diff --git a/packages/core/utils/src/dml/__tests__/entity-builder.spec.ts b/packages/core/utils/src/dml/__tests__/entity-builder.spec.ts
index c3b44bde1d..17488d9cef 100644
--- a/packages/core/utils/src/dml/__tests__/entity-builder.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/core/utils/src/dml/__tests__/entity-builder.spec.ts
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ describe("Entity builder", () => {
         phones: model.array(),
       })
 
-      expect(user.name).toEqual("user")
+      expect(user.name).toEqual("User")
       expect(user.parse().tableName).toEqual("user")
 
       const User = toMikroORMEntity(user)
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ describe("Entity builder", () => {
         }
       )
 
-      expect(user.name).toEqual("user")
+      expect(user.name).toEqual("User")
       expect(user.parse().tableName).toEqual("user_table")
 
       const User = toMikroORMEntity(user)
@@ -346,7 +346,7 @@ describe("Entity builder", () => {
         }
       )
 
-      expect(user.name).toEqual("userRole")
+      expect(user.name).toEqual("UserRole")
       expect(user.parse().tableName).toEqual("user_role")
 
       const User = toMikroORMEntity(user)
@@ -1355,7 +1355,7 @@ describe("Entity builder", () => {
         phones: model.json().default({ number: "22222222" }),
       })
 
-      expect(user.name).toEqual("user")
+      expect(user.name).toEqual("User")
       expect(user.parse().tableName).toEqual("user")
 
       const User = toMikroORMEntity(user)
@@ -4456,7 +4456,7 @@ describe("Entity builder", () => {
           })
 
       expect(defineEmail).toThrow(
-        'Cannot cascade delete "user" relationship(s) from "email" entity. Child to parent cascades are not allowed'
+        'Cannot cascade delete "user" relationship(s) from "Email" entity. Child to parent cascades are not allowed'
       )
     })
 
diff --git a/packages/core/utils/src/dml/entity.ts b/packages/core/utils/src/dml/entity.ts
index ab0f4931be..748b52a137 100644
--- a/packages/core/utils/src/dml/entity.ts
+++ b/packages/core/utils/src/dml/entity.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import {
   InferDmlEntityNameFromConfig,
   QueryCondition,
 } from "@medusajs/types"
-import { isObject, isString, toCamelCase } from "../common"
+import { isObject, isString, toCamelCase, upperCaseFirst } from "../common"
 import { transformIndexWhere } from "./helpers/entity-builder/build-indexes"
 import { BelongsTo } from "./relations/belongs-to"
 
@@ -28,7 +28,9 @@ function extractNameAndTableName<const Config extends IDmlEntityConfig>(
   if (isString(nameOrConfig)) {
     const [schema, ...rest] = nameOrConfig.split(".")
     const name = rest.length ? rest.join(".") : schema
-    result.name = toCamelCase(name) as InferDmlEntityNameFromConfig<Config>
+    result.name = upperCaseFirst(
+      toCamelCase(name)
+    ) as InferDmlEntityNameFromConfig<Config>
 
     result.tableName = nameOrConfig
   }
@@ -44,7 +46,9 @@ function extractNameAndTableName<const Config extends IDmlEntityConfig>(
     const [schema, ...rest] = potentialName.split(".")
     const name = rest.length ? rest.join(".") : schema
 
-    result.name = toCamelCase(name) as InferDmlEntityNameFromConfig<Config>
+    result.name = upperCaseFirst(
+      toCamelCase(name)
+    ) as InferDmlEntityNameFromConfig<Config>
     result.tableName = nameOrConfig.tableName
   }
 
diff --git a/packages/core/utils/src/dml/integration-tests/__tests__/many-to-many.spec.ts b/packages/core/utils/src/dml/integration-tests/__tests__/many-to-many.spec.ts
index bb2731a9d4..b350e8de51 100644
--- a/packages/core/utils/src/dml/integration-tests/__tests__/many-to-many.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/core/utils/src/dml/integration-tests/__tests__/many-to-many.spec.ts
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ describe("manyToMany - manyToMany", () => {
 
     expect(error).toBeDefined()
     expect(error?.message).toEqual(
-      'Invalid relationship reference for "user.squads". Make sure to set the mappedBy property on one side or the other or both.'
+      'Invalid relationship reference for "User.squads". Make sure to set the mappedBy property on one side or the other or both.'
     )
   })