diff --git a/core/modules/entity_reference/src/Tests/EntityReferenceItemTest.php b/core/modules/entity_reference/src/Tests/EntityReferenceItemTest.php
index d48df38..ca81dfb 100644
--- a/core/modules/entity_reference/src/Tests/EntityReferenceItemTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/entity_reference/src/Tests/EntityReferenceItemTest.php
@@ -130,17 +130,17 @@ public function testConfigEntityReferenceItem() {
     $this->assertTrue($entity->field_test_taxonomy_vocabulary instanceof FieldItemListInterface, 'Field implements interface.');
     $this->assertTrue($entity->field_test_taxonomy_vocabulary[0] instanceof FieldItemInterface, 'Field item implements interface.');
     $this->assertEqual($entity->field_test_taxonomy_vocabulary->target_id, $referenced_entity_id);
-    $this->assertEqual($entity->field_test_taxonomy_vocabulary->entity->name, $this->vocabulary->name);
+    $this->assertEqual($entity->field_test_taxonomy_vocabulary->entity->getName(), $this->vocabulary->getName());
     $this->assertEqual($entity->field_test_taxonomy_vocabulary->entity->id(), $referenced_entity_id);
     $this->assertEqual($entity->field_test_taxonomy_vocabulary->entity->uuid(), $this->vocabulary->uuid());
 
     // Change the name of the term via the reference.
     $new_name = $this->randomMachineName();
-    $entity->field_test_taxonomy_vocabulary->entity->name = $new_name;
+    $entity->field_test_taxonomy_vocabulary->entity->setName($new_name);
     $entity->field_test_taxonomy_vocabulary->entity->save();
     // Verify it is the correct name.
     $vocabulary = entity_load('taxonomy_vocabulary', $referenced_entity_id);
-    $this->assertEqual($vocabulary->name, $new_name);
+    $this->assertEqual($vocabulary->getName(), $new_name);
 
     // Make sure the computed term reflects updates to the term id.
     $vocabulary2 = entity_create('taxonomy_vocabulary', array(
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ public function testConfigEntityReferenceItem() {
 
     $entity->field_test_taxonomy_vocabulary->target_id = $vocabulary2->id();
     $this->assertEqual($entity->field_test_taxonomy_vocabulary->entity->id(), $vocabulary2->id());
-    $this->assertEqual($entity->field_test_taxonomy_vocabulary->entity->name, $vocabulary2->name);
+    $this->assertEqual($entity->field_test_taxonomy_vocabulary->entity->getName(), $vocabulary2->getName());
 
     // Delete terms so we have nothing to reference and try again
     $this->vocabulary->delete();
diff --git a/core/modules/forum/src/Tests/ForumTest.php b/core/modules/forum/src/Tests/ForumTest.php
index ebda138..b236a1e 100644
--- a/core/modules/forum/src/Tests/ForumTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/forum/src/Tests/ForumTest.php
@@ -335,16 +335,16 @@ function editForumVocabulary() {
     $current_vocabulary = entity_load('taxonomy_vocabulary', $vid);
 
     // Make sure we actually edited the vocabulary properly.
-    $this->assertEqual($current_vocabulary->name, $edit['name'], 'The name was updated');
-    $this->assertEqual($current_vocabulary->description, $edit['description'], 'The description was updated');
+    $this->assertEqual($current_vocabulary->getName(), $edit['name'], 'The name was updated');
+    $this->assertEqual($current_vocabulary->getDescription(), $edit['description'], 'The description was updated');
 
     // Restore the original vocabulary's name and description.
-    $current_vocabulary->set('name', $original_vocabulary->name);
-    $current_vocabulary->set('description', $original_vocabulary->description);
+    $current_vocabulary->setName($original_vocabulary->getName());
+    $current_vocabulary->setDescription($original_vocabulary->getDescription());
     $current_vocabulary->save();
     // Reload vocabulary to make sure changes are saved.
     $current_vocabulary = entity_load('taxonomy_vocabulary', $vid);
-    $this->assertEqual($current_vocabulary->name, $original_vocabulary->name, 'The original vocabulary settings were restored');
+    $this->assertEqual($current_vocabulary->getName(), $original_vocabulary->getName(), 'The original vocabulary settings were restored');
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/core/modules/migrate_drupal/src/Tests/d6/MigrateTaxonomyVocabularyTest.php b/core/modules/migrate_drupal/src/Tests/d6/MigrateTaxonomyVocabularyTest.php
index 607d4d7..a98d628 100644
--- a/core/modules/migrate_drupal/src/Tests/d6/MigrateTaxonomyVocabularyTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/migrate_drupal/src/Tests/d6/MigrateTaxonomyVocabularyTest.php
@@ -46,16 +46,16 @@ public function testTaxonomyVocabulary() {
       $j = $i + 1;
       $vocabulary = entity_load('taxonomy_vocabulary', "vocabulary_{$j}_i_{$i}_");
       $this->assertEqual(array($vocabulary->id()), entity_load('migration', 'd6_taxonomy_vocabulary')->getIdMap()->lookupDestinationID(array($j)));
-      $this->assertEqual($vocabulary->name, "vocabulary $j (i=$i)");
-      $this->assertEqual($vocabulary->description, "description of vocabulary $j (i=$i)");
-      $this->assertEqual($vocabulary->hierarchy, $i);
-      $this->assertEqual($vocabulary->weight, 4 + $i);
+      $this->assertEqual($vocabulary->getName(), "vocabulary $j (i=$i)");
+      $this->assertEqual($vocabulary->getDescription(), "description of vocabulary $j (i=$i)");
+      $this->assertEqual($vocabulary->getHierarchy(), $i);
+      $this->assertEqual($vocabulary->getWeight(), 4 + $i);
     }
     $vocabulary = entity_load('taxonomy_vocabulary', 'vocabulary_name_much_longer_than');
-    $this->assertEqual($vocabulary->name, 'vocabulary name much longer than thirty two characters');
-    $this->assertEqual($vocabulary->description, 'description of vocabulary name much longer than thirty two characters');
-    $this->assertEqual($vocabulary->hierarchy, 3);
-    $this->assertEqual($vocabulary->weight, 7);
+    $this->assertEqual($vocabulary->getName(), 'vocabulary name much longer than thirty two characters');
+    $this->assertEqual($vocabulary->getDescription(), 'description of vocabulary name much longer than thirty two characters');
+    $this->assertEqual($vocabulary->getHierarchy(), 3);
+    $this->assertEqual($vocabulary->getWeight(), 7);
   }
 
