diff --git a/solidity/contracts/middleware/token-bridge/TokenBridgeRouter.sol b/solidity/contracts/middleware/liquidity-layer/LiquidityLayerRouter.sol
similarity index 81%
rename from solidity/contracts/middleware/token-bridge/TokenBridgeRouter.sol
rename to solidity/contracts/middleware/liquidity-layer/LiquidityLayerRouter.sol
index 60712ee4d..e9023c0a4 100644
--- a/solidity/contracts/middleware/token-bridge/TokenBridgeRouter.sol
+++ b/solidity/contracts/middleware/liquidity-layer/LiquidityLayerRouter.sol
@@ -6,18 +6,18 @@ import {Router} from "../../Router.sol";
 import {IMessageRecipient} from "../../../interfaces/IMessageRecipient.sol";
 import {ICircleBridge} from "./interfaces/circle/ICircleBridge.sol";
 import {ICircleMessageTransmitter} from "./interfaces/circle/ICircleMessageTransmitter.sol";
-import {ITokenBridgeAdapter} from "./interfaces/ITokenBridgeAdapter.sol";
-import {ITokenBridgeMessageRecipient} from "./interfaces/ITokenBridgeMessageRecipient.sol";
+import {ILiquidityLayerAdapter} from "./interfaces/ILiquidityLayerAdapter.sol";
+import {ILiquidityLayerMessageRecipient} from "./interfaces/ILiquidityLayerMessageRecipient.sol";
 
 import {TypeCasts} from "../../libs/TypeCasts.sol";
 
 import {IERC20} from "@openzeppelin/contracts/token/ERC20/IERC20.sol";
 
-contract TokenBridgeRouter is Router {
+contract LiquidityLayerRouter is Router {
     // Token bridge => adapter address
-    mapping(string => address) public tokenBridgeAdapters;
+    mapping(string => address) public liquidityLayerAdapters;
 
-    event TokenBridgeAdapterSet(string indexed bridge, address adapter);
+    event LiquidityLayerAdapterSet(string indexed bridge, address adapter);
 
     function initialize(
         address _owner,
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ contract TokenBridgeRouter is Router {
         uint256 _amount,
         string calldata _bridge
     ) external payable {
-        ITokenBridgeAdapter _adapter = _getAdapter(_bridge);
+        ILiquidityLayerAdapter _adapter = _getAdapter(_bridge);
 
         // Transfer the tokens to the adapter
         // TODO: use safeTransferFrom
@@ -70,11 +70,11 @@ contract TokenBridgeRouter is Router {
             _messageBody // The "user" message
         );
 
-        // Dispatch the _messageWithMetadata to the destination's TokenBridgeRouter.
+        // Dispatch the _messageWithMetadata to the destination's LiquidityLayerRouter.
         _dispatchWithGas(_destinationDomain, _messageWithMetadata, msg.value);
     }
 
-    // Handles a message from an enrolled remote TokenBridgeRouter
+    // Handles a message from an enrolled remote LiquidityLayerRouter
     function _handle(
         uint32 _origin,
         bytes32, // _sender, unused
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ contract TokenBridgeRouter is Router {
                 (bytes32, bytes32, uint256, string, bytes, bytes)
             );
 
-        ITokenBridgeMessageRecipient _userRecipient = ITokenBridgeMessageRecipient(
+        ILiquidityLayerMessageRecipient _userRecipient = ILiquidityLayerMessageRecipient(
                 TypeCasts.bytes32ToAddress(_userRecipientAddress)
             );
 
@@ -115,20 +115,20 @@ contract TokenBridgeRouter is Router {
         );
     }
 
-    function setTokenBridgeAdapter(string calldata _bridge, address _adapter)
+    function setLiquidityLayerAdapter(string calldata _bridge, address _adapter)
         external
         onlyOwner
     {
-        tokenBridgeAdapters[_bridge] = _adapter;
-        emit TokenBridgeAdapterSet(_bridge, _adapter);
+        liquidityLayerAdapters[_bridge] = _adapter;
+        emit LiquidityLayerAdapterSet(_bridge, _adapter);
     }
 
     function _getAdapter(string memory _bridge)
         internal
         view
-        returns (ITokenBridgeAdapter _adapter)
+        returns (ILiquidityLayerAdapter _adapter)
     {
-        _adapter = ITokenBridgeAdapter(tokenBridgeAdapters[_bridge]);
+        _adapter = ILiquidityLayerAdapter(liquidityLayerAdapters[_bridge]);
         // Require the adapter to have been set
         require(address(_adapter) != address(0), "No adapter found for bridge");
     }
diff --git a/solidity/contracts/middleware/token-bridge/adapters/CircleBridgeAdapter.sol b/solidity/contracts/middleware/liquidity-layer/adapters/CircleBridgeAdapter.sol
similarity index 91%
rename from solidity/contracts/middleware/token-bridge/adapters/CircleBridgeAdapter.sol
rename to solidity/contracts/middleware/liquidity-layer/adapters/CircleBridgeAdapter.sol
index f857afa7c..5ae80d7dd 100644
--- a/solidity/contracts/middleware/token-bridge/adapters/CircleBridgeAdapter.sol
+++ b/solidity/contracts/middleware/liquidity-layer/adapters/CircleBridgeAdapter.sol
@@ -5,19 +5,19 @@ import {Router} from "../../../Router.sol";
 
 import {ICircleBridge} from "../interfaces/circle/ICircleBridge.sol";
 import {ICircleMessageTransmitter} from "../interfaces/circle/ICircleMessageTransmitter.sol";
-import {ITokenBridgeAdapter} from "../interfaces/ITokenBridgeAdapter.sol";
+import {ILiquidityLayerAdapter} from "../interfaces/ILiquidityLayerAdapter.sol";
 
 import {IERC20} from "@openzeppelin/contracts/token/ERC20/IERC20.sol";
 
