TF2 Weapon Name Generator

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Generate TF2 weapon names for your Name Tags and fan-made loadouts: Valve-style item names for all nine classes, Mann Co. and map-themed titles, meme tags like Pootis Dispenser, and joke names for Strange, Unusual and Festive weapons.

About TF2 weapon names

Team Fortress 2 weapon names follow a house style Valve has kept since 2007: a definite article, then a two or three word title that is either a piece of hardware (the Scattergun, the Minigun), an in-joke (the Force-A-Nature, the Dead Ringer) or a reference to the class's homeland and personality. Scout items sound like Boston baseball and soda, Soldier items like 1940s army surplus, Demoman items like Highland pubs and Victorian swords, Heavy items like Russian nicknames for a gun you love, Engineer items like a Texas tool shed, Medic items like a German clinic that skipped ethics class, Sniper items like the outback and Spy items like a French espionage novel. Hyphens, apostrophes and exclamation points do a lot of work too.

The other kind of TF2 weapon name is the one players write on a Name Tag. Those are jokes: a Strange Minigun named Pootis Dispenser, a Dead Ringer named Spy Main Excuse, a Frying Pan with a gold-weapon title it did not earn. This generator mixes both, so you can browse Valve-style titles for a fan weapon, workshop submission or SFM project, or grab a gag line for the Name Tag sitting in your backpack.

Name Tags accept up to 40 characters, so the longer titles here are meant for lore and art rather than the in-game field.

How to choose TF2 weapon names

  • Match the class's voice: Heavy names should sound like a pet name (Olga, Sasha's Cousin), Demoman names like a pub brawl, Medic names like a misused medical term.
  • Name Tags are limited to 40 characters and strip some symbols, so test longer names in the preview before you burn the tag.
  • The funniest custom names describe how you actually use the weapon: a Scorch Shot named Scorch Shot Spam or a Wrangler named Sentry Down Again will get chat reactions.
  • For fan-made or workshop weapons, use the Valve rhythm of The plus two stressed words (The Trench Sweeper, The Dapper Dagger) and avoid names that already exist in the game.
  • Pair a Name Tag with a Description Tag: the name is the punchline and the description is the setup, which is how most memorable Strange weapons are built.

Frequently asked questions

How do you rename a weapon in TF2?

You need a Name Tag, a tool item from the Mann Co. Store, crates or trading. Open your backpack, select the Name Tag, choose Use, pick the weapon and type the new name. The name must be 40 characters or fewer. A Description Tag works the same way for the flavor text.

What makes a TF2 weapon name sound authentic?

Authentic names usually start with The, run two or three words, and draw on the class's personality: Boston and baseball for Scout, the army for Soldier, Scotland and explosives for Demoman, Russia for Heavy, Texas for Engineer, German medicine for Medic, Australia for Sniper and France for Spy. Puns and hyphenated gags are part of the style.

Are these names already in Team Fortress 2?

No. The Valve-style titles here are original, written to sound like they belong in the game without copying existing weapons. The meme Name Tag entries reference real items, classes and community jokes, which is the point of a custom name.

Can I use these names for a Strange or Unusual weapon?

Yes. A Name Tag works on any weapon including Strange, Festive, Botkiller and Australium versions. The custom name replaces the item's default title in the kill feed and on your loadout, so shorter names read better when someone checks who killed them.

