diff --git a/CHANGELOG.rst b/CHANGELOG.rst
index c916bea..cee4a32 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.rst
+++ b/CHANGELOG.rst
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@
   :class:`~cryptography.hazmat.primitives.asymmetric.rsa.RSAPublicKeyWithNumbers`
   were moved from :mod:`~cryptography.hazmat.primitives.interfaces` to
   :mod:`~cryptography.hazmat.primitives.asymmetric.rsa`.
+* Added support for parsing X.509 names. See the
+  :doc:`X.509 documentation</x509>` for more information.
 
 0.7.2 - 2015-01-16
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
diff --git a/docs/x509.rst b/docs/x509.rst
index 26dd2a0..3304726 100644
--- a/docs/x509.rst
+++ b/docs/x509.rst
@@ -166,6 +166,143 @@
             >>> cert.not_valid_after
             datetime.datetime(2030, 12, 31, 8, 30)
 
+    .. attribute:: issuer
+
+        .. versionadded:: 0.8
+
+        :type: :class:`Name`
+
+        The :class:`Name` of the issuer.
+
+    .. attribute:: subject
+
+        .. versionadded:: 0.8
+
+        :type: :class:`Name`
+
+        The :class:`Name` of the subject.
+
+
+.. class:: Name
+
+    .. versionadded:: 0.8
+
+    An X509 Name is an ordered list of attributes. The entire list can be
+    obtained with :attr:`attributes` or you can use the helper properties to
+    obtain the specific type you want. Names are sometimes represented as a
+    slash or comma delimited string (e.g. ``/CN=mydomain.com/O=My Org/C=US``).
+
+    .. attribute:: attributes
+
+        :type: :class:`list`
+
+        A list of all the :class:`NameAttribute` objects.
+
+        .. doctest::
+
+            >>> len(cert.subject.attributes)
+            3
+
+    .. attribute:: country_name
+
+        :type: :class:`list`
+
+        A list of country name :class:`NameAttribute` objects.
+
+        .. doctest::
+
+            >>> cert.subject.country_name == [
+            ...    x509.NameAttribute(
+            ...        x509.OID_COUNTRY_NAME,
+            ...        'US'
+            ...    )
+            ... ]
+            True
+
+    .. attribute:: organization_name
+
+        :type: :class:`list`
+
+        A list of organization name :class:`NameAttribute` objects.
+
+    .. attribute:: organizational_unit_name
+
+        :type: :class:`list`
+
+        A list of organizational unit name :class:`NameAttribute` objects.
+
+    .. attribute:: dn_qualifier
+
+        :type: :class:`list`
+
+        A list of DN qualifier :class:`NameAttribute` objects.
+
+    .. attribute:: state_or_province_name
+
+        :type: :class:`list`
+
+        A list of state or province name :class:`NameAttribute` objects.
+
+    .. attribute:: common_name
+
+        :type: :class:`list`
+
+        A list of common name :class:`NameAttribute` objects.
+
+    .. attribute:: serial_number
+
+        :type: :class:`list`
+
+        A list of serial number :class:`NameAttribute` objects. This is not the
+        same as the certificate's serial number.
+
+    .. attribute:: locality_name
+
+        :type: :class:`list`
+
+        A list of locality name :class:`NameAttribute` objects.
+
+    .. attribute:: title
+
+        :type: :class:`list`
+
+        A list of title :class:`NameAttribute` objects.
+
+    .. attribute:: surname
+
+        :type: :class:`list`
+
+        A list of surname :class:`NameAttribute` objects.
+
+    .. attribute:: given_name
+
+        :type: :class:`list`
+
+        A list of given name :class:`NameAttribute` objects.
+
+    .. attribute:: pseudonym
+
+        :type: :class:`list`
+
+        A list of pseudonym :class:`NameAttribute` objects.
+
+    .. attribute:: generation_qualifier
+
+        :type: :class:`list`
+
+        A list of generation qualifier :class:`NameAttribute` objects.
+
+    .. attribute:: domain_component
+
+        :type: :class:`list`
+
+        A list of domain component :class:`NameAttribute` objects.
