Boar Name Generator

Names for wild boars, warthogs and war-boar mounts

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Generate boar names for game mounts, fantasy beasts, story characters and pet pigs: mythic boars from Norse, Celtic and Greek legend, boar words from dozens of languages, forest and earth names, and bristling war-boar titles.

About boar names

Boars have a surprisingly deep bench of named ancestors. Norse myth gives Gullinbursti, Freyr's golden-bristled boar, and Hildisvini, the battle-swine Freyja rides; Welsh legend has Twrch Trwyth, the king-turned-boar Arthur hunts across Wales, and Ysgithyrwyn, the White Tusk. Greece supplies the Calydonian and Erymanthian boars, Hindu tradition the boar avatar Varaha, and Gaul the boar god Moccus. Anglo-Saxon warriors wore boar crests on their helmets, which is why names like Everard, Eberhard and Everett all descend from eber, the old word for boar.

Ordinary language is the second source. Hunters in France call a young male a ragot and an old loner a solitaire; Germans say Keiler for a tusker and Frischling for a piglet; Russians say kaban, Japanese inoshishi, Persians goraz, Armenians varaz. Striped wild piglets are nicknamed humbugs in Britain and uribo in Japan, both of which make charming names for a young boar.

For an original name, think about what a boar actually is: bristles, tusks, mud, acorns and oak mast, thickets and fen. Words like Bracken, Truffle, Russet, Flint and Wallow suit a realistic boar, while compounds such as Ironsnout, Mudcrusher or Rootbreaker fit a war-boar mount in a game. Hunting terms, wild pig species, heraldic boar badges, boar place names, African bush names and mock pet-pig titles round out the list.

How to choose boar names

  • Match the name to the animal's role: a mythic beast (Gullinbursti, Calydon), a war-boar mount (Ironhide, Thornback), a realistic forest boar (Bracken, Russet) or a pet pig (Humbug, Truffles) each want a different register.
  • Boar words from other languages are a quiet way to say what the creature is: Keiler, Sanglier, Kaban, Goraz, Torc and Eofor all literally mean boar.
  • Sows and matriarchs lead wild boar groups (sounders), so a female boar can carry a heavy, commanding name: Hildisvini, Brunhild, Gudrun or simply Matriarch.
  • For tabletop or MMO mounts, short names with hard consonants (Krug, Thrak, Brokk, Gorg) read as boar-like at a glance; save long compound titles for a named boss beast.
  • Striped piglets lose their stripes after a few months, so names like Humbug, Stripe or Uribo work best for a youngster or for a character who keeps a childhood nickname.

Frequently asked questions

What are some famous boars from mythology?

Gullinbursti (Freyr's golden boar) and Hildisvini (Freyja's mount) from Norse myth, Saehrimnir the boar eaten nightly in Valhalla, Twrch Trwyth and Ysgithyrwyn from Welsh legend, the Calydonian Boar hunted by Atalanta and Meleager, the Erymanthian Boar captured by Hercules, Varaha the boar avatar of Vishnu, and Moccus the Gaulish boar god.

What is a good name for a warthog?

Pumbaa is the famous one, so most people want something else. Swahili and East African names like Ngiri (warthog), Zawadi, Jabari or places such as Tsavo, Mara and Serengeti fit well, as do tough short names like Tusker, Rumble and Bruiser.

What should I name a boar mount in a game?

Pick something that sounds heavy and blunt. Compound names like Ironsnout, Mudcrusher, Thornback or Shieldbreaker work for a war-boar, while single hard syllables such as Krug, Brokk or Thrak suit a fast-typed pet name. Stonetusk, Bristleback and Razormane nod to familiar game boars.

What are male, female and baby boars called?

An adult male is a boar (a tusker or, in German, a Keiler), a female is a sow, and young are piglets, sometimes called squeakers, humbugs or, in Japan, uribo because of their stripes. A group is a sounder, usually led by an older sow.

