diff --git a/locales/en.json b/locales/en.json
index 5cc2e89..ee66554 100644
--- a/locales/en.json
+++ b/locales/en.json
@@ -989,5 +989,11 @@
         "label-jump": "Jump to Message",
         "no-message-link": "This ping was blocked by AutoMod",
         "list-entry-text": "%index. **Pinged %target** at %time\n%link"
+    },
+    "name-list-cleaner": {
+        "owner-cannot-be-renamed": "The owner of the server (%u) cannot be renamed.",
+        "nickname-error": "An error occurred while trying to change the nickname of %u: %e",
+        "nickname-reset": "The nickname of %u has been reset, as it started with a disallowed character.",
+        "nickname-changed": "The nickname of %u has been changed, as it started with a disallowed character."
     }
 }
diff --git a/modules/name-list-cleaner/configs/config.json b/modules/name-list-cleaner/configs/config.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9180dbe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/name-list-cleaner/configs/config.json
@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+{
+  "description": {
+    "en": "Configure the function of the module here",
+    "de": "Stelle hier die Funktionen des Modules ein"
+  },
+  "humanName": {
+    "en": "Configuration",
+    "de": "Konfiguration"
+  },
+  "filename": "config.json",
+  "content": [
+    {
+      "name": "keepNickname",
+      "humanName": {
+        "en": "Keep nickname",
+        "de": "Nickname behalten"
+      },
+      "default": {
+        "en": true
+      },
+      "description": {
+        "en": "If yes: special characters will be removed from nicknames; if no: the nickname will be removed and the username will be shown instead.",
+        "de": "Wenn ja: Sonderzeichen werden aus den Nicknames entfernt; wenn nein: der Nickname wird entfernt und stattdessen der Benutzername angezeigt."
+      },
+      "type": "boolean"
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "symbolWhitelist",
+      "humanName": {
+        "en": "Character Whitelist/Blacklist",
+        "de": "Zeichen Whitelist/Blacklist"
+      },
+      "default": {
+        "en": []
+      },
+      "description": {
+        "en": "A list of characters that should be allowed (whitelist) or blocked (blacklist) at the start of usernames. If the list is empty, all non-alphanumeric characters will be removed.",
+        "de": "Eine Liste von Zeichen, die am Anfang von Benutzernamen erlaubt (Whitelist) oder blockiert (Blacklist) werden sollen. Wenn die Liste leer ist, werden alle nicht-alphanumerischen Zeichen entfernt."
+      },
+      "type": "array",
+      "content": "string"
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "isBlacklist",
+      "humanName": {
+        "en": "Use blacklist instead of whitelist",
+        "de": "Blacklist statt Whitelist verwenden"
+      },
+      "default": {
+        "en": false
+      },
+      "description": {
+        "en": "If yes: the list of characters will be treated as a blacklist (characters in the list will be blocked); if no: the list will be treated as a whitelist (only characters in the list and alphanumeric characters will be allowed).",
+        "de": "Wenn ja: die Liste der Zeichen wird als Blacklist behandelt (Zeichen in der Liste werden blockiert); wenn nein: die Liste wird als Whitelist behandelt (nur Zeichen in der Liste und alphanumerische Zeichen werden erlaubt)."
+      },
+      "type": "boolean"
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "userWhitelist",
+      "humanName": {
+        "en": "User Whitelist",
+        "de": "Benutzer-Whitelist"
+      },
+      "default": {
+        "en": []
+      },
+      "description": {
+        "en": "A list of user IDs that should be exempt from the username check. Usernames of these users will not be modified.",
+        "de": "Eine Liste von Benutzer-IDs, die von der Benutzernamenprüfung ausgenommen werden sollen. Die Benutzernamen dieser Benutzer werden nicht geändert."
+      },
+      "type": "array",
+      "content": "userID"
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "alsoCheckUsernames",
+      "humanName": {
+        "en": "Also check usernames",
+        "de": "Auch Benutzernamen überprüfen"
+      },
+      "default": {
+        "en": false
+      },
+      "description": {
+        "en": "If yes: not only nicknames but also usernames will be checked for special characters and modified accordingly. If no: only nicknames will be checked and modified, usernames will be left unchanged.",
+        "de": "Wenn ja: nicht nur Nicknames, sondern auch Benutzernamen werden auf Sonderzeichen überprüft und entsprechend geändert. Wenn nein: nur Nicknames werden überprüft und geändert, Benutzernamen bleiben unverändert."
