Lobster Name

Give your Eloquent models ridiculously fun alter-ego names. 36 name types from lobster to pirate to robot.

$ php artisan lobster:name "Robbie" --all

  Lobster ……………… Robbie Robster
  Dog …………………………… Rob Dog
  Doctor …………………… Dr. Robbie
  Judge ………………………… The Honourable Judge Robbie
  King ……………………………… Your Highness, Robbie
  Queen ………………………… Your Majesty, Robbie
  Initial …………………… R
  Backwards ………… eibboR
  Pirate …………………… Captain Robbie Stormborn
  Ninja ………………………… Whisper Robbie
  Wizard …………………… Robbie the Unbroken
  Rapper …………………… DJ Robbie
  Spy ……………………………… Agent R
  Chef ……………………………… Chef Robbie
  Wrestler ………… The Robster
  Viking …………………… Robbie the Ruthless
  Superhero ………… The Spectacular Robbie
  Villain ……………… Robbie the Merciless
  Cowboy …………………… Robbie "Lone Star" McCoy
  Rockstar ………… Robbie Havoc
  Mafia ………………………… Robbie "The Bull"
  Detective ………… Detective Robbie
  Professor ………… Professor Robbie
  President ………… President Robbie
  Robot ………………………… R-8279-E
  Medieval ………… Sir Robbie of Thornwall
  Alien ………………………… Nyx-Robbie of the Outer Rim
  Elf ……………………………… Robbieiel Nightbloom
  Dwarf ………………………… Robbiin Deepdelve
  Cat ……………………………… Robbie Pawsworth
  Formal …………………… The Right Honourable Robbie
  Stage ………………………… R.Nova
  Baby ……………………………… Widdle Wobbie
  Shouting ………… ROBBIE!!!
  Whisper ……………… ...robbie...
  Acronym ……………… R.O.B.B.I.E.

Install

composer require robbielove/laravel-lobster-name

Supports Laravel 9, 10, 11, and 12. Requires PHP 8.0+.

Usage

On Eloquent models

Add the trait to any model with a name attribute:

use Robbielove\LobsterName\Traits\HasLobsterName;

class User extends Model
{
    use HasLobsterName;
}

$user = User::find(1); // name = "Robbie"

$user->lobster_name;    // "Robbie Robster"
$user->pirate_name;     // "Captain Robbie Stormborn"
$user->ninja_name;      // "Whisper Robbie"
$user->wizard_name;     // "Robbie the Unbroken"
$user->rapper_name;     // "DJ Robbie"
$user->spy_name;        // "Agent R"
$user->robot_name;      // "R-8279-E"
$user->baby_name;       // "Widdle Wobbie"
$user->random_name;     // (surprise!)
$user->all_names;       // [...all 36 names as an array]
$user->name_card;       // formatted string of all names

Custom name column

If your model uses something other than name:

class Customer extends Model
{
    use HasLobsterName;

    protected string $lobsterNameColumn = 'first_name';
}

Standalone (no model needed)

use Robbielove\LobsterName\LobsterName;

$lobster = new LobsterName('Sammy');
$lobster->lobster_name;  // "Sammy Sobster"
$lobster->pirate_name;   // "Captain Sammy Redbeard"

// Static factory
LobsterName::for('Alice')->wizard_name;  // "Alice the Eternal"

// Dump all names
echo LobsterName::for('Robbie');  // prints the full name card

Artisan command

# Show curated highlights
php artisan lobster:name "Robbie"

# Show all 36 name types
php artisan lobster:name "Robbie" --all

# Get a specific type
php artisan lobster:name "Robbie" --type=pirate

All Name Types

Accessor	Example (for "Robbie")
lobster_name	Robbie Robster
dog_name	Rob Dog
doctor_name	Dr. Robbie
judge_name	The Honourable Judge Robbie
king_name	Your Highness, Robbie
queen_name	Your Majesty, Robbie
initial_name	R
backwards_name	eibboR
pirate_name	Captain Robbie Stormborn
ninja_name	Whisper Robbie
wizard_name	Robbie the Unbroken
rapper_name	DJ Robbie
spy_name	Agent R
chef_name	Chef Robbie
wrestler_name	The Robster
viking_name	Robbie the Ruthless
superhero_name	The Spectacular Robbie
villain_name	Robbie the Merciless
cowboy_name	Robbie "Lone Star" McCoy
rockstar_name	Robbie Havoc
mafia_name	Robbie "The Bull"
detective_name	Detective Robbie
professor_name	Professor Robbie
president_name	President Robbie
robot_name	R-8279-E
medieval_name	Sir Robbie of Thornwall
alien_name	Nyx-Robbie of the Outer Rim
elf_name	Robbieiel Nightbloom
dwarf_name	Robbiin Deepdelve
cat_name	Robbie Pawsworth
formal_name	The Right Honourable Robbie
stage_name	R.Nova
baby_name	Widdle Wobbie
shouting_name	ROBBIE!!!
whisper_name	...robbie...
acronym_name	R.O.B.B.I.E.

Names with variable suffixes (pirate, ninja, wizard, etc.) are deterministic — the same input name always produces the same output. No database, no randomness, just vibes.

Testing

composer test

35 tests, 60 assertions.

Contributing

See CONTRIBUTING for details.

Credits

• Robbie Love
• All Contributors

License

MIT. See LICENSE.