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All 500 TF2 weapon names

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: 5 names

  • Admiral's Last Word
  • Airblast Enthusiast
  • Amby Headshot Enjoyer
  • Au Revoir, Monsieur
  • Axtinguisher Combo King

B: 30 names

  • Back Scratcher Itch
  • Backburner Backstabber
  • Backpack Space Saver
  • Backstab Denier
  • Bagpipe Bomb
  • Balloonicorn's Best Friend
  • Banana Bringer
  • Bayou Boomstick
  • Bear Necessities
  • Bedpan Basher
  • Big Spender
  • Billabong Bushwhacker
  • Black Box Delight
  • Bloody Ripper
  • Blue Collar Bludgeon
  • Body Shot Bob
  • Bodyshot Brenda
  • Bogan Basher
  • Bolshoi Boomstick
  • Bonk Atomic Wrench
  • Bonk Bonk Bonk
  • Bonk Boy Bat
  • Bonk! Cherry Fission
  • Boot Camp Boomstick
  • Bootlegger Boogaloo
  • Boots of Trimping
  • Boris the Bellower
  • Borscht Pot
  • Bottle of Scrumpy
  • Bunyip Buster

C: 22 names

  • Caber Knight
  • Caber's Wee Cousin
  • Camper's Consolation
  • Candy Corn Cannon
  • Capping the Point Myself
  • Cart Blocker
  • Cold War Cookie Cutter
  • Colonel Panic
  • Comrade Cannon
  • Conch Blower
  • Conga Line Crasher
  • Conniver's Coupon
  • Corporal Punishment
  • Coup de Grace
  • Cowardly Crit Canceller
  • Cowardly Scout Swatter
  • Crate Depression Coping Tool
  • Crikey Crossbow
  • Crit-a-Cola Chaser
  • Crit-a-Cola Zero
  • Crocodile Smile
  • Cry Some More

D: 15 names

  • Dalokohs Bar Enjoyer
  • Dart Board Dart
  • Dead Ringer Doubter
  • Dead Ringer's Dad
  • Degreaser Combo
  • Demoknight Diploma
  • Demopan Delight
  • Dispenser Goes Up
  • Dixie Flatline
  • Doktor Knows Best
  • Doktor Please
  • Doktor's Dilemma
  • Double Jump Juggler
  • Dragon's Fury Fanatic
  • Drongo Dropper

E: 3 names

  • Emu War Memorial
  • Engie Nest Egg
  • Eyelander Wannabe

F: 9 names

  • Facestab Factory
  • Fair Dinkum Finisher
  • Fish Slapper
  • Fistful of Dollars
  • Fists of Fury
  • Force of Nature Fan
  • Free to Play Finisher
  • Frontier Foreclosure
  • Frontier Widowmaker

G: 8 names

  • General Discomfort
  • Gentleman's Jab
  • Gentlemen
  • Gesundheit Gun
  • Gibus Grinder
  • Giggle Gasoline
  • Gloves of Unreasonable Aggression
  • Gunslinger Gripe

H: 18 names

  • Hat Simulator
  • Headshot Haver
  • Headshot Heaven
  • Heal Me Gun
  • Healing Touch
  • Heavy Is Credit to Team
  • Hello Spy
  • Hibernation Ender
  • Hippocratic Hammer
  • Homewrecker Sapper Remover
  • Honest Day's Work
  • Honorable Discharge
  • Hot Hand Slapper
  • Hot Sauce Hose
  • Hotdog Hurler
  • Hudda Hudda Huh
  • Hug Thrower
  • Huntsman Lucky Shot

I: 3 names

  • I Am Fully Charged
  • Inverness Insult
  • Iron Curtain Rod

J: 1 name

  • Jarate Deluxe

K: 12 names

  • Kaboom Cannon
  • Kaboom Kaboom
  • Key Machine
  • Kill Me
  • Killing Gloves of Kindness
  • Kilmarnock Kiss
  • Kilt and Kaboom
  • Kindling Kindness
  • Knuckle Sandvich
  • Kranken Kannon
  • Kritz Krusader
  • Kritz und Spritz

L: 7 names

  • L'Inconnu
  • Laddie's Lance
  • Last Point Hero
  • Le Petit Problème
  • Lil' Sentry
  • Long Arm of the Law
  • Loose Cannonball

