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FileServer1, DC05, ORLWEB01… what do these server names have in common? They are boring. Okay, they may be short and to the point, and strictly speaking they probably come close to complying with RFC 1178, but where’s the fun in that? Some sysadmins do like to have a bit of fun even when naming servers so we’ve put together some very cool and funny server naming conventions that we’ve come across. It’s just a server name, but why be boring when you can be witty (or weird). Here you go:
1. Harry Potter characters
First on our list is the vast array of characters from JK Rowling’s world of Harry Potter. Servers were named for professors at Hogwarts while workstations were named for the various students, Deatheaters, and incidental characters in the books. The Weasley clan alone could cover most of the workstations in a medium to large office – Arthur, Molly, Bill, Charlie, Percy, Fred, George, Ron and Ginny. Someone has also taken all the marriages and children after the defeat of you-know-who.
2. Star Trek characters
Old school however the various characters from across the Star Trek series and movies provide for a very large pool of names. Obviously, the captains must be reserved for domain controllers, Archer, Kirk, Picard, Sisko and Janeway, but the rest of the crew names can be used as needed.
3. Star Wars characters
With six movies already out, a television series, and countless books, the list of Star Wars characters provided enough names to meet any number of servers you might have. Spelling them may prove to be a challenge, especially if you start to use the various Jedi names like Yoda, Mace, Depa, Dorak, Devan, Darrys, Jurahi, Kirlocca, Zhar, Bala, Obba, etc.
4. Simpsons characters
If you’re not a fan of the Simpsons cartoon show, this may seem like a limited list for naming servers, but check out http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_The_Simpsons_characters and you will see that there are enough characters out there to provide server names for a fairly large network. And when HOMER crashes, don’t forget to say “D’oh!”
5. Greek gods
This is one I favour myself for my home network. Zeus and Hera are my domain controllers, with the various other names doled out almost at random with three exceptions. Hades is the printer, Cerberus is the firewall, and Demeter is the mail server. If you have had to deal with HP drivers, you should understand the printer reference!
6. Roman gods
I’ve seen this one in use as well, but it’s easy to confuse some of the names with planets if you don’t pay attention. With over 40 names to choose from, you can equip a fairly good-sized server farm with these names.
7. Norse gods
Old religions seem to be a common theme with sysadmins, and the Norse gods are not to be left out. Just be very careful when logging on to Loki, and you have to reserve Heimdahl for your border router.
8. Lovecraftian gods
If I had to do it over again, I would name my home lab for the various Old Ones and other deities from H. P. Lovecraft’s writings. Of course, since apostrophes are not a legal character in DNS or NetBIOS, I would have to get creative with spellings, but I think it would totally be worth it. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cthulhu_Mythos_deities and name your firewall Nyarlathotep, and set your password to “Ph’nglui mglw’nafh Cthulhu R’lyeh wgah’nagl fhtagn”.
9. Fast-food restaurants
Until Taco Bell wins the franchise wars, the network I used to work on that had fast-food restaurants as server names is in no danger of running short on names. You do risk getting cravings for food every time you do a security scan.
10. Hamburgers
I think the network that used hamburger names for servers was probably a divestiture from the fast-food restaurant company, because they had servers like Big Mac, Quarter Pounder, Le Royale, Whopper, Whopper Junior, Baconator, DoubleDouble, Sliders, SourdoughJack, Shackburger, Smashburger, WhiskeyRiver, BigCarl, Frisco, Single, Double, Triple. The list goes on… and you can create your own favorites.
11. X-Men characters
The first real network I ever worked on named all their servers for characters from Marvel’s X-Men universe. We had Xavier, Wolverine, Cyclops, Storm, Iceman, Beast, Phoenix, Rogue, Magneto, Mystique, and more. Eventually the company owner made us change them all because they weren’t professional sounding, so we went with our hometown city names. Much less cool.
12. Marvel superheroes
Not counting all the X-Men, there’s a ton of Marvel superheroes that can be used for server names, and I have seen this in use at more than one company. I just hope they don’t ever merge. How could you choose between Thors, Spidermans, Hulks, IronMans, Blades, etc.? It would be worse than Sophie’s Choice!
13. DC superheroes
For some, DC holds the upper hand over Marvel, and there’s no shortage of superheroes in the DC Universe that can share their names with servers. I’ve seen quite a few Supermans, Batmans, WonderWomans, GreenLanters, Flashes, and Aquamans out there.
14. Planets
For the smaller scale shops, the planets have often been used for server names. Of course, with the demotion of Pluto, which I refuse to accept, there are even fewer to go around. Some name can be awkward to use though.
