diff --git a/src/Components/Sidebar/index.jsx b/src/Components/Sidebar/index.jsx
index 2d5d7636f..ee0071d4f 100644
--- a/src/Components/Sidebar/index.jsx
+++ b/src/Components/Sidebar/index.jsx
@@ -628,10 +628,19 @@ function Sidebar() {
 				) : (
 					<>
 						<Avatar small={true} />
-						<Box ml={theme.spacing(2)}>
+						<Box
+							ml={theme.spacing(2)}
+							sx={{ maxWidth: "50%", overflow: "hidden" }}
+						>
 							<Typography
 								component="span"
 								fontWeight={500}
+								sx={{
+									display: "block",
+									whiteSpace: "nowrap",
+									overflow: "hidden",
+									textOverflow: "ellipsis",
+								}}
 							>
 								{authState.user?.firstName} {authState.user?.lastName}
 							</Typography>
@@ -706,12 +715,21 @@ function Sidebar() {
 					}}
 				>
 					{collapsed && (
-						<MenuItem sx={{ cursor: "default", minWidth: "150px" }}>
-							<Box mb={theme.spacing(2)}>
+						<MenuItem sx={{ cursor: "default", minWidth: "50%" }}>
+							<Box
+								mb={theme.spacing(2)}
+								sx={{ maxWidth: "50%", overflow: "hidden" }}
+							>
 								<Typography
 									component="span"
 									fontWeight={500}
 									fontSize={13}
+									sx={{
+										display: "block",
+										whiteSpace: "nowrap",
+										overflow: "hidden",
+										textOverflow: "ellipsis",
+									}}
 								>
 									{authState.user?.firstName} {authState.user?.lastName}
 								</Typography>
diff --git a/src/Validation/validation.js b/src/Validation/validation.js
index 68c0b5f12..a243b37e8 100644
--- a/src/Validation/validation.js
+++ b/src/Validation/validation.js
@@ -7,11 +7,18 @@ const nameSchema = joi
 	.string()
 	.max(50)
 	.trim()
-	.pattern(/^[A-Za-z]+$/)
+	.pattern(/^(?=.*[\p{L}\p{Sc}])[\p{L}\p{Sc}\s']+$/u, {
+		name: "name.containsLetterOrSymbol",
+	})
+	.pattern(/^[\p{L}\p{Sc}\s']+$/u, {
+		name: "name.validCharacters",
+	})
 	.messages({
 		"string.empty": "Name is required",
-		"string.max": "Name must be less than 50 characters long",
-		"string.pattern.base": "Name must contain only letters",
+		"string.max": "Name must be less than 50 characters",
+		"string.pattern.name": "Name must contain at least 1 letter or currency symbol",
+		"string.pattern.base.validCharacters":
+			"Can only contain letters, spaces, apostrophes, and currency symbols",
 	});
 
 const passwordSchema = joi