375 Clever Pun Names That Are So Bad They’re Genius
According to the Cambridge Dictionary, a pun is a humorous use of a word or phrase that has several meanings or that sounds like another word. For example, in golf, you might use “course” language and tell someone to kiss your “putt.”
Puns bring humor into everyday life, making things more fun. Whether you’re out with friends for trivia night or at home playing video games, using pun names for your team can liven up any activity!
In this post, we’ve compiled a list of 375 punny names, covering everything from pop culture to pet puns—there’s something for everyone. Some of our names could be considered more of a parody, but we thought they were too funny to leave out!
Pop Culture Pun Names
Pop culture is filled with characters and phrases perfect for clever puns. From movies to music, these creative pun names will make you stand out!
TV/Movies
Arya Ready (are you ready? Arya Stark, Game Of Thrones) - This is also on our list of trivia team names
Bad News Beers (Bad News Bears)
Beauties And Beasts (Beauty And The Beast)
Brave Hearts (Braveheart) - This is also on our list of firefighter team names
Breaking Bold (Breaking Bad)
Buzz Allwins (Buzz Aldrin)
Chugg Norris (Chuck Norris) - This is also on our list of beer pong team names
Darth Invaders (Darth Vader)
Dead Liver Society (Dead Poets Society)
Empower Rangers (Power Rangers)
Fast & Curious (Fast & Furious)
Fifty Shades Of Game (Fifty Shades Of Grey)
Goalbusters (Ghostbusters)
Gulp Fiction (Pulp Fiction)
Han Yolo (Han Solo)
Harry Potheads (Harry Potter)
House Of Carbs (House Of Cards)
I See Dumb People (I See Dead People, The Sixth Sense)
Inglorious Beer Stars (Inglourious Basterds)
Mad Man-dalorians (The Mandalorian)
Mission: Possible (Mission: Impossible) - This is also on our list of motivational group names
Primal Beer (Primal Fear)
Pulp Friction (Pulp Fiction)
Rebels Without A Beer (Rebel Without A Cause)
Sherlock Homies (Sherlock Holmes)
Smartacus (Spartacus)
The Brainy Bunch (The Brady Bunch)
The Fresh Prince Of Despair (The Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air)
The Walking Dads (The Walking Dead)
Thor Loser (Thor + sore loser)
Tequila Mockingbirds (To Kill A Mockingbird)
Vaders Gonna Hate (haters gonna hate + Darth Vader)
Music
A Tribe Called Best (A Tribe Called Quest)
Beer Necessities (The Bare Necessities, Song By Bruce Reitherman & Phil Harris)
Beyoncé Know Alls (Beyoncé Knowles)
Brew-tang Clan (Wu-Tang Clan)
Dice Dice Baby (Ice Ice Baby)
Dread Zeppelin (Led Zeppelin)
Drink 182 (Blink-182)
E = MC Hammer (E = mc² + MC Hammer)
Fleetwood Macaroni (Fleetwood Mac)
Kanye’s Best (Kanye West)
Puns N’ Roses (Guns N’ Roses)
Smells Like Team Spirit (Smells Like Teen Spirit)
Sweet Beer O’Mine (Sweet Child O’ Mine, Song By Guns N’ Roses)
The Yeastie Boys (Beastie Boys)
When Drunks Cry (When Doves Cry, Song By Prince)
You’ve Lost That Drunken’ Feeling (You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin', Song by The Righteous Brothers)
Funny Pun Names
Looking for something hilarious? These funny pun names will crack you up with clever wordplay that changes common phrases into something witty.
Bangers & Smashed (Bangers & Mash)
Better Half-Wits (better half + half-wit)
Bloodbath & Beyond (Bed Bath & Beyond) - This is also on our list of clan names for COD
Brew Can Do It (you can do it) - This is also on our list of Beer Olympics team names
Brewed Awakening (rude awakening)
Bronadoes (tornadoes) - This is also on our list of team names for 5 guys
Cereal Killers (serial killers) - This is also on our list of funny gamer team names
Ctrl+Alt+Defeat (ctrl+alt+delete)
Drunkin’ Donuts (Dunkin’ Donuts)
Flock Of Nerds (flock of birds)
Gimme One Riesling (give me one reason)
Knight Lights (night light)
Lettuce Win (let us win)
Nacho Average Team (not your average team)
Nerds Of A Feather (birds of a feather) - This is also on our list of names for 3 friends
No Mo’ FOMO (no more fear of missing out)
Opposites Distract (opposites attract)
Partners In Wine (partners in crime) - This is also on our list of couple team names
Peanut Butter & Jealous (peanut butter & jelly) - This is also on our list of names for duos
Punny In The Bank (money in the bank)
Smarty Pints (smarty pants)
Sofa So Good (so far, so good)
Taco ‘Bout Love (talk about love)
Two Peas In A Squad (two peas in a pod)
Victorious Secret (Victoria’s Secret)
We’re Kind Of A Big Dill (we’re kind of a big deal)
Win Or Booze (win or lose)
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Pun Names For Pets And Other Animals
Whether you have a dog, cat, horse, or another kind of pet, puns are a fun way to add personality to your furry friends. These animal puns will have everyone wishing they thought of them first.
