Every Halloween skeleton deserves a name, and most of the best ones are terrible puns: Bonaparte, Humerus, Patella Pete. This skeleton name generator makes funny bone names for decorations, parties and family Halloween, plus grim skeleton lords for stories and games.
Bones behind the puns
- Femur: the thigh bone, the longest and strongest bone in the body.
- Patella: the kneecap. Tibia is the shin bone, and clavicle is the collarbone.
- Humerus: the upper arm bone, and the oldest skeleton joke there is. The "funny bone" isn't a bone at all: it's the ulnar nerve, which runs close to the skin at your elbow.
- Mandible: the jawbone, hence Mandy Bull.
- An adult skeleton has 206 bones. Babies are born with nearer 300, which fuse as they grow.
Skeletons at Halloween and beyond
Skeletons are the friendliest of the Halloween crowd: no fangs, no curses, just a grin. That's why the garden skeleton has become a Halloween tradition, often posed doing something ordinary like gardening or walking the dog, and why it deserves a pun.
In Mexico, skeletons are part of the Day of the Dead (1 and 2 November), when families remember those who have died. The elegant skeleton La Calavera Catrina comes from the artist José Guadalupe Posada's work in the early 1900s.
For stories and games, the grim style gives skeleton lords and barrow kings. For more of the undead, try the Zombie, Ghost and Vampire name generators.