diff --git a/IPython/html/widgets/__init__.py b/IPython/html/widgets/__init__.py
index 5ef0996..80fb856 100644
--- a/IPython/html/widgets/__init__.py
+++ b/IPython/html/widgets/__init__.py
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
-from base import Widget, init_widget_js
+from widget import Widget, init_widget_js
 
-from bool import BoolWidget
-from container import ContainerWidget
-from float import FloatWidget
-from float_range import FloatRangeWidget
-from int import IntWidget
-from int_range import IntRangeWidget
-from selection import SelectionWidget
-from string import StringWidget
+from widget_bool import BoolWidget
+from widget_container import ContainerWidget
+from widget_float import FloatWidget
+from widget_float_range import FloatRangeWidget
+from widget_int import IntWidget
+from widget_int_range import IntRangeWidget
+from widget_selection import SelectionWidget
+from widget_string import StringWidget
diff --git a/IPython/html/widgets/base.py b/IPython/html/widgets/widget.py
similarity index 97%
rename from IPython/html/widgets/base.py
rename to IPython/html/widgets/widget.py
index 763327d..2a36aa7 100644
--- a/IPython/html/widgets/base.py
+++ b/IPython/html/widgets/widget.py
@@ -16,8 +16,9 @@ def init_widget_js():
     for filepath in glob(os.path.join(path, "*.py")):
         filename = os.path.split(filepath)[1]
         name = filename.rsplit('.', 1)[0]
-        if not (name == 'base' or name == '__init__'):
-            js_path = 'static/notebook/js/widgets/%s.js' % name
+        if not (name == 'widget' or name == '__init__') and name.startswith('widget_'):
+            # Remove 'widget_' from the start of the name before compiling the path.
+            js_path = 'static/notebook/js/widgets/%s.js' % name[7:]
             display(Javascript(data='$.getScript("%s");' % js_path))  
 
 
diff --git a/IPython/html/widgets/bool.py b/IPython/html/widgets/widget_bool.py
similarity index 100%
rename from IPython/html/widgets/bool.py
rename to IPython/html/widgets/widget_bool.py
diff --git a/IPython/html/widgets/container.py b/IPython/html/widgets/widget_container.py
similarity index 100%
rename from IPython/html/widgets/container.py
rename to IPython/html/widgets/widget_container.py
diff --git a/IPython/html/widgets/float.py b/IPython/html/widgets/widget_float.py
similarity index 100%
rename from IPython/html/widgets/float.py
rename to IPython/html/widgets/widget_float.py
diff --git a/IPython/html/widgets/float_range.py b/IPython/html/widgets/widget_float_range.py
similarity index 100%
rename from IPython/html/widgets/float_range.py
rename to IPython/html/widgets/widget_float_range.py
diff --git a/IPython/html/widgets/int.py b/IPython/html/widgets/widget_int.py
similarity index 100%
rename from IPython/html/widgets/int.py
rename to IPython/html/widgets/widget_int.py
diff --git a/IPython/html/widgets/int_range.py b/IPython/html/widgets/widget_int_range.py
similarity index 100%
rename from IPython/html/widgets/int_range.py
rename to IPython/html/widgets/widget_int_range.py
diff --git a/IPython/html/widgets/selection.py b/IPython/html/widgets/widget_selection.py
similarity index 100%
rename from IPython/html/widgets/selection.py
rename to IPython/html/widgets/widget_selection.py
diff --git a/IPython/html/widgets/string.py b/IPython/html/widgets/widget_string.py
similarity index 100%
rename from IPython/html/widgets/string.py
rename to IPython/html/widgets/widget_string.py