Index: tests/Zend/View/Helper/FormTest.php
===================================================================
--- tests/Zend/View/Helper/FormTest.php	(revision 23530)
+++ tests/Zend/View/Helper/FormTest.php	(working copy)
@@ -108,6 +108,24 @@
         $form = $this->helper->form('', array('action' => '/foo', 'method' => 'get', 'id' => null));
         $this->assertNotRegexp('/<form[^>]*(id="")/', $form);
     }
+    
+    /**
+     * @see ZF-10791
+     */
+    public function testPassingNameAsAttributeShouldRenderNameAttrib()
+    {
+    	$form = $this->helper->form('', array('action' => '/foo', 'method' => 'get', 'name' => 'SomeNameAttr'));
+    	$this->assertRegexp('/<form[^>]*(name="SomeNameAttr")/', $form);
+    }
+    
+    /**
+     * @see ZF-10791
+     */
+    public function testEmptyNameAttributeShouldNotRenderNameAttrib()
+    {
+    	$form = $this->helper->form('', array('action' => '/foo', 'method' => 'get'));
+    	$this->assertNotRegexp('/<form[^>]*(name=".*")/', $form);
+    }
 }
 
 // Call Zend_View_Helper_FormTest::main() if this source file is executed directly.
Index: library/Zend/View/Helper/FormElement.php
===================================================================
--- library/Zend/View/Helper/FormElement.php	(revision 23530)
+++ library/Zend/View/Helper/FormElement.php	(working copy)
@@ -160,7 +160,8 @@
         // Remove attribs that might overwrite the other keys. We do this LAST
         // because we needed the other attribs values earlier.
         foreach ($info as $key => $val) {
-            if (array_key_exists($key, $attribs)) {
+			//AAL 20101217 -- Allow override of name attribute
+			if ($key !== 'name' && array_key_exists($key, $attribs)) {
                 unset($attribs[$key]);
             }
         }