diff --git a/src/PhpSpreadsheet/Calculation/Calculation.php b/src/PhpSpreadsheet/Calculation/Calculation.php
index 52dd290c..f53987f2 100644
--- a/src/PhpSpreadsheet/Calculation/Calculation.php
+++ b/src/PhpSpreadsheet/Calculation/Calculation.php
@@ -758,7 +758,7 @@ class Calculation
         ],
         'DATE' => [
             'category' => Category::CATEGORY_DATE_AND_TIME,
-            'functionCall' => [DateTimeExcel\Datefunc::class, 'evaluate'],
+            'functionCall' => [DateTimeExcel\Datefunc::class, 'fromYMD'],
             'argumentCount' => '3',
         ],
         'DATEDIF' => [
@@ -768,7 +768,7 @@ class Calculation
         ],
         'DATEVALUE' => [
             'category' => Category::CATEGORY_DATE_AND_TIME,
-            'functionCall' => [DateTimeExcel\DateValue::class, 'evaluate'],
+            'functionCall' => [DateTimeExcel\DateValue::class, 'fromString'],
             'argumentCount' => '1',
         ],
         'DAVERAGE' => [
@@ -2424,12 +2424,12 @@ class Calculation
         ],
         'TIME' => [
             'category' => Category::CATEGORY_DATE_AND_TIME,
-            'functionCall' => [DateTimeExcel\Time::class, 'evaluate'],
+            'functionCall' => [DateTimeExcel\Time::class, 'fromHMS'],
             'argumentCount' => '3',
         ],
         'TIMEVALUE' => [
             'category' => Category::CATEGORY_DATE_AND_TIME,
-            'functionCall' => [DateTimeExcel\TimeValue::class, 'evaluate'],
+            'functionCall' => [DateTimeExcel\TimeValue::class, 'fromString'],
             'argumentCount' => '1',
         ],
         'TINV' => [
diff --git a/src/PhpSpreadsheet/Calculation/DateTime.php b/src/PhpSpreadsheet/Calculation/DateTime.php
index a81190d4..dc2ec985 100644
--- a/src/PhpSpreadsheet/Calculation/DateTime.php
+++ b/src/PhpSpreadsheet/Calculation/DateTime.php
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ class DateTime
      *
      * @Deprecated 1.18.0
      *
-     * @See DateTimeExcel\Datefunc::evaluate()
+     * @See DateTimeExcel\Datefunc::fromYMD()
      *      Use the evaluate method in the DateTimeExcel\Datefunc class instead
      *
      * PhpSpreadsheet is a lot more forgiving than MS Excel when passing non numeric values to this function.
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ class DateTime
      */
     public static function DATE($year = 0, $month = 1, $day = 1)
     {
-        return DateTimeExcel\Datefunc::evaluate($year, $month, $day);
+        return DateTimeExcel\Datefunc::fromYMD($year, $month, $day);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ class DateTime
      *
      * @Deprecated 1.18.0
      *
-     * @See DateTimeExcel\Time::evaluate()
+     * @See DateTimeExcel\Time::fromHMS()
      *      Use the evaluate method in the DateTimeExcel\Time class instead
      *
      * @param int $hour A number from 0 (zero) to 32767 representing the hour.
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ class DateTime
      */
     public static function TIME($hour = 0, $minute = 0, $second = 0)
     {
-        return DateTimeExcel\Time::evaluate($hour, $minute, $second);
+        return DateTimeExcel\Time::fromHMS($hour, $minute, $second);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -212,8 +212,8 @@ class DateTime
      *
      * @Deprecated 1.18.0
      *
-     * @See DateTimeExcel\DateValue::evaluate()
-     *      Use the evaluate method in the DateTimeExcel\DateValue class instead
+     * @See DateTimeExcel\DateValue::fromString()
+     *      Use the fromString method in the DateTimeExcel\DateValue class instead
      *
      * @param string $dateValue Text that represents a date in a Microsoft Excel date format.
      *                                    For example, "1/30/2008" or "30-Jan-2008" are text strings within
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ class DateTime
      */
     public static function DATEVALUE($dateValue)
     {
-        return DateTimeExcel\DateValue::evaluate($dateValue);
+        return DateTimeExcel\DateValue::fromString($dateValue);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -247,8 +247,8 @@ class DateTime
      *
      * @Deprecated 1.18.0
      *
-     * @See DateTimeExcel\TimeValue::evaluate()
-     *      Use the evaluate method in the DateTimeExcel\TimeValue class instead
+     * @See DateTimeExcel\TimeValue::fromString()
+     *      Use the fromString method in the DateTimeExcel\TimeValue class instead
      *
      * @param string $timeValue A text string that represents a time in any one of the Microsoft
      *                                    Excel time formats; for example, "6:45 PM" and "18:45" text strings
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ class DateTime
      */
     public static function TIMEVALUE($timeValue)
     {
-        return DateTimeExcel\TimeValue::evaluate($timeValue);
+        return DateTimeExcel\TimeValue::fromString($timeValue);
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/PhpSpreadsheet/Calculation/DateTimeExcel/DateValue.php b/src/PhpSpreadsheet/Calculation/DateTimeExcel/DateValue.php
index ee872f31..4c754456 100644
--- a/src/PhpSpreadsheet/Calculation/DateTimeExcel/DateValue.php
+++ b/src/PhpSpreadsheet/Calculation/DateTimeExcel/DateValue.php
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ class DateValue
      * @return mixed Excel date/time serial value, PHP date/time serial value or PHP date/time object,
      *                        depending on the value of the ReturnDateType flag
      */
-    public static function evaluate($dateValue)
+    public static function fromString($dateValue)
     {
         $dti = new DateTimeImmutable();
         $baseYear = Date::getExcelCalendar();
diff --git a/src/PhpSpreadsheet/Calculation/DateTimeExcel/Datefunc.php b/src/PhpSpreadsheet/Calculation/DateTimeExcel/Datefunc.php
index e8aa02cb..3a0aaeaa 100644
--- a/src/PhpSpreadsheet/Calculation/DateTimeExcel/Datefunc.php
+++ b/src/PhpSpreadsheet/Calculation/DateTimeExcel/Datefunc.php
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ class Datefunc
      * @return mixed Excel date/time serial value, PHP date/time serial value or PHP date/time object,
      *                        depending on the value of the ReturnDateType flag
      */
-    public static function evaluate($year, $month, $day)
+    public static function fromYMD($year, $month, $day)
     {
         $baseYear = Date::getExcelCalendar();
 
