diff --git a/java/vector/src/main/codegen/templates/ArrowType.java b/java/vector/src/main/codegen/templates/ArrowType.java
index 6dfaf216ad0..f2fef15d870 100644
--- a/java/vector/src/main/codegen/templates/ArrowType.java
+++ b/java/vector/src/main/codegen/templates/ArrowType.java
@@ -70,9 +70,16 @@ public byte getTypeType() {
 
     @Override
     public int getType(FlatBufferBuilder builder) {
+      <#list type.fields as field>
+      <#if field.type == "String">
+      int ${field.name} = builder.createString(this.${field.name});
+      <#else>
+      ${field.type} ${field.name} = this.${field.name};
+      </#if>
+      </#list>
       org.apache.arrow.flatbuf.${type.name}.start${type.name}(builder);
       <#list type.fields as field>
-      org.apache.arrow.flatbuf.${type.name}.add${field.name?cap_first}(builder, <#if field.type == "String">builder.createString(${field.name})<#else>${field.name}</#if>);
+      org.apache.arrow.flatbuf.${type.name}.add${field.name?cap_first}(builder, ${field.name});
       </#list>
       return org.apache.arrow.flatbuf.${type.name}.end${type.name}(builder);
     }
diff --git a/java/vector/src/main/java/org/apache/arrow/vector/types/Types.java b/java/vector/src/main/java/org/apache/arrow/vector/types/Types.java
index c34882a8fb1..ba328151e45 100644
--- a/java/vector/src/main/java/org/apache/arrow/vector/types/Types.java
+++ b/java/vector/src/main/java/org/apache/arrow/vector/types/Types.java
@@ -115,8 +115,8 @@ public class Types {
   public enum MinorType {
     NULL(Null.INSTANCE) {
       @Override
-      public Field getField() {
-        return NULL_FIELD;
+      public Field getField(String name) {
+        return NULL_FIELD.newFieldWithName(name);
       }
 
       @Override
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ public FieldWriter getNewFieldWriter(ValueVector vector) {
     },
     MAP(Tuple.INSTANCE) {
       @Override
-      public Field getField() {
+      public Field getField(String name) {
         throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Cannot get simple field for Map type");
       }
 
@@ -148,8 +148,8 @@ public FieldWriter getNewFieldWriter(ValueVector vector) {
 
     TINYINT(new Int(8, true)) {
       @Override
-      public Field getField() {
-        return TINYINT_FIELD;
+      public Field getField(String name) {
+        return TINYINT_FIELD.newFieldWithName(name);
       }
 
       @Override
@@ -164,8 +164,8 @@ public FieldWriter getNewFieldWriter(ValueVector vector) {
     },   //  single byte signed integer
     SMALLINT(new Int(16, true)) {
       @Override
-      public Field getField() {
-        return SMALLINT_FIELD;
+      public Field getField(String name) {
+        return SMALLINT_FIELD.newFieldWithName(name);
       }
 
       @Override
@@ -180,8 +180,8 @@ public FieldWriter getNewFieldWriter(ValueVector vector) {
     },   //  two byte signed integer
     INT(new Int(32, true)) {
       @Override
-      public Field getField() {
-        return INT_FIELD;
+      public Field getField(String name) {
+        return INT_FIELD.newFieldWithName(name);
       }
 
       @Override
@@ -196,8 +196,8 @@ public FieldWriter getNewFieldWriter(ValueVector vector) {
     },   //  four byte signed integer
     BIGINT(new Int(64, true)) {
       @Override
-      public Field getField() {
-        return BIGINT_FIELD;
+      public Field getField(String name) {
+        return BIGINT_FIELD.newFieldWithName(name);
       }
 
       @Override
@@ -212,8 +212,8 @@ public FieldWriter getNewFieldWriter(ValueVector vector) {
     },   //  eight byte signed integer
     DATE(Date.INSTANCE) {
       @Override
-      public Field getField() {
-        return DATE_FIELD;
+      public Field getField(String name) {
+        return DATE_FIELD.newFieldWithName(name);
       }
 
       @Override
@@ -228,8 +228,8 @@ public FieldWriter getNewFieldWriter(ValueVector vector) {
     },   //  days since 4713bc
     TIME(Time.INSTANCE) {
       @Override
-      public Field getField() {
-        return TIME_FIELD;
+      public Field getField(String name) {
+        return TIME_FIELD.newFieldWithName(name);
       }
 
