diff --git a/cmake/FindAVCODEC.cmake b/cmake/FindAVCODEC.cmake
index b99043bb..8d0bb263 100644
--- a/cmake/FindAVCODEC.cmake
+++ b/cmake/FindAVCODEC.cmake
@@ -20,9 +20,9 @@ ign_pkg_check_modules_quiet(AVCODEC libavcodec)
 
 if(NOT AVCODEC_FOUND)
   include(IgnManualSearch)
-  ign_manual_search(AVCODEC
-                    HEADER_NAMES "libavcodec/avcodec.h"
-                    LIBRARY_NAMES "avcodec")
+  gz_manual_search(AVCODEC
+                   HEADER_NAMES "libavcodec/avcodec.h"
+                   LIBRARY_NAMES "avcodec")
 endif()
 
 include(FindPackageHandleStandardArgs)
diff --git a/cmake/FindAVDEVICE.cmake b/cmake/FindAVDEVICE.cmake
index c681bf2b..a731b13c 100644
--- a/cmake/FindAVDEVICE.cmake
+++ b/cmake/FindAVDEVICE.cmake
@@ -24,9 +24,9 @@ ign_pkg_check_modules_quiet(AVDEVICE "libavdevice >= ${av_major}.${av_minor}.${a
 
 if(NOT AVDEVICE_FOUND)
   include(IgnManualSearch)
-  ign_manual_search(AVDEVICE
-                    HEADER_NAMES "libavdevice/avdevice.h"
-                    LIBRARY_NAMES "avdevice")
+  gz_manual_search(AVDEVICE
+                   HEADER_NAMES "libavdevice/avdevice.h"
+                   LIBRARY_NAMES "avdevice")
 
   # Version check
   if(AVDEVICE_FOUND)
diff --git a/cmake/FindAVFORMAT.cmake b/cmake/FindAVFORMAT.cmake
index 5f253873..241d9ad7 100644
--- a/cmake/FindAVFORMAT.cmake
+++ b/cmake/FindAVFORMAT.cmake
@@ -20,9 +20,9 @@ ign_pkg_check_modules_quiet(AVFORMAT libavformat)
 
 if(NOT AVFORMAT_FOUND)
   include(IgnManualSearch)
-  ign_manual_search(AVFORMAT
-                    HEADER_NAMES "libavformat/avformat.h"
-                    LIBRARY_NAMES "avformat")
+  gz_manual_search(AVFORMAT
+                   HEADER_NAMES "libavformat/avformat.h"
+                   LIBRARY_NAMES "avformat")
 endif()
 
 include(FindPackageHandleStandardArgs)
diff --git a/cmake/FindAVUTIL.cmake b/cmake/FindAVUTIL.cmake
index 0bf8e6a5..57d2128d 100644
--- a/cmake/FindAVUTIL.cmake
+++ b/cmake/FindAVUTIL.cmake
@@ -20,9 +20,9 @@ ign_pkg_check_modules_quiet(AVUTIL libavutil)
 
 if(NOT AVUTIL_FOUND)
   include(IgnManualSearch)
-  ign_manual_search(AVUTIL
-                    HEADER_NAMES "libavutil/avutil.h"
-                    LIBRARY_NAMES "avutil")
+  gz_manual_search(AVUTIL
+                   HEADER_NAMES "libavutil/avutil.h"
+                   LIBRARY_NAMES "avutil")
 endif()
 
 include(FindPackageHandleStandardArgs)
diff --git a/cmake/FindSWSCALE.cmake b/cmake/FindSWSCALE.cmake
index dcb36a9e..226c6f90 100644
--- a/cmake/FindSWSCALE.cmake
+++ b/cmake/FindSWSCALE.cmake
@@ -20,9 +20,9 @@ ign_pkg_check_modules_quiet(SWSCALE libswscale)
 
 if(NOT SWSCALE_FOUND)
   include(IgnManualSearch)
-  ign_manual_search(SWSCALE
-                    HEADER_NAMES "libswscale/swscale.h"
-                    LIBRARY_NAMES "swscale")
+  gz_manual_search(SWSCALE
+                   HEADER_NAMES "libswscale/swscale.h"
+                   LIBRARY_NAMES "swscale")
 endif()
 
 include(FindPackageHandleStandardArgs)
diff --git a/cmake/FindUUID.cmake b/cmake/FindUUID.cmake
index e28ccfbb..254413ab 100644
--- a/cmake/FindUUID.cmake
+++ b/cmake/FindUUID.cmake
@@ -22,10 +22,10 @@ if (UNIX)
 
     if(NOT UUID_FOUND)
       include(IgnManualSearch)
-      ign_manual_search(UUID
-                        HEADER_NAMES "uuid.h"
-                        LIBRARY_NAMES "uuid libuuid"
-                        PATH_SUFFIXES "uuid")
+      gz_manual_search(UUID
+                       HEADER_NAMES "uuid.h"
+                       LIBRARY_NAMES "uuid libuuid"
+                       PATH_SUFFIXES "uuid")
     endif()
 
