340+ Funny & Creative Sourdough Starter Name Ideas

Taking care of a sourdough starter is like taking care of a pet… You have to feed it regularly and make sure it stays at a comfortable temperature. Since you’ll be spending so much time with your new bubbly best friend, it only seems right to give it a name that’s just as fun and legen-doughy. Below, we’re providing the ultimate list of cute, creative, and punny sourdough starter names to add personality and make the entire baking process more enjoyable!

Best Sourdough Starter Names

Bubbles
Isaac Gluten
Harry Starter
Crust Almighty
Bread Sheeran
Joseph Gordon Leaven
Little Bread Riding Hood

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Celebrity Sourdough Starter Names

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Play around with celebrity names to give your starter some star power. From actors and musicians to athletes and celebrity chefs, there are tons of sourdough starter names inspired by the stars. Here are some punny and clever ideas to help your bread rise to new heights:^{[1]
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- Adam Levain
- Angelina Doughli
- Avril Levain
- Ayeasta Franklin
- Bill Mur-rye
- Bill Rye
- Breadany Murphy
- Breadie Mercury
- Breadie White
- Breadney Spears
- Breadoncé
- Bread Pitt
- Bread Sheeran
- Bread Sullivan
- Breadward Norton
- Bread Zepplin
- Bridget Bar-dough
- Bun Jovi
- Clint Yeastwood
- Cristiano Ronaldough
- Crustin Hoffman
- Crustin Timberlake
- Danny Dough-vito
- David Doughie
- Demi Lovadough
- Dolly Start’n
- Dougha Lipa
- Dough Exotic
- Doughna Summer
- Doughnatella Versace
- Dough Pesci
- Doughpra
- Doughris Day
- Doughy Parton
- Douja Boy
- Elon Crust
- Emilio Yeastevez
- Engelbert Pumpernickel
- Gal Gadough
- Jason Doughrulo
- Jeff Buckwheat
- Jennifer Doughpez
- Joseph Gordon Leaven
- LeBran James
- Leonardough DiCaprio
- Maddoughna
- Marco Pierre Wheat
- Margot Rye-bbie
- Marilyn Mondough
- Marlon Brandover
- Olivia Gluten John
- Otis Breading
- Post Doughlone
- Puff Daddy
- Ringo Starter
- Rise-a Minnelli
- Robert Doughney Junior
- Robert Doughniro
- Rye-an Gosling
- Rye-an Reynolds
- Rye-an Seecrust
- Rye-hanna
- Sir Rise-a-Lot
- Taylor Sift
- Wheatney Houston
- Winona Rye-der
- Yeaston Blumenthal
- Yeast Saint Laurent
- Yeast Witherspoon

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Historical Sourdough Starter Names

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Get inspo from a scholar, artist, politician, or leader for an iconic name. If you want to help your dough rise through time, look to the past to come up with a legendary starter name. Here are some brilliant ideas based on historical figures and cultural icons:^{[2]
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- Albert Ryenstein
- Attila the Bun
- Crustopher Columbus
- Dough Biden
- Doughnald Trump
- Edgar Allen Dough
- Franklin D. Rise-velt
- Frida Kahldough
- Friedrich Kneadtzche
- Georges Pompidough
- Herculyeast
- Isaac Gluten
- Jacques Cousdough
- Joan of Starch
- Leonardough Da Vinci
- Marquis de Labaguette
- Michelangel-dough
- Rye Breadbury
- Salvadough Dali
- Sourdough Doughmingo
- Thomas Bredison
- Thomas Loaferson
- Toastoyevsky
- Vincent Van Dough
- Vladimir Gluten

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Biblical Sourdough Starter Names

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Bless your bubbly little loaf-baby with a biblical starter name. Want to bless your starter so it turns into something beautiful and bountiful? Give your starter a name inspired by the Bible to keep your holy fermentation game strong. Here are some divinely delicious names that are ready to rise and shine:
- Lazarus
- Abrabunham
- Breadlehem
- Bread of Heaven
- Bun of Man
- Crust Almighty
- Crust is Risen
- Ezekiel
- Genesis
- John the Breadist
- Leaven It to God
- Leavenly Father
- Let My People Dough
- Let There Be Loaf
- Loaf and Behold
- Loafcifer
- Loaves & Fishes
- Manna Mia
- Our Daily Bread
- Rise-aiah
- Risen Savior
- Ruth’s Rise
- Saint Crustopher
- The Anointed Crust
- The Chosen Bun
- The Grain Reaper
- The Last Crust
- The Leaven Commandments
- The Second Crumbing
- Yeast of Eden
- Yeastus Crust

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Fictional Character Sourdough Starter Names

