diff --git a/docs/python-api.rst b/docs/python-api.rst
index 2a87610..4d6676a 100644
--- a/docs/python-api.rst
+++ b/docs/python-api.rst
@@ -678,6 +678,19 @@ Here's an example that uses these features:
     #     [score] INTEGER NOT NULL DEFAULT 1
     # )
 
+.. _python_api_duplicate:
+
+Duplicating tables
+==================
+
+The ``table.duplicate()`` method creates a copy of the table, copying both the table schema and all of the rows in that table:
+
+.. code-block:: python
+
+    db["authors"].duplicate("authors_copy")
+
+The new ``authors_copy`` table will now contain a duplicate copy of the data from ``authors``.
+
 .. _python_api_bulk_inserts:
 
 Bulk inserts
diff --git a/sqlite_utils/db.py b/sqlite_utils/db.py
index 5d4d979..3a27cbe 100644
--- a/sqlite_utils/db.py
+++ b/sqlite_utils/db.py
@@ -1476,20 +1476,20 @@ class Table(Queryable):
             )
         return self
 
-    def duplicate(self, name_new: str) -> "Table":
+    def duplicate(self, new_name: str) -> "Table":
         """
-        Duplicate this table in this database.
+        Create a duplicate of this table, copying across the schema and all row data.
 
-        :param name_new: Name of new table.
+        :param new_name: Name of the new table
         """
         assert self.exists()
         with self.db.conn:
             sql = "CREATE TABLE [{new_table}] AS SELECT * FROM [{table}];".format(
-                new_table=name_new,
+                new_table=new_name,
                 table=self.name,
             )
             self.db.execute(sql)
-        return self.db[name_new]
+        return self.db[new_name]
 
     def transform(
         self,