diff --git a/bin/viewtsv.py b/bin/viewtsv.py
index 187f022b7..cddf1dd1a 100755
--- a/bin/viewtsv.py
+++ b/bin/viewtsv.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 @VisiData.api
 def open_tsv(vd, p):
-    return MinimalTsvSheet(p.name, source=p)
+    return MinimalTsvSheet(p.base_stem, source=p)
 
 
 class MinimalTsvSheet(Sheet):
diff --git a/dev/design/path.md b/dev/design/path.md
index 38190a7b3..44bdc3f44 100644
--- a/dev/design/path.md
+++ b/dev/design/path.md
@@ -16,15 +16,13 @@ Additions to pathlib.Path:
     - adds 'b' to the mode before passing to _open()
 - vd.Path.__iter__()
     - incorporates Progress() tracking into file reading
+- `.base_stem`: filename *without* any extensions
 
 Differences from pathlib.Path:
-- `.name`: filename *without* extension
-   - TODO: change uses of Path.name to Path.stem
 - visidata.Path.iterdir returns a list and pathlib.Path.iterdir returns a generator
 - `visidata.Path._open()`
     - handles uncompressing before passing to pathlib.Path.open()
 
 TODO:
-- pathlib.Path has a property suffixes which has a list of the path's file extensions
 - change DirSheet owner/group to Path.owner()/group()
 - move __iter__ off visidata.Path into global function
diff --git a/docs/api/loaders.rst b/docs/api/loaders.rst
index 0483097a2..0c7338657 100644
--- a/docs/api/loaders.rst
+++ b/docs/api/loaders.rst
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ Step 1. ``open_<filetype>`` boilerplate
 
     @VisiData.api
     def open_readme(vd, p):
-        return ReadmeSheet(p.name, source=p)
+        return ReadmeSheet(p.base_stem, source=p)
 
 This is used for filetype ``readme``, which is used for files with extension ``.readme``, or when specified manually with the ``filetype`` option like ``--filetype=readme`` or ``-f readme`` on the command line.
 
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ This is a completely functional loader for the ``sas7bdat`` (SAS dataset file) f
 
     @VisiData.api
     def open_sas7bdat(vd, p):
-        return SasSheet(p.name, source=p)
+        return SasSheet(p.base_stem, source=p)
 
     class SasSheet(Sheet):
         def iterload(self):
diff --git a/visidata/_open.py b/visidata/_open.py
index 58681258b..424640595 100644
--- a/visidata/_open.py
+++ b/visidata/_open.py
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ def openPath(vd, p, filetype=None, create=False):
         newfunc = getattr(vd, 'new_' + filetype, vd.getGlobals().get('new_' + filetype))
         if not newfunc:
             vd.warning('%s does not exist, creating new sheet' % p)
-            return vd.newSheet(p.name, 1, source=p)
+            return vd.newSheet(p.base_stem, 1, source=p)
 
         vd.status('creating blank %s' % (p.given))
         return newfunc(p)
@@ -177,8 +177,8 @@ def open_txt(vd, p):
                 if delimiter and delimiter in next(fp):    # peek at the first line
                     return vd.open_tsv(p)  # TSV often have .txt extension
             except StopIteration:
-                return TableSheet(p.name, columns=[SettableColumn()], source=p)
-    return TextSheet(p.name, source=p)
+                return TableSheet(p.base_stem, columns=[SettableColumn()], source=p)
+    return TextSheet(p.base_stem, source=p)
 
 
 BaseSheet.addCommand('o', 'open-file', 'vd.push(openSource(inputFilename("open: "), create=True))', 'Open file or URL')
diff --git a/visidata/apps/vdsql/_ibis.py b/visidata/apps/vdsql/_ibis.py
index 545672b6f..eb2b2ab7b 100644
--- a/visidata/apps/vdsql/_ibis.py
+++ b/visidata/apps/vdsql/_ibis.py
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ def open_vdsql(vd, p, filetype=None):
     if p.ext in ext_aliases:
         setattr(ibis, p.ext, ext_aliases.get(p.ext))
 
-    return IbisTableIndexSheet(p.name, source=p, filetype=None, database_name=None,
+    return IbisTableIndexSheet(p.base_stem, source=p, filetype=None, database_name=None,
                                ibis_conpool=IbisConnectionPool(p), sheet_type=IbisTableSheet)
 
 vd.open_ibis = vd.open_vdsql
diff --git a/visidata/apps/vdsql/bigquery.py b/visidata/apps/vdsql/bigquery.py
index 33a19dea0..f60d080b4 100644
--- a/visidata/apps/vdsql/bigquery.py
+++ b/visidata/apps/vdsql/bigquery.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 def openurl_bigquery(vd, p, filetype=None):
     vd.configure_ibis()
     vd.configure_bigquery()
-    return BigqueryDatabaseIndexSheet(p.name, source=p, ibis_con=None)
+    return BigqueryDatabaseIndexSheet(p.base_stem, source=p, ibis_con=None)
 
 vd.openurl_bq = vd.openurl_bigquery
 
diff --git a/visidata/apps/vdsql/clickhouse.py b/visidata/apps/vdsql/clickhouse.py
index 89c725f32..491849399 100644
--- a/visidata/apps/vdsql/clickhouse.py
+++ b/visidata/apps/vdsql/clickhouse.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 @VisiData.api
 def openurl_clickhouse(vd, p, filetype=None):
     vd.configure_ibis()
-    return IbisTableIndexSheet(p.name, source=p, filetype=None, database_name=None,
+    return IbisTableIndexSheet(p.base_stem, source=p, filetype=None, database_name=None,
                                ibis_conpool=IbisConnectionPool(p), sheet_type=ClickhouseSheet)
 
