Aarakocra Name Generator

Aarakocra are the bird-folk of Dungeons & Dragons, natives of the Elemental Plane of Air who nest on high peaks in the Material Plane. Their language, Aarakocra, is built from clicks, trills and whistles, and their names follow suit. The Player's Handbook and Elemental Evil Player's Companion give examples like Aera, Aial, Aur, Deekek, Errk, Heehk, Ikki, Kleeck, Oorr, Ouss, Quaf, Quierk, Salleek, Urreek and Zeed. Notice the pattern: names are usually two to four syllables, lean hard on K, R and Q sounds, and double their vowels or consonants to mimic a bird's call (Kreek, Oorr, Skree). Aarakocra names are not gendered, so any of these works for any character.

Every name in this generator was written to sound like something a beak could actually produce. Short, sharp names (Krik, Zeed, Kiv) suit scouts and monks; rolling trills like Chirreek, Zhirreek or Arrakee feel older and more ceremonial, the kind a wind-shaman or flock elder might carry. Aarakocra do not use family names in the human sense; if you want a surname, they typically identify by their flock, aerie or peak instead, such as Kreek of the Cloudspire Aerie.

When you speak these names at the table, exaggerate the doubled letters. A rolled R and a clipped K sell the flavor far better than a spelling ever will.