 }
diff --git a/core/modules/system/src/Tests/Entity/EntityCrudHookTest.php b/core/modules/system/src/Tests/Entity/EntityCrudHookTest.php
index 711876c..d4cb267 100644
--- a/core/modules/system/src/Tests/Entity/EntityCrudHookTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/system/src/Tests/Entity/EntityCrudHookTest.php
@@ -450,7 +450,7 @@ public function testTaxonomyVocabularyHooks() {
     ));
 
     $_SESSION['entity_crud_hook_test'] = array();
-    $vocabulary->name = 'New name';
+    $vocabulary->setName('New name');
     $vocabulary->save();
 
     $this->assertHookMessageOrder(array(
diff --git a/core/modules/system/system.api.php b/core/modules/system/system.api.php
index 59922b7..849c634 100644
--- a/core/modules/system/system.api.php
+++ b/core/modules/system/system.api.php
@@ -1282,8 +1282,8 @@ function hook_mail($key, &$message, $params) {
       '%term_name' => $entity->name,
       '%term_description' => $entity->description,
       '%term_id' => $entity->id(),
-      '%vocabulary_name' => $vocabulary->name,
-      '%vocabulary_description' => $vocabulary->description,
+      '%vocabulary_name' => $vocabulary->getName(),
+      '%vocabulary_description' => $vocabulary->getDescription(),
       '%vocabulary_id' => $vocabulary->id(),
     );
   }
diff --git a/core/modules/taxonomy/src/Entity/Vocabulary.php b/core/modules/taxonomy/src/Entity/Vocabulary.php
index 589ad88..a7f3ef4 100644
--- a/core/modules/taxonomy/src/Entity/Vocabulary.php
+++ b/core/modules/taxonomy/src/Entity/Vocabulary.php
@@ -50,21 +50,21 @@ class Vocabulary extends ConfigEntityBundleBase implements VocabularyInterface {
    *
    * @var string
    */
-  public $vid;
+  protected $vid;
 
   /**
    * Name of the vocabulary.
    *
    * @var string
    */
-  public $name;
+  protected $name;
 
   /**
    * Description of the vocabulary.
    *
    * @var string
    */
-  public $description;
+  protected $description;
 
   /**
    * The type of hierarchy allowed within the vocabulary.
@@ -74,16 +74,16 @@ class Vocabulary extends ConfigEntityBundleBase implements VocabularyInterface {
    * - TAXONOMY_HIERARCHY_SINGLE: Single parent.
    * - TAXONOMY_HIERARCHY_MULTIPLE: Multiple parents.
    *
-   * @var integer
+   * @var int
    */
-  public $hierarchy = TAXONOMY_HIERARCHY_DISABLED;
+  protected $hierarchy = TAXONOMY_HIERARCHY_DISABLED;
 
   /**
    * The weight of this vocabulary in relation to other vocabularies.
    *
-   * @var integer
+   * @var int
    */
-  public $weight = 0;
+  protected $weight = 0;
 
   /**
    * {@inheritdoc}
@@ -95,6 +95,76 @@ public function id() {
   /**
    * {@inheritdoc}
    */
+  public function getWeight() {
+    return $this->get('weight');
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * {@inheritdoc}
+   */
+  public function getDescription() {
+    return $this->get('description');
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * {@inheritdoc}
+   */
+  public function getHierarchy() {
+    return $this->get('hierarchy');
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * {@inheritdoc}
+   */
+  public function getVid() {
+    return $this->get('vid');
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * {@inheritdoc}
+   */
+  public function getName() {
+    return $this->get('name');
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * {@inheritdoc}
+   */
+  public function setWeight($weight) {
+    return $this->set('weight', $weight);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * {@inheritdoc}
+   */
+  public function setHierarchy($hierarchy) {
+    return $this->set('hierarchy', $hierarchy);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * {@inheritdoc}
+   */
+  public function setDescription($description) {
+    return $this->set('description', $description);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * {@inheritdoc}
+   */
+  public function setVid($machineName) {
+    return $this->set('vid', $machineName);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * {@inheritdoc}
+   */
+  public function setName($name) {
+    return $this->set('name', $name);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * {@inheritdoc}
+   */
   public function postSave(EntityStorageInterface $storage, $update = TRUE) {
     parent::postSave($storage, $update);
 
