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Browse 500 Madagascar names, including characters from the DreamWorks films and the Penguins and King Julien spin-offs, such as Alex the Lion, Marty the Zebra, Skipper and Kowalski. The rest are new names in the same styles: zoo stars like Benny the Rhino, penguin commandos like Captain Frostbeak, lemur royals like Queen Odette the Sparkly, circus acts, secret agents and missions.

About DreamWorks Madagascar names

The Madagascar films from DreamWorks Animation (2005, 2008 and 2012) follow four animals from New York's Central Park Zoo, and their names sound like New Yorkers: Alex the lion, Marty the zebra, Melman the giraffe and Gloria the hippo. A plain human first name with the species after it is the basic recipe, and it is why the characters feel like people you might sit next to on the subway.

The supporting cast brings other registers. The penguins are a commando unit, so they go by rank, surname and code-like names: Skipper, Kowalski, Rico and Private. The lemurs have a French-flavored court led by King Julien XIII, with Maurice and tiny Mort. The third film adds a European circus with Vitaly, Gia and Stefano, and the 2014 Penguins film adds the North Wind agents Classified, Eva, Short Fuse and Corporal. The series The Penguins of Madagascar, All Hail King Julien and Madagascar: A Little Wild supply many more.

About one name in five on this list is a character or place from those films and series. The rest is new: zoo stars, penguin surnames, codenames and ranks, lemur royals and their subjects, circus performers, agencies, sea-creature villains, humans, operations and places, all written in the style and not taken from the screen.

How to choose DreamWorks Madagascar names

  • For a zoo animal, choose a first name your grandparents' neighbors might have had and add the species: Murray the Warthog, Blanche the Elephant. Skip the animal puns, because this franchise keeps the names human.
  • Penguin commandos sound best as a bare surname, a codename or a rank: Zielinski, Periscope, Major Waddlesworth. Mix the three in one squad so each bird is easy to tell apart.
  • A lemur ruler needs more title than kingdom. Add a Roman numeral or a boast, as in King Lucien XIV or King Octave the Overdressed.
  • Circus names lean Russian, Italian and Spanish. Pair the name with the act, as in Paolo the Juggling Sea Lion, when you need a poster line.
  • Mission names make a quick game for a party or classroom: start with the word Operation and add the silliest serious phrase you can, like Operation Silent Waddle.

Frequently asked questions

Which names on this list are actual Madagascar characters?

About one name in five (102 entries) comes from the three films, the Penguins film and the series The Penguins of Madagascar, All Hail King Julien and A Little Wild: Alex the Lion, Marty the Zebra, Melman the Giraffe, Gloria the Hippo, Skipper, Kowalski, Rico, Private, King Julien XIII, Maurice, Mort and many more, plus the places Central Park Zoo, Madagascar, Circus Zaragoza and The Hoboken Zoo. It is not a complete cast list. The other names were written for this page in the same styles, so if you do not know a name from the screen, treat it as new.

What are the names of the four main characters in Madagascar?

They are Alex the lion, Marty the zebra, Melman the giraffe and Gloria the hippo, all from the Central Park Zoo. The four penguins are Skipper, Kowalski, Rico and Private, and the lemurs are led by King Julien XIII with Maurice and Mort.

How is this different from the Zootopia and Lion King lists?

Each franchise names animals its own way. Zootopia builds surnames out of species puns and The Lion King draws on Swahili, while Madagascar gives animals plain human first names, military ranks, royal titles and circus billing. So this list has names like Sheldon the Tapir, Sergeant Nowicki and The Flying Bellinis instead of puns or Swahili words.

Can I use these names for a pet, a party or a story?

Yes. The new names suit pets, plush toys, classroom animals, party games and fan stories. The film and series characters belong to DreamWorks, so keep those to fan use. This page is a fan resource and is not official or connected to the studio.

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This is the complete list the generator above draws its random batches from, sorted A to Z and grouped by first letter.