+
+    .. attribute:: email_address
+
+        :type: :class:`list`
+
+        A list of email address :class:`NameAttribute` objects.
 
 .. class:: Version
 
diff --git a/src/cryptography/hazmat/backends/openssl/x509.py b/src/cryptography/hazmat/backends/openssl/x509.py
index 66c99c9..e27d32f 100644
--- a/src/cryptography/hazmat/backends/openssl/x509.py
+++ b/src/cryptography/hazmat/backends/openssl/x509.py
@@ -91,3 +91,45 @@
             )
         ).decode("ascii")
         return datetime.datetime.strptime(time, "%Y%m%d%H%M%SZ")
+
+    @property
+    def issuer(self):
+        issuer = self._backend._lib.X509_get_issuer_name(self._x509)
+        assert issuer != self._backend._ffi.NULL
+        return self._build_x509_name(issuer)
+
+    @property
+    def subject(self):
+        subject = self._backend._lib.X509_get_subject_name(self._x509)
+        assert subject != self._backend._ffi.NULL
+        return self._build_x509_name(subject)
+
+    def _build_x509_name(self, x509_name):
+        count = self._backend._lib.X509_NAME_entry_count(x509_name)
+        attributes = []
+        for x in range(0, count):
+            entry = self._backend._lib.X509_NAME_get_entry(x509_name, x)
+            obj = self._backend._lib.X509_NAME_ENTRY_get_object(entry)
+            assert obj != self._backend._ffi.NULL
+            data = self._backend._lib.X509_NAME_ENTRY_get_data(entry)
+            assert data != self._backend._ffi.NULL
+            buf = self._backend._ffi.new("unsigned char **")
+            res = self._backend._lib.ASN1_STRING_to_UTF8(buf, data)
+            assert buf[0] != self._backend._ffi.NULL
+            buf = self._backend._ffi.gc(
+                buf, lambda buf: self._backend._lib.OPENSSL_free(buf[0])
+            )
+            value = self._backend._ffi.buffer(buf[0], res)[:].decode('utf8')
+            buf_len = 50
+            buf = self._backend._ffi.new("char[]", buf_len)
+            res = self._backend._lib.OBJ_obj2txt(buf, buf_len, obj, 1)
+            assert res > 0
+            oid = self._backend._ffi.buffer(buf, res)[:].decode()
+
+            attributes.append(
+                x509.NameAttribute(
+                    x509.ObjectIdentifier(oid), value
+                )
+            )
+
+        return x509.Name(attributes)
diff --git a/src/cryptography/x509.py b/src/cryptography/x509.py
index 7106258..2371b36 100644
--- a/src/cryptography/x509.py
+++ b/src/cryptography/x509.py
@@ -104,6 +104,87 @@
     dotted_string = utils.read_only_property("_dotted_string")
 
 
+class Name(object):
+    def __init__(self, attributes):
+        self._attributes = attributes
+
+    def _filter_attr_list(self, oid):
+        return [i for i in self._attributes if i.oid == oid]
+
+    @property
+    def common_name(self):
+        return self._filter_attr_list(OID_COMMON_NAME)
+
+    @property
+    def country_name(self):
+        return self._filter_attr_list(OID_COUNTRY_NAME)
+
+    @property
+    def locality_name(self):
+        return self._filter_attr_list(OID_LOCALITY_NAME)
+
+    @property
+    def state_or_province_name(self):
+        return self._filter_attr_list(OID_STATE_OR_PROVINCE_NAME)
+
+    @property
+    def organization_name(self):
+        return self._filter_attr_list(OID_ORGANIZATION_NAME)
+
+    @property
+    def organizational_unit_name(self):
+        return self._filter_attr_list(OID_ORGANIZATIONAL_UNIT_NAME)
+
+    @property
+    def serial_number(self):
