diff --git a/lib/features/connections/connection_default_name.dart b/lib/features/connections/connection_default_name.dart
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ab6274ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/features/connections/connection_default_name.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+/// The name a connection gets when the user leaves the name field empty.
+///
+/// With a URI the name comes from the URI's host and port, not from the
+/// form's host field (which a URI overrides): `Redis: cache.example.com:6380`.
+/// The port is the URI's, else [defaultPort]; a `+srv` URI has none. A URI
+/// without a host (a multi-host replica set list, a malformed one) gives
+/// `Redis (URI)`. Without a URI the name is [fields]:
+/// `Redis localhost:6379`.
+String defaultConnectionName({
+  required String label,
+  required int defaultPort,
+  required String uri,
+  required String fields,
+}) {
+  final text = uri.trim();
+  if (text.isEmpty) return fields;
+  final parsed = Uri.tryParse(text);
+  if (parsed == null || parsed.host.isEmpty) return '$label (URI)';
+  final srv = parsed.scheme.endsWith('+srv');
+  if (srv) return '$label: ${parsed.host}';
+  final port = parsed.hasPort ? parsed.port : defaultPort;
+  return '$label: ${parsed.host}:$port';
+}
diff --git a/lib/features/mongodb/mongodb_connection_form.dart b/lib/features/mongodb/mongodb_connection_form.dart
index e519f1bc..c9303d4d 100644
--- a/lib/features/mongodb/mongodb_connection_form.dart
+++ b/lib/features/mongodb/mongodb_connection_form.dart
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import 'dart:async';
 
 import 'package:flutter/material.dart' as material;
+import 'package:querya_desktop/features/connections/connection_default_name.dart';
 import 'package:querya_desktop/core/security/connection_environment.dart';
 import 'package:querya_desktop/features/connections/environment_section.dart';
 import 'package:querya_desktop/core/database/mongodb_connection.dart';
@@ -315,8 +316,14 @@ class _MongoConnectionFormContentState
     final data = _formData;
     if (!data.isValid) return;
 
-    final displayName =
-        data.name.isNotEmpty ? data.name : 'MongoDB ${data.host}:${data.port}';
+    final displayName = data.name.isNotEmpty
+        ? data.name
+        : defaultConnectionName(
+            label: 'MongoDB',
+            defaultPort: 27017,
+            uri: data.connectionString ?? '',
+            fields: 'MongoDB ${data.host}:${data.port}',
+          );
 
     final initial = widget.initial;
     var row = ConnectionRow(
diff --git a/lib/features/mysql/mysql_connection_form.dart b/lib/features/mysql/mysql_connection_form.dart
index 60257bb4..5a54e596 100644
--- a/lib/features/mysql/mysql_connection_form.dart
+++ b/lib/features/mysql/mysql_connection_form.dart
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import 'dart:async';
 
 import 'package:flutter/material.dart' as material;
+import 'package:querya_desktop/features/connections/connection_default_name.dart';
 import 'package:querya_desktop/core/security/connection_environment.dart';
 import 'package:querya_desktop/features/connections/environment_section.dart';
 import 'package:querya_desktop/core/database/mysql_connection.dart';
@@ -247,9 +248,13 @@ class _MysqlConnectionFormContentState
     final uri = _effectiveConnectionUri();
     final displayName = name.isNotEmpty
         ? name
-        : (uri.isNotEmpty
-            ? 'MySQL (URI)'
-            : 'MySQL $host:$port${database.isNotEmpty ? '/$database' : ''}');
+        : defaultConnectionName(
+            label: 'MySQL',
+            defaultPort: 3306,
+            uri: uri,
+            fields:
+                'MySQL $host:$port${database.isNotEmpty ? '/$database' : ''}',
+          );
     final initial = widget.initial;
     var row = ConnectionRow(
       id: initial?.id,
diff --git a/lib/features/postgresql/postgresql_connection_form.dart b/lib/features/postgresql/postgresql_connection_form.dart
index e113c75d..9f4bef21 100644
--- a/lib/features/postgresql/postgresql_connection_form.dart
+++ b/lib/features/postgresql/postgresql_connection_form.dart
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import 'dart:async';
 
 import 'package:file_selector/file_selector.dart';
 import 'package:flutter/material.dart' as material;
+import 'package:querya_desktop/features/connections/connection_default_name.dart';
 import 'package:querya_desktop/core/security/connection_environment.dart';
 import 'package:querya_desktop/features/connections/environment_section.dart';
 import 'package:querya_desktop/core/database/postgres_connection.dart';
@@ -335,13 +336,14 @@ class _PostgresConnectionFormContentState
       }
     }
 
