Spider Name Generator

Names for tarantulas, jumping spiders, and web-spinning villains

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Generate spider names for pet tarantulas and jumping spiders, house spiders you've decided to keep, and arachnid characters in horror, fantasy, and D&D. Draws on mythology, real species, famous fictional spiders, and creepy-cute wordplay.

About spider names

Spiders get named two very different ways depending on whether you love them or fear them. The tarantula and jumping-spider hobby has produced a whole vocabulary of affectionate names (Spood, Spooder, Smol, Bean, Floof), alongside genus nicknames like Pokie (Poecilotheria), Avic (Avicularia), Brachy (Brachypelma), and Grammy (Grammostola). Jumping spiders in particular, with their big forward-facing eyes, tend to get names that sound like a small dog: Boop, Peeper, Nugget, Pip. Names playing on eight legs (Otto, Octavia, Ocho, Hachi, Eightball) are perennial favorites, as are weaving words like Gossamer, Bobbin, and Spindle.

On the darker side, fiction and myth supply the heavyweights. Tolkien's Shelob and Ungoliant, Rowling's Aragog, D&D's Lolth, the Greek Arachne, the West African trickster Anansi, the Japanese Jorōgumo, and the Lakota Iktomi are all reference points for a spider character with menace or cunning. Species names double as villain names (Widow, Recluse, Huntsman, Trapdoor, Goliath), and anatomy words like Chelicera and Spinneret sound sinister to anyone who doesn't know what they mean. World myth adds fate-spinners and tricksters (Clotho, Ture), and other languages add spider words (Araña, Spinne).

A good spider name usually commits to one tone. If the spider is a pet, small and slightly ridiculous works; if it's a monster, reach for old goddesses, night words, and titles like Broodmother or Weaver of Fates.

How to choose spider names

  • For a jumping spider, pick something small and round-sounding (Bean, Pip, Boop, Nugget) that matches how people talk to them.
  • Tarantula keepers often name by genus or common name: Rosehair, Pinktoe, Cobalt, Pokie, Avic. It tells other keepers exactly what you have.
  • Eight-themed names (Otto, Octavia, Ocho, Hachi, Eightball) are a fun default that never feels forced.
  • For horror or fantasy, use a mythological weaver (Arachne, Anansi, Jorōgumo, Lolth) or a title-style name like Broodmother or Nightweaver.
  • Give a house spider a dignified old-fashioned name (Cornelius, Winifred, Bartholomew) and you'll find it much harder to evict.

Frequently asked questions

What are good names for a pet jumping spider?

Small, cute names are the norm: Bean, Pip, Boop, Peeper, Nugget, Sesame, Floof, or Smol. Many keepers also use genus-inspired names like Regius or Audax, after the common Phidippus species.

What are some famous spider names?

Charlotte (Charlotte's Web), Aragog (Harry Potter), Shelob and Ungoliant (Tolkien), Anansi (West African folklore), Arachne (Greek myth), Lolth (D&D), Miss Muffet's spider, and of course Peter Parker's alter ego Spider-Man.

How should I name a spider villain or monster?

Combine a night or web word with a title: Broodmother, Nightweaver, Weaver of Fates, Threadcutter. Alternatively borrow a dark goddess (Hecate, Nyx, Morrigan) or a dangerous species name like Widow, Recluse, or Huntsman.

Can I use these spider names commercially?

Mythological, descriptive, and species names are free for any use. Franchise names such as Aragog, Shelob, and Lolth are copyrighted characters: fine for pets and fan fiction, but not for original commercial characters.