 vd.openurl_clickhouses = vd.openurl_clickhouse
diff --git a/visidata/apps/vdsql/snowflake.py b/visidata/apps/vdsql/snowflake.py
index 597195474..33ab78309 100644
--- a/visidata/apps/vdsql/snowflake.py
+++ b/visidata/apps/vdsql/snowflake.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 @VisiData.api
 def openurl_snowflake(vd, p, filetype=None):
-    return IbisTableIndexSheet(p.name, source=p, filetype=None, database_name=None,
+    return IbisTableIndexSheet(p.base_stem, source=p, filetype=None, database_name=None,
                                ibis_conpool=IbisConnectionPool(p),
                                sheet_type=SnowflakeSheet)
 
diff --git a/visidata/apps/vgit/repos.py b/visidata/apps/vgit/repos.py
index faf8e206c..8c156f9b5 100644
--- a/visidata/apps/vgit/repos.py
+++ b/visidata/apps/vgit/repos.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ def open_git(vd, p):
 
 @VisiData.api
 def git_repos(vd, p, args):
-    return GitRepos(p.name, source=p)
+    return GitRepos(p.base_stem, source=p)
 
 
 class GitLinesColumn(Column):
diff --git a/visidata/apps/vgit/status.py b/visidata/apps/vgit/status.py
index e709fcb21..c7604b1d2 100644
--- a/visidata/apps/vgit/status.py
+++ b/visidata/apps/vgit/status.py
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ def remotediff(self):
         return self.gitBranchStatuses.get(self.branch, 'no branch')
 
     def iterload(self):
-        files = [GitFile(p, self.source) for p in self.source.iterdir() if p.name not in ('.git')]  # files in working dir
+        files = [GitFile(p, self.source) for p in self.source.iterdir() if p.base_stem not in ('.git')]  # files in working dir
 
         filenames = dict((gf.filename, gf) for gf in files)
 
diff --git a/visidata/cmdlog.py b/visidata/cmdlog.py
index fe96a86df..d5300045e 100644
--- a/visidata/cmdlog.py
+++ b/visidata/cmdlog.py
@@ -30,11 +30,11 @@ def queueCommand(vd, longname, input=None, sheet=None, col=None, row=None):
 
 @VisiData.api
 def open_vd(vd, p):
-    return CommandLog(p.name, source=p, precious=True)
+    return CommandLog(p.base_stem, source=p, precious=True)
 
 @VisiData.api
 def open_vdj(vd, p):
-    return CommandLogJsonl(p.name, source=p, precious=True)
+    return CommandLogJsonl(p.base_stem, source=p, precious=True)
 
 VisiData.save_vd = VisiData.save_tsv
 
diff --git a/visidata/deprecated.py b/visidata/deprecated.py
index a0076c9da..1585c0a20 100644
--- a/visidata/deprecated.py
+++ b/visidata/deprecated.py
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ def exec_keystrokes(self, keystrokes, vdglobals=None):
 @VisiData.api
 def filetype(vd, ext, constructor):
     'Add constructor to handle the given file type/extension.'
-    globals().setdefault('open_'+ext, lambda p,ext=ext: constructor(p.name, source=p, filetype=ext))
+    globals().setdefault('open_'+ext, lambda p,ext=ext: constructor(p.base_stem, source=p, filetype=ext))
 
 @deprecated('2.0', 'Sheet(namepart1, namepart2, ...)')
 @VisiData.global_api
diff --git a/visidata/experimental/gdrive.py b/visidata/experimental/gdrive.py
index 02596dafb..ca4165c11 100644
--- a/visidata/experimental/gdrive.py
+++ b/visidata/experimental/gdrive.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 @VisiData.api
 def open_gdrive(vd, p):
-    return GDriveSheet(p.name)
+    return GDriveSheet(p.base_stem)
 
 
 FILES_FIELDS_VISIBLE='''name size modifiedTime mimeType description'''.split()
diff --git a/visidata/experimental/gsheets.py b/visidata/experimental/gsheets.py
index bd9919bda..35bb22036 100644
--- a/visidata/experimental/gsheets.py
+++ b/visidata/experimental/gsheets.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 def open_gsheets(vd, p):
     m = re.search(r'([A-z0-9_]{44})', p.given)
     if m:
-        return GSheetsIndex(p.name, source=m.groups()[0])
+        return GSheetsIndex(p.base_stem, source=m.groups()[0])
 
 vd.open_g = vd.open_gsheets
 
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ def iterload(self):
 @VisiData.api
 def save_gsheets(vd, p, *sheets):
     gsheet = vd._gsheets_rw.create(body={
-        'properties': { 'title': p.name },
+        'properties': { 'title': p.base_stem },
         'sheets': list({'properties': { 'title': vs.name }} for vs in sheets),
     }, fields='spreadsheetId').execute()
 
diff --git a/visidata/form.py b/visidata/form.py
index a1cea1337..1c459c7c0 100644
--- a/visidata/form.py
+++ b/visidata/form.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 @VisiData.api
 def open_mnu(vd, p):
-    return FormSheet(p.name, source=p)
+    return FormSheet(p.base_stem, source=p)
 
 
 vd.save_mnu=vd.save_tsv
diff --git a/visidata/loaders/_pandas.py b/visidata/loaders/_pandas.py
index 3b92c916f..fe35bcfde 100644
--- a/visidata/loaders/_pandas.py
+++ b/visidata/loaders/_pandas.py
@@ -4,18 +4,18 @@
 