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A: 20 names

  • Abner
  • Acacia Flats Reserve
  • Admiral Snowcrest
  • Advisor Bernard
  • Agent Anonymous
  • Agent Asterisk
  • Agent Blank
  • Agent Coldfoot
  • Agent Ellipsis
  • Alakay
  • Alex the Lion
  • Alice
  • Anatoly
  • Ant'ney
  • Archie
  • Arkady
  • Artie the Koala
  • Auntie Pearl
  • Avalanche the Walrus
  • Aye-Aye Hollow

B: 32 names

  • Babushka Olga
  • Bada
  • Ballast
  • Baobab Boulevard
  • Barney the Gorilla
  • Barry
  • Bayonne Reptile House
  • Bea the Sun Bear
  • Becca
  • Becky and Stacy
  • Benny the Rhino
  • Bernice the Mandrill
  • Bianca
  • Big Cheese Louie
  • Bing
  • Bitsy
  • Blanche the Elephant
  • Blink
  • Blitz
  • Bodyguard Thistledown
  • Bongo Bruno
  • Boogie Beach
  • Boogie Benoit
  • Bosun
  • Bracken
  • Bramble
  • Bubbe Esther
  • Buck Rockgut
  • Buddy the Bison
  • Burdock
  • Burt
  • Butterfish

C: 49 names

  • Cabbie Sal
  • Cadet
  • Captain Chantel DuBois
  • Captain Cuttlebone
  • Captain Frostbeak
  • Captain Nettle of the Ringtail Guard
  • Captain Wojciechowski
  • Captain Yvette Moreau
  • Carlotta the Cannonball Hippo
  • Carmine the Crocodile
  • Carol the Badger
  • Carriage Driver Seamus
  • Central Park Zoo
  • Cha-Cha Charlotte
  • Chamberlain Rupert
  • Chameleon Rock
  • Chancellor Edmond
  • Chauncey
  • Chaz the Cheetah
  • Chief Beakman
  • Chuck Charles
  • Circus Bellissimo
  • Circus Fantastico
  • Circus Volkov

C, continued

  • Circus Zaragoza
  • Cirque de la Lune
  • Classified
  • Clemson
  • Cliff the Peacock
  • Clover
  • Coconut Cove
  • Code Word
  • Colonel Icefloe
  • Colonel Tuxington
  • Commandant Helene Roux
  • Commander Blackfin
  • Commander Yarrow
  • Commodore Clawsworth
  • Concetta
  • Confidential
  • Conga Carl
  • Connie the Cockatoo
  • Corporal
  • Corporal Krillman
  • Counselor Hugo
  • Count Calamari
  • Crimson
  • Crown Prince Bastien
  • Crumb

D: 34 names

  • Dabrowski
  • Darla
  • Dave
  • Deb the Raccoon
  • Declassified
  • Demolitions Expert Kaboomski
  • Detective Armand Tessier
  • Disco Didi
  • DJ Ringtail
  • Dmitri the Hoop-Jumping Tiger
  • Dolores the Snow Leopard
  • Don Donaldson
  • Donny the Hyena
  • Doorman Fitzgerald
  • Doreen the Lioness
  • Doris
  • Dorothy
  • Dot the Dik-Dik
  • Dr. Barnaby Barnacle
  • Dr. Blowhole
  • Dr. Cornelius Kelp
  • Dr. Finneas Gill
  • Dr. Horatio Hammerhead
  • Dr. Ignatius Urchin
  • Dr. Mantis Shrimpton
  • Dr. Octavius Brine
  • Dr. Pufferfish
  • Dr. S
  • Dr. Winifred Whelk
  • Drill Instructor Squawk
  • Duchess Fifi
  • Duke Armand of the Tall Trees
  • Dusty Hoof Plains
  • Dynamo

E: 15 names

  • Eddie the Armadillo
  • Eggy
  • Emperor Maximilien of the Beach
  • Encarnita
  • Ensign
  • Ensign Pebblesworth
  • Enzo the Unicycle Ostrich
  • Ernestina
  • Ernie the Aardvark
  • Esmeralda
  • Esperanza
  • Eulalia
  • Eva
  • Evangelina
  • Eyes Only

F: 11 names

  • Fennel
  • Fiorella the Dancing Horse
  • First Mate Haddock
  • Flo the Gibbon
  • Florrie
  • Flurry the Ptarmigan
  • Fran the Fennec Fox
  • Frankie the Flamingo
  • Fred
  • Frostbite the Arctic Fox
  • Fyodor the Magnificent

G: 19 names

  • Galina
  • General Tuxford
  • Gia
  • Gift Shop Gary
  • Gigi the Acrobat Poodle
  • Gil the Gazelle
  • Ginger the Arctic Fox
  • Giraffe Lookout
  • Giuseppe
  • Gloria the Hippo
  • Grabowski
  • Grand Vizier Lemuel
  • Grandma Mildred of Flatbush
  • Granny Gertrude
  • Graziella
  • Great-Aunt Winnie of Queens
  • Greg Gregson
  • Gunner
  • Gus the Sea Lion