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A: 33 names

  • Acacia
  • Acorn
  • Acornbane
  • Acornfall
  • Acornfed
  • Admiral Puddle
  • Adonis
  • Agamaggan
  • Alder
  • Alentejano
  • Althaea
  • Amboseli
  • Amphiaraus
  • Amur
  • Anatolia
  • Ancaeus
  • Ancient One
  • Andhrimnir
  • Anvil
  • Anvilhead
  • Aper
  • Aper Magnus
  • Ardennes
  • Arduinna
  • Argent
  • Artemis
  • Ashbristle
  • Ashmane
  • Ashsnout
  • Atalanta
  • Attis
  • Auntie Sow
  • Averill

B: 123 names

  • Babe
  • Babi Hutan
  • Babirusa
  • Baboy-Ramo
  • Bache
  • Bachyne
  • Baedd
  • Banbh
  • Bandit
  • Banger
  • Banw
  • Baobab
  • Baraka
  • Barkstripper
  • Baron von Bristle
  • Baroness Wallowmere
  • Barrel
  • Barrelchest
  • Barrowback
  • Basalt
  • Basse
  • Bastion
  • Basurde
  • Battering Ram
  • Battle Swine
  • Bauge
  • Bavaria
  • Bearded Pig
  • Bebop
  • Beech
  • Beechnut
  • Behemoth
  • Bellota
  • Bellow
  • Bellygrub
  • Ben Gulban
  • Benbulben
  • Bennwig
  • Benty Grange
  • Bermejo
  • Bete Rousse

B, continued

  • Bialowieza
  • Bisaro
  • Biscuit
  • Bistre
  • Black Boar
  • Blackhoof
  • Blackthorn
  • Blacktusk
  • Blackwood
  • Blizzard
  • Blue Boar
  • Boar Banner
  • Boar of Benbulben
  • Boar of Cornwall
  • Boar of Formael
  • Boarbara
  • Boaregard
  • Boarfell
  • Boarhelm
  • Boarhollow
  • Boarhunt
  • Boaris
  • Boarnaby
  • Boarstall
  • Bodon
  • Bogwood
  • Bolgrim
  • Bolt
  • Boneback
  • Bonecrusher
  • Bonegrinder
  • Borek
  • Borislav
  • Borneo
  • Bosvark
  • Botan
  • Boulder
  • Boutoir
  • Bracken
  • Brackenback
  • Brackenfang

B, continued

  • Brake
  • Bramble
  • Bramblehide
  • Bramblepatch
  • Bramblesnout
  • Bramblewood
  • Bratwurst
  • Brawler
  • Breaker
  • Briar
  • Briarbreaker
  • Brick
  • Brindle
  • Bristle
  • Bristleback
  • Bristlebert
  • Bristlebrow
  • Bristlefang
  • Bristleking
  • Bristlemane
  • Broceliande
  • Brogan
  • Brokk
  • Bronzeback
  • Bronzehelm
  • Bruiser
  • Brunhild
  • Brushbuster
  • Brute
  • Brutus
  • Bulbdigger
  • Bulldozer
  • Bulldrome
  • Bullfango
  • Bullneck
  • Bulwark
  • Burdock
  • Burly
  • Burrcoat
  • Bushpig
  • Bushveld

C: 50 names

  • Calydon
  • Calydonian Boar
  • Camargue
  • Candystripe
  • Carnyx
  • Carr
  • Caucasus
  • Cavall
  • Celeng
  • Chairman Oink
  • Chanterelle
  • Charcoal
  • Charger
  • Charlga Razorflank
  • Chestnut
  • Chipolata
  • Chlounes
  • Chobe
  • Chorizo
  • Chototsu
  • Cinder
  • Cinderhoof
  • Cinghiale
  • Cinta Senese
  • Circe
  • Cleaver
  • Clodhopper
  • Clodkicker
  • Cloventusk
  • Coalhide
  • Cobnut
  • Cochonglier
  • Coll
  • Collach
  • Colossus
  • Conker
  • Copperhide
  • Coppice
  • Copse
  • Cork Oak
  • Corsica
  • Covert
  • Cragjaw
  • Crommyon
  • Crooktusk
  • Cropraider
  • Crusher
  • Culhwch
  • Curltusk
  • Cutter