M: 22 names

  • Ma Cherie
  • Mad Milk Carton
  • Major Malfunction
  • Manmelter Meltdown
  • Mann Co. Quality Assurance
  • Mannhattan Project
  • Mantreads Meal
  • Market Garden Party
  • Market Gardener Wannabe
  • Meat Shot Maker
  • Medic Bag
  • Medic Main Pain
  • Medicinal Malice
  • Merasmus Repellent
  • Mini Sentry Spam
  • Miss Pauling's Paperweight
  • Mittens of Mild Discomfort
  • Mmmph Maker
  • Mmmph Mmmph
  • Mon Dieu
  • Monsieur Moustache
  • Mum's Cricket Bat

N: 4 names

  • Need a Dispenser Here
  • Nope Nope Nope
  • Noscope Special
  • Nurse's Needle

O: 7 names

  • Och Aye Obliterator
  • Oh Hello Heavy
  • Oksana the Opinionated
  • Oktoberfest Oppressor
  • Ol' Reliable
  • Ol' Rusty
  • Olga, Sasha's Cousin

P: 14 names

  • Pappy's Pipe Wrench
  • Payload Pusher
  • Pocket Medic Pleaser
  • Pocket Pistol Pete
  • Pocket Protector
  • Pomson Panic
  • Pootis Dispenser
  • Pootis Penser Here
  • Powerjack Speedster
  • Private Parts
  • Professional Courtesy
  • Put Dispenser Here
  • Pyro Shark Harpoon
  • Pyroland Picnic Basket

Q: 1 name

  • Quickscope Queen

R: 9 names

  • Raccoon Whisperer
  • Rainbow Roaster
  • Random Crit Machine
  • Red Tape Remover
  • Refined Metal Detector
  • Reflect Rocket Returner
  • Ribcage Reminder
  • Rocket Jumper's Remorse
  • Rubbish Aim Rifle

S: 33 names

  • Sandman Stunner
  • Sandvich Delivery Service
  • Sandvich Thief
  • Saxton Hale's Lost Sock
  • Schadenfreude Shooter
  • Scope Polish
  • Scorch Shot Spam
  • Scotsman's Skullcutter Cutlery
  • Scout Mains Hate Him
  • Scrumpy Sunrise
  • Second Opinion Syringe
  • Sentry Down Again
  • Sergeant Shovel
  • Sheila's Sidearm
  • Short Circuit Special
  • Siberian Lullaby
  • Sir Hootsalot's Sawed-Off
  • Sir Nukesalot
  • Sniper's Thermos
  • Spah Sappin' Mah Rifle
  • Sparkle Sprayer
  • Spine Tingler
  • Spy Checker 3000
  • Spy Main Excuse
  • Stand on the Point
  • Standards Enforcer
  • Steak Sandvich Shotgun
  • Sticky Fingers
  • Sticky Jumper's Regret
  • Sticky Trap Sweetheart
  • Stout Shako for Two Refined
  • Sunshine and Lollipops
  • Svetlana

T: 261 names

  • Tall Tale Teller
  • Teleporter Exit Camper
  • Texas Tea Kettle
  • Texas Tool Time
  • The Administrator's Ashtray
  • The Anesthetic
  • The Arsonist's Alibi
  • The Artillery Argument
  • The Australium Anvil
  • The Autopsy Report
  • The Back Stab Brunch
  • The Backdraft
  • The Backstreet Batter
  • The Badlands Breaker
  • The Badwater Blaster
  • The Bagpipe Bomber
  • The Baguette
  • The Balloonicorn Blaster
  • The Barbecue Pit
  • The Barracks Brawler
  • The Bat Outta Hell
  • The Bavarian Blood Bank
  • The Bayonet Bargain
  • The Bear Hug
  • The Bedside Manner
  • The Big Bad Bratwurst
  • The Billabong Bullet
  • The Black Powder Blessing
  • The Bleacher Creature
  • The Blowtorch Buddy
  • The Bolshevik Bellower
  • The Bolt Action Buckaroo
  • The Bomb Voyage
  • The Bombinomicon Buddy
  • The Bone Saw Bargain
  • The Boomerang Bullet
  • The Borscht Belter