       @Override
@@ -244,8 +244,8 @@ public FieldWriter getNewFieldWriter(ValueVector vector) {
     },   //  time in micros before or after 2000/1/1
     TIMESTAMP(new Timestamp("")) {
       @Override
-      public Field getField() {
-        return TIMESTAMP_FIELD;
+      public Field getField(String name) {
+        return TIMESTAMP_FIELD.newFieldWithName(name);
       }
 
       @Override
@@ -260,8 +260,8 @@ public FieldWriter getNewFieldWriter(ValueVector vector) {
     },
     INTERVALDAY(IntervalDay.INSTANCE) {
       @Override
-      public Field getField() {
-        return INTERVALDAY_FIELD;
+      public Field getField(String name) {
+        return INTERVALDAY_FIELD.newFieldWithName(name);
       }
 
       @Override
@@ -276,8 +276,8 @@ public FieldWriter getNewFieldWriter(ValueVector vector) {
     },
     INTERVALYEAR(IntervalYear.INSTANCE) {
       @Override
-      public Field getField() {
-        return INTERVALYEAR_FIELD;
+      public Field getField(String name) {
+        return INTERVALYEAR_FIELD.newFieldWithName(name);
       }
 
       @Override
@@ -292,8 +292,8 @@ public FieldWriter getNewFieldWriter(ValueVector vector) {
     },
     FLOAT4(new FloatingPoint(0)) {
       @Override
-      public Field getField() {
-        return FLOAT4_FIELD;
+      public Field getField(String name) {
+        return FLOAT4_FIELD.newFieldWithName(name);
       }
 
       @Override
@@ -308,8 +308,8 @@ public FieldWriter getNewFieldWriter(ValueVector vector) {
     },   //  4 byte ieee 754
     FLOAT8(new FloatingPoint(1)) {
       @Override
-      public Field getField() {
-        return FLOAT8_FIELD;
+      public Field getField(String name) {
+        return FLOAT8_FIELD.newFieldWithName(name);
       }
 
       @Override
@@ -324,8 +324,8 @@ public FieldWriter getNewFieldWriter(ValueVector vector) {
     },   //  8 byte ieee 754
     BIT(Bool.INSTANCE) {
       @Override
-      public Field getField() {
-        return BIT_FIELD;
+      public Field getField(String name) {
+        return BIT_FIELD.newFieldWithName(name);
       }
 
       @Override
@@ -340,8 +340,8 @@ public FieldWriter getNewFieldWriter(ValueVector vector) {
     },  //  single bit value (boolean)
     VARCHAR(Utf8.INSTANCE) {
       @Override
-      public Field getField() {
-        return VARCHAR_FIELD;
+      public Field getField(String name) {
+        return VARCHAR_FIELD.newFieldWithName(name);
       }
 
       @Override
@@ -356,8 +356,8 @@ public FieldWriter getNewFieldWriter(ValueVector vector) {
     },   //  utf8 variable length string
     VARBINARY(Binary.INSTANCE) {
       @Override
-      public Field getField() {
-        return VARBINARY_FIELD;
+      public Field getField(String name) {
+        return VARBINARY_FIELD.newFieldWithName(name);
       }
 
       @Override
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ public ArrowType getType() {
         throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Cannot get simple type for Decimal type");
       }
       @Override
-      public Field getField() {
+      public Field getField(String name) {
         throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Cannot get simple field for Decimal type");
       }
 
@@ -392,8 +392,8 @@ public FieldWriter getNewFieldWriter(ValueVector vector) {
     },   //  variable length binary
     UINT1(new Int(8, false)) {
       @Override
-      public Field getField() {
-        return UINT1_FIELD;
+      public Field getField(String name) {
+        return UINT1_FIELD.newFieldWithName(name);
       }
 
       @Override
@@ -408,8 +408,8 @@ public FieldWriter getNewFieldWriter(ValueVector vector) {
     },  //  unsigned 1 byte integer
     UINT2(new Int(16, false)) {
       @Override
-      public Field getField() {
-        return UINT2_FIELD;
+      public Field getField(String name) {
+        return UINT2_FIELD.newFieldWithName(name);
       }
 
