diff --git a/generators.go b/generators.go
index 41b0674..e258716 100644
--- a/generators.go
+++ b/generators.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/google/uuid"
+	"github.com/gosimple/slug"
 )
 
 // Generator is a function that returns the "random" portion of the returned filename.
@@ -123,3 +124,33 @@ func IncrementalWithStartAndStep(start, step int) Generator {
 		return out, nil
 	}
 }
+
+// ErrMissingOriginal is the error returned by Slug if there is no filename
+var ErrMissingOriginal = errors.New("missing original filename")
+
+func getOriginal(c *Config) (string, error) {
+	if c.original == "" {
+		return "", ErrMissingOriginal
+	}
+	name := c.original
+	c.original = ""
+	return name, nil
+}
+
+// Slug generates a name from the original filename.
+// When this is used, the original filename will be removed from the final filename.
+func Slug() Generator {
+	return func(c *Config) (string, error) {
+		name, err := getOriginal(c)
+		return slug.Make(name), err
+	}
+}
+
+// SlugWithLang generates a name from the original filename, accounting for the given language.
+// When this is used, the original filename will be removed from the final filename.
+func SlugWithLang(lang string) Generator {
+	return func(c *Config) (string, error) {
+		name, err := getOriginal(c)
+		return slug.MakeLang(name, lang), err
+	}
+}
diff --git a/generators_examples_test.go b/generators_examples_test.go
index c089c3f..bb9b4a8 100644
--- a/generators_examples_test.go
+++ b/generators_examples_test.go
@@ -90,3 +90,19 @@ func ExampleIncrementalWithStartAndStep() {
 	// foo_44.txt
 	// foo_46.txt
 }
+
+func ExampleSlug() {
+	conf := NewConfig(WithGenerator(Slug()), WithOriginal("My name is Jimmy"))
+	str, _ := Make(conf)
+	fmt.Println(str)
+
+	// Output: my-name-is-jimmy.txt
+}
+
+func ExampleSlugWithLang() {
+	conf := NewConfig(WithGenerator(SlugWithLang("de")), WithOriginal("Diese & Dass"))
+	str, _ := Make(conf)
+	fmt.Println(str)
+
+	// Output: diese-und-dass.txt
+}
diff --git a/generators_test.go b/generators_test.go
index 8af03bc..fb28ce7 100644
--- a/generators_test.go
+++ b/generators_test.go
@@ -105,3 +105,18 @@ func TestTimestampUTC(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 	assert.Equal(t, n.UTC().Format(FileTimestampNoTZ), st)
 }
+
+func TestSlugMissingFilename(t *testing.T) {
+	conf := NewConfig(WithGenerator(Slug()))
+	st, err := conf.generator(&conf)
+	assert.Zero(t, st)
+	assert.ErrorIs(t, err, ErrMissingOriginal)
+}
+
+func TestSlugRemovesOriginal(t *testing.T) {
+	conf := NewConfig(WithGenerator(Slug()), WithOriginal("Hello, World"))
+	st, err := conf.generator(&conf)
+	assert.Zero(t, conf.original)
+	assert.Equal(t, "hello-world", st)
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+}
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index de6af60..6917d49 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -4,11 +4,13 @@ go 1.23.6
 
 require (
 	github.com/google/uuid v1.6.0
+	github.com/gosimple/slug v1.15.0
 	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.10.0
 )
 