diff --git a/core/modules/taxonomy/src/Form/OverviewTerms.php b/core/modules/taxonomy/src/Form/OverviewTerms.php
index e2eeef0..8e01e79 100644
--- a/core/modules/taxonomy/src/Form/OverviewTerms.php
+++ b/core/modules/taxonomy/src/Form/OverviewTerms.php
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ public function buildForm(array $form, FormStateInterface $form_state, Vocabular
         '#type' => 'link',
         '#title' => $term->getName(),
       ) + $term->urlInfo()->toRenderArray();
-      if ($taxonomy_vocabulary->hierarchy != TAXONOMY_HIERARCHY_MULTIPLE && count($tree) > 1) {
+      if ($taxonomy_vocabulary->getHierarchy() != TAXONOMY_HIERARCHY_MULTIPLE && count($tree) > 1) {
         $parent_fields = TRUE;
         $form['terms'][$key]['term']['tid'] = array(
           '#type' => 'hidden',
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ public function buildForm(array $form, FormStateInterface $form_state, Vocabular
       'group' => 'term-weight',
     );
 
-    if ($taxonomy_vocabulary->hierarchy != TAXONOMY_HIERARCHY_MULTIPLE && count($tree) > 1) {
+    if ($taxonomy_vocabulary->getHierarchy() != TAXONOMY_HIERARCHY_MULTIPLE && count($tree) > 1) {
       $form['actions'] = array('#type' => 'actions', '#tree' => FALSE);
       $form['actions']['submit'] = array(
         '#type' => 'submit',
@@ -440,8 +440,8 @@ public function submitForm(array &$form, FormStateInterface $form_state) {
     }
 
     // Update the vocabulary hierarchy to flat or single hierarchy.
-    if ($vocabulary->hierarchy != $hierarchy) {
-      $vocabulary->hierarchy = $hierarchy;
+    if ($vocabulary->getHierarchy() != $hierarchy) {
+      $vocabulary->setHierarchy($hierarchy);
       $vocabulary->save();
     }
     drupal_set_message($this->t('The configuration options have been saved.'));
diff --git a/core/modules/taxonomy/src/Plugin/Field/FieldType/TaxonomyTermReferenceItem.php b/core/modules/taxonomy/src/Plugin/Field/FieldType/TaxonomyTermReferenceItem.php
index c58a631..810ce35 100644
--- a/core/modules/taxonomy/src/Plugin/Field/FieldType/TaxonomyTermReferenceItem.php
+++ b/core/modules/taxonomy/src/Plugin/Field/FieldType/TaxonomyTermReferenceItem.php
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ public function settingsForm(array &$form, FormStateInterface $form_state, $has_
     $vocabularies = entity_load_multiple('taxonomy_vocabulary');
     $options = array();
     foreach ($vocabularies as $vocabulary) {
-      $options[$vocabulary->id()] = $vocabulary->name;
+      $options[$vocabulary->id()] = $vocabulary->getName();
     }
 
     $element = array();
diff --git a/core/modules/taxonomy/src/TermForm.php b/core/modules/taxonomy/src/TermForm.php
index 4a82e67..cb63150 100644
--- a/core/modules/taxonomy/src/TermForm.php
+++ b/core/modules/taxonomy/src/TermForm.php
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ public function form(array $form, FormStateInterface $form_state) {
     $form['relations'] = array(
       '#type' => 'details',
       '#title' => $this->t('Relations'),
-      '#open' => $vocabulary->hierarchy == TAXONOMY_HIERARCHY_MULTIPLE,
+      '#open' => $vocabulary->getHierarchy() == TAXONOMY_HIERARCHY_MULTIPLE,
       '#weight' => 10,
     );
 
@@ -66,7 +66,8 @@ public function form(array $form, FormStateInterface $form_state) {
 
       foreach ($tree as $item) {
         if (!in_array($item->tid, $exclude)) {
-          $options[$item->tid] = str_repeat('-', $item->depth) . $item->name;
+          
+          $options[$item->tid] = str_repeat('-', $item->depth) . $item->getName();
         }
       }
 
@@ -160,8 +161,8 @@ public function save(array $form, FormStateInterface $form_state) {
     }
     // If we've increased the number of parents and this is a single or flat
     // hierarchy, update the vocabulary immediately.
-    elseif ($current_parent_count > $previous_parent_count && $form_state['taxonomy']['vocabulary']->hierarchy != TAXONOMY_HIERARCHY_MULTIPLE) {
-      $form_state['taxonomy']['vocabulary']->hierarchy = $current_parent_count == 1 ? TAXONOMY_HIERARCHY_SINGLE : TAXONOMY_HIERARCHY_MULTIPLE;
+    elseif ($current_parent_count > $previous_parent_count && $form_state['taxonomy']['vocabulary']->getHierarchy() != TAXONOMY_HIERARCHY_MULTIPLE) {
+      $form_state['taxonomy']['vocabulary']->setHierarchy($current_parent_count == 1 ? TAXONOMY_HIERARCHY_SINGLE : TAXONOMY_HIERARCHY_MULTIPLE);
       $form_state['taxonomy']['vocabulary']->save();
     }
 
