diff --git a/include/xsimd/arch/generic/xsimd_generic_memory.hpp b/include/xsimd/arch/generic/xsimd_generic_memory.hpp
index 10c1ffe66..fbe1bbc13 100644
--- a/include/xsimd/arch/generic/xsimd_generic_memory.hpp
+++ b/include/xsimd/arch/generic/xsimd_generic_memory.hpp
@@ -284,9 +284,9 @@ namespace xsimd
             return detail::load_unaligned<A>(mem, cvt, generic {}, detail::conversion_type<A, T_in, T_out> {});
         }
 
-        // rotate_left
+        // rotate_right
         template <size_t N, class A, class T>
-        XSIMD_INLINE batch<T, A> rotate_left(batch<T, A> const& self, requires_arch<generic>) noexcept
+        XSIMD_INLINE batch<T, A> rotate_right(batch<T, A> const& self, requires_arch<generic>) noexcept
         {
             struct rotate_generator
             {
@@ -300,14 +300,14 @@ namespace xsimd
         }
 
         template <size_t N, class A, class T>
-        XSIMD_INLINE batch<std::complex<T>, A> rotate_left(batch<std::complex<T>, A> const& self, requires_arch<generic>) noexcept
+        XSIMD_INLINE batch<std::complex<T>, A> rotate_right(batch<std::complex<T>, A> const& self, requires_arch<generic>) noexcept
         {
-            return { rotate_left<N>(self.real()), rotate_left<N>(self.imag()) };
+            return { rotate_right<N>(self.real()), rotate_right<N>(self.imag()) };
         }
 
-        // rotate_right
+        // rotate_left
         template <size_t N, class A, class T>
-        XSIMD_INLINE batch<T, A> rotate_right(batch<T, A> const& self, requires_arch<generic>) noexcept
+        XSIMD_INLINE batch<T, A> rotate_left(batch<T, A> const& self, requires_arch<generic>) noexcept
         {
             struct rotate_generator
             {
@@ -321,9 +321,9 @@ namespace xsimd
         }
 
         template <size_t N, class A, class T>
-        XSIMD_INLINE batch<std::complex<T>, A> rotate_right(batch<std::complex<T>, A> const& self, requires_arch<generic>) noexcept
+        XSIMD_INLINE batch<std::complex<T>, A> rotate_left(batch<std::complex<T>, A> const& self, requires_arch<generic>) noexcept
         {
-            return { rotate_right<N>(self.real()), rotate_right<N>(self.imag()) };
+            return { rotate_left<N>(self.real()), rotate_left<N>(self.imag()) };
         }
 
         // Scatter with runtime indexes.
diff --git a/include/xsimd/arch/xsimd_avx2.hpp b/include/xsimd/arch/xsimd_avx2.hpp
index a7b421d8e..506299a0d 100644
--- a/include/xsimd/arch/xsimd_avx2.hpp
+++ b/include/xsimd/arch/xsimd_avx2.hpp
@@ -655,16 +655,16 @@ namespace xsimd
             }
         }
 
-        // rotate_right
+        // rotate_left
         template <size_t N, class A>
-        XSIMD_INLINE batch<uint16_t, A> rotate_right(batch<uint16_t, A> const& self, requires_arch<avx2>) noexcept
+        XSIMD_INLINE batch<uint16_t, A> rotate_left(batch<uint16_t, A> const& self, requires_arch<avx2>) noexcept
         {
             return _mm256_alignr_epi8(self, self, N);
         }
         template <size_t N, class A>
-        XSIMD_INLINE batch<int16_t, A> rotate_right(batch<int16_t, A> const& self, requires_arch<avx2>) noexcept
+        XSIMD_INLINE batch<int16_t, A> rotate_left(batch<int16_t, A> const& self, requires_arch<avx2>) noexcept
         {
-            return bitwise_cast<int16_t>(rotate_right<N, A>(bitwise_cast<uint16_t>(self), avx2 {}));
+            return bitwise_cast<int16_t>(rotate_left<N, A>(bitwise_cast<uint16_t>(self), avx2 {}));
         }
 
