Cosmere Name Generator

Every world in the Cosmere has its own naming logic, and a name only sounds right if it follows the rules of the planet it comes from. On Roshar, Vorin cultures prize near-symmetry (Kaladin, Shallan, Navani), Shin chain patronymics (Szeth-son-son-Vallano), Thaylens drop vowels (Rysn, Vstim) and Horneaters run long. On Scadrial, the Final Empire's nobility use faintly French house names like Venture, Elariel, Renoux and Cett, skaa go by nicknames (Vin, Ham, Breeze, Spook), kandra use CamelCase like TenSoon and MeLaan, and the Era 2 Elendel Basin has a Victorian-frontier ring: Waxillium Ladrian, Marasi Colms, Miles Hundredlives.

Nalthis gives its Returned compound virtue names with an epithet (Lightsong the Bold, Blushweaver the Beautiful) while ordinary Idrians and Hallandren use names like Vivenna, Siri and Vasher. On Sel, Aonic names are built around an Aon, so Raoden holds Rao, Sarene holds Ene, and Fjordell names sound harsher: Hrathen, Dilaf, Wyrn. Threnody uses Puritan virtue names (Silence Montane, Lamentation Winterdeath); Taldain has Kenton, Khriss and Baon; Lumar and Komashi give us Tress, Yumi and Painter.

Above it all sit the Shards (Honor, Ruin, Endowment) and their Vessels, and the worldhoppers who tie the books together: Hoid, Khriss, Nazh, Galladon, Felt and Vasher. The list mixes canon names with originals that follow each world's pattern.