diff --git a/core/modules/taxonomy/src/Tests/EfqTest.php b/core/modules/taxonomy/src/Tests/EfqTest.php
index ec184b3..364f181 100644
--- a/core/modules/taxonomy/src/Tests/EfqTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/taxonomy/src/Tests/EfqTest.php
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ function testTaxonomyEfq() {
       ->condition('vid', $vocabulary2->id())
       ->execute();
     sort($result);
-    $this->assertEqual(array_keys($terms2), $result, format_string('Taxonomy terms from the %name vocabulary were retrieved by entity query.', array('%name' => $vocabulary2->name)));
+    $this->assertEqual(array_keys($terms2), $result, format_string('Taxonomy terms from the %name vocabulary were retrieved by entity query.', array('%name' => $vocabulary2->getName())));
     $tid = reset($result);
     $ids = (object) array(
       'entity_type' => 'taxonomy_term',
diff --git a/core/modules/taxonomy/src/Tests/TermFieldTest.php b/core/modules/taxonomy/src/Tests/TermFieldTest.php
index fa0f007..b42778c 100644
--- a/core/modules/taxonomy/src/Tests/TermFieldTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/taxonomy/src/Tests/TermFieldTest.php
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ function testTaxonomyTermFieldChangeMachineName() {
     $this->field_storage->save();
     // Change the machine name.
     $new_name = drupal_strtolower($this->randomMachineName());
-    $this->vocabulary->vid = $new_name;
+    $this->vocabulary->setVid($new_name);
     $this->vocabulary->save();
 
     // Check that the field instance is still attached to the vocabulary.
diff --git a/core/modules/taxonomy/src/Tests/TermTest.php b/core/modules/taxonomy/src/Tests/TermTest.php
index b2e9757..42d073d 100644
--- a/core/modules/taxonomy/src/Tests/TermTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/taxonomy/src/Tests/TermTest.php
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ function testTaxonomyTermHierarchy() {
 
     // Check that hierarchy is flat.
     $vocabulary = entity_load('taxonomy_vocabulary', $this->vocabulary->id());
-    $this->assertEqual(0, $vocabulary->hierarchy, 'Vocabulary is flat.');
+    $this->assertEqual(0, $vocabulary->getHierarchy(), 'Vocabulary is flat.');
 
     // Edit $term2, setting $term1 as parent.
     $edit = array();
diff --git a/core/modules/taxonomy/src/Tests/TokenReplaceTest.php b/core/modules/taxonomy/src/Tests/TokenReplaceTest.php
index 27d02ca..e7b26bc 100644
--- a/core/modules/taxonomy/src/Tests/TokenReplaceTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/taxonomy/src/Tests/TokenReplaceTest.php
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ function testTaxonomyTokenReplacement() {
     $tests['[term:url]'] = url('taxonomy/term/' . $term1->id(), array('absolute' => TRUE));
     $tests['[term:node-count]'] = 0;
     $tests['[term:parent:name]'] = '[term:parent:name]';
-    $tests['[term:vocabulary:name]'] = String::checkPlain($this->vocabulary->name);
+    $tests['[term:vocabulary:name]'] = String::checkPlain($this->vocabulary->getName());
 
     foreach ($tests as $input => $expected) {
       $output = $token_service->replace($input, array('term' => $term1), array('langcode' => $language_interface->id));
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ function testTaxonomyTokenReplacement() {
     $tests['[term:parent:name]'] = String::checkPlain($term1->getName());
     $tests['[term:parent:url]'] = url('taxonomy/term/' . $term1->id(), array('absolute' => TRUE));
     $tests['[term:parent:parent:name]'] = '[term:parent:parent:name]';
-    $tests['[term:vocabulary:name]'] = String::checkPlain($this->vocabulary->name);
+    $tests['[term:vocabulary:name]'] = String::checkPlain($this->vocabulary->getName());
 
     // Test to make sure that we generated something for each token.
     $this->assertFalse(in_array(0, array_map('strlen', $tests)), 'No empty tokens generated.');
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ function testTaxonomyTokenReplacement() {
     $tests['[term:name]'] = $term2->getName();
     $tests['[term:description]'] = $term2->getDescription();
     $tests['[term:parent:name]'] = $term1->getName();
-    $tests['[term:vocabulary:name]'] = $this->vocabulary->name;
+    $tests['[term:vocabulary:name]'] = $this->vocabulary->getName();
 
     foreach ($tests as $input => $expected) {
       $output = $token_service->replace($input, array('term' => $term2), array('langcode' => $language_interface->id, 'sanitize' => FALSE));
@@ -129,8 +129,8 @@ function testTaxonomyTokenReplacement() {
     // Generate and test sanitized tokens.
     $tests = array();
     $tests['[vocabulary:vid]'] = $this->vocabulary->id();
-    $tests['[vocabulary:name]'] = String::checkPlain($this->vocabulary->name);
-    $tests['[vocabulary:description]'] = Xss::filter($this->vocabulary->description);
+    $tests['[vocabulary:name]'] = String::checkPlain($this->vocabulary->getName());
+    $tests['[vocabulary:description]'] = Xss::filter($this->vocabulary->getDescription());
     $tests['[vocabulary:node-count]'] = 1;
     $tests['[vocabulary:term-count]'] = 2;
 