H: 14 names

  • Hank Hankerson
  • Hans
  • Harvey the Meerkat
  • Hatchling
  • Hazel
  • Head Keeper Hollis
  • Hector
  • Herb the Kangaroo
  • Hippo Hollow
  • His Royal Highness of the Hammock
  • Horst
  • Hot Dog Vendor Hank
  • Howie the Polar Bear
  • Hudson Harbor Aquarium

I: 7 names

  • Icebreaker the Narwhal
  • Icepick
  • Iggy the Iguana
  • Ike the Ibex
  • Inspector Baptiste Villeneuve
  • Inspector Clarisse Fontaine
  • Irving the Llama

J: 5 names

  • Jablonski
  • Janitor Lou
  • Jankowski
  • Joanie the Giraffe
  • Joey

K: 23 names

  • Kaminski
  • Karl
  • Katya
  • Keeper of the Royal Crown Leaves
  • Kenny the Kinkajou
  • King Anatole XII
  • King Bertrand the Boogie-Blessed
  • King Didier the Dance-Ready
  • King Etienne the Extra
  • King Fabrice IX
  • King Julien XIII
  • King Lucien XIV
  • King Marcel the Glorious
  • King Octave the Overdressed
  • King Pascal the Magnificent
  • King Thibault the Tall-Tailed
  • King Valentin the Very Loud
  • Kitka
  • Klaus the Cormorant
  • Koto
  • Kowalski
  • Kozlowski
  • Krawczyk

L: 17 names

  • Lady Anglerfish
  • Lady Genevieve Fluffington
  • Lemur Landing
  • Lenny the Ostrich
  • Leo the Leopard
  • Leonard
  • Leonid
  • Lieutenant Commander Floe
  • Lieutenant Flipperton
  • Lieutenant Gerard Lafitte
  • Limbo Lou
  • Long Fuse
  • Lookout
  • Lord Percival Ringtail
  • Lou the Walrus
  • Ludmila
  • Lulu

M: 39 names

  • Madagascar
  • Madame Mirabeau the Tightrope Poodle
  • Madame Moray
  • Major Icebreaker
  • Major Waddlesworth
  • Makunga
  • Malinowski
  • Manfredi and Johnson
  • Mango Grove
  • Manu
  • Maraca Manon
  • Marcello
  • Marge the Platypus
  • Marisela
  • Marlene
  • Marty the Zebra
  • Marvin the Moose
  • Mary Ann
  • Masikura
  • Mason
  • Maurice
  • Max
  • Maya
  • Mazur
  • MC Mango
  • Medic Mackerel
  • Mel the Capybara
  • Melman the Giraffe
  • Michalski
  • Midge the Mongoose
  • Miss Perky
  • Monroe the Python
  • Monty the Panther
  • Morris the Tortoise
  • Morsel
  • Mort
  • Mortimer
  • Moto Moto
  • Murray the Warthog

N: 11 names

  • Nana
  • Nate the Pelican
  • Navigator Compass
  • Need-to-Know
  • Nib
  • Night Guard Vern
  • Nikolai the Strongman Walrus
  • Nonna Rosaria
  • Norm the Baboon
  • Nowak
  • Nunzio

O: 29 names

  • Off the Record
  • Officer Bruno Charpentier
  • Officer O'Malley
  • Officer X
  • Oksana
  • Ollie the Red Panda
  • Operation Belly Slide
  • Operation Big Apple
  • Operation Birthday Zebra
  • Operation Circus Train
  • Operation Coconut Drop
  • Operation Conga Line
  • Operation Flightless Bird
  • Operation Gift Shop
  • Operation Home Sweet Zoo
  • Operation Hot Cocoa
  • Operation Iceberg Express
  • Operation Lost Lemur
  • Operation Mango Rescue
  • Operation Midnight Ice Rink
  • Operation Popcorn Heist
  • Operation Sardine Surprise
  • Operation Silent Waddle
  • Operation Snack Bar
  • Operation Snow Cone
  • Operation Tuxedo Thunder
  • Ottavio the Tightrope Leopard
  • Otto the Skua
  • Ozzie the Ocelot

P: 28 names

  • Pam Pamelton
  • Pancho
  • Paolo the Juggling Sea Lion
  • Pasquale
  • Pawlak
  • Peanut
  • Penguin HQ Level Two
  • Periscope
  • Permafrost the Musk Ox
  • Petty Officer Sardine
  • Phil
  • Phyllis the Hippo
  • Pickles
  • Pigeon Lady Agnes
  • Pilot Officer Glide
  • Pinky
  • Piotrowski
  • Pretzel Cart Pete
  • Prince Florian of the Baobabs
  • Prince Leopold the Late Sleeper
  • Princess Colette of the Mango Grove
  • Princess Mirabelle
  • Private
  • Private Second Class Pebble
  • Professor Pincer
  • Professor Pomposo's Flea Circus
  • Professor Squidmore
  • Professor Tentaculus

