diff --git a/packages/core/src/render3/component.ts b/packages/core/src/render3/component.ts
index c93d8a10b0..6239d1ce53 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/render3/component.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/render3/component.ts
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ import {applyOnCreateInstructions} from './node_util';
 import {enterView, getPreviousOrParentTNode, leaveView, resetComponentState, setActiveHostElement} from './state';
 import {renderInitialClasses, renderInitialStyles} from './styling/class_and_style_bindings';
 import {publishDefaultGlobalUtils} from './util/global_utils';
-import {defaultScheduler, renderStringify} from './util/misc_utils';
+import {defaultScheduler, stringifyForError} from './util/misc_utils';
 import {getRootContext} from './util/view_traversal_utils';
 import {readPatchedLView, resetPreOrderHookFlags} from './util/view_utils';
 
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ type HostFeature = (<T>(component: T, componentDef: ComponentDef<T>) => void);
 // TODO: A hack to not pull in the NullInjector from @angular/core.
 export const NULL_INJECTOR: Injector = {
   get: (token: any, notFoundValue?: any) => {
-    throw new Error('NullInjector: Not found: ' + renderStringify(token));
+    throw new Error('NullInjector: Not found: ' + stringifyForError(token));
   }
 };
 
diff --git a/packages/core/src/render3/di.ts b/packages/core/src/render3/di.ts
index e8779e98b5..c8507b871a 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/render3/di.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/render3/di.ts
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ import {assertNodeOfPossibleTypes} from './node_assert';
 import {getLView, getPreviousOrParentTNode, setTNodeAndViewData} from './state';
 import {isNameOnlyAttributeMarker} from './util/attrs_utils';
 import {getParentInjectorIndex, getParentInjectorView, hasParentInjector} from './util/injector_utils';
-import {renderStringify} from './util/misc_utils';
+import {stringifyForError} from './util/misc_utils';
 import {findComponentView} from './util/view_traversal_utils';
 import {isComponent, isComponentDef} from './util/view_utils';
 
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ export function getOrCreateInjectable<T>(
       try {
         const value = bloomHash();
         if (value == null && !(flags & InjectFlags.Optional)) {
-          throw new Error(`No provider for ${renderStringify(token)}!`);
+          throw new Error(`No provider for ${stringifyForError(token)}!`);
         } else {
           return value;
         }
@@ -447,7 +447,7 @@ export function getOrCreateInjectable<T>(
   if (flags & InjectFlags.Optional) {
     return notFoundValue;
   } else {
-    throw new Error(`NodeInjector: NOT_FOUND [${renderStringify(token)}]`);
+    throw new Error(`NodeInjector: NOT_FOUND [${stringifyForError(token)}]`);
   }
 }
 
@@ -545,7 +545,7 @@ export function getNodeInjectable(
   if (isFactory(value)) {
     const factory: NodeInjectorFactory = value;
     if (factory.resolving) {
-      throw new Error(`Circular dep for ${renderStringify(tData[index])}`);
+      throw new Error(`Circular dep for ${stringifyForError(tData[index])}`);
     }
     const previousIncludeViewProviders = setIncludeViewProviders(factory.canSeeViewProviders);
     factory.resolving = true;
diff --git a/packages/core/src/render3/instructions/shared.ts b/packages/core/src/render3/instructions/shared.ts
index 1ac4760bee..23fde60df7 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/render3/instructions/shared.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/render3/instructions/shared.ts
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ import {initializeStaticContext as initializeStaticStylingContext} from '../styl
 import {ANIMATION_PROP_PREFIX, isAnimationProp} from '../styling/util';
 import {NO_CHANGE} from '../tokens';
 import {attrsStylingIndexOf} from '../util/attrs_utils';
-import {INTERPOLATION_DELIMITER, renderStringify} from '../util/misc_utils';
+import {INTERPOLATION_DELIMITER, stringifyForError} from '../util/misc_utils';
 import {getLViewParent, getRootContext} from '../util/view_traversal_utils';
 import {getComponentViewByIndex, getNativeByIndex, getNativeByTNode, getTNode, isComponent, isComponentDef, isContentQueryHost, isRootView, readPatchedLView, resetPreOrderHookFlags, unwrapRNode, viewAttachedToChangeDetector} from '../util/view_utils';
 
