Sopranos Name Generator

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Generate Sopranos-style names: canon characters from the DiMeo and Lupertazzi families for reference, plus original Italian-American wiseguys, goomahs, capos, civilians, crews and front businesses that sound like they belong in North Jersey. Built for fan fiction, mafia RPGs, trivia nights and parody.

About Sopranos names

Names on The Sopranos sound real because David Chase built them from the actual Italian-American phone book of Essex County: Moltisanti, Gualtieri, Baccalieri, Cifaretto, Spatafore, Pontecorvo. Most are southern Italian surnames paired with the Anglicized first names a third-generation family would use. Anthony becomes Tony, Salvatore becomes Sal, Paul becomes Paulie, Christopher becomes Chrissy. The formal name still exists (Corrado, Silvio, Salvatore) and only shows up in court papers, on a headstone, or when somebody is angry.

The nickname is the piece that makes a Sopranos character. It sits between the first and last name in quotation marks and usually comes from a small, unglamorous detail: Paulie "Walnuts" (a hijacked truck full of walnuts), Bobby "Bacala" (salt cod), Beansie Gaeta, Johnny Sack (short for Sacrimoni), Little Carmine, Fat Dom, Philly Spoons, Joey Peeps. Jersey nicknames are food, body type, a surname clipped in half, or a job. They are never cool on purpose.

The list below mixes canon characters with original names built on the same rules: clipped first names, real southern-Italian surnames, deflating nicknames, wives and goomahs, the doctors, agents and lawyers who orbit the family, and the carting companies and pork stores that serve as fronts.

How to choose Sopranos names

  • Build a wiseguy name in three parts: a clipped first name (Vinnie, Sal, Richie), a deflating nickname in quotes ("Socks", "Two Lips", "Bagels"), then a real southern-Italian surname (Scarfo, Tedesco, Marchetti).
  • Keep the nickname small and specific. The best Sopranos nicknames come from one odd incident or a body detail, not from sounding tough: Walnuts beats The Executioner every time.
  • Give each character a formal name and a street name so you can switch between them for effect. Corrado is what the FBI calls him; everyone else says Junior.
  • For civilians and family, use the same surnames with ordinary first names: Carmela, Rosalie, Angie, Hugh, Meadow. The contrast between kitchen-table names and crew names is the whole show.
  • Front businesses should sound boringly legitimate and be tied to a real North Jersey town or trade: sanitation, paving, pork stores, vending, linen service.

Frequently asked questions

Where do Sopranos character names come from?

Most are genuine southern Italian surnames common in the Newark and Essex County area where David Chase grew up, such as Moltisanti, Gualtieri, Baccalieri and Spatafore. First names follow the Italian-American habit of Anglicizing and clipping: Anthony to Tony, Salvatore to Sal, Paul to Paulie, Christopher to Chrissy.

How do Sopranos nicknames work?

They sit between the first and last name in quotation marks and usually come from an odd incident, a food, a physical trait or a clipped surname. Paulie Walnuts got his from a hijacked truck of walnuts, Bobby Bacala from salt cod, Johnny Sack from Sacrimoni, and Little Carmine from being Carmine Lupertazzi's son. They are deliberately unglamorous.

Are the names in this generator all from the show?

No. Roughly the first hundred are canon characters from the DiMeo and Lupertazzi families and the people around them, included for reference. The rest are original names that follow the same conventions, so you can use them for fan fiction, role-playing or parody without lifting a real character.

Can I use these names for a mafia RPG or a story?

Yes. The original wiseguy names, nicknames, crews and front businesses here are free to use. Canon names like Tony Soprano or Christopher Moltisanti belong to HBO and David Chase, so use those only for the characters themselves or in clearly transformative fan work.