 @VisiData.api
 def open_pandas(vd, p):
-    return PandasSheet(p.name, source=p)
+    return PandasSheet(p.base_stem, source=p)
 
 @VisiData.api
 def open_dta(vd, p):
-    return PandasSheet(p.name, source=p, filetype='stata')
+    return PandasSheet(p.base_stem, source=p, filetype='stata')
 
 VisiData.open_stata = VisiData.open_pandas
 
 for ft in 'feather gbq orc pickle sas stata'.split():
     funcname ='open_'+ft
     if not getattr(VisiData, funcname, None):
-        setattr(VisiData, funcname, lambda vd,p,ft=ft: PandasSheet(p.name, source=p, filetype=ft))
+        setattr(VisiData, funcname, lambda vd,p,ft=ft: PandasSheet(p.base_stem, source=p, filetype=ft))
 
 @VisiData.api
 @asyncthread
diff --git a/visidata/loaders/api_bitio.py b/visidata/loaders/api_bitio.py
index c1a367a58..c933ec0e1 100644
--- a/visidata/loaders/api_bitio.py
+++ b/visidata/loaders/api_bitio.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 def new_bitio(vd, p):
     vd.importExternal('bitdotio')
     vd.requireOptions('bitio_api_key', help='https://docs.bit.io/docs/connecting-via-the-api')
-    return BitioReposSheet(p.name, source=p)
+    return BitioReposSheet(p.base_stem, source=p)
 
 vd.openhttp_bitio = vd.new_bitio
 
diff --git a/visidata/loaders/api_matrix.py b/visidata/loaders/api_matrix.py
index ae9422aa7..4f8bb679a 100644
--- a/visidata/loaders/api_matrix.py
+++ b/visidata/loaders/api_matrix.py
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ def openhttp_matrix(vd, p):
         vd.setPersistentOptions(matrix_user_id=username, matrix_token=matrix_token)
 
     vd.timeouts_before_idle = -1
-    return MatrixSheet(p.name, source=p)
+    return MatrixSheet(p.base_stem, source=p)
 
 vd.open_matrix = vd.openhttp_matrix
 
diff --git a/visidata/loaders/api_reddit.py b/visidata/loaders/api_reddit.py
index 5b2fb9251..3a5df2bb7 100644
--- a/visidata/loaders/api_reddit.py
+++ b/visidata/loaders/api_reddit.py
@@ -27,12 +27,12 @@ def open_reddit(vd, p):
         return RedditGuide('reddit_guide')
 
     if p.given.startswith('r/') or p.given.startswith('/r/'):
-        return SubredditSheet(p.name, source=p.name.split('+'), search=(p.given[0]=='/'))
+        return SubredditSheet(p.base_stem, source=p.base_stem.split('+'), search=(p.given[0]=='/'))
 
     if p.given.startswith('u/') or p.given.startswith('/u/'):
-        return RedditorsSheet(p.name, source=p.name.split('+'), search=(p.given[0]=='/'))
+        return RedditorsSheet(p.base_stem, source=p.base_stem.split('+'), search=(p.given[0]=='/'))
 
-    return SubredditSheet(p.name, source=p)
+    return SubredditSheet(p.base_stem, source=p)
 
 vd.new_reddit = vd.open_reddit
 
diff --git a/visidata/loaders/archive.py b/visidata/loaders/archive.py
index 6fc8ee69b..6af048b89 100644
--- a/visidata/loaders/archive.py
+++ b/visidata/loaders/archive.py
@@ -20,11 +20,11 @@ def guess_tar(vd, p):
 
 @VisiData.api
 def open_zip(vd, p):
-    return vd.ZipSheet(p.name, source=p)
+    return vd.ZipSheet(p.base_stem, source=p)
 
 @VisiData.api
 def open_tar(vd, p):
-    return TarSheet(p.name, source=p)
+    return TarSheet(p.base_stem, source=p)
 
 VisiData.open_tgz = VisiData.open_tar
 VisiData.open_txz = VisiData.open_tar
diff --git a/visidata/loaders/arrow.py b/visidata/loaders/arrow.py
index f58a507c6..18ca049d3 100644
--- a/visidata/loaders/arrow.py
+++ b/visidata/loaders/arrow.py
@@ -7,13 +7,13 @@
 @VisiData.api
 def open_arrow(vd, p):
     'Apache Arrow IPC file format'
-    return ArrowSheet(p.name, source=p)
+    return ArrowSheet(p.base_stem, source=p)
 
 
 @VisiData.api
 def open_arrows(vd, p):
     'Apache Arrow IPC streaming format'
-    return ArrowSheet(p.name, source=p)
+    return ArrowSheet(p.base_stem, source=p)
 
 
 def arrow_to_vdtype(t):
diff --git a/visidata/loaders/conll.py b/visidata/loaders/conll.py
index 3ad86dde8..f4d094858 100644
--- a/visidata/loaders/conll.py
+++ b/visidata/loaders/conll.py
@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@
 
