diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ddfeaa7..4745c51 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -133,68 +133,68 @@ Supported types: `int`, `int8`, `int16`, `int32`, `int64`, `uint`, `uint8`, `uin
 
 Advanced error handling utilities.
 
-**HandleError** - Process errors with custom matchers
+**Handle** - Process errors with custom matchers
 ```go
 import "go.aykhans.me/go-utils/errors"
 
-handled, result := errors.HandleError(err,
-    errors.OnSentinelError(io.EOF, func(e error) error {
+handled, result := errors.Handle(err,
+    errors.OnSentinel(io.EOF, func(e error) error {
         return nil  // EOF is expected, ignore it
     }),
-    errors.OnCustomError(func(e *CustomError) error {
+    errors.OnType(func(e *CustomError) error {
         return fmt.Errorf("custom error: %w", e)
     }),
 )
 ```
 
-**HandleErrorOrDie** - Handle errors or panic if unhandled
+**MustHandle** - Handle errors or panic if unhandled
 ```go
-result := errors.HandleErrorOrDie(err,
-    errors.OnSentinelError(context.Canceled, func(e error) error {
+result := errors.MustHandle(err,
+    errors.OnSentinel(context.Canceled, func(e error) error {
         return fmt.Errorf("operation canceled")
     }),
 )  // Panics if err doesn't match any handler
 ```
 
-**HandleErrorOrDefault** - Handle errors with a default fallback
+**HandleOr** - Handle errors with a default fallback
 ```go
-result := errors.HandleErrorOrDefault(err,
+result := errors.HandleOr(err,
     func(e error) error {
         // Default handler for unmatched errors
         return fmt.Errorf("unexpected error: %w", e)
     },
-    errors.OnSentinelError(context.Canceled, func(e error) error {
+    errors.OnSentinel(context.Canceled, func(e error) error {
         return fmt.Errorf("operation canceled")
     }),
-    errors.OnCustomError(func(e *ValidationError) error {
+    errors.OnType(func(e *ValidationError) error {
         return fmt.Errorf("validation failed: %w", e)
     }),
 )
 
 // Pass nil to suppress unmatched errors
-result := errors.HandleErrorOrDefault(err, nil,
-    errors.OnSentinelError(io.EOF, func(e error) error {
+result := errors.HandleOr(err, nil,
+    errors.OnSentinel(io.EOF, func(e error) error {
         return errors.New("EOF handled")
     }),
 )  // Returns nil for unmatched errors
 ```
 
-**OnSentinelError** - Create matcher for sentinel errors (like `io.EOF`)
+**OnSentinel** - Create matcher for sentinel errors (like `io.EOF`)
 ```go
-matcher := errors.OnSentinelError(io.EOF, func(e error) error {
+matcher := errors.OnSentinel(io.EOF, func(e error) error {
     log.Println("reached end of file")
     return nil
 })
 ```
 
