diff --git a/Fw/Cfg/SerIds.hpp b/Fw/Cfg/SerIds.hpp
index de1474f696..9082db658e 100644
--- a/Fw/Cfg/SerIds.hpp
+++ b/Fw/Cfg/SerIds.hpp
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ namespace Fw {
         FW_TYPEID_EIGHTY_CHAR_STRING = 50, //!< 80 char string Buffer type id
         FW_TYPEID_INTERNAL_INTERFACE_STRING =   51, //!< interface string Buffer type id
         FW_TYPEID_FIXED_LENGTH_STRING = 52, //!< 256 char string Buffer type id
+        FW_TYPEID_OBJECT_NAME = 53, //!< ObjectName string Buffer type id
     };
 }
 
diff --git a/Fw/Comp/ActiveComponentBase.cpp b/Fw/Comp/ActiveComponentBase.cpp
index abd7631aec..0ec0a8bb41 100644
--- a/Fw/Comp/ActiveComponentBase.cpp
+++ b/Fw/Comp/ActiveComponentBase.cpp
@@ -45,7 +45,9 @@ namespace Fw {
 #if FW_OBJECT_TO_STRING == 1 && FW_OBJECT_NAMES == 1
     void ActiveComponentBase::toString(char* buffer, NATIVE_INT_TYPE size) {
         FW_ASSERT(size > 0);
-        if (snprintf(buffer, size, "ActComp: %s", this->m_objName) < 0) {
+        FW_ASSERT(buffer != nullptr);
+        PlatformIntType status = snprintf(buffer, size, "ActComp: %s", this->m_objName.toChar());
+        if (status < 0) {
             buffer[0] = 0;
         }
     }
diff --git a/Fw/Comp/PassiveComponentBase.cpp b/Fw/Comp/PassiveComponentBase.cpp
index 185f29da9c..65cc3ca9ad 100644
--- a/Fw/Comp/PassiveComponentBase.cpp
+++ b/Fw/Comp/PassiveComponentBase.cpp
@@ -11,9 +11,10 @@ namespace Fw {
 
 #if FW_OBJECT_TO_STRING == 1 && FW_OBJECT_NAMES == 1
     void PassiveComponentBase::toString(char* buffer, NATIVE_INT_TYPE size) {
-        FW_ASSERT(buffer);
         FW_ASSERT(size > 0);
-        if (snprintf(buffer, size, "Comp: %s", this->m_objName) < 0) {
+        FW_ASSERT(buffer != nullptr);
+        PlatformIntType status = snprintf(buffer, size, "Comp: %s", this->m_objName.toChar());
+        if (status < 0) {
             buffer[0] = 0;
         }
     }
diff --git a/Fw/Comp/QueuedComponentBase.cpp b/Fw/Comp/QueuedComponentBase.cpp
index 5e568c686b..da94dc6ef4 100644
--- a/Fw/Comp/QueuedComponentBase.cpp
+++ b/Fw/Comp/QueuedComponentBase.cpp
@@ -22,7 +22,9 @@ namespace Fw {
 #if FW_OBJECT_TO_STRING == 1 && FW_OBJECT_NAMES == 1
     void QueuedComponentBase::toString(char* buffer, NATIVE_INT_TYPE size) {
         FW_ASSERT(size > 0);
-        if (snprintf(buffer, size,"QueueComp: %s", this->m_objName) < 0) {
+        FW_ASSERT(buffer != nullptr);
+        PlatformIntType status = snprintf(buffer, size, "QueueComp: %s", this->m_objName.toChar());
+        if (status < 0) {
             buffer[0] = 0;
         }
     }
diff --git a/Fw/Obj/ObjBase.cpp b/Fw/Obj/ObjBase.cpp
index 1f89740fbb..494f225512 100644
--- a/Fw/Obj/ObjBase.cpp
+++ b/Fw/Obj/ObjBase.cpp
@@ -38,17 +38,18 @@ namespace Fw {
 