+        return self._filter_attr_list(OID_SERIAL_NUMBER)
+
+    @property
+    def surname(self):
+        return self._filter_attr_list(OID_SURNAME)
+
+    @property
+    def given_name(self):
+        return self._filter_attr_list(OID_GIVEN_NAME)
+
+    @property
+    def title(self):
+        return self._filter_attr_list(OID_TITLE)
+
+    @property
+    def generation_qualifier(self):
+        return self._filter_attr_list(OID_GENERATION_QUALIFIER)
+
+    @property
+    def dn_qualifier(self):
+        return self._filter_attr_list(OID_DN_QUALIFIER)
+
+    @property
+    def pseudonym(self):
+        return self._filter_attr_list(OID_PSEUDONYM)
+
+    @property
+    def domain_component(self):
+        return self._filter_attr_list(OID_DOMAIN_COMPONENT)
+
+    @property
+    def email_address(self):
+        return self._filter_attr_list(OID_EMAIL_ADDRESS)
+
+    @property
+    def attributes(self):
+        return self._attributes[:]
+
+    def __eq__(self, other):
+        if not isinstance(other, Name):
+            return NotImplemented
+
+        return self.attributes == other.attributes
+
+    def __ne__(self, other):
+        return not self == other
+
+
 OID_COMMON_NAME = ObjectIdentifier("2.5.4.3")
 OID_COUNTRY_NAME = ObjectIdentifier("2.5.4.6")
 OID_LOCALITY_NAME = ObjectIdentifier("2.5.4.7")
@@ -158,3 +239,15 @@
         """
         Not after time (represented as UTC datetime)
         """
+
+    @abc.abstractproperty
+    def issuer(self):
+        """
+        Returns the issuer name object.
+        """
+
+    @abc.abstractproperty
+    def subject(self):
+        """
+        Returns the subject name object.
+        """
diff --git a/tests/test_x509.py b/tests/test_x509.py
index 0927520..4794f33 100644
--- a/tests/test_x509.py
+++ b/tests/test_x509.py
@@ -55,6 +55,313 @@
         fingerprint = binascii.hexlify(cert.fingerprint(hashes.SHA1()))
         assert fingerprint == b"6f49779533d565e8b7c1062503eab41492c38e4d"
 
+    def test_issuer(self, backend):
+        cert = _load_cert(
+            os.path.join(
+                "x509", "PKITS_data", "certs",
+                "Validpre2000UTCnotBeforeDateTest3EE.crt"
+            ),
+            x509.load_der_x509_certificate,
+            backend
+        )
+        issuer = cert.issuer
+        assert isinstance(issuer, x509.Name)
+        assert issuer.attributes == [
+            x509.NameAttribute(x509.OID_COUNTRY_NAME, 'US'),
+            x509.NameAttribute(
+                x509.OID_ORGANIZATION_NAME, 'Test Certificates 2011'
+            ),
+            x509.NameAttribute(x509.OID_COMMON_NAME, 'Good CA')
+        ]
+        assert issuer.common_name == [
+            x509.NameAttribute(x509.OID_COMMON_NAME, 'Good CA')
+        ]
+        assert issuer.country_name == [
+            x509.NameAttribute(x509.OID_COUNTRY_NAME, 'US'),
+        ]
+        assert issuer.organization_name == [
+            x509.NameAttribute(
+                x509.OID_ORGANIZATION_NAME, 'Test Certificates 2011'
+            ),
+        ]
+
+    def test_all_issuer_name_types(self, backend):
+        cert = _load_cert(
+            os.path.join(
+                "x509", "custom",
+                "all_supported_names.pem"
+            ),
+            x509.load_pem_x509_certificate,
+            backend
+        )
+        issuer = cert.issuer
+
+        assert isinstance(issuer, x509.Name)
+        assert issuer.attributes == [
