MLP Changeling Name Generator

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Generate My Little Pony changeling names that follow the show's insect-anatomy convention (Thorax, Pharynx, Ocellus, Chrysalis), plus pony-style disguise names and reformed-hive names for your OC.

About MLP changeling names

Changelings in My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic are named after insect anatomy and life stages. Queen Chrysalis is the pupal case a butterfly forms in; Thorax is the middle segment of an insect's body; Pharynx is a throat structure; Ocellus is one of the simple eyes on an insect's head. The pattern is a single scientific-sounding Latin or Greek word, which sets the hive apart from ponies, whose names are cheerful two-word phrases like Pinkie Pie or Rainbow Dash.

That gives you three good routes for a changeling OC. The first is pure canon style: pick a body part, exoskeleton term or metamorphosis stage (Elytra, Mandible, Spiracle, Instar, Imago, Exuvia). The second is an insect species name (Cicada, Lacewing, Vespula), which reads a little softer and suits reformed changelings living in Thorax's colorful hive. The third is a pony-style disguise name, the identity a changeling wears while infiltrating Canterlot, such as Honey Guise, Warm Welcome or Crystal Hoof (the alias Thorax used in the Crystal Empire).

The list also includes deception-themed names (Doppel, Understudy, Alibi, Masquerade) and hive-product names (Royal Jelly, Propolis, Honeycomb) for background changelings, drones and hive nobility. Beetles (Scarab, Lampyris), camouflage and stage words (Crypsis, Stagehand), beekeeping terms (Trophallaxis, Supersedure) and reformed love-sharing names (Shared Warmth, Second Chance) round it out.

How to choose MLP changeling names

  • For a Chrysalis-loyal changeling, choose a hard, clinical single word (Mandible, Sclerite, Stylet); for a Thorax-era reformed one, choose something gentler like Lacewing, Nectar or Glimmer Guise.
  • Give your changeling both a hive name and a pony disguise name; the contrast between Pharynx and a fake identity like Sweet Talk is where the story is.
  • Look up any anatomy term before using it so you know what it means; Ocellus works partly because it is a real, specific structure rather than a random Latin word.
  • Avoid names that are already canon ponies or changelings (Thorax, Pharynx, Ocellus, Chrysalis) unless you are writing about those characters.
  • If the changeling has a rank, add a title in the show's style: Queen, King, Lord or Duchess followed by the single-word name.

Frequently asked questions

How are MLP changelings named?

The canon changelings take their names from insect anatomy and development: Chrysalis (butterfly pupa case), Thorax (body segment), Pharynx (throat) and Ocellus (simple eye). Single scientific words are the convention.

Which changelings are named in the show?

Queen Chrysalis, Thorax (later King Thorax), his brother Pharynx and the student Ocellus are the named changelings in Friendship Is Magic. Thorax used the alias Crystal Hoof while in disguise.

Do reformed changelings get different kinds of names?

The show keeps the same insect-word style after the hive reforms, but fans often give colorful reformed changelings softer names, such as species names (Lacewing, Cicada) or two-word pony-style names, to reflect their new look.

Can I use these names for a changeling OC or fan fiction?

Yes. Names are not copyrighted, and these are meant for original characters, roleplay, ponysonas and fan stories.

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A: 47 names

  • Abdomen
  • Acorn Cap
  • Actias
  • Aculeus
  • Admiral
  • Aestivation
  • Air Sac
  • Alderfly
  • Alibi
  • Alula
  • Amber Husk
  • Amber Weave
  • Amber Wing
  • Ambrosia Beetle
  • Ammophila
  • Amnion
  • Ampulla
  • Andrena
  • Androconia
  • Angle Shades
  • Annulus
  • Antechamber
  • Anteclypeus
  • Antecosta
  • Antenna
  • Antennae
  • Apatura
  • Aphid
  • Apiary
  • Apis
  • Apodeme
  • Apodous
  • Apollo
  • Apolysis
  • Apophysis
  • Apple Cart
  • Apricot Blush
  • Aqua Bloom
  • Arculus
  • Argus
  • Arista
  • Arolium
  • Atlas Moth
  • Atta
  • Attacus
  • Auroral
  • Axilla