 #if FW_OBJECT_NAMES == 1
     const char* ObjBase::getObjName() {
-        return this->m_objName;
+        return this->m_objName.toChar();
     }
 
     void ObjBase::setObjName(const char* name) {
-        strncpy(this->m_objName, name, sizeof(this->m_objName));
-        this->m_objName[sizeof(this->m_objName)-1] = 0;
+        this->m_objName = name;
     }
 #if FW_OBJECT_TO_STRING == 1
     void ObjBase::toString(char* str, NATIVE_INT_TYPE size) {
         FW_ASSERT(size > 0);
-        if (snprintf(str, size, "Obj: %s",this->m_objName) < 0) {
+        FW_ASSERT(str != nullptr);
+        PlatformIntType status = snprintf(str, size, "Obj: %s", this->m_objName.toChar());
+        if (status < 0) {
             str[0] = 0;
         }
     }
diff --git a/Fw/Obj/ObjBase.hpp b/Fw/Obj/ObjBase.hpp
index ac06088d83..b0b30d18ab 100644
--- a/Fw/Obj/ObjBase.hpp
+++ b/Fw/Obj/ObjBase.hpp
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@
 #define FW_OBJ_BASE_HPP
 
 #include <FpConfig.hpp>
+#if FW_OBJECT_NAMES == 1
+#include <Fw/Types/ObjectName.hpp>
+#endif
 
 namespace Fw {
 
@@ -79,7 +82,7 @@ namespace Fw {
         protected:
 
 #if FW_OBJECT_NAMES == 1
-            char m_objName[FW_OBJ_NAME_MAX_SIZE]; //!< stores object name
+            Fw::ObjectName m_objName; //!< stores object name
 #endif
 
             //!  \brief ObjBase constructor
diff --git a/Fw/Port/InputPortBase.cpp b/Fw/Port/InputPortBase.cpp
index b82aedcf94..eb880b9017 100644
--- a/Fw/Port/InputPortBase.cpp
+++ b/Fw/Port/InputPortBase.cpp
@@ -29,8 +29,10 @@ namespace Fw {
     void InputPortBase::toString(char* buffer, NATIVE_INT_TYPE size) {
 #if FW_OBJECT_NAMES == 1 
         FW_ASSERT(size > 0);
-        if (snprintf(buffer, size, "InputPort: %s->%s", this->m_objName,
-                     this->isConnected() ? this->m_connObj->getObjName() : "None") < 0) {
+        FW_ASSERT(buffer != nullptr);
+        PlatformIntType status = snprintf(buffer, size, "InputPort: %s->%s", this->m_objName.toChar(),
+                                        this->isConnected() ? this->m_connObj->getObjName() : "None");
+        if (status < 0) {
             buffer[0] = 0;
         }
 #else
diff --git a/Fw/Port/InputSerializePort.cpp b/Fw/Port/InputSerializePort.cpp
index 6201fa3857..ca2f154675 100644
--- a/Fw/Port/InputSerializePort.cpp
+++ b/Fw/Port/InputSerializePort.cpp
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ namespace Fw {
     void InputSerializePort::toString(char* buffer, NATIVE_INT_TYPE size) {
 #if FW_OBJECT_NAMES == 1
         FW_ASSERT(size > 0);
-        if (snprintf(buffer, size, "Input Serial Port: %s %s->(%s)", this->m_objName, this->isConnected() ? "C" : "NC",
+        if (snprintf(buffer, size, "Input Serial Port: %s %s->(%s)", this->m_objName.toChar(), this->isConnected() ? "C" : "NC",
                      this->isConnected() ? this->m_connObj->getObjName() : "None") < 0) {
             buffer[0] = 0;
         }
diff --git a/Fw/Port/OutputPortBase.cpp b/Fw/Port/OutputPortBase.cpp
index 0ac06fd3ae..4018eb2d06 100644
--- a/Fw/Port/OutputPortBase.cpp
+++ b/Fw/Port/OutputPortBase.cpp
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ namespace Fw {
     void OutputPortBase::toString(char* buffer, NATIVE_INT_TYPE size) {
 #if FW_OBJECT_NAMES == 1
         FW_ASSERT(size > 0);
-        if (snprintf(buffer, size, "OutputPort: %s %s->(%s)", this->m_objName, this->isConnected() ? "C" : "NC",
+        if (snprintf(buffer, size, "OutputPort: %s %s->(%s)", this->m_objName.toChar(), this->isConnected() ? "C" : "NC",
                      this->isConnected() ? this->m_connObj->getObjName() : "None") < 0) {
             buffer[0] = 0;
         }
diff --git a/Fw/Port/OutputSerializePort.cpp b/Fw/Port/OutputSerializePort.cpp
index aa825af647..477784009c 100644
--- a/Fw/Port/OutputSerializePort.cpp
+++ b/Fw/Port/OutputSerializePort.cpp
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ namespace Fw {
     void OutputSerializePort::toString(char* buffer, NATIVE_INT_TYPE size) {
 #if FW_OBJECT_NAMES == 1
         FW_ASSERT(size > 0);
-        if (snprintf(buffer, size, "Output Serial Port: %s %s->(%s)", this->m_objName, this->isConnected() ? "C" : "NC",
+        if (snprintf(buffer, size, "Output Serial Port: %s %s->(%s)", this->m_objName.toChar(), this->isConnected() ? "C" : "NC",
                      this->isConnected() ? this->m_connObj->getObjName() : "None") < 0) {
             buffer[0] = 0;
         }
diff --git a/Fw/Port/PortBase.cpp b/Fw/Port/PortBase.cpp
index 34b51322a2..4a13b47bc2 100644
--- a/Fw/Port/PortBase.cpp
+++ b/Fw/Port/PortBase.cpp
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ namespace Fw {
 