diff --git a/src/PhpSpreadsheet/Calculation/DateTimeExcel/Helpers.php b/src/PhpSpreadsheet/Calculation/DateTimeExcel/Helpers.php
index 00f12ddc..2d1b6af1 100644
--- a/src/PhpSpreadsheet/Calculation/DateTimeExcel/Helpers.php
+++ b/src/PhpSpreadsheet/Calculation/DateTimeExcel/Helpers.php
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ class Helpers
         if (!is_numeric($dateValue)) {
             $saveReturnDateType = Functions::getReturnDateType();
             Functions::setReturnDateType(Functions::RETURNDATE_EXCEL);
-            $dateValue = DateValue::evaluate($dateValue);
+            $dateValue = DateValue::fromString($dateValue);
             Functions::setReturnDateType($saveReturnDateType);
             if (!is_numeric($dateValue)) {
                 throw new Exception(Functions::VALUE());
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ class Helpers
     {
         $saveReturnDateType = Functions::getReturnDateType();
         Functions::setReturnDateType(Functions::RETURNDATE_EXCEL);
-        $timeValue = TimeValue::evaluate($timeValue);
+        $timeValue = TimeValue::fromString($timeValue);
         Functions::setReturnDateType($saveReturnDateType);
 
         return $timeValue;
diff --git a/src/PhpSpreadsheet/Calculation/DateTimeExcel/Time.php b/src/PhpSpreadsheet/Calculation/DateTimeExcel/Time.php
index 7f29ba2c..c72bcf60 100644
--- a/src/PhpSpreadsheet/Calculation/DateTimeExcel/Time.php
+++ b/src/PhpSpreadsheet/Calculation/DateTimeExcel/Time.php
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ class Time
      * @return mixed Excel date/time serial value, PHP date/time serial value or PHP date/time object,
      *                        depending on the value of the ReturnDateType flag
      */
-    public static function evaluate($hour, $minute, $second)
+    public static function fromHMS($hour, $minute, $second)
     {
         try {
             $hour = self::toIntWithNullBool($hour);
diff --git a/src/PhpSpreadsheet/Calculation/DateTimeExcel/TimeValue.php b/src/PhpSpreadsheet/Calculation/DateTimeExcel/TimeValue.php
index 46fa4136..67600761 100644
--- a/src/PhpSpreadsheet/Calculation/DateTimeExcel/TimeValue.php
+++ b/src/PhpSpreadsheet/Calculation/DateTimeExcel/TimeValue.php
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ class TimeValue
      * @return mixed Excel date/time serial value, PHP date/time serial value or PHP date/time object,
      *                        depending on the value of the ReturnDateType flag
      */
-    public static function evaluate($timeValue)
+    public static function fromString($timeValue)
     {
         $timeValue = trim(Functions::flattenSingleValue($timeValue), '"');
         $timeValue = str_replace(['/', '.'], '-', $timeValue);
diff --git a/src/PhpSpreadsheet/Calculation/TextData/Format.php b/src/PhpSpreadsheet/Calculation/TextData/Format.php
index 3b7f0486..b360a0f6 100644
--- a/src/PhpSpreadsheet/Calculation/TextData/Format.php
+++ b/src/PhpSpreadsheet/Calculation/TextData/Format.php
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ class Format
         $format = Functions::flattenSingleValue($format);
 
