diff --git a/packages/react-native-codegen/src/parsers/__tests__/parsers-test.js b/packages/react-native-codegen/src/parsers/__tests__/parsers-test.js
index b6c411532f812d..32eef3dcf5caae 100644
--- a/packages/react-native-codegen/src/parsers/__tests__/parsers-test.js
+++ b/packages/react-native-codegen/src/parsers/__tests__/parsers-test.js
@@ -125,6 +125,20 @@ describe('FlowParser', () => {
     });
   });
 
+  describe('getTypeAnnotationName', () => {
+    it('returns type annotation name', () => {
+      const typeAnnotation = {
+        id: {
+          name: 'StringTypeAnnotation',
+        },
+      };
+
+      expect(parser.getTypeAnnotationName(typeAnnotation)).toBe(
+        'StringTypeAnnotation',
+      );
+    });
+  });
+
   describe('computePartialProperties', () => {
     it('returns partial properties', () => {
       const properties = [
@@ -551,6 +565,19 @@ describe('TypeScriptParser', () => {
     });
   });
 
+  describe('getTypeAnnotationName', () => {
+    it('returns type annotation name', () => {
+      const typeAnnotation = {
+        type: 'TSTypeReference',
+        typeName: {
+          name: 'Foo',
+        },
+      };
+
+      expect(parser.getTypeAnnotationName(typeAnnotation)).toEqual('Foo');
+    });
+  });
+
   describe('computePartialProperties', () => {
     it('returns partial properties', () => {
       const properties = [
diff --git a/packages/react-native-codegen/src/parsers/errors.js b/packages/react-native-codegen/src/parsers/errors.js
index 09e49be0fe9ccd..b0e42ecad9555e 100644
--- a/packages/react-native-codegen/src/parsers/errors.js
+++ b/packages/react-native-codegen/src/parsers/errors.js
@@ -117,9 +117,7 @@ class UnsupportedGenericParserError extends ParserError {
     genericTypeAnnotation: $FlowFixMe,
     parser: Parser,
   ) {
-    const genericName = parser.nameForGenericTypeAnnotation(
-      genericTypeAnnotation,
-    );
+    const genericName = parser.getTypeAnnotationName(genericTypeAnnotation);
     super(
       nativeModuleName,
       genericTypeAnnotation,
@@ -136,9 +134,7 @@ class MissingTypeParameterGenericParserError extends ParserError {
     genericTypeAnnotation: $FlowFixMe,
     parser: Parser,
   ) {
-    const genericName = parser.nameForGenericTypeAnnotation(
-      genericTypeAnnotation,
-    );
+    const genericName = parser.getTypeAnnotationName(genericTypeAnnotation);
 
     super(
       nativeModuleName,
@@ -154,9 +150,7 @@ class MoreThanOneTypeParameterGenericParserError extends ParserError {
     genericTypeAnnotation: $FlowFixMe,
     parser: Parser,
   ) {
-    const genericName = parser.nameForGenericTypeAnnotation(
-      genericTypeAnnotation,
-    );
+    const genericName = parser.getTypeAnnotationName(genericTypeAnnotation);
 
     super(
       nativeModuleName,
diff --git a/packages/react-native-codegen/src/parsers/flow/components/componentsUtils.js b/packages/react-native-codegen/src/parsers/flow/components/componentsUtils.js
index 222175272b7b79..0435bcb886c527 100644
--- a/packages/react-native-codegen/src/parsers/flow/components/componentsUtils.js
+++ b/packages/react-native-codegen/src/parsers/flow/components/componentsUtils.js
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ function getTypeAnnotationForArray<+T>(
 
   if (
     extractedTypeAnnotation.type === 'GenericTypeAnnotation' &&
-    extractedTypeAnnotation.id.name === 'WithDefault'
+    parser.getTypeAnnotationName(extractedTypeAnnotation) === 'WithDefault'
   ) {
     throw new Error(
       'Nested defaults such as "$ReadOnlyArray<WithDefault<boolean, false>>" are not supported, please declare defaults at the top level of value definitions as in "WithDefault<$ReadOnlyArray<boolean>, false>"',
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ function getTypeAnnotationForArray<+T>(
 
