Dragonriders of Pern Name Generator

Rider, dragon and Hold names for Pern

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Generate Pern names in the style of Anne McCaffrey's Dragonriders of Pern: contracted rider names like K'restan and T'vallan, dragons like Seranth and Nimbreth, Weyr women like Oressa, plus holders, harpers, Holds and fire lizards.

About Dragonriders of Pern names

Names on Anne McCaffrey's Pern follow rules strict enough that a name alone tells you where a person stands. The best known is the rider's honorific. When a boy Impresses a dragon, his name is contracted: keep the first consonant, add an apostrophe, and drop the first vowel or a middle syllable. Famanoran becomes F'nor, Felessan becomes F'lessan, Keevan becomes K'van. The same cut turns Kerestan into K'restan and Benevan into B'nevan. In the books the contraction belongs to the men. Queen riders such as Lessa, Moreta and Brekke, and women who ride greens such as Mirrim, keep their full names.

A dragon tells its rider its own name at Impression, and every dragon's name ends in -th whatever the color: gold Ramoth, bronze Mnementh, white Ruth. Holders and crafters keep whole names, often a blend of the parents' names, as Jaxom was named for Fax and Gemma. Fire lizards get plain pet names from the people who feed them, such as Beauty and Zair.

This Pern name generator mixes all of those: contracted rider names, dragons, Weyr women, holders, harpers and craftmasters, rider and dragon pairs, Weyrs and Holds, and fire lizards. A small share are well-known names from the books, kept as anchors; the rest are new, built on the same rules.

How to choose Dragonriders of Pern names

To make a rider name from any birth name, keep the first consonant (or a pair such as Sh or Ch), add the apostrophe, then drop the first vowel and, in a long name, a middle syllable. Torrel becomes T'rel and Helorin becomes H'lorin. Said aloud, it should sound like the old name spoken in a hurry.
Build a dragon name from two or three syllables and end it in -th. The color never shows in the name itself, so write it beside the name the way the books do: bronze Seranth, green Lissarth.
For a holder or crafter, blend two parents' names into one, then add the rank: Lord Holder, Masterharper, Journeyman. Varlom and Tarelly are the kind of result to aim for.
Give the riders of one Weyr different first letters. Contracted names are short, and two that sound alike are hard to tell apart in a scene with a whole wing in the air.
Fire lizards suit short, fond names about looks or habits, such as Skimmer or Klah Thief, not the formal names that dragons and their riders carry.

Frequently asked questions

How do Pern dragonrider names work?

A boy who Impresses a dragon has his name shortened into an honorific with an apostrophe after the first consonant, so Famanoran becomes F'nor and Keevan becomes K'van. The names in this list follow that pattern, for example K'restan from Kerestan and B'nevan from Benevan. You can run the same cut on any birth name to get a rider name of your own.

Do all Pern dragon names end in -th?

Yes. In the books every dragon's name ends in -th, from gold queens to greens, and the dragon gives its name to its rider at Impression. The dragon names here keep to that rule, such as Seranth, Corvith and Nimbreth.

Why do the women's names have no apostrophe?

In the books the contracted honorific is given to male riders. Queen riders such as Lessa and Moreta and women green riders such as Mirrim keep their full names, so the Weyr women in this list, such as Oressa and Kallira, are written in full too.

Are these names taken from the books?

A small share are, as anchors for the style: F'lessan, N'ton, Ruth and Menolly, for example. The rest are new names written in the style of the series, and in a series this long a new name may happen to match a minor character. This is a fan page and is not connected with the author's estate or publishers.

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All 500 Dragonriders of Pern names

This is the complete list the generator above draws its random batches from, sorted A to Z and grouped by first letter.

Plain text, one name per line.