 require (
 	github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1 // indirect
+	github.com/gosimple/unidecode v1.0.1 // indirect
 	github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0 // indirect
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1 // indirect
 )
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 14c872b..8638c59 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@ github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1 h1:vj9j/u1bqnvCEfJOwUhtlOARqs3+rkHYY13jYWTU97c
 github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1/go.mod h1:J7Y8YcW2NihsgmVo/mv3lAwl/skON4iLHjSsI+c5H38=
 github.com/google/uuid v1.6.0 h1:NIvaJDMOsjHA8n1jAhLSgzrAzy1Hgr+hNrb57e+94F0=
 github.com/google/uuid v1.6.0/go.mod h1:TIyPZe4MgqvfeYDBFedMoGGpEw/LqOeaOT+nhxU+yHo=
+github.com/gosimple/slug v1.15.0 h1:wRZHsRrRcs6b0XnxMUBM6WK1U1Vg5B0R7VkIf1Xzobo=
+github.com/gosimple/slug v1.15.0/go.mod h1:UiRaFH+GEilHstLUmcBgWcI42viBN7mAb818JrYOeFQ=
+github.com/gosimple/unidecode v1.0.1 h1:hZzFTMMqSswvf0LBJZCZgThIZrpDHFXux9KeGmn6T/o=
+github.com/gosimple/unidecode v1.0.1/go.mod h1:CP0Cr1Y1kogOtx0bJblKzsVWrqYaqfNOnHzpgWw4Awc=
 github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0 h1:4DBwDE0NGyQoBHbLQYPwSUPoCMWR5BEzIk/f1lZbAQM=
 github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0/go.mod h1:iKH77koFhYxTK1pcRnkKkqfTogsbg7gZNVY4sRDYZ/4=
 github.com/stretchr/testify v1.10.0 h1:Xv5erBjTwe/5IxqUQTdXv5kgmIvbHo3QQyRwhJsOfJA=
diff --git a/make_test.go b/make_test.go
index 8d98d45..28096ce 100644
--- a/make_test.go
+++ b/make_test.go
@@ -52,3 +52,15 @@ func TestMakeErr(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Zero(t, st)
 	assert.ErrorIs(t, err, retErr)
 }
+
+func TestMakeDoesntChangeConf(t *testing.T) {
+	gen := func(c *Config) (string, error) {
+		c.original = ""
+		return "foo", nil
+	}
+	conf := NewConfig(WithGenerator(gen), WithOriginal("foobar"))
+	st, err := Make(conf)
+	assert.Equal(t, "foobar", conf.original)
+	assert.Equal(t, "foo.txt", st)
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+}
diff --git a/options.go b/options.go
index b51b756..c7e0338 100644
--- a/options.go
+++ b/options.go
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 package nomino
 
-import "strings"
+import (
+	"strings"
+
+	"github.com/gosimple/slug"
+)
 
 // Option sets configuration parameters for Config.
 type Option func(c *Config)
@@ -13,6 +17,22 @@ func WithOriginal(o string) Option {
 	}
 }
 
+// WithOriginal sets the original filename as a slug.
+// This should not be used with the Slug Generator (as it would be redundant)
+func WithOriginalSlug(o string) Option {
+	return func(c *Config) {
+		c.original = slug.Make(o)
+	}
+}
+
+// WithOriginal sets the original filename as a slug, taking the language into account.
+// This should not be used with the Slug Generator (as it would be redundant)
+func WithOriginalSlugLang(o, lang string) Option {
+	return func(c *Config) {
+		c.original = slug.MakeLang(o, lang)
+	}
+}
+
 // WithPrefix sets a prefix for the generated name.
 func WithPrefix(p string) Option {
 	return func(c *Config) {
diff --git a/options_examples_test.go b/options_examples_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0c4e669
--- /dev/null
+++ b/options_examples_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+package nomino
+
+import "fmt"
+
+func ExampleWithOriginalSlug() {
+	st, _ := Make(NewConfig(
+		WithOriginalSlug("Hello, World"),
+		WithGenerator(Incremental()),
+	))
+
+	fmt.Println(st)
+	// Output: 0_hello-world.txt
+}
+
+func ExampleWithOriginalSlugLang() {
+	st, _ := Make(NewConfig(
+		WithOriginalSlugLang("Diese & Dass", "de"),
+		WithGenerator(Incremental()),
+	))
+
+	fmt.Println(st)
+	// Output: 0_diese-und-dass.txt
+}