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A: 51 names

  • Acht
  • Acorn
  • Admiral Abdomen
  • Agelena
  • Agnes
  • Albo
  • Along Came
  • Amber
  • Ämblik
  • Ambush
  • Amethyst
  • Anancy
  • Ananse
  • Anansi
  • Anansi Jr.
  • Ananta
  • Angora
  • Ankles
  • Antilles
  • Aphid
  • Appliqué
  • Arachnarch
  • Arachne
  • Arachne's Daughter
  • Arachnibald
  • Arachnida
  • Arachnold
  • Arachnophelia
  • Aragog
  • Araignée
  • Araña
  • Araneus
  • Aranha
  • Arañita
  • Arboreal
  • Areop-Enap
  • Argiope
  • Argy
  • Ariadne
  • Arizona Blonde
  • Armiarma
  • Ash
  • Ashtami
  • Asibikaashi
  • Aso
  • Atlach-Nacha
  • Atrax
  • Atropos
  • Attercop
  • Audax
  • Avic

B: 71 names

  • Baboon
  • Backstitch
  • Bagheera
  • Bagheera Kiplingi
  • Balfouri
  • Ballooner
  • Banana Spider
  • Banshee
  • Barn Spider
  • Baron Von Web
  • Baroness
  • Bartholomew
  • Bat
  • Bathtub
  • Batilda
  • Bean
  • Beatrix
  • Bebilith
  • Beetle
  • Beine
  • Belladonna
  • Beryl
  • Big Eyes
  • Bird Dropper
  • Birdeater
  • Biscuit
  • Bitey McBiteface
  • Bitterbite
  • Black Cat
  • Blackberry
  • Blackfang
  • Blink
  • Blondi
  • Bluebottle
  • Bobbin

B, continued

  • Bogey
  • Boggart
  • Bolas
  • Bold
  • Bolt
  • Boo
  • Booklung
  • Boop
  • Booper
  • Bootsie
  • Boris
  • Bouclé
  • Brachy
  • Braid
  • Bramble
  • Brazilian Black
  • Breeze
  • Bride
  • Bride of the Burrow
  • Broodmother
  • Broodqueen
  • Broomstick
  • Bru Nansi
  • Brushfoot
  • Bug Butler
  • Bug Report
  • Bug Zapper
  • Bugbite
  • Bugsy
  • Buibui
  • Bumblebee Leg
  • Burgundy
  • Burrow Baron
  • Butterscotch
  • Button
  • Buttons

C: 74 names

  • Calamistrum
  • Cambric
  • Cambridgei
  • Candelabra
  • Candy Corn
  • Captain Creepers
  • Caramel
  • Carapace
  • Caribena
  • Carmilla
  • Casper
  • Catacomb
  • Catch Cup
  • Cave Mother
  • Cayenne
  • Ceiling Cat
  • Ceiling Fan
  • Cellar Spider
  • Chaco
  • Chai
  • Chalcodes
  • Char
  • Charlotte
  • Charlotte's Nephew
  • Chelicera
  • Chenille
  • Chestnut
  • Chilean Rose
  • Chili
  • Chirp
  • Chonk
  • Chromatus
  • Chwidencha
  • Cinder
  • Cinnabar
  • Cinnamon
  • Circe

C, continued

  • Clawtuft
  • Clotho
  • Clove
  • Clutchkeeper
  • Coal
  • Cobalt
  • Cobb
  • Cobweaver
  • Cobweb
  • Cobwebbington
  • Cobwebster
  • Cocoa
  • Cocooner
  • Colonel Creep
  • Copper
  • Cornelius
  • Corner Tenant
  • Corvus
  • Count Arachnus
  • Countess
  • Crab Spider
  • Crawley
  • Crawlspace
  • Crazy Eight
  • Creeper
  • Creepshow
  • Cribellum
  • Cricket
  • Crimson
  • Crochet
  • Cross-Stitch
  • Crow
  • Crumb
  • Cryptcrawler
  • Curlyhair
  • Curtain Climber
  • Cyclosa