-contract CircleBridgeAdapter is ITokenBridgeAdapter, Router {
+contract CircleBridgeAdapter is ILiquidityLayerAdapter, Router {
     /// @notice The CircleBridge contract.
     ICircleBridge public circleBridge;
 
     /// @notice The Circle MessageTransmitter contract.
     ICircleMessageTransmitter public circleMessageTransmitter;
 
-    /// @notice The TokenBridgeRouter contract.
-    address public tokenBridgeRouter;
+    /// @notice The LiquidityLayerRouter contract.
+    address public liquidityLayerRouter;
 
     /// @notice Hyperlane domain => Circle domain.
     /// ATM, known Circle domains are Ethereum = 0 and Avalanche = 1.
@@ -54,8 +54,8 @@ contract CircleBridgeAdapter is ITokenBridgeAdapter, Router {
      */
     event TokenRemoved(address indexed token, string indexed symbol);
 
-    modifier onlyTokenBridgeRouter() {
-        require(msg.sender == tokenBridgeRouter, "!tokenBridgeRouter");
+    modifier onlyLiquidityLayerRouter() {
+        require(msg.sender == liquidityLayerRouter, "!liquidityLayerRouter");
         _;
     }
 
@@ -63,13 +63,13 @@ contract CircleBridgeAdapter is ITokenBridgeAdapter, Router {
      * @param _owner The new owner.
      * @param _circleBridge The CircleBridge contract.
      * @param _circleMessageTransmitter The Circle MessageTransmitter contract.
-     * @param _tokenBridgeRouter The TokenBridgeRouter contract.
+     * @param _liquidityLayerRouter The LiquidityLayerRouter contract.
      */
     function initialize(
         address _owner,
         address _circleBridge,
         address _circleMessageTransmitter,
-        address _tokenBridgeRouter
+        address _liquidityLayerRouter
     ) public initializer {
         // Transfer ownership of the contract to deployer
         _transferOwnership(_owner);
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ contract CircleBridgeAdapter is ITokenBridgeAdapter, Router {
         circleMessageTransmitter = ICircleMessageTransmitter(
             _circleMessageTransmitter
         );
-        tokenBridgeRouter = _tokenBridgeRouter;
+        liquidityLayerRouter = _liquidityLayerRouter;
     }
 
     function sendTokens(
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ contract CircleBridgeAdapter is ITokenBridgeAdapter, Router {
         bytes32, // _recipientAddress, unused
         address _token,
         uint256 _amount
-    ) external onlyTokenBridgeRouter returns (bytes memory) {
+    ) external onlyLiquidityLayerRouter returns (bytes memory) {
         string memory _tokenSymbol = tokenAddressToSymbol[_token];
         require(
             bytes(_tokenSymbol).length > 0,
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ contract CircleBridgeAdapter is ITokenBridgeAdapter, Router {
             "CircleBridgeAdapter: No router for domain"
         );
 
-        // Approve the token to Circle. We assume that the TokenBridgeRouter
+        // Approve the token to Circle. We assume that the LiquidityLayerRouter
         // has already transferred the token to this contract.
         require(
             IERC20(_token).approve(address(circleBridge), _amount),
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ contract CircleBridgeAdapter is ITokenBridgeAdapter, Router {
         address _recipient,
         uint256 _amount,
         bytes calldata _adapterData // The adapter data from the message
-    ) external onlyTokenBridgeRouter returns (address, uint256) {
+    ) external onlyLiquidityLayerRouter returns (address, uint256) {
         // The origin Circle domain
         uint32 _originCircleDomain = hyperlaneDomainToCircleDomain[
             _originDomain
diff --git a/solidity/contracts/middleware/token-bridge/interfaces/ITokenBridgeAdapter.sol b/solidity/contracts/middleware/liquidity-layer/interfaces/ILiquidityLayerAdapter.sol
similarity index 93%
rename from solidity/contracts/middleware/token-bridge/interfaces/ITokenBridgeAdapter.sol
rename to solidity/contracts/middleware/liquidity-layer/interfaces/ILiquidityLayerAdapter.sol
index de8847a13..95b97f6c4 100644
--- a/solidity/contracts/middleware/token-bridge/interfaces/ITokenBridgeAdapter.sol
+++ b/solidity/contracts/middleware/liquidity-layer/interfaces/ILiquidityLayerAdapter.sol
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 pragma solidity ^0.8.13;
 
-interface ITokenBridgeAdapter {
+interface ILiquidityLayerAdapter {
     function sendTokens(
         uint32 _destinationDomain,
         bytes32 _recipientAddress,
diff --git a/solidity/contracts/middleware/token-bridge/interfaces/ITokenBridgeMessageRecipient.sol b/solidity/contracts/middleware/liquidity-layer/interfaces/ILiquidityLayerMessageRecipient.sol
similarity index 84%
rename from solidity/contracts/middleware/token-bridge/interfaces/ITokenBridgeMessageRecipient.sol
rename to solidity/contracts/middleware/liquidity-layer/interfaces/ILiquidityLayerMessageRecipient.sol
index 49264cda7..1fc03e334 100644
--- a/solidity/contracts/middleware/token-bridge/interfaces/ITokenBridgeMessageRecipient.sol
+++ b/solidity/contracts/middleware/liquidity-layer/interfaces/ILiquidityLayerMessageRecipient.sol
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 pragma solidity ^0.8.13;
 
