diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Util.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Util.js
index 41edef870c..b60173f01c 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Util.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Util.js
@@ -41,9 +41,18 @@ OpenLayers.Pixel.prototype = {
     },
 
     /**
-    * @type OpenLayers.Pixel
-    */
+     * @deprecated
+     * 
+     * @type OpenLayers.Pixel
+     */
     copyOf:function() {
+        return this.clone();
+    },
+        
+    /**
+     * @type OpenLayers.Pixel
+     */
+    clone:function() {
         return new OpenLayers.Pixel(this.x, this.y); 
     },
     
@@ -124,10 +133,20 @@ OpenLayers.Size.prototype = {
     },
 
     /** 
-    * @return New OpenLayers.Size object with the same w and h values
-    * @type OpenLayers.Size
-    */
+     * @deprecated
+     * 
+     * @return New OpenLayers.Size object with the same w and h values
+     * @type OpenLayers.Size
+     */
     copyOf:function() {
+        return this.clone();
+    },
+
+    /** 
+     * @return New OpenLayers.Size object with the same w and h values
+     * @type OpenLayers.Size
+     */
+    clone:function() {
         return new OpenLayers.Size(this.w, this.h);
     },
 
@@ -193,10 +212,20 @@ OpenLayers.LonLat.prototype = {
     },
 
     /** 
-    * @return New OpenLayers.LonLat object with the same lon and lat values
-    * @type OpenLayers.LonLat
-    */
+     * @deprecated
+     * 
+     * @return New OpenLayers.LonLat object with the same lon and lat values
+     * @type OpenLayers.LonLat
+     */
     copyOf:function() {
+        return this.clone();
+    },
+
+    /** 
+     * @return New OpenLayers.LonLat object with the same lon and lat values
+     * @type OpenLayers.LonLat
+     */
+    clone:function() {
         return new OpenLayers.LonLat(this.lon, this.lat);
     },
 
@@ -288,10 +317,20 @@ OpenLayers.Bounds.prototype = {
     },
 
     /**
-    * @returns A fresh copy of the bounds
-    * @type OpenLayers.Bounds
-    */
+     * @deprecated
+     * 
+     * @returns A fresh copy of the bounds
+     * @type OpenLayers.Bounds
+     */
     copyOf:function() {
+        return this.clone();
+    },
+
+    /**
+     * @returns A fresh copy of the bounds
+     * @type OpenLayers.Bounds
+     */
+    clone:function() {
         return new OpenLayers.Bounds(this.left, this.bottom, 
                                      this.right, this.top);
     },
@@ -609,16 +648,26 @@ Array.prototype.remove = function(item) {
     return this;
 }
 
+/**
+ * @deprecated
+ * 
+ * @returns A fresh copy of the array
+ * @type Array
+ */
+Array.prototype.copyOf = function() {
+    return this.clone();
+};
+
 /**
 * @returns A fresh copy of the array
 * @type Array
 */
-Array.prototype.copyOf = function() {
-  var copy = new Array();
+Array.prototype.clone = function() {
+  var clone = new Array();
   for (var i = 0; i < this.length; i++) {
-      copy[i] = this[i];
+      clone[i] = this[i];
   }
-  return copy;
+  return clone;
 };
 
 /**