diff --git a/src/panels/lovelace/cards/hui-humidifier-card.ts b/src/panels/lovelace/cards/hui-humidifier-card.ts
index 4babf6ccf5..8078331f7f 100644
--- a/src/panels/lovelace/cards/hui-humidifier-card.ts
+++ b/src/panels/lovelace/cards/hui-humidifier-card.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import { customElement, property, state } from "lit/decorators";
 import { styleMap } from "lit/directives/style-map";
 import { applyThemesOnElement } from "../../../common/dom/apply_themes_on_element";
 import { fireEvent } from "../../../common/dom/fire_event";
-import { computeStateName } from "../../../common/entity/compute_state_name";
 import { stateColorCss } from "../../../common/entity/state_color";
 import "../../../components/ha-card";
 import "../../../components/ha-icon-button";
@@ -15,6 +14,7 @@ import "../../../state-control/humidifier/ha-state-control-humidifier-humidity";
 import type { HomeAssistant } from "../../../types";
 import "../card-features/hui-card-features";
 import type { LovelaceCardFeatureContext } from "../card-features/types";
+import { computeCardEntityName } from "../common/entity/compute-card-entity-name";
 import { findEntities } from "../common/find-entities";
 import { createEntityNotFoundWarning } from "../components/hui-warning";
 import type {
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ export class HuiHumidifierCard extends LitElement implements LovelaceCard {
       `;
     }
 
-    const name = this._config!.name || computeStateName(stateObj);
+    const name = computeCardEntityName(this.hass, stateObj, this._config.name);
 
     const color = stateColorCss(stateObj);
 
diff --git a/src/panels/lovelace/cards/hui-light-card.ts b/src/panels/lovelace/cards/hui-light-card.ts
index 018b671198..a78416b766 100644
--- a/src/panels/lovelace/cards/hui-light-card.ts
+++ b/src/panels/lovelace/cards/hui-light-card.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import { classMap } from "lit/directives/class-map";
 import { styleMap } from "lit/directives/style-map";
 import { applyThemesOnElement } from "../../../common/dom/apply_themes_on_element";
 import { fireEvent } from "../../../common/dom/fire_event";
-import { computeStateName } from "../../../common/entity/compute_state_name";
 import { stateColorBrightness } from "../../../common/entity/state_color";
 import "../../../components/ha-card";
 import "../../../components/ha-icon-button";
@@ -18,6 +17,7 @@ import { lightSupportsBrightness } from "../../../data/light";
 import type { ActionHandlerEvent } from "../../../data/lovelace/action_handler";
 import type { HomeAssistant } from "../../../types";
 import { actionHandler } from "../common/directives/action-handler-directive";
+import { computeCardEntityName } from "../common/entity/compute-card-entity-name";
 import { findEntities } from "../common/find-entities";
 import { handleAction } from "../common/handle-action";
 import { hasAction } from "../common/has-action";
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ export class HuiLightCard extends LitElement implements LovelaceCard {
       ((stateObj.attributes.brightness || 0) / 255) * 100
     );
 
-    const name = this._config.name ?? computeStateName(stateObj);
+    const name = computeCardEntityName(this.hass, stateObj, this._config.name);
 