 @VisiData.api
 def open_conll(vd, p):
-    return ConllSheet(p.name, source=p)
+    return ConllSheet(p.base_stem, source=p)
 
 
 @VisiData.api
 def open_conllu(vd, p):
-    return ConllSheet(p.name, source=p)
+    return ConllSheet(p.base_stem, source=p)
 
 
 class ConllSheet(TableSheet):
diff --git a/visidata/loaders/csv.py b/visidata/loaders/csv.py
index 21e0143b5..a926a6076 100644
--- a/visidata/loaders/csv.py
+++ b/visidata/loaders/csv.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ def guess_csv(vd, p):
 
 @VisiData.api
 def open_csv(vd, p):
-    return CsvSheet(p.name, source=p)
+    return CsvSheet(p.base_stem, source=p)
 
 def removeNulls(fp):
     for line in fp:
diff --git a/visidata/loaders/eml.py b/visidata/loaders/eml.py
index 722739b49..a3ac067ab 100644
--- a/visidata/loaders/eml.py
+++ b/visidata/loaders/eml.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 @VisiData.api
 def open_eml(vd, p):
-    return EmailSheet(p.name, source=p)
+    return EmailSheet(p.base_stem, source=p)
 
 class EmailSheet(TableSheet):
     rowtype = 'parts'  # rowdef: sub-Messages
diff --git a/visidata/loaders/f5log.py b/visidata/loaders/f5log.py
index c15bcd29f..0b97d331f 100644
--- a/visidata/loaders/f5log.py
+++ b/visidata/loaders/f5log.py
@@ -1175,6 +1175,6 @@ def iterload(self):
 
 @VisiData.api
 def open_f5log(vd: VisiData, p: Path) -> Sheet:
-    sheet = F5LogSheet(p.name, source=p)
+    sheet = F5LogSheet(p.base_stem, source=p)
     sheet.options["disp_date_fmt"] = "%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S"
     return sheet
diff --git a/visidata/loaders/fec.py b/visidata/loaders/fec.py
index e95f4c5c4..0e5168e14 100644
--- a/visidata/loaders/fec.py
+++ b/visidata/loaders/fec.py
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ def addSheetRow(component_name):
 )
 
 def open_fec(p):
-    return FECFiling(p.name, source=p)
+    return FECFiling(p.base_stem, source=p)
 
 addGlobals({
     "open_fec": open_fec,
diff --git a/visidata/loaders/fixed_width.py b/visidata/loaders/fixed_width.py
index 0425c0d91..9a215ba1c 100644
--- a/visidata/loaders/fixed_width.py
+++ b/visidata/loaders/fixed_width.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 @VisiData.api
 def open_fixed(vd, p):
-    return FixedWidthColumnsSheet(p.name, source=p, headerlines=[])
+    return FixedWidthColumnsSheet(p.base_stem, source=p, headerlines=[])
 
 class FixedWidthColumn(Column):
     def __init__(self, name, i, j, **kwargs):
diff --git a/visidata/loaders/frictionless.py b/visidata/loaders/frictionless.py
index 1940c65b7..67955277e 100644
--- a/visidata/loaders/frictionless.py
+++ b/visidata/loaders/frictionless.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 @VisiData.api
 def open_frictionless(vd, p):
-    return FrictionlessIndexSheet(p.name, source=p)
+    return FrictionlessIndexSheet(p.base_stem, source=p)
 
 class FrictionlessIndexSheet(IndexSheet):
     def iterload(self):
diff --git a/visidata/loaders/geojson.py b/visidata/loaders/geojson.py
index f7805d791..4e676cec8 100644
--- a/visidata/loaders/geojson.py
+++ b/visidata/loaders/geojson.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
 @VisiData.api
 def open_geojson(vd, p):
-    return GeoJSONSheet(p.name, source=p)
+    return GeoJSONSheet(p.base_stem, source=p)
 
 class GeoJSONColumn(Column):
     def calcValue(self, row):
diff --git a/visidata/loaders/hdf5.py b/visidata/loaders/hdf5.py
index 55d6205d6..2dd624c1f 100644
--- a/visidata/loaders/hdf5.py
+++ b/visidata/loaders/hdf5.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 @VisiData.api
 def open_h5(vd, p):
-    return Hdf5ObjSheet(p.name, source=p)
+    return Hdf5ObjSheet(p.base_stem, source=p)
 
 VisiData.open_hdf5 = VisiData.open_h5
 
diff --git a/visidata/loaders/html.py b/visidata/loaders/html.py
index 6c15e5d30..cf3672de0 100644
--- a/visidata/loaders/html.py
+++ b/visidata/loaders/html.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ def guess_html(vd, p):
 
 @VisiData.api
 def open_html(vd, p):
-    return HtmlTablesSheet(p.name, source=p)
+    return HtmlTablesSheet(p.base_stem, source=p)
 
 VisiData.open_htm = VisiData.open_html
 
diff --git a/visidata/loaders/jrnl.py b/visidata/loaders/jrnl.py
index ca4b61a35..b7074782f 100644
--- a/visidata/loaders/jrnl.py
+++ b/visidata/loaders/jrnl.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
 @VisiData.api
 def open_jrnl(vd, p):
-    return JrnlSheet(p.name, source=p)
+    return JrnlSheet(p.base_stem, source=p)
 
 
 class JrnlSheet(TableSheet):
diff --git a/visidata/loaders/json.py b/visidata/loaders/json.py
index 24fe5dd6b..f02de47a8 100644
--- a/visidata/loaders/json.py
+++ b/visidata/loaders/json.py
@@ -23,11 +23,11 @@ def guess_json(vd, p):
 
