Again, the same naming conventions should apply that apply to variables in C#. We strongly recommend against prefixing the x:Name with the type, or even an abbreviation of the type, as is often seen in third party code on the Internet.

  ✘   <Button x:Name="btnCancel"/>

  ✘   <Button x:Name="buttonCancel"/>

  ✔  <Button x:Name="cancelButton"/>