Banshee Name Generator

Some do. Aibell (Aoibheall) of Craig Liath is the banshee of the Dál gCais and the O'Briens, Clíodhna keens for the MacCarthys of Munster, Áine of Knockainey is linked to the Fitzgeralds and Úna to the O'Carrolls. Most others are known only by titles such as the bean chaointe (keening woman), the Woman of the Mound or the banshee of a particular family, and the Scottish bean nighe, the washer at the ford, is a close cousin.

Yes, in tradition. Bean sí literally means woman of the sídhe, the fairy mounds, and she appears as a maiden, a matron or a crone, which is why all the names here are women's names or feminine titles. A male equivalent does not exist in Irish or Scottish folklore, though the Welsh cyhyraeth is a disembodied wail with no fixed sex.

Folklore says the banshee follows the old Gaelic families whose names begin with O' or Mac, such as the O'Neills, O'Briens, O'Connors, O'Gradys, O'Donnells, MacCarthys and Kavanaghs, plus a few Norman houses that went native like the Fitzgeralds and Butlers. Castles such as Dunluce, Leap and Bunratty have their own banshee stories, so a name like Banshee of the O'Sullivans or Banshee of Dunluce is authentic.

Yes. The folkloric names and titles are public domain and the invented pairings are free to use. For a D&D or Pathfinder banshee, pick a Gaelic name with an epithet (Orlaith Ashenveil); for a WoW-style banshee or a video game boss, the harsher invented names (Vaeloreth Keen, Isaveth Hollowshriek) fit better; for horror fiction, a plain name with a family tie (Máire Ní Bhriain the Keener) is the most chilling.