Dogs
Bark Cuban (Mark Cuban)
Bark Hamill (Mark Hamill)
Bark Ruffalo (Mark Ruffalo)
Bark Twain (Mark Twain)
Bark Wahlberg (Mark Wahlberg)
Bark Zuckerberg (Mark Zuckerberg)
Bone Appétit (bon appétit)
Corg-eous (gorgeous)
Dane-gerous (dangerous)
Dirty Harrier (Dirty Harry)
Dog The Bounty Hunter (TV show)
Dog-gone it (doggone it)
Dogtor Strange (Doctor Strange)
Droolius Caesar (Julius Caesar)
Fast & Furriest (Fast & Furious)
Feliz Navidog (Feliz Navidad)
Fetch 22 (Catch-22)
Fur-bulous (fabulous)
Fur-real (for real)
Howlarious (hilarious)
Iggy Pup (Iggy Pop)
Indiana Bones (Indiana Jones)
Jurassic Bark (Jurassic Park)
Labracadabra (abracadabra)
Labro-thor (Labrador + Thor)
Melon-Collie (melancholy)
Mind-Beagling (mind-boggling)
Mission Impawsible (Mission Impossible)
Paw Revere (Paul Revere)
Pawsitive Vibes (positive vibes)
Pawty Time (party time)
Pug Life (thug life)
Pupsicle (popsicle)
Raise The Woof (raise the roof)
Ruff Day (rough day)
Rufferee (referee)
Snifford And Sons (Sanford And Sons)
Su-paw-star (superstar)
Sub-woof-er (subwoofer)
The Beagles (The Beatles)
The Good, The Bad And The Pugly (The Good, The Bad And The Ugly)
The Hound Of Music (The Sound Of Music)
Woofgang Puck (Wolfgang Puck)
Cats
Bartholomeow (Bartholomew)
Bing Clawsby (Bing Crosby)
Cat Benatar (Pat Benatar)
Catalie (Natalie)
Catallica (Metallica)
Catasha (Natasha)
Cathaniel (Nathaniel)
Catilda (Matilda)
Catniss Everdeen (Katniss Everdeen)
Catrick Swayze (Patrick Swayze)
Catthew (Matthew)
Catticus Finch (Atticus Finch)
Chairman Meow (Chairman Mao)
Clawdius (Claudius)
Clawed Monet (Claude Monet)
Claws And Effect (cause and effect)
Colonel Meowstard (Colonel Mustard)
Edgar Allen Purr (Edgar Allan Poe)
Feline Deon (Celine Dion)
Furcules (Hercules)
Fur-dinand (Ferdinand)
Hairy Paw-ter (Harry Potter)
Isaac Mewton (Isaac Newton)
Jaspurr (Jasper)
Jean-Clawed Van Damme (Jean-Claude Van Damme)
Kitty Perry (Katy Perry)
Iron Meowden (Iron Maiden)
Meowdeline Albright (Madeleine Albright)
Meowna Lisa (Mona Lisa)
Meowtain Dew (Mountain Dew + cats)
Meowzart (Mozart)
Paw McCartney (Paul McCartney)
Pawpurrazi (Paparazzi)
Purramore (Paramore)
Purrcy (Percy)
Purrfectly Imperfect (perfectly imperfect)
Purrnard (Bernard)
Purrogi (Pierogi)
Purrsephone (Persephone)
Purrvana (Nirvana)
Sir Licks-A-Lot (Sir Mix-a-Lot)
Smash Meowth (Smash Mouth)
Tabigail Adams (Abigail Adams)
The Great Catsby (The Great Gatsby)
Other Animals
Horses
Al Ca-pony (Al Capone)
Bits N’ Pieces (bits, a horse tack item)
Clip Clopton (clip-clop sound + Eric Clapton)
Dobbin Williams (Robin Williams)
Fifty Shades Of Neigh (Fifty Shades Of Grey)
