Ways to use this list
- Role-playing sessions: spin the moment players meet someone you never planned, and jot the name down so the blacksmith is still Taveth next week.
- Worldbuilding: give each people its own sound. Draw elves from the Elvish-sounding set and mountain folk from the Dwarvish one, and readers can tell them apart by name alone.
- Starting a campaign: set Winners to 4 and one spin names a whole adventuring party; players can swap if a name doesn't suit their hero.
- Creative writing: each pupil spins a name with a title, such as "Joryn of the Salt Road", and writes the legend of how the title was earned.
- Pronunciation notes: when a spun name joins your story, write how you say it beside it (Caelwyn as KAYL-win), so the whole table says it the same way.
Press Spin the wheel, tap the game or press the Space bar. Change the list in the box as you
like: add your own, delete what doesn't suit you, or write *2 after an entry to give it double the
chance. The game buttons switch the same list to a duck race, hat, claw machine and more.
The full list (60 entries)
- Seravine
- Maelith
- Ilvarra
- Caelwyn
- Merrowen
- Tasmira
- Feyrith
- Aurelind
- Saelis
- Vessaly
- Isolwen
- Brisanne
- Odalyn
- Lirabel
- Wynessa
- Ysmera
- Nimara
- Rhosanne
- Talwen
- Esmorwen
- Halvric
- Dremond
- Thadric
- Joryn
- Brennick
- Taveth
- Ormund
- Varnel
- Kestrin
- Aldren
- Ruvan
- Tobrin
- Davrik
- Caddor
- Myrren
- Torvell
- Pellan
- Quorin
- Corvan
- Ulvar
- Sylvarin
- Nirathel
- Calaren
- Faelora
- Aerindel
- Vaelith
- Lunareth
- Thelonwe
- Mirathil
- Oriseth
- Brundar
- Korgrim
- Durnhild
- Bolgra
- Haldrun
- Mardok
- Stonna
- Brakka
- Dergin
- Hildra
Questions people ask
Are these names from an existing book or game?
No. Every name was made up for this page, and we left out anything that sounded like a famous character. A small match somewhere is always possible, so search before publishing.
What makes a name sound elvish or dwarvish?
Soft letters and long vowels (l, th, -wen, -eth) feel light and old, which suits elves. Hard consonants and short syllables (k, g, r, -ik, -dra) feel heavy and grounded, which suits dwarves.
How do I name a whole fantasy family and its home town?
Pair a first name here with a fantasy surname from the last name generator. For the place they live, the town name generator has invented villages.
Can I keep to female or male fantasy names only?
Press Female or Male above the picker. The elvish and dwarvish sets mix both, since in many invented worlds a name's sound says more about the people than the person.
Should a fantasy name be easy to say?
Usually, yes. Readers sound names out in their heads, and one they cannot say gets skimmed every time it appears. Keep main characters to two or three syllables and save the tongue-twisters for ancient places and minor characters.