diff --git a/apps/portal/src/app/i18n/locales/am.ts b/apps/portal/src/app/i18n/locales/am.ts
index 01ca9d651..d249fa8ab 100644
--- a/apps/portal/src/app/i18n/locales/am.ts
+++ b/apps/portal/src/app/i18n/locales/am.ts
@@ -523,6 +523,7 @@ export const am: Translations = {
   signup: {
     usernameMinLength: "የተጠቃሚ ስም ቢያንስ 3 ቁምፊዎች ሊኖረው ይገባል",
     nameEnRequired: "ስም (እንግሊዝኛ) ያስፈልጋል",
+    nameEnFullNameRequired: "እባክዎ ሙሉ ስምዎን ያስገቡ (የመጀመሪያ እና የአባት ስም)",
     phoneRequired: "ስልክ ቁጥር ያስፈልጋል",
     confirmPasswordRequired: "የይለፍ ቃልዎን ያረጋግጡ",
     passwordsDontMatch: "የይለፍ ቃላት አይመሳሰሉም",
@@ -530,7 +531,7 @@ export const am: Translations = {
     brandSubtitle: "የ{{appName}} አገልግሎቶችን ለመድረስ መለያዎን ይፍጠሩ።",
     title: "መለያ ይፍጠሩ",
     subtitle: "ለመጀመር አንድ ደቂቃ ብቻ ይወስዳል።",
-    nameEnLabel: "ስም (እንግሊዝኛ)",
+    nameEnLabel: "ሙሉ ስም (እንግሊዝኛ)",
     nameEnPlaceholder: "አበበ በቀለ",
     nameAmLabel: "ስም (አማርኛ)",
     nameAmPlaceholder: "ስም",
diff --git a/apps/portal/src/app/i18n/locales/en.ts b/apps/portal/src/app/i18n/locales/en.ts
index 0eb638cf1..27c11597c 100644
--- a/apps/portal/src/app/i18n/locales/en.ts
+++ b/apps/portal/src/app/i18n/locales/en.ts
@@ -523,6 +523,7 @@ export const en = {
   signup: {
     usernameMinLength: 'Username must be at least 3 characters',
     nameEnRequired: 'Name (English) is required',
+    nameEnFullNameRequired: 'Please enter your full name (first and last)',
     phoneRequired: 'Phone number is required',
     confirmPasswordRequired: 'Confirm your password',
     passwordsDontMatch: 'Passwords do not match',
@@ -530,7 +531,7 @@ export const en = {
     brandSubtitle: 'Create your account to access {{appName}} features.',
     title: 'Create account',
     subtitle: 'It only takes a minute to get started.',
-    nameEnLabel: 'Name (English)',
+    nameEnLabel: 'Full name (English)',
     nameEnPlaceholder: 'Abebe Bekele',
     nameAmLabel: 'Name (Amharic)',
     nameAmPlaceholder: 'ስም',
diff --git a/libs/auth/src/lib/pages/SignupPage.tsx b/libs/auth/src/lib/pages/SignupPage.tsx
index 4017ded9d..164b720cd 100644
--- a/libs/auth/src/lib/pages/SignupPage.tsx
+++ b/libs/auth/src/lib/pages/SignupPage.tsx
@@ -90,7 +90,12 @@ export function SignupPage() {
       username: z.string().min(3, { message: t('signup.usernameMinLength', 'Username must be at least 3 characters') }),
       phoneNumber: z.string().min(1, { message: t('signup.phoneRequired', 'Phone number is required') }),
       userType: z.literal('individual'),
-      nameEn: z.string().min(1, { message: t('signup.nameEnRequired', 'Name (English) is required') }),
+      nameEn: z
+        .string()
+        .min(1, { message: t('signup.nameEnRequired', 'Name (English) is required') })
+        .refine((v) => v.trim().split(/\s+/).length >= 2, {
+          message: t('signup.nameEnFullNameRequired', 'Please enter your full name (first and last)'),
+        }),
       nameAm: z.string().optional(),
       password: passwordSchema(8, passwordRuleLabels),
       confirmPassword: z.string().min(1, { message: t('signup.confirmPasswordRequired', 'Confirm your password') }),
@@ -210,7 +215,7 @@ export function SignupPage() {
           <Stack gap="md">
             <SimpleGrid cols={{ base: 1, xs: 2 }} spacing="md">
               <TextInput
-                label={t('signup.nameEnLabel', 'Name (English)')}
+                label={t('signup.nameEnLabel', 'Full name (English)')}
                 placeholder={t('signup.nameEnPlaceholder', 'Abebe Bekele')}
                 leftSection={<IconUser size={18} />}
                 error={errors.nameEn?.message}