Minion Name Generator

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Generate Minion names that sound exactly like Kevin, Stuart, Bob and Otto: short, ordinary human first names with a goofy edge, plus a sprinkling of Minionese-flavored nicknames. Ideal for party games, classroom activities, custom plush and Despicable Me fan art.

About Minion names

The joke of Minion names is how ordinary they are. The little yellow henchmen from Despicable Me speak a nonsense language, wear goggles and overalls, and yet answer to Kevin, Stuart, Bob, Dave, Jerry, Carl, Tim, Mark, Phil, Norbert, Donny, Lance, Larry, John, Mel and Otto. Illumination deliberately picked plain, slightly dad-ish first names so that the mismatch between the name and the creature is funny every single time Gru shouts it.

That gives a clear formula for new ones. Short one- or two-syllable men's names from the mid-twentieth century work best (Earl, Herb, Norm, Vern, Wally), as do diminutives ending in -y (Kenny, Lenny, Denny). Because the Minions have served masters across history and around the world, names from Italian, Spanish and French (Enzo, Paco, Pierre) fit too, and pompous English names like Bartholomew or Reginald are funny on a creature that is one foot tall. Minionese words such as bello (hello), poopaye (goodbye), papoy (toy), bapple (apple) and tulaliloo (we love you) make good nicknames. So do snacks, gadgets and sound effects (Pickle, Rivet, Uh-Oh).

When there is more than one Kevin, the movies simply add a descriptor, so Big Stuart, One-Eye Carl and King Bob are all fair game. Use the list for costume parties, classroom name tags, custom plush toys or your own Gru-style villain lair.

How to choose Minion names

  • Stick to plain, slightly old-fashioned first names: Kevin, Stuart and Bob are the template, and Norbert or Herb land better than anything invented.
  • Match the name to the Minion's shape. Tall two-eyed Minions get sturdy names like Kevin or Frank; short one-eyed ones get soft names like Bob, Stu or Pip.
  • Add a descriptor when you have a crowd: One-Eye Carl, Grumpy Norbert and King Bob follow the films' own habit.
  • Use a Minionese word as a nickname if you want the name to be recognizably Minion at a glance: Bello, Papoy, Poopaye and Banana all work.
  • For a themed group, pick names from one culture the Minions might have served, such as Italian (Enzo, Gino, Rocco) or French (Pierre, Jacques, Gaston).

Frequently asked questions

What are the real Minion names from Despicable Me?

The main Minions are Kevin, Stuart and Bob (the trio from the Minions movie), plus Otto from Rise of Gru, and Dave, Jerry, Carl, Tim, Mark, Phil, Jorge, Norbert, Donny, Lance, Larry, John, Mel, Paul, Ken, Mike, Tom and Steve across the films.

Why do Minions have such normal names?

The filmmakers wanted the contrast between the bizarre yellow creatures and everyday names like Kevin and Bob to be part of the joke. It also makes the Minions feel like ordinary employees rather than monsters.

Are all Minions male?

According to director Pierre Coffin, yes; he said he could not imagine Minions being girls given how dumb and goofy they are, so all the canon names are boys' names. Your own Minion can be named however you like.

Can I use these names for merchandise or a business?

The names themselves are ordinary first names and everyday words, free to use, but the Minion characters and likeness belong to Universal and Illumination. Personal projects, parties and fan art are fine; commercial Minion products need a license.

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A: 39 names

  • Abe
  • Ace
  • Achille
  • Admiral Dalton
  • Al
  • Alan
  • Alaric
  • Albert
  • Aldo
  • Aldous
  • Alfie
  • Alfred
  • Algernon
  • Alistair
  • Alonso
  • Aloysius
  • Alphonse
  • Alton
  • Alvin
  • Ambroise
  • Ambrose
  • Anatole
  • Andy
  • Angelo
  • Ansel
  • Apprentice Ripley
  • Archibald
  • Archie
  • Aristide
  • Arlen
  • Arlo
  • Arnold
  • Art
  • Arturo
  • Arvid
  • Asa
  • Auguste
  • Augustus
  • Aurelius

B: 81 names

  • Babble
  • Babu
  • Baldric
  • Baldwin
  • Baldy Mark
  • Balthazar
  • Banana
  • Banana-Mad Wesley
  • Bapple
  • Bapples
  • Baptiste
  • Barnabé
  • Barnaby
  • Barney
  • Barry
  • Bart
  • Bartholomew
  • Bartleby
  • Barton
  • Basil
  • Bastien
  • Baz
  • Beaker
  • Bébert
  • Bee-Do
  • Beedo
  • Bello
  • Ben
  • Benito
  • Benny
  • Beppe
  • Bernard
  • Bernie
  • Bert
  • Bertie
  • Bertram
  • Bertrand
  • Beto
  • Biff
  • Big Stuart