+            x509.NameAttribute(x509.OID_COUNTRY_NAME, 'US'),
+            x509.NameAttribute(x509.OID_COUNTRY_NAME, 'CA'),
+            x509.NameAttribute(x509.OID_STATE_OR_PROVINCE_NAME, 'Texas'),
+            x509.NameAttribute(x509.OID_STATE_OR_PROVINCE_NAME, 'Illinois'),
+            x509.NameAttribute(x509.OID_LOCALITY_NAME, 'Chicago'),
+            x509.NameAttribute(x509.OID_LOCALITY_NAME, 'Austin'),
+            x509.NameAttribute(x509.OID_ORGANIZATION_NAME, 'Zero, LLC'),
+            x509.NameAttribute(x509.OID_ORGANIZATION_NAME, 'One, LLC'),
+            x509.NameAttribute(x509.OID_COMMON_NAME, 'common name 0'),
+            x509.NameAttribute(x509.OID_COMMON_NAME, 'common name 1'),
+            x509.NameAttribute(x509.OID_ORGANIZATIONAL_UNIT_NAME, 'OU 0'),
+            x509.NameAttribute(x509.OID_ORGANIZATIONAL_UNIT_NAME, 'OU 1'),
+            x509.NameAttribute(x509.OID_DN_QUALIFIER, 'dnQualifier0'),
+            x509.NameAttribute(x509.OID_DN_QUALIFIER, 'dnQualifier1'),
+            x509.NameAttribute(x509.OID_SERIAL_NUMBER, '123'),
+            x509.NameAttribute(x509.OID_SERIAL_NUMBER, '456'),
+            x509.NameAttribute(x509.OID_TITLE, 'Title 0'),
+            x509.NameAttribute(x509.OID_TITLE, 'Title 1'),
+            x509.NameAttribute(x509.OID_SURNAME, 'Surname 0'),
+            x509.NameAttribute(x509.OID_SURNAME, 'Surname 1'),
+            x509.NameAttribute(x509.OID_GIVEN_NAME, 'Given Name 0'),
+            x509.NameAttribute(x509.OID_GIVEN_NAME, 'Given Name 1'),
+            x509.NameAttribute(x509.OID_PSEUDONYM, 'Incognito 0'),
+            x509.NameAttribute(x509.OID_PSEUDONYM, 'Incognito 1'),
+            x509.NameAttribute(x509.OID_GENERATION_QUALIFIER, 'Last Gen'),
+            x509.NameAttribute(x509.OID_GENERATION_QUALIFIER, 'Next Gen'),
+            x509.NameAttribute(x509.OID_DOMAIN_COMPONENT, 'dc0'),
+            x509.NameAttribute(x509.OID_DOMAIN_COMPONENT, 'dc1'),
+            x509.NameAttribute(x509.OID_EMAIL_ADDRESS, 'test0@test.local'),
+            x509.NameAttribute(x509.OID_EMAIL_ADDRESS, 'test1@test.local'),
+        ]
+
+        assert issuer.country_name == [
+            x509.NameAttribute(x509.OID_COUNTRY_NAME, 'US'),
+            x509.NameAttribute(x509.OID_COUNTRY_NAME, 'CA'),
+        ]
+        assert issuer.state_or_province_name == [
+            x509.NameAttribute(x509.OID_STATE_OR_PROVINCE_NAME, 'Texas'),
+            x509.NameAttribute(x509.OID_STATE_OR_PROVINCE_NAME, 'Illinois'),
+        ]
+        assert issuer.locality_name == [
+            x509.NameAttribute(x509.OID_LOCALITY_NAME, 'Chicago'),
+            x509.NameAttribute(x509.OID_LOCALITY_NAME, 'Austin'),
+        ]
+        assert issuer.organization_name == [
+            x509.NameAttribute(x509.OID_ORGANIZATION_NAME, 'Zero, LLC'),
+            x509.NameAttribute(x509.OID_ORGANIZATION_NAME, 'One, LLC'),
+        ]
+        assert issuer.common_name == [
+            x509.NameAttribute(x509.OID_COMMON_NAME, 'common name 0'),
+            x509.NameAttribute(x509.OID_COMMON_NAME, 'common name 1'),
+        ]
+        assert issuer.organizational_unit_name == [
+            x509.NameAttribute(x509.OID_ORGANIZATIONAL_UNIT_NAME, 'OU 0'),
+            x509.NameAttribute(x509.OID_ORGANIZATIONAL_UNIT_NAME, 'OU 1'),
+        ]
+        assert issuer.dn_qualifier == [
+            x509.NameAttribute(x509.OID_DN_QUALIFIER, 'dnQualifier0'),
+            x509.NameAttribute(x509.OID_DN_QUALIFIER, 'dnQualifier1'),