B: 48 names

  • Backdrop
  • Bagworm
  • Barbed Kiss
  • Barley Sheaf
  • Baron Carabid
  • Basalare
  • Basitarsus
  • Bearding
  • Bee Bread
  • Bee Space
  • Beeline
  • Beeswax
  • Beguile
  • Belonging
  • Biscuit Tin
  • Bivoltine
  • Blastoderm
  • Bloomshell
  • Blue Flame
  • Body Double
  • Bombus
  • Bombyx
  • Borrowed Hat
  • Borrowed Smile
  • Braconid
  • Bramble Jam
  • Brass Helm
  • Brave Hello
  • Breezy Gale
  • Bright Carapace
  • Bright Wing
  • Brimstone
  • Brindle
  • Bristletail
  • Brocade
  • Brood
  • Brood Mother
  • Brook Song
  • Buff Arches
  • Bullet Ant
  • Burnet
  • Burnished Brass
  • Burrow
  • Bursicon
  • Butter Churn
  • Button Thread
  • Buzz
  • Buzzling

C: 108 names

  • Caddisfly
  • Calcar
  • Calypter
  • Calyx
  • Cameo
  • Candle Glow
  • Capitate
  • Cappings
  • Captain Myrmidon
  • Carapace
  • Cardinal Beetle
  • Cardo
  • Carmine
  • Carpenter Bee
  • Carpet Moth
  • Casebearer
  • Castle Gate
  • Catacomb
  • Caterpillar
  • Cauda
  • Cecropia
  • Cell
  • Cell Warden
  • Cerci
  • Cercus
  • Cerulean Shell
  • Cetonia
  • Chaeta
  • Chalcid
  • Chalk Dust
  • Chameleon
  • Changeling Cadance
  • Charade
  • Charaxes
  • Chelicera
  • Chimera
  • Chirr
  • Chitin
  • Chitina
  • Chitosan
  • Chorion
  • Chrysa
  • Chrysalid
  • Chrysalis
  • Chrysis
  • Cibarium
  • Cicada
  • Cider Press
  • Cinder Shell
  • Cinder Wing
  • Cinnabar
  • Cipher
  • Citrine Crest
  • Clava

C, continued

  • Clavus
  • Clear Shell
  • Clear Wing
  • Clearwing
  • Cloud Tuft
  • Clouded Drab
  • Clover Patch
  • Cluster
  • Clypeus
  • Coarctate
  • Coccinella
  • Cochineal
  • Cocoon
  • Cocoona
  • Cold Comfort
  • Cold Ember
  • Colony
  • Colony Kin
  • Comb
  • Comb Keeper
  • Commissure
  • Compound Eye
  • Condyle
  • Copper Cocoon
  • Copper Kettle
  • Coral Lustre
  • Corbicula
  • Corema
  • Corium
  • Cornicle
  • Coronet
  • Costa
  • Costume
  • Counterfeit
  • Countershade
  • Countess Arctia
  • Countess Cicada
  • Cover Name
  • Cover Story
  • Coxa
  • Coxal
  • Cremaster
  • Cricket
  • Crypsis
  • Crystal Hoof
  • Crystalline Cone
  • Ctenidium
  • Cubitus
  • Cuckoo Wasp
  • Cursorial
  • Curtain Call
  • Cuticle
  • Cuticulin
  • Cynips

D: 32 names

  • Daggerwing
  • Daisy Field
  • Damselfly
  • Dance Floor
  • Darner
  • Dart
  • Dawn Molt
  • Dazzle
  • Dead Drop
  • Dead Leaf
  • Dear Heart
  • Dearth
  • Deathwatch
  • Decoy
  • Dewglint
  • Diapause
  • Diving Beetle
  • Dobsonfly
  • Domino
  • Doppel
  • Dor Beetle
  • Dorsal Vessel
  • Dorylus
  • Dragonfly
  • Drinker
  • Drone
  • Drone Song
  • Duchess Elytra
  • Duchess Nymphalid
  • Duke Hister
  • Dusk Drone
  • Dusty Saddle