B, continued

  • Biggie
  • Bill
  • Billy
  • Binky
  • Blaine
  • Blip
  • Bloop
  • Bo
  • Bo Bo Boss
  • Bo-Bo
  • Bob
  • Bobby
  • Bodo
  • Bogdan
  • Boing
  • Bottom
  • Bouncy Martin
  • Boyd
  • Boyet
  • Brad
  • Brave Joseph
  • Brent
  • Brioche
  • Broderick
  • Brooks
  • Bruce
  • Bruno
  • Bryn
  • Buck
  • Bucky
  • Bud
  • Buford
  • Bunsen
  • Burl
  • Burt
  • Buster
  • Butch
  • Butler Sawyer
  • Buzz
  • Buzzy
  • Byron

C: 75 names

  • Cade
  • Cadet Edwin
  • Cal
  • Calvin
  • Captain Abner
  • Carl
  • Carlisle
  • Carlo
  • Carlton
  • Carmine
  • Cary
  • Casimir
  • Cecil
  • Cedric
  • Chad
  • Chalky
  • Chance
  • Chappy
  • Charlie
  • Chasy
  • Chato
  • Chatty Patrick
  • Chauncey
  • Chava
  • Chazz
  • Chef Baxter
  • Chema
  • Cheo
  • Chester
  • Chet
  • Chico
  • Chief Grady
  • Chintu
  • Chip
  • Chris
  • Chuchito
  • Chuck

C, continued

  • Chuckles
  • Chucky
  • Chuy
  • Ciro
  • Clarence
  • Clarendon
  • Claudius
  • Clay
  • Clem
  • Clément
  • Clete
  • Cletus
  • Cliff
  • Clifton
  • Clint
  • Clive
  • Clumsy Richard
  • Clyde
  • Coach Casper
  • Cog
  • Colby
  • Colin
  • Colm
  • Cooper
  • Corbin
  • Corky
  • Cornelius
  • Cornell
  • Cosmo
  • Craig
  • Cranky Matthew
  • Crawford
  • Croissant
  • Crouton
  • Cubby
  • Curly Tim
  • Curt
  • Cuthbert

D: 61 names

  • Dai
  • Dale
  • Dallas
  • Dan
  • Danny
  • Darby
  • Darrell
  • Darwin
  • Dave
  • Day-Shift Burton
  • Daz
  • Dédé
  • Del
  • Delbert
  • Delmar
  • Delvin
  • Denny
  • Denton
  • Denver
  • Denzil
  • Deputy Roscoe
  • Des
  • Desmond
  • Detlef
  • Dewey
  • Dewitt
  • Dexter
  • Didier
  • Diego
  • Dieter

D, continued

  • Dilbert
  • Dillard
  • Dima
  • Ding-Dong
  • Dino
  • Dirk
  • Dizzy William
  • Dobbin
  • Dobie
  • Dodo
  • Dom
  • Don
  • Donald
  • Donny
  • Doodad
  • Doohickey
  • Dooley
  • Dorsey
  • Doug
  • Dougal
  • Doyle
  • Drew
  • Duane
  • Duffy
  • Duke
  • Duncan
  • Dunstan
  • Dustin
  • Dusty
  • Dwight
  • Dynamo

E: 31 names

  • Earl
  • Ebenezer
  • Ed
  • Eddie
  • Edmund
  • Édouard
  • Edward
  • Egbert
  • Eggy
  • Elbert
  • Eldon
  • Elias
  • Elio
  • Ellsworth
  • Elmer
  • Elroy
  • Elvin
  • Elwood
  • Émile
  • Emlyn
  • Enoch
  • Enzo
  • Erasmus
  • Ernesto
  • Ernie
  • Ervin
  • Étienne
  • Eugene
  • Eustace
  • Everett
  • Ezio

