diff --git a/ndn-cpp/name.hpp b/ndn-cpp/name.hpp
index f39d568..32e001f 100644
--- a/ndn-cpp/name.hpp
+++ b/ndn-cpp/name.hpp
@@ -142,12 +142,21 @@
    * Parse the uri according to the NDN URI Scheme and create the name with the components.
    * @param uri The URI string.
    */
-  Name(const char *uri)
+  Name(const char* uri)
   {
     set(uri);
   }
   
   /**
+   * Parse the uri according to the NDN URI Scheme and create the name with the components.
+   * @param uri The URI string.
+   */
+  Name(const std::string& uri)
+  {
+    set(uri.c_str());
+  }
+  
+  /**
    * Set the nameStruct to point to the components in this name, without copying any memory.
    * WARNING: The resulting pointers in nameStruct are invalid after a further use of this object which could reallocate memory.
    * @param nameStruct A C ndn_Name struct where the components array is already allocated.