diff --git a/scripts/generateSidebars.js b/scripts/generateSidebars.js
index 8e8999b11..089f3c9af 100644
--- a/scripts/generateSidebars.js
+++ b/scripts/generateSidebars.js
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
 const fs = require('fs');
 const path = require('path');
-const { shouldExcludeFromBuild } = require('../src/docConfig');
+const { docs: registry, shouldExcludeFromBuild } = require('../src/docConfig');
 
 const DOCS_DIR = path.join(__dirname, '..', 'docs');
 const SIDEBAR_PATH = path.join(__dirname, '..', 'sidebars.js');
@@ -576,7 +576,7 @@ function generateSidebars() {
     const versionFormatted = version.replace(/\./g, '_');
     const sidebarKey = `${groupCamel}${folderCamel}_${versionFormatted}`;
 
-    const documentName = titleCase(folderName);
+    const documentName = registry.find((d) => d.doc_location === docPath)?.sidebar_label || titleCase(folderName);
 
     // Only create if not already present
     if (!sidebarContent[sidebarKey]) {
diff --git a/src/docConfig.js b/src/docConfig.js
index 94aa4cf81..3aa150ad4 100644
--- a/src/docConfig.js
+++ b/src/docConfig.js
@@ -26,6 +26,10 @@
  * with watermark, fully searchable) or inactive+draft (unpublished, no
  * watermark visible because the doc isn't on the prod site).
  *
+ * Sidebar label (optional): `sidebar_label` sets the document's name in its sidebar
+ * and breadcrumbs. Without it, the name is the title-cased folder name, which is
+ * wrong for folders that abbreviate (e.g. "cle-freezing-screening" → "Cle …").
+ *
  * Download-only entries (downloadUrl, no doc_location) are tiles that link
  * directly to a PDF — they have no associated MDX folder and are unaffected
  * by the active/draft build-inclusion logic.