@@ -143,8 +143,8 @@ function testTaxonomyTokenReplacement() {
     }
 
     // Generate and test unsanitized tokens.
-    $tests['[vocabulary:name]'] = $this->vocabulary->name;
-    $tests['[vocabulary:description]'] = $this->vocabulary->description;
+    $tests['[vocabulary:name]'] = $this->vocabulary->getName();
+    $tests['[vocabulary:description]'] = $this->vocabulary->getDescription();
 
     foreach ($tests as $input => $expected) {
       $output = $token_service->replace($input, array('vocabulary' => $this->vocabulary), array('langcode' => $language_interface->id, 'sanitize' => FALSE));
diff --git a/core/modules/taxonomy/src/Tests/VocabularyCrudTest.php b/core/modules/taxonomy/src/Tests/VocabularyCrudTest.php
index 03201ab..690e00f 100644
--- a/core/modules/taxonomy/src/Tests/VocabularyCrudTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/taxonomy/src/Tests/VocabularyCrudTest.php
@@ -71,17 +71,17 @@ function testTaxonomyVocabularyDeleteWithTerms() {
   function testTaxonomyVocabularyLoadStaticReset() {
     $original_vocabulary = entity_load('taxonomy_vocabulary', $this->vocabulary->id());
     $this->assertTrue(is_object($original_vocabulary), 'Vocabulary loaded successfully.');
-    $this->assertEqual($this->vocabulary->name, $original_vocabulary->name, 'Vocabulary loaded successfully.');
+    $this->assertEqual($this->vocabulary->getName(), $original_vocabulary->getName(), 'Vocabulary loaded successfully.');
 
     // Change the name and description.
     $vocabulary = $original_vocabulary;
-    $vocabulary->name = $this->randomMachineName();
-    $vocabulary->description = $this->randomMachineName();
+    $vocabulary->setName($this->randomMachineName());
+    $vocabulary->setDescription($this->randomMachineName());
     $vocabulary->save();
 
     // Load the vocabulary.
     $new_vocabulary = entity_load('taxonomy_vocabulary', $original_vocabulary->id());
-    $this->assertEqual($new_vocabulary->name, $vocabulary->name, 'The vocabulary was loaded.');
+    $this->assertEqual($new_vocabulary->getName(), $vocabulary->getName(), 'The vocabulary was loaded.');
 
     // Delete the vocabulary.
     $this->vocabulary->delete();
@@ -101,13 +101,13 @@ function testTaxonomyVocabularyLoadMultiple() {
 
     // Create some vocabularies and assign weights.
     $vocabulary1 = $this->createVocabulary();
-    $vocabulary1->weight = 0;
+    $vocabulary1->setWeight(0);
     $vocabulary1->save();
     $vocabulary2 = $this->createVocabulary();
-    $vocabulary2->weight = 1;
+    $vocabulary2->setWeight(1);
     $vocabulary2->save();
     $vocabulary3 = $this->createVocabulary();
-    $vocabulary3->weight = 2;
+    $vocabulary3->setWeight(2);
     $vocabulary3->save();
 
     // Fetch the names for all vocabularies, confirm that they are keyed by
@@ -125,12 +125,12 @@ function testTaxonomyVocabularyLoadMultiple() {
     // Test loading vocabularies by their properties.
     $controller = $this->container->get('entity.manager')->getStorage('taxonomy_vocabulary');
     // Fetch vocabulary 1 by name.
-    $vocabulary = current($controller->loadByProperties(array('name' => $vocabulary1->name)));
+    $vocabulary = current($controller->loadByProperties(array('name' => $vocabulary1->getName())));
     $this->assertEqual($vocabulary->id(), $vocabulary1->id(), 'Vocabulary loaded successfully by name.');
 
     // Fetch vocabulary 2 by name and ID.
     $vocabulary = current($controller->loadByProperties(array(
-      'name' => $vocabulary2->name,
+      'name' => $vocabulary2->getName(),
       'vid' => $vocabulary2->id(),
     )));
     $this->assertEqual($vocabulary->id(), $vocabulary2->id(), 'Vocabulary loaded successfully by name and ID.');
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ function testTaxonomyVocabularyChangeMachineName() {
     // Change the machine name.
     $old_name = $this->vocabulary->id();
     $new_name = drupal_strtolower($this->randomMachineName());
-    $this->vocabulary->vid = $new_name;
+    $this->vocabulary->setVid($new_name);
     $this->vocabulary->save();
 
     // Check that entity bundles are properly updated.
diff --git a/core/modules/taxonomy/src/Tests/VocabularyUiTest.php b/core/modules/taxonomy/src/Tests/VocabularyUiTest.php
index 6e3700a..e09fedc 100644
--- a/core/modules/taxonomy/src/Tests/VocabularyUiTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/taxonomy/src/Tests/VocabularyUiTest.php
@@ -82,8 +82,8 @@ function testTaxonomyAdminChangingWeights() {
     $vocabularies = entity_load_multiple('taxonomy_vocabulary');
     $edit = array();
     foreach ($vocabularies as $key => $vocabulary) {
-      $weight = -$vocabulary->weight;
-      $vocabularies[$key]->weight = $weight;
+      $weight = -$vocabulary->getWeight();
+      $vocabularies[$key]->setWeight($weight);
       $edit['vocabularies[' . $key . '][weight]'] = $weight;
     }
     // Saving the new weights via the interface.
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ function testTaxonomyAdminChangingWeights() {
 
     // Check that the weights are saved in the database correctly.
     foreach ($vocabularies as $key => $vocabulary) {
-      $this->assertEqual($new_vocabularies[$key]->weight, $vocabularies[$key]->weight, 'The vocabulary weight was changed.');
+      $this->assertEqual($new_vocabularies[$key]->getWeight(), $vocabularies[$key]->getWeight(), 'The vocabulary weight was changed.');
     }
   }
 