Q: 6 names

  • Quartermaster
  • Queen Babette the Bejeweled
  • Queen Celestine the Radiant
  • Queen Josephine the Fabulous
  • Queen Margaux of the Moonlit Beach
  • Queen Odette the Sparkly

R: 21 names

  • Raisa
  • Ralph the Orangutan
  • Recruit Featherstone
  • Redacted
  • Rhoda the Zebra
  • Rhonda
  • Ricky the Anteater
  • Rico
  • Ringmaster Rodolfo
  • Ringtail Ridge
  • Riverside Park Zoo
  • Rob McTodd
  • Roger
  • Rookie
  • Rosalba
  • Roy
  • Royal Advisor Alphonse
  • Royal Fan-Waver Noel
  • Royal Taster Gaspard
  • Roz the Beaver
  • Rudy the Tiger

S: 40 names

  • Sage Moondancer
  • Sal the Camel
  • Salvatore
  • Samba Simone
  • Savio
  • Self-Appointed Lord of the Conga Line
  • Sergeant Juniper Sharpclaw
  • Sergeant Major Anchovy
  • Sergeant Nowicki
  • Sergeant Odile Marchand
  • Sheila the Emu
  • Sheldon the Tapir
  • Shelly
  • Short Fuse
  • Sidney the Wombat
  • Sifaka Sidestep Sam
  • Sifaka Springs
  • Signor Tortellini the Clown Pig
  • Sir Hubert Longtail
  • Sir Reginald Remora
  • Skipper
  • Slider
  • Slow Burn
  • Snow Cone Steve
  • Sonny the Parrot
  • Sonya
  • Sorrel
  • Sparks
  • Special Agent Slipslide
  • Speck
  • Sprocket
  • Squad Leader Bellyslide
  • Squall Squadron
  • Squeak
  • Stan the Okapi
  • Stefano
  • Steward Basil
  • Submarine Bay Four
  • Subway Conductor Reggie
  • Svetlana the Trapeze Jaguar

T: 54 names

  • Tammy
  • Tango
  • Tansy
  • Task Force Tundra
  • Tech Specialist Abacus
  • Ted
  • Teeny
  • Teetsi
  • Tenrec Tunnel
  • Tess the Tamarin
  • The Alley Cat Council
  • The Amazing Zolotov Twins
  • The Arctic Circle
  • The Big Top Express
  • The Cannonball Capybaras
  • The Dowager Queen Clementine
  • The East Gale
  • The Fishbowl Command Center
  • The Flying Bellinis
  • The Fossa
  • The Great Garibaldo
  • The Hoboken Zoo
  • The Jellyfish Countess
  • The Kingdom of the Baobabs
  • The Lemur Throne Room
  • The Lobster Baron
  • The North Wind

T, continued

  • The Pigeon Boss of Bleecker Street
  • The Polar Bureau
  • The Poughkeepsie Petting Zoo
  • The Rat King
  • The Red Squirrel
  • The Ringmaster of Rome
  • The Royal Hammock
  • The Seagull Syndicate
  • The Secret Bunker under the Ice Floe
  • The Sewer Duke
  • The South Breeze
  • The Spiny Forest
  • The Trade Winds
  • The Traveling Circus Bonaventura
  • The Tri-State Wildlife Park
  • The Tumbling Petrovs
  • The Waterfall Dance Floor
  • Thistle
  • Ticket Booth Myrna
  • Timo
  • Tina the Seal
  • Tito the Toucan
  • Todd
  • Top Secret
  • Torpedo
  • Tour Guide Tiffany
  • Trudy the Otter

U: 3 names

  • Uncle King Julien
  • Uncle Nigel
  • Undisclosed

V: 6 names

  • Vanilla Bay
  • Vern the Vulture
  • Vet Tech Marisol
  • Vincenzo
  • Vinnie the Porcupine
  • Vitaly

W: 9 names

  • Walt Walters
  • Walter the Panda
  • Warrant Officer Herring
  • Wendell the Wildebeest
  • Whiteout the Arctic Hare
  • Willie
  • Wingnut
  • Wisniewski
  • Wojcik

X: 1 name

  • Xixi

Y: 2 names

  • Yancy the Yak
  • Yevgeny

Z: 5 names

  • Zielinski
  • Zookeeper Bernice
  • Zookeeper Gus
  • Zoya the Plate-Spinning Llama
  • Zuba