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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: 39 names

  • Adriana La Cerva
  • Adrianna Viola
  • Agent Deborah Ciccerone
  • Agent Dwight Harris
  • Agent Frank Cubitoso
  • Agent Lou Ciccarelli
  • Agent Marjorie Sykes
  • Agent Robyn Sanseverino
  • Agent Ron Goddard
  • Albert Barese
  • Albie Cianflone
  • Alessandro "Sandro" Catalano
  • Angela Pescatore
  • Angelo "Ange" Petrucci
  • Angelo "Angie Boy" Amato
  • Angelo Garepe
  • Angelo Moretti
  • Angie Bonpensiero
  • Angie Bruschi
  • Annalisa Zucca
  • Annette Galante
  • Anthony "Tony Rolls" Rollo
  • Anthony Soprano Jr.
  • Ariel Rosenzweig
  • Arthur Avenue Latticini
  • Artie "Artie Ice" Ghiaccio
  • Artie "Pinky" Fabrizio
  • Artie Bucco
  • Artie's Place
  • Assemblyman Frank Cavallo
  • Assunta Leggio
  • Attorney Harold Melvoin
  • Attorney Mark Esposito
  • Attorney Neil Mink
  • Augie "Augie Ankles" Annese
  • Augie "the Beak" Benedetto
  • Augie Scarpelli
  • Aunt Concetta
  • Aunt Rosemarie

B: 37 names

  • Babe Baldassare
  • Bada Bing
  • Bananas Bonadonna
  • Barbara Giglione
  • Barbara Scalise
  • Barone Sanitation
  • Bayonne Cement & Supply
  • Belleville Bocce Club
  • Bennie "Bootsie" Buttafuoco
  • Benny "Benny Eggs" Cristiano
  • Benny "the Bull" Buonomo
  • Benny Caporale
  • Benny Fazio
  • Beppy Scerbo
  • Bergen County Waste Haulers
  • Big Anthony Scotto
  • Big Richie Pastore
  • Big Sal Vitiello
  • Billy Leotardo
  • Bing Scarfone
  • Bloomfield Avenue Social Club
  • Blue Comet
  • Bobby "Bacala" Baccalieri
  • Bobby "Bagels" Baglioni
  • Bobby Baccalieri Jr.
  • Bobby Catanzaro
  • Bobby Flats Fiorentino
  • Bobby Zanone
  • Bobby's Train Shop
  • Boom Boom Bertolini
  • Branca Pereira
  • Brandi Lucarelli
  • Brendan Filone
  • Bruno Salerno
  • Burt Gervasi
  • Butch DeConcini
  • Butchie Bertucci

C: 41 names

  • Caesar the Pit Bull
  • Caldwell Fish Market
  • Calogero "Charlie" Cangemi
  • Camille Trentacosta
  • Carlo "Capes" Capezzi
  • Carlo Ferrucci
  • Carlo Gervasi
  • Carmela DeSantis
  • Carmela Soprano
  • Carmela's Catering
  • Carmen Gaudio
  • Carmine "Carm the Charm" Carmody
  • Carmine "Cheech" Bartolomeo
  • Carmine "Cuffs" Cuffaro
  • Carmine Lupertazzi
  • Carmine Ruffalo
  • Carmine Tomasulo
  • Centanni's Meat Market
  • Charmaine Bucco
  • Charmaine Ruggiero

C, continued

  • Cheech Cerullo
  • Chickie Cascio
  • Christopher Moltisanti
  • Christopher's Film Productions
  • Chuckie "Choo Choo" Trapani
  • Chuckie "Chuckie Cheese" Formaggio
  • Chucky Signore
  • Cleaver Productions
  • Clifton Cigar Lounge
  • Coco Cogliano
  • Concetta Salamone
  • Concetto "Chet" Tumminello
  • Connie Marchese
  • Corky Caporale
  • Corrado "Junior" Soprano
  • Cosette
  • Cosmo Acciardi
  • Councilman Joe Pardo
  • Cousin Chrissy Mancuso
  • Crazy Horse
  • Crystal Pagano

D: 39 names

  • Danny "Dice" DeCarlo
  • Danny "Dimes" DiNapoli
  • Danny Castellano
  • Dante "Buddha" Greco
  • Dapper Danny Dalessio
  • Dave Scatino
  • Dawn Panzarella
  • Deanne Lupo
  • Deanne Pontecorvo
  • Debbie Frasca
  • Denise Lamonica
  • Detective Sal Calabrese
  • Detective Vin Makazian
  • Dick Barone
  • Dino Zerilli
  • Doc Santoro
  • Dolores Tortorella
  • Dom Nardone
  • Domenico "Eckley" DiMeo
  • Dominic "Dom Delivery" Delvecchio
  • Dominic "Dom the Bomb" Bombace
  • Dominic "Mimmo" Pasquarelli
  • Dominic DiMeo
  • Dominic Scarfo
  • Donna Marie Tagliaferro
  • Donna Spinelli
  • Donnie Brasciole
  • Donnie Paduana
  • Down Neck Bakery
  • Dr. Barry Plepler
  • Dr. Bruce Cusamano
  • Dr. Douglas Schreck
  • Dr. Elliot Kupferberg
  • Dr. Ira Fried
  • Dr. Jennifer Melfi
  • Dr. Mitchell Gold
  • Dr. Russ Fegoli
  • Dr. Sheila Ornstein
  • Dukes DeLuca

