diff --git a/plugins/catalog-graph/src/components/CatalogGraphCard/CatalogGraphCard.tsx b/plugins/catalog-graph/src/components/CatalogGraphCard/CatalogGraphCard.tsx
index b2dfd9f9b2..e6811aad62 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog-graph/src/components/CatalogGraphCard/CatalogGraphCard.tsx
+++ b/plugins/catalog-graph/src/components/CatalogGraphCard/CatalogGraphCard.tsx
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ import {
 import { InfoCard, InfoCardVariants } from '@backstage/core-components';
 import { useAnalytics, useRouteRef } from '@backstage/core-plugin-api';
 import {
-  formatEntityRefTitle,
+  humanizeEntityRef,
   useEntity,
   entityRouteRef,
 } from '@backstage/plugin-catalog-react';
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ export const CatalogGraphCard = ({
       });
       analytics.captureEvent(
         'click',
-        node.title ?? formatEntityRefTitle(nodeEntityName),
+        node.title ?? humanizeEntityRef(nodeEntityName),
         { attributes: { to: path } },
       );
       navigate(path);
diff --git a/plugins/catalog-graph/src/components/CatalogGraphPage/CatalogGraphPage.tsx b/plugins/catalog-graph/src/components/CatalogGraphPage/CatalogGraphPage.tsx
index 2ae7a99dd8..15d0cd139b 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog-graph/src/components/CatalogGraphPage/CatalogGraphPage.tsx
+++ b/plugins/catalog-graph/src/components/CatalogGraphPage/CatalogGraphPage.tsx
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ import {
 import { useAnalytics, useRouteRef } from '@backstage/core-plugin-api';
 import {
   entityRouteRef,
-  formatEntityRefTitle,
+  humanizeEntityRef,
 } from '@backstage/plugin-catalog-react';
 import { Grid, makeStyles, Paper, Typography } from '@material-ui/core';
 import FilterListIcon from '@material-ui/icons/FilterList';
@@ -149,14 +149,14 @@ export const CatalogGraphPage = ({
 
         analytics.captureEvent(
           'click',
-          node.title ?? formatEntityRefTitle(nodeEntityName),
+          node.title ?? humanizeEntityRef(nodeEntityName),
           { attributes: { to: path } },
         );
         navigate(path);
       } else {
         analytics.captureEvent(
           'click',
-          node.title ?? formatEntityRefTitle(nodeEntityName),
+          node.title ?? humanizeEntityRef(nodeEntityName),
         );
         setRootEntityNames([nodeEntityName]);
       }
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ export const CatalogGraphPage = ({
     <Page themeId="home">
       <Header
         title="Catalog Graph"
-        subtitle={rootEntityNames.map(e => formatEntityRefTitle(e)).join(', ')}
+        subtitle={rootEntityNames.map(e => humanizeEntityRef(e)).join(', ')}
       />
       <Content stretch className={classes.content}>
         <ContentHeader
diff --git a/plugins/catalog-graph/src/components/EntityRelationsGraph/CustomNode.tsx b/plugins/catalog-graph/src/components/EntityRelationsGraph/CustomNode.tsx
index 9cd752a5d7..ae541fa997 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog-graph/src/components/EntityRelationsGraph/CustomNode.tsx
+++ b/plugins/catalog-graph/src/components/EntityRelationsGraph/CustomNode.tsx
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 import { DependencyGraphTypes } from '@backstage/core-components';
-import { formatEntityRefTitle } from '@backstage/plugin-catalog-react';
+import { humanizeEntityRef } from '@backstage/plugin-catalog-react';
 import { BackstageTheme } from '@backstage/theme';
 import { makeStyles } from '@material-ui/core/styles';
 import classNames from 'classnames';
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ export function CustomNode({
   const displayTitle =
     title ??
     (kind && name && namespace
-      ? formatEntityRefTitle({ kind, name, namespace })
+      ? humanizeEntityRef({ kind, name, namespace })
       : id);
 