 @VisiData.api
 def open_jsonobj(vd, p):
-    return JsonSheet(p.name, source=p)
+    return JsonSheet(p.base_stem, source=p)
 
 @VisiData.api
 def open_jsonl(vd, p):
-    return JsonSheet(p.name, source=p)
+    return JsonSheet(p.base_stem, source=p)
 
 VisiData.open_ndjson = VisiData.open_ldjson = VisiData.open_json = VisiData.open_jsonl
 
diff --git a/visidata/loaders/jsonla.py b/visidata/loaders/jsonla.py
index aac329342..d1b67c0de 100644
--- a/visidata/loaders/jsonla.py
+++ b/visidata/loaders/jsonla.py
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ def guess_jsonla(vd, p):
 
 @VisiData.api
 def open_jsonla(vd, p):
-    return JsonlArraySheet(p.name, source=p)
+    return JsonlArraySheet(p.base_stem, source=p)
 
 
 class JsonlArraySheet(SequenceSheet):
diff --git a/visidata/loaders/lsv.py b/visidata/loaders/lsv.py
index cd0144b51..61a1a96ac 100644
--- a/visidata/loaders/lsv.py
+++ b/visidata/loaders/lsv.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 @VisiData.api
 def open_lsv(vd, p):
-    return LsvSheet(p.name, source=p)
+    return LsvSheet(p.base_stem, source=p)
 
 
 @VisiData.api
diff --git a/visidata/loaders/mailbox.py b/visidata/loaders/mailbox.py
index 1a9827d91..fb527218c 100644
--- a/visidata/loaders/mailbox.py
+++ b/visidata/loaders/mailbox.py
@@ -3,23 +3,23 @@
 
 @VisiData.api
 def open_mbox(vd, p):
-    return MboxSheet(p.name, source=p, format='mbox')
+    return MboxSheet(p.base_stem, source=p, format='mbox')
 
 @VisiData.api
 def open_maildir(vd, p):
-    return MboxSheet(p.name, source=p, format='Maildir')
+    return MboxSheet(p.base_stem, source=p, format='Maildir')
 
 @VisiData.api
 def open_mmdf(vd, p):
-    return MboxSheet(p.name, source=p, format='MMDF')
+    return MboxSheet(p.base_stem, source=p, format='MMDF')
 
 @VisiData.api
 def open_babyl(vd, p):
-    return MboxSheet(p.name, source=p, format='Babyl')
+    return MboxSheet(p.base_stem, source=p, format='Babyl')
 
 @VisiData.api
 def open_mh(vd, p):
-    return MboxSheet(p.name, source=p, format='MH')
+    return MboxSheet(p.base_stem, source=p, format='MH')
 
 
 class MboxSheet(Sheet):
diff --git a/visidata/loaders/mbtiles.py b/visidata/loaders/mbtiles.py
index 1e60599e9..73f6872aa 100644
--- a/visidata/loaders/mbtiles.py
+++ b/visidata/loaders/mbtiles.py
@@ -5,11 +5,11 @@
 
 @VisiData.api
 def open_pbf(vd, p):
-    return PbfSheet(p.name, source=p)
+    return PbfSheet(p.base_stem, source=p)
 
 @VisiData.api
 def open_mbtiles(vd, p):
-    return MbtilesSheet(p.name, source=p)
+    return MbtilesSheet(p.base_stem, source=p)
 
 def getListDepth(L):
     if not isinstance(L, list):
diff --git a/visidata/loaders/npy.py b/visidata/loaders/npy.py
index 3fd70a0b9..3f86bb1c5 100644
--- a/visidata/loaders/npy.py
+++ b/visidata/loaders/npy.py
@@ -4,11 +4,11 @@
 
 @VisiData.api
 def open_npy(vd, p):
-    return NpySheet(p.name, source=p)
+    return NpySheet(p.base_stem, source=p)
 
 @VisiData.api
 def open_npz(vd, p):
-    return NpzSheet(p.name, source=p)
+    return NpzSheet(p.base_stem, source=p)
 
 vd.option('npy_allow_pickle', False, 'numpy allow unpickling objects (unsafe)')
 
diff --git a/visidata/loaders/odf.py b/visidata/loaders/odf.py
index 929ef4fd1..8a0b3f8da 100644
--- a/visidata/loaders/odf.py
+++ b/visidata/loaders/odf.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 @VisiData.api
 def open_ods(vd, p):
-    return OdsIndexSheet(p.name, source=p)
+    return OdsIndexSheet(p.base_stem, source=p)
 
 
 class OdsIndexSheet(IndexSheet):
diff --git a/visidata/loaders/orgmode.py b/visidata/loaders/orgmode.py
index 662519769..7afaef76f 100644
--- a/visidata/loaders/orgmode.py
+++ b/visidata/loaders/orgmode.py
@@ -31,17 +31,17 @@
 
 @VisiData.api
 def open_org(vd, p):
-    return OrgSheet(p.name, source=p, filetype='org')
+    return OrgSheet(p.base_stem, source=p, filetype='org')
 
 
 @VisiData.api
 def open_forg(vd, p):
-    return OrgSheet(p.name, source=p, filetype='forg')
+    return OrgSheet(p.base_stem, source=p, filetype='forg')
 