E: 39 names

  • Earwig
  • Ecdysis
  • Ecdysone
  • Echo
  • Eciton
  • Eclosion
  • Egg Tooth
  • Eggar
  • Elfin
  • Elytra
  • Elytrix
  • Ember Chitin
  • Ember Eye
  • Emerald Moth
  • Emerald Sheen
  • Emergent
  • Empodium
  • Empty Cup
  • Empty Vow
  • Encore
  • Endocuticle
  • Epicranium
  • Epicuticle
  • Epimeron
  • Epipharynx
  • Epiproct
  • Episternum
  • Epistoma
  • Erebia
  • Ermine
  • Eruciform
  • Euglossa
  • Eusocial
  • Evenfall
  • Exarate
  • Exocuticle
  • Exuvia
  • Eye Mask
  • Eyespot

F: 53 names

  • Facade
  • Facet
  • Facsimile
  • Fair Copy
  • Fair Weather
  • Fairyfly
  • False Dawn
  • False Head
  • Familiar Face
  • Fanning
  • Fascia
  • Feather Drift
  • Feint
  • Fellowship
  • Femora
  • Femoral
  • Femur
  • Fern Frond
  • Festoon
  • Festooning
  • Fibroin
  • Fiddle String
  • Fiddler Beetle
  • Fig Wasp
  • Filament
  • Filiform
  • Firefly
  • First Hug
  • Flagellomere
  • Flagellum
  • Flame Shoulder
  • Flight Path
  • Flit
  • Flour Sack
  • Fogshell
  • Fond Glance
  • Footman
  • Forager
  • Forgery
  • Forktail
  • Formica
  • Fossorial
  • Frenulum
  • Fresh Start
  • Fritillary
  • Frog Beetle
  • Frons
  • Frost Wing
  • Fuchsia Flourish
  • Full Cup
  • Funicle
  • Furca
  • Furcula

G: 43 names

  • Galea
  • Gall Wasp
  • Gallery
  • Ganglion
  • Garden Trowel
  • Gaster
  • Gate Sentry
  • Gatekeeper
  • Gena
  • General Vespid
  • Geniculate
  • Gentle Buzz
  • Gentle Drone
  • Ghost Moth
  • Ginger Crumb
  • Given Freely
  • Glad Tidings
  • Glamour
  • Glass Wing
  • Glasswing
  • Glimmer Guise
  • Glimmerhusk
  • Glisten
  • Glossa
  • Glowchitin
  • Glowworm
  • Good Neighbor
  • Gossamer Wing
  • Gothic
  • Grasping Vine
  • Grayling
  • Greasepaint
  • Green Fire
  • Green Gleam
  • Green Shimmer
  • Green Veil
  • Grub
  • Grubling
  • Guard Duty
  • Guard Post
  • Guise
  • Guiser
  • Gula

H: 53 names

  • Hair Pencil
  • Hairstreak
  • Halcyon
  • Halictus
  • Halter
  • Hamulus
  • Harlequin Beetle
  • Harvest Moon
  • Hatching Spine
  • Hatchling
  • Haustellum
  • Hawkmoth
  • Hazel Nut
  • Hearsay
  • Hearth Stone
  • Hearthglow
  • Heliconius
  • Hemelytron
  • Hemocyte
  • Hemolymph
  • Herald
  • Hercules Beetle
  • Hexagon
  • Hibernaculum
  • Histoblast
  • Hive Heart
  • Hive Mind
  • Hive Song
  • Hive Whisper
  • Hollow
  • Hollow Heart
  • Hollow Smile
  • Honest Face
  • Honey Flow
  • Honey Guise
  • Honey Steward
  • Honeycomb
  • Honeydew
  • Honeydrop
  • Honeyed Word
  • Honeypot
  • Honeytrap
  • Hook-Tip
  • Hornet
  • Hornet Moth
  • Horntail
  • Hum
  • Hummer
  • Hummingbird Moth
  • Hungry Eye
  • Husk
  • Hypopharynx
  • Hypostoma

I: 10 names

  • Ichneumon
  • Imago
  • Imagoline
  • Impostor
  • Incognito
  • Inkwell
  • Instar
  • Io Moth
  • Iridesce
  • Iris Flicker

