Text version: What is your dinosaur name?

Get ready for a roar-some time and make your own dinosaur name with Andy and Jen!

Andy and Jen pose next to a dinosaur with a long neck looking down at them both.

How to make your dinosaur name

Stomp through steps one and two, choosing the first letter of your name and what kind of accessory you would take on a dinosaur adventure with Andy and Jen. Then at the end, smash these words together to make your very own dinosaur name.

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Step 1: Choose the first letter of your first name

Example: If your name is Andy, then you would choose the A option, which would be Whizz.

A: Whizz

B: Silly

C: Swoosh

D: Dipsy

E: Fluffy

F: Dotty

G: Spiky

H: Chomp

I: Bop

J: Wiggly

K: Hop

L: Wobbly

M: Smash

N: Scaly

O: Rattle

P: Shiny

Q: Scrunch

R: Pop

S: Munch

T: Jiggle

U: Swish

V: Fizz

W: Joker

X: Crunch

Y: Splat

Z: Clang

Step 2: What kind of accessory would you take on a dino adventure?

Example: If you pick the camera, the second part of your name will be '-saurus'.

Rucksack: -ator

Camera: -saurus

Rope: -don

Map: -ceratop

Binoculars: -mimus

Microscope: -raptor

How to put your name together

Are you a Wigglysaurus, a Shinyraptor or maybe a Fluffyceratop? Make sure to share with your friends and family to find their dinosaur names too.

To make your name, simply put the words from step one and two together!

For example: If Andy picked the camera he's be a Whizsaurus because 'A' for Andy = Whizz, camera = Saurus.

If Jen picked the maginifying glass, her dinosaur name would be Wigglyraptor! J = Wiggly, maginifying glass = Raptor.

Did you know these facts about dinosaur names?

You might have noticed that lots of dinosaur names sound similar. The end of a word is called a suffix, and you'll find that lots of scientific dinosaur names share the same suffixes, like '-saurus', '-raptor', '-mimus' and '-ceratops'. This is because many of these creatures were named after Latin or Greek words which suited their personality or appearance. For example, the suffix '-saurus' is derived from the Greek word 'sauros', which means lizard. It appears in the names of many dinosaurs because it reflects their reptilian origins and lizard-like traits.

You can find out more about the naming of dinosaurs in this handy dino guide from Bitesize.

Where can I watch Andy's Dino Island?

You can watch Andy's Dino Island on CBeebies and BBC iPlayer.

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