-interface ITokenBridgeMessageRecipient {
+interface ILiquidityLayerMessageRecipient {
     function handleWithTokens(
         uint32 _origin,
         bytes32 _sender,
diff --git a/solidity/contracts/middleware/token-bridge/interfaces/circle/ICircleBridge.sol b/solidity/contracts/middleware/liquidity-layer/interfaces/circle/ICircleBridge.sol
similarity index 100%
rename from solidity/contracts/middleware/token-bridge/interfaces/circle/ICircleBridge.sol
rename to solidity/contracts/middleware/liquidity-layer/interfaces/circle/ICircleBridge.sol
diff --git a/solidity/contracts/middleware/token-bridge/interfaces/circle/ICircleMessageTransmitter.sol b/solidity/contracts/middleware/liquidity-layer/interfaces/circle/ICircleMessageTransmitter.sol
similarity index 100%
rename from solidity/contracts/middleware/token-bridge/interfaces/circle/ICircleMessageTransmitter.sol
rename to solidity/contracts/middleware/liquidity-layer/interfaces/circle/ICircleMessageTransmitter.sol
diff --git a/solidity/contracts/mock/MockCircleBridge.sol b/solidity/contracts/mock/MockCircleBridge.sol
index dc1d9c066..071087a05 100644
--- a/solidity/contracts/mock/MockCircleBridge.sol
+++ b/solidity/contracts/mock/MockCircleBridge.sol
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 pragma solidity ^0.8.13;
 
-import {ICircleBridge} from "../middleware/token-bridge/interfaces/circle/ICircleBridge.sol";
+import {ICircleBridge} from "../middleware/liquidity-layer/interfaces/circle/ICircleBridge.sol";
 import {MockToken} from "./MockToken.sol";
 
 contract MockCircleBridge is ICircleBridge {
diff --git a/solidity/contracts/mock/MockCircleMessageTransmitter.sol b/solidity/contracts/mock/MockCircleMessageTransmitter.sol
index 3361b17d1..d883d9949 100644
--- a/solidity/contracts/mock/MockCircleMessageTransmitter.sol
+++ b/solidity/contracts/mock/MockCircleMessageTransmitter.sol
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 pragma solidity ^0.8.13;
 
-import {ICircleMessageTransmitter} from "../middleware/token-bridge/interfaces/circle/ICircleMessageTransmitter.sol";
+import {ICircleMessageTransmitter} from "../middleware/liquidity-layer/interfaces/circle/ICircleMessageTransmitter.sol";
 import {MockToken} from "./MockToken.sol";
 
 contract MockCircleMessageTransmitter is ICircleMessageTransmitter {
diff --git a/solidity/contracts/test/TestTokenBridgeMessageRecipient.sol b/solidity/contracts/test/TestLiquidityLayerMessageRecipient.sol
similarity index 69%
rename from solidity/contracts/test/TestTokenBridgeMessageRecipient.sol
rename to solidity/contracts/test/TestLiquidityLayerMessageRecipient.sol
index a753c4b2b..4f4001212 100644
--- a/solidity/contracts/test/TestTokenBridgeMessageRecipient.sol
+++ b/solidity/contracts/test/TestLiquidityLayerMessageRecipient.sol
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 pragma solidity ^0.8.13;
 
-import {ITokenBridgeMessageRecipient} from "../middleware/token-bridge/interfaces/ITokenBridgeMessageRecipient.sol";
+import {ILiquidityLayerMessageRecipient} from "../middleware/liquidity-layer/interfaces/ILiquidityLayerMessageRecipient.sol";
 
-contract TestTokenBridgeMessageRecipient is ITokenBridgeMessageRecipient {
+contract TestLiquidityLayerMessageRecipient is ILiquidityLayerMessageRecipient {
     event HandledWithTokens(
         uint32 origin,
         bytes32 sender,
diff --git a/solidity/contracts/test/TestTokenRecipient.sol b/solidity/contracts/test/TestTokenRecipient.sol
index 202abf4d5..ebcec4710 100644
--- a/solidity/contracts/test/TestTokenRecipient.sol
+++ b/solidity/contracts/test/TestTokenRecipient.sol
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT OR Apache-2.0
 pragma solidity >=0.8.0;
 
-import {ITokenBridgeMessageRecipient} from "../middleware/token-bridge/interfaces/ITokenBridgeMessageRecipient.sol";
+import {ILiquidityLayerMessageRecipient} from "../middleware/liquidity-layer/interfaces/ILiquidityLayerMessageRecipient.sol";
 
-contract TestTokenRecipient is ITokenBridgeMessageRecipient {
+contract TestTokenRecipient is ILiquidityLayerMessageRecipient {
     bytes32 public lastSender;
     bytes public lastData;
     address public lastToken;
diff --git a/solidity/test/TokenBridgeRouter.t.sol b/solidity/test/LiquidityLayerRouter.t.sol
similarity index 73%
rename from solidity/test/TokenBridgeRouter.t.sol
rename to solidity/test/LiquidityLayerRouter.t.sol
index 7e404e501..29a52d134 100644
--- a/solidity/test/TokenBridgeRouter.t.sol
+++ b/solidity/test/LiquidityLayerRouter.t.sol
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 pragma solidity ^0.8.13;
 
 import "forge-std/Test.sol";
-import {TokenBridgeRouter} from "../contracts/middleware/token-bridge/TokenBridgeRouter.sol";
-import {CircleBridgeAdapter} from "../contracts/middleware/token-bridge/adapters/CircleBridgeAdapter.sol";
+import {LiquidityLayerRouter} from "../contracts/middleware/liquidity-layer/LiquidityLayerRouter.sol";
+import {CircleBridgeAdapter} from "../contracts/middleware/liquidity-layer/adapters/CircleBridgeAdapter.sol";
 import {MockToken} from "../contracts/mock/MockToken.sol";
 import {TestTokenRecipient} from "../contracts/test/TestTokenRecipient.sol";
 import {MockCircleMessageTransmitter} from "../contracts/mock/MockCircleMessageTransmitter.sol";
@@ -12,11 +12,11 @@ import {MockHyperlaneEnvironment} from "../contracts/mock/MockHyperlaneEnvironme
 
 import {TypeCasts} from "../contracts/libs/TypeCasts.sol";
 
