diff --git a/ggml.c b/ggml.c
index b449ea42f..8af60f6fc 100644
--- a/ggml.c
+++ b/ggml.c
@@ -4747,7 +4747,6 @@ struct ggml_tensor * ggml_view_tensor(
         struct ggml_context * ctx,
         const struct ggml_tensor * src) {
     struct ggml_tensor * result = ggml_new_tensor_impl(ctx, src->type, src->n_dims, src->ne, src->data);
-
     ggml_format_name(result, "%s (view)", src->name);
 
     result->nb[0] = src->nb[0];
@@ -5910,6 +5909,11 @@ struct ggml_tensor * ggml_cpy_impl(
 
     // make a view of the destination
     struct ggml_tensor * result = ggml_view_tensor(ctx, b);
+    if (strlen(a->name) > 0) {
+        ggml_format_name(result, "%s (copy of %s)", a->name, b->name);
+    } else {
+        ggml_format_name(result, "%s (copy)", b->name);
+    }
 
     result->op   = GGML_OP_CPY;
     result->grad = is_node ? ggml_dup_tensor(ctx, result) : NULL;
@@ -5946,6 +5950,7 @@ struct ggml_tensor * ggml_cont_impl(
     }
 
     struct ggml_tensor * result = inplace ? ggml_view_tensor(ctx, a) : ggml_dup_tensor(ctx, a);
+    ggml_format_name(result, "%s (cont)", a->name);
 
     result->op   = GGML_OP_CONT;
     result->grad = is_node ? ggml_dup_tensor(ctx, result) : NULL;
@@ -5989,6 +5994,7 @@ struct ggml_tensor * ggml_reshape(
     }
 
     struct ggml_tensor * result = ggml_new_tensor_impl(ctx, a->type, b->n_dims, b->ne, a->data);
+    ggml_format_name(result, "%s (reshaped)", a->name);
 
     result->op   = GGML_OP_RESHAPE;
     result->grad = is_node ? ggml_dup_tensor(ctx, result) : NULL;
@@ -6013,6 +6019,7 @@ struct ggml_tensor * ggml_reshape_1d(
 
     const int64_t ne[1] = { ne0 };
     struct ggml_tensor * result = ggml_new_tensor_impl(ctx, a->type, 1, ne, a->data);
+    ggml_format_name(result, "%s (reshaped)", a->name);
 
     result->op   = GGML_OP_RESHAPE;
     result->grad = is_node ? ggml_dup_tensor(ctx, result) : NULL;
@@ -6038,6 +6045,7 @@ struct ggml_tensor * ggml_reshape_2d(
 
     const int64_t ne[2] = { ne0, ne1 };
     struct ggml_tensor * result = ggml_new_tensor_impl(ctx, a->type, 2, ne, a->data);
+    ggml_format_name(result, "%s (reshaped)", a->name);
 
     result->op   = GGML_OP_RESHAPE;
     result->grad = is_node ? ggml_dup_tensor(ctx, result) : NULL;
@@ -6064,6 +6072,7 @@ struct ggml_tensor * ggml_reshape_3d(
 
     const int64_t ne[3] = { ne0, ne1, ne2 };
     struct ggml_tensor * result = ggml_new_tensor_impl(ctx, a->type, 3, ne, a->data);
+    ggml_format_name(result, "%s (reshaped)", a->name);
 
     result->op   = GGML_OP_RESHAPE;
     result->grad = is_node ? ggml_dup_tensor(ctx, result) : NULL;
@@ -6092,6 +6101,7 @@ struct ggml_tensor * ggml_reshape_4d(
 
     const int64_t ne[4] = { ne0, ne1, ne2, ne3 };
     struct ggml_tensor * result = ggml_new_tensor_impl(ctx, a->type, 4, ne, a->data);
+    ggml_format_name(result, "%s (reshaped)", a->name);
 
     result->op   = GGML_OP_RESHAPE;
     result->grad = is_node ? ggml_dup_tensor(ctx, result) : NULL;
@@ -6116,6 +6126,7 @@ struct ggml_tensor * ggml_view_1d(
     }
 
     struct ggml_tensor * result = ggml_new_tensor_impl(ctx, a->type, 1, &ne0, (char *) a->data + offset);
+    ggml_format_name(result, "%s (view)", a->name);
 
     ggml_scratch_save(ctx);
 
@@ -6153,6 +6164,7 @@ struct ggml_tensor * ggml_view_2d(
     const int64_t ne[GGML_MAX_DIMS] = { ne0, ne1, 1, 1 };
 
     struct ggml_tensor * result = ggml_new_tensor_impl(ctx, a->type, 2, ne, (char *) a->data + offset);
+    ggml_format_name(result, "%s (view)", a->name);
 
     ggml_scratch_save(ctx);
 
@@ -6196,6 +6208,7 @@ struct ggml_tensor * ggml_view_3d(
     const int64_t ne[GGML_MAX_DIMS] = { ne0, ne1, ne2, 1 };
 
     struct ggml_tensor * result = ggml_new_tensor_impl(ctx, a->type, 3, ne, (char *) a->data + offset);
+    ggml_format_name(result, "%s (view)", a->name);
 
     ggml_scratch_save(ctx);
 
@@ -6241,6 +6254,7 @@ struct ggml_tensor * ggml_view_4d(
     const int64_t ne[GGML_MAX_DIMS] = { ne0, ne1, ne2, ne3 };
 
     struct ggml_tensor * result = ggml_new_tensor_impl(ctx, a->type, 4, ne, (char *) a->data + offset);
+    ggml_format_name(result, "%s (view)", a->name);
 
     ggml_scratch_save(ctx);
 
@@ -6291,6 +6305,7 @@ struct ggml_tensor * ggml_permute(
     }
 
     struct ggml_tensor * result = ggml_view_tensor(ctx, a);
+    ggml_format_name(result, "%s (permuted)", a->name);
 
     int ne[GGML_MAX_DIMS];
     int nb[GGML_MAX_DIMS];
@@ -6350,6 +6365,7 @@ struct ggml_tensor * ggml_transpose(
     }
 
     struct ggml_tensor * result = ggml_view_tensor(ctx, a);
+    ggml_format_name(result, "%s (transposed)", a->name);
 
     result->ne[0] = a->ne[1];
     result->ne[1] = a->ne[0];