diff --git a/docarray/array/doc_list/io.py b/docarray/array/doc_list/io.py
index 40d3486699f..c84e3a92b77 100644
--- a/docarray/array/doc_list/io.py
+++ b/docarray/array/doc_list/io.py
@@ -426,7 +426,7 @@ def to_csv(
                 writer.writerow(doc_dict)
 
     @classmethod
-    def from_pandas(cls, df: 'pd.DataFrame') -> 'DocList':
+    def from_dataframe(cls, df: 'pd.DataFrame') -> 'DocList':
         """
         Load a DocList from a `pandas.DataFrame` following the schema
         defined in the :attr:`~docarray.DocList.doc_type` attribute.
@@ -456,7 +456,7 @@ class Person(BaseDoc):
                 data=[['Maria', 12345], ['Jake', 54321]], columns=['name', 'follower']
             )
 
-            docs = DocList[Person].from_pandas(df)
+            docs = DocList[Person].from_dataframe(df)
 
             assert docs.name == ['Maria', 'Jake']
             assert docs.follower == [12345, 54321]
@@ -499,7 +499,7 @@ class Person(BaseDoc):
 
         return docs
 
-    def to_pandas(self) -> 'pd.DataFrame':
+    def to_dataframe(self) -> 'pd.DataFrame':
         """
         Save a DocList to a `pandas.DataFrame`.
         The field names will be stored as column names. Each row of the dataframe corresponds
diff --git a/tests/units/array/test_array_from_to_pandas.py b/tests/units/array/test_array_from_to_pandas.py
index 2f95f4f66aa..d8c30c4ee39 100644
--- a/tests/units/array/test_array_from_to_pandas.py
+++ b/tests/units/array/test_array_from_to_pandas.py
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ def test_to_from_pandas_df(nested_doc_cls):
             nested_doc_cls(text='hello world', image=ImageDoc()),
         ]
     )
-    df = da.to_pandas()
+    df = da.to_dataframe()
     assert isinstance(df, pd.DataFrame)
     assert len(df) == 2
     assert (
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ def test_to_from_pandas_df(nested_doc_cls):
         ]
     ).all()
 
-    da_from_df = DocList[nested_doc_cls].from_pandas(df)
+    da_from_df = DocList[nested_doc_cls].from_dataframe(df)
     for doc1, doc2 in zip(da, da_from_df):
         assert doc1 == doc2
 
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ def test_from_pandas_without_schema_raise_exception():
         df = pd.DataFrame(
             columns=['title', 'count'], data=[['title 0', 0], ['title 1', 1]]
         )
-        DocList.from_pandas(df=df)
+        DocList.from_dataframe(df=df)
 
 
 def test_from_pandas_with_wrong_schema_raise_exception(nested_doc):
@@ -84,4 +84,4 @@ def test_from_pandas_with_wrong_schema_raise_exception(nested_doc):
         df = pd.DataFrame(
             columns=['title', 'count'], data=[['title 0', 0], ['title 1', 1]]
         )
-        DocList[nested_doc.__class__].from_pandas(df=df)
+        DocList[nested_doc.__class__].from_dataframe(df=df)