-contract TokenBridgeRouterTest is Test {
+contract LiquidityLayerRouterTest is Test {
     MockHyperlaneEnvironment testEnvironment;
 
-    TokenBridgeRouter originTokenBridgeRouter;
-    TokenBridgeRouter destinationTokenBridgeRouter;
+    LiquidityLayerRouter originLiquidityLayerRouter;
+    LiquidityLayerRouter destinationLiquidityLayerRouter;
 
     MockCircleMessageTransmitter messageTransmitter;
     MockCircleBridge circleBridge;
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ contract TokenBridgeRouterTest is Test {
     bytes messageBody = hex"beefdead";
     uint256 amount = 420000;
 
-    event TokenBridgeAdapterSet(string indexed bridge, address adapter);
+    event LiquidityLayerAdapterSet(string indexed bridge, address adapter);
 
     function setUp() public {
         token = new MockToken();
@@ -45,8 +45,8 @@ contract TokenBridgeRouterTest is Test {
 
         recipient = new TestTokenRecipient();
 
-        originTokenBridgeRouter = new TokenBridgeRouter();
-        destinationTokenBridgeRouter = new TokenBridgeRouter();
+        originLiquidityLayerRouter = new LiquidityLayerRouter();
+        destinationLiquidityLayerRouter = new LiquidityLayerRouter();
 
         testEnvironment = new MockHyperlaneEnvironment(
             originDomain,
@@ -54,38 +54,38 @@ contract TokenBridgeRouterTest is Test {
         );
 
         // TODO: set IGP?
-        originTokenBridgeRouter.initialize(
+        originLiquidityLayerRouter.initialize(
             address(this),
             address(testEnvironment.connectionManager(originDomain)),
             address(0)
         );
-        destinationTokenBridgeRouter.initialize(
+        destinationLiquidityLayerRouter.initialize(
             address(this),
             address(testEnvironment.connectionManager(destinationDomain)),
             address(0)
         );
 
-        originTokenBridgeRouter.enrollRemoteRouter(
+        originLiquidityLayerRouter.enrollRemoteRouter(
             destinationDomain,
-            TypeCasts.addressToBytes32(address(destinationTokenBridgeRouter))
+            TypeCasts.addressToBytes32(address(destinationLiquidityLayerRouter))
         );
-        destinationTokenBridgeRouter.enrollRemoteRouter(
+        destinationLiquidityLayerRouter.enrollRemoteRouter(
             originDomain,
-            TypeCasts.addressToBytes32(address(originTokenBridgeRouter))
+            TypeCasts.addressToBytes32(address(originLiquidityLayerRouter))
         );
 
         originBridgeAdapter.initialize(
             address(this),
             address(circleBridge),
             address(messageTransmitter),
-            address(originTokenBridgeRouter)
+            address(originLiquidityLayerRouter)
         );
 
         destinationBridgeAdapter.initialize(
             address(this),
             address(circleBridge),
             address(messageTransmitter),
-            address(destinationTokenBridgeRouter)
+            address(destinationLiquidityLayerRouter)
         );
 
         originBridgeAdapter.addToken(address(token), "USDC");
@@ -100,12 +100,12 @@ contract TokenBridgeRouterTest is Test {
             TypeCasts.addressToBytes32(address(originBridgeAdapter))
         );
 
-        originTokenBridgeRouter.setTokenBridgeAdapter(
+        originLiquidityLayerRouter.setLiquidityLayerAdapter(
             bridge,
             address(originBridgeAdapter)
         );
 
-        destinationTokenBridgeRouter.setTokenBridgeAdapter(
+        destinationLiquidityLayerRouter.setLiquidityLayerAdapter(
             bridge,
             address(destinationBridgeAdapter)
         );
@@ -113,21 +113,21 @@ contract TokenBridgeRouterTest is Test {
         token.mint(address(this), amount);
     }
 
-    function testSetTokenBridgeAdapter() public {
-        // Expect the TokenBridgeAdapterSet event.
+    function testSetLiquidityLayerAdapter() public {
+        // Expect the LiquidityLayerAdapterSet event.
         // Expect topic0 & data to match
         vm.expectEmit(true, false, false, true);
-        emit TokenBridgeAdapterSet(bridge, address(originBridgeAdapter));
+        emit LiquidityLayerAdapterSet(bridge, address(originBridgeAdapter));
 
         // Set the token bridge adapter
-        originTokenBridgeRouter.setTokenBridgeAdapter(
+        originLiquidityLayerRouter.setLiquidityLayerAdapter(
             bridge,
             address(originBridgeAdapter)
         );
 
