diff --git a/litellm/llms/prompt_templates/factory.py b/litellm/llms/prompt_templates/factory.py
index 87af2a6bdc..f8affa8876 100644
--- a/litellm/llms/prompt_templates/factory.py
+++ b/litellm/llms/prompt_templates/factory.py
@@ -1022,16 +1022,17 @@ def convert_to_gemini_tool_call_invoke(
 
 def convert_to_gemini_tool_call_result(
     message: dict,
+    last_message_with_tool_calls: dict|None,
 ) -> litellm.types.llms.vertex_ai.PartType:
     """
     OpenAI message with a tool result looks like:
     {
         "tool_call_id": "tool_1",
-        "role": "tool",
-        "name": "get_current_weather",
+        "role": "tool", 
         "content": "function result goes here",
     },
 
+    # NOTE: Function messages have been deprecated
     OpenAI message with a function call result looks like:
     {
         "role": "function",
@@ -1040,7 +1041,16 @@ def convert_to_gemini_tool_call_result(
     }
     """
     content = message.get("content", "")
-    name = message.get("name", "")
+    name = ""
+
+    # Recover name from last message with tool calls
+    if last_message_with_tool_calls:
+        tools = last_message_with_tool_calls.get("tool_calls", [])
+        msg_tool_call_id = message.get("tool_call_id", None)
+        for tool in tools:
+            prev_tool_call_id = tool.get("id", None)
+            if msg_tool_call_id and prev_tool_call_id and msg_tool_call_id == prev_tool_call_id:
+                name = tool.get("function", {}).get("name", "")
 
     # We can't determine from openai message format whether it's a successful or
     # error call result so default to the successful result template
diff --git a/litellm/llms/vertex_ai.py b/litellm/llms/vertex_ai.py
index c1e628d175..d121288a2c 100644
--- a/litellm/llms/vertex_ai.py
+++ b/litellm/llms/vertex_ai.py
@@ -328,6 +328,8 @@ def _gemini_convert_messages_with_history(messages: list) -> List[ContentType]:
     user_message_types = {"user", "system"}
     contents: List[ContentType] = []
 
+    last_message_with_tool_calls = None
+
     msg_i = 0
     try:
         while msg_i < len(messages):
@@ -383,6 +385,7 @@ def _gemini_convert_messages_with_history(messages: list) -> List[ContentType]:
                             messages[msg_i]["tool_calls"]
                         )
                     )
+                    last_message_with_tool_calls = messages[msg_i]
                 else:
                     assistant_text = (
                         messages[msg_i].get("content") or ""
@@ -397,7 +400,7 @@ def _gemini_convert_messages_with_history(messages: list) -> List[ContentType]:
 
             ## APPEND TOOL CALL MESSAGES ##
             if msg_i < len(messages) and messages[msg_i]["role"] == "tool":
-                _part = convert_to_gemini_tool_call_result(messages[msg_i])
+                _part = convert_to_gemini_tool_call_result(messages[msg_i], last_message_with_tool_calls)
                 contents.append(ContentType(parts=[_part]))  # type: ignore
                 msg_i += 1
             if msg_i == init_msg_i:  # prevent infinite loops