         // sadd
diff --git a/include/xsimd/arch/xsimd_avx512bw.hpp b/include/xsimd/arch/xsimd_avx512bw.hpp
index 8b381986c..724ced087 100644
--- a/include/xsimd/arch/xsimd_avx512bw.hpp
+++ b/include/xsimd/arch/xsimd_avx512bw.hpp
@@ -358,16 +358,16 @@ namespace xsimd
             return detail::compare_int_avx512bw<A, T, _MM_CMPINT_NE>(self, other);
         }
 
-        // rotate_right
+        // rotate_left
         template <size_t N, class A>
-        XSIMD_INLINE batch<uint16_t, A> rotate_right(batch<uint16_t, A> const& self, requires_arch<avx512bw>) noexcept
+        XSIMD_INLINE batch<uint16_t, A> rotate_left(batch<uint16_t, A> const& self, requires_arch<avx512bw>) noexcept
         {
             return _mm512_alignr_epi8(self, self, N);
         }
         template <size_t N, class A>
-        XSIMD_INLINE batch<int16_t, A> rotate_right(batch<int16_t, A> const& self, requires_arch<avx512bw>) noexcept
+        XSIMD_INLINE batch<int16_t, A> rotate_left(batch<int16_t, A> const& self, requires_arch<avx512bw>) noexcept
         {
-            return bitwise_cast<int16_t>(rotate_right<N, A>(bitwise_cast<uint16_t>(self), avx2 {}));
+            return bitwise_cast<int16_t>(rotate_left<N, A>(bitwise_cast<uint16_t>(self), avx2 {}));
         }
 
         // sadd
diff --git a/include/xsimd/arch/xsimd_neon.hpp b/include/xsimd/arch/xsimd_neon.hpp
index 87f5d34b5..2d0a24452 100644
--- a/include/xsimd/arch/xsimd_neon.hpp
+++ b/include/xsimd/arch/xsimd_neon.hpp
@@ -2743,38 +2743,38 @@ namespace xsimd
         }
 
         /****************
-         * rotate_right *
+         * rotate_left *
          ****************/
         namespace wrap
         {
             template <size_t N>
-            XSIMD_INLINE uint8x16_t rotate_right_u8(uint8x16_t a, uint8x16_t b) noexcept { return vextq_u8(a, b, N); }
+            XSIMD_INLINE uint8x16_t rotate_left_u8(uint8x16_t a, uint8x16_t b) noexcept { return vextq_u8(a, b, N); }
             template <size_t N>
-            XSIMD_INLINE int8x16_t rotate_right_s8(int8x16_t a, int8x16_t b) noexcept { return vextq_s8(a, b, N); }
+            XSIMD_INLINE int8x16_t rotate_left_s8(int8x16_t a, int8x16_t b) noexcept { return vextq_s8(a, b, N); }
             template <size_t N>
-            XSIMD_INLINE uint16x8_t rotate_right_u16(uint16x8_t a, uint16x8_t b) noexcept { return vextq_u16(a, b, N); }
+            XSIMD_INLINE uint16x8_t rotate_left_u16(uint16x8_t a, uint16x8_t b) noexcept { return vextq_u16(a, b, N); }
             template <size_t N>
-            XSIMD_INLINE int16x8_t rotate_right_s16(int16x8_t a, int16x8_t b) noexcept { return vextq_s16(a, b, N); }
+            XSIMD_INLINE int16x8_t rotate_left_s16(int16x8_t a, int16x8_t b) noexcept { return vextq_s16(a, b, N); }
             template <size_t N>
-            XSIMD_INLINE uint32x4_t rotate_right_u32(uint32x4_t a, uint32x4_t b) noexcept { return vextq_u32(a, b, N); }
+            XSIMD_INLINE uint32x4_t rotate_left_u32(uint32x4_t a, uint32x4_t b) noexcept { return vextq_u32(a, b, N); }
             template <size_t N>
-            XSIMD_INLINE int32x4_t rotate_right_s32(int32x4_t a, int32x4_t b) noexcept { return vextq_s32(a, b, N); }
+            XSIMD_INLINE int32x4_t rotate_left_s32(int32x4_t a, int32x4_t b) noexcept { return vextq_s32(a, b, N); }
             template <size_t N>
-            XSIMD_INLINE uint64x2_t rotate_right_u64(uint64x2_t a, uint64x2_t b) noexcept { return vextq_u64(a, b, N); }
+            XSIMD_INLINE uint64x2_t rotate_left_u64(uint64x2_t a, uint64x2_t b) noexcept { return vextq_u64(a, b, N); }
             template <size_t N>
-            XSIMD_INLINE int64x2_t rotate_right_s64(int64x2_t a, int64x2_t b) noexcept { return vextq_s64(a, b, N); }
+            XSIMD_INLINE int64x2_t rotate_left_s64(int64x2_t a, int64x2_t b) noexcept { return vextq_s64(a, b, N); }
             template <size_t N>
-            XSIMD_INLINE float32x4_t rotate_right_f32(float32x4_t a, float32x4_t b) noexcept { return vextq_f32(a, b, N); }
+            XSIMD_INLINE float32x4_t rotate_left_f32(float32x4_t a, float32x4_t b) noexcept { return vextq_f32(a, b, N); }
         }
 