+      },
+      "type": "boolean"
+    }
+  ]
+}
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diff --git a/modules/name-list-cleaner/events/botReady.js b/modules/name-list-cleaner/events/botReady.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..aeb44e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/name-list-cleaner/events/botReady.js
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+const {renameMember} = require('../renameMember');
+
+module.exports.run = async function (client) {
+    for (const member of client.guild.members.cache.values()) {
+        await renameMember(client, member);
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/modules/name-list-cleaner/events/guildMemberUpdate.js b/modules/name-list-cleaner/events/guildMemberUpdate.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1e8d39d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/name-list-cleaner/events/guildMemberUpdate.js
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+const {renameMember} = require("../renameMember");
+module.exports.run = async function (client, oldGuildMember, newGuildMember) {
+
+    if (!client.botReadyAt) return;
+    if (newGuildMember.guild.id !== client.guild.id) return;
+    if (oldGuildMember.nickname === newGuildMember.nickname && oldGuildMember.user.username === newGuildMember.user.username) return;
+    await renameMember(client, newGuildMember);
+}
+
diff --git a/modules/name-list-cleaner/module.json b/modules/name-list-cleaner/module.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..890ebd1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/name-list-cleaner/module.json
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+{
+  "name": "name-list-cleaner",
+  "humanReadableName": {
+    "en": "Name List Cleaner",
+    "de": "Namenslisten Cleaner"
+  },
+  "author": {
+    "name": "hfgd",
+    "link": "https://github.com/hfgd123",
+    "scnxOrgID": "2"
+  },
+  "openSourceURL": "https://github.com/hfgd123/CustomDCBot/tree/main/modules/name-list-cleaner",
+  "config-example-files": [
+    "configs/config.json"
+  ],
+  "events-dir": "/events",
+  "tags": [
+    "tools"
+  ],
+  "description": {
+    "en": "Remove special characters from the beginning of usernames",
+    "de": "Entferne Sonderzeichen vom Anfang von Benutzernamen"
+  }
+}
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diff --git a/modules/name-list-cleaner/renameMember.js b/modules/name-list-cleaner/renameMember.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b6d5242
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/name-list-cleaner/renameMember.js
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+const {localize} = require("../../src/functions/localize");
+renameMember = async function (client, guildMember) {
+    let newName;
+    const moduleConf = client.configurations['name-list-cleaner']['config'];
+    if (moduleConf.userWhitelist.includes(guildMember.user.id)) return;
+
+
+    if (guildMember.nickname !== null) {
+        newName = await checkUsername(client, guildMember.nickname, false);
+        if (newName === guildMember.nickname) return;
+    } else if (moduleConf.alsoCheckUsernames) {
+        newName = await checkUsername(client, guildMember.user.username, true);
+        if (newName === guildMember.user.username) return;
+    } else return;
+    if (guildMember.guild.ownerId === guildMember.id) {
+        client.logger.error('[name-list-cleaner] ' + localize('name-list-cleaner', 'owner-cannot-be-renamed', {u: guildMember.user.username}))
+        return;
+    }
+    if (moduleConf.keepNickname) {
+        try {
+            await guildMember.setNickname(newName, localize('name-list-cleaner', 'nickname-changed', {u: guildMember.user.username}));
+        } catch (e) {
+            client.logger.error('[name-list-cleaner] ' + localize('name-list-cleaner', 'nickname-error', {u: guildMember.user.username, e: e}))
+        }
+    } else {
+        if (guildMember.nickname === null) {
+            return;
+        }
+        try {
+            await guildMember.setNickname(null, localize('name-list-cleaner', 'nickname-reset', {u: guildMember.user.username}));
+        } catch (e) {
+            client.logger.error('[name-list-cleaner] ' + localize('name-list-cleaner', 'nickname-error', {u: guildMember.user.username, e: e}))
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+module.exports.renameMember = renameMember;
+
+async function checkUsername(client, name, isUsername) {
+    const moduleConf = client.configurations['name-list-cleaner']['config'];
+    if (name.length === 0) {
+        if (isUsername) {
+            return 'User'
+        } else {
+            return null;
+        }
+    }
+    if (moduleConf.symbolWhitelist.length === 0) {
+        if (name.charAt(0).match(/^[a-zA-Z0-9]$/)) {
+            return name;
+        } else {
+            return await checkUsername(client, name.substring(1), isUsername);
+        }
+    } else if (!moduleConf.symbolWhitelist.includes(name.charAt(0)) && !moduleConf.isBlacklist) {
+        if (name.charAt(0).match(/^[a-zA-Z0-9]$/)) {
+            return name;
+        } else {
+            return await checkUsername(client, name.substring(1), isUsername);
+        }
+    } else if (moduleConf.symbolWhitelist.includes(name.charAt(0)) && moduleConf.isBlacklist) {
+        return await checkUsername(client, name.substring(1), isUsername);
+    } else {
+        return name;
+    }
+}
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