   return (
diff --git a/plugins/catalog-import/src/components/EntityListComponent/EntityListComponent.tsx b/plugins/catalog-import/src/components/EntityListComponent/EntityListComponent.tsx
index 2c59eec18f..ceec4b97e8 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog-import/src/components/EntityListComponent/EntityListComponent.tsx
+++ b/plugins/catalog-import/src/components/EntityListComponent/EntityListComponent.tsx
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ import { Entity, EntityName } from '@backstage/catalog-model';
 import { useApp } from '@backstage/core-plugin-api';
 import {
   EntityRefLink,
-  formatEntityRefTitle,
+  humanizeEntityRef,
 } from '@backstage/plugin-catalog-react';
 import {
   Collapse,
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ const useStyles = makeStyles(theme => ({
 
 function sortEntities(entities: Array<EntityName | Entity>) {
   return entities.sort((a, b) =>
-    formatEntityRefTitle(a).localeCompare(formatEntityRefTitle(b)),
+    humanizeEntityRef(a).localeCompare(humanizeEntityRef(b)),
   );
 }
 
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ export const EntityListComponent = (props: EntityListComponentProps) => {
                   ) ?? WorkIcon;
                 return (
                   <ListItem
-                    key={formatEntityRefTitle(entity)}
+                    key={humanizeEntityRef(entity)}
                     className={classes.nested}
                     {...(withLinks
                       ? {
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ export const EntityListComponent = (props: EntityListComponentProps) => {
                     <ListItemIcon>
                       <Icon />
                     </ListItemIcon>
-                    <ListItemText primary={formatEntityRefTitle(entity)} />
+                    <ListItemText primary={humanizeEntityRef(entity)} />
                   </ListItem>
                 );
               })}
diff --git a/plugins/catalog-import/src/components/StepPrepareCreatePullRequest/StepPrepareCreatePullRequest.tsx b/plugins/catalog-import/src/components/StepPrepareCreatePullRequest/StepPrepareCreatePullRequest.tsx
index 36e8c33a5c..1cbdfce355 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog-import/src/components/StepPrepareCreatePullRequest/StepPrepareCreatePullRequest.tsx
+++ b/plugins/catalog-import/src/components/StepPrepareCreatePullRequest/StepPrepareCreatePullRequest.tsx
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ import { errorApiRef, useApi } from '@backstage/core-plugin-api';
 import { assertError } from '@backstage/errors';
 import {
   catalogApiRef,
-  formatEntityRefTitle,
+  humanizeEntityRef,
 } from '@backstage/plugin-catalog-react';
 import { Box, FormHelperText, Grid, Typography } from '@material-ui/core';
 import { makeStyles } from '@material-ui/core/styles';
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ export const StepPrepareCreatePullRequest = (
     });
 
     return groupEntities.items
-      .map(e => formatEntityRefTitle(e, { defaultKind: 'group' }))
+      .map(e => humanizeEntityRef(e, { defaultKind: 'group' }))
       .sort();
   });
 
diff --git a/plugins/catalog-react/src/components/EntityOwnerPicker/EntityOwnerPicker.tsx b/plugins/catalog-react/src/components/EntityOwnerPicker/EntityOwnerPicker.tsx
index d025d08012..ec2c8126e5 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog-react/src/components/EntityOwnerPicker/EntityOwnerPicker.tsx
+++ b/plugins/catalog-react/src/components/EntityOwnerPicker/EntityOwnerPicker.tsx
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ import React, { useEffect, useMemo, useState } from 'react';
 import { useEntityList } from '../../hooks/useEntityListProvider';
 import { EntityOwnerFilter } from '../../filters';
 import { getEntityRelations } from '../../utils';
-import { formatEntityRefTitle } from '../EntityRefLink';
+import { humanizeEntityRef } from '../EntityRefLink';
 