J: 7 names

  • Jade Husk
  • Jade Wing
  • Jester
  • Jewel Beetle
  • Jewelwing
  • Jugum
  • Just Visiting

K: 8 names

  • Kaleidos
  • Katydid
  • Kermes
  • Kind Regard
  • Kind Word
  • Kindly Hum
  • King Lucanid
  • King Thorax

L: 43 names

  • Labellum
  • Labial
  • Labium
  • Labrum
  • Lace Bug
  • Lace Wing
  • Lacewing
  • Lacinia
  • Lackey
  • Lacquer
  • Lady Lacewing
  • Lady Mantispa
  • Lamella
  • Lamp Lighter
  • Lampyris
  • Lancet
  • Lantern Eye
  • Lantern Post
  • Lantern Wing
  • Lanternfly
  • Lappet
  • Larder Keeper
  • Larva
  • Larvella
  • Lasius
  • Lavender Frill
  • Leafcutter
  • Leopard Moth
  • Lestes
  • Ligula
  • Likeness
  • Lilac Glint
  • Lily Pond
  • Locust
  • Lookalike
  • Lord Cerambyx
  • Lord Mandible
  • Love Enough
  • Loveless
  • Lucanus
  • Lullaby Lilt
  • Luna Moth
  • Lutestring

M: 61 names

  • Mail Call
  • Mandibella
  • Mandible
  • Manna
  • Mantis
  • Maple Twist
  • Marble Step
  • Marbled White
  • Marigold Beam
  • Marionette
  • Market Day
  • Mason Bee
  • Masquerade
  • Mauve Glaze
  • Maxilla
  • Maxillary
  • Mayfly
  • Meadow Lark
  • Megachile
  • Melanin
  • Melipona
  • Melitaea
  • Membrane
  • Mentum
  • Meron
  • Mesoscutum
  • Mesosoma
  • Mesothorax
  • Metalmark
  • Metamorph

M, continued

  • Metasoma
  • Metatarsus
  • Metathorax
  • Micropyle
  • Microtrichia
  • Milk Glass
  • Mimesis
  • Mimic
  • Mimic Sheen
  • Mining Bee
  • Minotaur Beetle
  • Minty Leaf
  • Mirage
  • Mirror Image
  • Mistwing
  • Mola
  • Molt
  • Molting
  • Monarch
  • Moniliform
  • Moonhusk
  • Morning Molt
  • Morpho
  • Mossy Log
  • Mothball
  • Motley
  • Mummer
  • Mushroom Body
  • Musk Beetle
  • Mutilla
  • Myrmica

N: 29 names

  • Nacre Gloss
  • Naiad
  • Nasute
  • Natatorial
  • Nawab
  • Nectar
  • Nectar Drift
  • Nectarine
  • Nectarine Sky
  • Neotene
  • Nephrocyte
  • Nest
  • Nest Warden
  • Net-Wing
  • Neuropil
  • New Arrival
  • New Leaf
  • Night Drone
  • Nobody Special
  • Nodus
  • Nom de Guerre
  • Notaulus
  • Notum
  • Nuptial Flight
  • Nurse Bee
  • Nursery Aide
  • Nymph
  • Nymphalis
  • Nymphea

O: 27 names

  • Oak Apple
  • Oak Beauty
  • Obtect
  • Occiput
  • Ocelli
  • Ocellina
  • Ocellus
  • Oenocyte
  • Oil Beetle
  • Old Friend
  • Ommatidium
  • Ommochrome
  • Onyx Chitin
  • Ootheca
  • Opal Molt
  • Opal Shell
  • Open Heart
  • Operculum
  • Orange Tip
  • Orchid Bee
  • Orientation Flight
  • Osmeterium
  • Osmia
  • Ostium
  • Other Self
  • Ovipositor
  • Ovum