15. HHGTTG characters
For the smaller networks out there, characters from the Hitch Hiker’s Guide to the Galaxy series make for an excellent naming convention. I once was the sysadmin for both Marvin and FordPrefect, though it took three requests to get the DNS admin to change the A record from fordperfect to fordprefect!
16. Colours
Here was a creative naming convention with a bit of snark, because in addition to servers like blue, red, and yellow, there was ecru, umber, plaid, tartan, maroon, and both a gray and a grey.
17. Periodic table elements
While I liked how the sysadmins at one particular company chose a scheme that could account for dozens of servers, I admired how they grouped servers by type of element. Domain controllers were all noble gases, file servers were metals, etc. And they aliased every single abbreviation to the server name in DNS!
18. Famous scientists
Here’s a naming convention that pays homage to the giants of the past and present. Astronomers, physicists, chemists and engineers were all game, with servers like Newton, Galileo, Einstein, Curie, Copernicus, Darwin, among those used.
19. Beers
To be fair, this network was the network for a distribution company so the naming convention kind of sold itself to management, but imagine for a moment logging on to Budweiser, or backing up Coors, or patching Heineken.
20. Disney characters
They say you should pick a naming convention that has enough names so that you will never run out. Disney certainly fits the bill. Can you imagine the network that combines server names of the Seven Dwarfs with both the Star Wars expanded universe and Robin Hood’s merry men? I’ve seen it, and you just have to roll with it. It’s kind of like “Once Upon A Time” but with hardware.
21. Fictional beverages
One of the best naming conventions I’ve ever seen involved fictional beverages from TV and film. Everything from DuffBeer to PanGalacticGargleBlaster was used, including Ambrosa, Shotz, Synthehol, Bootysweat, Butterbeer, Tantrum, and Moloko. Nothing like logging on to Moloko before a bit of the old ultraviolence, eh?
22. Philosophers
This naming convention was a bit more ephemeral than many, but for the company that used it, this worked. They had servers like Aquinas, Aristotle, Plato, Marx, Nietzsche, Bacon, Camus, Descartes, Hobbes, Locke, Sartre, and so on. There was no rhyme or reason behind what type of server got which name, which may speak volumes if you consider it too long.
23. Ivy League schools
I never could find out why Ivy League schools were chosen for server names in this small company, as whoever had set the standard was long gone before I ever got involved, and the company had nothing to do with education at all, but Harvard, Yale, Penn, Princeton, Brown, Columbia, Cornell, and Dartmouth were all there. I guess that was too small a group though, because MIT, Duke, Stanford, Vassar, and other big name schools were all represented too.
24. NFL teams
This one would be no surprise if you met the lead sysadmin, who lives and breathes American football year-round. I just really want to know what he will do if Washington bows to pressure and changes the name of its NFL team to something less inflammatory.
What’s the funniest and/or oddest server naming convention you’ve ever seen, or even using today? Do leave a comment below.
These days it seems like just about every social group has an online group chat. Whether it’s your raid buddies getting together in Discord to plan strategy, your work group having a group SMS so that they can share schedule information and trade jokes, or even your family’s Facebook Messenger group where you make arrangements for grandma’s birthday party and Joey’s court date, we’re all part of an online group chat, and usually more than one. Group chats can feel a lot more like a conversation in the real world, with the in-jokes, friendly banter, etc., that we’ve come to expect. They’re a great way to quickly make plans, talk about your day, and share information that your entire friend group or family will need to know, including vacation plans and other similar details.
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One of the coolest things about some group messaging platforms, including WhatsApp, GroupMe, and Facebook Messenger is the ability to rename and change what your group chat is called. Unlike SMS threads, instead of simply displaying the names of the people you’re chatting with in the area above, some applications can completely change the name of the group for all users. This means you can make the name of your group something fun, or something that truly describes what your group is all about (thus helping to keep the group on-topic). And you can usually change them on a dime, so that study group can become a party planning group at the drop of a hat.
Whether you want to make the name something funny, clever, cute, or something that’s a bit of all three, changing your group name—assuming you can within your app—is a fantastic idea. But what if you can’t think of something that fits your group well? We’ve got you covered – we’ve put together a list of literally hundreds of group chat names, broken down into categories. Whether you’re looking for something that fits your family, your friend group, or a combination of both, these are some of the best group names we’ve come up with and come across online. Let’s check them out below.
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As usual, we love to put family first. Whether you’re in a group chat with your parents and siblings, your extended cousins, or your politically-charged aunts and uncles, you’ll want to name the chat something to properly fit your family members. After all, what’s more important than family? So no matter if your family is a perfect representation of the nuclear family, or a bit more dysfunctional like The Simpsons or The Bundys from Married with Children, you’re bound to find something that fits your group well in our list below.