Harry Trotter (Harry Potter)
Hay Girl (hey girl)
Hoof Hearted (who farted)
Jon Bon Pony (Jon Bon Jovi)
Mane Attraction (main attraction)
Mane Event (main event)
Neigh Sayer (naysayer)
Neigh-borhood Watch (neighborhood watch)
Night-Mare Moon (Nightmare Moon, from My Little Pony)
Sir Prance-a-lot (Sir Lancelot)
Usain Colt (Usain Bolt)
Rabbits
Carrot Top (comedian)
Dennis Hopper (actor)
Hare Force One (Air Force One)
Hare-y Potter (Harry Potter)
Hop Tart (Pop-Tarts)
Hoprah Winfrey (Oprah Winfrey)
Jack Rabbit Nicholson (Jack Nicholson)
Nibbles Cage (Nicolas Cage)
Rabbit De Niro (Robert De Niro)
Thumper-tainment (entertainment)
Birds
Beak Street Boys (Backstreet Boys)
David Beakham (David Beckham)
Chick Jagger (Mick Jagger)
Cluck Kent (Clark Kent)
Egg Sheeran (Ed Sheeran)
Egg-straordinary (extraordinary)
Feather Locklear (Heather Locklear)
Fowl Play (foul play)
Hen-sational (sensational)
Pluck Norris (Chuck Norris)
Plucky Charm (Lucky Charm)
Poultry In Motion (poetry in motion)
Quack Sparrow (Jack Sparrow)
Robin Williams (actor)
Stephen Seagull (Steven Seagal)
Talon Swift (Taylor Swift)
Tweetie Pie (Sweetie Pie)
Reptiles
Aligator McBeal (Ally McBeal)
Croctoberfest (Oktoberfest)
Dwayne “The Croc” Johnson (Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson)
Godzilly (Godzilla)
Guacodile (guacamole + crocodile)
Hissy Elliott (Missy Elliott)
Julius Squeezer (Julius Caesar)
Lizard Of Oz (Wizard Of Oz)
Rattle Snakes On A Plane (Snakes On A Plane)
Snake Gyllenhaal (Jake Gyllenhaal)
Sss-tar Wars (Star Wars)
Toad-ally Awesome (totally awesome)
Chickens
Cluck Norris (Chuck Norris)
Clucker Carlson (Tucker Carlson)
Egg Sheeran (Ed Sheeran)
Eggatha Christie (Agatha Christie)
Hen Solo (Han Solo)
Hennifer Lopez (Jennifer Lopez)
The Mighty Clucks (The Mighty Ducks)
Yolkoyo Ono (Yoko Ono)
Cows
Dairy Potter (Harry Potter)
Hugh Heifer (Hugh Hefner)
Milk Jagger (Mick Jagger)
Moo-donna (Madonna)
Moo-lissa Etheridge (Melissa Etheridge)
Moo-riah Carey (Mariah Carey)
Mooana (Moana)
Sir Loin (sirloin steak)
Sir Milks-A-Lot (Sir Mix-A-Lot)
Udderly Fantastic (utterly fantastic)
Ducks
Darth Wader (Darth Vader)
Duck Norris (Chuck Norris)
Duck Tape (duct tape)
Duck Van Dyke (Dick Van Dyke)
James Pond (James Bond)
Feather Fawcett (Farrah Fawcett)
Mallard Monroe (Marilyn Monroe)
Plucky Ducky (Lucky Ducky)
Quack Sparrow (Jack Sparrow)
Quack Son Pollock (Jackson Pollock)
Quacker Oats (Quaker Oats)
Quackie Chan (Jackie Chan)
Quackupuncture (Acupuncture)
The Mighty Ducks (movie)
Pun Names By Gender
No matter if you’re naming a group of men or women, these pun names based on gender will be a hit.