     return html`
       <ha-card>
diff --git a/src/panels/lovelace/cards/hui-plant-status-card.ts b/src/panels/lovelace/cards/hui-plant-status-card.ts
index 897c03b4fc..bac18224ef 100644
--- a/src/panels/lovelace/cards/hui-plant-status-card.ts
+++ b/src/panels/lovelace/cards/hui-plant-status-card.ts
@@ -11,11 +11,11 @@ import { customElement, property, state } from "lit/decorators";
 import { applyThemesOnElement } from "../../../common/dom/apply_themes_on_element";
 import { fireEvent } from "../../../common/dom/fire_event";
 import { batteryLevelIcon } from "../../../common/entity/battery_icon";
-import { computeStateName } from "../../../common/entity/compute_state_name";
 import "../../../components/ha-card";
 import "../../../components/ha-svg-icon";
 import type { HomeAssistant } from "../../../types";
 import { actionHandler } from "../common/directives/action-handler-directive";
+import { computeCardEntityName } from "../common/entity/compute-card-entity-name";
 import { findEntities } from "../common/find-entities";
 import { hasConfigOrEntityChanged } from "../common/has-changed";
 import { createEntityNotFoundWarning } from "../components/hui-warning";
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ class HuiPlantStatusCard extends LitElement implements LovelaceCard {
           style="background-image:url(${stateObj.attributes.entity_picture})"
         >
           <div class="header">
-            ${this._config.name || computeStateName(stateObj)}
+            ${computeCardEntityName(this.hass, stateObj, this._config.name)}
           </div>
         </div>
         <div class="content">
diff --git a/src/panels/lovelace/cards/hui-thermostat-card.ts b/src/panels/lovelace/cards/hui-thermostat-card.ts
index 9fad7a09de..e262ec3966 100644
--- a/src/panels/lovelace/cards/hui-thermostat-card.ts
+++ b/src/panels/lovelace/cards/hui-thermostat-card.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import { styleMap } from "lit/directives/style-map";
 import { applyThemesOnElement } from "../../../common/dom/apply_themes_on_element";
 import { fireEvent } from "../../../common/dom/fire_event";
 import { computeDomain } from "../../../common/entity/compute_domain";
-import { computeStateName } from "../../../common/entity/compute_state_name";
 import { stateColorCss } from "../../../common/entity/state_color";
 import "../../../components/ha-card";
 import "../../../components/ha-icon-button";
@@ -16,6 +15,7 @@ import "../../../state-control/water_heater/ha-state-control-water_heater-temper
 import type { HomeAssistant } from "../../../types";
 import "../card-features/hui-card-features";
 import type { LovelaceCardFeatureContext } from "../card-features/types";
+import { computeCardEntityName } from "../common/entity/compute-card-entity-name";
 import { findEntities } from "../common/find-entities";
 import { createEntityNotFoundWarning } from "../components/hui-warning";
 import type {
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ export class HuiThermostatCard extends LitElement implements LovelaceCard {
     }
     const domain = computeDomain(stateObj.entity_id);
 
-    const name = this._config!.name || computeStateName(stateObj);
+    const name = computeCardEntityName(this.hass, stateObj, this._config.name);
 
     const color = stateColorCss(stateObj);
 
diff --git a/src/panels/lovelace/cards/hui-weather-forecast-card.ts b/src/panels/lovelace/cards/hui-weather-forecast-card.ts
index ccb852619c..2a39dbee36 100644
--- a/src/panels/lovelace/cards/hui-weather-forecast-card.ts
+++ b/src/panels/lovelace/cards/hui-weather-forecast-card.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import { classMap } from "lit/directives/class-map";
 import { formatDateWeekdayShort } from "../../../common/datetime/format_date";
 import { formatTime } from "../../../common/datetime/format_time";
 import { applyThemesOnElement } from "../../../common/dom/apply_themes_on_element";
-import { computeStateName } from "../../../common/entity/compute_state_name";
 import { isValidEntityId } from "../../../common/entity/valid_entity_id";
 import { formatNumber } from "../../../common/number/format_number";
 import "../../../components/ha-card";
@@ -27,6 +26,7 @@ import {
 } from "../../../data/weather";
 import type { HomeAssistant } from "../../../types";
 import { actionHandler } from "../common/directives/action-handler-directive";
+import { computeCardEntityName } from "../common/entity/compute-card-entity-name";
 import { findEntities } from "../common/find-entities";
 import { handleAction } from "../common/handle-action";
 import { hasAction } from "../common/has-action";
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ class HuiWeatherForecastCard extends LitElement implements LovelaceCard {
       return html`
         <ha-card class="unavailable" @click=${this._handleAction}>
           ${this.hass.localize("ui.panel.lovelace.warning.entity_unavailable", {
-            entity: `${computeStateName(stateObj)} (${this._config.entity})`,
+            entity: `${computeCardEntityName(this.hass, stateObj, this._config.name)} (${this._config.entity})`,
           })}
         </ha-card>
       `;
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ class HuiWeatherForecastCard extends LitElement implements LovelaceCard {
     const dayNight = forecastData?.type === "twice_daily";
 