 
 @VisiData.api
 def open_orgdir(vd, p):
-    return OrgSheet(p.name, source=p, filetype='orgdir')
+    return OrgSheet(p.base_stem, source=p, filetype='orgdir')
 
 
 def encode_date(dt=None):
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ def _walkfiles(p):
         if self.filetype == 'orgdir':
             basepath = str(self.source)
             for p in _walkfiles(self.source):
-                if p.name.startswith('.'): continue
+                if p.base_stem.startswith('.'): continue
                 if p.ext in ['org', 'md']:
                     yield self.parse_orgmd(p)
         elif self.filetype == 'forg':
diff --git a/visidata/loaders/parquet.py b/visidata/loaders/parquet.py
index 50ca020ed..d822cae3f 100644
--- a/visidata/loaders/parquet.py
+++ b/visidata/loaders/parquet.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 @VisiData.api
 def open_parquet(vd, p):
-    return ParquetSheet(p.name, source=p)
+    return ParquetSheet(p.base_stem, source=p)
 
 
 class ParquetColumn(Column):
diff --git a/visidata/loaders/pcap.py b/visidata/loaders/pcap.py
index 1bd294f01..190c03869 100644
--- a/visidata/loaders/pcap.py
+++ b/visidata/loaders/pcap.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 
 @VisiData.api
 def open_pcap(vd, p):
-    return PcapSheet(p.name, source=p)
+    return PcapSheet(p.base_stem, source=p)
 
 open_cap = open_pcap
 open_pcapng = open_pcap
diff --git a/visidata/loaders/pdf.py b/visidata/loaders/pdf.py
index 4a6a044b0..ce8659eab 100644
--- a/visidata/loaders/pdf.py
+++ b/visidata/loaders/pdf.py
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@
 @VisiData.api
 def open_pdf(vd, p):
     if vd.options.pdf_tables:
-        return TabulaSheet(p.name, source=p)
-    return PdfMinerSheet(p.name, source=p)
+        return TabulaSheet(p.base_stem, source=p)
+    return PdfMinerSheet(p.base_stem, source=p)
 
 
 class PdfMinerSheet(TableSheet):
diff --git a/visidata/loaders/png.py b/visidata/loaders/png.py
index 44f429343..ec13c69e9 100644
--- a/visidata/loaders/png.py
+++ b/visidata/loaders/png.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 @VisiData.api
 def open_png(vd, p):
-    return PNGSheet(p.name, source=p)
+    return PNGSheet(p.base_stem, source=p)
 
 
 class PNGSheet(Sheet):
diff --git a/visidata/loaders/rec.py b/visidata/loaders/rec.py
index 1b9a7fd72..6c70a0b0f 100644
--- a/visidata/loaders/rec.py
+++ b/visidata/loaders/rec.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 @VisiData.api
 def open_rec(vd, p):
-    return RecIndexSheet(p.name, source=p)
+    return RecIndexSheet(p.base_stem, source=p)
 
 def decode_multiline(line, fp):
     'Parse *line* and lookahead into *fp* as iterator for continuing lines.  Return (multiline, next_line) where *multiline* can contain newlines and *next_line is the line after the combined *multiline*.  Handle "\\" at end and "+" at beginning of lines.  *next_line* will be None iff iterator is exhausted.'
diff --git a/visidata/loaders/s3.py b/visidata/loaders/s3.py
index 3507e6ec0..627e6abd3 100644
--- a/visidata/loaders/s3.py
+++ b/visidata/loaders/s3.py
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ def openurl_s3(vd, p, filetype):
         p.fs.connect()
 
     if not p.fs.isfile(str(p.given)):
-        return S3DirSheet(p.name, source=p, version_aware=p.version_aware)
+        return S3DirSheet(p.base_stem, source=p, version_aware=p.version_aware)
 
     if not filetype:
         filetype = p.ext or "txt"
diff --git a/visidata/loaders/sas.py b/visidata/loaders/sas.py
index d92ed2db5..a5b7cb249 100644
--- a/visidata/loaders/sas.py
+++ b/visidata/loaders/sas.py
@@ -9,11 +9,11 @@
 
 @VisiData.api
 def open_xpt(vd, p):
-    return XptSheet(p.name, source=p)
+    return XptSheet(p.base_stem, source=p)
 
 @VisiData.api
 def open_sas7bdat(vd, p):
-    return SasSheet(p.name, source=p)
+    return SasSheet(p.base_stem, source=p)
 
 class XptSheet(Sheet):
     def iterload(self):
diff --git a/visidata/loaders/scrape.py b/visidata/loaders/scrape.py
index e11c7f146..846e7c60f 100755
--- a/visidata/loaders/scrape.py
+++ b/visidata/loaders/scrape.py
@@ -24,9 +24,9 @@ def open_scrape(vd, p):
 
     vd.enable_requests_cache()
     if p.is_url():
-        return HtmlDocsSheet(p.name, source=p, urls=[p.given])
+        return HtmlDocsSheet(p.base_stem, source=p, urls=[p.given])
     else:
-        return HtmlElementsSheet(p.name, source=p, elements=None)
+        return HtmlElementsSheet(p.base_stem, source=p, elements=None)
 