     # The pkg-config or the manual search will place
diff --git a/cmake/IgnManualSearch.cmake b/cmake/IgnManualSearch.cmake
index 787909a8..363ee3e7 100644
--- a/cmake/IgnManualSearch.cmake
+++ b/cmake/IgnManualSearch.cmake
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 #
 ########################################
-# ign_manual_search(<package> [INTERFACE]
+# gz_manual_search(<package> [INTERFACE]
 #     [HEADER_NAMES <header_names>]
 #     [LIBRARY_NAMES <library_names>]
 #     [TARGET_NAME <target_name>]
@@ -42,17 +42,32 @@
 # PATH_SUFFIXES: Optional. Parameter forwarded to the find_path and find_library calls.
 #
 macro(ign_manual_search package)
+  # TODO(chapulina) Enable warnings after all libraries have migrated.
+  # message(WARNING "ign_manual_search is deprecated, use gz_manual_search instead.")
 
-  #------------------------------------
-  # Define the expected arguments
   set(options INTERFACE)
   set(oneValueArgs "TARGET_NAME")
   set(multiValueArgs "HEADER_NAMES" "LIBRARY_NAMES" "PATH_SUFFIXES")
-
-  #------------------------------------
-  # Parse the arguments
   _gz_cmake_parse_arguments(gz_manual_search "${options}" "${oneValueArgs}" "${multiValueArgs}" ${ARGN})
 
+  set(gz_manual_search_skip_parsing true)
+  gz_manual_search(${PACKAGE_NAME})
+endmacro()
+macro(gz_manual_search PACKAGE_NAME)
+
+  # Deprecated, remove skip parsing logic in version 4
+  if (NOT gz_manual_search_skip_parsing)
+    #------------------------------------
+    # Define the expected arguments
+    set(options INTERFACE)
+    set(oneValueArgs "TARGET_NAME")
+    set(multiValueArgs "HEADER_NAMES" "LIBRARY_NAMES" "PATH_SUFFIXES")
+
+    #------------------------------------
+    # Parse the arguments
+    _gz_cmake_parse_arguments(gz_manual_search "${options}" "${oneValueArgs}" "${multiValueArgs}" ${ARGN})
+  endif()
+
   if(gz_manual_search_INTERFACE)
     set(_gz_manual_search_interface_option INTERFACE)
   else()
diff --git a/cmake/IgnPackaging.cmake b/cmake/IgnPackaging.cmake
index ed06a4ce..2fad5d1d 100644
--- a/cmake/IgnPackaging.cmake
+++ b/cmake/IgnPackaging.cmake
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 # Sets up package information for an ignition library project.
 # This function is internal to gz-cmake.
 #
-# gz_create_package
+# gz_create_packages
 #
 # Creates a package for an ignition library project
 #
diff --git a/cmake/IgnUtils.cmake b/cmake/IgnUtils.cmake
index 59834fda..82b7903e 100644
--- a/cmake/IgnUtils.cmake
+++ b/cmake/IgnUtils.cmake
@@ -522,7 +522,7 @@ endmacro()
 # current subdirectory if "src/" does not exist. They will be collated into
 # library source files <lib_sources_var> and unittest source files <tests_var>.
 #
-# These output variables can be consumed directly by ign_create_core_library(~),
+# These output variables can be consumed directly by gz_create_core_library(~),
 # ign_add_component(~), gz_build_tests(~), and ign_build_executables(~).
 function(ign_get_libsources_and_unittests lib_sources_var tests_var)
   # TODO(chapulina) Enable warnings after all libraries have migrated.
@@ -851,7 +851,7 @@ endfunction()
 #                          <target_name>
 #                          <pkgconfig_cflags_variable>)
 #
-# Handles the C++ standard argument for ign_create_core_library(~) and
+# Handles the C++ standard argument for gz_create_core_library(~) and
 # ign_add_component(~).
 #
 # NOTE: This is only meant for internal ign-cmake use.
@@ -897,7 +897,7 @@ macro(_gz_handle_cxx_standard prefix target pkgconfig_cflags)
 endmacro()
 
 #################################################
-# ign_create_core_library(SOURCES <sources>
+# gz_create_core_library(SOURCES <sources>
 #                         [CXX_STANDARD <11|14|17>]
 #                         [PRIVATE_CXX_STANDARD <11|14|17>]
 #                         [INTERFACE_CXX_STANDARD <11|14|17>]
@@ -941,21 +941,40 @@ endmacro()
 # are not allowed to use either of them if you use the CXX_STANDARD argument.
 #
 function(ign_create_core_library)
+  # TODO(chapulina) Enable warnings after all libraries have migrated.
+  # message(WARNING "ign_create_core_library is deprecated, use gz_create_core_library instead.")
 