-**OnCustomError** - Create matcher for custom error types
+**OnType** - Create matcher for custom error types
 ```go
 type ValidationError struct {
     Field string
     Msg   string
 }
 
-matcher := errors.OnCustomError(func(e *ValidationError) error {
+matcher := errors.OnType(func(e *ValidationError) error {
     log.Printf("validation failed on field %s", e.Field)
     return fmt.Errorf("invalid input: %w", e)
 })
diff --git a/errors/handler.go b/errors/handler.go
index 7b4da48..e4969c9 100644
--- a/errors/handler.go
+++ b/errors/handler.go
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@ type ErrorMatcher struct {
 // or (false, nil) if no matcher matches the error.
 // If err is nil, returns (true, nil).
 //
+// Deprecated: HandleError is deprecated and will be removed in a future release.
+// Use Handle instead, which provides the same functionality.
+//
 // Example:
 //
 //	handled, result := HandleError(err,
@@ -58,11 +61,31 @@ func HandleError(err error, matchers ...ErrorMatcher) (bool, error) {
 	return false, err // No matcher found
 }
 
+// Handle processes an error against a list of matchers and executes the appropriate handler.
+// It returns (true, handlerResult) if a matching handler is found and executed,
+// or (false, nil) if no matcher matches the error.
+// If err is nil, returns (true, nil).
+//
+// Example:
+//
+//	handled, result := Handle(err,
+//	    OnSentinel(io.EOF, func(e error) error {
+//	        return nil // EOF is expected, ignore it
+//	    }),
+//	    OnType(func(e *CustomError) error {
+//	        return fmt.Errorf("custom error: %w", e)
+//	    }),
+//	)
+var Handle = HandleError
+
 // HandleErrorOrDie processes an error against a list of matchers and executes the appropriate handler.
 // If a matching handler is found, it returns the handler's result.
 // If no matcher matches the error, it panics with a descriptive message.
 // This function is useful when all expected error types must be handled explicitly.
 //
+// Deprecated: HandleErrorOrDie is deprecated and will be removed in a future release.
+// Use MustHandle instead, which provides the same functionality.
+//
 // Example:
 //
 //	result := HandleErrorOrDie(err,
@@ -81,6 +104,23 @@ func HandleErrorOrDie(err error, matchers ...ErrorMatcher) error {
 	return err
 }
 
+// MustHandle processes an error against a list of matchers and executes the appropriate handler.
+// If a matching handler is found, it returns the handler's result.
+// If no matcher matches the error, it panics with a descriptive message.
+// This function is useful when all expected error types must be handled explicitly.
+//
+// Example:
+//
+//	result := MustHandle(err,
+//	    OnSentinel(context.Canceled, func(e error) error {
+//	        return fmt.Errorf("operation canceled")
+//	    }),
+//	    OnType(func(e *ValidationError) error {
+//	        return fmt.Errorf("validation failed: %w", e)
+//	    }),
+//	) // Panics if err doesn't match any handler
+var MustHandle = HandleErrorOrDie
+
 // HandleErrorOrDefault processes an error against a list of matchers and executes the appropriate handler.
 // If a matching handler is found, it returns the handler's result.
 // If no matcher matches the error, it executes the default handler (dft) and returns its result.
@@ -88,6 +128,9 @@ func HandleErrorOrDie(err error, matchers ...ErrorMatcher) error {
 // This function is useful when you want to handle specific error cases explicitly
 // while providing a fallback handler for all other errors.
 //
+// Deprecated: HandleErrorOrDefault is deprecated and will be removed in a future release.
+// Use HandleOr instead, which provides the same functionality.
+//
 // Example:
 //
 //	result := HandleErrorOrDefault(err,
@@ -120,6 +163,36 @@ func HandleErrorOrDefault(err error, dft ErrorHandler, matchers ...ErrorMatcher)
 	return err
 }
 
+// HandleOr processes an error against a list of matchers and executes the appropriate handler.
+// If a matching handler is found, it returns the handler's result.
+// If no matcher matches the error, it executes the default handler (dft) and returns its result.
+// If dft is nil, unmatched errors return nil (effectively suppressing the error).
+// This function is useful when you want to handle specific error cases explicitly
+// while providing a fallback handler for all other errors.
+//
+// Example:
+//
+//	result := HandleOr(err,
+//	    func(e error) error {
+//	        // Default handler for unmatched errors
+//	        return fmt.Errorf("unexpected error: %w", e)
+//	    },
+//	    OnSentinel(context.Canceled, func(e error) error {
+//	        return fmt.Errorf("operation canceled")
+//	    }),
+//	    OnType(func(e *ValidationError) error {
+//	        return fmt.Errorf("validation failed: %w", e)
+//	    }),
+//	)
+//
+//	// Suppress unmatched errors by passing nil as default handler
+//	result := HandleOr(err, nil,
+//	    OnSentinel(io.EOF, func(e error) error {
+//	        return errors.New("EOF handled")
+//	    }),
+//	) // Returns nil for unmatched errors
+var HandleOr = HandleErrorOrDefault
+
 // OnSentinelError creates an ErrorMatcher for sentinel errors.
 // Sentinel errors are predefined error values that are compared using errors.Is.
 //
@@ -130,6 +203,9 @@ func HandleErrorOrDefault(err error, dft ErrorHandler, matchers ...ErrorMatcher)
 // The handler function receives the original error and can return a new error
 // or nil to suppress it.
 //
+// Deprecated: OnSentinelError is deprecated and will be removed in a future release.
+// Use OnSentinel instead, which provides the same functionality.
+//
 // Example:
 //
 //	matcher := OnSentinelError(io.EOF, func(e error) error {
@@ -144,6 +220,24 @@ func OnSentinelError(sentinelErr error, handler ErrorHandler) ErrorMatcher {
 	}
 }
 
+// OnSentinel creates an ErrorMatcher for sentinel errors.
+// Sentinel errors are predefined error values that are compared using errors.Is.
+//
+// This is used with Handle or MustHandle to match specific error
+// values like io.EOF, context.Canceled, or custom sentinel errors defined with
+// errors.New or fmt.Errorf.
+//
+// The handler function receives the original error and can return a new error
+// or nil to suppress it.
+//
+// Example:
+//
+//	matcher := OnSentinel(io.EOF, func(e error) error {
+//	    log.Println("reached end of file")
+//	    return nil // suppress EOF error
+//	})
+var OnSentinel = OnSentinelError
+
 // OnCustomError creates an ErrorMatcher for custom error types.
 // Custom error types are struct types that implement the error interface,
 // and are matched using errors.As to unwrap error chains.
@@ -155,6 +249,9 @@ func OnSentinelError(sentinelErr error, handler ErrorHandler) ErrorMatcher {
 // This is particularly useful for handling errors with additional context or data,
 // such as validation errors, network errors, or domain-specific errors.
 //
+// Deprecated: OnCustomError is deprecated and will be removed in a future release.
+// Use OnType instead, which provides the same functionality.
+//
 // Example:
 //
 //	type ValidationError struct {
@@ -183,3 +280,32 @@ func OnCustomError[T error](handler func(T) error) ErrorMatcher {
 		IsSentinel: false,
 	}
 }
+
+// OnType creates an ErrorMatcher for custom error types.
+// Custom error types are struct types that implement the error interface,
+// and are matched using errors.As to unwrap error chains.
+//
+// The type parameter T specifies the error type to match. The handler function
+// receives the unwrapped typed error, allowing you to access type-specific fields
+// and methods.
+//
+// This is particularly useful for handling errors with additional context or data,
+// such as validation errors, network errors, or domain-specific errors.
+//
+// Example:
+//
+//	type ValidationError struct {
+//	    Field string
+//	    Msg   string
+//	}
+//	func (e *ValidationError) Error() string {
+//	    return fmt.Sprintf("%s: %s", e.Field, e.Msg)
+//	}
+//
+//	matcher := OnType(func(e *ValidationError) error {
+//	    log.Printf("validation failed on field %s: %s", e.Field, e.Msg)
+//	    return fmt.Errorf("invalid input: %w", e)
+//	})
+func OnType[T error](handler func(T) error) ErrorMatcher {
+	return OnCustomError(handler)
+}