         if ((is_string($value)) && (!is_numeric($value)) && Date::isDateTimeFormatCode($format)) {
-            $value = DateTimeExcel\DateValue::evaluate($value);
+            $value = DateTimeExcel\DateValue::fromString($value);
         }
 
         return (string) NumberFormat::toFormattedString($value, $format);
@@ -129,14 +129,14 @@ class Format
             Functions::setReturnDateType(Functions::RETURNDATE_EXCEL);
 
             if (strpos($value, ':') !== false) {
-                $timeValue = DateTimeExcel\TimeValue::evaluate($value);
+                $timeValue = DateTimeExcel\TimeValue::fromString($value);
                 if ($timeValue !== Functions::VALUE()) {
                     Functions::setReturnDateType($dateSetting);
 
                     return $timeValue;
                 }
             }
-            $dateValue = DateTimeExcel\DateValue::evaluate($value);
+            $dateValue = DateTimeExcel\DateValue::fromString($value);
             if ($dateValue !== Functions::VALUE()) {
                 Functions::setReturnDateType($dateSetting);
 
diff --git a/src/PhpSpreadsheet/Shared/Date.php b/src/PhpSpreadsheet/Shared/Date.php
index a56ca3df..3b4c635d 100644
--- a/src/PhpSpreadsheet/Shared/Date.php
+++ b/src/PhpSpreadsheet/Shared/Date.php
@@ -437,14 +437,14 @@ class Date
             return false;
         }
 
-        $dateValueNew = DateTimeExcel\DateValue::evaluate($dateValue);
+        $dateValueNew = DateTimeExcel\DateValue::fromString($dateValue);
 
         if ($dateValueNew === Functions::VALUE()) {
             return false;
         }
 
         if (strpos($dateValue, ':') !== false) {
-            $timeValue = DateTimeExcel\TimeValue::evaluate($dateValue);
+            $timeValue = DateTimeExcel\TimeValue::fromString($dateValue);
             if ($timeValue === Functions::VALUE()) {
                 return false;
             }
diff --git a/tests/PhpSpreadsheetTests/Calculation/Functions/DateTime/DateTest.php b/tests/PhpSpreadsheetTests/Calculation/Functions/DateTime/DateTest.php
index 28988ded..01e8d4a0 100644
--- a/tests/PhpSpreadsheetTests/Calculation/Functions/DateTime/DateTest.php
+++ b/tests/PhpSpreadsheetTests/Calculation/Functions/DateTime/DateTest.php
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ class DateTest extends AllSetupTeardown
     {
         self::setUnixReturn();
 
-        $result = Datefunc::evaluate(2012, 1, 31); // 32-bit safe
+        $result = Datefunc::fromYMD(2012, 1, 31); // 32-bit safe
         self::assertEquals(1327968000, $result);
     }
 
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ class DateTest extends AllSetupTeardown
     {
         self::setObjectReturn();
 
-        $result = Datefunc::evaluate(2012, 1, 31);
+        $result = Datefunc::fromYMD(2012, 1, 31);
         //    Must return an object...
         self::assertIsObject($result);
         //    ... of the correct type
@@ -50,10 +50,10 @@ class DateTest extends AllSetupTeardown
     {
         self::setMac1904();
 
-        $result = Datefunc::evaluate(1918, 11, 11);
+        $result = Datefunc::fromYMD(1918, 11, 11);
         self::assertEquals($result, 5428);
 
-        $result = Datefunc::evaluate(1901, 1, 31);
+        $result = Datefunc::fromYMD(1901, 1, 31);
         self::assertEquals($result, '#NUM!');
     }
 }
diff --git a/tests/PhpSpreadsheetTests/Calculation/Functions/DateTime/DateValueTest.php b/tests/PhpSpreadsheetTests/Calculation/Functions/DateTime/DateValueTest.php
index 13e56671..cf37162a 100644
--- a/tests/PhpSpreadsheetTests/Calculation/Functions/DateTime/DateValueTest.php
+++ b/tests/PhpSpreadsheetTests/Calculation/Functions/DateTime/DateValueTest.php
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ class DateValueTest extends AllSetupTeardown
             if (is_string($expectedResult)) {
                 $replYMD = str_replace('Y', date('Y'), $expectedResult);
                 if ($replYMD !== $expectedResult) {
-                    $expectedResult = DateValue::evaluate($replYMD);
+                    $expectedResult = DateValue::fromString($replYMD);
                 }
             }
             $this->sheet->getCell("A$row")->setValue("=DATEVALUE($dateValue)");
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ class DateValueTest extends AllSetupTeardown
     {
         self::setUnixReturn();
 