D: 44 names

  • Daddy Longlegs
  • Damhán
  • Dandelion
  • Danglesworth
  • Danvers
  • Dapple
  • Darlingi
  • Darning
  • Dash
  • Daughter of Dusk
  • Davus
  • Debugger
  • Deinopis
  • Desdemona
  • Desert Blonde
  • Dewdrop
  • Diadem
  • Distaff
  • Djieien
  • Doily
  • Dolomedes
  • Doodle
  • Doohickey
  • Doomstitch
  • Dot
  • Downspout
  • Dracula
  • Dragline
  • Drainpipe
  • Dreadweaver
  • Dreamcatcher
  • Drider
  • Drifter
  • Drusilla
  • Dubia
  • Duchess
  • Duke of Dangle
  • Dumpling
  • Dusk
  • Duskspinner
  • Dustbunny
  • Dustcloth
  • Dustmote
  • Dysdera

E: 29 names

  • Earl of Eaves
  • Earth Tiger
  • Ebony
  • Edderkopp
  • Eek
  • Eerie
  • Egg Sac
  • Egg Tender
  • Eight Bit
  • Eight Eyes
  • Eight Shoes
  • Eight-Eyed Queen
  • Eightball
  • Eighth Note
  • Eilistraee
  • Eleganor
  • Elvira
  • Ember
  • Embroidery
  • Empress
  • Epitaph
  • Erebus
  • Esmeralda
  • Espresso
  • Estella
  • Ettercap
  • Euphemia
  • Eventide
  • Exuvia

F: 40 names

  • Fang
  • Fangelina
  • Fangmother
  • Fangs
  • Fangtastic
  • Fantasma
  • Fatespinner
  • Featherleg
  • Fern
  • Fern's Friend
  • Fidget
  • Filament
  • Filigree
  • Fireleg
  • Fishing Spider
  • Flameknee
  • Flattie
  • Flick
  • Floof
  • Floss
  • Fluff
  • Fly Swatter
  • Fly Trap
  • Fly Whisperer
  • Flycatcher
  • Fossorial
  • Foxglove
  • Frankie
  • Frigg
  • Frill
  • Fringe
  • Fruit Fly
  • Fudge
  • Funnel
  • Furball
  • Fuzzknuckle
  • Fuzzle
  • Fuzzlegs
  • Fuzzwick
  • Fuzzy

G: 38 names

  • Garden Cross
  • Garnet
  • Gasteracantha
  • GBB
  • General Fuzz
  • Genic
  • Geomi
  • Ghoul
  • Ghoulia
  • Ginger
  • Gizo
  • Gloaming
  • Gloom
  • Gloomspinner
  • Gnat
  • Gnocchi
  • Goggles
  • Goldband
  • Goliath
  • Gomez
  • Gooty
  • Gossamer
  • Gothel
  • Grammy
  • Grandfather Clock
  • Grandma Threads
  • Grandmother Spider
  • Graphite
  • Graveweaver
  • Greenbottle
  • Grim
  • Grimalkin
  • Grimshaw
  • Griselda
  • Gumdrop
  • Gumfoot
  • Gust
  • Gwen

H: 42 names

  • Habronattus
  • Hachi
  • Hackle
  • Hairflicker
  • Half Hitch
  • Halo
  • Hämähäkki
  • Hamorii
  • Harvestman
  • Hatchmother
  • Haunt
  • Havisham
  • Hazel
  • Hazelnut
  • Headlights
  • Heathcliff
  • Hecate
  • Helix
  • Hemlock
  • Hemolymph
  • Hemstitch
  • Hentzi
  • Hermit
  • Herringbone
  • Heteropoda
  • Hide and Seek
  • High Eight
  • Hisser
  • Hobgoblin
  • Holda
  • Homebody
  • Hopper
  • Hortensia
  • Hourglass
  • House Guest
  • Housefly
  • Hub
  • Huit
  • Hunger in the Dark
  • Huntsman
  • Hush
  • Hyllus

I: 15 names

  • Ichabod
  • Ichor
  • Idmon
  • Ignatius
  • Igor
  • Iktomi
  • Incei
  • Incy Wincy
  • Ink
  • Iridescent
  • Irminia
  • Itchy
  • Itsy Bitsy
  • Itty
  • Ivy

J: 10 names

  • Jack-o-Lantern
  • Jacquard
  • Jasper
  • Jazz Hands
  • Jebediah
  • Jellybean
  • Jet
  • Jitter
  • Jorōgumo
  • Jumpy

