D&D Half-Orc Name Generator

Half-orc names in Dungeons & Dragons carry the tension of two heritages. Half-orcs raised among orcs use short, guttural orcish names, the kind listed in the Player's Handbook: Dench, Feng, Krusk, Thokk for males, and Baggi, Kansif, Ovak, Shautha, Yevelda for females. These names are typically one or two syllables, heavy on hard consonants (k, g, r, sh, th), and delivered without a surname because orc tribes track lineage through the tribe or chieftain rather than family names.

Half-orcs raised in human lands, on the other hand, often take human given names and surnames, or blend the two: an orcish first name with a human family name (Krusk Ashwood, Shautha Merrick), or a human first name with an epithet that acknowledges the orc blood (Garrick Halftusk, Brenna Orcblood). Epithets are common either way and usually describe a physical trait or a deed: Onefang, Splitlip, Nine-Scars, Skullcrusher. In lore, a half-orc who wants to move among humans may adopt a plainer name, while one who wants to intimidate leans into the orcish sound.

The list here mixes all three approaches, so you can find a name that fits your character's backstory, whether they grew up in a tribe, a border town, or somewhere uncomfortable in between.