         template <size_t N, class A, class T, detail::enable_neon_type_t<T> = 0>
-        XSIMD_INLINE batch<T, A> rotate_right(batch<T, A> const& a, requires_arch<neon>) noexcept
+        XSIMD_INLINE batch<T, A> rotate_left(batch<T, A> const& a, requires_arch<neon>) noexcept
         {
             using register_type = typename batch<T, A>::register_type;
             const detail::neon_dispatcher::binary dispatcher = {
-                std::make_tuple(wrap::rotate_right_u8<N>, wrap::rotate_right_s8<N>, wrap::rotate_right_u16<N>, wrap::rotate_right_s16<N>,
-                                wrap::rotate_right_u32<N>, wrap::rotate_right_s32<N>, wrap::rotate_right_u64<N>, wrap::rotate_right_s64<N>,
-                                wrap::rotate_right_f32<N>)
+                std::make_tuple(wrap::rotate_left_u8<N>, wrap::rotate_left_s8<N>, wrap::rotate_left_u16<N>, wrap::rotate_left_s16<N>,
+                                wrap::rotate_left_u32<N>, wrap::rotate_left_s32<N>, wrap::rotate_left_u64<N>, wrap::rotate_left_s64<N>,
+                                wrap::rotate_left_f32<N>)
             };
             return dispatcher.apply(register_type(a), register_type(a));
         }
diff --git a/include/xsimd/arch/xsimd_neon64.hpp b/include/xsimd/arch/xsimd_neon64.hpp
index be7c534cf..933b1e680 100644
--- a/include/xsimd/arch/xsimd_neon64.hpp
+++ b/include/xsimd/arch/xsimd_neon64.hpp
@@ -1265,10 +1265,10 @@ namespace xsimd
         }
 
         /****************
-         * rotate_right *
+         * rotate_left *
          ****************/
         template <size_t N, class A>
-        XSIMD_INLINE batch<double, A> rotate_right(batch<double, A> const& a, requires_arch<neon64>) noexcept
+        XSIMD_INLINE batch<double, A> rotate_left(batch<double, A> const& a, requires_arch<neon64>) noexcept
         {
             return vextq_f64(a, a, N);
         }
diff --git a/include/xsimd/arch/xsimd_ssse3.hpp b/include/xsimd/arch/xsimd_ssse3.hpp
index 9424d4ada..decaa5e22 100644
--- a/include/xsimd/arch/xsimd_ssse3.hpp
+++ b/include/xsimd/arch/xsimd_ssse3.hpp
@@ -105,16 +105,16 @@ namespace xsimd
             }
         }
 