   const type =
     extractedTypeAnnotation.type === 'GenericTypeAnnotation'
-      ? extractedTypeAnnotation.id.name
+      ? parser.getTypeAnnotationName(extractedTypeAnnotation)
       : extractedTypeAnnotation.type;
 
   switch (type) {
@@ -170,7 +170,6 @@ function getTypeAnnotationForArray<+T>(
         );
       }
     default:
-      (type: empty);
       throw new Error(`Unknown property type for "${name}": ${type}`);
   }
 }
@@ -220,7 +219,7 @@ function getTypeAnnotation<+T>(
 
   if (
     typeAnnotation.type === 'GenericTypeAnnotation' &&
-    typeAnnotation.id.name === '$ReadOnlyArray'
+    parser.getTypeAnnotationName(typeAnnotation) === '$ReadOnlyArray'
   ) {
     return {
       type: 'ArrayTypeAnnotation',
@@ -237,7 +236,7 @@ function getTypeAnnotation<+T>(
 
   if (
     typeAnnotation.type === 'GenericTypeAnnotation' &&
-    typeAnnotation.id.name === '$ReadOnly'
+    parser.getTypeAnnotationName(typeAnnotation) === '$ReadOnly'
   ) {
     return {
       type: 'ObjectTypeAnnotation',
@@ -253,7 +252,7 @@ function getTypeAnnotation<+T>(
 
   const type =
     typeAnnotation.type === 'GenericTypeAnnotation'
-      ? typeAnnotation.id.name
+      ? parser.getTypeAnnotationName(typeAnnotation)
       : typeAnnotation.type;
 
   switch (type) {
@@ -379,7 +378,6 @@ function getTypeAnnotation<+T>(
         type: 'MixedTypeAnnotation',
       };
     default:
-      (type: empty);
       throw new Error(
         `Unknown property type for "${name}": "${type}" in the State`,
       );
diff --git a/packages/react-native-codegen/src/parsers/flow/components/events.js b/packages/react-native-codegen/src/parsers/flow/components/events.js
index 253de3e731d627..fa2b236722f257 100644
--- a/packages/react-native-codegen/src/parsers/flow/components/events.js
+++ b/packages/react-native-codegen/src/parsers/flow/components/events.js
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ function getPropertyType(
   typeAnnotation: $FlowFixMe,
   parser: Parser,
 ): NamedShape<EventTypeAnnotation> {
-  const type = parser.extractTypeFromTypeAnnotation(typeAnnotation);
+  const type = extractTypeFromTypeAnnotation(typeAnnotation, parser);
 
   switch (type) {
     case 'BooleanTypeAnnotation':
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ function extractArrayElementType(
   name: string,
   parser: Parser,
 ): EventTypeAnnotation {
-  const type = parser.extractTypeFromTypeAnnotation(typeAnnotation);
+  const type = extractTypeFromTypeAnnotation(typeAnnotation, parser);
 
   switch (type) {
     case 'BooleanTypeAnnotation':
@@ -163,6 +163,15 @@ function prettify(jsonObject: $FlowFixMe): string {
   return JSON.stringify(jsonObject, null, 2);
 }
 
+function extractTypeFromTypeAnnotation(
+  typeAnnotation: $FlowFixMe,
+  parser: Parser,
+): string {
+  return typeAnnotation.type === 'GenericTypeAnnotation'
+    ? parser.getTypeAnnotationName(typeAnnotation)
+    : typeAnnotation.type;
+}
+
 function findEventArgumentsAndType(
   parser: Parser,
   typeAnnotation: $FlowFixMe,
@@ -175,7 +184,7 @@ function findEventArgumentsAndType(
   paperTopLevelNameDeprecated: ?$FlowFixMe,
 } {
   throwIfEventHasNoName(typeAnnotation, parser);
-  const name = typeAnnotation.id.name;
+  const name = parser.getTypeAnnotationName(typeAnnotation);
   if (name === '$ReadOnly') {
     return {
       argumentProps: typeAnnotation.typeParameters.params[0].properties,
@@ -236,8 +245,8 @@ function buildEventSchema(
 