E: 8 names

  • Eddie "Easy Eddie" Esposito
  • Eddie Zappulla
  • Elizabeth Seafood Brokers
  • Emilio "Meatball" Mignone
  • Ercole "Eckley" DiMeo
  • Esplanade
  • Esplanade Construction Project
  • Eugene Pontecorvo

F: 23 names

  • Fairfield Paving
  • Fat Dom Gamiello
  • Fat Freddy Fusco
  • Fat Tommy Bruzzese
  • Father Anthony Amorosi
  • Father Dominic Scalzo
  • Father Phil Intintola
  • Feech La Manna
  • Finn DeTrolio
  • Fort Lee Social Club
  • Fran Capezzi
  • Frank Biondo
  • Frank Russo Jr.
  • Frankie "Fingers" Abruzzese
  • Frankie "Flowers" Fiore
  • Frankie "Frankie Nuts" Nostrano
  • Frankie "Hot Dogs" Iacovelli
  • Frankie Boy Scarfo
  • Frankie Tedesco
  • Freddy Calabrese
  • Freddy Capuano
  • Furio Giunta
  • Furio's Sauce

G: 27 names

  • Gabriella Dante
  • Gabriella Marchetti
  • Gaga Gagliardi
  • Garden State Carting
  • Garfield Pasta Company
  • Gary La Manna
  • Gene "the Gent" Caruso
  • Gene Ruggiano
  • Gennaro "Jerry" Basile
  • Gennaro Sabella
  • Georgie Santorelli
  • Georgie the Bartender
  • Gerry Torciano
  • Gianni Rinaldi
  • Gigi Cestone
  • Gina Ferrante
  • Ginny Lombardozzi
  • Ginny Sacrimoni
  • Gino "Gino Garlic" Agliata
  • Gino "the Gavel" Gaudio
  • Gino's Ravioli
  • Giuseppe "Joe Pep" Pepitone
  • Gloria Baglioni
  • Gloria Trillo
  • Green Grove
  • Gummy Giordano
  • Gus Tomasino

H: 8 names

  • Hackensack Executive Game
  • Heather Spinelli
  • Hector Anthony Ruiz
  • Hesh Rabkin
  • Hesh's Horse Farm
  • Hoboken Longshoremen's Local
  • Holsten's
  • Hugh De Angelis

I: 4 names

  • Ignazio "Iggy" Siracusa
  • Ignazio Bruno
  • Irina Peltsin
  • Irina Tarasova

J: 44 names

  • Jack Massarone
  • Jackie Aprile Jr.
  • Jackie Aprile Sr.
  • Jackie DeSantis
  • Jackie Vestri
  • Janice Annunziata
  • Janice Soprano
  • Jason Barone
  • Jason Gervasi
  • Jeannie Cusamano
  • Jerry "Jelly" Gelardi
  • Jersey Shore Boardwalk Games
  • Jesus Rossi
  • Jim "Johnny Cakes" Witowski
  • Jimmy "Jimmy Jukebox" Giacalone
  • Jimmy "Jingles" Giannone
  • Jimmy "Socks" Frasca
  • Jimmy Altieri
  • Jimmy Bones
  • Jimmy Lauria
  • Jimmy Legs Lagana
  • Jimmy Petrille

