diff --git a/src/BreadcrumbsSettingTab.ts b/src/BreadcrumbsSettingTab.ts
index 79be3383..f48a412b 100644
--- a/src/BreadcrumbsSettingTab.ts
+++ b/src/BreadcrumbsSettingTab.ts
@@ -945,6 +945,30 @@ export class BCSettingTab extends PluginSettingTab {
         })
       );
 
+    new Setting(threadingDetails)
+      .setName("New Note Name Template")
+      .setDesc(
+        fragWithHTML(
+          `When threading into a new note, choose the template for the new note name.</br>
+          The default is <code>{{field}} of {{current}}</code>.</br>
+          Options include:</br>
+          <ul>
+            <li><code>{{field}}</code>: the field being thread into</li>
+            <li><code>{{dir}}</code>: the direction being thread into</li>
+            <li><code>{{current}}</code>: the current note name</li>
+            <li><code>{{date}}</code>: the current date</li>
+          </ul>
+          `
+        )
+      )
+      .addText((text) => {
+        text.setValue(settings.threadingTemplate);
+        text.inputEl.onblur = async () => {
+          settings.threadingTemplate = text.getValue();
+          await plugin.saveSettings();
+        };
+      });
+
     const debugDetails = details("Debugging");
 
     new Setting(debugDetails)
diff --git a/src/constants.ts b/src/constants.ts
index 57bc0028..7cc64cdb 100644
--- a/src/constants.ts
+++ b/src/constants.ts
@@ -183,6 +183,7 @@ export const DEFAULT_SETTINGS: BCSettings = {
   showAll: false,
   noPathMessage: `This note has no real or implied parents`,
   threadIntoNewPane: false,
+  threadingTemplate: "{{field}} of {{current}}",
   trailSeperator: "→",
   treatCurrNodeAsImpliedSibling: false,
   trimDendronNotes: false,
diff --git a/src/interfaces.ts b/src/interfaces.ts
index 8ef7aa49..648ba633 100644
--- a/src/interfaces.ts
+++ b/src/interfaces.ts
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ export interface BCSettings {
   showTrail: boolean;
   squareDirectionsOrder: (0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4)[];
   threadIntoNewPane: boolean;
+  threadingTemplate: string;
   trailSeperator: string;
   treatCurrNodeAsImpliedSibling: boolean;
   trimDendronNotes: boolean;
diff --git a/src/main.ts b/src/main.ts
index ba5c1fe8..74038dde 100644
--- a/src/main.ts
+++ b/src/main.ts
@@ -434,9 +434,19 @@ export default class BCPlugin extends Plugin {
 
           const newFileParent = app.fileManager.getNewFileParent(currFile.path);
 
+          const dir = getFieldInfo(userHiers, field).fieldDir;
           const oppField =
-            getOppFields(userHiers, field)[0] ??
-            fallbackOppField(field, getFieldInfo(userHiers, field).fieldDir);
+            getOppFields(userHiers, field)[0] ?? fallbackOppField(field, dir);
+
+          let newBasename = settings.threadingTemplate
+            .replace("{{current}}", currFile.basename)
+            .replace("{{field}}", field)
+            .replace("{{dir}}", dir)
+            .replace(
+              "{{date}}",
+              new Date().toLocaleDateString().replaceAll(/[/\\]/g, "")
+            );
+
 
           const newFile = await app.vault.create(
             normalizePath(