diff --git a/quickstart/101-cosmos-db-aad-rbac/main.tf b/quickstart/101-cosmos-db-aad-rbac/main.tf
index 06bc93dc..b26a2be9 100644
--- a/quickstart/101-cosmos-db-aad-rbac/main.tf
+++ b/quickstart/101-cosmos-db-aad-rbac/main.tf
@@ -9,8 +9,21 @@ resource "azurerm_resource_group" "example" {
   location = var.location
 }
 
+resource "random_string" "db_account_name" {
+  count = var.cosmosdb_account_name == null ? 1 : 0
+
+  length  = 20
+  upper   = false
+  special = false
+  numeric = false
+}
+
+locals {
+  cosmosdb_account_name = try(random_string.db_account_name[0].result, var.cosmosdb_account_name)
+}
+
 resource "azurerm_cosmosdb_account" "example" {
-  name                      = var.cosmosdb_account_name
+  name                      = local.cosmosdb_account_name
   location                  = var.cosmosdb_account_location
   resource_group_name       = azurerm_resource_group.example.name
   offer_type                = "Standard"
@@ -74,7 +87,9 @@ resource "azurerm_cosmosdb_sql_role_definition" "example" {
   resource_group_name = azurerm_resource_group.example.name
   account_name        = azurerm_cosmosdb_account.example.name
   type                = "CustomRole"
-  assignable_scopes   = ["/subscriptions/${data.azurerm_client_config.current.subscription_id}/resourceGroups/${azurerm_resource_group.example.name}/providers/Microsoft.DocumentDB/databaseAccounts/${azurerm_cosmosdb_account.example.name}"]
+  assignable_scopes   = [
+    "/subscriptions/${data.azurerm_client_config.current.subscription_id}/resourceGroups/${azurerm_resource_group.example.name}/providers/Microsoft.DocumentDB/databaseAccounts/${azurerm_cosmosdb_account.example.name}"
+  ]
 
   permissions {
     data_actions = ["Microsoft.DocumentDB/databaseAccounts/sqlDatabases/containers/items/read"]
diff --git a/quickstart/101-cosmos-db-aad-rbac/outputs.tf b/quickstart/101-cosmos-db-aad-rbac/outputs.tf
index 7f78abd8..aedf817c 100644
--- a/quickstart/101-cosmos-db-aad-rbac/outputs.tf
+++ b/quickstart/101-cosmos-db-aad-rbac/outputs.tf
@@ -4,4 +4,8 @@ output "cosmosdb_account_id" {
 
 output "cosmosdb_sql_database_id" {
   value = azurerm_cosmosdb_sql_database.example.id
+}
+
+output "cosmosdb_account_name" {
+  value = azurerm_cosmosdb_account.example.name
 }
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diff --git a/quickstart/101-cosmos-db-aad-rbac/variables.tf b/quickstart/101-cosmos-db-aad-rbac/variables.tf
index 7bf21f8c..db76f65d 100644
--- a/quickstart/101-cosmos-db-aad-rbac/variables.tf
+++ b/quickstart/101-cosmos-db-aad-rbac/variables.tf
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ variable "location" {
 
 variable "cosmosdb_account_name" {
   type        = string
-  default     = "default-account-name"
+  default     = null
   description = "Cosmos db account name"
 }
 
diff --git a/quickstart/101-cosmos-db-analyticalstore/main.tf b/quickstart/101-cosmos-db-analyticalstore/main.tf
index 82701870..e800760b 100644
--- a/quickstart/101-cosmos-db-analyticalstore/main.tf
+++ b/quickstart/101-cosmos-db-analyticalstore/main.tf
@@ -3,8 +3,21 @@ resource "azurerm_resource_group" "example" {
   location = var.location
 }
 
+resource "random_string" "db_account_name" {
+  count = var.cosmosdb_account_name == null ? 1 : 0
+
+  length  = 20
+  upper   = false
+  special = false
+  numeric = false
+}
+
+locals {
+  cosmosdb_account_name = try(random_string.db_account_name[0].result, var.cosmosdb_account_name)
+}
+
 resource "azurerm_cosmosdb_account" "example" {
-  name                       = var.cosmosdb_account_name
+  name                       = local.cosmosdb_account_name
   location                   = var.cosmosdb_account_location
   resource_group_name        = azurerm_resource_group.example.name
   offer_type                 = "Standard"
diff --git a/quickstart/101-cosmos-db-analyticalstore/outputs.tf b/quickstart/101-cosmos-db-analyticalstore/outputs.tf
index 7f78abd8..aedf817c 100644
--- a/quickstart/101-cosmos-db-analyticalstore/outputs.tf
+++ b/quickstart/101-cosmos-db-analyticalstore/outputs.tf
@@ -4,4 +4,8 @@ output "cosmosdb_account_id" {
 
 output "cosmosdb_sql_database_id" {
   value = azurerm_cosmosdb_sql_database.example.id
+}
+
+output "cosmosdb_account_name" {
+  value = azurerm_cosmosdb_account.example.name
 }
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diff --git a/quickstart/101-cosmos-db-analyticalstore/variables.tf b/quickstart/101-cosmos-db-analyticalstore/variables.tf
index 1a29addc..44ebac8d 100644
--- a/quickstart/101-cosmos-db-analyticalstore/variables.tf
+++ b/quickstart/101-cosmos-db-analyticalstore/variables.tf
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ variable "location" {
 
 variable "cosmosdb_account_name" {
   type        = string
-  default     = "default-account-name"
+  default     = null
   description = "Cosmos db account name"
 }
 
diff --git a/quickstart/101-cosmos-db-autoscale/main.tf b/quickstart/101-cosmos-db-autoscale/main.tf
index 7b88ebeb..fc807e91 100644
--- a/quickstart/101-cosmos-db-autoscale/main.tf
+++ b/quickstart/101-cosmos-db-autoscale/main.tf
@@ -3,8 +3,21 @@ resource "azurerm_resource_group" "example" {
   location = var.location
 }
 