         if (do_trace) {
 #if FW_OBJECT_NAMES == 1
-            Fw::Logger::logMsg("Trace: %s\n", reinterpret_cast<POINTER_CAST>(this->m_objName), 0, 0, 0, 0, 0);
+            Fw::Logger::logMsg("Trace: %s\n", reinterpret_cast<POINTER_CAST>(this->m_objName.toChar()), 0, 0, 0, 0, 0);
 #else
             Fw::Logger::logMsg("Trace: %p\n", reinterpret_cast<POINTER_CAST>(this), 0, 0, 0, 0, 0);
 #endif
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ namespace Fw {
 #if FW_OBJECT_TO_STRING == 1
     void PortBase::toString(char* buffer, NATIVE_INT_TYPE size) {
         FW_ASSERT(size > 0);
-        if (snprintf(buffer, size, "Port: %s %s->(%s)", this->m_objName, this->m_connObj ? "C" : "NC",
+        if (snprintf(buffer, size, "Port: %s %s->(%s)", this->m_objName.toChar(), this->m_connObj ? "C" : "NC",
                      this->m_connObj ? this->m_connObj->getObjName() : "None") < 0) {
             buffer[0] = 0;
         }
diff --git a/Fw/Types/CMakeLists.txt b/Fw/Types/CMakeLists.txt
index b9105f640c..7dc88339e8 100644
--- a/Fw/Types/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/Fw/Types/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ set(SOURCE_FILES "${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/Types.fpp"
   "${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/InternalInterfaceString.cpp"
   "${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/MallocAllocator.cpp"
   "${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/MemAllocator.cpp"
+  "${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/ObjectName.cpp"
   "${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/PolyType.cpp"
   "${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/SerialBuffer.cpp"
   "${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/Serializable.cpp"
diff --git a/Fw/Types/ObjectName.cpp b/Fw/Types/ObjectName.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a3c2171e5d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Fw/Types/ObjectName.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+#include <Fw/Types/ObjectName.hpp>
+#include <Fw/Types/StringUtils.hpp>
+
+namespace Fw {
+
+    ObjectName::ObjectName(const CHAR* src) : StringBase() {
+        (void) Fw::StringUtils::string_copy(this->m_buf, src, sizeof(this->m_buf));
+    }
+
+    ObjectName::ObjectName(const StringBase& src) : StringBase() {
+        (void) Fw::StringUtils::string_copy(this->m_buf, src.toChar(), sizeof(this->m_buf));
+    }
+
+    ObjectName::ObjectName(const ObjectName& src) : StringBase() {
+        (void) Fw::StringUtils::string_copy(this->m_buf, src.toChar(), sizeof(this->m_buf));
+    }
+
+    ObjectName::ObjectName() : StringBase() {
+        this->m_buf[0] = 0;
+    }
+
+    ObjectName& ObjectName::operator=(const ObjectName& other) {
+        if(this == &other) {
+            return *this;
+        }
+
+        (void) Fw::StringUtils::string_copy(this->m_buf, other.toChar(), sizeof(this->m_buf));
+        return *this;
+    }
+
+    ObjectName& ObjectName::operator=(const StringBase& other) {
+        if(this == &other) {
+            return *this;
+        }
+
+        (void) Fw::StringUtils::string_copy(this->m_buf, other.toChar(), sizeof(this->m_buf));
+        return *this;
+    }
+
+    ObjectName& ObjectName::operator=(const CHAR* other) {
+        (void) Fw::StringUtils::string_copy(this->m_buf, other, sizeof(this->m_buf));
+        return *this;
+    }
+
+    ObjectName::~ObjectName() {
+    }
+
+    const CHAR* ObjectName::toChar() const {
+        return this->m_buf;
+    }
+
+    NATIVE_UINT_TYPE ObjectName::getCapacity() const {
+        return STRING_SIZE;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Fw/Types/ObjectName.hpp b/Fw/Types/ObjectName.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1fb770d4d1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Fw/Types/ObjectName.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+#ifndef FW_OBJECT_NAME_TYPE_HPP
+#define FW_OBJECT_NAME_TYPE_HPP
+
+#include <FpConfig.hpp>
+#include <Fw/Types/StringType.hpp>
+#include <Fw/Cfg/SerIds.hpp>
+
+namespace Fw {
+
+    class ObjectName : public Fw::StringBase {
+        public:
+
+            enum {
+                SERIALIZED_TYPE_ID = FW_TYPEID_OBJECT_NAME, //!< typeid for string type
+                STRING_SIZE = FW_OBJ_NAME_MAX_SIZE, //!< Storage for string
+                SERIALIZED_SIZE = STRING_SIZE + sizeof(FwBuffSizeType) //!< Serialized size is size of buffer + size field
+            };
+
+            explicit ObjectName(const CHAR* src); //!< char* source constructor
+            explicit ObjectName(const StringBase& src); //!< StringBase string constructor
+            ObjectName(const ObjectName& src); //!< ObjectName string constructor
+            ObjectName(); //!< default constructor
+            ObjectName& operator=(const ObjectName& other); //!< assignment operator
+            ObjectName& operator=(const StringBase& other); //!< StringBase string assignment operator
+            ObjectName& operator=(const CHAR* other); //!< char* assignment operator
+            ~ObjectName(); //!< destructor
+
+            const CHAR* toChar() const; //!< gets char buffer
+            NATIVE_UINT_TYPE getCapacity() const; //!< return buffer size
+
+        private:
+
+            CHAR m_buf[STRING_SIZE]; //!< storage for string data
+    };
+}
+
+#endif
diff --git a/Fw/Types/StringUtils.cpp b/Fw/Types/StringUtils.cpp
index e6de10de2c..069bce8655 100644
--- a/Fw/Types/StringUtils.cpp
+++ b/Fw/Types/StringUtils.cpp
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ char* Fw::StringUtils::string_copy(char* destination, const char* source, U32 nu
     if(destination == source || num == 0) {
         return destination;
     }
+    FW_ASSERT(source != nullptr);
+    FW_ASSERT(destination != nullptr);
 