     const weatherStateIcon = getWeatherStateIcon(stateObj.state, this);
-    const name = this._config.name ?? computeStateName(stateObj);
+    const name = computeCardEntityName(this.hass, stateObj, this._config.name);
 
     return html`
       <ha-card
diff --git a/src/panels/lovelace/cards/types.ts b/src/panels/lovelace/cards/types.ts
index 67a23fdeb4..6dfbd82015 100644
--- a/src/panels/lovelace/cards/types.ts
+++ b/src/panels/lovelace/cards/types.ts
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ export interface GlanceCardConfig extends LovelaceCardConfig {
 export interface HumidifierCardConfig extends LovelaceCardConfig {
   entity: string;
   theme?: string;
-  name?: string;
+  name?: string | EntityNameItem | EntityNameItem[];
   show_current_as_primary?: boolean;
   features?: LovelaceCardFeatureConfig[];
 }
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ export interface IframeCardConfig extends LovelaceCardConfig {
 
 export interface LightCardConfig extends LovelaceCardConfig {
   entity: string;
-  name?: string;
+  name?: string | EntityNameItem | EntityNameItem[];
   theme?: string;
   icon?: string;
   tap_action?: ActionConfig;
@@ -508,7 +508,7 @@ export interface PlantAttributeTarget extends EventTarget {
 }
 
 export interface PlantStatusCardConfig extends LovelaceCardConfig {
-  name?: string;
+  name?: string | EntityNameItem | EntityNameItem[];
   entity: string;
   theme?: string;
 }
@@ -550,14 +550,14 @@ export interface GridCardConfig extends StackCardConfig {
 export interface ThermostatCardConfig extends LovelaceCardConfig {
   entity: string;
   theme?: string;
-  name?: string;
+  name?: string | EntityNameItem | EntityNameItem[];
   show_current_as_primary?: boolean;
   features?: LovelaceCardFeatureConfig[];
 }
 
 export interface WeatherForecastCardConfig extends LovelaceCardConfig {
   entity: string;
-  name?: string;
+  name?: string | EntityNameItem | EntityNameItem[];
   show_current?: boolean;
   show_forecast?: boolean;
   forecast_type?: ForecastType;
diff --git a/src/panels/lovelace/editor/config-elements/hui-humidifier-card-editor.ts b/src/panels/lovelace/editor/config-elements/hui-humidifier-card-editor.ts
index e110fa8033..e519085a81 100644
--- a/src/panels/lovelace/editor/config-elements/hui-humidifier-card-editor.ts
+++ b/src/panels/lovelace/editor/config-elements/hui-humidifier-card-editor.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import {
 } from "superstruct";
 import type { HASSDomEvent } from "../../../../common/dom/fire_event";
 import { fireEvent } from "../../../../common/dom/fire_event";
+import { DEFAULT_ENTITY_NAME } from "../../../../common/entity/compute_entity_name_display";
 import "../../../../components/ha-expansion-panel";
 import "../../../../components/ha-form/ha-form";
 import type {
@@ -29,6 +30,7 @@ import type {
 import type { HumidifierCardConfig } from "../../cards/types";
 import type { LovelaceCardEditor } from "../../types";
 import { baseLovelaceCardConfig } from "../structs/base-card-struct";
+import { entityNameStruct } from "../structs/entity-name-struct";
 import type { EditDetailElementEvent, EditSubElementEvent } from "../types";
 import { configElementStyle } from "./config-elements-style";
 import "./hui-card-features-editor";
@@ -43,7 +45,7 @@ const cardConfigStruct = assign(
   baseLovelaceCardConfig,
   object({
     entity: optional(string()),
-    name: optional(string()),
+    name: optional(entityNameStruct),
     theme: optional(string()),
     show_current_as_primary: optional(boolean()),
     features: optional(array(any())),
@@ -56,13 +58,19 @@ const SCHEMA = [
     required: true,
     selector: { entity: { domain: "humidifier" } },
   },
+  {
+    name: "name",
+    selector: {
+      entity_name: {
+        default_name: DEFAULT_ENTITY_NAME,
+      },
+    },
+    context: { entity: "entity" },
+  },
   {
     type: "grid",
     name: "",
-    schema: [
-      { name: "name", selector: { text: {} } },
-      { name: "theme", selector: { theme: {} } },
-    ],
+    schema: [{ name: "theme", selector: { theme: {} } }],
   },
   {
     name: "show_current_as_primary",
diff --git a/src/panels/lovelace/editor/config-elements/hui-light-card-editor.ts b/src/panels/lovelace/editor/config-elements/hui-light-card-editor.ts
index 2427b5d0d4..77a956509d 100644
--- a/src/panels/lovelace/editor/config-elements/hui-light-card-editor.ts
+++ b/src/panels/lovelace/editor/config-elements/hui-light-card-editor.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import { customElement, property, state } from "lit/decorators";
 import { assert, assign, object, optional, string } from "superstruct";
 import { mdiGestureTap } from "@mdi/js";
 import { fireEvent } from "../../../../common/dom/fire_event";
+import { DEFAULT_ENTITY_NAME } from "../../../../common/entity/compute_entity_name_display";
 import "../../../../components/ha-form/ha-form";
 import type { SchemaUnion } from "../../../../components/ha-form/types";
 import type { HomeAssistant } from "../../../../types";
@@ -11,12 +12,13 @@ import type { LightCardConfig } from "../../cards/types";
 import type { LovelaceCardEditor } from "../../types";
 import { actionConfigStruct } from "../structs/action-struct";
 import { baseLovelaceCardConfig } from "../structs/base-card-struct";
+import { entityNameStruct } from "../structs/entity-name-struct";
 import { configElementStyle } from "./config-elements-style";
 