F: 39 names

  • Fabien
  • Fabio
  • Fabrice
  • Fabrizio
  • Farley
  • Featherstone
  • Fedya
  • Feliciano
  • Fenwick
  • Ferdinand
  • Fernand
  • Ferris
  • Filbert
  • Finbar
  • Fire-Drill Fergal
  • Fireman Ogden
  • Firmin
  • Fito
  • Fitzgerald
  • Fitzwilliam
  • Fizz
  • Flaco
  • Floyd
  • Fondue
  • Foreman Brock
  • Forklift Thorne
  • Franco
  • Frank
  • Frankie
  • Franz
  • Fred
  • Freddy
  • Frederick
  • Freeman
  • Freeze-Ray Egon
  • Fritz
  • Fulton
  • Fuzzy
  • Fuzzy Jerry

G: 61 names

  • Gabe
  • Gaius
  • Galahad
  • Gareth
  • Garland
  • Garrett
  • Garth
  • Garvin
  • Gary
  • Gasket
  • Gaspard
  • Gaston
  • Gav
  • Gawain
  • Gaz
  • Gelato
  • Gene
  • Gennaro
  • Geoffrey
  • Georgie
  • Gerald
  • Gérard
  • Giacomo
  • Gianni
  • Gibby
  • Gideon
  • Gifford
  • Giggles
  • Giggly Kenneth
  • Gil

G, continued

  • Gilbert
  • Gilles
  • Gilligan
  • Gino
  • Glenn
  • Glyn
  • Godfrey
  • Godric
  • Godwin
  • Goggle-Eyed Francis
  • Goggles
  • Goggles-On Kendall
  • Gomer
  • Gonzalo
  • Goober
  • Gordo
  • Gordon
  • Goro
  • Greg
  • Gregor
  • Griffin
  • Grisha
  • Grover
  • Grumpy Norbert
  • Guava
  • Guido
  • Guillaume
  • Gunther
  • Gus
  • Gustave
  • Gwyn

H: 47 names

  • Hal
  • Hamish
  • Hammy
  • Hank
  • Hans
  • Happy
  • Hardy
  • Harley
  • Harmon
  • Harold
  • Harris
  • Harry
  • Harvey
  • Haskell
  • Hawthorne
  • Heath
  • Hee-Hee
  • Helmut
  • Henk
  • Henri
  • Herb
  • Herbert
  • Herman
  • Herschel
  • Hildebrand
  • Hiram
  • Hobart
  • Hobbs
  • Holden
  • Homer
  • Honk
  • Honoré
  • Hooper
  • Horace
  • Horatio
  • Horst
  • Howard
  • Howie
  • Hoyt
  • Hubert
  • Huck
  • Huey
  • Hugh
  • Humbert
  • Humphrey
  • Hungry Dave
  • Hywel

I: 13 names

  • Ianto
  • Icarus
  • Iggy
  • Ignace
  • Ignatius
  • Igor
  • Ike
  • Inspector Cyril
  • Intern Lawson
  • Irvin
  • Isambard
  • Isidro
  • Ivo

J: 43 names

  • Jaap
  • Jackie
  • Jacques
  • Janitor Lowell
  • Jarvis
  • Jasper
  • Javi
  • Jean-Claude
  • Jean-Luc
  • Jebediah
  • Jed
  • Jeff
  • Jeffrey
  • Jelly-Tester Osvaldo
  • Jens
  • Jeremiah
  • Jerry
  • Jerry Jr.
  • Jess
  • Jethro
  • Jetpack
  • Jim
  • Jimmy
  • Jiro
  • Jo-Jo
  • Jocko
  • Joe
  • John
  • Johnny
  • Jolly Andrew
  • Jon
  • Jonesy
  • Jorge
  • Josh
  • Josiah
  • Juanito
  • Juca
  • Judd
  • Jules
  • Julius
  • Jumpy Michael
  • Jun-Jun
  • Jürgen

K: 25 names

  • Kaboom
  • Kampai
  • Karaoke Laszlo
  • Kazoo
  • Kazu
  • Kees
  • Keith
  • Kelvin
  • Ken
  • Kendrick
  • Kenny
  • Kent
  • Kevin
  • Kevin the Second
  • Kiko
  • King Bob
  • Kingsley
  • Kip
  • Kirk
  • Klaus
  • Ko-Ko
  • Kolya
  • Kostas
  • Kurt
  • Kyle

