Dinobot Name Generator

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Generate Dinobot names for Transformers fan characters that turn into dinosaurs and other prehistoric beasts: blunt one-word names like Stomp and Gnash, armor compounds like Skullcrest and Ironfrill, titled leaders like King Grudgejaw and combiner names like Tectonicus.

About Dinobot names

The Dinobots are the Transformers who turn into dinosaurs, and their names are the bluntest in the franchise. The original five are Grimlock the tyrannosaur, Slug the triceratops, Sludge the brontosaur, Snarl the stegosaur and Swoop the pteranodon: short, mostly one syllable, and all starting with S or G. Later additions kept the habit, such as Scorn, Strafe, Slash and Slog, and the team's combined form is Volcanicus.

This list holds those ten canon names and fills the rest with original names built the same way. One group is single brute words (Stomp, Gnash, Thud). Another welds armor to anatomy: Skullcrest, Ironfrill, Platewall, Clubtail. Others start from the alt mode, so a stegosaur can be Thagomace and a mammoth Tuskwall, or from fire, stone and fossils, like Cinderhorn and Fossilback. There are also flyers, sea reptiles, ice age beasts, titled leaders such as King Grudgejaw and combiner names such as Tectonicus.

To choose, pick the beast mode first, then say the name in a growl. If it takes more than three syllables, cut it down. This is an unofficial fan page with no connection to Hasbro or Takara Tomy, and the franchise has thousands of characters, so an original name here may already belong to one of them.

How to choose Dinobot names

  • Pick the alt mode first. A triceratops suits horn and frill names (Trihorn, Frillguard), a stegosaur suits plate and tail names, and a pteranodon suits wing and wind names.
  • Keep it short. Canon Dinobot names are one or two syllables, so a compound should be two hard beats, like Thudfoot or Sailback.
  • Start with S or G when you can. A new name then sits naturally beside Grimlock, Slug, Sludge, Snarl and Swoop on a team roster.
  • Save the titles for one character. A team with one Commander or King and four plain brutes reads better than five leaders.
  • For a combiner, name the members first, then give the giant a longer name with a Latin-style ending, such as Calderus or Pangaeus.

Frequently asked questions

What are the Dinobots called in Transformers?

The original five are Grimlock, Slug, Sludge, Snarl and Swoop. Later toy lines and films added more, including Scorn, Strafe, Slash and Slog, and the team's combined form is named Volcanicus. Those ten are the canon Dinobots in this list.

How do you make a good Dinobot name?

Use one blunt word or two short ones welded together, and tie it to the beast mode. Stomp, Gnash, Skullcrest, Sailback and Tuskwall all say something about the body or the way it moves. Names that start with S or G match the canon team best.

Are these official Transformers names?

No. This is an unofficial fan page with no affiliation to Hasbro or Takara Tomy. Apart from the ten canon Dinobots, the names are original ones built in the same style for fan characters, and with thousands of characters in the franchise some of them may match an existing one.

Does the list cover beasts other than dinosaurs?

Yes. Besides tyrannosaurs, triceratops, stegosaurs, sauropods and raptors, there are names for pterosaurs (Stoopwing, Crestwing), sea reptiles (Deepjaw, Mosatide) and ice age animals (Tuskwall, Mammotusk).

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A: 28 names

  • Abyss
  • Adamant
  • Aerie
  • Allojaw
  • Allostrike
  • Alloyhide
  • Alpha Rakefang
  • Alpha Sickletoe
  • Amberlock
  • Ammonite
  • Ankylobash
  • Ankyloclub
  • Ankylodome
  • Ankylotank
  • Antlerack
  • Anvilback
  • Anviljaw
  • Apexjaw
  • Apexus
  • Archaeowing
  • Argentitan
  • Armorclad
  • Armorfish
  • Ashfrill
  • Ashplate the Gray
  • Ashspout
  • Ashstomp
  • Axebeak