K: 20 names

  • Kahdeksan
  • Katipo
  • Keeper of Stories
  • Keeper of the Corner
  • Keyhole
  • Kiaransalee
  • Kicker
  • Kindle
  • Kite
  • Kneebiter
  • Kneesocks
  • Knit
  • Knobbly Knees
  • Knot
  • Kokyangwuti
  • Kompa Nanzi
  • Kónguló
  • Kumo
  • Kumoko
  • Kwaku

L: 48 names

  • Laba-Laba
  • Lace
  • Lacemaker
  • Lacewing
  • Lachesis
  • Lady Legs
  • Lady of the Loom
  • Ladybird Spider
  • Laima
  • Lasiodora
  • Lasso
  • Latrodectus
  • Latte
  • Leg Day
  • Legatha
  • Legbert
  • Leggington
  • Leggy Sue
  • Legolas
  • Legs
  • Legs Benedict
  • Legsworth
  • Legsy
  • Legwarmers
  • Lemniscate
  • Leopard Spot
  • Lestat
  • Leucauge
  • Lichen
  • Lieutenant Legs-Akimbo
  • Lilith
  • Lint
  • Little Bit
  • Lividus
  • Lodger
  • Lolth
  • Lolthite
  • Long Jaw
  • Longfang
  • Longlegs
  • Loom
  • Loxo
  • Lucas
  • Lucretia
  • Ludwig
  • Lurch
  • Lurker
  • Lycosa

M: 59 names

  • Macabre
  • Macramé
  • Madame Web
  • Magpie
  • Mailbox
  • Mandrake
  • Many-Legs
  • Maratus
  • Marble
  • Marbled Orb
  • Marigold
  • Maroon
  • Marshmallow
  • Matron of Fangs
  • Mausoleum
  • Mayfly
  • Medea
  • Medusa
  • Mesh
  • Micrathena
  • Midge
  • Midnight
  • Miles
  • Minerva
  • Mirkwood
  • Mirror Patch
  • Miss Muffet
  • Miss Stitches
  • Mister Tickles
  • Mistress of Strands
  • Mistweaver
  • Misumena
  • Mittens
  • Mocha
  • Moira
  • Molt
  • Money Spider
  • Moonless
  • Moonspinner
  • Moonstone
  • Morgana
  • Morning Dew
  • Morrigan
  • Morticia
  • Mortimer
  • Mosquito Bane
  • Moss
  • Mote
  • Moth
  • Mother of Thousands
  • Mothra
  • Motley
  • Mouse Spider
  • Mr. Crawley
  • Muffin
  • Murinus
  • Murk
  • Muslin
  • Mygale

N: 34 names

  • Nancy
  • Nareau
  • Needle
  • Needlefang
  • Neith
  • Nephi
  • Nephila
  • Net Thrower
  • Netting
  • Nettle
  • Netty
  • New World
  • Nhandu
  • Nibbles
  • Nightfall
  • Nightshade
  • Nightweaver
  • No Flies
  • Noche
  • Nocturne
  • Noodle
  • Noose
  • Norn
  • Nosferatu
  • Not a Bug
  • Nox
  • Ntikuma
  • Nubbin
  • Nugget
  • Nuit
  • Nursery Web
  • Nutmeg
  • Nyame
  • Nyx

O: 43 names

  • Obadiah
  • Obsidian
  • OBT
  • Ocelli
  • Ocho
  • Ochre
  • Ochroma
  • Octagon
  • Octane
  • Octavia
  • Octavius
  • Octet
  • Octo
  • October
  • Octoboots
  • Octomittens
  • Octopod
  • Ogre
  • Ogre-Face
  • Oito
  • Okto
  • Old Man Spider
  • Old Mother Silk
  • Old World
  • Olive
  • Omen
  • Onyx
  • Opal
  • Ophelia
  • Opisthosoma
  • Orange Bitey Thing
  • Orb
  • Orbie
  • Orbweaver
  • Ornata
  • Örümcek
  • Osiem
  • Otte
  • Ottilie
  • Otto
  • Out Came the Sun
  • Oxblood
  • Oxyopes

