diff --git a/caldav/collection.py b/caldav/collection.py
index 61880c04..1b48a7d7 100644
--- a/caldav/collection.py
+++ b/caldav/collection.py
@@ -599,12 +599,13 @@ def __init__(
             client: A DAVClient instance
             url: The url for this calendar. May be a full URL or a relative URL.
             parent: The parent object (typically a CalendarSet or Principal)
-            name: The display name for the calendar
+            name: The display name for the calendar (stored in props cache)
             id: The calendar id (used when creating new calendars)
             props: A dict with known properties for this calendar
         """
-        super().__init__(client=client, url=url, parent=parent, id=id, props=props, **extra)
-        self.name = name
+        super().__init__(
+            client=client, url=url, parent=parent, id=id, props=props, name=name, **extra
+        )
 
     def _create(
         self, name=None, id=None, supported_calendar_component_set=None, method=None
@@ -986,14 +987,18 @@ def save(self, method=None):
             return self._async_save(method)
 
         if self.url is None:
-            self._create(id=self.id, name=self.name, method=method, **self.extra_init_options)
+            # Get display name from props cache
+            display_name = self.props.get("{DAV:}displayname")
+            self._create(id=self.id, name=display_name, method=method, **self.extra_init_options)
         return self
 
     async def _async_save(self, method=None):
         """Async implementation of save."""
         if self.url is None:
+            # Get display name from props cache
+            display_name = self.props.get("{DAV:}displayname")
             await self._async_create(
-                name=self.name, id=self.id, method=method, **self.extra_init_options
+                name=display_name, id=self.id, method=method, **self.extra_init_options
             )
         return self
 
diff --git a/caldav/davobject.py b/caldav/davobject.py
index 222cac70..ae49f28d 100644
--- a/caldav/davobject.py
+++ b/caldav/davobject.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import logging
 import sys
+import warnings
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, Optional, TypeVar
 from urllib.parse import ParseResult, SplitResult, quote, unquote
 
@@ -54,7 +55,6 @@ class DAVObject:
     url: URL | None = None
     client: Optional["DAVClient"] = None
     parent: Optional["DAVObject"] = None
-    name: str | None = None
 
     def __init__(
         self,
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ def __init__(
         parent: Optional["DAVObject"] = None,
         id: str | None = None,
         props=None,
+        name: str | None = None,
         **extra,
     ) -> None:
         """
@@ -74,6 +75,7 @@ def __init__(
           parent: The parent object - used when creating objects
           id: The resource id (UID for an Event)
           props: a dict with known properties for this object
+          name: Display name (deprecated, use props={'{DAV:}displayname': name})
         """
 
         if client is None and parent is not None:
@@ -83,6 +85,10 @@ def __init__(
         self.id = id
         self.props = props or {}
         self.extra_init_options = extra
+
+        # Store name in props cache as displayname
+        if name is not None:
+            self.props["{DAV:}displayname"] = name
         # url may be a path relative to the caldav root
         if client and url:
             self.url = client.url.join(url)
@@ -584,6 +590,21 @@ def get_display_name(self):
         """
         return self.get_property(dav.DisplayName(), use_cached=True)
 
+    @property
+    def name(self) -> str | None:
+        """
+        Display name of this DAV object.
+
+        .. deprecated:: 3.0
+            Use :meth:`get_display_name` instead.
+        """
+        warnings.warn(
+            "The 'name' attribute is deprecated. Use get_display_name() instead.",
+            DeprecationWarning,
+            stacklevel=2,
+        )
+        return self.get_display_name()
+
     def __str__(self) -> str:
         try:
             return str(self.get_property(dav.DisplayName(), use_cached=True)) or self.url