B: 70 names

  • Backbone
  • Barb
  • Barnacle
  • Baron Blunthorn
  • Baron Brimstomp
  • Barrelchest
  • Baryclaw
  • Basalt
  • Bash
  • Batholith
  • Battering Ram
  • Battlefrill
  • Beakpoint
  • Beakstrike
  • Belemnite
  • Bellow
  • Bigbite
  • Bigstep
  • Billhook
  • Blackplate
  • Blastvent
  • Blazehorn
  • Blizzard
  • Blockade
  • Blockhead
  • Bluff
  • Blunt
  • Bluntclaw
  • Bluster
  • Bogiron
  • Boilover
  • Boltcrest
  • Bombdrop
  • Bonebed
  • Bonedome

B, continued

  • Bonehelm
  • Bonerattle
  • Boomtread
  • Boss Crunchplate
  • Boss Thicktail
  • Bossfrill
  • Boulderback the Slow
  • Bouncer
  • Brachiocrane
  • Brachiotower
  • Brash
  • Brassknuckle
  • Brasstusk
  • Brawler
  • Breaker
  • Brineback
  • Brinehide
  • Broadfoot
  • Broadwing
  • Brontoboom
  • Brontoquake
  • Brontostride
  • Brontothud
  • Brontotread
  • Bronzeback
  • Bronzehorn
  • Brute
  • Buckle
  • Bucklerfrill
  • Bulk
  • Bullneck
  • Burly
  • Burrhide
  • Butte
  • Buttress

C: 92 names

  • Cablemaw
  • Cairn
  • Caldera
  • Calderus
  • Cambrius
  • Captain Scuteplate
  • Captain Skybeak
  • Captain Snaggletooth
  • Captain Tidejaw
  • Carapace
  • Carbide
  • Carnobull
  • Castiron
  • Cavebear
  • Cavejaw
  • Ceratogrip
  • Chainmaw
  • Chaintail
  • Charhide
  • Chasm
  • Chert
  • Chief Broadfrill
  • Chief Graniteye
  • Chief Rumblejaw
  • Chief Stubclaw
  • Chieftain Icetusk
  • Chieftain Woolhide
  • Chomp
  • Chromecrest
  • Cinderhorn
  • Cindermaw
  • Cindertail
  • Clamor
  • Clangor
  • Clash
  • Clatter
  • Clawfist
  • Clawtip
  • Clayfoot
  • Cliffdiver
  • Cliffglide
  • Cliffroost
  • Clifftop
  • Clinker
  • Clomp
  • Cloudrake

C, continued

  • Clout
  • Clubfist
  • Clubshell
  • Clubswing
  • Clubtail
  • Coalbelly
  • Cobaltclaw
  • Cobaltcrest
  • Cobble
  • Coelacanth
  • Cogspine
  • Cogtooth
  • Coldforge
  • Colossaur
  • Commander Gravelback
  • Commander Greatmaw
  • Commander Grimjaw
  • Commander Ironbrow
  • Commander Rexfall
  • Commander Slabside
  • Commander Stonecrest
  • Commander Thundertusk
  • Compsodart
  • Coppercrest
  • Copperhide
  • Crag
  • Cragback the Old
  • Cragbrow
  • Cragmaw
  • Cragperch
  • Cragstomp
  • Craneneck
  • Crankclaw
  • Crater
  • Crestcrack
  • Crestfall
  • Crestguard
  • Crestline
  • Crestwing
  • Cretaceon
  • Crocsnout
  • Crump
  • Crumple
  • Crunch
  • Crusher
  • Curltusk

D: 32 names

  • Dactylwing
  • Daggertooth
  • Dart
  • Deepfreeze
  • Deepjaw
  • Deeptime
  • Deinoclaw
  • Dent
  • Depthcrest
  • Devonius
  • Diamondtooth
  • Dilophoflare
  • Dimetrofin
  • Dimetrosail
  • Dimorphodart
  • Diplodozer
  • Diplodrum
  • Direhowl
  • Dirkfang
  • Divecrest
  • Dolmen
  • Domehead
  • Domeskull
  • Dreadtread
  • Dredge
  • Drifthorn
  • Driftwing
  • Drub
  • Drumlin
  • Dryptoclaw
  • Duckbill
  • Dunkjaw

E: 17 names

  • Earthshaker
  • Elasmoneck
  • Elder Fossiljaw
  • Elder Graytusk
  • Elder Mossback
  • Emberhide
  • Emberjaw
  • Embertusk
  • Emperor Rexus
  • Emperor Stonefang
  • Eon
  • Epicenter
  • Epoch
  • Eruptus
  • Esker
  • Eurypter
  • Extinction Proof

