Toy Story Name Generator

Toy Story names follow a few clear patterns, and once you see them it is easy to invent toys that belong in Andy's room. The simplest is the honest label: Slinky Dog, Rex, Hamm, Bullseye, Forky and the Little Green Men are named for what they are. Then there is the branded hero, where a toy line gives its star a big, punchy name like Buzz Lightyear, Duke Caboom or Emperor Zurg. Western toys get Old West nicknames (Woody, Jessie, Stinky Pete), dolls get sweet, slightly old-fashioned names (Gabby Gabby, Dolly, Big Baby), and plush carnival prizes get goofy doubled or rhyming names like Ducky, Bunny and Giggle McDimples.

A second layer is the Mr. and Mrs. convention. Mr. Potato Head, Mr. Pricklepants, Mr. Spell and Mr. Shark put a formal title in front of an object or trait, a trick worth borrowing. Sid's mutant toys go the other way, with blunt, unsettling labels such as Babyface, Legs and Hand-in-the-Box.

This list includes the canon cast from the films and the shorts, then hundreds of original names in the same families: cowboys, space rangers and villains, plush animals, craft-project toys, army men, fashion and baby dolls, wind-up robots, dinosaurs, food toys, vehicles and the battered secondhand toys that make the best characters.