         // Expect the bridge adapter to have been set
         assertEq(
-            originTokenBridgeRouter.tokenBridgeAdapters(bridge),
+            originLiquidityLayerRouter.liquidityLayerAdapters(bridge),
             address(originBridgeAdapter)
         );
     }
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ contract TokenBridgeRouterTest is Test {
 
     function testDispatchWithTokensRevertsWithUnkownBridgeAdapter() public {
         vm.expectRevert("No adapter found for bridge");
-        originTokenBridgeRouter.dispatchWithTokens(
+        originLiquidityLayerRouter.dispatchWithTokens(
             destinationDomain,
             TypeCasts.addressToBytes32(address(recipient)),
             messageBody,
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ contract TokenBridgeRouterTest is Test {
 
     function testDispatchWithTokensRevertsWithFailedTransferIn() public {
         vm.expectRevert("ERC20: insufficient allowance");
-        originTokenBridgeRouter.dispatchWithTokens(
+        originLiquidityLayerRouter.dispatchWithTokens(
             destinationDomain,
             TypeCasts.addressToBytes32(address(recipient)),
             messageBody,
@@ -159,8 +159,8 @@ contract TokenBridgeRouterTest is Test {
     }
 
     function testDispatchWithTokenTransfersMovesTokens() public {
-        token.approve(address(originTokenBridgeRouter), amount);
-        originTokenBridgeRouter.dispatchWithTokens(
+        token.approve(address(originLiquidityLayerRouter), amount);
+        originLiquidityLayerRouter.dispatchWithTokens(
             destinationDomain,
             TypeCasts.addressToBytes32(address(recipient)),
             messageBody,
@@ -181,8 +181,8 @@ contract TokenBridgeRouterTest is Test {
                 amount
             )
         );
-        token.approve(address(originTokenBridgeRouter), amount);
-        originTokenBridgeRouter.dispatchWithTokens(
+        token.approve(address(originLiquidityLayerRouter), amount);
+        originLiquidityLayerRouter.dispatchWithTokens(
             destinationDomain,
             TypeCasts.addressToBytes32(address(recipient)),
             messageBody,
@@ -193,8 +193,8 @@ contract TokenBridgeRouterTest is Test {
     }
 
     function testProcessingRevertsIfBridgeAdapterReverts() public {
-        token.approve(address(originTokenBridgeRouter), amount);
-        originTokenBridgeRouter.dispatchWithTokens(
+        token.approve(address(originLiquidityLayerRouter), amount);
+        originLiquidityLayerRouter.dispatchWithTokens(
             destinationDomain,
             TypeCasts.addressToBytes32(address(recipient)),
             messageBody,
@@ -208,8 +208,8 @@ contract TokenBridgeRouterTest is Test {
     }
 
     function testDispatchWithTokensTransfersOnDestination() public {
-        token.approve(address(originTokenBridgeRouter), amount);
-        originTokenBridgeRouter.dispatchWithTokens(
+        token.approve(address(originLiquidityLayerRouter), amount);
+        originLiquidityLayerRouter.dispatchWithTokens(
             destinationDomain,
             TypeCasts.addressToBytes32(address(recipient)),
             messageBody,
diff --git a/typescript/infra/config/environments/testnet2/token-bridge.ts b/typescript/infra/config/environments/testnet2/liquidityLayer.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from typescript/infra/config/environments/testnet2/token-bridge.ts
rename to typescript/infra/config/environments/testnet2/liquidityLayer.ts
diff --git a/typescript/infra/config/environments/testnet2/middleware/token-bridge/addresses.json b/typescript/infra/config/environments/testnet2/middleware/liquidity-layer/addresses.json
similarity index 100%
rename from typescript/infra/config/environments/testnet2/middleware/token-bridge/addresses.json
rename to typescript/infra/config/environments/testnet2/middleware/liquidity-layer/addresses.json
diff --git a/typescript/infra/config/environments/testnet2/middleware/token-bridge/verification.json b/typescript/infra/config/environments/testnet2/middleware/liquidity-layer/verification.json
similarity index 100%
rename from typescript/infra/config/environments/testnet2/middleware/token-bridge/verification.json
rename to typescript/infra/config/environments/testnet2/middleware/liquidity-layer/verification.json
diff --git a/typescript/infra/scripts/circle-relayer.ts b/typescript/infra/scripts/circle-relayer.ts
index 103cedb18..3abbe678a 100644
--- a/typescript/infra/scripts/circle-relayer.ts
+++ b/typescript/infra/scripts/circle-relayer.ts
@@ -3,13 +3,13 @@ import path from 'path';
 import {
   ChainMap,
   Chains,
-  TokenBridgeApp,
+  LiquidityLayerApp,
   buildContracts,
+  liquidityLayerFactories,
   objMap,
-  tokenBridgeFactories,
 } from '@hyperlane-xyz/sdk';
 
-import { circleBridgeAdapterConfig } from '../config/environments/testnet2/token-bridge';
+import { circleBridgeAdapterConfig } from '../config/environments/testnet2/liquidityLayer';
 import { readJSON, sleep } from '../src/utils/utils';
 
 import {
@@ -26,15 +26,15 @@ async function check() {
     __dirname,
     '../',
     getEnvironmentDirectory(environment),
-    'middleware/token-bridge',
+    'middleware/liquidity-layer',
   );
   const addresses = readJSON(dir, 'addresses.json');
   // @ts-ignore
-  const contracts: ChainMap<any, TokenBridgeContracts> = buildContracts(
+  const contracts: ChainMap<any, LiquidityLayerContracts> = buildContracts(
     addresses,
-    tokenBridgeFactories,
+    liquidityLayerFactories,
   );
-  const app = new TokenBridgeApp(
+  const app = new LiquidityLayerApp(
     contracts,
     multiProvider,
     objMap(circleBridgeAdapterConfig, (_chain, conf) => [conf]),
diff --git a/typescript/infra/scripts/middleware/deploy-token-bridge.ts b/typescript/infra/scripts/middleware/deploy-liquidity-layer.ts
similarity index 80%
rename from typescript/infra/scripts/middleware/deploy-token-bridge.ts
rename to typescript/infra/scripts/middleware/deploy-liquidity-layer.ts
index 31fc96cf7..5e48e9296 100644
--- a/typescript/infra/scripts/middleware/deploy-token-bridge.ts
+++ b/typescript/infra/scripts/middleware/deploy-liquidity-layer.ts
@@ -2,12 +2,12 @@ import path from 'path';
 
 import {
   HyperlaneCore,
-  TokenBridgeDeployer,
+  LiquidityLayerDeployer,
+  liquidityLayerFactories,
   objMap,
-  tokenBridgeFactories,
 } from '@hyperlane-xyz/sdk';
 