     // Copying an overlapping range is undefined
     U32 source_len = string_length(source, num) + 1;
diff --git a/Fw/Types/test/ut/TypesTest.cpp b/Fw/Types/test/ut/TypesTest.cpp
index 7f329a3af9..339f357a8c 100644
--- a/Fw/Types/test/ut/TypesTest.cpp
+++ b/Fw/Types/test/ut/TypesTest.cpp
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #include <Fw/Types/Assert.hpp>
 #include <Fw/Types/String.hpp>
 #include <Fw/Types/InternalInterfaceString.hpp>
+#include <Fw/Types/ObjectName.hpp>
 #include <Fw/Types/PolyType.hpp>
 #include <Fw/Types/MallocAllocator.hpp>
 //
@@ -1194,6 +1195,36 @@ TEST(TypesTest,EightyCharTest) {
 
 }
 
+TEST(TypesTest,ObjectNameTest) {
+    Fw::ObjectName str;
+    str = "foo";
+    Fw::ObjectName str2;
+    str2 = "foo";
+    ASSERT_EQ(str,str2);
+    ASSERT_EQ(str,"foo");
+    str2 = "_bar";
+    ASSERT_NE(str,str2);
+
+    Fw::ObjectName str3 = str;
+    str3 += str2;
+    ASSERT_EQ(str3,"foo_bar");
+
+    str3 += "_foo";
+    ASSERT_EQ(str3,"foo_bar_foo");
+
+
+    Fw::ObjectName copyStr("ASTRING");
+    ASSERT_EQ(copyStr,"ASTRING");
+    Fw::ObjectName copyStr2(copyStr);
+    ASSERT_EQ(copyStr2,"ASTRING");
+
+    Fw::InternalInterfaceString ifstr("IfString");
+    Fw::ObjectName if2(ifstr);
+
+    ASSERT_EQ(ifstr,if2);
+    ASSERT_EQ(if2,"IfString");
+}
+
 TEST(TypesTest,StringFormatTest) {
     Fw::String str;
     str.format("Int %d String %s",10,"foo");
diff --git a/Ref/RecvBuffApp/RecvBuffComponentImpl.cpp b/Ref/RecvBuffApp/RecvBuffComponentImpl.cpp
index 120960814e..3ac4ca37cd 100644
--- a/Ref/RecvBuffApp/RecvBuffComponentImpl.cpp
+++ b/Ref/RecvBuffApp/RecvBuffComponentImpl.cpp
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ namespace Ref {
 