   if (
     typeAnnotation.type !== 'GenericTypeAnnotation' ||
-    (typeAnnotation.id.name !== 'BubblingEventHandler' &&
-      typeAnnotation.id.name !== 'DirectEventHandler')
+    (parser.getTypeAnnotationName(typeAnnotation) !== 'BubblingEventHandler' &&
+      parser.getTypeAnnotationName(typeAnnotation) !== 'DirectEventHandler')
   ) {
     return null;
   }
diff --git a/packages/react-native-codegen/src/parsers/flow/modules/index.js b/packages/react-native-codegen/src/parsers/flow/modules/index.js
index c05e137af993ab..c50c45f2d69900 100644
--- a/packages/react-native-codegen/src/parsers/flow/modules/index.js
+++ b/packages/react-native-codegen/src/parsers/flow/modules/index.js
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ function translateTypeAnnotation(
 
   switch (typeAnnotation.type) {
     case 'GenericTypeAnnotation': {
-      switch (typeAnnotation.id.name) {
+      switch (parser.getTypeAnnotationName(typeAnnotation)) {
         case 'RootTag': {
           return emitRootTag(nullable);
         }
diff --git a/packages/react-native-codegen/src/parsers/flow/parser.js b/packages/react-native-codegen/src/parsers/flow/parser.js
index b54cff76f402a6..b0d1f2df2b50d8 100644
--- a/packages/react-native-codegen/src/parsers/flow/parser.js
+++ b/packages/react-native-codegen/src/parsers/flow/parser.js
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ class FlowParser implements Parser {
     return 'Flow';
   }
 
-  nameForGenericTypeAnnotation(typeAnnotation: $FlowFixMe): string {
+  getTypeAnnotationName(typeAnnotation: $FlowFixMe): string {
     return typeAnnotation?.id?.name;
   }
 
@@ -421,7 +421,7 @@ class FlowParser implements Parser {
         break;
       }
 
-      const typeAnnotationName = this.nameForGenericTypeAnnotation(node);
+      const typeAnnotationName = this.getTypeAnnotationName(node);
       const resolvedTypeAnnotation = types[typeAnnotationName];
       if (resolvedTypeAnnotation == null) {
         break;
diff --git a/packages/react-native-codegen/src/parsers/parser.js b/packages/react-native-codegen/src/parsers/parser.js
index 3c0a2b76551e73..7835107642da3e 100644
--- a/packages/react-native-codegen/src/parsers/parser.js
+++ b/packages/react-native-codegen/src/parsers/parser.js
@@ -127,11 +127,11 @@ export interface Parser {
    */
   language(): ParserType;
   /**
-   * Given a type annotation for a generic type, it returns the type name.
+   * Given a type annotation, it returns the type name.
    * @parameter typeAnnotation: the annotation for a type in the AST.
    * @returns: the name of the type.
    */
-  nameForGenericTypeAnnotation(typeAnnotation: $FlowFixMe): string;
+  getTypeAnnotationName(typeAnnotation: $FlowFixMe): string;
   /**
    * Given a type arguments, it returns a boolean specifying if the Module is Invalid.
    * @parameter typeArguments: the type arguments.
diff --git a/packages/react-native-codegen/src/parsers/parserMock.js b/packages/react-native-codegen/src/parsers/parserMock.js
index f8e9cc5d81e0d2..1a775b3079cb23 100644
--- a/packages/react-native-codegen/src/parsers/parserMock.js
+++ b/packages/react-native-codegen/src/parsers/parserMock.js
@@ -96,8 +96,8 @@ export class MockedParser implements Parser {
     return 'Flow';
   }
 