D: 33 names

  • Daggertooth
  • Dain
  • Dame Mastbury
  • Damson
  • Dapple
  • Dawnforager
  • Deadfall
  • Dehesa
  • Den Mother
  • Deskford
  • Dhoruba
  • Diarmuid
  • Digger
  • Diviak
  • Divocak
  • Doctor Snout
  • Domuz
  • Donana
  • Dread of the Beaters
  • Dreadnought
  • Driftbreaker
  • Drog
  • Drozz
  • Drudwyn
  • Dunadd
  • Durg
  • Dusk
  • Duskbristle
  • Duskhoof
  • Duskrunner
  • Dustmane
  • Dusty
  • Dzik

E: 45 names

  • Earthmover
  • Earthnut
  • Earthshaker
  • Ebbo
  • Eber
  • Eberbach
  • Eberhard
  • Ebersberg
  • Eberstadt
  • Eberswalde
  • Ebert
  • Eberulf
  • Eberwin
  • Eitri
  • Elder
  • Elder Boar
  • Eldhrimnir
  • Emberhide
  • Embertusk
  • Emboar
  • Emse
  • Emusha
  • Eofor
  • Eoforcumbol
  • Eoforhild
  • Eoforlic
  • Eoforwic
  • Eoforwine
  • Erymanthian Boar
  • Erymanthos
  • Etosha
  • Euffigneix
  • Eumaeus
  • Eurystheus
  • Eurytion
  • Everard
  • Everett
  • Everild
  • Everleigh
  • Evershot
  • Eversley
  • Evert
  • Everzwijn
  • Evrard
  • Extremadura

F: 27 names

  • Father of Bristles
  • Fen
  • Fenbristle
  • Fencebreaker
  • Fenhog
  • Fenlord
  • Fenstrider
  • Fenwick
  • Fernbelly
  • Fernshaker
  • Filbert
  • Flagtail
  • Flint
  • Flinthide
  • Forest of Dean
  • Freckle
  • Fretensis
  • Freyja
  • Freyr
  • Frischling
  • Frostbristle
  • Frostjaw
  • Furrow
  • Furrowfoot
  • Furrowmaker
  • Furze
  • Furzeback

G: 67 names

  • Gakhai
  • Gale
  • Galt
  • Gammon
  • Ganon
  • Garrigue
  • General Mayhem
  • Gewaff
  • Ghost of the Ardennes
  • Giant Forest Hog
  • Gilt
  • Glacier
  • Gligan
  • Gnarltusk
  • Gnarly
  • Gnash
  • Gnawbone
  • Godac
  • Golden Bristles
  • Goliath
  • Goltur
  • Goraz
  • Gorebristle
  • Gorefang
  • Gorehoof
  • Gorg
  • Gorse
  • Gorsehide
  • Gouger
  • Grand Boar
  • Grandmother Sow
  • Granite
  • Gravelhoof

G, continued

  • Great Boar
  • Grey Boar
  • Greyback
  • Greymuzzle
  • Grim
  • Grimhild
  • Grimsnout
  • Grimtusk
  • Gris
  • Gristlejaw
  • Grizzle
  • Grolf
  • Gromsh
  • Groundpounder
  • Grubby
  • Grubhunter
  • Grubsnout
  • Gruff
  • Grugyn
  • Grum
  • Grumble
  • Grumbletusk
  • Grumpig
  • Grunhild
  • Grunt
  • Grunthilda
  • Gruntok
  • Grusk
  • Gryllus
  • Gudrun
  • Gullinbursti
  • Gurt
  • Gwydion
  • Gwys

H: 61 names

  • Hackleback
  • Haderer
  • Hamlet
  • Hamm
  • Hammer
  • Hammerhead
  • Harrow
  • Harrowtusk
  • Harz
  • Hauptschwein
  • Havoc
  • Hawthorn
  • Hazel
  • Heather
  • Helmcrest
  • Henwen
  • Hercules
  • Hildegard
  • Hildigoltr
  • Hildisvini
  • Hiranyaksha
  • His Porkness
  • Hluhluwe
  • Hoarfrost
  • Hodari
  • Hogarth
  • Hogbane
  • Hogg
  • Hoggaster
  • Hogget