T, continued

  • The Boston Bruiser
  • The Botkiller Bottle Opener
  • The Bottle Rocket
  • The Brass Knuckler
  • The Brazos Buster
  • The Broadsword Breakfast
  • The Bushman's Best
  • The Caber Toss
  • The Campervan Cannon
  • The Campfire Companion
  • The Canberra Kill Shot
  • The Candy Cauldron
  • The Canteen Cracker
  • The Carnival of Carnage Carver
  • The Cattle Prodder
  • The Champagne Shiv
  • The Char Broiler
  • The Chowder Chucker
  • The Cigarette Case
  • The Claymore Clearance
  • The Cloak and Daggerette
  • The Comrade's Comfort
  • The Corked Bat
  • The Cossack Cannon
  • The Court Martial
  • The Crater Maker
  • The Cravat Cutter
  • The Credit Collector
  • The Crocodile Rock
  • The Croikey
  • The Crossbow Cure
  • The Dapper Dagger
  • The Didgeridoo
  • The Dingo Dinger
  • The Dispenser Defender
  • The Doctor's Orders
  • The Doomsday Device

T, continued

  • The Double Agent
  • The Double Play
  • The Doughboy's Delight
  • The Down Under Thunder
  • The Drill Instructor
  • The Dugout Duster
  • The Dunderhead Detonator
  • The Dustbowl Duster
  • The Eiffel Sting
  • The Ember Ender
  • The Eyepatch Express
  • The Faux Pas
  • The Fenway Fastball
  • The Festive Fire Poker
  • The Festive Fruitcake
  • The Festivized Fist
  • The Fire Support
  • The Firestarter's Fiddle
  • The Firth of Fourth Point
  • The Foul Ball
  • The Foxhole Friend
  • The Frankfurt Physician
  • The Frontier Fury
  • The Frozen Fist
  • The Full Moon Flail
  • The Furnace Flue
  • The Gearhead
  • The Gentleman's Agreement
  • The Ghost Fort Gouger
  • The Giant Heavy Hater
  • The Glasgow Goodnight
  • The Gold Botkiller Gavel
  • The Golden Frying Pan Pretender
  • The Golden Wrench Wannabe
  • The Grand Slammer
  • The Gravel Pit Grinder
  • The Haggis Hurler

T, continued

  • The Halloween Hatchet
  • The Hard Hat Hammer
  • The Haunted Halberd
  • The Headshot Heirloom
  • The Healing Hand
  • The Heatwave
  • The Helltower Hammer
  • The Highland Hangover
  • The Highlander's Hangnail
  • The Hightower Howitzer
  • The Hippocratic Oaf
  • The Hit and Run
  • The Horseless Headless Horsemann's Hairbrush
  • The Hot Foot
  • The House Call
  • The Inferno Igniter
  • The Iron Curtain Call
  • The Iron Eagle
  • The Jar of Regret
  • The Jogger's Justice
  • The Kangaroo Kisser
  • The Kilt Lifter
  • The Kindling Kit
  • The Koala Killer
  • The Kremlin Crusher
  • The Kritzkrieg Kazoo
  • The Leadoff Lead
  • The Liberty Belle
  • The Loch Ness Lobber
  • The Lone Star Lancer
  • The Long Shot
  • The Mademoiselle
  • The Malpractice
  • The Mann Co. Lawsuit
  • The Mann Co. Meat Grinder
  • The Mann Co. Mistake
  • The Mann Co. Payday
  • The Mann Co. Problem Solver

