diff --git a/AGENTS.md b/AGENTS.md
index dc7ba202..49062228 100644
--- a/AGENTS.md
+++ b/AGENTS.md
@@ -302,6 +302,10 @@ enforced, so when you add or change native vocabulary:
 - Signed commits preferred (`git commit -s`)
 - Use [Conventional Commits](https://www.conventionalcommits.org/) messages
   (e.g., `feat:`, `fix:`, `refactor:`, `test:`, `docs:`, `chore:`, `perf:`)
+- **NEVER bypass pre-commit hooks** (`--no-verify`, `-n`, or disabling hooks). The hooks
+  inspect every commit to keep regressions out; only the maintainer may decide to skip them.
+  If a hook modifies files (e.g. `generate-images` regenerating a diagram PNG), stage the
+  generated changes and commit again until the hooks pass — do not skip them.
 
 ## Security
 
diff --git a/docs/releases/3.2.1.md b/docs/releases/3.2.1.md
index 0369a9b1..a05e422e 100644
--- a/docs/releases/3.2.1.md
+++ b/docs/releases/3.2.1.md
@@ -69,3 +69,34 @@ IndexError: index -4 out of range
 ```
 
 [#633](https://github.com/fgmacedo/python-statemachine/pull/633).
+
+### Lazy / translation proxy objects as `name`
+
+A `State` (or `Event`) `name` can now be any object castable to `str`, including
+**lazy translation proxies** (e.g. `django.utils.translation.gettext_lazy`).
+Earlier 3.x releases stored the value as-is and later assumed it was a real
+`str`, so a proxy broke message formatting (notably the `TransitionNotAllowed`
+message) and `str(state)`. The proxy is now kept untouched and only resolved via
+`str()` at the point of display, so the active locale is honored at render time
+instead of at class-definition time.
+
+```py
+>>> from statemachine import State, StateMachine
+
+>>> class Lazy:  # stand-in for a translation proxy (resolved on str())
+...     def __init__(self, value):
+...         self.value = value
+...     def __str__(self):
+...         return self.value
+
+>>> class SM(StateMachine):
+...     draft = State(Lazy("Rascunho"), initial=True)
+...     published = State(Lazy("Publicado"), final=True)
+...     publish = draft.to(published)
+
+>>> str(SM.draft)
+'Rascunho'
+
+```
+
+[#632](https://github.com/fgmacedo/python-statemachine/issues/632).
diff --git a/docs/states.md b/docs/states.md
index 1694a2ba..dba8633c 100644
--- a/docs/states.md
+++ b/docs/states.md
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ True
 
 | Parameter | Default | Description |
 |---|---|---|
-| `name` | `""` | Human-readable display name. Defaults to the attribute name, capitalized. |
+| `name` | `""` | Human-readable display name. Defaults to the attribute name, capitalized. Accepts any object castable to `str` (e.g. a lazy translation proxy), resolved via `str()` at display time. |
 | `value` | `None` | Custom value for this state, accessible via `configuration_values`. |
 | `initial` | `False` | Marks this as the initial state. Exactly one per machine (or per compound). |
 | `final` | `False` | Marks this as a final (accepting) state. No outgoing transitions allowed. |
diff --git a/statemachine/contrib/diagram/extract.py b/statemachine/contrib/diagram/extract.py
index 863ed0fa..ca5986f9 100644
--- a/statemachine/contrib/diagram/extract.py
+++ b/statemachine/contrib/diagram/extract.py
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ def _extract_state(
 
     return DiagramState(
         id=state.id,
-        name=state.name,
+        name=str(state.name),
         type=state_type,
         actions=actions,
         children=children,
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ def _format_event_names(transition: "Transition") -> str:
             continue
         if eid not in seen_ids:  # pragma: no branch
             seen_ids.add(eid)
-            display.append(event.name if event.name else eid)
+            display.append(str(event.name) if event.name else eid)
 
     return " ".join(display)
 
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ class itself thanks to the metaclass.  Active-state highlighting is only
     _resolve_initial_states(states)
 
     return DiagramGraph(
-        name=machine.name,
+        name=str(machine.name),
         states=states,
         transitions=transitions,
         compound_state_ids=compound_ids,
diff --git a/statemachine/exceptions.py b/statemachine/exceptions.py
index 08185d24..f91b06fc 100644
--- a/statemachine/exceptions.py
+++ b/statemachine/exceptions.py
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ class TransitionNotAllowed(StateMachineError):
     def __init__(self, event: "Event | None", configuration: MutableSet["State"]):
         self.event = event
         self.configuration = configuration
-        name = ", ".join([s.name for s in configuration])
+        name = ", ".join(str(s.name) for s in configuration)
         msg = _("Can't {} when in {}.").format(
             self.event and self.event.name or "transition", name
         )
diff --git a/statemachine/state.py b/statemachine/state.py
index 8327aa92..065cc52a 100644
--- a/statemachine/state.py
+++ b/statemachine/state.py
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ def __repr__(self):
         )
 
     def __str__(self):
-        return self.name
+        return str(self.name)
 
     @property
     def id(self) -> str:
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ def _set_id(self, id: str) -> "State":
             self.value = id
         if not self.name:
             self.name = humanize_id(self._id)
-        self._hash = hash((self.name, self._id))
+        self._hash = hash((str(self.name), self._id))
 
         return self
 
diff --git a/tests/test_translation_names.py b/tests/test_translation_names.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..023b0d20
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_translation_names.py
@@ -0,0 +1,121 @@
+"""Regression tests for issue #632.
