diff --git a/applications/utilities/mesh/generation/blockMesh/blockMeshApp.C b/applications/utilities/mesh/generation/blockMesh/blockMeshApp.C
index a85a4e417f..bd6aafe348 100644
--- a/applications/utilities/mesh/generation/blockMesh/blockMeshApp.C
+++ b/applications/utilities/mesh/generation/blockMesh/blockMeshApp.C
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
     blockMesh::verbose(true);
 
     IOdictionary meshDict(meshDictIoPtr());
-    blockMesh blocks(meshDict);
+    blockMesh blocks(meshDict, regionName);
 
 
     if (args.optionFound("blockTopology"))
diff --git a/applications/utilities/postProcessing/graphics/PV3Readers/PV3blockMeshReader/vtkPV3blockMesh/vtkPV3blockMesh.C b/applications/utilities/postProcessing/graphics/PV3Readers/PV3blockMeshReader/vtkPV3blockMesh/vtkPV3blockMesh.C
index 5e32cfc084..f64f43b542 100644
--- a/applications/utilities/postProcessing/graphics/PV3Readers/PV3blockMeshReader/vtkPV3blockMesh/vtkPV3blockMesh.C
+++ b/applications/utilities/postProcessing/graphics/PV3Readers/PV3blockMeshReader/vtkPV3blockMesh/vtkPV3blockMesh.C
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ void Foam::vtkPV3blockMesh::updateFoamMesh()
             )
         );
 
-        meshPtr_ = new blockMesh(meshDict);
+        meshPtr_ = new blockMesh(meshDict, polyMesh::defaultRegion);
     }
 
 
diff --git a/src/mesh/blockMesh/blockMesh/blockMesh.C b/src/mesh/blockMesh/blockMesh/blockMesh.C
index 9a6b97b087..c8996c6896 100644
--- a/src/mesh/blockMesh/blockMesh/blockMesh.C
+++ b/src/mesh/blockMesh/blockMesh/blockMesh.C
@@ -32,11 +32,11 @@ bool Foam::blockMesh::blockMesh::verboseOutput(false);
 
 // * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Constructors  * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
 
-Foam::blockMesh::blockMesh(IOdictionary& dict)
+Foam::blockMesh::blockMesh(const IOdictionary& dict, const word& regionName)
 :
     blockPointField_(dict.lookup("vertices")),
     scaleFactor_(1.0),
-    topologyPtr_(createTopology(dict))
+    topologyPtr_(createTopology(dict, regionName))
 {
     calcMergeInfo();
 }
diff --git a/src/mesh/blockMesh/blockMesh/blockMesh.H b/src/mesh/blockMesh/blockMesh/blockMesh.H
index 9b989f5356..b0f18c1ed0 100644
--- a/src/mesh/blockMesh/blockMesh/blockMesh.H
+++ b/src/mesh/blockMesh/blockMesh/blockMesh.H
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ class blockMesh
 
         void createCellShapes(cellShapeList& tmpBlockCells);
 
-        polyMesh* createTopology(IOdictionary&);
+        polyMesh* createTopology(const IOdictionary&, const word& regionName);
         void checkBlockMesh(const polyMesh&) const;
 
         //- Determine the merge info and the final number of cells/points
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ public:
     // Constructors
 
         //- Construct from IOdictionary
-        blockMesh(IOdictionary&);
+        blockMesh(const IOdictionary&, const word& regionName);
 
 
     //- Destructor
diff --git a/src/mesh/blockMesh/blockMesh/blockMeshTopology.C b/src/mesh/blockMesh/blockMesh/blockMeshTopology.C
index b82752c947..ec995aa9fc 100644
--- a/src/mesh/blockMesh/blockMesh/blockMeshTopology.C
+++ b/src/mesh/blockMesh/blockMesh/blockMeshTopology.C
@@ -261,7 +261,11 @@ void Foam::blockMesh::createCellShapes
 
 // * * * * * * * * * * * * * Private Member Functions  * * * * * * * * * * * //
 
-Foam::polyMesh* Foam::blockMesh::createTopology(IOdictionary& meshDescription)
+Foam::polyMesh* Foam::blockMesh::createTopology
+(
+    const IOdictionary& meshDescription,
+    const word& regionName
+)
 {
     bool topologyOK = true;
 
@@ -514,7 +518,7 @@ Foam::polyMesh* Foam::blockMesh::createTopology(IOdictionary& meshDescription)
         (
             IOobject
             (
-                "blockMesh",
+                regionName,
                 meshDescription.time().constant(),
                 meshDescription.time(),
                 IOobject::NO_READ,
@@ -563,7 +567,7 @@ Foam::polyMesh* Foam::blockMesh::createTopology(IOdictionary& meshDescription)
         (
             IOobject
             (
-                "blockMesh",
+                regionName,
                 meshDescription.time().constant(),
                 meshDescription.time(),
                 IOobject::NO_READ,