H, continued

  • Hoghollow
  • Hoglin
  • Hogni
  • Hogsbreath
  • Hogsby
  • Hogsnout
  • Hogsworth
  • Hogweed
  • Hogwood
  • Hogzilla
  • Hokkaido
  • Hollowoak
  • Holly
  • Holm Oak
  • Holt
  • Hooligan
  • Hornbeam
  • Houndbane
  • Hrot
  • Hrunta
  • Humbug
  • Humdinger
  • Humpshoulder
  • Hunterbane
  • Hure
  • Hurk
  • Hurricane
  • Hwange
  • Hwch
  • Hylochoerus
  • Hyndla

I: 19 names

  • Iberia
  • Icemane
  • Idas
  • Imara
  • Ingulube
  • Ino
  • Inoko
  • Inoshishi
  • Iron Age
  • Iron Boar
  • Ironback
  • Ironbristle
  • Ironclad
  • Ironhide
  • Ironhoof
  • Ironmane
  • Ironsides
  • Ironsnout
  • Ivorytusk

J: 10 names

  • Jabali
  • Jabari
  • Jabato
  • Jangli Suar
  • Jasiri
  • Javali
  • Javelina
  • Jofur
  • Jorvik
  • Juggernaut

K: 21 names

  • Kaban
  • Kalahari
  • Kamapuaa
  • Kanec
  • Kapros
  • Karju
  • Karoo
  • Keiler
  • Keilerin
  • Kessel
  • King of the Mast
  • Kneeler
  • Knocknagael
  • Kolbroek
  • Kolobe
  • Kopje
  • Krag
  • Krug
  • Kruger
  • Kuban
  • Kulting

L: 22 names

  • Lady Bristlewick
  • Laie
  • Landslide
  • Last of the Sounder
  • Lead Sow
  • Leafmould
  • Lechonk
  • Linderod
  • Livree
  • Llwydawg
  • Loam
  • Loamsnout
  • Locha
  • Lon Rung
  • Loncak
  • Longtusk
  • Lord Bullbo
  • Lord of the Thicket
  • Lord Snoutington
  • Lowveld
  • Luangwa
  • Lynceus

M: 67 names

  • Mabon
  • Mac Datho
  • Macareno
  • Madame Snufflesnout
  • Magnus
  • Mahogany
  • Major Oinksworth
  • Malac
  • Malbaum
  • Mammoth
  • Mamoswine
  • Mangletooth
  • Maquis
  • Mara
  • Marauder
  • Marcassin
  • Maremma
  • Marishiten
  • Marron
  • Marrowtusk
  • Marshplodder
  • Marula
  • Mast Year
  • Mastfed
  • Mastgrinder
  • Matriarch
  • Maul
  • Mauler
  • Maximus
  • Mayor of Mudville
  • Meleager
  • Merjasec
  • Metdwaeji

M, continued

  • Metssiga
  • Mezacuka
  • Midnight
  • Miombo
  • Mire
  • Mirestomper
  • Mirewader
  • Mistret
  • Moccus
  • Montado
  • Moonhoof
  • Moorboar
  • Moorgrim
  • Mopane
  • Mopsus
  • Mora Romagnola
  • Morel
  • Morg
  • Morvan
  • Moss
  • Mossback
  • Mossbristle
  • Mother of Stripes
  • Mother Sow
  • Mu Pa
  • Muck
  • Mud Baron
  • Mudcrusher
  • Mudflinger
  • Mudslide
  • Mudsnout
  • Mudwallow
  • Mukota
  • Mwamba

N: 19 names

  • Nabbi
  • Nago
  • Napoleon
  • Navajero
  • Nerast
  • Netbreaker
  • Nettle
  • Ngiri
  • Ngorongoro
  • Ngulube
  • Nguruwe
  • Nguvu
  • Nightfell
  • Nightrooter
  • Nightshade
  • Notchear
  • Nubbin
  • Nursling
  • Nuzzle