       @Override
@@ -424,8 +424,8 @@ public FieldWriter getNewFieldWriter(ValueVector vector) {
     },  //  unsigned 2 byte integer
     UINT4(new Int(32, false)) {
       @Override
-      public Field getField() {
-        return UINT8_FIELD;
+      public Field getField(String name) {
+        return UINT8_FIELD.newFieldWithName(name);
       }
 
       @Override
@@ -440,8 +440,8 @@ public FieldWriter getNewFieldWriter(ValueVector vector) {
     },   //  unsigned 4 byte integer
     UINT8(new Int(64, false)) {
       @Override
-      public Field getField() {
-        return UINT8_FIELD;
+      public Field getField(String name) {
+        return UINT8_FIELD.newFieldWithName(name);
       }
 
       @Override
@@ -456,7 +456,7 @@ public FieldWriter getNewFieldWriter(ValueVector vector) {
     },   //  unsigned 8 byte integer
     LIST(List.INSTANCE) {
       @Override
-      public Field getField() {
+      public Field getField(String name) {
         throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Cannot get simple field for List type");
       }
 
@@ -472,7 +472,7 @@ public FieldWriter getNewFieldWriter(ValueVector vector) {
     },
     UNION(Union.INSTANCE) {
       @Override
-      public Field getField() {
+      public Field getField(String name) {
         throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Cannot get simple field for Union type");
       }
 
@@ -497,7 +497,7 @@ public ArrowType getType() {
       return type;
     }
 
-    public abstract Field getField();
+    public abstract Field getField(String name);
 
     public abstract ValueVector getNewVector(String name, BufferAllocator allocator, CallBack callBack, int... precisionScale);
 
diff --git a/java/vector/src/main/java/org/apache/arrow/vector/types/pojo/Field.java b/java/vector/src/main/java/org/apache/arrow/vector/types/pojo/Field.java
index 49d0503e470..d11f324c872 100644
--- a/java/vector/src/main/java/org/apache/arrow/vector/types/pojo/Field.java
+++ b/java/vector/src/main/java/org/apache/arrow/vector/types/pojo/Field.java
@@ -102,4 +102,8 @@ public boolean equals(Object obj) {
                     (this.children.size() == 0 && that.children == null));
 
   }
+
+  public Field newFieldWithName(String name) {
+    return new Field(name, this.nullable, this.type, ImmutableList.copyOf(this.children));
+  }
 }
diff --git a/java/vector/src/test/java/org/apache/arrow/vector/pojo/TestConvert.java b/java/vector/src/test/java/org/apache/arrow/vector/pojo/TestConvert.java
index 06a1149c0d6..8560245f400 100644
--- a/java/vector/src/test/java/org/apache/arrow/vector/pojo/TestConvert.java
+++ b/java/vector/src/test/java/org/apache/arrow/vector/pojo/TestConvert.java
@@ -18,7 +18,9 @@
 package org.apache.arrow.vector.pojo;
 
 import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableList;
+import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableSet;
 import com.google.flatbuffers.FlatBufferBuilder;
+import org.apache.arrow.vector.types.Types.MinorType;
 import org.apache.arrow.vector.types.pojo.ArrowType.FloatingPoint;
 import org.apache.arrow.vector.types.pojo.ArrowType.Int;
 import org.apache.arrow.vector.types.pojo.ArrowType.Tuple;
@@ -28,6 +30,7 @@
 import org.junit.Test;
 
 import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Set;
 
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
 
@@ -36,10 +39,22 @@
  */
 public class TestConvert {
 
+  private static final Set<MinorType> NO_SIMPLE = ImmutableSet.of(
+          MinorType.MAP,
+          MinorType.LIST,
+          MinorType.UNION,
+          MinorType.DECIMAL
+  );
+
   @Test
   public void simple() {
-    Field initialField = new Field("a", true, new Int(32, true), null);
-    run(initialField);
+    for (MinorType minorType : MinorType.values()) {
+      if (NO_SIMPLE.contains(minorType)) {
+        continue;
+      }
+      Field field = minorType.getField(minorType.name());
+      run(field);
+    }
   }
 
   @Test