J, continued

  • Jimmy Tedaldi
  • Jimmy Two Sinks
  • Jo Ann Randazzo
  • Joanne Moltisanti
  • Joe Salvatore
  • Joey "Joey Clams" Vongole
  • Joey "Rocks" Rocco
  • Joey Carbone
  • Joey Peeps
  • Johnny "Cakes" Ruggiero
  • Johnny Boy Bucciarelli
  • Johnny Boy Soprano
  • Johnny Marchese
  • Johnny Sack
  • Johnny Spadaro
  • Jojo Iovino
  • Joseph "Beansie" Gaeta
  • Judge Leonard Runyon
  • Junior "Beans" Fagioli
  • Junior "Junior Juice" Giusti
  • Junior Pisano
  • Junior's Bocce Court

K: 9 names

  • Karen Baccalieri
  • Karen Sabatino
  • Kearny Iron Works
  • Kelli Lombardo Moltisanti
  • Kelly Rinaldi
  • Kevin Finnerty
  • Kimmy DeSantis
  • Knuckles Nocella
  • Kristen Zappulla

L: 25 names

  • Larry "Laz" Lazzara
  • Larry Boy Barese
  • Larry Boy Franzese
  • Larry Mazzone
  • Lefty Labruzzo
  • Lenny "Lenny Lasagna" Lasorda
  • Lenny "Lumps" Luongo
  • Lieutenant Bobby Pastorelli
  • Lilliana Wosilius
  • Lisa Buonomo
  • Little Carmine DeRosa
  • Little Carmine Lupertazzi
  • Little Italy Scungilli Bar
  • Little Mikey Lombardozzi
  • Little Paulie Germani
  • Livia Soprano
  • Livia's Kitchen
  • Livingston Country Day Club
  • Lodi Linen Service
  • Lorraine Calluzzo
  • Lorraine Campanella
  • Lou Corrado
  • Louie "Legs" Leggio
  • Louie "Two Chairs" Chiarelli
  • Lucia Bartolomeo

M: 23 names

  • Manny Scibetta
  • Marie Cestone
  • Marie Spatafore
  • Mario Lucchesi
  • Mary Ann Santangelo
  • Mary De Angelis
  • Massive Genius
  • Matthew Bevilaqua
  • Meadow Bonfiglio
  • Meadow Soprano
  • Megan Calabrese
  • Michele Iacovelli
  • Mickey Scalzo
  • Mike Fascione
  • Mikey "Meatballs" Marcantonio
  • Mikey "Mops" Mastrangelo
  • Mikey Lisi
  • Mikey Palmice
  • Moe Modica
  • Montclair Stone & Marble
  • Monte Carlo
  • Murmur Zwiebel
  • Mush Musso

N: 18 names

  • Newark Pork & Provisions
  • Nick Varese
  • Nicky "Knots" Notaro
  • Nicky "the Nose" Nasso
  • Nicky "Two Lips" Cuccia
  • Nicky Ferrante
  • Nicky Venturi
  • Nicole Acciardi
  • No-Neck Nicastro
  • Noah Tannenbaum
  • Nonna Filomena
  • North Ward Athletic Association
  • Nucci Gualtieri
  • Nucci's Parlor
  • Nunziata Mastrangelo
  • Nunzio Lupo
  • Nuovo Vesuvio
  • Nutley Auto Body

O: 3 names

  • Officer Danny Ingrassia
  • Old Man Petrocelli
  • Orazio Falcone

P: 32 names

  • Pasquale Vitale
  • Passaic Produce Exchange
  • Pasta Fazool Farino
  • Paterson Vending Machines
  • Patsy "Tuna" Lamonica
  • Patsy Parisi
  • Pattie Caruso
  • Patty Leotardo
  • Paul Cassano
  • Paulie "Paulie Paychecks" Pisciotta
  • Paulie "Pepperoni" Pepe
  • Paulie "Pickles" DiMeo
  • Paulie "Walnuts" Gualtieri
  • Paulie Annunziato
  • Paulie's Pool Hall
  • Peewee Piscopo
  • Perry Annunziata
  • Pete "Petey Pasta" Pastore
  • Pete Cavallaro
  • Pete Lazzaro
  • Petey "Pockets" Pacella
  • Phil "Philly Pretzels" Bretzel
  • Phil Leotardo
  • Phil Tramontana
  • Philly "Phones" Fontana
  • Philly "Spoons" Parisi
  • Philomena Pacella
  • Pie-O-My
  • Pizzaland
  • Port Newark Freight Company
  • Pretty Boy Pirozzi
  • Prosecutor Karen Wiebe