@@ -673,7 +673,7 @@ function createViewBlueprint(bindingStartIndex: number, initialViewLength: numbe
 }
 
 export function createError(text: string, token: any) {
-  return new Error(`Renderer: ${text} [${renderStringify(token)}]`);
+  return new Error(`Renderer: ${text} [${stringifyForError(token)}]`);
 }
 
 
diff --git a/packages/core/src/render3/jit/directive.ts b/packages/core/src/render3/jit/directive.ts
index 6f775253f5..9f29a54176 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/render3/jit/directive.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/render3/jit/directive.ts
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ import {getBaseDef, getComponentDef, getDirectiveDef} from '../definition';
 import {EMPTY_ARRAY, EMPTY_OBJ} from '../empty';
 import {NG_BASE_DEF, NG_COMPONENT_DEF, NG_DIRECTIVE_DEF} from '../fields';
 import {ComponentType} from '../interfaces/definition';
-import {renderStringify} from '../util/misc_utils';
+import {stringifyForError} from '../util/misc_utils';
 
 import {angularCoreEnv} from './environment';
 import {flushModuleScopingQueueAsMuchAsPossible, patchComponentDefWithScope, transitiveScopesFor} from './module';
@@ -45,9 +45,9 @@ export function compileComponent(type: Type<any>, metadata: Component): void {
       const compiler = getCompilerFacade();
       if (ngComponentDef === null) {
         if (componentNeedsResolution(metadata)) {
-          const error = [`Component '${renderStringify(type)}' is not resolved:`];
+          const error = [`Component '${type.name}' is not resolved:`];
           if (metadata.templateUrl) {
-            error.push(` - templateUrl: ${renderStringify(metadata.templateUrl)}`);
+            error.push(` - templateUrl: ${metadata.templateUrl}`);
           }
           if (metadata.styleUrls && metadata.styleUrls.length) {
             error.push(` - styleUrls: ${JSON.stringify(metadata.styleUrls)}`);
@@ -56,11 +56,10 @@ export function compileComponent(type: Type<any>, metadata: Component): void {
           throw new Error(error.join('\n'));
         }
 
-        const templateUrl = metadata.templateUrl || `ng:///${renderStringify(type)}/template.html`;
+        const templateUrl = metadata.templateUrl || `ng:///${type.name}/template.html`;
         const meta: R3ComponentMetadataFacade = {
           ...directiveMetadata(type, metadata),
-          typeSourceSpan:
-              compiler.createParseSourceSpan('Component', renderStringify(type), templateUrl),
+          typeSourceSpan: compiler.createParseSourceSpan('Component', type.name, templateUrl),
           template: metadata.template || '',
           preserveWhitespaces: metadata.preserveWhitespaces || false,
           styles: metadata.styles || EMPTY_ARRAY,
@@ -127,8 +126,7 @@ export function compileDirective(type: Type<any>, directive: Directive): void {
         const sourceMapUrl = `ng://${name}/ngDirectiveDef.js`;
         const compiler = getCompilerFacade();
         const facade = directiveMetadata(type as ComponentType<any>, directive);
-        facade.typeSourceSpan =
-            compiler.createParseSourceSpan('Directive', renderStringify(type), sourceMapUrl);
+        facade.typeSourceSpan = compiler.createParseSourceSpan('Directive', name, sourceMapUrl);
         if (facade.usesInheritance) {
           addBaseDefToUndecoratedParents(type);
         }
@@ -269,7 +267,7 @@ function extractQueriesMetadata(
           if (!ann.selector) {
             throw new Error(
                 `Can't construct a query for the property "${field}" of ` +
-                `"${renderStringify(type)}" since the query selector wasn't defined.`);
+                `"${stringifyForError(type)}" since the query selector wasn't defined.`);
           }
           if (annotations.some(isInputAnn)) {
             throw new Error(`Cannot combine @Input decorators with query decorators`);
diff --git a/packages/core/src/render3/jit/module.ts b/packages/core/src/render3/jit/module.ts
index c7c758b489..f1dc28b9bd 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/render3/jit/module.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/render3/jit/module.ts
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ import {getComponentDef, getDirectiveDef, getNgModuleDef, getPipeDef} from '../d
 import {NG_COMPONENT_DEF, NG_DIRECTIVE_DEF, NG_MODULE_DEF, NG_PIPE_DEF} from '../fields';
 import {ComponentDef} from '../interfaces/definition';
 import {NgModuleType} from '../ng_module_ref';
-import {maybeUnwrapFn, renderStringify} from '../util/misc_utils';
+import {maybeUnwrapFn, stringifyForError} from '../util/misc_utils';
 
 import {angularCoreEnv} from './environment';
 