Men
Al Beback (I’ll be back)
Al Fredo (alfredo sauce)
Chip Monk (chipmunk)
Chris P Bacon (crispy bacon)
Doug Graves (dug graves)
Dustin Prince (dusting prints)
Earl E. Riser (early riser)
Harry Butz (hairy butts)
Hugh Mungus (humongous)
Jed I Knight (Jedi Knight)
Jim Schwartz (gym shorts)
Joe King (joking)
Justin Case (just in case)
Justin Thyme (just in time)
Lee King (leaking)
Luke Atmey (look at me)
Noah Guy (know a guy)
Noah Lott (know a lot)
Oliver Sutton (all of a sudden)
Paul Bearer (pallbearer)
Reed Alott (read a lot)
Rick O’Shea (ricochet)
Sal Monella (salmonella)
Terry Cloth (terrycloth)
Tim Burr (timber)
Ty Prater (typewriter)
Warren Piece (War and Peace)
Will Power (willpower)
Willie Makeit (will he make it)
Zoltan Pepper (salt and pepper)
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Women
Allison Chains (Alice In Chains)
Amanda Love (a man to love)
Amy Stake (a mistake)
Anita Bath (I need a bath)
Anna Prentice (an apprentice)
Barb Dwyer (barbed wire)
Brighton Early (bright and early)
Carrie Oakey (karaoke)
Claire Annette (clarinet)
Clare Voyant (clairvoyant)
Cyn Sear (sincere)
Ella Vader (elevator)
Emma Roids (hemorrhoids)
Helen Hywater (Hell or High Water)
Holly Wood (Hollywood)
Ivana Tinkle (I wanna tinkle)
Jacqueline Hyde (Jekyll and Hyde)
Krystal Ball (crystal ball)
Laura Lynn Hardy (Laurel and Hardy)
Lotta Hart (lot of heart)
Minnie Vann (Minivan)
Ophelia Pane (I feel your pain)
Paige Turner (page turner)
Philipa Bucket (fill up a bucket)
Robyn Banks (robbing banks)
Rita Booke (read a book)
Sayo Nara (sayonara)
Sue Age (sewage)
Sue Flay (souffle)
Teresa Crowd (three’s a crowd)
Teresa Green (trees are green)
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Punny Sports References
It’s game on with these sports puns that turn sports phrases, pop culture references, and more into hilarious team names. Perfect for fantasy leagues or casual games with friends.
Football
Brady Gaga (Lady Gaga)
Clash Of The Tight Ends (Clash Of The Titans)
Country Road, Take Mahomes (Take Me Home, Country Roads)
Dude Looks Like A Brady (Dude Looks Like A Lady)
Favre From Heaven (Far From Heaven)
Green Eggs And Cam (Green Eggs and Ham)
Inglorious Staffords (Inglourious Basterds)
John Hannah Montana (Hannah Montana)
Mahomes Alone (Home Alone)
Mission Unblockable (Mission Impossible)
Obi-Wan Mahomie (Obi-Wan Kenobi, Star Wars)
Raiders Of The Lost Yards (Raiders Of The Lost Ark)
The Big Gronkowski (The Big Lebowski)
The Real Slim Brady (The Real Slim Shady)
That’s So Ravens (That’s So Raven)
Troop Buffalo Bills (Troop Beverly Hills)
We Will..We Will..Block You (We Will Rock You)
Who Dey & The Blowfish (Hootie & The Blowfish)
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Basketball
Ballz 2 Men (Boyz II Men)
Cease And Assist (cease and desist)
Full Metal Bracket (Full Metal Jacket)
Hoop There It Is (Whoomp! There It Is)
Hoops We Did It Again (Oops!... I Did It Again, Britney Spears)
Kareem Cheese (cream cheese)
Kobe Wan Kenobi (Kobe Bryant, Obi-Wan Kenobi)
Saved By The Ball (Saved By The Bell)
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Baseball
All About That Base (All About That Bass, Meghan Trainor)
Ball Of Fame (hall of fame)
Ball-Stars (all-stars)
Ballistics
Base Invaders (Space Invaders)
Bat Attitudes (bad attitudes)
Bat Street Boys (Backstreet Boys)
Game Of Throws (Game Of Thrones)
Lord Of The Swings (Lord Of The Rings)
Soft Serves (ice cream)
The Umpire Strikes Out (The Empire Strikes Back)
Ump Yours (up yours)
Umpire State Of Mind (Empire State Of Mind, Jay-Z)
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Soccer
Ball Of Duty (Call Of Duty)
Cleat Around The Bush (beat around the bush)
Goal Diggers (gold diggers)
Goalie Locks (Goldilocks)
Kickin’ It Real (keeping it real)
Kicking Me Softly (Killing Me Softly)
Untouchaballs (Untouchables)
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Hockey
Chilly Willies (cartoon character)
Goalie Won Kenobi (Obi-Wan Kenobi)
Hit Me With Your Best Shot (Pat Benatar song)
Ice Ice Baby (Vanilla Ice song)
Law & Order: Zamboni Unit (TV show + Zamboni)
Puck Dynasty (Duck Dynasty)
Puck Norris (Chuck Norris)
Skate Expectations (Great Expectations, Charles Dickens)
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Golf
Birdie And The Beast (Beauty And The Beast)
Birdie Smalls (Biggie Smalls)
Divot & Goliath (David & Goliath)
Don’t Be Caddy (don’t be catty)
Drive It Like It’s Hot (Drop It Like It’s Hot)
Dude, Where’s My Par (Dude, Where’s My Car?)
Fantastic Fore (Fantastic Four)
Jabba The Putt (Jabba The Hutt)
Jurassic Par (Jurassic Park)
Par Wars (Star Wars)
Weapons Of Grass Destruction (weapons of mass destruction)
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