F: 47 names

  • Fanfrill
  • Fangrivet
  • Faultcrack
  • Feldspar
  • Final Word
  • Firebelly
  • Fireclay
  • Firm Footing
  • First Fossil
  • Fistfall
  • Flagstone
  • Flailtail
  • Flamefrill
  • Flank
  • Flankclaw
  • Flarecrest
  • Flatfoot
  • Fleetfoot
  • Flint
  • Flintfang
  • Flintjaw the Sharp
  • Flintridge
  • Flintspark
  • Flipperfin
  • Floodtide
  • Footfall
  • Footprint
  • Forgeclaw
  • Forgehorn
  • Fortress
  • Fossilback
  • Fossiltread
  • Fossilus
  • Frillbrace
  • Frillbreak
  • Frillface
  • Frillflare
  • Frillguard
  • Frillhammer
  • Frillsnap
  • Frillspike
  • Frillwall
  • Frostbrow
  • Frostmane
  • Frostplate
  • Fumarole
  • Furnace

G: 83 names

  • Gabbro
  • Gale
  • Galecrest
  • Galena
  • Galewing
  • Gallimimic
  • Galumph
  • Gatecrash
  • Gearfrill
  • Gearjaw
  • General Bulwark
  • General Grindtusk
  • General Hardscrabble
  • General Stormfrill
  • Geode
  • Geyser
  • Gigajaw
  • Giganotron
  • Girderneck
  • Girdertail
  • Girth
  • Glaciatus
  • Glacier
  • Glacierhorn
  • Glide
  • Gloom
  • Glower
  • Glowplate
  • Glyptodome
  • Glyptoshell
  • Gnarl
  • Gnarlback
  • Gnarltail the Crooked
  • Gnash
  • Gnashback
  • Gnashtooth the Loud
  • Gneiss
  • Goad
  • Gobbler
  • Goldtooth
  • Goliath

G, continued

  • Gondwanus
  • Gorge
  • Grand Marshal Gnashplate
  • Granite
  • Granitusk
  • Grate
  • Gravel
  • Gravelthroat
  • Gravlock
  • Greatantler
  • Greatclaw
  • Greathorn
  • Greatscale
  • Greenstone
  • Grimlock
  • Grimtusk the Unmoved
  • Grind
  • Grindmaw the Hungry
  • Grip
  • Grist
  • Gristle
  • Grit
  • Gritfang
  • Gritmaw
  • Gritstone
  • Grizzle
  • Grizzlehide
  • Groundsloth
  • Growl
  • Grudge
  • Grudgehorn
  • Grudgelock
  • Grudgestone
  • Grudgetail
  • Gruff
  • Gruffscale the Grumpy
  • Grumble
  • Grump
  • Grunt
  • Gulch
  • Gulper
  • Gust

H: 41 names

  • Hadeon
  • Hadrohonk
  • Hailstomp
  • Half Ton Horn
  • Hamfist
  • Hammertail
  • Hard Lesson
  • Hard Stop
  • Hardalloy
  • Hardbrow
  • Hardpan
  • Hardscale
  • Hardscute
  • Hatchetcrest
  • Hearth
  • Heavy Sleeper
  • Heavyfoot
  • Heavystep
  • Heelspur
  • Heft
  • Helmcrest
  • Hematite
  • Hidebound
  • High King Flintcrown
  • Highcrest
  • Highledge
  • Highperch
  • Highreach
  • Highspine
  • Hiss
  • Hoarfrost
  • Hogback
  • Hookclaw
  • Hooktoe
  • Hornbrow
  • Hornclash
  • Hornface
  • Hornfels
  • Hornhide the Headstrong
  • Hornlock
  • Hotfoot

I: 15 names

  • Icecap
  • Icefall
  • Icefloe
  • Icesheet
  • Ichthyodart
  • Igneon
  • Iguanothumb
  • Imprint
  • Ironfoot the Last
  • Ironfrill
  • Ironscale
  • Ironspine
  • Ironstone
  • Irontusk
  • Ironwing

