4 files changed, 12 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/activerecord/CHANGELOG.md b/activerecord/CHANGELOG.md
index b12d048169..e0e107e89d 100644
--- a/activerecord/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/activerecord/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+*   `AR::UnknownAttributeError` now includes the class name of a record.
+
+        User.new(name: "Yuki Nishijima", project_attributes: {name: "kaminari"})
+        # => ActiveRecord::UnknownAttributeError: unknown attribute 'name' for User.
+
+    *Yuki Nishijima*
+
 *   Fix regression causing `after_create` callbacks to run before associated
     records are autosaved.
 
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/errors.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/errors.rb
index 52c70977ef..5b3fdf16f5 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/errors.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/errors.rb
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
     def initialize(record, attribute)
       @record = record
       @attribute = attribute.to_s
-      super("unknown attribute: #{attribute}")
+      super("unknown attribute '#{attribute}' for #{@record.class}.")
     end
 
   end
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/relation/merger.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/relation/merger.rb
index ac41d0aa80..545bf5debc 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/relation/merger.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/relation/merger.rb
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
         @hash     = hash
       end
 
-      def merge
+      def merge #:nodoc:
         Merger.new(relation, other).merge
       end
 
diff --git a/activerecord/test/cases/attribute_methods_test.rb b/activerecord/test/cases/attribute_methods_test.rb
index 7ca7349528..c3e8ceb0da 100644
--- a/activerecord/test/cases/attribute_methods_test.rb
+++ b/activerecord/test/cases/attribute_methods_test.rb
@@ -736,11 +736,11 @@ class AttributeMethodsTest < ActiveRecord::TestCase
 
   def test_bulk_update_raise_unknown_attribute_error
     error = assert_raises(ActiveRecord::UnknownAttributeError) {
-      @target.new(:hello => "world")
+      Topic.new(hello: "world")
     }
-    assert_instance_of @target, error.record
+    assert_instance_of Topic, error.record
     assert_equal "hello", error.attribute
-    assert_equal "unknown attribute: hello", error.message
+    assert_equal "unknown attribute 'hello' for Topic.", error.message
   end
 
   def test_methods_override_in_multi_level_subclass