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ function verifySemanticsOfNgModuleDef(moduleType: NgModuleType): void {
     const def = getComponentDef(type) || getDirectiveDef(type) || getPipeDef(type);
     if (!def) {
       errors.push(
-          `Unexpected value '${renderStringify(type)}' declared by the module '${renderStringify(moduleType)}'. Please add a @Pipe/@Directive/@Component annotation.`);
+          `Unexpected value '${stringifyForError(type)}' declared by the module '${stringifyForError(moduleType)}'. Please add a @Pipe/@Directive/@Component annotation.`);
     }
   }
 
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ function verifySemanticsOfNgModuleDef(moduleType: NgModuleType): void {
       if (combinedDeclarations.lastIndexOf(type) === -1) {
         // We are exporting something which we don't explicitly declare or import.
         errors.push(
-            `Can't export ${kind} ${renderStringify(type)} from ${renderStringify(moduleType)} as it was neither declared nor imported!`);
+            `Can't export ${kind} ${stringifyForError(type)} from ${stringifyForError(moduleType)} as it was neither declared nor imported!`);
       }
     }
   }
@@ -211,11 +211,11 @@ function verifySemanticsOfNgModuleDef(moduleType: NgModuleType): void {
     type = resolveForwardRef(type);
     const existingModule = ownerNgModule.get(type);
     if (existingModule && existingModule !== moduleType) {
-      const modules = [existingModule, moduleType].map(renderStringify).sort();
+      const modules = [existingModule, moduleType].map(stringifyForError).sort();
       errors.push(
-          `Type ${renderStringify(type)} is part of the declarations of 2 modules: ${modules[0]} and ${modules[1]}! ` +
-          `Please consider moving ${renderStringify(type)} to a higher module that imports ${modules[0]} and ${modules[1]}. ` +
-          `You can also create a new NgModule that exports and includes ${renderStringify(type)} then import that NgModule in ${modules[0]} and ${modules[1]}.`);
+          `Type ${stringifyForError(type)} is part of the declarations of 2 modules: ${modules[0]} and ${modules[1]}! ` +
+          `Please consider moving ${stringifyForError(type)} to a higher module that imports ${modules[0]} and ${modules[1]}. ` +
+          `You can also create a new NgModule that exports and includes ${stringifyForError(type)} then import that NgModule in ${modules[0]} and ${modules[1]}.`);
     } else {
       // Mark type as having owner.
       ownerNgModule.set(type, moduleType);
@@ -227,14 +227,14 @@ function verifySemanticsOfNgModuleDef(moduleType: NgModuleType): void {
     const existingModule = ownerNgModule.get(type);
     if (!existingModule) {
       errors.push(
-          `Component ${renderStringify(type)} is not part of any NgModule or the module has not been imported into your module.`);
+          `Component ${stringifyForError(type)} is not part of any NgModule or the module has not been imported into your module.`);
     }
   }
 
   function verifyCorrectBootstrapType(type: Type<any>) {
     type = resolveForwardRef(type);
     if (!getComponentDef(type)) {
-      errors.push(`${renderStringify(type)} cannot be used as an entry component.`);
+      errors.push(`${stringifyForError(type)} cannot be used as an entry component.`);
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/packages/core/src/render3/jit/pipe.ts b/packages/core/src/render3/jit/pipe.ts
index 9fb9401aa4..479151d8fe 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/render3/jit/pipe.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/render3/jit/pipe.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ import {reflectDependencies} from '../../di/jit/util';
 import {Type} from '../../interface/type';
 import {Pipe} from '../../metadata/directives';
 import {NG_PIPE_DEF} from '../fields';
-import {renderStringify} from '../util/misc_utils';
 
 import {angularCoreEnv} from './environment';
 
@@ -20,11 +19,12 @@ export function compilePipe(type: Type<any>, meta: Pipe): void {
   Object.defineProperty(type, NG_PIPE_DEF, {
     get: () => {
       if (ngPipeDef === null) {
-        ngPipeDef = getCompilerFacade().compilePipe(
-            angularCoreEnv, `ng://${renderStringify(type)}/ngPipeDef.js`, {
+        const typeName = type.name;
+        ngPipeDef =
+            getCompilerFacade().compilePipe(angularCoreEnv, `ng://${typeName}/ngPipeDef.js`, {
               type: type,
               typeArgumentCount: 0,
-              name: type.name,
+              name: typeName,
               deps: reflectDependencies(type),
               pipeName: meta.name,
               pure: meta.pure !== undefined ? meta.pure : true
diff --git a/packages/core/src/render3/util/discovery_utils.ts b/packages/core/src/render3/util/discovery_utils.ts
index 13bc23117c..60c6cf90e3 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/render3/util/discovery_utils.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/render3/util/discovery_utils.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import {LContext} from '../interfaces/context';
 import {DirectiveDef} from '../interfaces/definition';
 import {TElementNode, TNode, TNodeProviderIndexes} from '../interfaces/node';
 import {CLEANUP, CONTEXT, FLAGS, HOST, LView, LViewFlags, TVIEW} from '../interfaces/view';
-import {renderStringify} from './misc_utils';
+import {stringifyForError} from './misc_utils';
 import {getLViewParent, getRootContext} from './view_traversal_utils';
 import {unwrapRNode} from './view_utils';
 
