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Code names for Abu Bakr in old Shia texts include:

Abu Al-Shuroor: Father of evils
Abu Al-Faseel: Father of baby camel
Abu Rakb: Bakr backwards
Abu Ja'd: Father of curly hair
Abdul Ka'aba: Worshiper of the Ka'aba
Abdul Laat: Worshiper of the idol Uzza
Al-Taymi: His tribe
Al-A'arabi: The Bedouin
Al-Awal: The first (caliph)
Al-Insan: The human
Al-Jibt: The idol
Al-Ateeq: The old
Al-Ha'id: The one who has left the path
Al-Fasha': The one who spread the secret
Qabee': The snort of a pig
Habtar: The short man
Yaghooth: An idol
Aakil Al-Dhubaan: Eater of flies
Fir'awn: The Pharaoh

The list can be found in Ibn Shahr Ashoub's Mathalib Al-Nawasib 1/179. Naturally, he wasn't expecting Sunnis to come across this book that was written in the 6th century AH.
Not quite sure what الحتار or أبو دوز mean, so if anyone is aware of those are, then please do let me know.
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