diff --git a/tests/unit/api/test_settings.py b/tests/unit/api/test_settings.py
index 514c478c7..db847460e 100644
--- a/tests/unit/api/test_settings.py
+++ b/tests/unit/api/test_settings.py
@@ -154,18 +154,18 @@ def ask_question(*args, **kwargs):
 
 
 def test_set_order_setting():
-    o = settings.ImageOrderSetting("imageorder", "name")
-    o.value = "name-desc"
-    assert o.value == "name-desc"
+    o = settings.ImageOrderSetting("imageorder", "alphabetical")
+    o.value = "alphabetical-desc"
+    assert o.value == "alphabetical-desc"
 
 
 def test_set_order_setting_non_str():
-    o = settings.OrderSetting("order", "name")
+    o = settings.OrderSetting("order", "alphabetical")
     with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="must be one of"):
         o.value = 1
 
 
 def test_set_order_setting_non_valid():
-    o = settings.OrderSetting("order", "name")
+    o = settings.OrderSetting("order", "alphabetical")
     with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="must be one of"):
         o.value = "invalid"
diff --git a/vimiv/api/settings.py b/vimiv/api/settings.py
index 051958966..365c94174 100644
--- a/vimiv/api/settings.py
+++ b/vimiv/api/settings.py
@@ -359,14 +359,14 @@ class ImageOrderSetting(OrderSetting):
     """Stores an image ordering setting."""
 
     ORDER_TYPES = {
-        "name": (os.path.basename, False),
-        "name-desc": (os.path.basename, True),
-        "name-natural": (OrderSetting._natural_sort, False),
-        "name-natural-desc": (OrderSetting._natural_sort, True),
-        "modify": (os.path.getmtime, False),
-        "modify-desc": (os.path.getmtime, True),
-        "size": (os.path.getsize, False),
-        "size-desc": (os.path.getsize, True),
+        "alphabetical": (os.path.basename, False),
+        "alphabetical-desc": (os.path.basename, True),
+        "natural": (OrderSetting._natural_sort, False),
+        "natural-desc": (OrderSetting._natural_sort, True),
+        "recently-modify-first": (os.path.getmtime, False),
+        "recently-modify-last": (os.path.getmtime, True),
+        "smallest-first": (os.path.getsize, False),
+        "largest-first": (os.path.getsize, True),
     }
 
     def __str__(self) -> str:
@@ -377,14 +377,14 @@ class DirectoryOrderSetting(OrderSetting):
     """Stores an directory ordering setting."""
 
     ORDER_TYPES = {
-        "name": (os.path.basename, False),
-        "name-desc": (os.path.basename, True),
-        "name-natural": (OrderSetting._natural_sort, False),
-        "name-natural-desc": (OrderSetting._natural_sort, True),
-        "modify": (os.path.getmtime, False),
-        "modify-desc": (os.path.getmtime, True),
-        "size": (lambda e: len(os.listdir(e)), True),
-        "size-desc": (lambda e: len(os.listdir(e)), False),
+        "alphabetical": (os.path.basename, False),
+        "alphabetical-desc": (os.path.basename, True),
+        "natural": (OrderSetting._natural_sort, False),
+        "natural-desc": (OrderSetting._natural_sort, True),
+        "recently-modify-first": (os.path.getmtime, False),
+        "recently-modify-last": (os.path.getmtime, True),
+        "smallest-first": (lambda e: len(os.listdir(e)), True),
+        "largest-first": (lambda e: len(os.listdir(e)), False),
     }
 
     def __str__(self) -> str:
@@ -409,9 +409,11 @@ def __str__(self) -> str:
 read_only = BoolSetting(
     "read_only", False, desc="Disable any commands that are able to edit files on disk"
 )
-image_order = ImageOrderSetting("image_order", "name", desc="Set image ordering.",)
+image_order = ImageOrderSetting(
+    "image_order", "alphabetical", desc="Set image ordering.",
+)
 directory_order = DirectoryOrderSetting(
-    "directory_order", "name", desc="Set directory ordering.",
+    "directory_order", "alphabetical", desc="Set directory ordering.",
 )