+
+Lazy translation strings (e.g. ``django.utils.translation.gettext_lazy``) are
+proxy objects that are *not* real ``str`` instances but are castable via
+``str()``.  They must be accepted as a ``State`` / ``Event`` ``name`` and only
+resolved (via ``str()``) at the point of display, so the active locale is honored
+at render time instead of at class-definition time.
+"""
+
+import pytest
+from statemachine.contrib.diagram.extract import extract
+from statemachine.contrib.diagram.renderers.dot import DotRenderer
+from statemachine.contrib.diagram.renderers.mermaid import MermaidRenderer
+from statemachine.contrib.diagram.renderers.table import TransitionTableRenderer
+from statemachine.exceptions import TransitionNotAllowed
+
+from statemachine import State
+from statemachine import StateMachine
+
+
+class LazyString:
+    """Minimal stand-in for a lazy translation proxy.
+
+    It is intentionally **not** a ``str`` subclass: it only resolves to text
+    when ``str()`` is called, evaluating ``factory`` each time so a change in the
+    active "locale" is reflected at the moment of use.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, factory):
+        self._factory = factory
+
+    def __str__(self):
+        return str(self._factory())
+
+
+# A mutable "locale" the lazy strings below resolve against at call time.
+_locale = {"current": "en"}
+
+_TRANSLATIONS = {
+    "en": {"start": "Start", "middle": "Middle", "end": "End"},
+    "pt": {"start": "Início", "middle": "Meio", "end": "Fim"},
+}
+
+
+def _t(key):
+    return LazyString(lambda: _TRANSLATIONS[_locale["current"]][key])
+
+
+@pytest.fixture(autouse=True)
+def reset_locale():
+    _locale["current"] = "en"
+    yield
+    _locale["current"] = "en"
+
+
+class TranslatedSM(StateMachine):
+    start = State(_t("start"), initial=True)
+    middle = State(_t("middle"))
+    end = State(_t("end"), final=True)
+
+    go = start.to(middle)
+    finish = middle.to(end)
+
+
+def test_transition_not_allowed_message_resolves_lazy_name():
+    sm = TranslatedSM()
+    with pytest.raises(TransitionNotAllowed) as exc_info:
+        sm.finish()  # not allowed from `start`
+
+    assert "Start" in str(exc_info.value)
+
+
+def test_str_returns_real_str_instance():
+    result = str(TranslatedSM.start)
+    assert type(result) is str
+    assert result == "Start"
+
+
+def test_state_is_hashable_with_lazy_name():
+    state = TranslatedSM.start
+    # usable as set member / dict key without raising
+    assert state in {state}
+    assert {state: 1}[state] == 1
+
+
+def test_laziness_is_preserved_resolved_at_call_time():
+    state = TranslatedSM.start
+    assert str(state) == "Start"
+
+    _locale["current"] = "pt"
+    # The same state object now resolves to the active locale, proving the
+    # lazy object was stored as-is (not coerced at definition time).
+    assert str(state) == "Início"
+
+
+def test_diagram_extract_coerces_lazy_names_to_str():
+    graph = extract(TranslatedSM)
+    names = {s.id: s.name for s in graph.states}
+    assert all(type(n) is str for n in names.values())
+    assert names["start"] == "Start"
+    assert names["middle"] == "Middle"
+
+
+def test_mermaid_renderer_with_lazy_names():
+    graph = extract(TranslatedSM)
+    output = MermaidRenderer().render(graph)
+    assert "Start" in output
+    assert "Middle" in output
+
+
+def test_table_renderer_with_lazy_names():
+    graph = extract(TranslatedSM)
+    output = TransitionTableRenderer().render(graph)
+    assert "Start" in output
+    assert "Middle" in output
+
+
+def test_dot_renderer_with_lazy_names():
+    graph = extract(TranslatedSM)
+    dot = DotRenderer().render(graph)
+    assert "Start" in str(dot)