@@ -136,12 +136,12 @@ function testTaxonomyAdminDeletingVocabulary() {
     // Delete the vocabulary.
     $this->drupalGet('admin/structure/taxonomy/manage/' . $vocabulary->id());
     $this->clickLink(t('Delete'));
-    $this->assertRaw(t('Are you sure you want to delete the vocabulary %name?', array('%name' => $vocabulary->name)), '[confirm deletion] Asks for confirmation.');
+    $this->assertRaw(t('Are you sure you want to delete the vocabulary %name?', array('%name' => $vocabulary->getName())), '[confirm deletion] Asks for confirmation.');
     $this->assertText(t('Deleting a vocabulary will delete all the terms in it. This action cannot be undone.'), '[confirm deletion] Inform that all terms will be deleted.');
 
     // Confirm deletion.
     $this->drupalPostForm(NULL, NULL, t('Delete'));
-    $this->assertRaw(t('Deleted vocabulary %name.', array('%name' => $vocabulary->name)), 'Vocabulary deleted.');
+    $this->assertRaw(t('Deleted vocabulary %name.', array('%name' => $vocabulary->getName())), 'Vocabulary deleted.');
     $this->container->get('entity.manager')->getStorage('taxonomy_vocabulary')->resetCache();
     $this->assertFalse(entity_load('taxonomy_vocabulary', $vid), 'Vocabulary not found.');
   }
diff --git a/core/modules/taxonomy/src/VocabularyForm.php b/core/modules/taxonomy/src/VocabularyForm.php
index 5a70f8d..3be19ed 100644
--- a/core/modules/taxonomy/src/VocabularyForm.php
+++ b/core/modules/taxonomy/src/VocabularyForm.php
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ public function form(array $form, FormStateInterface $form_state) {
     $form['name'] = array(
       '#type' => 'textfield',
       '#title' => $this->t('Name'),
-      '#default_value' => $vocabulary->name,
+      '#default_value' => $vocabulary->getName(),
       '#maxlength' => 255,
       '#required' => TRUE,
     );
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ public function form(array $form, FormStateInterface $form_state) {
     $form['description'] = array(
       '#type' => 'textfield',
       '#title' => $this->t('Description'),
-      '#default_value' => $vocabulary->description,
+      '#default_value' => $vocabulary->getDescription(),
     );
 
     // $form['langcode'] is not wrapped in an
@@ -135,20 +135,20 @@ public function save(array $form, FormStateInterface $form_state) {
     $vocabulary = $this->entity;
 
     // Prevent leading and trailing spaces in vocabulary names.
-    $vocabulary->name = trim($vocabulary->name);
+    $vocabulary->setName(trim($vocabulary->getName()));
 
     $status = $vocabulary->save();
     $edit_link = \Drupal::linkGenerator()->generateFromUrl($this->t('Edit'), $this->entity->urlInfo());
     switch ($status) {
       case SAVED_NEW:
-        drupal_set_message($this->t('Created new vocabulary %name.', array('%name' => $vocabulary->name)));
-        $this->logger('taxonomy')->notice('Created new vocabulary %name.', array('%name' => $vocabulary->name, 'link' => $edit_link));
+        drupal_set_message($this->t('Created new vocabulary %name.', array('%name' => $vocabulary->getName())));
+        $this->logger('taxonomy')->notice('Created new vocabulary %name.', array('%name' => $vocabulary->getName(), 'link' => $edit_link));
         $form_state->setRedirectUrl($vocabulary->urlInfo('overview-form'));
         break;
 
       case SAVED_UPDATED:
-        drupal_set_message($this->t('Updated vocabulary %name.', array('%name' => $vocabulary->name)));
-        $this->logger('taxonomy')->notice('Updated vocabulary %name.', array('%name' => $vocabulary->name, 'link' => $edit_link));
+        drupal_set_message($this->t('Updated vocabulary %name.', array('%name' => $vocabulary->getName())));
+        $this->logger('taxonomy')->notice('Updated vocabulary %name.', array('%name' => $vocabulary->getName(), 'link' => $edit_link));
         $form_state->setRedirect('taxonomy.vocabulary_list');
         break;
     }
diff --git a/core/modules/taxonomy/src/VocabularyInterface.php b/core/modules/taxonomy/src/VocabularyInterface.php
index 80c7781..57795a4 100644
--- a/core/modules/taxonomy/src/VocabularyInterface.php
+++ b/core/modules/taxonomy/src/VocabularyInterface.php
@@ -14,4 +14,99 @@
  */
 interface VocabularyInterface extends ConfigEntityInterface {
 