-        // rotate_right
+        // rotate_left
         template <size_t N, class A>
-        XSIMD_INLINE batch<uint16_t, A> rotate_right(batch<uint16_t, A> const& self, requires_arch<ssse3>) noexcept
+        XSIMD_INLINE batch<uint16_t, A> rotate_left(batch<uint16_t, A> const& self, requires_arch<ssse3>) noexcept
         {
             return _mm_alignr_epi8(self, self, N);
         }
         template <size_t N, class A>
-        XSIMD_INLINE batch<int16_t, A> rotate_right(batch<int16_t, A> const& self, requires_arch<ssse3>) noexcept
+        XSIMD_INLINE batch<int16_t, A> rotate_left(batch<int16_t, A> const& self, requires_arch<ssse3>) noexcept
         {
-            return bitwise_cast<int16_t>(rotate_right<N, A>(bitwise_cast<uint16_t>(self), ssse3 {}));
+            return bitwise_cast<int16_t>(rotate_left<N, A>(bitwise_cast<uint16_t>(self), ssse3 {}));
         }
 
         // swizzle (dynamic mask)
diff --git a/include/xsimd/arch/xsimd_sve.hpp b/include/xsimd/arch/xsimd_sve.hpp
index 1586b8e0b..9958692a8 100644
--- a/include/xsimd/arch/xsimd_sve.hpp
+++ b/include/xsimd/arch/xsimd_sve.hpp
@@ -713,9 +713,9 @@ namespace xsimd
          * Permutation *
          ***************/
 
-        //  rotate_right
+        //  rotate_left
         template <size_t N, class A, class T, detail::sve_enable_all_t<T> = 0>
-        XSIMD_INLINE batch<T, A> rotate_right(batch<T, A> const& a, requires_arch<sve>) noexcept
+        XSIMD_INLINE batch<T, A> rotate_left(batch<T, A> const& a, requires_arch<sve>) noexcept
         {
             return svext(a, a, N);
         }
diff --git a/include/xsimd/types/xsimd_api.hpp b/include/xsimd/types/xsimd_api.hpp
index 5cd87c205..c77628e95 100644
--- a/include/xsimd/types/xsimd_api.hpp
+++ b/include/xsimd/types/xsimd_api.hpp
@@ -1893,11 +1893,11 @@ namespace xsimd
     /**
      * @ingroup batch_data_transfer
      *
-     * Slide the whole batch to the left by \c n bytes, and reintroduce the
+     * Slide the whole batch to the left by \c n elements, and reintroduce the
      * slided out elements from the right. This is different from
      * \c rol that rotates each batch element to the left.
      *
-     * @tparam N Amount of bytes to rotated to the left.
+     * @tparam N Amount of elements to rotate to the left.
      * @param x batch of integer values.
      * @return rotated batch.
      */
@@ -1911,11 +1911,11 @@ namespace xsimd
     /**
      * @ingroup batch_data_transfer
      *
-     * Slide the whole batch to the right by \c n bytes, and reintroduce the
+     * Slide the whole batch to the right by \c n elements, and reintroduce the
      * slided out elements from the left. This is different from
      * \c rol that rotates each batch element to the left.
      *
-     * @tparam N Amount of bytes to rotate to the right.
+     * @tparam N Amount of elements to rotate to the right.
      * @param x batch of integer values.
      * @return rotated batch.
      */
diff --git a/test/test_batch_manip.cpp b/test/test_batch_manip.cpp
index ad25284b8..10fc16d13 100644
--- a/test/test_batch_manip.cpp
+++ b/test/test_batch_manip.cpp
@@ -40,8 +40,8 @@ namespace xsimd
                 exped_reverse[i] = lhs_in[N - 1 - i];
                 exped_fill[i] = lhs_in[N - 1];
                 exped_dup[i] = lhs_in[2 * (i / 2)];
-                exped_ror[i] = lhs_in[(i + 1) % N];
-                exped_rol[i] = lhs_in[(i - 1) % N];
+                exped_ror[i] = lhs_in[(i - 1) % N];
+                exped_rol[i] = lhs_in[(i + 1) % N];
             }
             vects.push_back(std::move(exped_reverse));
             vects.push_back(std::move(exped_fill));