diff --git a/src/OpenFOAM/meshes/meshShapes/face/face.H b/src/OpenFOAM/meshes/meshShapes/face/face.H
index 1974d557c8..ecc69a1903 100644
--- a/src/OpenFOAM/meshes/meshShapes/face/face.H
+++ b/src/OpenFOAM/meshes/meshShapes/face/face.H
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   \\      /  F ield         | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox
    \\    /   O peration     |
     \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2011-2016 OpenFOAM Foundation
-     \\/     M anipulation  | Copyright (C) 2017-2018 OpenCFD Ltd.
+     \\/     M anipulation  | Copyright (C) 2017-2019 OpenCFD Ltd.
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 License
     This file is part of OpenFOAM.
@@ -201,6 +201,7 @@ public:
         //- Legacy name for areaNormal()
         //  \deprecated(2018-06) Deprecated for new use
         inline vector normal(const UList<point>& p) const
+        FOAM_DEPRECATED_FOR(2018-12, "areaNormal() or unitNormal()")
         {
             return areaNormal(p); // Legacy definition
         }
diff --git a/src/OpenFOAM/meshes/meshShapes/triFace/triFace.H b/src/OpenFOAM/meshes/meshShapes/triFace/triFace.H
index 378b3d6e40..0b0b1c5e42 100644
--- a/src/OpenFOAM/meshes/meshShapes/triFace/triFace.H
+++ b/src/OpenFOAM/meshes/meshShapes/triFace/triFace.H
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   \\      /  F ield         | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox
    \\    /   O peration     |
     \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2011-2016 OpenFOAM Foundation
-     \\/     M anipulation  | Copyright (C) 2017-2018 OpenCFD Ltd.
+     \\/     M anipulation  | Copyright (C) 2017-2019 OpenCFD Ltd.
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 License
     This file is part of OpenFOAM.
@@ -132,6 +132,7 @@ public:
         //- Legacy name for areaNormal()
         //  \deprecated(2018-06) Deprecated for new use
         inline vector normal(const UList<point>& points) const
+        FOAM_DEPRECATED_FOR(2018-12, "areaNormal() or unitNormal()")
         {
             return areaNormal(points); // Legacy definition
         }
diff --git a/src/OpenFOAM/meshes/primitiveShapes/triangle/triangle.H b/src/OpenFOAM/meshes/primitiveShapes/triangle/triangle.H
index de40051cfb..40415286ce 100644
--- a/src/OpenFOAM/meshes/primitiveShapes/triangle/triangle.H
+++ b/src/OpenFOAM/meshes/primitiveShapes/triangle/triangle.H
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   \\      /  F ield         | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox
    \\    /   O peration     |
     \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2011-2017 OpenFOAM Foundation
-     \\/     M anipulation  | Copyright (C) 2018 OpenCFD Ltd.
+     \\/     M anipulation  | Copyright (C) 2018-2019 OpenCFD Ltd.
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 License
     This file is part of OpenFOAM.
@@ -215,6 +215,7 @@ public:
             //- Legacy name for areaNormal().
             //  \deprecated(2018-06) Deprecated for new use
             inline vector normal() const
+            FOAM_DEPRECATED_FOR(2018-12, "areaNormal() or unitNormal()")
             {
                 return areaNormal();
             }