-        $result = DateValue::evaluate('2012-1-31');
+        $result = DateValue::fromString('2012-1-31');
         self::assertEquals(1327968000, $result);
         self::assertEqualsWithDelta(1327968000, $result, 1E-8);
     }
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ class DateValueTest extends AllSetupTeardown
     {
         self::setObjectReturn();
 
-        $result = DateValue::evaluate('2012-1-31');
+        $result = DateValue::fromString('2012-1-31');
         //    Must return an object...
         self::assertIsObject($result);
         //    ... of the correct type
@@ -67,9 +67,9 @@ class DateValueTest extends AllSetupTeardown
     public function testDATEVALUEwith1904Calendar(): void
     {
         self::setMac1904();
-        self::assertEquals(5428, DateValue::evaluate('1918-11-11'));
-        self::assertEquals(0, DateValue::evaluate('1904-01-01'));
-        self::assertEquals('#VALUE!', DateValue::evaluate('1903-12-31'));
-        self::assertEquals('#VALUE!', DateValue::evaluate('1900-02-29'));
+        self::assertEquals(5428, DateValue::fromString('1918-11-11'));
+        self::assertEquals(0, DateValue::fromString('1904-01-01'));
+        self::assertEquals('#VALUE!', DateValue::fromString('1903-12-31'));
+        self::assertEquals('#VALUE!', DateValue::fromString('1900-02-29'));
     }
 }
diff --git a/tests/PhpSpreadsheetTests/Calculation/Functions/DateTime/TimeTest.php b/tests/PhpSpreadsheetTests/Calculation/Functions/DateTime/TimeTest.php
index 053385e7..ae83f05a 100644
--- a/tests/PhpSpreadsheetTests/Calculation/Functions/DateTime/TimeTest.php
+++ b/tests/PhpSpreadsheetTests/Calculation/Functions/DateTime/TimeTest.php
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ class TimeTest extends AllSetupTeardown
     {
         self::setUnixReturn();
 
-        $result = Time::evaluate(7, 30, 20);
+        $result = Time::fromHMS(7, 30, 20);
         self::assertEqualsWithDelta(27020, $result, 1E-8);
     }
 
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ class TimeTest extends AllSetupTeardown
     {
         self::setObjectReturn();
 
-        $result = Time::evaluate(7, 30, 20);
+        $result = Time::fromHMS(7, 30, 20);
         //    Must return an object...
         self::assertIsObject($result);
         //    ... of the correct type
@@ -51,13 +51,13 @@ class TimeTest extends AllSetupTeardown
     public function testTIME1904(): void
     {
         self::setMac1904();
-        $result = Time::evaluate(0, 0, 0);
+        $result = Time::fromHMS(0, 0, 0);
         self::assertEquals(0, $result);
     }
 
     public function testTIME1900(): void
     {
-        $result = Time::evaluate(0, 0, 0);
+        $result = Time::fromHMS(0, 0, 0);
         self::assertEquals(0, $result);
     }
 }
diff --git a/tests/PhpSpreadsheetTests/Calculation/Functions/DateTime/TimeValueTest.php b/tests/PhpSpreadsheetTests/Calculation/Functions/DateTime/TimeValueTest.php
index 1eea77cb..23eb4f17 100644
--- a/tests/PhpSpreadsheetTests/Calculation/Functions/DateTime/TimeValueTest.php
+++ b/tests/PhpSpreadsheetTests/Calculation/Functions/DateTime/TimeValueTest.php
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ class TimeValueTest extends AllSetupTeardown
     {
         self::setUnixReturn();
 
-        $result = TimeValue::evaluate('7:30:20');
+        $result = TimeValue::fromString('7:30:20');
         self::assertEquals(23420, $result);
         self::assertEqualsWithDelta(23420, $result, 1E-8);
     }
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ class TimeValueTest extends AllSetupTeardown
     {
         self::setObjectReturn();
 
-        $result = TimeValue::evaluate('7:30:20');
+        $result = TimeValue::fromString('7:30:20');
         //    Must return an object...
         self::assertIsObject($result);
         //    ... of the correct type