O: 30 names

  • Oakbreaker
  • Oakenlord
  • Oakley
  • Oakmast
  • Ochre
  • Odenwald
  • Odyniec
  • Oeneus
  • Oinker
  • Oinkologne
  • Okavango
  • Okkoto
  • Old Bristles
  • Old Grizzle
  • Old Ironguts
  • Old Major
  • Old Mosshide
  • Old Sow
  • Old Thunderer
  • Old Tusker
  • Olwen
  • Onetusk
  • Ongentheow
  • Onslaught
  • Oolong
  • Orc
  • Orne
  • Ottar
  • Outlaw
  • Oxford Sandy

P: 42 names

  • Pancetta
  • Passant
  • Peatback
  • Pecan
  • Pecari
  • Peleus
  • Pembe
  • Perigord
  • Phacochoerus
  • Phaea
  • Piggle
  • Piglin
  • Pignite
  • Pigwig
  • Pigzilla
  • Piloswine
  • Piney Woods Rooter
  • Pinstripe
  • Pirithous
  • Pitch
  • Plexippus
  • Plowshare
  • Plowsnout
  • Poaka
  • Podsvinok
  • Poogie
  • Porchell
  • Porcula
  • Porkchop
  • Potamochoerus
  • Preseli
  • Pride of the Herd
  • Princess of Elwynn
  • Professor Rootwell
  • Prosciutto
  • Pryderi
  • Przelatek
  • Pua
  • Pudge
  • Pumbaa
  • Pygmy Hog
  • Pyjamas

Q: 5 names

  • Quagmire
  • Quake
  • Quartanier
  • Queen of the Sounder
  • Quince

R: 45 names

  • Radi
  • Ragebristle
  • Ragnhild
  • Ragot
  • Raider
  • Rambrow
  • Rammer
  • Rampage
  • Rampant
  • Ramsons
  • Rane
  • Rascal
  • Rasher
  • Ravager
  • Rayon
  • Razorfen
  • Razormane
  • Rebel
  • Red River Hog
  • Redtusk
  • Reedsplitter
  • Rimeback
  • Rimehoof
  • Rockfall
  • Rogue
  • Rootbreaker
  • Rooter
  • Rootgrubber
  • Rootrender
  • Rootsnout
  • Rootwise
  • Rotte
  • Rowan
  • Rowdy
  • Ruaha
  • Ruckus
  • Ruffian
  • Rumble
  • Rumblegut
  • Rumpus
  • Russet
  • Rust
  • Rustmane
  • Rusty
  • Ryukyu

S: 136 names

  • Sable
  • Sable Boar
  • Sabretusk
  • Saehrimnir
  • Sahel
  • Sakhalin
  • Samburu
  • Sanglier
  • Sangliere
  • Sanglochon
  • Saplingsnapper
  • Sardinia
  • Saufeder
  • Savanna
  • Scamper
  • Scar
  • Scarback
  • Schwarzkittel
  • Schwarzwald
  • Schwarzwild
  • Schweinfurt
  • Scorchback
  • Scourge of Calydon
  • Scourge of the Orchard
  • Scrappy
  • Scratchings
  • Scruffy
  • Scythejaw
  • Sedge
  • Sedgehide
  • Sekach
  • Selous
  • Senglar
  • Serengeti
  • Sergeant Stomp
  • Sernas
  • Seven Winters
  • Shadowcharge
  • Shaggy
  • Sherwood
  • Shield
  • Shieldbreaker
  • Shieldhide
  • Shieldwall
  • Shishi

S, continued

  • Shujaa
  • Sicklefang
  • Sienna
  • Sikhote
  • Silverbristle
  • Sindri
  • Sinewback
  • Singularis
  • Sir Tusksalot
  • Sirbone
  • Sizzle
  • Skarn
  • Skullcracker
  • Slabshoulder
  • Slate
  • Slatehoof
  • Sledge
  • Sledgehammer
  • Sleeper in the Mud
  • Slidrugtanni
  • Sloe
  • Smokemane
  • Snagg
  • Snagtusk
  • Snarl
  • Snorri
  • Snort
  • Snorty
  • Snowball
  • Snowdrift
  • Snuffle
  • Snuffler
  • Snuffles
  • Snurk
  • Sodbuster
  • Solengo
  • Solitaire
  • Sologne
  • Sonargoltr
  • Soot
  • Sootsnout
  • Sorrel
  • Souille
  • Sounder King
  • Sounder Queen

