Microservice Name Generator
Give your services names worth remembering
Ready to Name Your Service?
Describe what your microservice does and pick a style. Get 5 name options complete with README descriptions you can drop straight into your repo.
Why Microservice Names Matter
Naming a microservice seems like a small decision, but it comes up constantly. In logs, dashboards, incident channels, architecture diagrams, and every conversation about your system. A good name reduces confusion and makes your codebase navigable. A bad one creates a running joke that stops being funny the third time someone asks what 'service-47' actually does.
This tool gives you two paths. Fun mode draws from mythology, history, science, games, and pop culture to find names with a genuine connection to what your service does. Serious mode follows enterprise naming conventions with clear prefixes and kebab-case descriptors that any engineer can parse at a glance.
Why It's Worth Spending 5 Minutes on This
Faster Incident Response
When something breaks at 2 AM, you need to know which service is which. A name you can actually remember beats grepping through a service registry while half asleep.
Better Team Communication
Names that stick make architecture discussions flow naturally. 'Hermes is dropping messages' tells you more than 'the email thing is broken' and is way clearer than 'srv-047 is throwing 500s'.
Onboarding New Engineers
New team members pick up your architecture faster when the names carry meaning. If a name hints at what a service does, nobody has to look it up. That matters more than you'd think on week one.
README-Ready Descriptions
Each name comes with a markdown description you can paste straight into your repo's README. One less blank file to deal with when you're setting up a new service.
Tips for Picking the Right Name
You've got 5 options. Now what?
1. Say it out loud in a sentence
Try saying 'Can you check the Cerberus logs?' or 'Deploy the latest Cerberus build.' If it sounds natural in conversation and doesn't make people pause, it's a strong candidate. Names that feel awkward to say out loud will get replaced by nicknames anyway.
2. Check for collisions
Before committing, search your organization's repos and service registry. You don't want two services with the same name or names so similar they cause mix-ups. This is especially true with enterprise naming conventions where prefixes can make everything look alike.
3. Match the naming culture
If your team already uses a naming theme (Greek gods, space missions, animals), stick with it. Consistency across your service mesh is worth more than any individual clever name. If you're starting fresh, pick a theme the whole team enjoys.