 /** @public */
 export type CatalogReactEntityOwnerPickerClassKey = 'input';
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ export const EntityOwnerPicker = () => {
           backendEntities
             .flatMap((e: Entity) =>
               getEntityRelations(e, RELATION_OWNED_BY).map(o =>
-                formatEntityRefTitle(o, { defaultKind: 'group' }),
+                humanizeEntityRef(o, { defaultKind: 'group' }),
               ),
             )
             .filter(Boolean) as string[],
diff --git a/plugins/catalog-react/src/components/EntityRefLink/EntityRefLink.tsx b/plugins/catalog-react/src/components/EntityRefLink/EntityRefLink.tsx
index 1e01402ddf..da2db24341 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog-react/src/components/EntityRefLink/EntityRefLink.tsx
+++ b/plugins/catalog-react/src/components/EntityRefLink/EntityRefLink.tsx
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ import {
 } from '@backstage/catalog-model';
 import React, { forwardRef } from 'react';
 import { entityRouteRef } from '../../routes';
-import { formatEntityRefTitle } from './format';
+import { humanizeEntityRef } from './format';
 import { Link, LinkProps } from '@backstage/core-components';
 import { useRouteRef } from '@backstage/core-plugin-api';
 import { Tooltip } from '@material-ui/core';
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ export const EntityRefLink = forwardRef<any, EntityRefLinkProps>(
     namespace = namespace?.toLocaleLowerCase('en-US') ?? DEFAULT_NAMESPACE;
 
     const routeParams = { kind, namespace, name };
-    const formattedEntityRefTitle = formatEntityRefTitle(
+    const formattedEntityRefTitle = humanizeEntityRef(
       { kind, namespace, name },
       { defaultKind },
     );
diff --git a/plugins/catalog-react/src/components/EntityRefLink/format.test.ts b/plugins/catalog-react/src/components/EntityRefLink/humanize.test.ts
similarity index 86%
rename from plugins/catalog-react/src/components/EntityRefLink/format.test.ts
rename to plugins/catalog-react/src/components/EntityRefLink/humanize.test.ts
index b489f088fd..b541946ece 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog-react/src/components/EntityRefLink/format.test.ts
+++ b/plugins/catalog-react/src/components/EntityRefLink/humanize.test.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-import { formatEntityRefTitle } from './format';
+import { humanizeEntityRef } from './humanize';
 
 describe('formatEntityRefTitle', () => {
   it('formats entity in default namespace', () => {
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ describe('formatEntityRefTitle', () => {
         lifecycle: 'production',
       },
     };
-    const title = formatEntityRefTitle(entity);
+    const title = humanizeEntityRef(entity);
     expect(title).toEqual('component:software');
   });
 
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ describe('formatEntityRefTitle', () => {
         lifecycle: 'production',
       },
     };
-    const title = formatEntityRefTitle(entity);
+    const title = humanizeEntityRef(entity);
     expect(title).toEqual('component:test/software');
   });
 
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ describe('formatEntityRefTitle', () => {
         lifecycle: 'production',
       },
     };
-    const title = formatEntityRefTitle(entity, { defaultKind: 'Component' });
+    const title = humanizeEntityRef(entity, { defaultKind: 'Component' });
     expect(title).toEqual('test/software');
   });
 
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ describe('formatEntityRefTitle', () => {
       namespace: 'default',
       name: 'software',
     };
-    const title = formatEntityRefTitle(entityName);
+    const title = humanizeEntityRef(entityName);
     expect(title).toEqual('component:software');
   });
 
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ describe('formatEntityRefTitle', () => {
       name: 'software',
     };
 
-    const title = formatEntityRefTitle(entityName);
+    const title = humanizeEntityRef(entityName);
     expect(title).toEqual('component:test/software');
   });
 
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ describe('formatEntityRefTitle', () => {
       name: 'software',
     };
 
-    const title = formatEntityRefTitle(entityName, {
+    const title = humanizeEntityRef(entityName, {
       defaultKind: 'component',
     });
     expect(title).toEqual('test/software');
diff --git a/plugins/catalog-react/src/components/EntityRefLink/format.ts b/plugins/catalog-react/src/components/EntityRefLink/humanize.ts
similarity index 97%
rename from plugins/catalog-react/src/components/EntityRefLink/format.ts
rename to plugins/catalog-react/src/components/EntityRefLink/humanize.ts
index 90100245a1..35782c21b0 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog-react/src/components/EntityRefLink/format.ts
+++ b/plugins/catalog-react/src/components/EntityRefLink/humanize.ts
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ import {
 } from '@backstage/catalog-model';
 
