diff --git a/backend/api/src/get-likes-and-ships.ts b/backend/api/src/get-likes-and-ships.ts
index 5c9bf7ab..4d257125 100644
--- a/backend/api/src/get-likes-and-ships.ts
+++ b/backend/api/src/get-likes-and-ships.ts
@@ -68,11 +68,11 @@ export const getLikesAndShipsMain = async (userId: string) => {
   }>(
     `
     select 
-      target1_id, target2_id, creator_id, love_ships.created_time,
+      target1_id, target2_id, creator_id, profile_ships.created_time,
       target1_id as target_id
-    from love_ships
-    join profiles on profiles.user_id = love_ships.target1_id
-    join users on users.id = love_ships.target1_id
+    from profile_ships
+    join profiles on profiles.user_id = profile_ships.target1_id
+    join users on users.id = profile_ships.target1_id
     where target2_id = $1
       and profiles.looking_for_matches
       and profiles.pinned_url is not null
@@ -81,11 +81,11 @@ export const getLikesAndShipsMain = async (userId: string) => {
     union all
 
     select
-      target1_id, target2_id, creator_id, love_ships.created_time,
+      target1_id, target2_id, creator_id, profile_ships.created_time,
       target2_id as target_id
-    from love_ships
-    join profiles on profiles.user_id = love_ships.target2_id
-    join users on users.id = love_ships.target2_id
+    from profile_ships
+    join profiles on profiles.user_id = profile_ships.target2_id
+    join users on users.id = profile_ships.target2_id
     where target1_id = $1
       and profiles.looking_for_matches
       and profiles.pinned_url is not null
diff --git a/backend/api/src/ship-profiles.ts b/backend/api/src/ship-profiles.ts
index 65a0a40d..583fdda2 100644
--- a/backend/api/src/ship-profiles.ts
+++ b/backend/api/src/ship-profiles.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ export const shipProfiles: APIHandler<'ship-profiles'> = async (props, auth) =>
   // Check if ship already exists or with swapped target IDs
   const existing = await tryCatch(
     pg.oneOrNone<{ ship_id: string }>(
-      `select ship_id from love_ships
+      `select ship_id from profile_ships
       where creator_id = $1
       and (
         target1_id = $2 and target2_id = $3
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ export const shipProfiles: APIHandler<'ship-profiles'> = async (props, auth) =>
   if (existing.data) {
     if (remove) {
       const { error } = await tryCatch(
-        pg.none('delete from love_ships where ship_id = $1', [
+        pg.none('delete from profile_ships where ship_id = $1', [
           existing.data.ship_id,
         ])
       )
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ export const shipProfiles: APIHandler<'ship-profiles'> = async (props, auth) =>
 
   // Insert the new ship
   const { data, error } = await tryCatch(
-    insert(pg, 'love_ships', {
+    insert(pg, 'profile_ships', {
       creator_id: creatorId,
       target1_id: targetUserId1,
       target2_id: targetUserId2,
diff --git a/backend/shared/src/create-love-notification.ts b/backend/shared/src/create-love-notification.ts
index 8f19bab7..97c906b1 100644
--- a/backend/shared/src/create-love-notification.ts
+++ b/backend/shared/src/create-love-notification.ts
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ export const createProfileLikeNotification = async (like: Row<'profile_likes'>)
 }
 
 export const createLoveShipNotification = async (
-  ship: Row<'love_ships'>,
+  ship: Row<'profile_ships'>,
   recipientId: string
 ) => {
   const { creator_id, target1_id, target2_id, ship_id } = ship
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ export const createLoveShipNotification = async (
 
   const { sendToBrowser } = getNotificationDestinationsForUser(
     targetPrivateUser,
-    'new_love_ship'
+    'new_profile_ship'
   )
   if (!sendToBrowser) return
 