     void RecvBuffImpl::toString(char* str, I32 buffer_size) {
 #if FW_OBJECT_NAMES == 1
-        (void)snprintf(str, buffer_size, "RecvBuffImpl: %s: ATM recd count: %d", this->m_objName,
+        (void)snprintf(str, buffer_size, "RecvBuffImpl: %s: ATM recd count: %d", this->m_objName.toChar(),
                         (int) this->m_buffsReceived);
 #else
         (void)snprintf(str, buffer_size, "RecvBuffImpl: ATM recd count: %d",
diff --git a/Ref/SendBuffApp/SendBuffComponentImpl.cpp b/Ref/SendBuffApp/SendBuffComponentImpl.cpp
index d8f5cb789e..6dc43b056f 100644
--- a/Ref/SendBuffApp/SendBuffComponentImpl.cpp
+++ b/Ref/SendBuffApp/SendBuffComponentImpl.cpp
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ namespace Ref {
 
     void SendBuffImpl::toString(char* str, I32 buffer_size) {
 #if FW_OBJECT_NAMES == 1
-        (void) snprintf(str, buffer_size, "Send Buff Component: %s: count: %d Buffs: %d", this->m_objName,
+        (void) snprintf(str, buffer_size, "Send Buff Component: %s: count: %d Buffs: %d", this->m_objName.toChar(),
                         (int) this->m_invocations, (int) this->m_buffsSent);
         str[buffer_size-1] = 0;
 #else
diff --git a/Svc/PolyDb/test/ut/PolyDbComponentTestAc.cpp b/Svc/PolyDb/test/ut/PolyDbComponentTestAc.cpp
index a1b2f2db29..0c349e832c 100644
--- a/Svc/PolyDb/test/ut/PolyDbComponentTestAc.cpp
+++ b/Svc/PolyDb/test/ut/PolyDbComponentTestAc.cpp
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ namespace Svc {
             this->m_getValue_OutputPort[port].init();
 #if FW_OBJECT_NAMES == 1
             char portName[120];
-            snprintf(portName, sizeof(portName), "%s_getValue_OutputPort[%d]", this->m_objName, port);
+            snprintf(portName, sizeof(portName), "%s_getValue_OutputPort[%d]", this->m_objName.toChar(), port);
             this->m_getValue_OutputPort[port].setObjName(portName);
 #endif
         }
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ namespace Svc {
             this->m_setValue_OutputPort[port].init();
 #if FW_OBJECT_NAMES == 1
             char portName[120];
-            snprintf(portName, sizeof(portName), "%s_setValue_OutputPort[%d]", this->m_objName, port);
+            snprintf(portName, sizeof(portName), "%s_setValue_OutputPort[%d]", this->m_objName.toChar(), port);
             this->m_setValue_OutputPort[port].setObjName(portName);
 #endif
         }
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index a82f537e91..7efca76fcd 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -18,17 +18,17 @@ fprime-fpl-convert-xml==1.0.3
 fprime-fpl-extract-xml==1.0.3
 fprime-fpl-layout==1.0.3
 fprime-fpl-write-pic==1.0.3
-fprime-fpp-check==2.1.0a3
-fprime-fpp-depend==2.1.0a3
-fprime-fpp-filenames==2.1.0a3
-fprime-fpp-format==2.1.0a3
-fprime-fpp-from-xml==2.1.0a3
-fprime-fpp-locate-defs==2.1.0a3
-fprime-fpp-locate-uses==2.1.0a3
-fprime-fpp-syntax==2.1.0a3
-fprime-fpp-to-cpp==2.1.0a3
-fprime-fpp-to-json==2.1.0a3
-fprime-fpp-to-xml==2.1.0a3
+fprime-fpp-check==2.1.0a4
+fprime-fpp-depend==2.1.0a4
+fprime-fpp-filenames==2.1.0a4
+fprime-fpp-format==2.1.0a4
+fprime-fpp-from-xml==2.1.0a4
+fprime-fpp-locate-defs==2.1.0a4
+fprime-fpp-locate-uses==2.1.0a4
+fprime-fpp-syntax==2.1.0a4
+fprime-fpp-to-cpp==2.1.0a4
+fprime-fpp-to-json==2.1.0a4
+fprime-fpp-to-xml==2.1.0a4
 fprime-gds==3.4.3
 fprime-tools==3.4.4
 fprime-visual==1.0.2