In an automation, you can retrieve the friendly_name of the triggering device using:
{{ trigger.to_state.attributes.friendly_name }}
Helpful if an automation can be triggered by different devices (e.g. garage door 1 or garage door 2) and you want to send a notification that explicitly names the triggering device:
- service: notify.ALL_DEVICES
data:
title: Garage open!
message: >-
{{ trigger.to_state.attributes.friendly_name }} is open