diff --git a/src/zarr/core/array.py b/src/zarr/core/array.py
index 61616d7feb..75d381bbe4 100644
--- a/src/zarr/core/array.py
+++ b/src/zarr/core/array.py
@@ -376,8 +376,8 @@ async def _create_v2(
 
         metadata = ArrayV2Metadata(
             shape=shape,
-            dtype=np.dtype(dtype),
-            chunks=chunks,
+            data_type=np.dtype(dtype),
+            chunk_grid=chunks,
             order=order,
             dimension_separator=dimension_separator,
             fill_value=0 if fill_value is None else fill_value,
diff --git a/src/zarr/core/common.py b/src/zarr/core/common.py
index 80c743cc90..5e29399cad 100644
--- a/src/zarr/core/common.py
+++ b/src/zarr/core/common.py
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from collections.abc import Awaitable, Callable, Iterator
 
+    from zarr.core.chunk_grids import RegularChunkGrid
+
 
 ZARR_JSON = "zarr.json"
 ZARRAY_JSON = ".zarray"
@@ -133,11 +135,15 @@ def parse_named_configuration(
     return name_parsed, configuration_parsed
 
 
-def parse_shapelike(data: int | Iterable[int]) -> tuple[int, ...]:
+def parse_shapelike(data: int | Iterable[int] | RegularChunkGrid) -> tuple[int, ...]:
+    from zarr.core.chunk_grids import RegularChunkGrid
+
     if isinstance(data, int):
         if data < 0:
             raise ValueError(f"Expected a non-negative integer. Got {data} instead")
         return (data,)
+    elif isinstance(data, RegularChunkGrid):
+        return data.chunk_shape
     try:
         data_tuple = tuple(data)
     except TypeError as e:
diff --git a/src/zarr/core/metadata/v2.py b/src/zarr/core/metadata/v2.py
index ec44673f9d..e1b4946706 100644
--- a/src/zarr/core/metadata/v2.py
+++ b/src/zarr/core/metadata/v2.py
@@ -44,8 +44,8 @@ def __init__(
         self,
         *,
         shape: ChunkCoords,
-        dtype: npt.DTypeLike,
-        chunks: ChunkCoords,
+        data_type: npt.DTypeLike,
+        chunk_grid: ChunkCoords,
         fill_value: Any,
         order: Literal["C", "F"],
         dimension_separator: Literal[".", "/"] = ".",
@@ -57,8 +57,8 @@ def __init__(
         Metadata for a Zarr version 2 array.
         """
         shape_parsed = parse_shapelike(shape)
-        data_type_parsed = parse_dtype(dtype)
-        chunks_parsed = parse_shapelike(chunks)
+        data_type_parsed = parse_dtype(data_type)
+        chunks_parsed = parse_shapelike(chunk_grid)
         compressor_parsed = parse_compressor(compressor)
         order_parsed = parse_indexing_order(order)
         dimension_separator_parsed = parse_separator(dimension_separator)
@@ -141,7 +141,10 @@ def from_dict(cls, data: dict[str, Any]) -> ArrayV2Metadata:
         _data = data.copy()
         # check that the zarr_format attribute is correct
         _ = parse_zarr_format(_data.pop("zarr_format"))
-        dtype = parse_dtype(_data["dtype"])
+
+        _data["chunk_grid"] = _data.pop("chunks")
+        _data["data_type"] = _data.pop("dtype")
+        dtype = parse_dtype(_data["data_type"])
 
         if dtype.kind in "SV":
             fill_value_encoded = _data.get("fill_value")
@@ -153,9 +156,9 @@ def from_dict(cls, data: dict[str, Any]) -> ArrayV2Metadata:
         # We don't want the ArrayV2Metadata constructor to fail just because someone put an
         # extra key in the metadata.
         expected = {x.name for x in fields(cls)}
-        # https://github.com/zarr-developers/zarr-python/issues/2269
-        # handle the renames
-        expected |= {"dtype", "chunks"}
+        # # https://github.com/zarr-developers/zarr-python/issues/2269
+        # # handle the renames
+        # expected |= {"dtype", "chunks"}
 
         _data = {k: v for k, v in _data.items() if k in expected}
 
diff --git a/tests/v3/test_metadata/test_v2.py b/tests/v3/test_metadata/test_v2.py
index 4cd222d812..070becfb05 100644
--- a/tests/v3/test_metadata/test_v2.py
+++ b/tests/v3/test_metadata/test_v2.py
@@ -92,8 +92,8 @@ def test_from_dict_extra_fields() -> None:
     expected = ArrayV2Metadata(
         attributes={"key": "value"},
         shape=(8,),
-        dtype="float64",
-        chunks=(8,),
+        data_type="float64",
+        chunk_grid=(8,),
         fill_value=0.0,
         order="C",
     )
diff --git a/tests/v3/test_v2.py b/tests/v3/test_v2.py
index f488782d78..23cb98deba 100644
--- a/tests/v3/test_v2.py
+++ b/tests/v3/test_v2.py
@@ -52,6 +52,19 @@ def test_codec_pipeline() -> None:
     np.testing.assert_array_equal(result, expected)
 
 
+def test_attrs(store: StorePath) -> None:
+    data = np.arange(0, 8, dtype="uint16")
+    a = Array.create(
+        store / "simple_v2",
+        zarr_format=2,
+        shape=data.shape,
+        chunks=(4,),
+        dtype=data.dtype,
+        fill_value=0,
+    )
+    a.attrs.put({"key": 0})
+
+
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("dtype", ["|S", "|V"])
 async def test_v2_encode_decode(dtype):
     store = zarr.storage.MemoryStore(mode="w")