S, continued

  • Sowmother
  • Sowthistle
  • Sparkhoof
  • Spearbreaker
  • Spessart
  • Spinney
  • Splitear
  • Spoink
  • Squall
  • Squeaker
  • Squire Rootle
  • Stampede
  • Steelbrow
  • Stomper
  • Stonehide
  • Stonejaw
  • Stonetusk
  • Stormcrest
  • Stormhide
  • Stripe
  • Stubblehide
  • Stubby
  • Stumpgnaw
  • Suckling
  • Sugga
  • Sukara
  • Sulawesi
  • Suldo
  • Sus Scrofa
  • Sutton Hoo
  • Svin
  • Svinfylk
  • Swinbrook
  • Swinburne
  • Swindon
  • Swinefleet
  • Swineheart
  • Swineherd
  • Swineshead
  • Swinford
  • Swinithwaite
  • Swinley
  • Swinside
  • Swinton
  • Swinub
  • Syagros

T: 75 names

  • Tagalong
  • Tagua
  • Taiga
  • Tamba
  • Tank
  • Tar
  • Tarangire
  • Tawny
  • Tayassu
  • Telamon
  • Tempest
  • Tepig
  • Terror of the Vineyard
  • Teutoburg
  • The Grey Wallower
  • The Hedge Terror
  • The Night Plough
  • The Unhorser
  • The Uprooter
  • Thicket
  • Thicketcrasher
  • Thicketlord
  • Thickneck
  • Thief of Acorns
  • Thistle
  • Thistleback
  • Thorn
  • Thornback
  • Thornfell
  • Thorngrim
  • Thornhoof
  • Thornsnout
  • Thornveld
  • Thrak
  • Thresher
  • Throg
  • Thrudgar

T, continued

  • Thunder
  • Thunderclap
  • Thundergut
  • Thunderhoof
  • Thurg
  • Tiers-An
  • Titan
  • Tope
  • Torc
  • Torc Triath
  • Torslunda
  • Toxeus
  • Trample
  • Trapwise
  • Tremor
  • Trotsky
  • Trotter
  • Truffle
  • Truffler
  • Truffles
  • Truffletooth
  • Tsavo
  • Tumble
  • Tundra
  • Turfripper
  • Turopolje
  • Tushes
  • Tusk and Bristle
  • Tuskany
  • Tuskbreaker
  • Tusker
  • Tuskmaw
  • Tuskridge
  • Tussock
  • Twilight
  • Two Spears
  • Twrch Llawin
  • Twrch Trwyth

U: 8 names

  • Uberlaufer
  • Uircean
  • Umber
  • Underbrush
  • Uribo
  • Urok
  • Ussuri
  • Uzgar

V: 21 names

  • Vadkan
  • Valeria Victrix
  • Varaha
  • Varahi
  • Varaz
  • Vendel
  • Vepr
  • Verethragna
  • Verraco
  • Verrat
  • Verres
  • Verro
  • Vier
  • Vildsvin
  • Villisika
  • Vineyard Menace
  • Visayan Warty
  • Vlakvark
  • Vork
  • Vosges
  • Vumbi

W: 30 names

  • Wallow
  • Wallowking
  • Walnut
  • Warchlak
  • Warden of the Fen
  • Warthog
  • Wartooth
  • Weald
  • Weaner
  • Whetter
  • Whettusk
  • Whiffle
  • White Boar
  • White Tusk
  • Wiggles
  • Wilbur
  • Wild Boar Fell
  • Wildboarclough
  • Wildeber
  • Wildschwein
  • Wildwood
  • Windfall Thief
  • Winter Boar
  • Winterhide
  • Wollaston
  • Woodwarden
  • Wrecker
  • Wulf
  • Wutz
  • Wycinek

X: 1 name

  • Xabarin

Y: 7 names

  • Yaban Domuzu
  • Yamakujira
  • Yew
  • Yezhu
  • Ysbaddaden
  • Ysgithyrwyn
  • Yule Boar

Z: 3 names

  • Zawadi
  • Zhu Bajie
  • Zoglin