+resource "random_string" "db_account_name" {
+  count = var.cosmosdb_account_name == null ? 1 : 0
+
+  length  = 20
+  upper   = false
+  special = false
+  numeric = false
+}
+
+locals {
+  cosmosdb_account_name = try(random_string.db_account_name[0].result, var.cosmosdb_account_name)
+}
+
 resource "azurerm_cosmosdb_account" "example" {
-  name                      = var.cosmosdb_account_name
+  name                      = local.cosmosdb_account_name
   location                  = var.cosmosdb_account_location
   resource_group_name       = azurerm_resource_group.example.name
   offer_type                = "Standard"
diff --git a/quickstart/101-cosmos-db-autoscale/outputs.tf b/quickstart/101-cosmos-db-autoscale/outputs.tf
index eeb83014..db03821b 100644
--- a/quickstart/101-cosmos-db-autoscale/outputs.tf
+++ b/quickstart/101-cosmos-db-autoscale/outputs.tf
@@ -4,4 +4,8 @@ output "cosmosdb_account_id" {
 
 output "cosmosdb_sql_database_id" {
   value = azurerm_cosmosdb_sql_database.main.id
+}
+
+output "cosmosdb_account_name" {
+  value = azurerm_cosmosdb_account.example.name
 }
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diff --git a/quickstart/101-cosmos-db-autoscale/variables.tf b/quickstart/101-cosmos-db-autoscale/variables.tf
index 55eab6ee..ef0716e6 100644
--- a/quickstart/101-cosmos-db-autoscale/variables.tf
+++ b/quickstart/101-cosmos-db-autoscale/variables.tf
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ variable "location" {
 
 variable "cosmosdb_account_name" {
   type        = string
-  default     = "default-cosmosdb-user"
+  default     = null
   description = "Cosmos db account name"
 }
 
diff --git a/quickstart/101-cosmos-db-free-tier/main.tf b/quickstart/101-cosmos-db-free-tier/main.tf
index be34548e..a6412bee 100644
--- a/quickstart/101-cosmos-db-free-tier/main.tf
+++ b/quickstart/101-cosmos-db-free-tier/main.tf
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ resource "azurerm_resource_group" "example" {
 }
 
 resource "azurerm_cosmosdb_account" "example" {
-  name                      = "${random_pet.prefix.id}-cosmosdb-account"
+  name                      = random_pet.prefix.id
   location                  = var.cosmosdb_account_location
   resource_group_name       = azurerm_resource_group.example.name
   offer_type                = "Standard"
diff --git a/quickstart/101-cosmos-db-free-tier/outputs.tf b/quickstart/101-cosmos-db-free-tier/outputs.tf
index eeb83014..db03821b 100644
--- a/quickstart/101-cosmos-db-free-tier/outputs.tf
+++ b/quickstart/101-cosmos-db-free-tier/outputs.tf
@@ -4,4 +4,8 @@ output "cosmosdb_account_id" {
 
 output "cosmosdb_sql_database_id" {
   value = azurerm_cosmosdb_sql_database.main.id
+}
+
+output "cosmosdb_account_name" {
+  value = azurerm_cosmosdb_account.example.name
 }
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diff --git a/quickstart/101-cosmos-db-manualscale/outputs.tf b/quickstart/101-cosmos-db-manualscale/outputs.tf
index eeb83014..db03821b 100644
--- a/quickstart/101-cosmos-db-manualscale/outputs.tf
+++ b/quickstart/101-cosmos-db-manualscale/outputs.tf
@@ -4,4 +4,8 @@ output "cosmosdb_account_id" {
 
 output "cosmosdb_sql_database_id" {
   value = azurerm_cosmosdb_sql_database.main.id
+}
+
+output "cosmosdb_account_name" {
+  value = azurerm_cosmosdb_account.example.name
 }
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diff --git a/quickstart/101-cosmos-db-serverside-functionality/outputs.tf b/quickstart/101-cosmos-db-serverside-functionality/outputs.tf
index eeb83014..db03821b 100644
--- a/quickstart/101-cosmos-db-serverside-functionality/outputs.tf
+++ b/quickstart/101-cosmos-db-serverside-functionality/outputs.tf
@@ -4,4 +4,8 @@ output "cosmosdb_account_id" {
 
 output "cosmosdb_sql_database_id" {
   value = azurerm_cosmosdb_sql_database.main.id
+}
+
+output "cosmosdb_account_name" {
+  value = azurerm_cosmosdb_account.example.name
 }
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