Fantasy name generator
Pick what you need a name for: a wizard, a knight, a vampire, a demon, a god, an angel, a goblin, a gnome, a village or a planet. Every name comes with a detail to build on, and they're made in your browser, so roll as many as you like.
- Seraphina ThornbinderEvoker · keeps losing a familiar who keeps coming back
- Minerva of the Hollow MoonEvoker · only does magic for payment in rare teas
- Horatio RunecrestEnchanter · was expelled from the academy and is still bitter
- Cordelia CrowwardIllusionist · accidentally turned their mentor into a cat
- Valerian EmberbinderEnchanter · has been forty for three hundred years
- Zebedee of the Seventh TowerConjurer · writes spells in a cipher nobody else can read
- Ysolde MistcloakArchmage · runs a bookshop that's bigger inside
- Hester GlimmerwrightConjurer · owes a demon one small favor
- Hyacinth of the Glass SpireEvoker · can't cast anything without humming
- Lysander of the Last LanternCourt wizard · is looking for an apprentice and rejecting everyone
- Lysander OwlbottomConjurer · was expelled from the academy and is still bitter
- Cyprian WhisperwickConjurer · is looking for an apprentice and rejecting everyone
How to use it
Say it out loud
If you can't say a name at the table without stumbling, the players won't remember it. Keep the hard-to-say ones for ancient things.
Use the detail
Each name comes with an order, a domain, a quirk or a hook. That one line is often a whole plot.
Match names within a group
Knights of one order, goblins of one warren and gods of one pantheon should sound like they belong together. Roll a batch and keep the ones that rhyme.
Start a story with it
Press the link under any name to start a solo text adventure with that character or place already in the world.
Fantasy names by type
How each kind of name works, with a few examples. Use the generator above for fresh ones.
Wizard names
Wizard names borrow from Latin and Greek (Cornelius, Septimus, Isadora) because they sound learned and old. The surname often hints at the craft, a candle, a quill, a rune, or names a place of study. A name that is slightly too long is part of the joke: wizards rarely use one syllable when five will do.
Examples: Ignatius of the Drowned Library, Aurelia of the Glass Spire, Belladonna Gloomley, Griselda Ravenley, Lysander of the Glass Spire, Valerian Inkwell.
Knight names
Medieval knights were known by a first name and either where they came from (of Ashford) or what people said about them (the Bold, the Red). An order adds loyalties and enemies, which is useful for a paladin or a knight NPC who needs a reason to act.
Examples: Dame Aldith the Lionhearted, Sir Reginald of Elderdale, Dame Ysolde of Ravenwood, Dame Eleanor of the Black Shield, Dame Isolde of the Black Shield, Sir Leopold of Ravendale.
Vampire names
Vampire names lean on Eastern and Central European roots (Elisabeta, Teodor, Varga) and old aristocratic surnames, because the genre grew up in castles. A title like Countess or Baron adds age. For a modern vampire, drop the title: they've had centuries to learn to blend in.
Examples: Celestine Lindqvist, Celestine Ravensworth, Prince Sebastian Blackthorn, Emeric Ravensworth, Mikhail Draven, Liliana Ravensworth.
Demon names
Demon names use harsh sounds (z, x, th, g) and a title that names what the demon feeds on: the Hungering Prince, Lord of Broken Oaths. Devils sound older and more formal, with titles that read like offices: Notary of Iron Contracts. Switch the Creature option for fae, fairies, monsters and undead.
Examples: Malrak, Razezoth, Zaruul, Balorak, Gakaphas, Shaloxis.
God names
A pantheon works when the domains cover what people care about: harvest, sea, death, war, love, the road. Give each god a short, sonorous name that's easy to swear by, and one strange detail about the faith. That detail is what players remember.
Examples: Lumi, Haloth, Coriel, Ithuun, Vaeira, Isheax.
Angel names
In Hebrew, -el means God, so traditional angel names describe a quality of God: Gabriel, Raphael, Uriel. Fantasy angels follow the same sound, with soft openings and endings like -iel, -ael and -on. For a D&D aasimar, use one as the name of the angelic guide who speaks to your character.
Examples: Jehaion, Urmah, Phah, Thanael, Phael, Cason.
Goblin names
Goblin names are short and a bit gross: snot, grub, scab, muck, with squeaky endings like -nik, -wig and -gle. Many goblins also have a nickname they gave themselves, usually more flattering than true. Name the goblin the party captures, and they'll want to keep it.
Examples: Grubnik the Tiny, Blekwig, Nognose, Tikrot, Riksnatch, Tiksnatch.
Gnome names
Gnomes collect names: one from each parent, one from an elder, and a nickname from almost everyone they meet. Names bounce, with lots of B, F, N and P sounds and endings like -wick, -bell and -nock. Pick the one your gnome uses most and keep the rest for stories.
Examples: Lopdopin Cogwhistle, Dabpeber Gearpocket, Fondobo Geargadget, Zanpeie Tinkertoes, Quindle Sparkfuse, Wrenlewyn Whistlenozzle.
Village names
Most English village names describe the land or the people who lived there: a ford, an ash tree, a clearing (-ley), a farm (-ton or -wick). Prefixes like Little, Upper and Nether separate villages that grew up near each other. Copy that and your village will feel like it has been there for centuries.
Examples: Pebblehaven, Upper Hartwick, Tamrak, Dalborg, Brinequay, Tiroth.
Planet names
Real exoplanets get catalog names: the star's designation plus a letter (b, c, d) in the order they were found. Settlers give them names. A good setting uses both: the survey team calls it TR-2210 c, the colonists call it Thalmalia.
Examples: Xaxiphae, Aelolon, Alvaion X, Orion, Aemaphae VIII, Aeris V.
Questions
Is the fantasy name generator free?
Yes. Names are put together in your browser, so it's free with no sign-up and no limit.
What can it name?
Wizards, knights, vampires, demons (plus devils, fae, fairies, monsters and undead), gods, angels, goblins, gnomes, villages and sci-fi planets. Pick a type above the generator.
Where did the separate wizard, vampire and god name generators go?
They're all here now. The old links open this page with that type already picked.
Are these names from D&D books or mythology?
No. They're built from syllables and word parts in each style, so they're original rather than copied.
Can I use these names in my own book or game?
Yes, use them however you like.