P: 110 names

  • Painted Lady
  • Palpi
  • Palpifer
  • Palpus
  • Pantomime
  • Paper Lantern
  • Papilla
  • Parade Rest
  • Paraglossa
  • Paraproct
  • Parasol Twirl
  • Parnassian
  • Passing Stranger
  • Pastel Plate
  • Pastry Puff
  • Patagium
  • Patina
  • Peach Blossom
  • Peach Dapple
  • Peacock
  • Pearl Chitin
  • Pearl Wing
  • Pearlescent
  • Pebble Path
  • Pecten
  • Pedicel
  • Pedipalp
  • Penny Whistle
  • Perfectly Normal
  • Peritreme
  • Periwinkle Dew
  • Petal Horn
  • Petalcrest
  • Petaltail
  • Petiole
  • Phantasm
  • Pharate
  • Pharynx
  • Pharyx
  • Phasmid
  • Pheromone
  • Phragma
  • Phyllium
  • Picture Frame
  • Pierrot
  • Pilifer
  • Pill Beetle
  • Pine Needle
  • Piping
  • Plain Brown
  • Planidium
  • Plantula
  • Plastron
  • Plenty to Share
  • Pleurite

P, continued

  • Pleuron
  • Pleuropod
  • Plum Pudding
  • Plume Moth
  • Plumose
  • Pod Tender
  • Polished Plume
  • Polistes
  • Pollen Basket
  • Pollen Press
  • Polyphemus
  • Pompilus
  • Postgena
  • Postman
  • Postnotum
  • Postpetiole
  • Posy Petal
  • Prementum
  • Prepupa
  • Pretarsus
  • Pretense
  • Prince Dytiscid
  • Prince Instar
  • Princess Pupa
  • Princess Zygaena
  • Prism Molt
  • Prism Wing
  • Proboscis
  • Procuticle
  • Proleg
  • Promethea
  • Prominent
  • Prompter
  • Pronotum
  • Propodeum
  • Propolis
  • Prostheca
  • Prothorax
  • Proventriculus
  • Proxy
  • Pseudonym
  • Pseudopupil
  • Pterin
  • Pterostigma
  • Pulvillus
  • Pumpkin Cart
  • Punchinello
  • Pupa
  • Puparium
  • Pupation
  • Pupella
  • Puppeteer
  • Puss Moth
  • Pygidium
  • Pyrochroa

Q: 8 names

  • Queen Chrysalis
  • Queen Ephemera
  • Queenright
  • Quiescence
  • Quiet Guest
  • Quiet Swarm
  • Quill Stroke
  • Quorum

R: 28 names

  • Radius
  • Rain Patter
  • Rainbow Scale
  • Rainhusk
  • Raptorial
  • Regalis
  • Remigium
  • Replica
  • Resilin
  • Resin
  • Retinaculum
  • Rhabdom
  • Rhinoceros Beetle
  • Ribbon Spool
  • Ringer
  • Ringlet
  • Robin's Pincushion
  • Rosalia
  • Rose Chitin
  • Rose Sheen
  • Rostrum
  • Round Dance
  • Rove Beetle
  • Royal Jelly
  • Ruby Spark
  • Rubyspot
  • Rumor
  • Ruse

S: 124 names

  • Saddlebags
  • Safehouse
  • Saffron Fleck
  • Sallow
  • Saltatorial
  • Sap
  • Sapphire Tint
  • Satellite
  • Saturnia
  • Satyr
  • Sawfly
  • Sawyer
  • Scalloped Oak
  • Scape
  • Scarab
  • Scent Scale
  • Scent Trail
  • Sclerite
  • Sclerotin
  • Scolopidium
  • Scopa
  • Scout
  • Screech Beetle
  • Scutellum
  • Scutum
  • Seafoam Ripple
  • Second Chance
  • Second Face
  • Semblance
  • Sensillum
  • Sentinel
  • Sequin
  • Sericin
  • Serosa
  • Setaceous
  • Setae
  • Setula
  • Shared Warmth
  • Sharp Tongue
  • Sheath
  • Sheenwing