-    final effectiveHost = uriHost ?? host;
-    final effectivePort = uriPort ?? port;
     final displayName = name.isNotEmpty
         ? name
-        : (effectiveUri.isNotEmpty
-            ? 'PostgreSQL: $effectiveHost:$effectivePort'
-            : 'PostgreSQL $host:$port/$database');
+        : defaultConnectionName(
+            label: 'PostgreSQL',
+            defaultPort: 5432,
+            uri: effectiveUri,
+            fields: 'PostgreSQL $host:$port/$database',
+          );
     final initial = widget.initial;
     var row = ConnectionRow(
       id: initial?.id,
diff --git a/lib/features/redis/redis_connection_form.dart b/lib/features/redis/redis_connection_form.dart
index 1baeae94..d1461ec0 100644
--- a/lib/features/redis/redis_connection_form.dart
+++ b/lib/features/redis/redis_connection_form.dart
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import 'dart:async';
 
 import 'package:flutter/material.dart' as material;
+import 'package:querya_desktop/features/connections/connection_default_name.dart';
 import 'package:querya_desktop/core/security/connection_environment.dart';
 import 'package:querya_desktop/features/connections/environment_section.dart';
 import 'package:querya_desktop/core/database/redis_connection.dart';
@@ -210,7 +211,14 @@ class _RedisConnectionFormContentState
     final host = _hostController.text.trim();
     final port = int.tryParse(_portController.text.trim()) ?? 6379;
     final uri = _effectiveConnectionUri();
-    final displayName = name.isNotEmpty ? name : 'Redis $host:$port';
+    final displayName = name.isNotEmpty
+        ? name
+        : defaultConnectionName(
+            label: 'Redis',
+            defaultPort: 6379,
+            uri: uri,
+            fields: 'Redis $host:$port',
+          );
     final initial = widget.initial;
     var row = ConnectionRow(
       id: id,
diff --git a/test/e2e/01_connection_lifecycle/e2e_connection_form_test.dart b/test/e2e/01_connection_lifecycle/e2e_connection_form_test.dart
index 0ef582fc..42783ea5 100644
--- a/test/e2e/01_connection_lifecycle/e2e_connection_form_test.dart
+++ b/test/e2e/01_connection_lifecycle/e2e_connection_form_test.dart
@@ -162,6 +162,8 @@ void main() {
       final secrets = await tester
           .runAsync(() => ConnectionSecretsStore.readForConnection(row.id!));
       expect(secrets!.connectionString, contains(host));
+      // The name comes from the URI's host, not the form's default one (#1257).
+      expect(row.name, contains(host));
       // The sidebar reloads from the database after the save.
       await waitFor(tester, inSidebar(row.name), 'the new connection');
       await app.close(tester);
diff --git a/test/features/connections/connection_default_name_test.dart b/test/features/connections/connection_default_name_test.dart
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ae776b2d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/features/connections/connection_default_name_test.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+import 'package:flutter_test/flutter_test.dart';
+import 'package:querya_desktop/features/connections/connection_default_name.dart';
+
+String _name(String label, int port, String uri) => defaultConnectionName(
+      label: label,
+      defaultPort: port,
+      uri: uri,
+      fields: '$label localhost:$port',
+    );
+
+void main() {
+  test('a URI names the connection after its host and port', () {
+    expect(_name('Redis', 6379, 'redis://:p@cache.example.com:6380'),
+        'Redis: cache.example.com:6380');
+    expect(_name('MySQL', 3306, 'mysql://u:p@my.example.com:3307/app'),
+        'MySQL: my.example.com:3307');
+    expect(_name('MongoDB', 27017, 'mongodb://u:p@mongo.example.com:27018/app'),
+        'MongoDB: mongo.example.com:27018');
+  });
+
+  test('a URI without a port uses the type default', () {
+    expect(_name('Redis', 6379, 'redis://cache.example.com'),
+        'Redis: cache.example.com:6379');
+  });
+
+  test('a +srv URI has no port', () {
+    expect(_name('MongoDB', 27017, 'mongodb+srv://u:p@c0.example.net/db'),
+        'MongoDB: c0.example.net');
+  });
+
+  test('a URI without a host falls back to (URI)', () {
+    expect(_name('Redis', 6379, 'not a uri'), 'Redis (URI)');
+  });
+
+  test('without a URI the name comes from the fields', () {
+    expect(_name('Redis', 6379, '  '), 'Redis localhost:6379');
+  });
+}