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ export function loadLContext(target: {}, throwOnNotFound: boolean = true): LCont
   const context = getLContext(target);
   if (!context && throwOnNotFound) {
     throw new Error(
-        ngDevMode ? `Unable to find context associated with ${renderStringify(target)}` :
+        ngDevMode ? `Unable to find context associated with ${stringifyForError(target)}` :
                     'Invalid ng target');
   }
   return context;
diff --git a/packages/core/src/render3/util/misc_utils.ts b/packages/core/src/render3/util/misc_utils.ts
index 191ca325a9..a72006f1ed 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/render3/util/misc_utils.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/render3/util/misc_utils.ts
@@ -6,11 +6,8 @@
  * found in the LICENSE file at https://angular.io/license
  */
 
-import {assertDefined} from '../../util/assert';
 import {global} from '../../util/global';
 import {RElement} from '../interfaces/renderer';
-import {CONTEXT, LView, RootContext} from '../interfaces/view';
-import {getRootView} from './view_traversal_utils';
 
 /**
  * Returns whether the values are different from a change detection stand point.
@@ -25,17 +22,31 @@ export function isDifferent(a: any, b: any): boolean {
 
 /**
  * Used for stringify render output in Ivy.
+ * Important! This function is very performance-sensitive and we should
+ * be extra careful not to introduce megamorphic reads in it.
  */
 export function renderStringify(value: any): string {
-  if (typeof value == 'function') return value.name || value;
-  if (typeof value == 'string') return value;
+  if (typeof value === 'function') return value.name || value;
+  if (typeof value === 'string') return value;
   if (value == null) return '';
-  if (typeof value == 'object' && typeof value.type == 'function')
-    return value.type.name || value.type;
   return '' + value;
 }
 
 
+/**
+ * Used to stringify a value so that it can be displayed in an error message.
+ * Important! This function contains a megamorphic read and should only be
+ * used for error messages.
+ */
+export function stringifyForError(value: any) {
+  if (typeof value === 'object' && value != null && typeof value.type === 'function') {
+    return value.type.name || value.type;
+  }
+
+  return renderStringify(value);
+}
+
+
 export const defaultScheduler =
     (typeof requestAnimationFrame !== 'undefined' && requestAnimationFrame ||  // browser only
      setTimeout                                                                // everything else
diff --git a/packages/core/test/bundling/cyclic_import/bundle.golden_symbols.json b/packages/core/test/bundling/cyclic_import/bundle.golden_symbols.json
index 738ae939f7..098a3cf60e 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/bundling/cyclic_import/bundle.golden_symbols.json
+++ b/packages/core/test/bundling/cyclic_import/bundle.golden_symbols.json
@@ -671,6 +671,9 @@
   {
     "name": "setUpAttributes"
   },
+  {
+    "name": "stringifyForError"
+  },
   {
     "name": "syncViewWithBlueprint"
   },
diff --git a/packages/core/test/bundling/hello_world/bundle.golden_symbols.json b/packages/core/test/bundling/hello_world/bundle.golden_symbols.json
index 9a1ad2d784..b58e5eb8dc 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/bundling/hello_world/bundle.golden_symbols.json
+++ b/packages/core/test/bundling/hello_world/bundle.golden_symbols.json
@@ -485,6 +485,9 @@
   {
     "name": "setTNodeAndViewData"
   },
+  {
+    "name": "stringifyForError"
+  },
   {
     "name": "syncViewWithBlueprint"
   },
diff --git a/packages/core/test/bundling/todo/bundle.golden_symbols.json b/packages/core/test/bundling/todo/bundle.golden_symbols.json
index 6fb74a844e..d777a90a35 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/bundling/todo/bundle.golden_symbols.json
+++ b/packages/core/test/bundling/todo/bundle.golden_symbols.json
@@ -1286,6 +1286,9 @@
   {
     "name": "stringify"
   },
+  {
+    "name": "stringifyForError"
+  },
   {
     "name": "stylingContext"
   },