 /** @public */
-export function formatEntityRefTitle(
+export function humanizeEntityRef(
   entityRef: Entity | EntityName,
   opts?: { defaultKind?: string },
 ) {
diff --git a/plugins/catalog-react/src/components/EntityRefLink/index.ts b/plugins/catalog-react/src/components/EntityRefLink/index.ts
index d49993feb6..19e185459f 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog-react/src/components/EntityRefLink/index.ts
+++ b/plugins/catalog-react/src/components/EntityRefLink/index.ts
@@ -18,4 +18,4 @@ export { EntityRefLink } from './EntityRefLink';
 export type { EntityRefLinkProps } from './EntityRefLink';
 export { EntityRefLinks } from './EntityRefLinks';
 export type { EntityRefLinksProps } from './EntityRefLinks';
-export { formatEntityRefTitle } from './format';
+export { humanizeEntityRef } from './format';
diff --git a/plugins/catalog-react/src/components/EntityTable/columns.tsx b/plugins/catalog-react/src/components/EntityTable/columns.tsx
index d6c3582af6..d5ef791831 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog-react/src/components/EntityTable/columns.tsx
+++ b/plugins/catalog-react/src/components/EntityTable/columns.tsx
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ import { getEntityRelations } from '../../utils';
 import {
   EntityRefLink,
   EntityRefLinks,
-  formatEntityRefTitle,
+  humanizeEntityRef,
 } from '../EntityRefLink';
 
 /** @public */
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ export const columnFactories = Object.freeze({
     function formatContent(entity: T): string {
       return (
         entity.metadata?.title ||
-        formatEntityRefTitle(entity, {
+        humanizeEntityRef(entity, {
           defaultKind,
         })
       );
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ export const columnFactories = Object.freeze({
 
     function formatContent(entity: T): string {
       return getRelations(entity)
-        .map(r => formatEntityRefTitle(r, { defaultKind }))
+        .map(r => humanizeEntityRef(r, { defaultKind }))
         .join(', ');
     }
 
diff --git a/plugins/catalog-react/src/components/InspectEntityDialog/components/AncestryPage.tsx b/plugins/catalog-react/src/components/InspectEntityDialog/components/AncestryPage.tsx
index bf6c8971b0..1f37ee41b1 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog-react/src/components/InspectEntityDialog/components/AncestryPage.tsx
+++ b/plugins/catalog-react/src/components/InspectEntityDialog/components/AncestryPage.tsx
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ import React, { useLayoutEffect, useRef, useState } from 'react';
 import { useNavigate } from 'react-router';
 import useAsync from 'react-use/lib/useAsync';
 import { catalogApiRef } from '../../../api';
-import { formatEntityRefTitle } from '../../../components/EntityRefLink/format';
+import { humanizeEntityRef } from '../../../components/EntityRefLink/format';
 import { entityRouteRef } from '../../../routes';
 import { EntityKindIcon } from './EntityKindIcon';
 
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ function CustomNode({ node }: DependencyGraphTypes.RenderNodeProps<NodeType>) {
   const displayTitle =
     node.metadata.title ||
     (node.kind && node.metadata.name && node.metadata.namespace
-      ? formatEntityRefTitle({
+      ? humanizeEntityRef({
           kind: node.kind,
           name: node.metadata.name,
           namespace: node.metadata.namespace || '',
diff --git a/plugins/catalog-react/src/filters.ts b/plugins/catalog-react/src/filters.ts
index 5d2c2e531b..9fb057a01c 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog-react/src/filters.ts
+++ b/plugins/catalog-react/src/filters.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
  */
 
 import { Entity, RELATION_OWNED_BY } from '@backstage/catalog-model';
-import { formatEntityRefTitle } from './components/EntityRefLink';
+import { humanizeEntityRef } from './components/EntityRefLink';
 import { EntityFilter, UserListFilterKind } from './types';
 import { getEntityRelations } from './utils';
 