-import { circleBridgeAdapterConfig } from '../../config/environments/testnet2/token-bridge';
+import { circleBridgeAdapterConfig } from '../../config/environments/testnet2/liquidityLayer';
 import { deployWithArtifacts } from '../../src/deploy';
 import { getConfiguration } from '../helloworld/utils';
 import {
@@ -24,23 +24,23 @@ async function main() {
 
   const dir = path.join(
     getEnvironmentDirectory(environment),
-    'middleware/token-bridge',
+    'middleware/liquidity-layer',
   );
 
   // config gcp deployer key as owner
   const ownerConfigMap = await getConfiguration(environment, multiProvider);
 
-  const deployer = new TokenBridgeDeployer(
+  const deployer = new LiquidityLayerDeployer(
     multiProvider,
     objMap(circleBridgeAdapterConfig, (chain, conf) => ({
       bridgeAdapterConfigs: [conf],
       ...ownerConfigMap[chain],
     })),
     core,
-    'TokenBridgeDeploy2',
+    'LiquidityLayerDeploy2',
   );
 
-  await deployWithArtifacts(dir, tokenBridgeFactories, deployer);
+  await deployWithArtifacts(dir, liquidityLayerFactories, deployer);
 }
 
 main()
diff --git a/typescript/sdk/src/deploy/middleware/TokenBridgeApp.ts b/typescript/sdk/src/deploy/middleware/LiquidityLayerApp.ts
similarity index 94%
rename from typescript/sdk/src/deploy/middleware/TokenBridgeApp.ts
rename to typescript/sdk/src/deploy/middleware/LiquidityLayerApp.ts
index 0cfc79952..c2bd0f76f 100644
--- a/typescript/sdk/src/deploy/middleware/TokenBridgeApp.ts
+++ b/typescript/sdk/src/deploy/middleware/LiquidityLayerApp.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import {
 
 import { HyperlaneApp } from '../../HyperlaneApp';
 import { Chains } from '../../consts/chains';
-import { TokenBridgeContracts } from '../../middleware';
+import { LiquidityLayerContracts } from '../../middleware';
 import { MultiProvider } from '../../providers/MultiProvider';
 import { ChainMap, ChainName } from '../../types';
 import { objMap } from '../../utils/objects';
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ import {
   BridgeAdapterConfig,
   BridgeAdapterType,
   CircleBridgeAdapterConfig,
-} from './TokenBridgeRouterDeployer';
+} from './LiquidityLayerRouterDeployer';
 
 const CircleBridgeInterface = ICircleBridge__factory.createInterface();
 const CircleBridgeAdapterInterface =
@@ -37,11 +37,11 @@ interface CircleBridgeMessage<Chain> {
   domain: number;
   nonceHash: string;
 }
-export class TokenBridgeApp<
+export class LiquidityLayerApp<
   Chain extends ChainName = ChainName,
-> extends HyperlaneApp<TokenBridgeContracts, Chain> {
+> extends HyperlaneApp<LiquidityLayerContracts, Chain> {
   constructor(
-    public readonly contractsMap: ChainMap<Chain, TokenBridgeContracts>,
+    public readonly contractsMap: ChainMap<Chain, LiquidityLayerContracts>,
     public readonly multiProvider: MultiProvider<Chain>,
     public readonly bridgeAdapterConfigs: ChainMap<
       Chain,
diff --git a/typescript/sdk/src/deploy/middleware/TokenBridgeRouterDeployer.ts b/typescript/sdk/src/deploy/middleware/LiquidityLayerRouterDeployer.ts
similarity index 80%
rename from typescript/sdk/src/deploy/middleware/TokenBridgeRouterDeployer.ts
rename to typescript/sdk/src/deploy/middleware/LiquidityLayerRouterDeployer.ts
index 763b3e43b..9db16e985 100644
--- a/typescript/sdk/src/deploy/middleware/TokenBridgeRouterDeployer.ts
+++ b/typescript/sdk/src/deploy/middleware/LiquidityLayerRouterDeployer.ts
@@ -3,15 +3,15 @@ import { ethers } from 'ethers';
 import {
   CircleBridgeAdapter,
   CircleBridgeAdapter__factory,
-  TokenBridgeRouter,
-  TokenBridgeRouter__factory,
+  LiquidityLayerRouter,
+  LiquidityLayerRouter__factory,
 } from '@hyperlane-xyz/core';
 
 import { HyperlaneCore } from '../../core/HyperlaneCore';
 import {
-  TokenBridgeContracts,
-  TokenBridgeFactories,
-  tokenBridgeFactories,
+  LiquidityLayerContracts,
+  LiquidityLayerFactories,
+  liquidityLayerFactories,
 } from '../../middleware';
 import { MultiProvider } from '../../providers/MultiProvider';
 import { ChainMap, ChainName } from '../../types';
@@ -36,31 +36,31 @@ export interface CircleBridgeAdapterConfig {
 
 export type BridgeAdapterConfig = CircleBridgeAdapterConfig;
 