A: 7 names

A'dren
A'rell
A'vren of blue Timmoth
Aldeth
Alenna
Arrath
Auntie Three

B: 24 names

B'drin
B'kor
B'lerion
B'nevan
B'noric
B'rellan, rider of bronze Tasketh
B'vin
Balmuth
Beauty
Belira
Bellarth
Beloth
Benden Weyr
Berd
Black Sand Hold
Blackrock Weyr
Brakanth
Branth
Brennar
Brennith
Breth
Bright Eyes
Brisa of gold Velmarinth
Broken Ridge Hold

C: 23 names

C'den
C'gan
C'larrin of brown Broseth
C'rellan
C'rin
C'tar
C'vel
Caldeth
Caldom
Carenath
Cessaly
Ch'dan
Ch'rol
Charanth
Chirrup
Cinder Cone Weyr
Cinnoth
Cold Spring Cothold
Colmarth
Corenne
Corvith
Cresenth
Crooner

D: 27 names

D'gar
D'kan
D'kessan and bronze Halvenneth
D'massin
D'mer
D'nal
D'ram
D'rian
D'stel
D'vrin
Dalmenth
Danolla
Dapple
Darsith
Debera
Deepwater Fishercraft Hall
Delvith
Demala
Dessa of green Ombreth
Dorissa
Dorrim
Dovrin
Dranna
Drum Apprentice Urvin
Drum Heights of Long Reach
Druneth
Dunth

E: 8 names

E'dric
E'nor
Elsinth
Ember Tail
Emmarth
Ennoth
Eskarth
Eskom

F: 22 names

F'dar
F'den
F'drel
F'gorrin of brown Tulveth
F'lessan
F'rel
F'rennic
F'stan
F'vian
Falga
Fandarel
Far Shore Sea Hold
Fariseth
Farli
Feldarth
Felka
Fellis Grove Cothold
Fenneth
Firestone Ridge Minehold
Flit
Fort Weyr
Fostrith

G: 21 names

G'dened
G'dor
G'len
G'morrel and brown Wevith
G'narish
G'rant
G'than
G'vannor
G'vrel
Galanth
Garla
Gavreth
Gemara
Gilanth
Glint
Gorlam
Gorrenth
Grall
Greedy
Greystone Hold
Gyarmath

H: 23 names

H'dallan, rider of brown Cassarth
H'dric
H'dron
H'lan
H'lorin
H'sken
H'var
Hadria
Halbren
Halenth
Half-Circle Sea Hold
Halluth
Hath
Headwoman Brisolla
Hesmoth
Hessa
Hestor
Heth
High Meadow Hold
Hironth
Hollunth
Holth
Humming Blue

I: 7 names

Ilara
Ilvarth
Imelle
Imrath
Inorth
Ista Weyr
Ivrel

J: 23 names

J'dar
J'fen of green Kilvarth
J'kel
J'min
J'nassar
J'ren
J'ressic, rider of brown Pelloth
J'rol
J'som
J'van
Jalmith
Jeska and gold Halcyrith
Jessela
Jessenth
Jevanth
Jolanna
Jorella
Jorrim
Jorth
Jorunth
Journeyman Harper Gennel
Journeywoman Healer Pirrel
Jurreth

K: 28 names

K'bin
K'dor
K'dric
K'jorran and blue Esseth
K'lon
K'net
K'restan
K'rin
K'rol
K'sim
K'stal
K'van
K'vrin, rider of bronze Dorvanth
Kadith
Kallira
Kammon
Kanneth
Katrelle
Kelseth
Kessra, rider of gold Sunnarth
Kevret
Kimara
Kimi
Kirreth
Klah Bark Cothold
Klah Thief
Kolenna
Kovanth

L: 26 names

L'din
L'dor
L'dric
L'gan
L'gorrim of green Dremeth
L'maric
L'mark
L'ren
L'sar
L'tol
L'vannic, rider of brown Morrenth
L'vol
Lady Holder Annelly
Lamanth
Ledrick
Leri
Lesska
Lioth
Lirenne
Lissarth
Little Queen
Long Reach Hold
Lord Holder Corlis
Lord Warder Tavrel
Lorrith
Lureth

M: 37 names

M'dan
M'dor
M'hall
M'kel
M'lanor
M'lin
M'rannon of bronze Ostrith
M'rek
M'stin
M'tarris of green Pasketh
M'var
Mardra
Marella, rider of gold Aurelth
Marisel
Marisk
Marranth
Masterfarmer Pendrel
Masterfisherman Lannor
Masterharper Drennel
Masterhealer Issom
Masterherdsman Olvar
Masterminer Keldric
Mastersmith Harron
Mastertanner Rastor
Masterweaver Mardeka
Masterwoodsmith Sennor
Meer
Melanna
Melvanth
Menolly
Merivy
Mirrenth
Monarth
Morden
Moressa
Morvath
Mossarth