Immediate Family Members
Consider these perfect for your immediate family members, including your mother, father, and any siblings that might stick around your side no matter what.
- 24-Hours of Drama
- Family Secrets
- The Chamber of Secrets
- Full House (or, if you prefer, Fuller House)
- Family Ties
- Yes, We are Family
- The Madhouse
- I Don’t Have Friends, I Have Family
- Silence Isn’t Golden Here
- We Talk a Lot
- The Folks
- The Invincible
- Fantastic Four (if there are exactly four of you)
- The Incredibles
- The “(Surname)” Family
- The Herd
- Married… with Children (for the fathers and mothers out there)
- Fabulous Five (if there are exactly five of you)
Families have their own little quirks and ways of showing their love to one another, wouldn’t you agree? Your group chat name should definitely showcase those quirks and personalities.
Chats with Your Cousins
Cousins can be an odd group of people. Depending on the makeup of your family, you might have limited contact with your cousins, or they could be some of your best friends. Cousins are magical to some people because, unlike siblings, you can truly control how much they appear in your life. If you don’t feel like seeing your cousin at a certain point in your life, or you’re having a fight with them, you can still remain friends without the pressure that comes with being a sibling, since your cousins most likely don’t live right down the hall from you. So whether you have a zany cousin you like to keep in touch with, or you have some cousins that act like best friends, here are some great group chat names for your cousin crew (hey, that’s a good one right there!).
- What’s up, Cuz?
- Cursing Cousins
- The Grub Club
- Family Gang
- Across Borders
- World of Cousins
- Near Ones
- Dear Ones
- Weekend Kings
- Heir Apparents
- Always Together
- Colonial Cousins
- Chats with Brats
- Kin of Good Times
- Cousins Colony
- Cousin Quest
- Final Fantasy Cousin Chronicles
Cousins definitely can be like siblings from another mother, so stay in touch with the help of these funny and catchy group chat names.
Friend Chat Groups
Sure, you might have some good group chat names with your family members, but the best group chats shine when you’re hanging out with your friends, chatting about whatever you want, whenever you want. No matter if you’re making plans for the weekend, sharing posts and other content that made people think of you or each other, or gossiping about the people you went to high school with, group chats with your friends are often some of the most fun you’ll have in messaging in general.
Of course, to go along with those good times, you’ll need some fantastic group names for your messages. No matter what type of friend group you’re in, we think one of these will fit you nicely. Check them out below.
- Nonsense Group
- Lucky Charms
- Ride or Die
- Busted Minds
- 3 Idiots (or however many idiots you have)
- The Five Musketeers (or however many Musketeers you have)
- Hang-over
- So-Called Engineers
- Devils vs. Angels
- We Tie Until We Die
- Life and Music
- Chor Bazaar
- Funky Bunch
- Bachelor Crew
- Teenagers Scare Me
- Counter Strike Batch
- Dil ke Dost
- Wandering Minds
Friends are so much fun, and with that comes some of the best group chats around. We’re sure you’ll have a splendid time chatting it up with your pals in those friendship group chats.
Sister Group Chats
You and your sister(s) have probably been thick as thieves since the day you met one another (I’m guessing when the youngest one of you was born…) What better way to stay in touch when you’re miles apart in distance but not in heart than with a group chat? Here are some funny sister group chat names.
- My Second Mother
- My First Friend
- Best Group for Sharing Feelings
- God Made Relations
- My Dear Sister
- My Blood Share
- Share it with Sister
- Hearts Without Holes
- My First Instructor
- Guiding Sisters
- Sister Sentiment
- More than a Sister
- Rakhi Group
- Best Guides
- My Next Mother
- Syncing Cycles
Ah, sisters… The people that can drive you the craziest, but also the ones who will still love you no matter what.
Group Chat Names for the Guys
Don’t worry—we didn’t forget about the guys! These are some really great group chats for the boys, men, and all you cool dudes out there. Whether you went to high school, college, or work together, these are perfect for your group of guys just hanging out, being total bros. Take a look!
- Knights in Shining Armor
- Game Changers
- The Jumping Jacks
- The Alpha & Omega
- Protectors of Superman
- None of your Business
- The Insomniacs
- Mountain Movers
- Rock Stars
- Non-Veg Friends
- The Awakening
- Bachelor’s Party
- Only Singles
- Bros Forever
- Don’t Spoil It
- The Big Dogs
- The Men In Black
- Secret Service
Remember: Guys chat too, so these are some funny group chat names for the boys and men out there.
Some Just Plain Cool Group Chat Names
Unfortunately, not every group can be labeled within family members or best friends. Some group chats are totally huge, with a focus on friendship rather than just guys or girls, immediate family members, or cousins. These are perfect for your groups that can’t be categorized easily. Check them out below!