+  /**
+   * Sets the vocabulary name.
+   *
+   * @param string $name
+   *   The vocabulary name.
+   *
+   * @return \Drupal\taxonomy\VocabularyInterface
+   *   $this
+   */
+  public function setName($name);
+
+  /**
+   * Returns the vocabulary name.
+   *
+   * @return string
+   *   The vocabulary name.
+   */
+  public function getName();
+
+  /**
+   * Sets the vocabulary weight.
+   *
+   * @param integer $weight
+   *   The weight of vocabulary.
+   *
+   * @return $this
+   */
+  public function setWeight($weight);
+
+  /**
+   * Returns the vocabulary weight.
+   *
+   * @return integer
+   *   The vocabulary weight.
+   */
+  public function getWeight();
+
+  /**
+   * Sets the vocabulary hierarchy.
+   *
+   * @param integer $hierarchy
+   *   The hierarchy type of vocabulary.
+   *   Possible values:
+   *    - TAXONOMY_HIERARCHY_DISABLED: No parents.
+   *    - TAXONOMY_HIERARCHY_SINGLE: Single parent.
+   *    - TAXONOMY_HIERARCHY_MULTIPLE: Multiple parents.
+   *
+   * @return $this
+   */
+  public function setHierarchy($hierarchy);
+
+  /**
+   * Returns the vocabulary hierarchy.
+   *
+   * @return integer
+   *   The vocabulary hierarchy.
+   */
+  public function getHierarchy();
+
+  /**
+   * Sets the vocabulary description.
+   *
+   * @param string description
+   *   The vocabulary description.
+   *
+   * @return $this
+   */
+  public function setDescription($description);
+
+  /**
+   * Returns the vocabulary description.
+   *
+   * @return string
+   *   The vocabulary description.
+   */
+  public function getDescription();
+
+  /**
+   * Sets the vocabulary vid.
+   *
+   * @param string $machineName
+   *   The vocabulary machine name.
+   *
+   * @return $this
+   */
+  public function setVid($machineName);
+
+  /**
+   * Returns the vocabulary vid.
+   *
+   * @return string
+   *   The vocabulary machine name.
+   */
+  public function getVid();
+
 }
diff --git a/core/modules/taxonomy/taxonomy.module b/core/modules/taxonomy/taxonomy.module
index d58064d..05a2f61 100644
--- a/core/modules/taxonomy/taxonomy.module
+++ b/core/modules/taxonomy/taxonomy.module
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
  * @file
  * Enables the organization of content into categories.
  */
-
 use Drupal\Component\Utility\Tags;
 use Drupal\Core\Entity\ContentEntityDatabaseStorage;
 use Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityInterface;
@@ -22,17 +21,17 @@
 /**
  * Denotes that no term in the vocabulary has a parent.
  */
-const TAXONOMY_HIERARCHY_DISABLED = 0;
+  const TAXONOMY_HIERARCHY_DISABLED = 0;
 
 /**
  * Denotes that one or more terms in the vocabulary has a single parent.
  */
-const TAXONOMY_HIERARCHY_SINGLE = 1;
+  const TAXONOMY_HIERARCHY_SINGLE = 1;
 
 /**
  * Denotes that one or more terms in the vocabulary have multiple parents.
  */
-const TAXONOMY_HIERARCHY_MULTIPLE = 2;
+  const TAXONOMY_HIERARCHY_MULTIPLE = 2;
 
 /**
  * Users can create new terms in a free-tagging vocabulary when
@@ -54,7 +53,7 @@ function taxonomy_help($route_name, RouteMatchInterface $route_match) {
       $output .= '<h3>' . t('Uses') . '</h3>';
       $output .= '<dl>';
       $output .= '<dt>' . t('Creating vocabularies') . '</dt>';
-      $output .= '<dd>' . t('Users with sufficient <a href="@perm">permissions</a> can create <em>vocabularies</em> and <em>terms</em> through the <a href="@taxo">Taxonomy page</a>. The page listing the terms provides a drag-and-drop interface for controlling the order of the terms and sub-terms within a vocabulary, in a hierarchical fashion. A <em>controlled vocabulary</em> classifying music by genre with terms and sub-terms could look as follows:', array('@taxo' => url('admin/structure/taxonomy'), '@perm' => url('admin/people/permissions', array('fragment'=>'module-taxonomy'))));
+      $output .= '<dd>' . t('Users with sufficient <a href="@perm">permissions</a> can create <em>vocabularies</em> and <em>terms</em> through the <a href="@taxo">Taxonomy page</a>. The page listing the terms provides a drag-and-drop interface for controlling the order of the terms and sub-terms within a vocabulary, in a hierarchical fashion. A <em>controlled vocabulary</em> classifying music by genre with terms and sub-terms could look as follows:', array('@taxo' => url('admin/structure/taxonomy'), '@perm' => url('admin/people/permissions', array('fragment' => 'module-taxonomy'))));
       $output .= '<ul><li>' . t('<em>vocabulary</em>: Music') . '</li>';
       $output .= '<ul><li>' . t('<em>term</em>: Jazz') . '</li>';
       $output .= '<ul><li>' . t('<em>sub-term</em>: Swing') . '</li>';
@@ -81,13 +80,13 @@ function taxonomy_help($route_name, RouteMatchInterface $route_match) {
 
