diff --git a/docs/resources/virtual_environment_network_linux_bridge.md b/docs/resources/virtual_environment_network_linux_bridge.md
index 064a11fc..9c710a5a 100644
--- a/docs/resources/virtual_environment_network_linux_bridge.md
+++ b/docs/resources/virtual_environment_network_linux_bridge.md
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ resource "proxmox_virtual_environment_network_linux_vlan" "vlan99" {
 
 ### Required
 
-- `name` (String) The interface name. Must be `vmbrN`, where N is a number between 0 and 9999.
+- `name` (String) The interface name. Commonly vmbr[N], where 0 ≤ N ≤ 4094 (vmbr0 - vmbr4094), but can be any alphanumeric string that starts with a character and is at most 10 characters long.
 - `node_name` (String) The name of the node.
 
 ### Optional
diff --git a/fwprovider/nodes/network/resource_linux_bridge.go b/fwprovider/nodes/network/resource_linux_bridge.go
index f1254f91..3ef7d9bb 100644
--- a/fwprovider/nodes/network/resource_linux_bridge.go
+++ b/fwprovider/nodes/network/resource_linux_bridge.go
@@ -180,13 +180,14 @@ func (r *linuxBridgeResource) Schema(
 				Required:    true,
 			},
 			"name": schema.StringAttribute{
-				Description:         "The interface name.",
-				MarkdownDescription: "The interface name. Must be `vmbrN`, where N is a number between 0 and 9999.",
-				Required:            true,
+				Description: "The interface name.",
+				MarkdownDescription: "The interface name. Commonly vmbr[N], where 0 ≤ N ≤ 4094 (vmbr0 - vmbr4094), but " +
+					"can be any alphanumeric string that starts with a character and is at most 10 characters long.",
+				Required: true,
 				Validators: []validator.String{
 					stringvalidator.RegexMatches(
-						regexp.MustCompile(`^vmbr(\d{1,4})$`),
-						`must be "vmbrN", where N is a number between 0 and 9999`,
+						regexp.MustCompile(`^[A-Za-z][A-Za-z0-9]{0,9}$`),
+						`must be an alphanumeric string that starts with a character and is at most 10 characters long`,
 					),
 				},
 				PlanModifiers: []planmodifier.String{