-  nameForGenericTypeAnnotation(typeAnnotation: $FlowFixMe): string {
-    return typeAnnotation.id.name;
+  getTypeAnnotationName(typeAnnotation: $FlowFixMe): string {
+    return typeAnnotation?.id?.name;
   }
 
   checkIfInvalidModule(typeArguments: $FlowFixMe): boolean {
diff --git a/packages/react-native-codegen/src/parsers/parsers-commons.js b/packages/react-native-codegen/src/parsers/parsers-commons.js
index b837ef50ff68f8..fb5e639d6123b1 100644
--- a/packages/react-native-codegen/src/parsers/parsers-commons.js
+++ b/packages/react-native-codegen/src/parsers/parsers-commons.js
@@ -818,7 +818,7 @@ function getCommandTypeNameAndOptionsExpression(
   }
 
   return {
-    commandTypeName: parser.nameForGenericTypeAnnotation(typeArgumentParam),
+    commandTypeName: parser.getTypeAnnotationName(typeArgumentParam),
     commandOptionsExpression: callExpression.arguments[0],
   };
 }
@@ -998,7 +998,7 @@ function getTypeResolutionStatus(
   return {
     successful: true,
     type,
-    name: parser.nameForGenericTypeAnnotation(typeAnnotation),
+    name: parser.getTypeAnnotationName(typeAnnotation),
   };
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/react-native-codegen/src/parsers/parsers-primitives.js b/packages/react-native-codegen/src/parsers/parsers-primitives.js
index 86fc443675031e..e632570db09cec 100644
--- a/packages/react-native-codegen/src/parsers/parsers-primitives.js
+++ b/packages/react-native-codegen/src/parsers/parsers-primitives.js
@@ -611,7 +611,7 @@ function emitCommonTypes(
   }
 
   const genericTypeAnnotationName =
-    parser.nameForGenericTypeAnnotation(typeAnnotation);
+    parser.getTypeAnnotationName(typeAnnotation);
 
   const emitter = typeMap[genericTypeAnnotationName];
   if (!emitter) {
diff --git a/packages/react-native-codegen/src/parsers/typescript/components/componentsUtils.js b/packages/react-native-codegen/src/parsers/typescript/components/componentsUtils.js
index ecbc70299dcc39..bbe56a973e5bdb 100644
--- a/packages/react-native-codegen/src/parsers/typescript/components/componentsUtils.js
+++ b/packages/react-native-codegen/src/parsers/typescript/components/componentsUtils.js
@@ -121,8 +121,8 @@ function detectArrayType<T>(
   // Covers: Array<T> and ReadonlyArray<T>
   if (
     typeAnnotation.type === 'TSTypeReference' &&
-    (typeAnnotation.typeName.name === 'ReadonlyArray' ||
-      typeAnnotation.typeName.name === 'Array')
+    (parser.getTypeAnnotationName(typeAnnotation) === 'ReadonlyArray' ||
+      parser.getTypeAnnotationName(typeAnnotation) === 'Array')
   ) {
     return {
       type: 'ArrayTypeAnnotation',
@@ -378,7 +378,7 @@ function getTypeAnnotation<T>(
   const type =
     typeAnnotation.type === 'TSTypeReference' ||
     typeAnnotation.type === 'TSTypeAliasDeclaration'
-      ? typeAnnotation.typeName.name
+      ? parser.getTypeAnnotationName(typeAnnotation)
       : typeAnnotation.type;
 
   const common = getCommonTypeAnnotation(
@@ -414,7 +414,6 @@ function getTypeAnnotation<T>(
         `Cannot use "${type}" type annotation for "${name}": must use a specific function type like BubblingEventHandler, or DirectEventHandler`,
       );
     default:
-      (type: empty);
       throw new Error(`Unknown prop type for "${name}": "${type}"`);
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/react-native-codegen/src/parsers/typescript/components/events.js b/packages/react-native-codegen/src/parsers/typescript/components/events.js
index 3b66748816539c..bcc56ea4f51af8 100644
--- a/packages/react-native-codegen/src/parsers/typescript/components/events.js
+++ b/packages/react-native-codegen/src/parsers/typescript/components/events.js
@@ -51,7 +51,10 @@ function getPropertyType(
   const topLevelType = parseTopLevelType(annotation);
   const typeAnnotation = topLevelType.type;
   const optional = optionalProperty || topLevelType.optional;
-  const type = parser.extractTypeFromTypeAnnotation(typeAnnotation);
+  const type =
+    typeAnnotation.type === 'TSTypeReference'
+      ? parser.getTypeAnnotationName(typeAnnotation)
+      : typeAnnotation.type;
 
