diff --git a/src/corelib/global/qglobalstatic.qdoc b/src/corelib/global/qglobalstatic.qdoc
index a6f9e756f48..c8fa7aaa024 100644
--- a/src/corelib/global/qglobalstatic.qdoc
+++ b/src/corelib/global/qglobalstatic.qdoc
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
     outside of any function bodies):
 
     \code
-        Q_GLOBAL_STATIC(MyType, staticType)
+        Q_GLOBAL_STATIC(MyType, myGlobal)
     \endcode
 
     This macro is intended to replace global static objects that are not POD
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
     name. For example, the following C++ code creates a global static:
 
     \code
-        static MyType staticType;
+        static MyType myGlobal;
     \endcode
 
     Compared to Q_GLOBAL_STATIC, and assuming that \c MyType is a class or
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@
 
     \code
         class MyType : public MyOtherType { };
-        Q_GLOBAL_STATIC(MyType, staticType)
+        Q_GLOBAL_STATIC(MyType, myGlobal)
     \endcode
 
     No body for \c MyType is required since the destructor is an implicit
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@
         public:
             MyType(int i) : MyOtherType(i) {}
         };
-        Q_GLOBAL_STATIC_WITH_ARGS(MyType, staticType, (42))
+        Q_GLOBAL_STATIC_WITH_ARGS(MyType, myGlobal, (42))
    \endcode
 
    Alternatively, if the compiler supports C++11 inheriting constructors, one could write:
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@
         public:
             using MyOtherType::MyOtherType;
         };
-        Q_GLOBAL_STATIC_WITH_ARGS(MyType, staticType, (42))
+        Q_GLOBAL_STATIC_WITH_ARGS(MyType, myGlobal, (42))
     \endcode
 
     \section1 Placement
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@
     outside of any function bodies):
 
     \code
-        Q_GLOBAL_STATIC_WITH_ARGS(MyType, staticType, (42, "Hello", "World"))
+        Q_GLOBAL_STATIC_WITH_ARGS(MyType, myGlobal, (42, "Hello", "World"))
     \endcode
 
     The \a Arguments macro parameter must always include the parentheses or, if
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@
     equivalent to
 
     \code
-        Q_GLOBAL_STATIC(MyType, staticType, 42, "Hello", "World")
+        Q_GLOBAL_STATIC(MyType, myGlobal, 42, "Hello", "World")
     \endcode
 
     Aside from the actual initialization of the contents with the supplied
@@ -304,11 +304,11 @@
     follows:
 
     \code
-        Q_GLOBAL_STATIC(MyType, staticType)
+        Q_GLOBAL_STATIC(MyType, myGlobal)
     \endcode
 
     The above example creates an object of type QGlobalStatic called \c
-    staticType. After the above declaration, the \c staticType object may be
+    myGlobal. After the above declaration, the \c myGlobal object may be used as
     used as if it were a pointer, guaranteed to be initialized exactly once. In
     addition to the use as a pointer, the object offers two methods to
     determine the current status of the global: exists() and isDestroyed().