+        ]
+        assert issuer.serial_number == [
+            x509.NameAttribute(x509.OID_SERIAL_NUMBER, '123'),
+            x509.NameAttribute(x509.OID_SERIAL_NUMBER, '456'),
+        ]
+        assert issuer.title == [
+            x509.NameAttribute(x509.OID_TITLE, 'Title 0'),
+            x509.NameAttribute(x509.OID_TITLE, 'Title 1'),
+        ]
+        assert issuer.surname == [
+            x509.NameAttribute(x509.OID_SURNAME, 'Surname 0'),
+            x509.NameAttribute(x509.OID_SURNAME, 'Surname 1'),
+        ]
+        assert issuer.given_name == [
+            x509.NameAttribute(x509.OID_GIVEN_NAME, 'Given Name 0'),
+            x509.NameAttribute(x509.OID_GIVEN_NAME, 'Given Name 1'),
+        ]
+        assert issuer.pseudonym == [
+            x509.NameAttribute(x509.OID_PSEUDONYM, 'Incognito 0'),
+            x509.NameAttribute(x509.OID_PSEUDONYM, 'Incognito 1'),
+        ]
+        assert issuer.generation_qualifier == [
+            x509.NameAttribute(x509.OID_GENERATION_QUALIFIER, 'Last Gen'),
+            x509.NameAttribute(x509.OID_GENERATION_QUALIFIER, 'Next Gen'),
+        ]
+        assert issuer.domain_component == [
+            x509.NameAttribute(x509.OID_DOMAIN_COMPONENT, 'dc0'),
+            x509.NameAttribute(x509.OID_DOMAIN_COMPONENT, 'dc1'),
+        ]
+        assert issuer.email_address == [
+            x509.NameAttribute(x509.OID_EMAIL_ADDRESS, 'test0@test.local'),
+            x509.NameAttribute(x509.OID_EMAIL_ADDRESS, 'test1@test.local'),
+        ]
+
+    def test_subject(self, backend):
+        cert = _load_cert(
+            os.path.join(
+                "x509", "PKITS_data", "certs",
+                "Validpre2000UTCnotBeforeDateTest3EE.crt"
+            ),
+            x509.load_der_x509_certificate,
+            backend
+        )
+        subject = cert.subject
+        assert isinstance(subject, x509.Name)
+        assert subject.attributes == [
+            x509.NameAttribute(x509.OID_COUNTRY_NAME, 'US'),
+            x509.NameAttribute(
+                x509.OID_ORGANIZATION_NAME, 'Test Certificates 2011'
+            ),
+            x509.NameAttribute(
+                x509.OID_COMMON_NAME,
+                'Valid pre2000 UTC notBefore Date EE Certificate Test3'
+            )
+        ]
+        assert subject.common_name == [
+            x509.NameAttribute(
+                x509.OID_COMMON_NAME,
+                'Valid pre2000 UTC notBefore Date EE Certificate Test3'
+            )
+        ]
+        assert subject.country_name == [
+            x509.NameAttribute(x509.OID_COUNTRY_NAME, 'US'),
+        ]
+        assert subject.organization_name == [
+            x509.NameAttribute(
+                x509.OID_ORGANIZATION_NAME, 'Test Certificates 2011'
+            ),
+        ]
+
+    def test_unicode_name(self, backend):
+        cert = _load_cert(
+            os.path.join(
+                "x509", "custom",
+                "utf8_common_name.pem"
+            ),
+            x509.load_pem_x509_certificate,
+            backend
+        )
+        assert cert.subject.common_name == [
+            x509.NameAttribute(
+                x509.OID_COMMON_NAME,
+                b'We heart UTF8!\xe2\x84\xa2'.decode('utf8')
+            )
+        ]
+        assert cert.issuer.common_name == [
+            x509.NameAttribute(
+                x509.OID_COMMON_NAME,
+                b'We heart UTF8!\xe2\x84\xa2'.decode('utf8')