@@ -69,11 +69,11 @@ export const createLoveShipNotification = async (
   const notification: Notification = {
     id,
     userId: recipientId,
-    reason: 'new_love_ship',
+    reason: 'new_profile_ship',
     createdTime: Date.now(),
     isSeen: false,
     sourceId: ship_id,
-    sourceType: 'love_ship',
+    sourceType: 'profile_ship',
     sourceUpdateType: 'created',
     sourceUserName: profile.user.name,
     sourceUserUsername: profile.user.username,
diff --git a/backend/supabase/love_ships.sql b/backend/supabase/love_ships.sql
deleted file mode 100644
index f64cdb44..00000000
--- a/backend/supabase/love_ships.sql
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,25 +0,0 @@
-CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS love_ships (
-    created_time TIMESTAMPTZ DEFAULT now() NOT NULL,
-    creator_id TEXT NOT NULL,
-    ship_id TEXT DEFAULT random_alphanumeric(12) NOT NULL,
-    target1_id TEXT NOT NULL,
-    target2_id TEXT NOT NULL,
-    CONSTRAINT love_ships_pkey PRIMARY KEY (creator_id, ship_id)
-);
-
--- Row Level Security
-ALTER TABLE love_ships ENABLE ROW LEVEL SECURITY;
-
--- Policies
-DROP POLICY IF EXISTS "public read" ON love_ships;
-CREATE POLICY "public read" ON love_ships
-FOR SELECT USING (true);
-
--- Indexes
--- Primary key automatically creates a unique index on (creator_id, ship_id), so no need to recreate it.
--- Keep additional indexes for query optimization:
-DROP INDEX IF EXISTS love_ships_target1_id;
-CREATE INDEX love_ships_target1_id ON public.love_ships USING btree (target1_id);
-
-DROP INDEX IF EXISTS love_ships_target2_id;
-CREATE INDEX love_ships_target2_id ON public.love_ships USING btree (target2_id);
diff --git a/backend/supabase/migration.sql b/backend/supabase/migration.sql
index 0ceac932..e8b0c4c2 100644
--- a/backend/supabase/migration.sql
+++ b/backend/supabase/migration.sql
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ BEGIN;
 \i backend/supabase/compatibility_answers.sql
 \i backend/supabase/profile_likes.sql
 \i backend/supabase/compatibility_prompts.sql
-\i backend/supabase/love_ships.sql
+\i backend/supabase/profile_ships.sql
 \i backend/supabase/love_stars.sql
 \i backend/supabase/love_waitlist.sql
 \i backend/supabase/user_events.sql
diff --git a/backend/supabase/profile_ships.sql b/backend/supabase/profile_ships.sql
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..60396542
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/supabase/profile_ships.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS profile_ships (
+    created_time TIMESTAMPTZ DEFAULT now() NOT NULL,
+    creator_id TEXT NOT NULL,
+    ship_id TEXT DEFAULT random_alphanumeric(12) NOT NULL,
+    target1_id TEXT NOT NULL,
+    target2_id TEXT NOT NULL,
+    CONSTRAINT profile_ships_pkey PRIMARY KEY (creator_id, ship_id)
+);
+
+-- Row Level Security
+ALTER TABLE profile_ships ENABLE ROW LEVEL SECURITY;
+
+-- Policies
+DROP POLICY IF EXISTS "public read" ON profile_ships;
+CREATE POLICY "public read" ON profile_ships
+FOR SELECT USING (true);
+
+-- Indexes
+-- Primary key automatically creates a unique index on (creator_id, ship_id), so no need to recreate it.
+-- Keep additional indexes for query optimization:
+DROP INDEX IF EXISTS profile_ships_target1_id;
+CREATE INDEX profile_ships_target1_id ON public.profile_ships USING btree (target1_id);
+
+DROP INDEX IF EXISTS profile_ships_target2_id;
+CREATE INDEX profile_ships_target2_id ON public.profile_ships USING btree (target2_id);
diff --git a/common/src/notifications.ts b/common/src/notifications.ts
index a7e92675..53053a38 100644
--- a/common/src/notifications.ts
+++ b/common/src/notifications.ts
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ export const NOTIFICATION_TYPES_TO_SELECT = [
   'new_match', // new match markets
   'comment_on_profile', // endorsements
   'profile_like',
-  'love_ship',
+  'profile_ship',
 ]
 
 export const NOTIFICATIONS_PER_PAGE = 30
diff --git a/common/src/supabase/schema.ts b/common/src/supabase/schema.ts
index 02e1fc9b..af717714 100644
--- a/common/src/supabase/schema.ts
+++ b/common/src/supabase/schema.ts
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ export type Database = {
         }
         Relationships: []
       }
-      love_ships: {
+      profile_ships: {
         Row: {
           created_time: string
           creator_id: string
diff --git a/common/src/user-notification-preferences.ts b/common/src/user-notification-preferences.ts
index d8f623b8..bee19e3f 100644
--- a/common/src/user-notification-preferences.ts
+++ b/common/src/user-notification-preferences.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ export type notification_preferences = {
   new_match: notification_destination_types[]
   new_endorsement: notification_destination_types[]
   new_profile_like: notification_destination_types[]
-  new_love_ship: notification_destination_types[]
+  new_profile_ship: notification_destination_types[]
   new_search_alerts: notification_destination_types[]
 
   // User-related
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ export const getDefaultNotificationPreferences = (isDev?: boolean) => {
     new_search_alerts: constructPref(true, true, true),
     new_endorsement: constructPref(true, true, true),
     new_profile_like: constructPref(true, false, false),
-    new_love_ship: constructPref(true, false, false),
+    new_profile_ship: constructPref(true, false, false),
 
     // User-related
     new_message: constructPref(true, true, true),
diff --git a/web/components/notification-items.tsx b/web/components/notification-items.tsx
index 1682dba5..36083905 100644
--- a/web/components/notification-items.tsx
+++ b/web/components/notification-items.tsx
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ export function NotificationItem(props: { notification: Notification }) {
     return <NewMatchNotification {...params} />
   } else if (reason === 'new_profile_like') {
     return <ProfileLikeNotification {...params} />
-  } else if (reason === 'new_love_ship') {
+  } else if (reason === 'new_profile_ship') {
     return <LoveShipNotification {...params} />
   } else {
     return <>unknown notification: {sourceType}</>
diff --git a/web/hooks/use-notifications.ts b/web/hooks/use-notifications.ts
index 680dfa36..f9676121 100644
--- a/web/hooks/use-notifications.ts
+++ b/web/hooks/use-notifications.ts
@@ -55,8 +55,8 @@ function groupGeneralNotifications(
         ? 'quest_payout'
         : n.sourceType === 'profile_like'
         ? 'profile_like'
-        : n.sourceType === 'love_ship'
-        ? 'love_ship'
+        : n.sourceType === 'profile_ship'
+        ? 'profile_ship'
         : n.data?.isPartner
         ? 'isPartner'
         : 'unknown')
diff --git a/web/pages/notifications.tsx b/web/pages/notifications.tsx
index 0efad59b..a5bfb4b5 100644
--- a/web/pages/notifications.tsx
+++ b/web/pages/notifications.tsx
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ const LoadedNotificationSettings = (props: { privateUser: PrivateUser }) => {
       question: '... endorses you?',
     },
     {
-      type: 'new_love_ship',
+      type: 'new_profile_ship',
       question: '... ships you?',
     },
     {