 VisiData.openhttp_scrape = VisiData.open_scrape
 
diff --git a/visidata/loaders/shp.py b/visidata/loaders/shp.py
index 8c3c8a130..d598900e0 100644
--- a/visidata/loaders/shp.py
+++ b/visidata/loaders/shp.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
 @VisiData.api
 def open_shp(vd, p):
-    return ShapeSheet(p.name, source=p)
+    return ShapeSheet(p.base_stem, source=p)
 
 VisiData.open_dbf = VisiData.open_shp
 
diff --git a/visidata/loaders/spss.py b/visidata/loaders/spss.py
index 56a849735..0b374d917 100644
--- a/visidata/loaders/spss.py
+++ b/visidata/loaders/spss.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 @VisiData.api
 def open_spss(vd, p):
-    return SpssSheet(p.name, source=p)
+    return SpssSheet(p.base_stem, source=p)
 VisiData.open_sav = VisiData.open_spss
 
 
diff --git a/visidata/loaders/sqlite.py b/visidata/loaders/sqlite.py
index 389470588..f8a9ecd49 100644
--- a/visidata/loaders/sqlite.py
+++ b/visidata/loaders/sqlite.py
@@ -27,11 +27,11 @@ def guess_sqlite(vd, p):
 def open_sqlite(vd, p):
     if not p.is_local():
         vd.fail('sqlite requires an uncompressed, local file')
-    return SqliteIndexSheet(p.name, source=p)
+    return SqliteIndexSheet(p.base_stem, source=p)
 
 @VisiData.api
 def openurl_sqlite(vd, p, filetype=None):
-    return SqliteIndexSheet(p.name, source=p)
+    return SqliteIndexSheet(p.base_stem, source=p)
 
 VisiData.open_sqlite3 = VisiData.open_sqlite
 VisiData.open_db = VisiData.open_sqlite
diff --git a/visidata/loaders/toml.py b/visidata/loaders/toml.py
index 9cb98c6aa..7ec99c7da 100644
--- a/visidata/loaders/toml.py
+++ b/visidata/loaders/toml.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 
 @VisiData.api
 def open_toml(vd, p):
-    return TomlSheet(p.name, source=p)
+    return TomlSheet(p.base_stem, source=p)
 
 
 class TomlSheet(PythonSheet):
diff --git a/visidata/loaders/tsv.py b/visidata/loaders/tsv.py
index be7b20e22..4f66b2122 100644
--- a/visidata/loaders/tsv.py
+++ b/visidata/loaders/tsv.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
 @VisiData.api
 def open_tsv(vd, p):
-    return TsvSheet(p.name, source=p)
+    return TsvSheet(p.base_stem, source=p)
 
 
 def adaptive_bufferer(fp, max_buffer_size=65536):
diff --git a/visidata/loaders/ttf.py b/visidata/loaders/ttf.py
index ddc014739..1206e477c 100644
--- a/visidata/loaders/ttf.py
+++ b/visidata/loaders/ttf.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 @VisiData.api
 def open_ttf(vd, p):
-    return TTFTablesSheet(p.name, source=p)
+    return TTFTablesSheet(p.base_stem, source=p)
 
 vd.open_otf = vd.open_ttf
 
diff --git a/visidata/loaders/usv.py b/visidata/loaders/usv.py
index a751ffd2f..b2658b424 100644
--- a/visidata/loaders/usv.py
+++ b/visidata/loaders/usv.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 @VisiData.api
 def open_usv(vd, p):
-    return TsvSheet(p.name, source=p, delimiter='\u241f', row_delimiter='\u241e')
+    return TsvSheet(p.base_stem, source=p, delimiter='\u241f', row_delimiter='\u241e')
 
 @VisiData.api
 def save_usv(vd, p, vs):
diff --git a/visidata/loaders/vcf.py b/visidata/loaders/vcf.py
index 1d2ca5bf8..08d1d8ace 100644
--- a/visidata/loaders/vcf.py
+++ b/visidata/loaders/vcf.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 @VisiData.api
 def open_vcf(vd, p):
-    return VcfSheet(p.name, source=p)
+    return VcfSheet(p.base_stem, source=p)
 
 def unbox(col, row):
     v = getitemdef(row, col.expr)
diff --git a/visidata/loaders/vds.py b/visidata/loaders/vds.py
index aba2286c4..a40c21f01 100644
--- a/visidata/loaders/vds.py
+++ b/visidata/loaders/vds.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
 @VisiData.api
 def open_vds(vd, p):
-    return VdsIndexSheet(p.name, source=p)
+    return VdsIndexSheet(p.base_stem, source=p)
 
 
 @VisiData.api
diff --git a/visidata/loaders/vdx.py b/visidata/loaders/vdx.py
index 22afdf244..d5d9ec3e6 100644
--- a/visidata/loaders/vdx.py
+++ b/visidata/loaders/vdx.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 @VisiData.api
 def open_vdx(vd, p):
-    return CommandLogSimple(p.name, source=p, precious=True)
+    return CommandLogSimple(p.base_stem, source=p, precious=True)
 
 
 class CommandLogSimple(CommandLogBase, Sheet):
diff --git a/visidata/loaders/xlsb.py b/visidata/loaders/xlsb.py
index 2cc239e99..c1f8ceb78 100644
--- a/visidata/loaders/xlsb.py
+++ b/visidata/loaders/xlsb.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ def guess_xls(vd, p):
 