P: 64 names

  • Pająk
  • Pancake
  • Paprika
  • Parcae
  • Pardosa
  • Parker
  • Parkour
  • Parson
  • Patas
  • Patina
  • Pattes
  • Pavouk
  • Peacock
  • Peanut
  • Pebble
  • Pecan
  • Pedipalp
  • Peekaboo
  • Peeper
  • Peepers
  • Pepper
  • Peppermint
  • Perchta
  • Percival
  • Peridot
  • Pest Control
  • Pet Rock
  • Peter
  • Pewter
  • Phantom
  • Phase
  • Phidippus

P, continued

  • Philomena
  • Pickle
  • Pincushion
  • Pinktoe
  • Pip
  • Pisaura
  • Pitch
  • Plait
  • Pleat
  • Plush
  • Poecilotheria
  • Pók
  • Pokie
  • Poltergeist
  • Pom Pom
  • Poppy
  • Porchlight
  • Portia
  • Pounce
  • Premolt
  • Pretzel
  • Professor Skitterton
  • Prosoma
  • Psalmo
  • Puddle
  • Puff
  • Pulchra
  • Pulchripes
  • Purl
  • Purple Bloom
  • Purpurea
  • Purrl

Q: 4 names

  • Quaver
  • Queen of Cobwebs
  • Quietus
  • Quilt

R: 28 names

  • Racing Stripe
  • Radial
  • Raft Spider
  • Ragnatela
  • Ragnetto
  • Raisin
  • Raven
  • Ravenna
  • Ravioli
  • Rebecca
  • Recluse
  • Redknee
  • Regal Jumper
  • Regalis
  • Regina
  • Regius
  • Renfield
  • Rent Free
  • Ribbon
  • Rook
  • Roommate
  • Rosehair
  • Rosie
  • Rowena
  • Rozhanitsa
  • Ruby
  • Ruche
  • Rust

S: 129 names

  • Sable
  • Sac Spider
  • Saffron
  • Sail
  • Saint Andrew
  • Salem
  • Salmon Pink
  • Salticus
  • Salty
  • Sampler
  • Sapphire
  • Satin
  • Scamp
  • Scarlet
  • Scurry
  • Scuttle
  • Scuttlebutt
  • Seam
  • Seamstress
  • Séance
  • Seda
  • Seemanni
  • Sekiz
  • Selenops
  • Selvetarm
  • Septimus
  • Sesame
  • Shade
  • Shadow
  • Shaggy Knees
  • Shanks
  • She Who Waits
  • Shelob
  • Shoe Dodger
  • Shroudmaker
  • Sicarius
  • Sidestep
  • Sigmund
  • Signal Line
  • Silk
  • Silkline
  • Silkmother
  • Silkstalker

S, continued

  • Silkworm
  • Silky
  • Sir Legs-a-Lot
  • Sir Skitters
  • Sir Spins-a-Lot
  • Sister of Snares
  • Skeeter
  • Skein
  • Skeleton Key
  • Skeleton Leg
  • Skeletorus
  • Skitter
  • Skitterbug
  • Skitterpaws
  • Skittles McGee
  • Skuld
  • Skullcap
  • Slate
  • Sling
  • Slipknot
  • Smithi
  • Smoky
  • Smol
  • Snack
  • Snare
  • Snarl
  • Socks
  • Soie
  • Soot
  • Sorrowthread
  • Sparklemuffin
  • Speck
  • Spectre
  • Spider Rock
  • Spider Woman
  • Spiderbro
  • Spiderling
  • Spidey
  • Spigot
  • Spindel
  • Spinderella
  • Spindle
  • Spindleshanks