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ export class EntityOwnerFilter implements EntityFilter {
   filterEntity(entity: Entity): boolean {
     return this.values.some(v =>
       getEntityRelations(entity, RELATION_OWNED_BY).some(
-        o => formatEntityRefTitle(o, { defaultKind: 'group' }) === v,
+        o => humanizeEntityRef(o, { defaultKind: 'group' }) === v,
       ),
     );
   }
diff --git a/plugins/catalog/src/components/CatalogTable/CatalogTable.tsx b/plugins/catalog/src/components/CatalogTable/CatalogTable.tsx
index a9a6f26228..4ef51d9945 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog/src/components/CatalogTable/CatalogTable.tsx
+++ b/plugins/catalog/src/components/CatalogTable/CatalogTable.tsx
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ import {
 import {
   favoriteEntityIcon,
   favoriteEntityTooltip,
-  formatEntityRefTitle,
+  humanizeEntityRef,
   getEntityRelations,
   useEntityList,
   useStarredEntities,
@@ -132,16 +132,16 @@ export const CatalogTable = (props: CatalogTableProps) => {
     return {
       entity,
       resolved: {
-        name: formatEntityRefTitle(entity, {
+        name: humanizeEntityRef(entity, {
           defaultKind: 'Component',
         }),
         ownedByRelationsTitle: ownedByRelations
-          .map(r => formatEntityRefTitle(r, { defaultKind: 'group' }))
+          .map(r => humanizeEntityRef(r, { defaultKind: 'group' }))
           .join(', '),
         ownedByRelations,
         partOfSystemRelationTitle: partOfSystemRelations
           .map(r =>
-            formatEntityRefTitle(r, {
+            humanizeEntityRef(r, {
               defaultKind: 'system',
             }),
           )
diff --git a/plugins/catalog/src/components/CatalogTable/columns.tsx b/plugins/catalog/src/components/CatalogTable/columns.tsx
index d243be7c6f..0fb91d4f3f 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog/src/components/CatalogTable/columns.tsx
+++ b/plugins/catalog/src/components/CatalogTable/columns.tsx
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
  */
 import React from 'react';
 import {
-  formatEntityRefTitle,
+  humanizeEntityRef,
   EntityRefLink,
   EntityRefLinks,
 } from '@backstage/plugin-catalog-react';
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ export const columnFactories = Object.freeze({
     function formatContent(entity: Entity): string {
       return (
         entity.metadata?.title ||
-        formatEntityRefTitle(entity, {
+        humanizeEntityRef(entity, {
           defaultKind: options?.defaultKind,
         })
       );
diff --git a/plugins/explore/src/components/GroupsExplorerContent/GroupsDiagram.tsx b/plugins/explore/src/components/GroupsExplorerContent/GroupsDiagram.tsx
index 36788ed1b6..23553b8b76 100644
--- a/plugins/explore/src/components/GroupsExplorerContent/GroupsDiagram.tsx
+++ b/plugins/explore/src/components/GroupsExplorerContent/GroupsDiagram.tsx
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ import { configApiRef, useApi, useRouteRef } from '@backstage/core-plugin-api';
 import {
   catalogApiRef,
   entityRouteRef,
-  formatEntityRefTitle,
+  humanizeEntityRef,
   getEntityRelations,
 } from '@backstage/plugin-catalog-react';
 import { BackstageTheme } from '@backstage/theme';
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ export function GroupsDiagram() {
       kind: catalogItem.kind,
       name:
         (catalogItem as GroupEntity).spec?.profile?.displayName ||
-        formatEntityRefTitle(catalogItem, { defaultKind: 'Group' }),
+        humanizeEntityRef(catalogItem, { defaultKind: 'Group' }),
     });
 
