Best practices for naming devices

[ajaffarali (Abbas Ali)]

I was wondering how folks name their devices. Lets take the following three rooms and the devices I have there. How would you name them?

Foyer
2 x Amazon Echos (paired in stereo)
RM4 Sensor for IR/FR
4 x Hue Ceiling lights
3 x Nanoleaf bulbs in lamps
Unifi G4 Instant Camera

Gate
Unifi Doorbell
Gate that the RF controller in Foyer sends signal to operate

TV Room
Echo Show to see Doorbell
Unifi G4 Instant Camera
3 x Hue Ceiling lights
2 x Hue Lightbulbs on lamps
Sony Android TV
Apple TV (connected to Sony TV)
Sony Home Theatre Sound System

[DvdNwk]

Naming of devices ? Where to place device number?

Since I have many similar devices (like thermometers: have the same kind of function, but there are multiple brands) I want to be able to too see a device and find it within HA My solution right now is like this: TH2 Bedroom Couch Thermometer Zigbee Tuya Xyz 2137. TH stands for thermometer. I also have CS (contact sensor), LB (lightbulb), etc. 2 is the individual number of the device, unique to the “class” of above (so I can have TH4 and CS4 at the same time) Bedroom designates the HA’s are…

[forsquirel]

room_device
level_device
level_room_device
weird_device_name

[ajaffarali (Abbas Ali)]

Some nice suggestions here. I wanna keep it simple and short but also descriptive enough to easily find them. Where I wonder is, for example, with 8 light bulbs, some of which are on the ceiling and some on lamps and made by different manufacturers- and some on Matter and others on Zigbee. Maybe I’m looking a bit too much into it!