 const cardConfigStruct = assign(
   baseLovelaceCardConfig,
   object({
-    name: optional(string()),
+    name: optional(entityNameStruct),
     entity: optional(string()),
     theme: optional(string()),
     icon: optional(string()),
@@ -32,11 +34,19 @@ const SCHEMA = [
     required: true,
     selector: { entity: { domain: "light" } },
   },
+  {
+    name: "name",
+    selector: {
+      entity_name: {
+        default_name: DEFAULT_ENTITY_NAME,
+      },
+    },
+    context: { entity: "entity" },
+  },
   {
     type: "grid",
     name: "",
     schema: [
-      { name: "name", selector: { text: {} } },
       {
         name: "icon",
         selector: {
diff --git a/src/panels/lovelace/editor/config-elements/hui-plant-status-card-editor.ts b/src/panels/lovelace/editor/config-elements/hui-plant-status-card-editor.ts
index 1fde6b438d..3c2a3a1a14 100644
--- a/src/panels/lovelace/editor/config-elements/hui-plant-status-card-editor.ts
+++ b/src/panels/lovelace/editor/config-elements/hui-plant-status-card-editor.ts
@@ -2,25 +2,35 @@ import { html, LitElement, nothing } from "lit";
 import { customElement, property, state } from "lit/decorators";
 import { assert, assign, object, optional, string } from "superstruct";
 import { fireEvent } from "../../../../common/dom/fire_event";
+import { DEFAULT_ENTITY_NAME } from "../../../../common/entity/compute_entity_name_display";
 import "../../../../components/ha-form/ha-form";
 import type { SchemaUnion } from "../../../../components/ha-form/types";
 import type { HomeAssistant } from "../../../../types";
 import type { PlantStatusCardConfig } from "../../cards/types";
 import type { LovelaceCardEditor } from "../../types";
 import { baseLovelaceCardConfig } from "../structs/base-card-struct";
+import { entityNameStruct } from "../structs/entity-name-struct";
 
 const cardConfigStruct = assign(
   baseLovelaceCardConfig,
   object({
     entity: optional(string()),
-    name: optional(string()),
+    name: optional(entityNameStruct),
     theme: optional(string()),
   })
 );
 