 @VisiData.api
 def open_xlsb(vd, p):
-    return XlsbIndex(p.name, source=p)
+    return XlsbIndex(p.base_stem, source=p)
 
 
 class XlsbIndex(IndexSheet):
diff --git a/visidata/loaders/xlsx.py b/visidata/loaders/xlsx.py
index 72a01bcae..4cba337e7 100644
--- a/visidata/loaders/xlsx.py
+++ b/visidata/loaders/xlsx.py
@@ -13,11 +13,11 @@
 
 @VisiData.api
 def open_xls(vd, p):
-    return XlsIndexSheet(p.name, source=p)
+    return XlsIndexSheet(p.base_stem, source=p)
 
 @VisiData.api
 def open_xlsx(vd, p):
-    return XlsxIndexSheet(p.name, source=p)
+    return XlsxIndexSheet(p.base_stem, source=p)
 
 class XlsxIndexSheet(IndexSheet):
     'Load XLSX file (in Excel Open XML format).'
diff --git a/visidata/loaders/xml.py b/visidata/loaders/xml.py
index d49624eb8..0b70a9e83 100644
--- a/visidata/loaders/xml.py
+++ b/visidata/loaders/xml.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 @VisiData.api
 def open_xml(vd, p):
-    return XmlSheet(p.name, source=p)
+    return XmlSheet(p.base_stem, source=p)
 
 VisiData.open_svg = VisiData.open_xml
 
diff --git a/visidata/loaders/xword.py b/visidata/loaders/xword.py
index b5acad39d..5369e814f 100755
--- a/visidata/loaders/xword.py
+++ b/visidata/loaders/xword.py
@@ -8,13 +8,13 @@
 
 @VisiData.api
 def open_puz(vd, p):
-    return PuzSheet(p.name, source=p)
+    return PuzSheet(p.base_stem, source=p)
 
 @VisiData.api
 def open_xd(vd, p):
     if p.is_dir():
-        return CrosswordsSheet(p.name, source=p)
-    return CrosswordSheet(p.name, source=p)
+        return CrosswordsSheet(p.base_stem, source=p)
+    return CrosswordSheet(p.base_stem, source=p)
 
 
 @VisiData.api
diff --git a/visidata/loaders/yaml.py b/visidata/loaders/yaml.py
index 766255e14..597beb099 100644
--- a/visidata/loaders/yaml.py
+++ b/visidata/loaders/yaml.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 @VisiData.api
 def open_yml(vd, p):
-    return YamlSheet(p.name, source=p)
+    return YamlSheet(p.base_stem, source=p)
 
 VisiData.open_yaml = VisiData.open_yml
 
diff --git a/visidata/macros.py b/visidata/macros.py
index 4b253027a..d62ad4fdf 100644
--- a/visidata/macros.py
+++ b/visidata/macros.py
@@ -57,11 +57,11 @@ def macrosheet(vd):
 def loadMacro(vd, p:Path):
     if p.exists():
         if p.ext == 'vd':
-            vs = CommandLog(p.name, source=p)
+            vs = CommandLog(p.base_stem, source=p)
             vs.ensureLoaded()
             return vs
         elif p.ext == 'vdj':
-            vs = CommandLogJsonl(p.name, source=p)
+            vs = CommandLogJsonl(p.base_stem, source=p)
             vs.ensureLoaded()
             return vs
 
diff --git a/visidata/path.py b/visidata/path.py
index 6652a61b6..66bdc135a 100644
--- a/visidata/path.py
+++ b/visidata/path.py
@@ -186,17 +186,17 @@ def given(self, given):
 
         self.ext = self.suffix[1:]
         if self.suffix:  #1450  don't make this a oneliner; [:-0] doesn't work
-            self.name = self._path.name[:-len(self.suffix)]
+            self.base_stem = self._path.name[:-len(self.suffix)]
         elif self._given == '.':  #1768
-            self.name = self._path.absolute().name
+            self.base_stem = self._path.absolute().name
         else:
-            self.name = self._path.name
+            self.base_stem = self._path.name
 
         # check if file is compressed
         if self.suffix in ['.gz', '.bz2', '.xz', '.lzma', '.zst']:
             self.compression = self.ext
             uncompressedpath = Path(self.given[:-len(self.suffix)])  # strip suffix
-            self.name = uncompressedpath.name
+            self.base_stem = uncompressedpath.base_stem
             self.ext = uncompressedpath.ext
         else:
             self.compression = None
diff --git a/visidata/shell.py b/visidata/shell.py
index 856cf27fa..8622d6ded 100644
--- a/visidata/shell.py
+++ b/visidata/shell.py
@@ -41,11 +41,11 @@ def exec_shell(*args):
 
 @VisiData.api
 def open_dir(vd, p):
-    return DirSheet(p.name, source=p)
+    return DirSheet(p.base_stem, source=p)
 
 @VisiData.api
 def open_fdir(vd, p):
-    return FileListSheet(p.name, source=p)
+    return FileListSheet(p.base_stem, source=p)
 
 @VisiData.api
 def addShellColumns(vd, cmd, sheet):
diff --git a/visidata/threads.py b/visidata/threads.py
index 5fa989824..096f79336 100644
--- a/visidata/threads.py
+++ b/visidata/threads.py
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ def sync(self, *joiningThreads):
 @VisiData.api
 def open_pyprof(vd, p):
     import pstats
-    return ProfileStatsSheet(p.name, source=pstats.Stats(p.given).stats)
+    return ProfileStatsSheet(p.base_stem, source=pstats.Stats(p.given).stats)
 
 
 @VisiData.api