diff --git a/share/skel/dot.profile b/share/skel/dot.profile
index 40dfa58f4e8..d67a6e2a934 100644
--- a/share/skel/dot.profile
+++ b/share/skel/dot.profile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# .profile - Bourne Shell startup script for login shells
+# .profile - POSIX Shell startup script for login shells
 #
 # see also sh(1), environ(7).
 #
diff --git a/usr.bin/apply/apply.1 b/usr.bin/apply/apply.1
index f1c114d4081..1e0115364e8 100644
--- a/usr.bin/apply/apply.1
+++ b/usr.bin/apply/apply.1
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ The following environment variable affects the execution of
 .Bl -tag -width SHELL
 .It Ev SHELL
 Pathname of shell to use.
-If this variable is not defined, the Bourne shell is used.
+If this variable is not defined, the POSIX shell is used.
 .El
 .Sh FILES
 .Bl -tag -width /bin/sh -compact
diff --git a/usr.bin/chpass/chpass.1 b/usr.bin/chpass/chpass.1
index 0891f3f28c9..0321d748a1a 100644
--- a/usr.bin/chpass/chpass.1
+++ b/usr.bin/chpass/chpass.1
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ The
 field is the command interpreter the user prefers.
 If the
 .Ar shell
-field is empty, the Bourne shell,
+field is empty, the POSIX shell,
 .Pa /bin/sh ,
 is assumed.
 When altering a login shell, and not the super-user, the user
diff --git a/usr.bin/fortune/datfiles/freebsd-tips b/usr.bin/fortune/datfiles/freebsd-tips
index 379f772fea8..47fd3c75562 100644
--- a/usr.bin/fortune/datfiles/freebsd-tips
+++ b/usr.bin/fortune/datfiles/freebsd-tips
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ directory sizes.
 nc(1) (or netcat) is useful not only for redirecting input/output to
 TCP or UDP connections, but also for proxying them with inetd(8).
 %
-sh (the default Bourne shell in FreeBSD) supports command-line editing.  Just
+sh (the default POSIX shell in FreeBSD) supports command-line editing.  Just
 ``set -o emacs'' or ``set -o vi'' to enable it. Use "<TAB>" key to complete
 paths.
 %
@@ -415,7 +415,7 @@ if you leave the shell idle for more than 30 minutes.
 %
 You can use aliases to decrease the amount of typing you need to do to get
 commands you commonly use.  Examples of fairly popular aliases include (in
-Bourne shell style, as in /bin/sh, bash, ksh, and zsh):
+POSIX shell style, as in /bin/sh, bash, ksh, and zsh):
 
 	alias lf="ls -FA"
 	alias ll="ls -lA"
diff --git a/usr.bin/script/script.1 b/usr.bin/script/script.1
index 5f40e5af28f..ef8eaa35174 100644
--- a/usr.bin/script/script.1
+++ b/usr.bin/script/script.1
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ Forward terminal size changes on
 The script ends when the forked shell (or command) exits (a
 .Em control-D
 to exit
-the Bourne shell
+the POSIX shell
 .Pf ( Xr sh 1 ) ,
 and
 .Em exit ,
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ exists, the shell forked by
 will be that shell.
 If
 .Ev SHELL
-is not set, the Bourne shell
+is not set, the POSIX shell
 is assumed.
 .Pq Most shells set this variable automatically .
 .El
diff --git a/usr.sbin/adduser/adduser.8 b/usr.sbin/adduser/adduser.8
index e21a7653f25..eacc12a8f3c 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/adduser/adduser.8
+++ b/usr.sbin/adduser/adduser.8
@@ -459,7 +459,7 @@ command appeared in
 .An -nosplit
 This manual page and the original script, in Perl, was written by
 .An Wolfram Schneider Aq Mt wosch@FreeBSD.org .
-The replacement script, written as a Bourne
+The replacement script, written as a POSIX
 shell script with some enhancements, and the man page modification that
 came with it were done by
 .An Mike Makonnen Aq Mt mtm@identd.net .