- The Troublemakers
- The Foodies
- Glowing Stars
- Walkie Talkies
- The Now-Married
- The Posse
- The Public Square
- All Us Single Ladies
- Awesome Blossoms
- Blockheads
- Chunky Monkeys
- Sports Lovers
- Hackers
- Don’t Join
- Civil Disobedients
- Gossip Geese
- The Woodchucks
- The Spartans
- Phone Pals
- Crazy People
- Tech Ninjas
- Play Your Way
- The Alter Egos
- Recycling Bin
- Swag Partners
Sports-Themed Group Names
A lot of us are sports fans, whether we’re playing on a real team or just like to pretend. Here are some great sports-oriented theme names.
- The Terrific Crocs
- The Grave Blazers
- The Spirit Cubs
- The Proud
- The Heroes
- The Exalted
- The Incredible Hedgehogs
- The Pumas
- The Big Orangutans
- The Stingers
- The Spirit Bulldogs
- The Angry Gophers
- The Boars
- The Calm Beluga Whales
- The Silver Crunchers
- The Merry
- The Stark Vipers
- The Haunting Zombies
- The Royal Blizzards
- The Lucky Buffalo
- The Hungry
- The Kings
- The Thunder Krakens
- The Bright Sabretooths
- The Majestic Heroes
- The Patriots
- The Hippos
- The Silver Yetis
- The Steel
- The Thunder
Dramatic Group Names
Does your group produce a lot of drama? (Don’t lie, we’re on the Internet, we can tell if you’re lying.) If they do then maybe some of these over-the-top group names will be appropriate.
- Clover Deuce
- Miss Piggy
- Atom Smasher
- Fear Theater
- Prawn Beat
- Lincoln Blvd
- Earth is Good Food
- The Muttnicks
- Hope and Hell
- Bone Clone
- Butter Butt
- War Bonnet
- Malic Acid
- Bile Pile
- Flyboyz
- Mirtha
- The Cyclemen
- Dr. Moody
- Moral Less
- Virginia Sweet
- Plonk’s Constant
- Red Shift
- Botoxic
- New Farm Culture
- Habitrail Hole
- Aura Imploring Alice
- Cthulhu Tupperware Party
- Sum Bum
- Drama Trauma
- Queen Conundrum
Food and Drink Themed Names
Looking for a name for your dining club, coffeehouse clique, or other foodie-based group? See if any of these names could go on your menu.
- Elmo Lounge
- Shakedown Diner
- Bloat Bar
- Krill Tavern
- Earthpure
- Candyapple Trattoria
- Before Coffee Bistro
- Nana Banana Café
- Café Stuffed Shirt
- Homeland Coffee
- Peace Meal
- Fringe Bar and Grill
- Coffee Beacon
- Django Roadhouse
- Le Metro Steakhouse
- Poultry in Motion
- Bee Salt
- Bloomers
- Derail Fish & Chips
- Samsam
- Godka Bagels
- Pretzel Logic
- Chunk City Café
- Earth Picnic Grill
- Mystic Kitchen
- Crawdaddy’s Bar and Grill
- Retroville
- Café Toggle
- Mondo Bocci
- Shank Bar
Just Plain Weird
If none of the above names match your quirky (not to say bonkers) group dynamic, then how about this list of just plain weird group names?
- Woods Party
- Alps Rats
- Friends from the Midnight
- The Squad of Peace
- Corps of the Uber
- Lights of Day
- Sinners of Silence
- The Party from the Coffee table
- Fiends of Programming
- The Gods of Explosives
- Voltages Creators
- Moose of Python
- The Party of Ganymedes
- The Force of Pax
- Devils from Compton
- World Beasts
- The Alliance of Ladok
- The Eagles of Silo
- The Monsters of Badek
- Taigas Force
- The Daimons of Burnout
- Masses from the City
- The Rebels of Mountains
- Riders of Mathematics
- India Fiends
- The Sons of Future
- North sides Monsters
- Falcons from the Asia
- The Apotheoses of Dorn
- Saints of City
These are some of the cool group chat names out there that include a variety of different topics and types. These are some of the ones that stand out to us that definitely include a mention. Give us a shout out with your favorite group chat name that you use!
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Any of these can be used in conjunction with your group of friends, family members, loved ones, and everything in between. No matter whether you’re just shooting the bull with your friends within your group, or you’re making plans for the weekend or night out, it’s great to have a reliable group chat you can come to when you need to vent, cry, laugh, and anything else you rely on your loved ones for. Did you find a favorite in the list above? Do you have your own group chat names that you use for your family and friends? Let us know in the comments below!
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