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Bring your dough to life with a fictional character-inspired name. Whether your starter is your personal hero or villain, there are so many fictional characters that can describe your dough. Here are some punny ideas inspired by Disney, Marvel, Star Wars, Harry Potter, and more:^{[3]
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- Augustus Gloop
- Albus Dumbledough
- Austin Flours
- Black Widough
- Bread Flintstone
- Breadward Cullen
- Bready Boop
- Bready Krueger
- Captain Doughmerica
- Captain Hooch
- Captain Jack Sparrough
- Carrie Breadshaw
- Cindoughrella
- Cruella Doughville
- Crumbelina
- Desperadough
- Doughba Fett
- Dough-bi-Wan Kenobi
- Doughbocop
- Doughjack Horseman
- Doughmione Granger
- Doughra the Explorer
- Doughy Potter
- Doughy Tribiani
- Dr. Doughlittle
- Ferment the Frog
- Frankenstarter
- Froudough Breadins
- Harry Starter
- Hermione Grain-ger
- Jaba the Fluff
- Leonard Hoffbreader
- Little Bread Riding Hood
- Little Dough Peep
- Luke Rye-walker
- Matildough
- McLoafin
- Optimus Rise
- Peter Pain
- Professor McGonidough
- R2Dough2
- Ron Yeastly
- Scooby Dooby Dough
- Sevengrain Snape
- Starty McRye
- Vol-dough-mort
- Walter Wheat
- Wednesdough Adams
- Where’s Waldough
- Wicked Witch of the Yeast

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TV & Film Sourdough Starter Names

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Make your starter feel like a star with a name inspired by the big screen. From comedy and action to drama and horror, there’s a sourdough starter name for every genre. Here are some iconic names based on your favorite films and TV shows:^{[4]
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- Rye Hard
- Beauty & The Yeast
- Bread Lasso
- Breadliest Catch
- Breaking Bread
- Count of Monte Crisdough
- Days of Our Loaves
- Everybody Loves Rye-mond
- Gone with the Wheat
- Hakuna ma-starter
- Hocus Doughcus
- Hufflepuff
- Order of the Doughnix
- Raging Boule
- Ratadoughy
- Ratadoughy
- Starch Wars: Revenge of the Sift
- The GodFlour

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Song-Inspired Sourdough Starter Names

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Keep your starter groovin’ and movin’ with a song-inspired name. For a bubbly starter that doubles (or triples) in size, you need a name that’s just as bouncy and iconic. Here are the best sourdough starter names based on your favorite rock, pop, and dance songs:
- All You Knead is Loaf (The Beatles)
- Crumb Together (The Beatles)
- Doughn’t Let Me Down (The Chainsmokers)
- Doughn’t Start Now (Dua Lipa)
- Doughn’t Stop Believin’ (Journey)
- Dough Rye Me (The Sound of Music)
- Dough You Want to Build a Starter? (Frozen)
- Do You Believe in Life After Loaf? (Cher)
- Enter Panman (Metallica)
- Every Crumb You Bake (The Police)
- Hips Doughn’t Lie (Shakira)
- How Deep Is Your Loaf? (Bee Gees)
- I Knead a Hero (Bonnie Tyler)
- I Loaf Rock ‘n’ Roll (Joan Jett and the Blackhearts)
- Knead to Know (Doja Cat)
- Knead You Now (Lady A)
- Leaven on a Prayer (Bon Jovi)
- Loaf Me Harder (Ariana Grande)
- Loaf on the Brain (Rihanna)
- Mar-dough-ritaville (Jimmy Buffet)
- Rolling in the Yeast (Adele)
- Stairway to Levain (Led Zeppelin)
- Starter From the Bottom (Drake)
- Sweet Crust O’ Mine (Guns N’ Roses)
- Wake Me Up Before You Dough-Go (Wham!)

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Funny Sourdough Starter Names

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Add a punny twist to a regular name to make everyone laugh. This is the easiest way to create a funny starter name, and it’s sure to have everyone bubbling with laughter. All you have to do is take a name that starts or ends with “do” and replace it with the word “dough.” Here are some hilarious ideas to help you get started:
- Alfredough
- Angedough
- Breadleigh
- Breadna
- Crustina
- Doughbert
- Doughlene
- Doughlores
- Doughminic
- Doughnald
- Doughnovan
- Doughreen
- Doughrian
- Doughrinda
- Doughrothy
- Eduardough
- Fernandough
- Flourence
- Hernandough
- Jane Dough
- John Dough
- Leonardough
- Orlandough
- Ricardough
- Theodough
- Zebreadiah

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Cute Sourdough Starter Names

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Choose a cute and sweet name that reflects the look of your starter. A typical sourdough starter is bubbly, airy, and light, and luckily, there are tons of cute names to capture its appearance and smell. Here are some adorable sourdough starter names for your little loaf-baby:
- Baby Loaf
- Boop
- Bubbles
- Crumby
- Culture
- Dimples
- Fizzy
- Floof
- Fluffy
- Hope
- Kneady
- Microbe
- Mochi
- Nibbles
- Niblet
- Patience
- Pip
- Poppyseed
- Puffy
- Snickerdoodle
- Sprout
- Squish
- The Blob
- Toastie
- Yeastus