R: 28 names

  • Raffaele "Ralphie Boy" Lombardo
  • Ralph "Ralphie Raincoat" Rainone
  • Ralph Cifaretto
  • Ralph Cuomo
  • Ralph Iacovone
  • Ralphie "Bocce" Balducci
  • Ralphie Grasso
  • Ralphie's Racehorse
  • Rats Ratti
  • Raymond Curto
  • Rich Aquilino
  • Richie "Rich Boy" Ricciardi
  • Richie "the Rug" Ruggeri
  • Richie Aprile
  • Richie Bruni
  • Rocco "Rocky" Randazzo
  • Rocco Lamberti
  • Ronald Zellman
  • Ronnie "Dollars" Trentacosta
  • Ronnie "Raisins" Ragusa
  • Rosa Martinez
  • Rosalie Aprile
  • Rosalie Cusumano
  • Rosalie's Bakery
  • Roseanne Fabrizio
  • Roseland Trucking
  • Roxanne Fiore
  • Rusty Millio

S: 32 names

  • Sal "Sally Boy" Tedesco
  • Sal "Sally Sofa" Divano
  • Sal "Salvie" Mastropietro
  • Sal "the Fish" Pescatore
  • Sal Buscemi
  • Sal's Salumeria
  • Sally "Slim" Sabatino
  • Sally Scarpino
  • Salvatore "Sal the Suit" Santangelo
  • Sammy "Sausage" Salamone
  • Sandy Luongo
  • Satriale's Pork Store
  • Scooter Scalfaro
  • Sean Gismonte
  • Seaside Heights Sausage Stand
  • Shlomo Teittleman
  • Short Hills Limousine
  • Sil's Back Office
  • Silvio Dante
  • Silvio Pesce
  • Sister Mary Agnes Puglisi
  • Skinny Pauly Aiello
  • Skip Lipari
  • Slava Malevsky
  • Sneakers Sinatra
  • Sonny "Sonny Sideburns" Scotto
  • Sophia Baccalieri
  • Stash Zielinski
  • Stephanie Giannone
  • Stevie "Bananas" Bonanno
  • Svetlana Kirilenko
  • Svetlana Orlova

T: 33 names

  • Tall Tony Nardone
  • Teddy "the Tooth" Tedeschi
  • Teddy Spirodakis
  • Teresa Notaro
  • The Aprile Crew
  • The DiMeo Crime Family
  • The Executive Game
  • The Lupertazzi Crime Family
  • The Soprano Crew
  • Theresa DiNapoli
  • Tiberius
  • Tiffany Pepe
  • Tina Cuffaro
  • Tippy Tedaldi
  • Tom Gallucci
  • Tom Giglione
  • Tommy "Ties" Tagliaferro
  • Tommy "Tires" Galante
  • Tommy "Toupee" Tufano
  • Tommy Morrone
  • Tommy Pagano
  • Toni Balducci
  • Tony "Three Toes" Tortorella
  • Tony "Tony Uncle Al" Scalera
  • Tony Blundetto
  • Tony Bonfiglio
  • Tony Eggs Ovieri
  • Tony Soprano
  • Tony Soprano Sr.
  • Tony's Auto Sales
  • Tony's Boat, the Stugots
  • Tracy Mazzone
  • Tubby Tarantino

U: 4 names

  • Ugo Terranova
  • Uncle Pat Lupertazzi
  • Uncle Sonny Mancuso
  • Union City Card Room

V: 18 names

  • Valentina La Paz
  • Valery Bratko
  • Vic Carlucci
  • Vic Musto
  • Vin Scalera
  • Vinnie "Ovens" Ventresca
  • Vinnie "The Shovel" Marchetti
  • Vinnie "Vinnie Half-Hour" Carbonara
  • Vinnie Delpino
  • Vinnie Knuckles Vaccaro
  • Vinnie Sconzo
  • Vinnie's Vending
  • Vinny Lucarelli
  • Vito "the Vest" Vestri
  • Vito Cardella
  • Vito Lapadula
  • Vito Spatafore
  • Vito Spatafore Jr.

W: 2 names

  • Walden Belfiore
  • West Orange Wine Imports

Y: 2 names

  • Yo-Yo Yannone
  • Young Vinnie Campanella

Z: 1 name

  • Zip Zanetti