J: 4 names

  • Jag
  • Jawlock
  • Judder
  • Jurassus

K: 22 names

  • Karst
  • Keelfin
  • Kelpjaw
  • Kelpneck
  • Kentrospike
  • Kiln
  • Kiloton
  • King Bedrocker
  • King Grimtread
  • King Grudgejaw
  • King Ironstride
  • King Magmacrest
  • King Slabtooth
  • King Stompcrown
  • King Stoneroar
  • Kingjaw
  • Kiteshield
  • Knobble
  • Knucklebone
  • Knucklewalk
  • Knurl
  • Kronocrunch

L: 35 names

  • Lahar
  • Last Rex Standing
  • Last Stand
  • Laurasius
  • Lavalurch
  • Lavaplate
  • Leadtail
  • Leatherhide
  • Leatherwing
  • Leviathan
  • Limestone
  • Lithicus
  • Lodestone
  • Long Memory
  • Longbeak
  • Longfang
  • Longflipper
  • Longneck
  • Longsnout
  • Longspine
  • Longstride
  • Longtusk
  • Longwing
  • Lord Grimfrill
  • Lord Scorchmaw
  • Lord Stoneback
  • Lord Strongjaw
  • Loud Landing
  • Low Gear
  • Lowbrow
  • Lowroar
  • Lumber
  • Lunge
  • Lurch
  • Lurk

M: 36 names

  • Macetail
  • Magmadome
  • Magmahorn the Molten
  • Magmatitan
  • Magmatread
  • Mammostomp
  • Mammotusk
  • Marshal Ironcrest
  • Marshal Spinelock
  • Marshal Stonetread
  • Mash
  • Mastodon
  • Mastodozer
  • Mastodrum
  • Maul
  • Me Smash First
  • Me Stomp Now
  • Mean Streak
  • Megalith
  • Megatooth
  • Meltwater
  • Menhir
  • Mesozoicus
  • Mica
  • Micropounce
  • Moltencrest
  • Moltenmaw
  • Monolith
  • Moraine
  • Mosacrush
  • Mosadive
  • Mosatide
  • Mossfrill the Ancient
  • Mudstone
  • Munch
  • Muskhorn

N: 6 names

  • Nautiloid
  • Needlebeak
  • Needletooth
  • No Reverse
  • No Small Feet
  • Northwall

O: 10 names

  • Obsidius
  • Old Flint
  • Old Mossjaw
  • Ordovicus
  • Orogenus
  • Osteoderm
  • Outcrop
  • Overlord Groundshaker
  • Overlord Slatecrown
  • Overlord Tyrannor

P: 50 names

  • Pachydome
  • Paddlefin
  • Paleozor
  • Pangaeus
  • Panthalassus
  • Parasaurhorn
  • Pavebreaker
  • Peatbog
  • Peatfoot
  • Pegtooth
  • Pentahorn
  • Perch
  • Permius
  • Pewterplate
  • Pigiron
  • Pikebeak
  • Pincer
  • Pincerfin
  • Pinfang
  • Pistonstomp
  • Pistontail
  • Platefan
  • Platefish
  • Platejaw the Unbending
  • Platemail
  • Platequake
  • Platespine
  • Platestack
  • Platewall
  • Pleistor
  • Plesioglide
  • Plesioneck
  • Pliojaw
  • Plod
  • Plowhorn
  • Plummet
  • Plunge
  • Primordius
  • Prong
  • Protoshield
  • Pteracrest
  • Pteradive
  • Pteraglide
  • Pterastrike
  • Pterosoar
  • Pumice
  • Pummel
  • Pyrite
  • Pyroclast
  • Pyrotusk

Q: 13 names

  • Quakefoot the Heavy
  • Quakemaster
  • Quakestep
  • Quarry
  • Queen Emberfrill
  • Queen Ironsickle
  • Queen Sharpcrest
  • Queen Stonetalon
  • Quetzalwing
  • Quickbite
  • Quickclaw
  • Quickraptor
  • Quicksnap

