diff --git a/src/main/java/spoon/reflect/declaration/CtNamedElement.java b/src/main/java/spoon/reflect/declaration/CtNamedElement.java
index d3ef8c85ad9..da633fb2aa0 100644
--- a/src/main/java/spoon/reflect/declaration/CtNamedElement.java
+++ b/src/main/java/spoon/reflect/declaration/CtNamedElement.java
@@ -20,7 +20,10 @@
 import spoon.support.DerivedProperty;
 
 /**
- * This element defines a simple (relative) name.
+ * Declares an element that has a name (a class, a method, a variable, etc).
+ * Hence, all subclasses of CtNamedElement are in package "declaration".
+ * Note that references don't define elements, hence are not under CtNamedElement
+ * even if they also have methods set/getSimpleName.
  */
 public interface CtNamedElement extends CtElement {
 	/**