     // Edge to parent
diff --git a/plugins/fossa/src/components/FossaPage/FossaPage.tsx b/plugins/fossa/src/components/FossaPage/FossaPage.tsx
index 1b53546ccd..90a36a6177 100644
--- a/plugins/fossa/src/components/FossaPage/FossaPage.tsx
+++ b/plugins/fossa/src/components/FossaPage/FossaPage.tsx
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ import {
   catalogApiRef,
   EntityRefLink,
   EntityRefLinks,
-  formatEntityRefTitle,
+  humanizeEntityRef,
   getEntityRelations,
 } from '@backstage/plugin-catalog-react';
 import { Tooltip } from '@material-ui/core';
@@ -222,10 +222,10 @@ export const FossaPage = ({
         return {
           entity,
           resolved: {
-            name: formatEntityRefTitle(entity),
+            name: humanizeEntityRef(entity),
             ownedByRelations,
             ownedByRelationsTitle: ownedByRelations
-              .map(r => formatEntityRefTitle(r, { defaultKind: 'group' }))
+              .map(r => humanizeEntityRef(r, { defaultKind: 'group' }))
               .join(', '),
             loading: summariesLoading,
             details: summary,
diff --git a/plugins/org/src/components/Cards/OwnershipCard/OwnershipCard.tsx b/plugins/org/src/components/Cards/OwnershipCard/OwnershipCard.tsx
index 2b292cbe8b..cbf517bdca 100644
--- a/plugins/org/src/components/Cards/OwnershipCard/OwnershipCard.tsx
+++ b/plugins/org/src/components/Cards/OwnershipCard/OwnershipCard.tsx
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ import {
 import { useApi, useRouteRef } from '@backstage/core-plugin-api';
 import {
   catalogApiRef,
-  formatEntityRefTitle,
+  humanizeEntityRef,
   isOwnerOf,
   useEntity,
 } from '@backstage/plugin-catalog-react';
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ const getQueryParams = (
   owner: Entity,
   selectedEntity: EntityTypeProps,
 ): string => {
-  const ownerName = formatEntityRefTitle(owner, { defaultKind: 'group' });
+  const ownerName = humanizeEntityRef(owner, { defaultKind: 'group' });
   const { kind, type } = selectedEntity;
   const filters = {
     kind,
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/fields/EntityPicker/EntityPicker.tsx b/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/fields/EntityPicker/EntityPicker.tsx
index 31c44bfe97..4a2f212fee 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/fields/EntityPicker/EntityPicker.tsx
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/fields/EntityPicker/EntityPicker.tsx
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 import { useApi } from '@backstage/core-plugin-api';
 import {
   catalogApiRef,
-  formatEntityRefTitle,
+  humanizeEntityRef,
 } from '@backstage/plugin-catalog-react';
 import { TextField } from '@material-ui/core';
 import FormControl from '@material-ui/core/FormControl';
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ export const EntityPicker = (
   );
 
   const entityRefs = entities?.items.map(e =>
-    formatEntityRefTitle(e, { defaultKind }),
+    humanizeEntityRef(e, { defaultKind }),
   );
 
   const onSelect = useCallback(
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/fields/OwnedEntityPicker/OwnedEntityPicker.tsx b/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/fields/OwnedEntityPicker/OwnedEntityPicker.tsx
index 80f63efaf9..aded9acffa 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/fields/OwnedEntityPicker/OwnedEntityPicker.tsx
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/fields/OwnedEntityPicker/OwnedEntityPicker.tsx
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 import {
-  formatEntityRefTitle,
+  humanizeEntityRef,
   useOwnedEntities,
 } from '@backstage/plugin-catalog-react';
 import { TextField } from '@material-ui/core';
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ export const OwnedEntityPicker = (
   const { ownedEntities, loading } = useOwnedEntities(allowedKinds);
 
   const entityRefs = ownedEntities?.items
-    .map(e => formatEntityRefTitle(e, { defaultKind }))
+    .map(e => humanizeEntityRef(e, { defaultKind }))
     .filter(n => n);
 
   const onSelect = (_: any, value: string | null) => {
diff --git a/plugins/techdocs/src/home/components/Tables/DocsTable.tsx b/plugins/techdocs/src/home/components/Tables/DocsTable.tsx
index b875ba4e98..883c496191 100644
--- a/plugins/techdocs/src/home/components/Tables/DocsTable.tsx
+++ b/plugins/techdocs/src/home/components/Tables/DocsTable.tsx
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ import useCopyToClipboard from 'react-use/lib/useCopyToClipboard';
 import { useRouteRef, useApi, configApiRef } from '@backstage/core-plugin-api';
 import { Entity, RELATION_OWNED_BY } from '@backstage/catalog-model';
 import {
-  formatEntityRefTitle,
+  humanizeEntityRef,
   getEntityRelations,
 } from '@backstage/plugin-catalog-react';
 import { rootDocsRouteRef } from '../../../routes';
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ export const DocsTable = (props: DocsTableProps) => {
         }),
         ownedByRelations,
         ownedByRelationsTitle: ownedByRelations
-          .map(r => formatEntityRefTitle(r, { defaultKind: 'group' }))
+          .map(r => humanizeEntityRef(r, { defaultKind: 'group' }))
           .join(', '),
       },
     };