diff --git a/invenio_vocabularies/contrib/awards/schema.py b/invenio_vocabularies/contrib/awards/schema.py
index a6e16cb5..176c4769 100644
--- a/invenio_vocabularies/contrib/awards/schema.py
+++ b/invenio_vocabularies/contrib/awards/schema.py
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ class AwardSchema(BaseVocabularySchema):
     acronym = SanitizedUnicode()
 
     id = SanitizedUnicode(
-        validate=validate.Length(min=1, error=_("Pid cannot be blank."))
+        validate=validate.Length(min=1, error=_("PID cannot be blank."))
     )
 
     @validates_schema
diff --git a/invenio_vocabularies/contrib/funders/schema.py b/invenio_vocabularies/contrib/funders/schema.py
index cfc1832d..29026a13 100644
--- a/invenio_vocabularies/contrib/funders/schema.py
+++ b/invenio_vocabularies/contrib/funders/schema.py
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ class FunderSchema(BaseVocabularySchema):
     )
 
     id = SanitizedUnicode(
-        validate=validate.Length(min=1, error=_("Pid cannot be blank."))
+        validate=validate.Length(min=1, error=_("PID cannot be blank."))
     )
 
     @validates_schema
diff --git a/invenio_vocabularies/contrib/names/schema.py b/invenio_vocabularies/contrib/names/schema.py
index e205b445..f8c07f1e 100644
--- a/invenio_vocabularies/contrib/names/schema.py
+++ b/invenio_vocabularies/contrib/names/schema.py
@@ -49,7 +49,11 @@ def validate_names(self, data, **kwargs):
         can_compose = data.get("family_name") and data.get("given_name")
         name = data.get("name")
         if not can_compose and not name:
-            messages = [_("name or family_name and given_name must be present.")]
+            messages = [
+                _(
+                    "A name or the family name together with the given name must be present."
+                )
+            ]
             raise ValidationError({"family_name": messages})
 
     @post_load