S, continued

  • Shellac
  • Shield Bug
  • Shifting Sands
  • Shimmerling
  • Silk
  • Silkspinner
  • Silver Cocoon
  • Silver Tongue
  • Silver Y
  • Silverfish
  • Silverline
  • Simulacrum
  • Siphon
  • Siphunculus
  • Skep
  • Skipper
  • Skitter
  • Sky Antler
  • Sleeper
  • Sleight
  • Slick Talk
  • Slough
  • Sly Whisper
  • Smooth Word
  • Snowmolt
  • Snowy Peak
  • Soft Hum
  • Soft Sheen
  • Spare Key
  • Spectrum
  • Sphex
  • Sphinx
  • Spicule
  • Spiketail
  • Spinneret
  • Spiracle
  • Spire
  • Sprawler
  • Spreadwing
  • Springmolt
  • Squama

S, continued

  • Stadium
  • Stag Beetle
  • Stagehand
  • Stand-In
  • Star Drone
  • Starhusk
  • Steady Lance
  • Stemma
  • Sternite
  • Sternum
  • Stick Insect
  • Stigmergy
  • Stipes
  • Stridula
  • Strigil
  • Stylet
  • Stylus
  • Subalare
  • Subgena
  • Subimago
  • Submentum
  • Sugar Cube
  • Sugar Hush
  • Sulcus
  • Sulphur
  • Summer Chafer
  • Sun Beetle
  • Sun Compass
  • Sunlit Segment
  • Sunny Porch
  • Sunrise Hive
  • Sunshard
  • Supersedure
  • Surrogate
  • Swallowtail
  • Swarm
  • Swarm Sister
  • Sweat Bee
  • Sweet Nectar
  • Sweet Talk
  • Sweet Whisper
  • Sympetrum

T: 65 names

  • Taenidia
  • Tambourine
  • Tandem Run
  • Tarsal
  • Tarsomere
  • Tarsus
  • Tea Cozy
  • Teal Sheen
  • Tegmen
  • Tegmina
  • Tegula
  • Tenebrio
  • Teneral
  • Tent Moth
  • Tentorium
  • Tergite
  • Tergum
  • Termen
  • Thawed Heart
  • The Anomalous
  • The Suspected
  • The Uncertain
  • The Vestal
  • Thimble Stitch
  • Thorakis
  • Thorax
  • Thorn
  • Thornbug
  • Throne Guard
  • Thronehollow
  • Thrum
  • Tibia

T, continued

  • Tibial Spur
  • Ticket Stub
  • Tiger Moth
  • Timberman
  • Tinsel
  • Topaz Ray
  • Tornus
  • Tortoise Beetle
  • Torulus
  • Tower Bell
  • Trachea
  • Tracheole
  • Train Whistle
  • Trap-Jaw
  • Tremble
  • Trickle
  • Trigona
  • Triungulin
  • Trochanter
  • Trochantin
  • Trophallaxis
  • True Friend
  • Trusting Hoof
  • Tulip Bulb
  • Tumbler
  • Tunnel Warden
  • Turncoat
  • Turquoise Flutter
  • Tussock
  • Twilight Cocoon
  • Twin Face
  • Tymbal
  • Tympanum

U: 8 names

  • Umber
  • Undercroft
  • Understudy
  • Undertaker
  • Underwing
  • Unguis
  • Univoltine
  • Urogomphus

V: 19 names

  • Vannus
  • Vapourer
  • Vellum
  • Velvet Ant
  • Velvet Drone
  • Veneer
  • Ventriculus
  • Ventriloquy
  • Verdant Husk
  • Verdigris
  • Vermiform
  • Vertex
  • Vespa
  • Vesper
  • Vespula
  • Viceroy
  • Violet Ground Beetle
  • Violet Hue
  • Vitellus

W: 28 names

  • Waggle
  • Wainscot
  • Walking Stick
  • Warm Chitin
  • Warm Welcome
  • Warren
  • Washboarding
  • Wasp
  • Wasp Moth
  • Water Boatman
  • Wax Gland
  • Wax Mason
  • Wax Mirror
  • Wax Moth
  • Waxworks
  • Weaver Ant
  • Web
  • Webspinner
  • Weevil
  • Welcome Home
  • Whim
  • Whisper
  • Willow Bend
  • Window Box
  • Wing Bud
  • Wing Pad
  • Wisp
  • Witch's Broom

X: 1 name

  • Xylocopa

Z: 1 name

  • Zebra Longwing