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Classical Sourdough Starter Names

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Stick to a classic and refined name for “loaves” of laughs. If you want to give off a nod to tradition, choose an elegant and timeless name that has been loved for centuries. Here are some sophisticated sourdough starter names for a touch of charm:
- Albert
- Annie
- Bessie
- Betty
- Blanche
- Bob
- Boris
- Delilah
- Edith
- Eleanor
- Elvis
- Eve
- Florence
- Frannie
- Harriet
- Lily
- Mabel
- Mae
- Maude
- Mildred
- Milton
- Myrtle
- Nancy
- Oscar
- Pearl
- Rita
- Rose
- Ruby
- Ruth
- Victoria

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Covid-Inspired Sourdough Starter Names

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Bring back pandemic baking memories with a Covid-inspired starter name. Everyone and their mom became a part-time baker during quarantine, so choose a punny name dedicated to that memorable moment in history. Here are some hilarious names that are giving global crisis vibes:
- Breademic
- Corona
- Covina
- Domnicron
- Doughvid-19
- Fully Boosted Bake
- I Knead Space
- Lockdown Loaf
- Proofing in PJs
- Quaran-Tina
- Rona
- Social Crustancing
- The Immuno-loaf
- The Pan-dough-mic
- The Quranbake
- Tik-Tok-Toast
- Unprecedented Yeast

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Random Sourdough Starter Names

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Experiment with random and quirky names for doughy fun. There are no rules when it comes to naming your starter, so get creative and play around with puns, alliteration, and rhymes. Here are some fun and playful ideas to help you come up with something legen-doughy:^{[5]
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- Breadwinner
- Bubblicious
- Carter the Starter
- Don’t Dough Me Like That
- Doughkey Pokey
- Down with the Starter
- Flour to the People
- Glutenus Maximus
- Home Slice
- Hoochie Mama
- Knead for Speed
- Love Handles
- Malferment
- McDoughnald’s
- Mr. Bubbles
- My Baby
- Old Man Sour
- Our Flour Child
- Polar
- Rise One
- Rising Times
- Silent but Breadly
- Sour Pants
- Starter McStarterson
- The Bee’s Kneads
- The Yeast of My Worries
- Weirdough
- Yeastie Boys
- Yeast Mode

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How to Come Up with a Sourdough Starter Names

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Name your starter after its appearance, behavior, and overall vibe. Think about your starter’s personality or how it behaves. Is it bubbly and energetic? Slow and steady? Earthy and funky? Choose a name that captures the spirit of your starter, and sprinkle in bread-related puns or pop culture references for a humorous touch. Other ideas for naming your sourdough starter:^{[6]
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- Use a sourdough starter name generator if you’re stumped on ideas.
- Name your starter after the place you live, such as the town or street, since the local yeast makes it unique.
- If you’re using a specific jar to grow your starter, you can name it after what was originally in the jar, such as “Pickle” or “Jammy.”
- Honor a loved one or the person who gave you the starter by naming it after them. For example, if your mom gifted you the starter, you could name it “Mama’s Microbe.”
- Add a baking-related twist to your favorite book, show, or movie. For example, you could use “Dough Vader” if you’re a Star Wars fan or “Doughzilla” if you love Godzilla.
- Think of iconic celebrities and historical figures, then give their name a sourdough spin. For example, you could name your starter “Taylor Sift” if you’re a Swiftie or Breadoncé if you’re part of the BeyHive.

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Frequently Asked Questions

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Why should you name your sourdough starter? Naming your starter makes the entire baking process more personal and enjoyable. Since your sourdough starter is a living collection of yeast and bacteria, it requires regular feeding and maintenance…sort of like having a pet. Giving your starter a name can make it feel like you’re taking care of something special and inject some fun and humor into the kitchen.
- Naming also helps with tracking and organization if you have more than one starter, plus serves as a fun conversation starter!
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How do you feed your sourdough starter in the fridge? Throw away about half of your starter, then add equal parts flour and water to the remaining starter for a 1:1:1: ratio. If you have 50 g of starter, for example, you can add 50 g of flour and 50 g of water. Mix the flour and water into the starter until it’s thoroughly combined, then let the starter sit at room temperature for an hour to let the fermentation process begin. Return it to the fridge until your next use.^{[7]
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- Remember, you can’t store your starter in the fridge until it’s mature. That means you need to leave it on the counter and feed it twice a day during the establishment phase. Once it’s mature, you can store it in the fridge and feed it more infrequently.
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Does older sourdough taste better? Sometimes. Some bakers believe older sourdough starters produce better-tasting bread, but it also depends on how you prepare your starter, as well as the quality of your ingredients, the fermentation time, and your overall baking techniques. Instead of focusing on the age of your starter, prioritize consistent feeding and maintenance for the best flavor.^{[8]
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- The type of flour used, the starter’s hydration level, the frequency of feeding, and the temperature your starter is stored in can influence the flavor.