diff --git a/src/pynxtools/nomad/schema.py b/src/pynxtools/nomad/schema.py
index 7dee89243..61174f38d 100644
--- a/src/pynxtools/nomad/schema.py
+++ b/src/pynxtools/nomad/schema.py
@@ -951,10 +951,9 @@ def normalize_sample_component(self, archive, logger):
 def normalize_sample(self, archive, logger):
     """Normalizer for sample section."""
     current_cls = __section_definitions[__rename_nx_for_nomad("NXsample")].section_cls
-    if self.name__field:
-        self.name = self.name__field
-    else:
-        self.name = self.__dict__["nx_name"]
+    self.name = self.__dict__["nx_name"] + (
+        "(" + self.name__field + ")" if self.name__field else ""
+    )
     # one could also copy local ids to identifier for search purposes
     super(current_cls, self).normalize(archive, logger)
 
@@ -964,10 +963,9 @@ def normalize_entry(self, archive, logger):
     current_cls = __section_definitions[__rename_nx_for_nomad("NXentry")].section_cls
     if self.start_time__field:
         self.start_time = self.start_time__field
-    if self.title__field is not None:
-        self.name = self.title__field
-    else:
-        self.name = self.__dict__["nx_name"]
+    self.name = self.__dict__["nx_name"] + (
+        "(" + self.title__field + ")" if self.title__field is not None else ""
+    )
     # one could also copy local ids to identifier for search purposes
     super(current_cls, self).normalize(archive, logger)