   switch (type) {
     case 'TSBooleanKeyword':
@@ -92,7 +95,7 @@ function extractArrayElementType(
   name: string,
   parser: Parser,
 ): EventTypeAnnotation {
-  const type = parser.extractTypeFromTypeAnnotation(typeAnnotation);
+  const type = extractTypeFromTypeAnnotation(typeAnnotation, parser);
 
   switch (type) {
     case 'TSParenthesizedType':
@@ -154,6 +157,15 @@ function extractArrayElementType(
   }
 }
 
+function extractTypeFromTypeAnnotation(
+  typeAnnotation: $FlowFixMe,
+  parser: Parser,
+): string {
+  return typeAnnotation.type === 'TSTypeReference'
+    ? parser.getTypeAnnotationName(typeAnnotation)
+    : typeAnnotation.type;
+}
+
 function findEventArgumentsAndType(
   parser: Parser,
   typeAnnotation: $FlowFixMe,
@@ -182,7 +194,7 @@ function findEventArgumentsAndType(
   }
 
   throwIfEventHasNoName(typeAnnotation, parser);
-  const name = typeAnnotation.typeName.name;
+  const name = parser.getTypeAnnotationName(typeAnnotation);
   if (name === 'Readonly') {
     return findEventArgumentsAndType(
       parser,
diff --git a/packages/react-native-codegen/src/parsers/typescript/modules/index.js b/packages/react-native-codegen/src/parsers/typescript/modules/index.js
index 297b51350f11e5..4668924375cce3 100644
--- a/packages/react-native-codegen/src/parsers/typescript/modules/index.js
+++ b/packages/react-native-codegen/src/parsers/typescript/modules/index.js
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ function translateTypeAnnotation(
     }
     case 'TSTypeReference': {
       return translateTypeReferenceAnnotation(
-        typeAnnotation.typeName.name,
+        parser.getTypeAnnotationName(typeAnnotation),
         nullable,
         typeAnnotation,
         hasteModuleName,
diff --git a/packages/react-native-codegen/src/parsers/typescript/parser.js b/packages/react-native-codegen/src/parsers/typescript/parser.js
index 80e08ba1207792..9e8dc836b4ed3a 100644
--- a/packages/react-native-codegen/src/parsers/typescript/parser.js
+++ b/packages/react-native-codegen/src/parsers/typescript/parser.js
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ class TypeScriptParser implements Parser {
     return 'TypeScript';
   }
 
-  nameForGenericTypeAnnotation(typeAnnotation: $FlowFixMe): string {
+  getTypeAnnotationName(typeAnnotation: $FlowFixMe): string {
     return typeAnnotation?.typeName?.name;
   }
 
@@ -413,7 +413,7 @@ class TypeScriptParser implements Parser {
         break;
       }
 
-      const typeAnnotationName = this.nameForGenericTypeAnnotation(node);
+      const typeAnnotationName = this.getTypeAnnotationName(node);
       const resolvedTypeAnnotation = types[typeAnnotationName];
       if (resolvedTypeAnnotation == null) {
         break;
@@ -447,7 +447,7 @@ class TypeScriptParser implements Parser {
       return false;
     }
     const eventNames = new Set(['BubblingEventHandler', 'DirectEventHandler']);
-    return eventNames.has(typeAnnotation.typeName.name);
+    return eventNames.has(this.getTypeAnnotationName(typeAnnotation));
   }
 
   isProp(name: string, typeAnnotation: $FlowFixMe): boolean {
@@ -457,7 +457,7 @@ class TypeScriptParser implements Parser {
     const isStyle =
       name === 'style' &&
       typeAnnotation.type === 'GenericTypeAnnotation' &&
-      typeAnnotation.typeName.name === 'ViewStyleProp';
+      this.getTypeAnnotationName(typeAnnotation) === 'ViewStyleProp';
     return !isStyle;
   }