-export type TokenBridgeConfig = RouterConfig & {
+export type LiquidityLayerConfig = RouterConfig & {
   bridgeAdapterConfigs: BridgeAdapterConfig[];
 };
 
-export class TokenBridgeDeployer<
+export class LiquidityLayerDeployer<
   Chain extends ChainName,
 > extends HyperlaneRouterDeployer<
   Chain,
-  TokenBridgeConfig,
-  TokenBridgeContracts,
-  TokenBridgeFactories
+  LiquidityLayerConfig,
+  LiquidityLayerContracts,
+  LiquidityLayerFactories
 > {
   constructor(
     multiProvider: MultiProvider<Chain>,
-    configMap: ChainMap<Chain, TokenBridgeConfig>,
+    configMap: ChainMap<Chain, LiquidityLayerConfig>,
     protected core: HyperlaneCore<Chain>,
-    protected create2salt = 'TokenBridgeDeployerSalt',
+    protected create2salt = 'LiquidityLayerDeployerSalt',
   ) {
-    super(multiProvider, configMap, tokenBridgeFactories, {});
+    super(multiProvider, configMap, liquidityLayerFactories, {});
   }
 
   async enrollRemoteRouters(
-    contractsMap: ChainMap<Chain, TokenBridgeContracts>,
+    contractsMap: ChainMap<Chain, LiquidityLayerContracts>,
   ): Promise<void> {
-    // Enroll the TokenBridgeRouter with each other
+    // Enroll the LiquidityLayerRouter with each other
     await super.enrollRemoteRouters(contractsMap);
 
     // Enroll the circle adapters with each other
@@ -75,10 +75,10 @@ export class TokenBridgeDeployer<
   // If no custom logic is needed, call deployContract for the router
   async deployContracts(
     chain: Chain,
-    config: TokenBridgeConfig,
-  ): Promise<TokenBridgeContracts> {
+    config: LiquidityLayerConfig,
+  ): Promise<LiquidityLayerContracts> {
     const initCalldata =
-      TokenBridgeRouter__factory.createInterface().encodeFunctionData(
+      LiquidityLayerRouter__factory.createInterface().encodeFunctionData(
         'initialize',
         [config.owner, config.connectionManager, config.interchainGasPaymaster],
       );
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ export class TokenBridgeDeployer<
       initCalldata,
     });
 
-    const bridgeAdapters: Partial<TokenBridgeContracts> = {};
+    const bridgeAdapters: Partial<LiquidityLayerContracts> = {};
 
     for (const adapterConfig of config.bridgeAdapterConfigs) {
       if (adapterConfig.type === BridgeAdapterType.Circle) {
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ export class TokenBridgeDeployer<
     chain: Chain,
     adapterConfig: CircleBridgeAdapterConfig,
     owner: string,
-    router: TokenBridgeRouter,
+    router: LiquidityLayerRouter,
   ): Promise<CircleBridgeAdapter> {
     const cc = this.multiProvider.getChainConnection(chain);
     const initCalldata =
@@ -162,9 +162,9 @@ export class TokenBridgeDeployer<
       );
     }
 
-    this.logger('Set CircleTokenBridgeAdapter on Router');
+    this.logger('Set CircleLiquidityLayerAdapter on Router');
     await cc.handleTx(
-      router.setTokenBridgeAdapter(
+      router.setLiquidityLayerAdapter(
         adapterConfig.type,
         circleBridgeAdapter.address,
       ),
diff --git a/typescript/sdk/src/index.ts b/typescript/sdk/src/index.ts
index bce06f9e2..d148d6e8a 100644
--- a/typescript/sdk/src/index.ts
+++ b/typescript/sdk/src/index.ts
@@ -121,18 +121,18 @@ export {
   InterchainQueryDeployer,
 } from './deploy/middleware/deploy';
 export {
-  TokenBridgeDeployer,
+  LiquidityLayerDeployer,
   BridgeAdapterType,
   BridgeAdapterConfig,
   CircleBridgeAdapterConfig,
-} from './deploy/middleware/TokenBridgeRouterDeployer';
-export { TokenBridgeApp } from './deploy/middleware/TokenBridgeApp';
+} from './deploy/middleware/LiquidityLayerRouterDeployer';
+export { LiquidityLayerApp } from './deploy/middleware/LiquidityLayerApp';
 
 export {
-  TokenBridgeContracts,
+  LiquidityLayerContracts,
   interchainAccountFactories,
   interchainQueryFactories,
-  tokenBridgeFactories,
+  liquidityLayerFactories,
 } from './middleware';
 export { RouterConfig } from './deploy/router/types';
 export { getTestMultiProvider, getChainToOwnerMap } from './deploy/utils';
diff --git a/typescript/sdk/src/middleware.ts b/typescript/sdk/src/middleware.ts
index 9f8d42eaa..1788da295 100644
--- a/typescript/sdk/src/middleware.ts
+++ b/typescript/sdk/src/middleware.ts
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ import {
   InterchainAccountRouter__factory,
   InterchainQueryRouter,
   InterchainQueryRouter__factory,
-  TokenBridgeRouter,
-  TokenBridgeRouter__factory,
+  LiquidityLayerRouter,
+  LiquidityLayerRouter__factory,
 } from '@hyperlane-xyz/core';
 
 import { RouterContracts, RouterFactories } from './router';
@@ -29,15 +29,15 @@ export const interchainQueryFactories: InterchainQueryFactories = {
 
 export type InterchainQueryContracts = RouterContracts<InterchainQueryRouter>;
 
