Character Name Generator

Choose a “Genre” and the generator gives you ten names at once, and “Generate new” gives ten more. “Fantasy” builds new first names from syllables, such as Thalion or Elwen, and pairs them with surnames such as Ravenhold or Silverbrook: names for elves, mages and the heroes of an invented world. “Medieval” takes first names that were used in Europe in the Middle Ages, such as Aldous, Godfrey, Matilda or Isolde, with surnames from old trades and places. “Science fiction” gives short names with a modern sound, such as Dex Marlow or Lyra Voss, for pilots, crews and androids. “Modern, from real names” uses the lists of real first names and surnames of 23 languages for characters of today.

Under “Gender” choose “Any”, “Male” or “Female”, and set “How many” up to 50. Click a name to copy it, or copy or download all of them to keep the ones you like. A good character name fits the world and the time of the story, is easy to say and does not sound like the other names of the cast, so try a few draws and combine first names and surnames you like. The names are put together at random in your browser. The links under the generator lead to generators for more specific names, such as elves, dwarves, dragons or Star Wars characters.