diff --git a/lldb/bindings/interface/SBBreakpoint.i b/lldb/bindings/interface/SBBreakpoint.i
--- a/lldb/bindings/interface/SBBreakpoint.i
+++ b/lldb/bindings/interface/SBBreakpoint.i
@@ -206,6 +206,9 @@
     bool
     AddName (const char *new_name);
 
+    SBError
+    AddNameWithError (const char *new_name);
+
     void
     RemoveName (const char *name_to_remove);
 
diff --git a/lldb/include/lldb/API/SBBreakpoint.h b/lldb/include/lldb/API/SBBreakpoint.h
--- a/lldb/include/lldb/API/SBBreakpoint.h
+++ b/lldb/include/lldb/API/SBBreakpoint.h
@@ -105,6 +105,8 @@
 
   bool AddName(const char *new_name);
 
+  SBError AddNameWithError(const char *new_name);
+
   void RemoveName(const char *name_to_remove);
 
   bool MatchesName(const char *name);
diff --git a/lldb/source/API/SBBreakpoint.cpp b/lldb/source/API/SBBreakpoint.cpp
--- a/lldb/source/API/SBBreakpoint.cpp
+++ b/lldb/source/API/SBBreakpoint.cpp
@@ -652,19 +652,28 @@
 bool SBBreakpoint::AddName(const char *new_name) {
   LLDB_RECORD_METHOD(bool, SBBreakpoint, AddName, (const char *), new_name);
 
+  SBError status = AddNameWithError(new_name);
+  return status.Success();
+}
+
+SBError SBBreakpoint::AddNameWithError(const char *new_name) {
+  LLDB_RECORD_METHOD(SBError, SBBreakpoint, AddNameWithError, (const char *),
+                     new_name);
+
   BreakpointSP bkpt_sp = GetSP();
 
+  SBError status;
   if (bkpt_sp) {
     std::lock_guard<std::recursive_mutex> guard(
         bkpt_sp->GetTarget().GetAPIMutex());
-    Status error; // Think I'm just going to swallow the error here, it's
-                  // probably more annoying to have to provide it.
+    Status error;
     bkpt_sp->GetTarget().AddNameToBreakpoint(bkpt_sp, new_name, error);
-    if (error.Fail())
-      return false;
+    status.SetError(error);
+  } else {
+    status.SetErrorString("invalid breakpoint");
   }
 
-  return true;
+  return status;
 }
 
 void SBBreakpoint::RemoveName(const char *name_to_remove) {
@@ -1015,6 +1024,8 @@
   LLDB_REGISTER_METHOD(lldb::SBError, SBBreakpoint, SetScriptCallbackBody,
                        (const char *));
   LLDB_REGISTER_METHOD(bool, SBBreakpoint, AddName, (const char *));
+  LLDB_REGISTER_METHOD(lldb::SBError, SBBreakpoint, AddNameWithError,
+                       (const char *));
   LLDB_REGISTER_METHOD(void, SBBreakpoint, RemoveName, (const char *));
   LLDB_REGISTER_METHOD(bool, SBBreakpoint, MatchesName, (const char *));
   LLDB_REGISTER_METHOD(void, SBBreakpoint, GetNames, (lldb::SBStringList &));
diff --git a/lldb/test/API/functionalities/breakpoint/breakpoint_names/TestBreakpointNames.py b/lldb/test/API/functionalities/breakpoint/breakpoint_names/TestBreakpointNames.py
--- a/lldb/test/API/functionalities/breakpoint/breakpoint_names/TestBreakpointNames.py
+++ b/lldb/test/API/functionalities/breakpoint/breakpoint_names/TestBreakpointNames.py
@@ -99,8 +99,8 @@
         other_bkpt_name = "_AnotherBreakpoint"
 
         # Add a name and make sure we match it:
-        success = bkpt.AddName(bkpt_name)
-        self.assertTrue(success, "We couldn't add a legal name to a breakpoint.")
+        success = bkpt.AddNameWithError(bkpt_name)
+        self.assertTrue(success.Success(), "We couldn't add a legal name to a breakpoint.")
 
         matches = bkpt.MatchesName(bkpt_name)
         self.assertTrue(matches, "We didn't match the name we just set")
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@
         self.check_name_in_target(bkpt_name)
 
         # Add another name, make sure that works too:
-        bkpt.AddName(other_bkpt_name)
+        bkpt.AddNameWithError(other_bkpt_name)
 
         matches = bkpt.MatchesName(bkpt_name)
         self.assertTrue(matches, "Adding a name means we didn't match the name we just set")
@@ -142,8 +142,8 @@
                      "CantHave-ADash",
                      "Cant Have Spaces"]
         for bad_name in bad_names:
-            success = bkpt.AddName(bad_name)
-            self.assertTrue(not success,"We allowed an illegal name: %s"%(bad_name))
+            success = bkpt.AddNameWithError(bad_name)
+            self.assertTrue(success.Fail(),"We allowed an illegal name: %s"%(bad_name))
             bp_name = lldb.SBBreakpointName(self.target, bad_name)
             self.assertFalse(bp_name.IsValid(), "We made a breakpoint name with an illegal name: %s"%(bad_name));
 
@@ -164,8 +164,8 @@
         other_bkpt_name= "_AnotherBreakpoint"
 
         # Add a name and make sure we match it:
-        success = bkpt.AddName(bkpt_name)
-        self.assertTrue(success, "We couldn't add a legal name to a breakpoint.")
+        success = bkpt.AddNameWithError(bkpt_name)
+        self.assertTrue(success.Success(), "We couldn't add a legal name to a breakpoint.")
 
         bkpts = lldb.SBBreakpointList(self.target)
         self.target.FindBreakpointsByName(bkpt_name, bkpts)
@@ -243,8 +243,8 @@
 
         # Now add this name to a breakpoint, and make sure it gets configured properly
         bkpt = self.target.BreakpointCreateByLocation(self.main_file_spec, 10)
-        success = bkpt.AddName(self.bp_name_string)
-        self.assertTrue(success, "Couldn't add this name to the breakpoint")
+        success = bkpt.AddNameWithError(self.bp_name_string)
+        self.assertTrue(success.Success(), "Couldn't add this name to the breakpoint")
         self.check_option_values(bkpt)
 
         # Now make a name from this breakpoint, and make sure the new name is properly configured:
@@ -317,8 +317,8 @@
         unprotected_bkpt = self.target.BreakpointCreateByLocation(self.main_file_spec, 10)
         unprotected_id = unprotected_bkpt.GetID()
 
-        success = protected_bkpt.AddName(self.bp_name_string)
-        self.assertTrue(success, "Couldn't add this name to the breakpoint")
+        success = protected_bkpt.AddNameWithError(self.bp_name_string)
+        self.assertTrue(success.Success(), "Couldn't add this name to the breakpoint")
 
         self.target.DisableAllBreakpoints()
         self.assertEqual(protected_bkpt.IsEnabled(), True, "Didnt' keep breakpoint from being disabled")