# Generate "Anonymous" Name Column

**URL:** <https://community.glideapps.com/t/generate-anonymous-name-column/19254>\
**Category:** Feature Requests\
**Created:** [December 2, 2020, 3:03am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/generate-anonymous-name-column/19254 "2020-12-02T03:03:49Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Robert\_Petitto](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/robert_petitto/32/25193_2.png) [@Robert\_Petitto](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Robert_Petitto)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2020, 3:03am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/generate-anonymous-name-column/19254/1 "2020-12-02T03:03:49Z")

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Just like the “Generate Image” column, I’d love to have a “generate name” column. Since Glide already uses a generator for their anonymous emails and for the default naming of published app urls, I could see this as an easy win.

Here’s a use case:  
Say I’m creating an auction app where the User and the Bidders should both be anonymous until the auction closes. Instead of having names, usernames, long unreadable user IDs, or email addresses it would be neat to have a name for each person like “Awesome-Pineapple-123”. This generated name should also be consistent across the app (just like Generate Image).

Thoughts?! @Mark @david @Antonio

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**Author:** ![Pablo\_books](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/pablo_books/32/2110_2.png) [@Pablo\_books](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Pablo_books)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2020, 4:45am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/generate-anonymous-name-column/19254/2 "2020-12-02T04:45:42Z")

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YES YES YESSSSS!!

Random generating usernames - love it!

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**Author:** ![Pablo\_books](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/pablo_books/32/2110_2.png) [@Pablo\_books](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Pablo_books)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2020, 5:00am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/generate-anonymous-name-column/19254/3 "2020-12-02T05:00:46Z")

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Preferably in the same format as the .glideapp.io domains start with, and the ability to customize if we want numbers, capital letters, dashes, number of words, etc.

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**Author:** ![Gerard\_Fernandez](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/gerard_fernandez/32/1183_2.png) [@Gerard\_Fernandez](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Gerard_Fernandez)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2020, 6:44am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/generate-anonymous-name-column/19254/4 "2020-12-02T06:44:45Z")

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Yes. And in any language.

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**Author:** ![Darren\_Murphy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/darren_murphy/32/47326_2.png) [@Darren\_Murphy](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Darren_Murphy)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2020, 6:48am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/generate-anonymous-name-column/19254/5 "2020-12-02T06:48:42Z")

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I suppose if you have the hidden emails feature enabled, then you could just split the random email address up (remove the domain name part), and use the remainder as the user pseudonym?

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**Author:** ![Robert\_Petitto](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/robert_petitto/32/25193_2.png) [@Robert\_Petitto](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Robert_Petitto)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2020, 12:35pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/generate-anonymous-name-column/19254/6 "2020-12-02T12:35:36Z")

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This is a good idea in the interim!