About Name Cauldron

Name Cauldron is a small site with a fantasy name generator. Choose a style, a name type and how many names you want, press stir, and it makes first names, with a surname or a title if you like. The sound lists behind every style were written by us.

What it does today

The generator has seven styles: elf, dwarf, human, orc, fairy, dragon-kin and witch. Each has its own lists of opening sounds, link sounds, endings and surname halves, and a name is a random pick from them. You can copy a name, copy all of them, print the list or keep a name with the star; saved names stay in your own browser.

How we checked it

We listed every name the sound lists can make, then opened the page in Chrome and stirred with every style, every name type, with and without a surname and a title, for 5 and for 20 names: 224 settings and 2,800 names. Each name had to be on the list, no name could repeat in a batch and no letter could appear three times in a row: no differences. We also checked that a saved name is still there after reloading the page.

What Name Cauldron does not do

We do not use names from books, films or games, we do not claim what a sound “means” in any real language, and we cannot promise that a name is unused. Names are random combinations.

Who runs it

Name Cauldron is written and kept up by the Name Cauldron Team. We do not publish personal names, credentials or a postal address here. Write to us through the contact page; the privacy policy, terms of use and disclaimer explain the rest.

Frequently asked questions

Is Name Cauldron free?

Yes. There is no account and no limit on names.

Are the names unique?

They are random combinations, so a name can repeat or match an existing one.

Do the sounds mean something?

We do not claim that. The sound lists are ours, not real languages.

Try the Name Cauldron fantasy name generator.