+            )
+        ]
+
+    def test_all_subject_name_types(self, backend):
+        cert = _load_cert(
+            os.path.join(
+                "x509", "custom",
+                "all_supported_names.pem"
+            ),
+            x509.load_pem_x509_certificate,
+            backend
+        )
+        subject = cert.subject
+        assert isinstance(subject, x509.Name)
+        assert subject.attributes == [
+            x509.NameAttribute(x509.OID_COUNTRY_NAME, 'AU'),
+            x509.NameAttribute(x509.OID_COUNTRY_NAME, 'DE'),
+            x509.NameAttribute(x509.OID_STATE_OR_PROVINCE_NAME, 'California'),
+            x509.NameAttribute(x509.OID_STATE_OR_PROVINCE_NAME, 'New York'),
+            x509.NameAttribute(x509.OID_LOCALITY_NAME, 'San Francisco'),
+            x509.NameAttribute(x509.OID_LOCALITY_NAME, 'Ithaca'),
+            x509.NameAttribute(x509.OID_ORGANIZATION_NAME, 'Org Zero, LLC'),
+            x509.NameAttribute(x509.OID_ORGANIZATION_NAME, 'Org One, LLC'),
+            x509.NameAttribute(x509.OID_COMMON_NAME, 'CN 0'),
+            x509.NameAttribute(x509.OID_COMMON_NAME, 'CN 1'),
+            x509.NameAttribute(
+                x509.OID_ORGANIZATIONAL_UNIT_NAME, 'Engineering 0'
+            ),
+            x509.NameAttribute(
+                x509.OID_ORGANIZATIONAL_UNIT_NAME, 'Engineering 1'
+            ),
+            x509.NameAttribute(x509.OID_DN_QUALIFIER, 'qualified0'),
+            x509.NameAttribute(x509.OID_DN_QUALIFIER, 'qualified1'),
+            x509.NameAttribute(x509.OID_SERIAL_NUMBER, '789'),
+            x509.NameAttribute(x509.OID_SERIAL_NUMBER, '012'),
+            x509.NameAttribute(x509.OID_TITLE, 'Title IX'),
+            x509.NameAttribute(x509.OID_TITLE, 'Title X'),
+            x509.NameAttribute(x509.OID_SURNAME, 'Last 0'),
+            x509.NameAttribute(x509.OID_SURNAME, 'Last 1'),
+            x509.NameAttribute(x509.OID_GIVEN_NAME, 'First 0'),
+            x509.NameAttribute(x509.OID_GIVEN_NAME, 'First 1'),
+            x509.NameAttribute(x509.OID_PSEUDONYM, 'Guy Incognito 0'),
+            x509.NameAttribute(x509.OID_PSEUDONYM, 'Guy Incognito 1'),
+            x509.NameAttribute(x509.OID_GENERATION_QUALIFIER, '32X'),
+            x509.NameAttribute(x509.OID_GENERATION_QUALIFIER, 'Dreamcast'),
+            x509.NameAttribute(x509.OID_DOMAIN_COMPONENT, 'dc2'),
+            x509.NameAttribute(x509.OID_DOMAIN_COMPONENT, 'dc3'),
+            x509.NameAttribute(x509.OID_EMAIL_ADDRESS, 'test2@test.local'),
+            x509.NameAttribute(x509.OID_EMAIL_ADDRESS, 'test3@test.local'),
+        ]
+
+        assert subject.country_name == [
+            x509.NameAttribute(x509.OID_COUNTRY_NAME, 'AU'),
+            x509.NameAttribute(x509.OID_COUNTRY_NAME, 'DE'),
+        ]
+        assert subject.state_or_province_name == [
+            x509.NameAttribute(x509.OID_STATE_OR_PROVINCE_NAME, 'California'),
+            x509.NameAttribute(x509.OID_STATE_OR_PROVINCE_NAME, 'New York'),
+        ]
+        assert subject.locality_name == [
+            x509.NameAttribute(x509.OID_LOCALITY_NAME, 'San Francisco'),
+            x509.NameAttribute(x509.OID_LOCALITY_NAME, 'Ithaca'),
+        ]
+        assert subject.organization_name == [
+            x509.NameAttribute(x509.OID_ORGANIZATION_NAME, 'Org Zero, LLC'),
+            x509.NameAttribute(x509.OID_ORGANIZATION_NAME, 'Org One, LLC'),
+        ]
+        assert subject.common_name == [
