Spell Name Generator

Choose how many names you want (1 to 10) and a style, and the Spell Name Generator returns that many spell names from a list of about 1,900. The English style gives you readable fantasy spells such as Flame Typhoon, Barrier of the Molten Core and Calling of Bones. The Harry Potter style gives you invented Latin-sounding incantations such as Obiate Refortis and Libeerous Impairello. Leave the style on Random and the two are mixed. It's built for game masters, novelists and game designers who need a spell list quickly and would rather edit than invent from nothing.

The two styles

English (916 names)

These follow the conventions of video-game and tabletop spell lists. Most are two to five words and fall into a few recognizable shapes: element plus effect (Ice Orb, Fire Strike, Shadow Rain, Electric Lash), "X of Y" (Beam of the Gods, Curse of Fire, Dispersion of Magic, Purity of Mortality), a single verb (Incinerate, Isolate, Levitate) or a school-of-magic prefix (Conjure Clone, Arcane Rage, Nether Nova, Holy Frenzy). Damage, healing, buffs, debuffs and utility are all represented, so a batch of ten will usually contain a mix rather than ten fireballs.

Harry Potter style (997 names)

These are one- or two-word pseudo-Latin incantations built the way Rowling built hers: a recognizable root with a Latinate ending (-um, -us, -io, -ectum, -ello). Examples from the list include Imperecto, Sancum, Neuralinius Demoeo, Supresarmus Angeles and Magnii Demonicotum. None of them are real Latin and none are actual spells from the books, so they're safe to use in your own fiction. Say them out loud before you commit; the ones with a hard consonant in the middle tend to sound best when shouted.

What you get

Results appear as text cards, one spell per card. There's no description, mana cost, school or level attached; the tool only generates the name. Every submit reshuffles the whole list, so a second batch of ten will almost always be new names, though repeats across a long session are possible. The number field is capped at ten per submit.

Sample output

Ways to use a magic spell generator

• Homebrew spell lists for D&D or Pathfinder. Generate ten English-style names, keep the four that suggest a mechanic, then write the effect to fit the name. "Paralyzing of Senses" practically designs itself.
• Wizard-school fiction. The Harry Potter style is the right pick when characters shout spells in dialogue; an incantation reads differently from a spell described in narration.
• Game UI placeholder text. Populate an ability bar or skill tree with 30 plausible names before the real design is done.
• Naming a signature move. Pick one that matches your character's school and let it become their catchphrase.
• Improv and LARP. Generate a few before a session so you're not stuck saying "I cast, um, the fire one."

How fantasy spell names are usually built

Most spell naming in games and fiction comes down to three traditions, and the generator's two styles cover the first two. The descriptive tradition (Magic Missile, Cure Wounds, Wall of Fire) tells the player what happens; it's the default in Dungeons & Dragons and most RPGs, and it's what the English style produces. The incantation tradition uses a foreign or invented language so the words feel like a key rather than a label: Latin in Harry Potter, Japanese in many anime, made-up tongues in Elder Scrolls. The third tradition names spells after their inventor or a legend (Bigby's Hand, Mordenkainen's Sword, Tasha's Hideous Laughter). The tool doesn't do that one, but it's easy to add: run the Witch Name Generator or Random God Name Generator for a possessive name and prefix it to an English-style result.

For the caster to go with the spell, the Medieval Name Generator and Gnome Name Generator are nearby, and the Elden Ring Name Generator fits darker settings. Browse all name generators for the rest.