diff --git a/eslint/.eslintrc.js b/eslint/.eslintrc.js
index 6dece593..9f13e650 100644
--- a/eslint/.eslintrc.js
+++ b/eslint/.eslintrc.js
@@ -219,6 +219,13 @@ module.exports = {
     // https://eslint.org/docs/rules/func-call-spacing
     'func-call-spacing': [ 'error', 'never' ],
 
+    // requires function names to match the name of the variable or property to which they are assigned
+    // https://eslint.org/docs/rules/func-name-matching
+    'func-name-matching': [ 'error', 'always', {
+      includeCommonJSModuleExports: false,
+      considerPropertyDescriptor: true
+    } ],
+
     // enforces spacing between keys and values in object literal properties
     'key-spacing': [ 'error', { beforeColon: false, afterColon: true } ],
 
diff --git a/eslint/rules/copyright.js b/eslint/rules/copyright.js
index b326ffa8..5c6c635b 100644
--- a/eslint/rules/copyright.js
+++ b/eslint/rules/copyright.js
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ module.exports = function( context ) {
 
   return {
 
-    Program: function checkCopyright( node ) {
+    Program: function( node ) {
       // Get the whole source code, not for node only.
       const comments = context.getSourceCode().getAllComments();
 
diff --git a/eslint/rules/dispose.js b/eslint/rules/dispose.js
index 6db00bb3..e69af07c 100644
--- a/eslint/rules/dispose.js
+++ b/eslint/rules/dispose.js
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ module.exports = function( context ) {
 
   return {
 
-    ExpressionStatement: function checkForDispose( node ) {
+    ExpressionStatement: function( node ) {
 
       // look through the AST of a typical observer registration, see https://github.com/phetsims/chipper/issues/418
       if ( node.expression &&
diff --git a/eslint/rules/no-html-constructors.js b/eslint/rules/no-html-constructors.js
index 1d23410e..e88f8dd5 100644
--- a/eslint/rules/no-html-constructors.js
+++ b/eslint/rules/no-html-constructors.js
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ module.exports = function( context ) {
      *
      * @param  {ASTNode} node
      */
-    'NewExpression:exit': function noHTMLConstructor( node ) {
+    'NewExpression:exit': function( node ) {
 
       // Example...
       //
diff --git a/eslint/rules/no-property-in-require-statement.js b/eslint/rules/no-property-in-require-statement.js
index 3e2e2341..742ab078 100644
--- a/eslint/rules/no-property-in-require-statement.js
+++ b/eslint/rules/no-property-in-require-statement.js
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ module.exports = function( context ) {
 
   return {
 
-    VariableDeclaration: function noAttributesInRequireStatement( node ) {
+    VariableDeclaration: function( node ) {
 
       if ( node.declarations &&
            node.declarations.length > 0 &&
diff --git a/eslint/rules/phet-io-require-contains-ifphetio.js b/eslint/rules/phet-io-require-contains-ifphetio.js
index 7c125040..caf70908 100644
--- a/eslint/rules/phet-io-require-contains-ifphetio.js
+++ b/eslint/rules/phet-io-require-contains-ifphetio.js
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ module.exports = function( context ) {
 
   return {
 
-    VariableDeclaration: function phetioRequireContainsIfphetio( node ) {
+    VariableDeclaration: function( node ) {
 
       // Here is the AST of a typical require statement node, for reference
       // ( should be the same comment as in require-statement-match.js)
diff --git a/eslint/rules/property-visibility-annotation.js b/eslint/rules/property-visibility-annotation.js
index 56dd6407..751e1bbe 100644
--- a/eslint/rules/property-visibility-annotation.js
+++ b/eslint/rules/property-visibility-annotation.js
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ module.exports = function( context ) {
 
   return {
 
-    AssignmentExpression: function propertyVisibilityAnnotation( node ) {
+    AssignmentExpression: function( node ) {
       let isAnnotated = false;
 
       if ( node.left && node.left && node.left.object && node.left.object.type === 'ThisExpression' ) {
diff --git a/eslint/rules/require-statement-match.js b/eslint/rules/require-statement-match.js
index 2236d985..cd4390ae 100644
--- a/eslint/rules/require-statement-match.js
+++ b/eslint/rules/require-statement-match.js
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ module.exports = function( context ) {
 
   return {
 
-    VariableDeclaration: function requireStatementMatch( node ) {
+    VariableDeclaration: function( node ) {
 
       // Here is the AST of a typical require statement node, for reference
       //var exemplar = {
diff --git a/eslint/rules/todo-should-have-issue.js b/eslint/rules/todo-should-have-issue.js
index d5ca1619..aa7c11b2 100644
--- a/eslint/rules/todo-should-have-issue.js
+++ b/eslint/rules/todo-should-have-issue.js
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ if ( buildJSON && buildJSON.common && buildJSON.common.phetLibs ) {
 module.exports = function( context ) {
   return {
 
-    Program: function checkTodoShouldHaveIssue( node ) {
+    Program: function() {
 
       // Check whether the given directory matches the whitelist
       let directoryShouldBeChecked = false;