+            x509.NameAttribute(x509.OID_COMMON_NAME, 'CN 0'),
+            x509.NameAttribute(x509.OID_COMMON_NAME, 'CN 1'),
+        ]
+        assert subject.organizational_unit_name == [
+            x509.NameAttribute(
+                x509.OID_ORGANIZATIONAL_UNIT_NAME, 'Engineering 0'
+            ),
+            x509.NameAttribute(
+                x509.OID_ORGANIZATIONAL_UNIT_NAME, 'Engineering 1'
+            ),
+        ]
+        assert subject.dn_qualifier == [
+            x509.NameAttribute(x509.OID_DN_QUALIFIER, 'qualified0'),
+            x509.NameAttribute(x509.OID_DN_QUALIFIER, 'qualified1'),
+        ]
+        assert subject.serial_number == [
+            x509.NameAttribute(x509.OID_SERIAL_NUMBER, '789'),
+            x509.NameAttribute(x509.OID_SERIAL_NUMBER, '012'),
+        ]
+        assert subject.title == [
+            x509.NameAttribute(x509.OID_TITLE, 'Title IX'),
+            x509.NameAttribute(x509.OID_TITLE, 'Title X'),
+        ]
+        assert subject.surname == [
+            x509.NameAttribute(x509.OID_SURNAME, 'Last 0'),
+            x509.NameAttribute(x509.OID_SURNAME, 'Last 1'),
+        ]
+        assert subject.given_name == [
+            x509.NameAttribute(x509.OID_GIVEN_NAME, 'First 0'),
+            x509.NameAttribute(x509.OID_GIVEN_NAME, 'First 1'),
+        ]
+        assert subject.pseudonym == [
+            x509.NameAttribute(x509.OID_PSEUDONYM, 'Guy Incognito 0'),
+            x509.NameAttribute(x509.OID_PSEUDONYM, 'Guy Incognito 1'),
+        ]
+        assert subject.generation_qualifier == [
+            x509.NameAttribute(x509.OID_GENERATION_QUALIFIER, '32X'),
+            x509.NameAttribute(x509.OID_GENERATION_QUALIFIER, 'Dreamcast'),
+        ]
+        assert subject.domain_component == [
+            x509.NameAttribute(x509.OID_DOMAIN_COMPONENT, 'dc2'),
+            x509.NameAttribute(x509.OID_DOMAIN_COMPONENT, 'dc3'),
+        ]
+        assert subject.email_address == [
+            x509.NameAttribute(x509.OID_EMAIL_ADDRESS, 'test2@test.local'),
+            x509.NameAttribute(x509.OID_EMAIL_ADDRESS, 'test3@test.local'),
+        ]
+
     def test_load_good_ca_cert(self, backend):
         cert = _load_cert(
             os.path.join("x509", "PKITS_data", "certs", "GoodCACert.crt"),
@@ -301,3 +608,28 @@
         assert repr(oid) == "<ObjectIdentifier(oid=2.5.4.3, name=commonName)>"
         oid = x509.ObjectIdentifier("oid1")
         assert repr(oid) == "<ObjectIdentifier(oid=oid1, name=Unknown OID)>"
+
+
+class TestName(object):
+    def test_eq(self):
+        name1 = x509.Name([
+            x509.NameAttribute(x509.ObjectIdentifier('oid'), 'value1'),
+            x509.NameAttribute(x509.ObjectIdentifier('oid2'), 'value2'),
+        ])
+        name2 = x509.Name([
+            x509.NameAttribute(x509.ObjectIdentifier('oid'), 'value1'),
+            x509.NameAttribute(x509.ObjectIdentifier('oid2'), 'value2'),
+        ])
+        assert name1 == name2
+
+    def test_ne(self):
+        name1 = x509.Name([
+            x509.NameAttribute(x509.ObjectIdentifier('oid'), 'value1'),
+            x509.NameAttribute(x509.ObjectIdentifier('oid2'), 'value2'),
+        ])
+        name2 = x509.Name([
+            x509.NameAttribute(x509.ObjectIdentifier('oid2'), 'value2'),
+            x509.NameAttribute(x509.ObjectIdentifier('oid'), 'value1'),
+        ])
+        assert name1 != name2
+        assert name1 != object()