-  #------------------------------------
-  # Define the expected arguments
   set(options INTERFACE)
   set(oneValueArgs INCLUDE_SUBDIR LEGACY_PROJECT_PREFIX CXX_STANDARD PRIVATE_CXX_STANDARD INTERFACE_CXX_STANDARD GET_TARGET_NAME)
   set(multiValueArgs SOURCES)
-
-  #------------------------------------
-  # Parse the arguments
   cmake_parse_arguments(gz_create_core_library "${options}" "${oneValueArgs}" "${multiValueArgs}" ${ARGN})
 
+  set(gz_create_core_library_skip_parsing true)
+  gz_create_core_library()
+
+  if(gz_create_core_library_GET_TARGET_NAME)
+    set(${gz_create_core_library_GET_TARGET_NAME} ${${gz_create_core_library_GET_TARGET_NAME}} PARENT_SCOPE)
+  endif()
+endfunction()
+function(gz_create_core_library)
+
+  # Deprecated, remove skip parsing logic in version 4
+  if (NOT gz_create_core_library_skip_parsing)
+    #------------------------------------
+    # Define the expected arguments
+    set(options INTERFACE)
+    set(oneValueArgs INCLUDE_SUBDIR LEGACY_PROJECT_PREFIX CXX_STANDARD PRIVATE_CXX_STANDARD INTERFACE_CXX_STANDARD GET_TARGET_NAME)
+    set(multiValueArgs SOURCES)
+
+    #------------------------------------
+    # Parse the arguments
+    cmake_parse_arguments(gz_create_core_library "${options}" "${oneValueArgs}" "${multiValueArgs}" ${ARGN})
+  endif()
+
   if(gz_create_core_library_SOURCES)
     set(sources ${gz_create_core_library_SOURCES})
   elseif(NOT gz_create_core_library_INTERFACE)
-    message(FATAL_ERROR "You must specify SOURCES for ign_create_core_library(~)!")
+    message(FATAL_ERROR "You must specify SOURCES for gz_create_core_library(~)!")
   endif()
 
   if(gz_create_core_library_INTERFACE)
@@ -1096,7 +1115,7 @@ endfunction()
 #     with the core library), but the component itself does not need to link to
 #     the core library.
 #
-# See the documentation of ign_create_core_library(~) for more information about
+# See the documentation of gz_create_core_library(~) for more information about
 # specifying the C++ standard. If your component publicly depends on the core
 # library, then you probably do not need to specify the standard, because it
 # will get inherited from the core library.
@@ -1342,7 +1361,7 @@ endmacro()
 
 #################################################
 # This is only meant for internal use by ignition-cmake. If you are a consumer
-# of ignition-cmake, please use ign_create_core_library(~) or
+# of ignition-cmake, please use gz_create_core_library(~) or
 # ign_add_component(~) instead of this.
 #
 # _gz_add_library_or_component(LIB_NAME <lib_name>
diff --git a/examples/comp_deps/src/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/comp_deps/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 2f1060a2..91984fdf 100644
--- a/examples/comp_deps/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/examples/comp_deps/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 gz_get_libsources_and_unittests(sources gtest_sources)
 
