diff --git a/src/bridge/EthereumJSBridge.js b/src/bridge/EthereumJSBridge.js
index 2696f69e..df4508bd 100644
--- a/src/bridge/EthereumJSBridge.js
+++ b/src/bridge/EthereumJSBridge.js
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import type { Tx } from 'api/Ethereum'
 import { getDerivations } from 'helpers/derivations'
 import getAddressCommand from 'commands/getAddress'
 import signTransactionCommand from 'commands/signTransaction'
+import { getAccountPlaceholderName, getNewAccountPlaceholderName } from 'helpers/accountName'
 import type { EditProps, WalletBridge } from './types'
 
 // TODO in future it would be neat to support eip55
@@ -192,7 +193,7 @@ const EthereumBridge: WalletBridge<Transaction> = {
               xpub: '',
               freshAddress,
               freshAddressPath,
-              name: 'New Account',
+              name: getNewAccountPlaceholderName(currency, index),
               balance,
               blockHeight: currentBlock.height,
               index,
@@ -215,7 +216,7 @@ const EthereumBridge: WalletBridge<Transaction> = {
         xpub: '',
         freshAddress,
         freshAddressPath,
-        name: `Account ${index}`,
+        name: getAccountPlaceholderName(currency, index, !isStandard),
         balance,
         blockHeight: currentBlock.height,
         index,
diff --git a/src/bridge/RippleJSBridge.js b/src/bridge/RippleJSBridge.js
index f02b9052..b34faf83 100644
--- a/src/bridge/RippleJSBridge.js
+++ b/src/bridge/RippleJSBridge.js
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import {
 } from 'api/Ripple'
 import FeesRippleKind from 'components/FeesField/RippleKind'
 import AdvancedOptionsRippleKind from 'components/AdvancedOptions/RippleKind'
+import { getAccountPlaceholderName, getNewAccountPlaceholderName } from 'helpers/accountName'
 import type { WalletBridge, EditProps } from './types'
 
 type Transaction = {
@@ -279,7 +280,7 @@ const RippleJSBridge: WalletBridge<Transaction> = {
               next({
                 id: accountId,
                 xpub: '',
-                name: 'New Account',
+                name: getNewAccountPlaceholderName(currency, index),
                 freshAddress,
                 freshAddressPath,
                 balance: 0,
@@ -310,7 +311,7 @@ const RippleJSBridge: WalletBridge<Transaction> = {
             const account: $Exact<Account> = {
               id: accountId,
               xpub: '',
-              name: `Account ${index}`,
+              name: getAccountPlaceholderName(currency, index),
               freshAddress,
               freshAddressPath,
               balance,
diff --git a/src/helpers/accountName.js b/src/helpers/accountName.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fd230c68
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/helpers/accountName.js
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+// @flow
+import type { CryptoCurrency } from '@ledgerhq/live-common/lib/types'
+
+export const getAccountPlaceholderName = (
+  c: CryptoCurrency,
+  index: number,
+  isLegacy: boolean = false,
+) => `${c.name} ${index}${isLegacy ? ' (legacy)' : ''}`
+
+export const getNewAccountPlaceholderName = (_c: CryptoCurrency, _index: number) => `New Account`
diff --git a/src/helpers/libcore.js b/src/helpers/libcore.js
index 38d3c64a..d0a047e5 100644
--- a/src/helpers/libcore.js
+++ b/src/helpers/libcore.js
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ import type { NJSAccount, NJSOperation } from '@ledgerhq/ledger-core/src/ledgerc
 
 import * as accountIdHelper from 'helpers/accountId'
 
+import { getAccountPlaceholderName, getNewAccountPlaceholderName } from './accountName'
+
 type Props = {
   core: *,
   devicePath: string,
@@ -255,10 +257,14 @@ async function buildAccountRaw({
   const operations = ops.map(op => buildOperationRaw({ core, op, xpub }))
   const currency = getCryptoCurrencyById(currencyId)
 
-  let name = operations.length === 0 ? `New Account` : `Account ${accountIndex}`
-  if (currency.supportsSegwit && !isSegwit) {
-    name += ' (legacy)'
-  }
+  const name =
+    operations.length === 0
+      ? getNewAccountPlaceholderName(currency, accountIndex)
+      : getAccountPlaceholderName(
+          currency,
+          accountIndex,
+          (currency.supportsSegwit && !isSegwit) || false,
+        )
 
   const rawAccount: AccountRaw = {
     id: accountIdHelper.encode({