L: 52 names

  • Lafayette
  • Lalo
  • Lamar
  • Lambert
  • Lamont
  • Lance
  • Lancelot
  • Lane
  • Larry
  • Lavern
  • Lawrence
  • Le Boss
  • Leandro
  • Left-Handed Mitchell
  • Lefty
  • Lemuel
  • Lenny
  • Léon
  • Leonard
  • Leopold
  • Leroy
  • Les
  • Lester
  • Lifeguard Norton
  • Linguine
  • Lino
  • Lionel
  • Little Bob
  • Llewellyn
  • Lloyd
  • Lo-Lo
  • Logan
  • Lollipop
  • Lonnie
  • Lorne
  • Lost Benjamin
  • Lou
  • Loud Larry
  • Louie
  • Louis
  • Loulou
  • Luc
  • Lucien
  • Ludo
  • Ludovic
  • Ludwig
  • Luigi
  • Luke
  • Lunchtime Zoran
  • Lyman
  • Lyndon
  • Lysander

M: 61 names

  • Macaroni
  • Major Neville
  • Manfred
  • Manley
  • Manny
  • Manolis
  • Manolito
  • Manolo
  • Marcel
  • Marcellus
  • Marion
  • Mark
  • Marlin
  • Marlo
  • Marmaduke
  • Marmalade
  • Marshall
  • Marty
  • Marvin
  • Massimo
  • Mateo
  • Matoka
  • Max
  • Maximilian
  • Maximus
  • Mayor Crosby
  • Mel
  • Melchior
  • Melvin
  • Memo

M, continued

  • Merle
  • Merrill
  • Merritt
  • Merton
  • Merv
  • Messy Daniel
  • Mickey
  • Mike
  • Milford
  • Milo
  • Milton
  • Mimmo
  • Minoru
  • Mirko
  • Misha
  • Mo
  • Moe
  • Moncho
  • Montague
  • Montgomery
  • Mookie
  • Mordecai
  • Mortimer
  • Morty
  • Moses
  • Muak
  • Mugsy
  • Mungo
  • Murdo
  • Muzzy
  • Myron

N: 28 names

  • Nacho
  • Nando
  • Napoleon
  • Nathaniel
  • Ned
  • Neddy
  • Neil
  • Nestor
  • Neto
  • Newell
  • Newman
  • Nick
  • Nicky
  • Nico
  • Nicodemus
  • Nigel
  • Night-Shift Arthur
  • Nikos
  • Nino
  • No-Hair Victor
  • Nobby
  • Noel
  • Nom-Nom
  • Nono
  • Norbert
  • Norm
  • Norman
  • Nunzio

O: 25 names

  • Octavius
  • Odell
  • Odo
  • Officer Hadley
  • Olivier
  • Ollie
  • Omar
  • One-Eye Carl
  • One-Hair Timothy
  • Ooh-La-La
  • Oopsy
  • Ormond
  • Orrin
  • Orville
  • Osbert
  • Osborn
  • Osgood
  • Otis
  • Ottavio
  • Otto
  • Otto Two
  • Overalls
  • Overtime Quinn
  • Ozymandias
  • Ozzie

P: 52 names

  • Pablo
  • Paco
  • Padraig
  • Palmer
  • Pancho
  • Panini
  • Papaya
  • Paperwork Yusuf
  • Papoy
  • Paquito
  • Para Tu
  • Pasquale
  • Pat
  • Paul
  • Pavel
  • Pedro
  • Peewee
  • Pelham
  • Pemberton
  • Pepe
  • Pepito
  • Peppino
  • Percival
  • Percy
  • Peregrine
  • Pete
  • Phil
  • Phineas
  • Pickle
  • Pierre
  • Piet
  • Piggy
  • Pilot Edgar
  • Pinky
  • Pino
  • Pip
  • Pippo
  • Piston
  • Plantain
  • Plip-Plop
  • Plunger
  • Po Ka
  • Pom-Pom
  • Pomeroy
  • Pookie
  • Poopaye
  • Popcorn
  • Poulet
  • Preston
  • Professor Bennett
  • Prosper
  • Pwede Na

Q: 5 names

  • Quentin
  • Quiet Mel
  • Quincy
  • Quintus
  • Quique

R: 51 names

  • Radcliffe
  • Rafe
  • Ragnar
  • Raju
  • Ramón
  • Ramses
  • Randy
  • Ranulph
  • Raoul
  • Ratchet
  • Ray
  • Redvers
  • Reggie
  • Reginald
  • Remo
  • Remus
  • Rémy
  • Renzo
  • Rex
  • Rexford
  • Reynold
  • Rick
  • Ricky
  • Rico
  • Rino
  • Risotto
  • Rivet
  • Rob
  • Rocco
  • Rocky
  • Roderick
  • Rodney
  • Rodrigo
  • Roger
  • Rolf
  • Rollo
  • Romulus
  • Ron
  • Ronald
  • Ronnie
  • Rosencrantz
  • Rowdy
  • Roy
  • Royston
  • Rudyard
  • Rufino
  • Rufus
  • Rupert
  • Russ
  • Rusty
  • Rutherford