T, continued

  • The Mannhattan Masher
  • The Mannpower Mace
  • The Marshmallow Roaster
  • The Matador
  • The Mecha Engine Ender
  • The Merasmus Mop
  • The Minigun Mistress
  • The Minute Man
  • The Money Maker
  • The Monoculus Masher
  • The Monsieur Murder
  • The Moonshine Event Muzzle
  • The Moscow Mauler
  • The Mother Russia
  • The Nitro Nightcap
  • The Oil Derrick
  • The Organ Donor
  • The Outback Outlook
  • The Panhandle Pistol
  • The Paris Pickpocket
  • The Patriot's Pardon
  • The Pecos Pounder
  • The Pilot Light
  • The Pipe Wrench Punisher
  • The Pop Fly
  • The Potato Peeler
  • The Powder Keg
  • The Prescription Pad
  • The Professional's Pride
  • The Pub Crawler
  • The Pumpkin Bomb Prod
  • The Purple Hearter
  • The Rainbow Reaper
  • The Ranch Hand
  • The Red Square Rattler
  • The Rendezvous
  • The Rio Grande Wrangler

T, continued

  • The Robot Destroyer Deluxe
  • The Rocket Recital
  • The Rottenburg Ripper
  • The Rustbucket
  • The Sacre Bleu
  • The Sandwich Artist
  • The Savoir Faire
  • The Saxxy Snubbed
  • The Scope Creep
  • The Scorcher
  • The Scout Bot Swatter
  • The Scream Fortress Scalpel
  • The Scrumpy Slinger
  • The Second Opinion
  • The Sentry Sweeper
  • The Sergeant's Sermon
  • The Seventh Inning Stretcher
  • The Shellshock
  • The Siberian Sweetheart
  • The Siege Engine
  • The Silk Stocking
  • The Skeleton Key
  • The Smissmas Stocking Stuffer
  • The Smoke Signal
  • The Snakewater Stinger
  • The Soda Jerk
  • The Soul Gargoyle Gavel
  • The Southie Special
  • The Spark Plug
  • The Spectral Spade
  • The Sprinter's Sidearm
  • The Stars and Stripes Stinger
  • The Steel Trap
  • The Sticky Situation
  • The Stuttgart Stitcher
  • The Sugar Crash
  • The Sydney Sidearm

T, continued

  • The Tartan Terror
  • The Teleporter Tender
  • The Ten Gallon Gun
  • The Teufort Tickler
  • The Texan Toolbox
  • The Thistle Thrower
  • The Thunder Mountain Thumper
  • The Tin Can Tapper
  • The Tourniquet
  • The Trench Sweeper
  • The Triage Tool
  • The Tundra Thumper
  • The Two Cities Tourer
  • The Two Fort Terror
  • The Uber Ubermensch
  • The Unusual Suspect
  • The Upward Uppercut
  • The Ursa Major
  • The Vital Signs
  • The Vodka Vendetta
  • The Waiting Room
  • The Walkabout
  • The Wallaby Whacker
  • The Wave 666 Wrecker
  • The Wheel of Fate
  • The Wrench Bender
  • The Wristwatch Whisper
  • Third Degree Burn
  • Tickle Monster
  • Tide Turner Tornado
  • Tinkerer's Tantrum
  • Tiny Baby Pistol
  • Toasty Tickler
  • Trickstab Tutorial
  • Trimping Trophy
  • Trolldier Trainer
  • Tuesday Trumpet
  • Two Refined and a Dream

U: 6 names

  • Uber Popper
  • Ubercharge Dropper
  • Übermensch Umbrella
  • Ubersaw Savings Plan
  • Ullapool Hangover
  • Unusual Effect Generator

V: 1 name

  • Vaccinator Victim

W: 8 names

  • Wagga Wagga Wallop
  • Wasteland Widowmaker
  • Wazzock Whacker
  • Wee Little Man Remover
  • Whoopee Cushion of Fire
  • Widow's Wrench
  • Wunderwaffe Wannabe
  • Wurst-Case Scenario

Y: 1 name

  • Your Eternal Refund