Index: include/clang/StaticAnalyzer/Core/PathSensitive/MemRegion.h
===================================================================
--- include/clang/StaticAnalyzer/Core/PathSensitive/MemRegion.h
+++ include/clang/StaticAnalyzer/Core/PathSensitive/MemRegion.h
@@ -150,6 +150,16 @@
   template<typename RegionTy> const RegionTy* getAs() const;
 
   virtual bool isBoundable() const { return false; }
+
+  /// Get desriptive name for memory region. The name is obtained from
+  /// the variable/field declaration retrieved from the memory region.
+  /// Regions that point to an element of an array are returned as: "arr[0]".
+  /// Regions that point to a struct are returned as: "st.var".
+  //
+  /// \param UseQuotes Set if the name should be quoted.
+  ///
+  /// \returns variable name for memory region
+  std::string getDescriptiveName(bool UseQuotes = true) const;
 };
 
 /// MemSpaceRegion - A memory region that represents a "memory space";
Index: lib/StaticAnalyzer/Core/MemRegion.cpp
===================================================================
--- lib/StaticAnalyzer/Core/MemRegion.cpp
+++ lib/StaticAnalyzer/Core/MemRegion.cpp
@@ -632,6 +632,46 @@
   superRegion->printPrettyAsExpr(os);
 }
 
+std::string MemRegion::getDescriptiveName(bool UseQuotes) const {
+  std::string VariableName;
+  std::string ArrayIndices;
+  const MemRegion *R = this;
+  SmallString<50> buf;
+  llvm::raw_svector_ostream os(buf);
+
+  // Obtain array indices to add them to the variable name.
+  const ElementRegion *ER = nullptr;
+  while ((ER = R->getAs<ElementRegion>())) {
+    // Index is a ConcreteInt.
+    if (auto CI = ER->getIndex().getAs<nonloc::ConcreteInt>()) {
+      llvm::SmallString<2> Idx;
+      CI->getValue().toString(Idx);
+      ArrayIndices = (llvm::Twine("[") + Idx.str() + "]" + ArrayIndices).str();
+    }
+    // If not a ConcreteInt, try to obtain the variable
+    // name by calling 'getDescriptiveName' recursively.
+    else {
+      std::string Idx = ER->getDescriptiveName(false);
+      if (!Idx.empty()) {
+        ArrayIndices = (llvm::Twine("[") + Idx + "]" + ArrayIndices).str();
+      }
+    }
+    R = ER->getSuperRegion();
+  }
+
+  // Get variable name.
+  if (R && R->canPrintPrettyAsExpr()) {
+    R->printPrettyAsExpr(os);
+    if (UseQuotes) {
+      return (llvm::Twine("'") + os.str() + ArrayIndices + "'").str();
+    } else {
+      return (llvm::Twine(os.str()) + ArrayIndices).str();
+    }
+  }
+
+  return VariableName;
+}
+
 //===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
 // MemRegionManager methods.
 //===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
Index: test/Analysis/MemRegion.cpp
===================================================================
--- test/Analysis/MemRegion.cpp
+++ test/Analysis/MemRegion.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+// RUN: %clang_cc1 -analyze -analyzer-checker=optin.mpi.MPI-Checker -verify %s
+
+#include "MPIMock.h"
+
+// Use MPI-Checker to test 'getDescriptiveName', as the checker uses the
+// function for diagnostics.
+void testGetDescriptiveName() {
+  int rank = 0;
+  MPI_Comm_rank(MPI_COMM_WORLD, &rank);
+  MPI_Request sendReq1;
+  MPI_Wait(&sendReq1, MPI_STATUS_IGNORE); // expected-warning{{Request 'sendReq1' has no matching nonblocking call.}}
+}
+
+void testGetDescriptiveName2() {
+  int rank = 0;
+  MPI_Comm_rank(MPI_COMM_WORLD, &rank);
+  MPI_Request sendReq1[10][10][10];
+  MPI_Wait(&sendReq1[1][7][9], MPI_STATUS_IGNORE); // expected-warning{{Request 'sendReq1[1][7][9]' has no matching nonblocking call.}}
+}
+
+void testGetDescriptiveName3() {
+  int rank = 0;
+  MPI_Comm_rank(MPI_COMM_WORLD, &rank);
+  typedef struct { MPI_Request req; } ReqStruct;
+  ReqStruct rs;
+  MPI_Request *r = &rs.req;
+  MPI_Wait(r, MPI_STATUS_IGNORE); // expected-warning{{Request 'rs.req' has no matching nonblocking call.}}
+}
+
+void testGetDescriptiveName4() {
+  int rank = 0;
+  MPI_Comm_rank(MPI_COMM_WORLD, &rank);
+  typedef struct { MPI_Request req[2][2]; } ReqStruct;
+  ReqStruct rs;
+  MPI_Request *r = &rs.req[0][1];
+  MPI_Wait(r, MPI_STATUS_IGNORE); // expected-warning{{Request 'rs.req[0][1]' has no matching nonblocking call.}}
+}
+
+void testGetDescriptiveName5() {
+  int rank = 0;
+  MPI_Comm_rank(MPI_COMM_WORLD, &rank);
+  typedef struct { MPI_Request req; } ReqStructInner;
+  typedef struct  { ReqStructInner req; } ReqStruct;
+  ReqStruct rs;
+  MPI_Request *r = &rs.req.req;
+  MPI_Wait(r, MPI_STATUS_IGNORE); // expected-warning{{Request 'rs.req.req' has no matching nonblocking call.}}
+}