R: 44 names

  • Rakeclaw
  • Ramskull
  • Raptorflank
  • Raptorsnap
  • Raptorstrike
  • Rasp
  • Razortoe
  • Reefbreak
  • Relic
  • Remnant
  • Rex Regent
  • Rexcrown
  • Rexfist the Proud
  • Rexforge
  • Rexhammer
  • Rexquake
  • Rexrumble
  • Rhamphobeak
  • Rib Rattler
  • Ridgeback
  • Ridgesoar
  • Rift
  • Rimeback
  • Rimefang
  • Rivermaw
  • Rivetback
  • Rivetfrill
  • Roadbuckle
  • Roar
  • Rockdrop
  • Rockfall
  • Rockhide
  • Rockjaw
  • Rodinius
  • Romp
  • Roofback
  • Roost
  • Rubble
  • Ruck
  • Rudderfin
  • Rumblestride
  • Rumpus
  • Rusthorn
  • Rustscale

S: 207 names

  • Sabergrin
  • Saberjaw
  • Sabertread
  • Sailback
  • Sailfin
  • Saltplate
  • Saltsnout
  • Sandstone
  • Saurius Maximus
  • Sauroslam
  • Saurostomp
  • Sawback
  • Sawfrill
  • Sawsnout
  • Scalemail
  • Scaleplate
  • Scarp
  • Scarpclaw
  • Schist
  • Scorchfrill the Bold
  • Scorchplate
  • Scoria
  • Scorn
  • Scour
  • Scramble
  • Scrapefoot
  • Scree
  • Screech
  • Screechcrest
  • Scruff
  • Scrum
  • Scuff
  • Scuffhide
  • Scurry
  • Scuteback
  • Scutefrill
  • Scytheclaw
  • Seabed
  • Sear
  • Searclaw
  • Seascorpion
  • Seismicus
  • Sergeant Stompfist
  • Shadowstep
  • Shale
  • Shalefang
  • Shalehide
  • Shamble
  • Shard
  • Sharpwing
  • Shearjaw

S, continued

  • Shellcoil
  • Shellplate
  • Shieldbrow
  • Shieldfrill
  • Shingle
  • Shinplate
  • Shoal
  • Shortarm
  • Shoulderblock
  • Shove
  • Shred
  • Shriek
  • Shudder
  • Sickle
  • Sickleclaw
  • Sidestep
  • Silt
  • Silurion
  • Silvercrest
  • Singe
  • Sinter
  • Sizzleback
  • Skarn
  • Skim
  • Skimbeak
  • Skirmish
  • Skitter
  • Skulk
  • Skullcap
  • Skullcrest
  • Skulldozer
  • Skullplate the Sturdy
  • Skullthump
  • Skyrend
  • Skyscrape
  • Skyscreech
  • Skywatch
  • Slab
  • Slabhorn the Stubborn
  • Slabshoulder
  • Slabsteel
  • Slake
  • Slam
  • Slash
  • Slate
  • Slateback
  • Slatefang
  • Slatemaw
  • Sliver
  • Slog
  • Slothclaw
  • Slouch

S, continued

  • Slowstep
  • Sludge
  • Slug
  • Slump
  • Slurry
  • Smash
  • Smelt
  • Smilofang
  • Smilosnarl
  • Smite
  • Snag
  • Snaggle
  • Snarl
  • Snatchclaw
  • Snort
  • Snoutplow
  • Snowtusk
  • Snubsnout
  • Soapstone
  • Soar
  • Solid Ground
  • Sootsnout
  • Spar
  • Sparkgrinder
  • Spearbeak
  • Spikeback
  • Spiketail
  • Spine
  • Spinesaw
  • Spinewall
  • Spinofin
  • Spinoreach
  • Spinosail
  • Spiralback
  • Splinter
  • Springheel
  • Springtoe
  • Sprint
  • Spur
  • Squall
  • Squawk
  • Squelch
  • Squidsnap
  • Stack
  • Stagger
  • Stalagmite
  • Stamp
  • Stampede
  • Standstill
  • Stark
  • Staunch
  • Steamroll