S, continued

  • Spinnaker
  • Spinne
  • Spinnekop
  • Spinner
  • Spinneret
  • Spinnerette
  • Spinstina
  • Spinsworth
  • Spinyback
  • Spiral
  • Spitter
  • Spoke
  • Spood
  • Spooder
  • Spoodle
  • Spoodnik
  • Spook
  • Spooky
  • Springs
  • Sproing
  • Sprout
  • Spud
  • Squatter
  • Squeak
  • Squiggle
  • Squint
  • Stabilimentum
  • Starburst
  • Starless
  • Steatoda
  • Steel Blue
  • Stilts
  • Stiltskin
  • Stirmi
  • Stitch
  • Stompy
  • Strandwalker
  • Stridulator
  • Stripeknee
  • Suntiger
  • Sussistanaru
  • Sword Spider
  • Sybil

T: 66 names

  • Tallow
  • Tanabata
  • Tangle
  • Tangleweb
  • Tapdance
  • Tapestry
  • Tar
  • Tarantina
  • Tarantuliet
  • Tarnish
  • Tarot
  • Tassel
  • Tater
  • Tatting
  • Teensy
  • Tegenaria
  • Tejedora
  • Tela
  • Telaraña
  • Templeton
  • Tenebris
  • Tether
  • Tetragnatha
  • Texas Tan
  • The Eightfold Mother
  • The Exterminator
  • The Hollow Widow
  • The Pale Spinner
  • The Patient One
  • The Thing in the Rafters
  • The Wrapper
  • Theraphosa
  • Thimbleful

T, continued

  • Thirteen
  • Thistle
  • Thomisus
  • Thousand Eyes
  • Thread
  • Thread of Night
  • Threadcutter
  • Threat Pose
  • Tibial Hook
  • Tigerstripe
  • Tiny
  • Tippytoes
  • Toe Beans
  • Toe Tapper
  • Toffee
  • Tombskitter
  • Toxin
  • Trapdoor
  • Trapper
  • Trichonephila
  • Trickster
  • Tripline
  • Truffle
  • Tsuchigumo
  • Tuft
  • Tulle
  • Tumble
  • Tunnel Queen
  • Ture
  • Twiggy
  • Twilight
  • Twine
  • Twitch

U: 9 names

  • Uloborus
  • Umbra
  • Uncle Bristles
  • Ungoliant
  • Urd
  • Urticate
  • Usambara
  • Ushi-oni
  • Uttu

V: 17 names

  • Vagans
  • Vampira
  • Veilmaker
  • Velvet
  • Velveteen
  • Venom
  • Venomenal
  • Venomqueen
  • Venomtongue
  • Verdandi
  • Verdigris
  • Versicolor
  • Vervain
  • Vesper
  • Violin
  • Vlad
  • Vortex

W: 51 names

  • Waffle
  • Wall Crab
  • Wall Walker
  • Walnut
  • Walu
  • Wanto
  • Warden of the Rafters
  • Wasabi
  • Wasp Spider
  • Waterspout
  • Wavey
  • Weaver
  • Weaver of Fates
  • Web Designer
  • Webb
  • Webber
  • Webbigail
  • Webby
  • Webecca
  • Weberin
  • Websley
  • Webster
  • Webwarden
  • Wednesday
  • Weensy
  • Weevil
  • Whipstitch
  • Whisper
  • Whisper on the Wall
  • Whiteknee
  • Whorl
  • Wick
  • Widow
  • Widowmaker
  • Wiggle
  • Will-o-Wisp
  • Windowsill
  • Winifred
  • Wink
  • Wisp
  • Witching Hour
  • Wobble
  • Wobbles
  • Wolfie
  • Wolfsbane
  • Woodpile
  • Woodshed
  • World Wide Webb
  • Wormwood
  • Wraith
  • Writing Spider

X: 1 name

  • Xenesthis

Y: 4 names

  • Yarn
  • Yikes
  • Yiyi
  • Yochlol

Z: 9 names

  • Zampe
  • Zebra Back
  • Zebra Jumper
  • Zephyr
  • Zhizhu
  • Zin-carla
  • Zipper
  • Zippy
  • Zoom