About Nomezo
Nomezo helps you find a name for anything: a baby, a pet, a character, a username, a team, a business or a porch goose. We build free name generators and hand-picked names lists, and we put a meaning or a note on every name so you know why it works.
You may know us by our old name, NameChuckle. In 2026 we rebuilt the site from scratch and moved to nomezo.com. Every old page you bookmarked still works: it now opens here.
What we make
- Name generators that run instantly in your browser. Some pick from our database of real names with checked meanings; others build new names from syllable and word rules we wrote ourselves. See every generator.
- Names lists for specific needs, from porch goose names to Discord server names. Each one is grouped by style, with a short note on each name.
- Browse and search tools for first names and last names, by letter, meaning, gender and culture.
Nomezo in numbers
- 49 name generators
- 289 names lists
- 53,117 names with a note on our lists
- 7,110 first names with checked meanings
- 2,691 surnames with origins
- 1,395 name pages
How we work
Names lists are written and edited by people. We use software to suggest candidates and to check our work, but every published list is read, cut and annotated by an editor. Meanings in our names database come from published name dictionaries and are checked before they go live. Our editorial policy explains the details.
We keep things funny without being mean. You will not find names that mock people for their background, body or beliefs here.
Follow Nomezo
We share new lists and name ideas on Pinterest, write longer pieces on Medium, and answer naming questions on Reddit and Quora. These are our only official profiles:
Get in touch
Spotted a wrong meaning, or have a name idea we should add? Contact us. We read everything.