     case 'entity.taxonomy_vocabulary.overview_form':
       $vocabulary = $route_match->getParameter('taxonomy_vocabulary');
-      switch ($vocabulary->hierarchy) {
+      switch ($vocabulary->getHierarchy()) {
         case TAXONOMY_HIERARCHY_DISABLED:
-          return '<p>' . t('You can reorganize the terms in %capital_name using their drag-and-drop handles, and group terms under a parent term by sliding them under and to the right of the parent.', array('%capital_name' => drupal_ucfirst($vocabulary->name), '%name' => $vocabulary->name)) . '</p>';
+          return '<p>' . t('You can reorganize the terms in %capital_name using their drag-and-drop handles, and group terms under a parent term by sliding them under and to the right of the parent.', array('%capital_name' => drupal_ucfirst($vocabulary->getName()), '%name' => $vocabulary->getName())) . '</p>';
         case TAXONOMY_HIERARCHY_SINGLE:
-          return '<p>' . t('%capital_name contains terms grouped under parent terms. You can reorganize the terms in %capital_name using their drag-and-drop handles.', array('%capital_name' => drupal_ucfirst($vocabulary->name), '%name' => $vocabulary->name)) . '</p>';
+          return '<p>' . t('%capital_name contains terms grouped under parent terms. You can reorganize the terms in %capital_name using their drag-and-drop handles.', array('%capital_name' => drupal_ucfirst($vocabulary->getName()), '%name' => $vocabulary->getName())) . '</p>';
         case TAXONOMY_HIERARCHY_MULTIPLE:
-          return '<p>' . t('%capital_name contains terms with multiple parents. Drag and drop of terms with multiple parents is not supported, but you can re-enable drag-and-drop support by editing each term to include only a single parent.', array('%capital_name' => drupal_ucfirst($vocabulary->name))) . '</p>';
+          return '<p>' . t('%capital_name contains terms with multiple parents. Drag and drop of terms with multiple parents is not supported, but you can re-enable drag-and-drop support by editing each term to include only a single parent.', array('%capital_name' => drupal_ucfirst($vocabulary->getName()))) . '</p>';
       }
   }
 }
@@ -104,12 +103,12 @@ function taxonomy_permission() {
   foreach (entity_load_multiple('taxonomy_vocabulary') as $vocabulary) {
     $permissions += array(
       'edit terms in ' . $vocabulary->id() => array(
-        'title' => t('Edit terms in %vocabulary', array('%vocabulary' => $vocabulary->name)),
+        'title' => t('Edit terms in %vocabulary', array('%vocabulary' => $vocabulary->getName())),
       ),
     );
     $permissions += array(
-       'delete terms in ' . $vocabulary->id() => array(
-         'title' => t('Delete terms from %vocabulary', array('%vocabulary' => $vocabulary->name)),
+      'delete terms in ' . $vocabulary->id() => array(
+        'title' => t('Delete terms from %vocabulary', array('%vocabulary' => $vocabulary->getName())),
       ),
     );
   }
@@ -229,8 +228,8 @@ function taxonomy_check_vocabulary_hierarchy(VocabularyInterface $vocabulary, $c
       $hierarchy = TAXONOMY_HIERARCHY_SINGLE;
     }
   }
-  if ($hierarchy != $vocabulary->hierarchy) {
-    $vocabulary->hierarchy = $hierarchy;
+  if ($hierarchy != $vocabulary->getHierarchy()) {
+    $vocabulary->setHierarchy($hierarchy);
     $vocabulary->save();
   }
 
@@ -570,7 +569,7 @@ function taxonomy_term_load_multiple_by_name($name, $vocabulary = NULL) {
   $values = array('name' => trim($name));
   if (isset($vocabulary)) {
     $vocabularies = taxonomy_vocabulary_get_names();
-    if (isset($vocabularies[$vocabulary])){
+    if (isset($vocabularies[$vocabulary])) {
       $values['vid'] = $vocabulary;
     }
     else {
diff --git a/core/modules/taxonomy/taxonomy.tokens.inc b/core/modules/taxonomy/taxonomy.tokens.inc
index aa1505c..8d00fcc 100644
--- a/core/modules/taxonomy/taxonomy.tokens.inc
+++ b/core/modules/taxonomy/taxonomy.tokens.inc
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ function taxonomy_tokens($type, $tokens, array $data = array(), array $options =
 
         case 'vocabulary':
           $vocabulary = entity_load('taxonomy_vocabulary', $term->bundle());
-          $replacements[$original] = String::checkPlain($vocabulary->name);
+          $replacements[$original] = String::checkPlain($vocabulary->getName());
           break;
 
         case 'parent':
@@ -161,11 +161,11 @@ function taxonomy_tokens($type, $tokens, array $data = array(), array $options =
           break;
 
         case 'name':
-          $replacements[$original] = $sanitize ? String::checkPlain($vocabulary->name) : $vocabulary->name;
+          $replacements[$original] = $sanitize ? String::checkPlain($vocabulary->getName()) : $vocabulary->getName();
           break;
 
         case 'description':
-          $replacements[$original] = $sanitize ? Xss::filter($vocabulary->description) : $vocabulary->description;
+          $replacements[$original] = $sanitize ? Xss::filter($vocabulary->getDescription()) : $vocabulary->getDescription();
           break;
 
         case 'term-count':
diff --git a/core/modules/views/src/Tests/ViewsTaxonomyAutocompleteTest.php b/core/modules/views/src/Tests/ViewsTaxonomyAutocompleteTest.php
index 270da71..673fd07 100644
--- a/core/modules/views/src/Tests/ViewsTaxonomyAutocompleteTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/views/src/Tests/ViewsTaxonomyAutocompleteTest.php
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ protected function setUp() {
   public function testTaxonomyAutocomplete() {
     $this->user = $this->drupalCreateUser(array('access content'));
     $this->drupalLogin($this->user);
-    $base_autocomplete_path = 'taxonomy/autocomplete_vid/' . $this->vocabulary->vid;
+    $base_autocomplete_path = 'taxonomy/autocomplete_vid/' . $this->vocabulary->getVid();
 
     // Test that no terms returns an empty array.
     $this->assertIdentical(array(), $this->drupalGetJSON($base_autocomplete_path));