 const SCHEMA = [
   { name: "entity", required: true, selector: { entity: { domain: "plant" } } },
-  { name: "name", selector: { text: {} } },
+  {
+    name: "name",
+    selector: {
+      entity_name: {
+        default_name: DEFAULT_ENTITY_NAME,
+      },
+    },
+    context: { entity: "entity" },
+  },
   { name: "theme", selector: { theme: {} } },
 ] as const;
 
diff --git a/src/panels/lovelace/editor/config-elements/hui-thermostat-card-editor.ts b/src/panels/lovelace/editor/config-elements/hui-thermostat-card-editor.ts
index e97f4850dd..8498771c24 100644
--- a/src/panels/lovelace/editor/config-elements/hui-thermostat-card-editor.ts
+++ b/src/panels/lovelace/editor/config-elements/hui-thermostat-card-editor.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import {
 } from "superstruct";
 import type { HASSDomEvent } from "../../../../common/dom/fire_event";
 import { fireEvent } from "../../../../common/dom/fire_event";
+import { DEFAULT_ENTITY_NAME } from "../../../../common/entity/compute_entity_name_display";
 import "../../../../components/ha-expansion-panel";
 import "../../../../components/ha-form/ha-form";
 import type {
@@ -29,6 +30,7 @@ import type {
 import type { ThermostatCardConfig } from "../../cards/types";
 import type { LovelaceCardEditor } from "../../types";
 import { baseLovelaceCardConfig } from "../structs/base-card-struct";
+import { entityNameStruct } from "../structs/entity-name-struct";
 import type { EditDetailElementEvent, EditSubElementEvent } from "../types";
 import { configElementStyle } from "./config-elements-style";
 import "./hui-card-features-editor";
@@ -50,7 +52,7 @@ const cardConfigStruct = assign(
   baseLovelaceCardConfig,
   object({
     entity: optional(string()),
-    name: optional(string()),
+    name: optional(entityNameStruct),
     theme: optional(string()),
     show_current_as_primary: optional(boolean()),
     features: optional(array(any())),
@@ -84,13 +86,19 @@ export class HuiThermostatCardEditor
           name: "entity",
           selector: { entity: { domain: ["climate", "water_heater"] } },
         },
+        {
+          name: "name",
+          selector: {
+            entity_name: {
+              default_name: DEFAULT_ENTITY_NAME,
+            },
+          },
+          context: { entity: "entity" },
+        },
         {
           type: "grid",
           name: "",
-          schema: [
-            { name: "name", selector: { text: {} } },
-            { name: "theme", selector: { theme: {} } },
-          ],
+          schema: [{ name: "theme", selector: { theme: {} } }],
         },
         ...(domain === "climate"
           ? [
diff --git a/src/panels/lovelace/editor/config-elements/hui-weather-forecast-card-editor.ts b/src/panels/lovelace/editor/config-elements/hui-weather-forecast-card-editor.ts
index 10784cfc79..8d498e96bd 100644
--- a/src/panels/lovelace/editor/config-elements/hui-weather-forecast-card-editor.ts
+++ b/src/panels/lovelace/editor/config-elements/hui-weather-forecast-card-editor.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import {
   string,
 } from "superstruct";
 import { fireEvent } from "../../../../common/dom/fire_event";
+import { DEFAULT_ENTITY_NAME } from "../../../../common/entity/compute_entity_name_display";
 import { supportsFeature } from "../../../../common/entity/supports-feature";
 import type { LocalizeFunc } from "../../../../common/translations/localize";
 import "../../../../components/ha-form/ha-form";
@@ -24,12 +25,13 @@ import type { WeatherForecastCardConfig } from "../../cards/types";
 import type { LovelaceCardEditor } from "../../types";
 import { actionConfigStruct } from "../structs/action-struct";
 import { baseLovelaceCardConfig } from "../structs/base-card-struct";
+import { entityNameStruct } from "../structs/entity-name-struct";
 