S: 62 names

  • Sacheverell
  • Sal
  • Salvatore
  • Sancho
  • Sandro
  • Sandy
  • Sanford
  • Sanjay
  • Santi
  • Scott
  • Scrappy
  • Seamus
  • Sebastian
  • Second-Shift Wolfie
  • Selwyn
  • Septimus
  • Sergeant Boone
  • Seymour
  • Shep
  • Sheriff Virgil
  • Sherman
  • Sherwin
  • Short Kevin
  • Shorty
  • Sigmund
  • Sigurd
  • Sir Emerson
  • Sjoerd
  • Skeeter
  • Skip
  • Skipper Sheldon

S, continued

  • Slade
  • Sleepy Phil
  • Slowpoke George
  • Smitty
  • Smudge
  • Snack-Break Reese
  • Sneaky Arnie
  • Snoozy Nicholas
  • Snuffy
  • Soggy Gregory
  • Sonny
  • Spanner
  • Sparkplug
  • Speedy Charles
  • Spencer
  • Spiky Leslie
  • Spiros
  • Sprinkles
  • Spud
  • Spumoni
  • Squeaky Thomas
  • Squiggy
  • Stan
  • Stavros
  • Steve
  • Stewie
  • Stretch
  • Stu
  • Stuart
  • Sylvain
  • Sylvester

T: 61 names

  • Ta-Da
  • Taco
  • Tad
  • Tall Kevin
  • Talmadge
  • Tam
  • Tancred
  • Tank Yu
  • Tarquin
  • Ted
  • Teddy
  • Tel
  • Terrell
  • Terry
  • Tetsu
  • Teun
  • Tex
  • Thackeray
  • Thad
  • Thaddeus
  • Thanasis
  • Thelonius
  • Theobald
  • Thibault
  • Three-Hair Vincent
  • Thump
  • Thurman
  • Thurston
  • Tillman
  • Tim

T, continued

  • Timmy
  • Tino
  • Tiny
  • Tip-Toe Xander
  • Tippy
  • Tiramisu
  • Tito
  • Toast
  • Tobias
  • Tobin
  • Todd
  • Toggle
  • Tolya
  • Tom
  • Tommy
  • Tonino
  • Toño
  • Tony
  • Topper
  • Torrance
  • Tortellini
  • Torvald
  • Totoy
  • Travis
  • Trent
  • Tristram
  • Troy
  • Truman
  • Tulaliloo
  • Two-Eyed Steve
  • Ty

U: 9 names

  • Udo
  • Ugo
  • Uh-Oh
  • Ukulele
  • Ulric
  • Ulysses
  • Umberto
  • Upside-Down Kirby
  • Uwe

V: 11 names

  • Val
  • Vance
  • Vanya
  • Vern
  • Vernon
  • Vic
  • Vijay
  • Vinnie
  • Vinny
  • Vito
  • Vivian

W: 45 names

  • Wade
  • Wadsworth
  • Waffle
  • Waldemar
  • Waldo
  • Wallace
  • Wally
  • Walt
  • Walter
  • Waylon
  • Wayne
  • Wee-Woo
  • Weldon
  • Wellington
  • Wendell
  • Wes
  • Wiggly Jeremy
  • Wiggy
  • Wilberforce
  • Wilbur
  • Wilford
  • Wilfred
  • Wilhelm
  • Wilkie
  • Will
  • Willard
  • Willy
  • Wilmer
  • Wilton
  • Wim
  • Winfield
  • Winfred
  • Wingnut
  • Winnie
  • Winston
  • Winthrop
  • Wobbly Douglas
  • Wolfgang
  • Woo-Hoo
  • Woodrow
  • Wrench
  • Wulfric
  • Wyatt
  • Wyman
  • Wystan

X: 1 name

  • Xavier

Y: 7 names

  • Yancey
  • Yannis
  • Yoink
  • Yorick
  • Yum-Yum
  • Yuri
  • Yves

Z: 15 names

  • Zachary
  • Zapper
  • Zeb
  • Zebedee
  • Zebulon
  • Zed
  • Zeke
  • Zelig
  • Zeno
  • Zeph
  • Zezinho
  • Zhenya
  • Zig-Zag
  • Ziggy
  • Zoltan