N: 27 names

N'garel, rider of bronze Isketh
N'kol
N'mar
N'ren
N'ron
N'sorrel, rider of blue Quorth
N'stal
N'ton
N'veric
N'vik
Nabeth
Nabrin
Nalketh
Narissa
Narth
Nedessa
Nemorth
Nerilka
Nessick
Nevrith
Nimbreth
Nipper
Nolla
Noralla of gold Tessorth
Norreth
Numbweed Hollow
Nureth

O: 11 names

Oldive
Olvith
Oranth
Oressa
Orlena
Orlith
Ormanth
Ormel
Orsith
Orth
Ostenth

P: 21 names

P'dric
P'kellan and brown Surranth
P'lar
P'rin
P'sar
P'tarrin
P'vol
Palseth
Pardom
Path
Pebble
Pellam
Pellira
Pennarth
Perranth
Piemur
Pilgra
Pirith
Pradeth
Prenna
Prideth

Q: 2 names

Quilla
Quilleth

R: 27 names

R'daman
R'dar
R'dovan of bronze Kelmarth
R'gul
R'kan
R'lan
R'mart
R'mel
R'sel
R'thor
R'ton
R'vannis of blue Medreth
R'vik
Rannoth
Rasketh
Redfruit Grove Hold
Ressa, rider of green Yannoth
Ressick
Rhessa
Ridgetop Smithcraft Hall
Rimmarth
Riverbend Healer Hall
Robinton
Rolgeth
Ruatha Hold
Rudgar
Ruth

S: 37 names

S'brel
S'dor
S'garrel
S'kerran and green Vornith
S'lel
S'rel
S'torren and bronze Jubrith
S'vrin
Salt Marsh Sea Hold
Salvarth
Sandy Wings
Savra
Sea Holder Yestin
Sebell
Sedra
Sennoly
Seralla
Seranth
Sh'don
Sh'gall
Sh'rik
Sh'van
Sharra
Sivarth
Skimmer
Skybroom Ridge Hold
Sleepyhead
Solgeth
Sorelle
Sorka
Sorranth
Star Stones Height
Stony Ford Hold
Stormcrag Weyr
Sulleth
Sun Basker
Sunrise Cliff Weyr

T: 42 names

T'belric and blue Hadrenth
T'bor
T'bran
T'brin and green Illunth
T'dal
T'gar
T'gellan
T'kren
T'kul
T'lion
T'lor
T'moric, rider of bronze Sedeth
T'rel
T'rin
T'smar
T'vallan
T'vik
Talina
Talla
Tamira
Tarelly
Tavira
Telgar Weyr
Telgoth
Telisse
Tellick
Temmoth
Tessra
Three Rivers Hold
Tidbit
Tide Chaser
Tidewater Sea Hold
Tirenne and gold Morvaneth
Tirrenth
Tolarth
Tolbrin
Torene
Toric
Trevith
Trill
Tris
Two Peaks Weyr

U: 5 names

Ulenna
Ullenth
Ulmarth
Ulrim
Urith

V: 16 names

V'dal
V'ker
V'landor
V'renn of brown Nelgarth
V'rin
V'san
V'tol
Valmoth
Vanora
Varenth
Varlom
Varnath
Velth
Verika
Vessa
Vostarth

W: 17 names

W'dorran, rider of blue Lisketh
W'mar
W'rick
W'storin
Wendrick
Wenlira, rider of green Sallarth
Wenneth
Wessarth
Weyrleader D'vallen
Weyrlingmaster P'dell
Weyrwoman Ilessa
Wherry Flats Hold
Wilmenth
Wind Gap Hold
Wingleader G'rannor
Wirenth
Wynnoth

Y: 8 names

Y'dric of blue Corrunth
Y'ner
Y'vik
Yalissa
Yarol
Yarrith
Yelseth
Yoranth

Z: 11 names

Z'dan
Z'mar of blue Fennarth
Z'rek
Z'rin
Zair
Zaranth
Zarra
Zaruth
Zelvith
Zessom
Zulaya