Funny Name Generator

When you’re coming up with a funny name, there are many different ways to put one together. If you need a little more guidance, we’ll cover the most common qualities of a funny name—and you can try creating one yourself if you feel like it!

Clever pseudonyms. Gag pseudonyms are designed to look like real names—but sound like a funny phrase when spoken out loud! You may have seen gag psudonyms used to play a phone call prank (like Bart Simpson calling Moe’s and asking for “Eura Snotball” or “I.P. Freely” on The Simpsons ). Other examples of funny pseudonyms in names include:

• Dee Zaster (Disaster)
• Warren Peace (War and Peace)
• Noah Fence (No offense)
• Constance Noring (Constant snoring)
• Lou Scannon (Loose cannon)
• Anita Nappe (I need a nap)
  
  

Puns. Everyone loves a good old-fashioned pun! Puns are all about making jokes out of the different possible meanings of a word—the joke is the double meaning (or double entendre). For example, “Denial isn’t just a river in Egypt” is a famous pun—with “Denial” being a play on “The Nile,” which is the actual name of the river.

You’ll usually find puns in jokes, headlines, and even marketing—but, believe it or not, you can make a pun in a funny name, too! For example:

• Jack O’Lantern
• Ken Doll
• Ryan Gooseling
• Kernel Sanders
• Java the Hutt
  
  

Rhymes and alliterations. Alliterations involve starting connected words with the same letter or sound. When put together, names with alliterations can sound surprisingly funny.

Meanwhile, you’ll also see plenty of rhymes in various funny names! The repeating patterns in rhymes tend to sound satisfying (or amusing) to the ears, which is why they’re often used for aesthetic effect. For example:

• Happy Pappy
• Silly Millie
• Chilly Willy
• Marty Party
• Buster Duster
  
  

Dramatic contradictions. A name can be super funny if it directly contradicts the person (or creature) with that name. For example, a large mastiff dog named “Tiny” would seem pretty silly! Similarly, a nickname like “Happy Jack” could easily be the punchline of a joke if the person in question (Jack) were actually super grumpy and serious most of the time. You can turn totally run-of-the-mill names into hilarious ones when you use a dramatic contradiction!

Funny-sounding words or syllables. Some syllables and words just sound funny when said out loud. If you’re wondering why that is, research actually points to specific letters and sounds that tend to induce giggles more than others. Go figure!

For example, comedians often claim that “K” is the funniest letter—and they might just have a point. Words like “Kooky,” “yak,” and “ruckus” all contain a “K,” and they’re often seen as funny or whimsical words. The letter “Y” also appears in a lot of funny-sounding words, like “yucky” or “yahoo.” Then, there’s the letter combo “le,” which is found in silly words like “wiggle” or “dingleberry.”

Then, there are double letters. Words with repeating letters really do tend to sound funnier—like “jiggle” or “fiddlesticks.” So, when considering what goes into a funny name, you might just see some of these elements! For example:

• Jelly Belly Jimmy
• Snorkleby Snotington
• Bugbee Pottybag
• Criss Cross
• Missy Sippy
• Wiggles Mcgee
  
  

Random words or phrases. Never underestimate the power of totally random words pushed together! You can make a funny name simply by combining one word with another one that’s totally unrelated. Some funny names even combine two random words for the first name and another two for the surname. Bonus points if you find words with any of the “funny” qualities we mentioned above! For example:

• Ratbuns Wigglefish
• Barfaboo Roachman
• Peaberry Hooperbottom
• Burnit Woofwhisttle
• Fuzzrod Sockbrain