 const cardConfigStruct = assign(
   baseLovelaceCardConfig,
   object({
     entity: optional(string()),
-    name: optional(string()),
+    name: optional(entityNameStruct),
     theme: optional(string()),
     show_current: optional(boolean()),
     show_forecast: optional(boolean()),
@@ -148,7 +150,15 @@ export class HuiWeatherForecastCardEditor
           required: true,
           selector: { entity: { domain: "weather" } },
         },
-        { name: "name", selector: { text: {} } },
+        {
+          name: "name",
+          selector: {
+            entity_name: {
+              default_name: DEFAULT_ENTITY_NAME,
+            },
+          },
+          context: { entity: "entity" },
+        },
         {
           name: "",
           type: "grid",
diff --git a/test/panels/lovelace/common/entity/compute-card-entity-name.test.ts b/test/panels/lovelace/common/entity/compute-card-entity-name.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cf448d0f40
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/panels/lovelace/common/entity/compute-card-entity-name.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+import { describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
+import { DEFAULT_ENTITY_NAME } from "../../../../../src/common/entity/compute_entity_name_display";
+import { computeCardEntityName } from "../../../../../src/panels/lovelace/common/entity/compute-card-entity-name";
+import type { HomeAssistant } from "../../../../../src/types";
+import { mockStateObj } from "../../../../common/entity/context/context-mock";
+
+const createMockHass = (
+  mockFormatEntityName: ReturnType<typeof vi.fn>
+): HomeAssistant =>
+  ({
+    formatEntityName: mockFormatEntityName,
+  }) as unknown as HomeAssistant;
+
+describe("computeCardEntityName", () => {
+  it("returns the string directly when nameConfig is a string", () => {
+    const mockFormatEntityName = vi.fn();
+    const hass = createMockHass(mockFormatEntityName);
+    const stateObj = mockStateObj({ entity_id: "light.kitchen" });
+
+    const result = computeCardEntityName(hass, stateObj, "Custom Name");
+
+    expect(result).toBe("Custom Name");
+    expect(mockFormatEntityName).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
+  it("returns empty string when nameConfig is empty string", () => {
+    const mockFormatEntityName = vi.fn();
+    const hass = createMockHass(mockFormatEntityName);
+    const stateObj = mockStateObj({ entity_id: "light.kitchen" });
+
+    const result = computeCardEntityName(hass, stateObj, "");
+
+    expect(result).toBe("");
+    expect(mockFormatEntityName).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
+  it("calls formatEntityName with DEFAULT_ENTITY_NAME when nameConfig is undefined", () => {
+    const mockFormatEntityName = vi.fn(() => "Formatted Name");
+    const hass = createMockHass(mockFormatEntityName);
+    const stateObj = mockStateObj({ entity_id: "light.kitchen" });
+
+    const result = computeCardEntityName(hass, stateObj, undefined);
+
+    expect(result).toBe("Formatted Name");
+    expect(mockFormatEntityName).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(mockFormatEntityName).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      stateObj,
+      DEFAULT_ENTITY_NAME
+    );
+  });
+
+  it("calls formatEntityName with EntityNameItem config", () => {
+    const mockFormatEntityName = vi.fn(() => "Formatted Name");
+    const hass = createMockHass(mockFormatEntityName);
+    const stateObj = mockStateObj({ entity_id: "light.bedroom" });
+    const nameConfig = { type: "device" as const };
+
+    const result = computeCardEntityName(hass, stateObj, nameConfig);
+
+    expect(result).toBe("Formatted Name");
+    expect(mockFormatEntityName).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(mockFormatEntityName).toHaveBeenCalledWith(stateObj, nameConfig);
+  });
+
+  it("calls formatEntityName with array of EntityNameItems", () => {
+    const mockFormatEntityName = vi.fn(() => "Formatted Name");
+    const hass = createMockHass(mockFormatEntityName);
+    const stateObj = mockStateObj({ entity_id: "light.kitchen" });
+    const nameConfig = [
+      { type: "device" as const },
+      { type: "entity" as const },
+    ];
+
+    const result = computeCardEntityName(hass, stateObj, nameConfig);
+
+    expect(result).toBe("Formatted Name");
+    expect(mockFormatEntityName).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(mockFormatEntityName).toHaveBeenCalledWith(stateObj, nameConfig);
+  });
+});