Wizard Name Generator

The Wizard Name Generator returns one to ten single-word names for arcane spellcasters, drawn from a list of 200 split evenly between male and female. Set the count, pick a gender or leave it on Random, and press the button; each name appears on its own card. The names are the high-fantasy kind that fits a Dungeons & Dragons wizard, a Pathfinder arcanist or the court mage in a novel: Morandon, Fenelder, Elaylazara, Belaonadria.

What the names sound like

All 200 names are built from syllables rather than borrowed from any published setting, so none of them belongs to an existing character. The male names run three to four syllables and end in hard, Latin- or Elvish-flavored suffixes: -tur, -zar, -ius, -der, -thor, -tir, -dus, -don (Halurtur, Alionzar, Lorosius, Ginanthor). The female names are longer and softer, with open vowels and endings in -mara, -wera, -zara, -xara, -dria, -sera, -nara (Coraenamara, Darainaxara, Fayunasera, Helayladria). Because the same root syllables recur (Hal-, Lor-, Ter-, Gin-, Bela-, Fay-, Ela-), names from the list sound like they come from one culture, which is useful when you are naming a whole college of mages rather than a single character.

There is no setting, alignment or school-of-magic filter, and no surname or title is attached. Gender is the only option. Within one batch, names never repeat.

Sample output

Turning a name into a D&D wizard

Most people arrive here searching for a D&D wizard name generator or a mage name generator, so here is how the output fits the game. Published D&D wizards are usually known by a single name plus something that marks their reputation: Mordenkainen, Bigby, Tenser, Otiluke and Drawmij gave their names to spells; Elminster is "the Sage of Shadowdale"; Tasha is also Iggwilv, the Witch Queen. A generated name covers the first part. To finish it, add one of the following:

• An epithet from their school. Morandon the Evoker, Elaylazara of the Grey Veil (an illusionist), Fenelder the Unbound (a conjurer with a history).
• A place of training. "of Candlekeep," "of the Arcane Brotherhood," or the tower or academy in your own campaign.
• A spell that bears their name. Naming a house-ruled spell "Beanthor's Patient Ward" instantly makes Beanthor feel like a figure from the setting's history.

The names also work for the wizard's rivals and mentors. Roll ten with the same gender filter and you have the faculty list for a magic school in one click.

Other uses

• Fantasy fiction. A one-word name for a hedge witch, a court astrologer or an archmage villain, with the surname left to you.
• Video game characters. The names are under 13 characters and contain only letters, so they pass the character-creation rules in most MMOs and RPGs.
• Other spellcasters. Nothing in the list is wizard-specific, so the same names serve sorcerers, warlocks and clerics. For a different flavor, the Witch Name Generator leans folkloric, the Random God Name Generator suits patrons and archfey, and the Medieval Name Generator gives the ordinary townsfolk around your mage grounded names.