diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f5ed272..8cee72f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -733,6 +733,12 @@ This only works on strings:
 
 #### Built-in functions
 
+##### Pair methods
+
+`name(pair)`: returns the name (first element) of a pair
+
+`value(pair)`: returns the value (second element) of a pair
+
 ##### List methods
 
 `len(list)`: returns length of the list
diff --git a/stdlib/functions.lua b/stdlib/functions.lua
index dce5643..c270cc9 100644
--- a/stdlib/functions.lua
+++ b/stdlib/functions.lua
@@ -267,6 +267,23 @@ functions = {
 			end
 		}
 	},
+	-- pair methods
+	name = {
+		{
+			arity = 1, types = { "pair" }, mode = "raw",
+			value = function(a)
+				return a.value[1]
+			end
+		}
+	},
+	value = {
+		{
+			arity = 1, types = { "pair" }, mode = "raw",
+			value = function(a)
+				return a.value[2]
+			end
+		}
+	},
 	-- list methods
 	len = {
 		{