-export type TokenBridgeFactories = RouterFactories<TokenBridgeRouter> & {
+export type LiquidityLayerFactories = RouterFactories<LiquidityLayerRouter> & {
   circleBridgeAdapter: CircleBridgeAdapter__factory;
 };
 
-export const tokenBridgeFactories: TokenBridgeFactories = {
-  router: new TokenBridgeRouter__factory(),
+export const liquidityLayerFactories: LiquidityLayerFactories = {
+  router: new LiquidityLayerRouter__factory(),
   circleBridgeAdapter: new CircleBridgeAdapter__factory(),
 };
 
-export type TokenBridgeContracts = RouterContracts<TokenBridgeRouter> & {
+export type LiquidityLayerContracts = RouterContracts<LiquidityLayerRouter> & {
   circleBridgeAdapter?: CircleBridgeAdapter;
 };
diff --git a/typescript/sdk/src/middleware/tokenbridge.hardhat-test.ts b/typescript/sdk/src/middleware/liquidity-layer.hardhat-test.ts
similarity index 81%
rename from typescript/sdk/src/middleware/tokenbridge.hardhat-test.ts
rename to typescript/sdk/src/middleware/liquidity-layer.hardhat-test.ts
index 318e54085..678bbe265 100644
--- a/typescript/sdk/src/middleware/tokenbridge.hardhat-test.ts
+++ b/typescript/sdk/src/middleware/liquidity-layer.hardhat-test.ts
@@ -3,46 +3,46 @@ import { expect } from 'chai';
 import { ethers } from 'hardhat';
 
 import {
+  LiquidityLayerRouter,
   MockCircleBridge,
   MockCircleBridge__factory,
   MockCircleMessageTransmitter,
   MockCircleMessageTransmitter__factory,
   MockToken,
   MockToken__factory,
-  TestTokenBridgeMessageRecipient__factory,
-  TokenBridgeRouter,
+  TestLiquidityLayerMessageRecipient__factory,
 } from '@hyperlane-xyz/core';
 import { utils } from '@hyperlane-xyz/utils';
 
 import { testChainConnectionConfigs } from '../consts/chainConnectionConfigs';
 import { TestCoreApp } from '../core/TestCoreApp';
 import { TestCoreDeployer } from '../core/TestCoreDeployer';
-import { TokenBridgeApp } from '../deploy/middleware/TokenBridgeApp';
+import { LiquidityLayerApp } from '../deploy/middleware/LiquidityLayerApp';
 import {
   BridgeAdapterType,
   CircleBridgeAdapterConfig,
-  TokenBridgeConfig,
-  TokenBridgeDeployer,
-} from '../deploy/middleware/TokenBridgeRouterDeployer';
+  LiquidityLayerConfig,
+  LiquidityLayerDeployer,
+} from '../deploy/middleware/LiquidityLayerRouterDeployer';
 import { getChainToOwnerMap, getTestMultiProvider } from '../deploy/utils';
 import { ChainNameToDomainId } from '../domains';
 import { MultiProvider } from '../providers/MultiProvider';
 import { ChainMap, TestChainNames } from '../types';
 import { objMap } from '../utils/objects';
 
-describe('TokenBridgeRouter', async () => {
+describe('LiquidityLayerRouter', async () => {
   const localChain = 'test1';
   const remoteChain = 'test2';
   const localDomain = ChainNameToDomainId[localChain];
   const remoteDomain = ChainNameToDomainId[remoteChain];
 
   let signer: SignerWithAddress;
-  let local: TokenBridgeRouter;
+  let local: LiquidityLayerRouter;
   let multiProvider: MultiProvider<TestChainNames>;
   let coreApp: TestCoreApp;
 
-  let tokenBridgeApp: TokenBridgeApp<TestChainNames>;
-  let config: ChainMap<TestChainNames, TokenBridgeConfig>;
+  let liquidityLayerApp: LiquidityLayerApp<TestChainNames>;
+  let config: ChainMap<TestChainNames, LiquidityLayerConfig>;
   let mockToken: MockToken;
   let circleBridge: MockCircleBridge;
   let messageTransmitter: MockCircleMessageTransmitter;
@@ -94,20 +94,24 @@ describe('TokenBridgeRouter', async () => {
   });
 
   beforeEach(async () => {
-    const TokenBridge = new TokenBridgeDeployer(multiProvider, config, coreApp);
-    const contracts = await TokenBridge.deploy();
+    const LiquidityLayer = new LiquidityLayerDeployer(
+      multiProvider,
+      config,
+      coreApp,
+    );
+    const contracts = await LiquidityLayer.deploy();
 
-    tokenBridgeApp = new TokenBridgeApp(
+    liquidityLayerApp = new LiquidityLayerApp(
       contracts,
       multiProvider,
       objMap(config, (_chain, conf) => conf.bridgeAdapterConfigs),
     );
 
-    local = tokenBridgeApp.getContracts(localChain).router;
+    local = liquidityLayerApp.getContracts(localChain).router;
   });
 
   it('can transfer tokens', async () => {
-    const recipientF = new TestTokenBridgeMessageRecipient__factory(signer);
+    const recipientF = new TestLiquidityLayerMessageRecipient__factory(signer);
     const recipient = await recipientF.deploy();
 
     const amount = 1000;
@@ -130,7 +134,7 @@ describe('TokenBridgeRouter', async () => {
 
     await messageTransmitter.process(
       nonceId,
-      tokenBridgeApp.getContracts(remoteChain).circleBridgeAdapter!.address,
+      liquidityLayerApp.getContracts(remoteChain).circleBridgeAdapter!.address,
       amount,
     );
     await coreApp.processMessages();