S, continued

  • Steamvent
  • Steelfrill
  • Steelstomp
  • Stegoplate
  • Stegoshield
  • Stegostack
  • Stegothud
  • Stegowall
  • Steppehorn
  • Stern
  • Sternhorn the Silent
  • Sternlock
  • Sternsnout
  • Still Not Extinct
  • Stiltleg
  • Stoke
  • Stolid
  • Stomp
  • Stompcrest the Mighty
  • Stompede
  • Stonefrill
  • Stonegrin
  • Stonehorn
  • Stonejaw the Elder
  • Stonelock
  • Stonetoe
  • Stonetusk
  • Stonewall
  • Stoop
  • Stoopwing
  • Storm
  • Stormbeak
  • Stormcrest
  • Strafe
  • Strata
  • Stratus Rex
  • Stride
  • Strut
  • Stub
  • Stubborn Streak
  • Stumble
  • Stump
  • Styracofrill
  • Styracospike
  • Sulfur
  • Surfpound
  • Surge
  • Swamp
  • Swat
  • Swell
  • Swiftclaw
  • Swoop

T: 112 names

  • Tailbash
  • Tailfluke
  • Tailquake
  • Tailslam
  • Tailswipe
  • Tallcrest
  • Talongrip
  • Talonhook
  • Tankback
  • Tarback
  • Tectonicus
  • Ten Ton Tusk
  • Tephra
  • Terrorbeak
  • Thagomace
  • Thane Thornbrow
  • Thatchcoat
  • The Ash Legion
  • The Bedrock Brigade
  • The Bonebed Battalion
  • The Caldera Crew
  • The Cinder Cohort
  • The Deep Timers
  • The Extinction Line
  • The First Herd
  • The Fossil Guard
  • The Frill Phalanx
  • The Horn Guard
  • The Iron Herd
  • The Lava Guard
  • The Magma Core
  • The Old Bones
  • The Rex Pack
  • The Scute Wall
  • The Sickle Pack
  • The Skull Squadron
  • The Tarpit Five
  • The Thunder Herd
  • The Tusk Line
  • Therizinoscythe
  • Thick Plating
  • Thickhide
  • Thickneck
  • Thickplate
  • Thickskull
  • Thicktooth
  • Thornfrill
  • Thornridge
  • Thornside
  • Thrash
  • Threepoint
  • Threetoe
  • Thud
  • Thudfoot
  • Thudplate the Patient
  • Thumbspike

T, continued

  • Thump
  • Thunderclap
  • Thunderfoot
  • Thunderlizard
  • Thundertail
  • Tidecrush
  • Tinderfoot
  • Titanhorn
  • Titanostride
  • Toeclaw
  • Tonnage
  • Toothrake
  • Torchtail
  • Toughhide
  • Tracker
  • Trackway
  • Trample
  • Treefeller
  • Tremor
  • Trench
  • Triassicon
  • Tricerablock
  • Triceraplow
  • Tricerashunt
  • Triceratank
  • Tricerawall
  • Trihorn
  • Trilobyte
  • Triphammer
  • Tromp
  • Trounce
  • Trudge
  • Trunkslam
  • Trunksnapper
  • Tubecrest
  • Tufa
  • Tundra
  • Tundratitan
  • Tungstentail
  • Tungstooth
  • Tusker
  • Tuskheave
  • Tuskhide the Thick
  • Tusklock
  • Tuskplow
  • Tuskrattle
  • Tuskwall
  • Twincrest
  • Twintusk
  • Two Ton Thud
  • Twoclaw
  • Tylojaw
  • Tyrannicus
  • Tyrannoclank
  • Tyrantread
  • Tyrantusk

U: 1 name

  • Uproar

V: 7 names

  • Velociblade
  • Velocisnap
  • Ventcrack
  • Vertebrace
  • Vesuvion
  • Volcanicus
  • Vulcan

W: 28 names

  • Wakefin
  • Wallop
  • Warden Cragplate
  • Warden Shieldback
  • Warden Tarfoot
  • Warhorn
  • Warlord Ashmaw
  • Warlord Cragfist
  • Warlord Grindstone
  • Warlord Hammercrest
  • Warlord Snaptusk
  • Warlord Sternplate
  • Wavebreak
  • Weldjaw
  • Whipsnap
  • Whitecap
  • Whomp
  • Whorltooth
  • Wideframe
  • Widestance
  • Wingbeat
  • Wingclap
  • Wingspar
  • Wintertusk
  • Woolback
  • Woollyram
  • Woolplate
  • Wroughtclaw