-ign_create_core_library(SOURCES ${sources})
+gz_create_core_library(SOURCES ${sources})
diff --git a/examples/core_child/src/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/core_child/src/CMakeLists.txt
index e08a4323..3ad5f65f 100644
--- a/examples/core_child/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/examples/core_child/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 gz_get_libsources_and_unittests(sources gtest_sources)
-ign_create_core_library(SOURCES ${sources} CXX_STANDARD 11)
+gz_create_core_library(SOURCES ${sources} CXX_STANDARD 11)
 target_link_libraries(${PROJECT_LIBRARY_TARGET_NAME}
   PUBLIC
     ignition-core_no_deps::ignition-core_no_deps)
diff --git a/examples/core_child_private/src/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/core_child_private/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 07e40d4d..ba4b1db4 100644
--- a/examples/core_child_private/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/examples/core_child_private/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 gz_get_libsources_and_unittests(sources gtest_sources)
-ign_create_core_library(SOURCES ${sources} CXX_STANDARD 11)
+gz_create_core_library(SOURCES ${sources} CXX_STANDARD 11)
 target_link_libraries(${PROJECT_LIBRARY_TARGET_NAME}
   PRIVATE
     ignition-core_no_deps::ignition-core_no_deps)
diff --git a/examples/core_nodep/src/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/core_nodep/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 6724df79..2469d5fb 100644
--- a/examples/core_nodep/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/examples/core_nodep/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 gz_get_libsources_and_unittests(sources gtest_sources)
-ign_create_core_library(SOURCES ${sources} CXX_STANDARD 11)
+gz_create_core_library(SOURCES ${sources} CXX_STANDARD 11)
 gz_build_tests(TYPE UNIT SOURCES ${gtest_sources})
diff --git a/examples/core_nodep_static/src/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/core_nodep_static/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 6724df79..2469d5fb 100644
--- a/examples/core_nodep_static/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/examples/core_nodep_static/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 gz_get_libsources_and_unittests(sources gtest_sources)
-ign_create_core_library(SOURCES ${sources} CXX_STANDARD 11)
+gz_create_core_library(SOURCES ${sources} CXX_STANDARD 11)
 gz_build_tests(TYPE UNIT SOURCES ${gtest_sources})
diff --git a/examples/core_static_child/src/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/core_static_child/src/CMakeLists.txt
index dd8bcdf4..66b64fa8 100644
--- a/examples/core_static_child/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/examples/core_static_child/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 gz_get_libsources_and_unittests(sources gtest_sources)
-ign_create_core_library(SOURCES ${sources} CXX_STANDARD 11)
+gz_create_core_library(SOURCES ${sources} CXX_STANDARD 11)
 target_link_libraries(${PROJECT_LIBRARY_TARGET_NAME}
   PUBLIC
     ignition-core_no_deps_static::ignition-core_no_deps_static)
diff --git a/examples/no_ignition_prefix/src/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/no_ignition_prefix/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 6724df79..2469d5fb 100644
--- a/examples/no_ignition_prefix/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/examples/no_ignition_prefix/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 gz_get_libsources_and_unittests(sources gtest_sources)
-ign_create_core_library(SOURCES ${sources} CXX_STANDARD 11)
+gz_create_core_library(SOURCES ${sources} CXX_STANDARD 11)
 gz_build_tests(TYPE UNIT SOURCES ${gtest_sources})
diff --git a/examples/prerelease/src/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/prerelease/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 0e040889..abbf74b3 100644
--- a/examples/prerelease/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/examples/prerelease/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 
-ign_create_core_library(INTERFACE)
+gz_create_core_library(INTERFACE)
 
diff --git a/examples/use_component_depsA/src/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/use_component_depsA/src/CMakeLists.txt
index f27b9277..a474aa52 100644
--- a/examples/use_component_depsA/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/examples/use_component_depsA/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 gz_get_libsources_and_unittests(sources gtest_sources)
-ign_create_core_library(SOURCES ${sources} CXX_STANDARD 11)
+gz_create_core_library(SOURCES ${sources} CXX_STANDARD 11)
 target_link_libraries(${PROJECT_LIBRARY_TARGET_NAME}
   PUBLIC
     ignition-component_deps::ignition-component_deps-child)
diff --git a/examples/use_component_depsB/src/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/use_component_depsB/src/CMakeLists.txt
index f27b9277..a474aa52 100644
--- a/examples/use_component_depsB/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/examples/use_component_depsB/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 gz_get_libsources_and_unittests(sources gtest_sources)
-ign_create_core_library(SOURCES ${sources} CXX_STANDARD 11)
+gz_create_core_library(SOURCES ${sources} CXX_STANDARD 11)
 target_link_libraries(${PROJECT_LIBRARY_TARGET_NAME}
   PUBLIC
     ignition-component_deps::ignition-component_deps-child)
diff --git a/examples/use_component_depsC/src/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/use_component_depsC/src/CMakeLists.txt
index f27b9277..a474aa52 100644
--- a/examples/use_component_depsC/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/examples/use_component_depsC/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 gz_get_libsources_and_unittests(sources gtest_sources)
-ign_create_core_library(SOURCES ${sources} CXX_STANDARD 11)
+gz_create_core_library(SOURCES ${sources} CXX_STANDARD 11)
 target_link_libraries(${PROJECT_LIBRARY_TARGET_NAME}
   PUBLIC
     ignition-component_deps::ignition-component_deps-child)