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Generate dungeon names for D&D, Pathfinder, and fantasy fiction: ancient tombs, flooded mines, wizard towers, drow warrens, and dragon lairs with names that tell players what waits inside.

About dungeon names

A dungeon's name is the first piece of foreshadowing a Dungeon Master gets to deliver. The classics prove it: Tomb of Horrors promises death, White Plume Mountain promises spectacle, The Sunless Citadel promises a place cut off from the world, and Undermountain promises sheer scale. A good name usually pairs a structure word (tomb, barrow, crypt, vault, warren, mine, sepulcher, fane, oubliette, cistern, delve) with a single vivid modifier or a name that raises a question. "The Sepulcher of the Drowned Saint" tells players there was a saint, that she drowned, and that someone thought her worth burying in stone.

Different structure words signal different dungeon types. Barrows and cairns mean old burial mounds and undead; mines and foundries mean dwarves, collapsed tunnels, and things that dig; warrens mean goblins, kobolds, or rats; fanes and shrines mean cults; cisterns and sewers mean city-under-city adventures. Names ending in a person or god (Kessendra's Folly, Fane of the Blind Idol) invite the players to ask who that was.

This list mixes classic-style names, place-plus-history names, and shorter, grimmer names for gritty campaigns, so you can find something for a one-shot crypt, a megadungeon, or a lair at the bottom of a five-session arc.

Tips for choosing a name

  • Pick the structure word first (barrow, warren, vault, mine) because it tells players what kind of enemies and layout to expect before they set foot inside.
  • One strong modifier beats three: "The Weeping Grotto" is scarier than "The Dark Cursed Haunted Grotto".
  • Give at least one dungeon a person's name (Kessendra's Folly, Old Mother Grask's Root Cellar) so the players have someone to ask about in the tavern.
  • Let locals call it something plainer than the official name; the map might say Vault of the Ninefold Sun while villagers just call it "the Hole".
  • Reuse a name element across a region (Kessendra, Ashenmoor, Wyrmfell) to make several dungeons feel like they share a history.

Frequently asked questions

What makes a good dungeon name?

Specificity. A structure word that matches the layout (crypt, mine, warren) plus one concrete detail (a drowned saint, a rusted gate, an iron widow) gives players an image and a question. Vague adjectives like dark, cursed, or shadow add very little.

What are some famous D&D dungeon names?

Tomb of Horrors, White Plume Mountain, The Temple of Elemental Evil, The Caves of Chaos, Castle Ravenloft, Undermountain, The Sunless Citadel, The Forge of Fury, and Barrow of the Forgotten King are among the best known official adventures.

Can I use these dungeon names in a published adventure or video game?

Yes. The original names here are free to use in commercial and personal projects. A few classic official module titles are included as examples of the style; those belong to Wizards of the Coast, so don't publish under them.

Should the dungeon's name reveal what's inside?

It should hint, not spoil. "Lair of the Grey Wyrm" tells the party to bring fire resistance; "The Long Dark" only tells them to bring torches and courage. Both are good, depending on whether you want anticipation or dread.

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  • The Sunless Citadel
  • Barrow of the Forgotten King
  • Undermountain
  • The Tomb of Horrors
  • White Plume Mountain
  • The Caves of Chaos
  • The Temple of Elemental Evil
  • Castle Ravenloft
  • Skullport
  • The Forge of Fury
  • Ironfang Keep
  • The Sepulcher of the Drowned Saint
  • Wyrmrest Cairn
  • The Vault of the Ninefold Sun
  • Cragmaw Hideout
  • The Wailing Deep
  • Gloomhollow Warren
  • The Undercroft of Saint Ostrid
  • Bleakspire Oubliette
  • The Ossuary of Kings
  • Sunken Halls of Vhaeraun
  • The Rusted Foundry
  • Blackwell Mine
  • The Salt Catacombs
  • Deepwater Prison
  • The Screaming Well
  • Ashfall Barrow
  • The Root Cellar of Old Mother Grask
  • Sarcophagus Hill
  • The Drowned Abbey
  • Fort Nightfall
  • The Wormrun
  • Grimtooth Hollow
  • The Cistern of Lost Prayers
  • Kingsgrave
  • The Ivory Labyrinth
  • Hall of the Iron Kings
  • The Weeping Grotto
  • Threnody Vault
  • The Ninth Stair
  • Bonebridge Crossing
  • The Basalt Warrens
  • Sepulcher of the Silent Choir
  • The Cinder Pit
  • Rookhaven Ruins
  • The Halls of Hunger
  • Cairn of the Nameless Queen
  • The Molten Depths of Kazrahd
  • Vault of the Seven Sleepers
  • The Maw of Yorgun
  • Bramblewick Barrow
  • The Fungal Deep
  • Ossuary of the Green Flame
  • The Sunless Sea Passage
  • Wyrmscar Caverns
  • The Broken Sanctum of Ilmater
  • Duskmere Sinkhole
  • The Bell Tower Crypts
  • Hollow of the Sleeping Wyrm
  • The Necropolis of Ur-Thakat
  • Ravenwatch Tower
  • The Tarnished Halls
  • Salt Marsh Barrow
  • The Chapel of Bones
  • Kessendra's Folly
  • The Well of Whispers
  • Frostmourn Depths
  • The Gilded Cage
  • Ashen Vaults of Ilthar
  • The Larder
  • Old Bramblegate Prison
  • The Chained Library
  • Vault of the Faceless Lords
  • The Sundered Spire
  • Hag's Teeth Caverns
  • The Undermarket
  • Redwater Mine
  • The Beast Pits of Kaldor
  • Shrine of the Coiled Serpent
  • The Grey Ossuary
  • Tomb of the Twin Kings
  • The Iron Oubliette
  • Marrowdeep
  • The Cracked Cistern
  • Halls of the Dwarf-Kings
  • The Weeping Mine
  • Cathedral of the Hollow Moon
  • The Rat Warrens of Lowtown
  • Barrowfields Sepulcher
  • The Amber Reliquary
  • Deepholm Foundry
  • The Ratcatcher's Vault
  • Wraithcairn
  • The Green Chapel
  • Sunken Ziggurat of Ss'thar
  • The Bloodstained Stair
  • Keep of the Sallow Lord
  • The Winter Tomb
  • Bastion of the Last Watch
  • The Slaughterhouse Cellars
  • Ruins of Thornmoor Priory
  • The Verdant Deep
  • Old Kessary Lighthouse
  • The Choking Tunnels
  • Grave of the Storm Giant
  • The Sighing Sepulcher
  • Under-Duskhaven
  • The Reliquary of Ash
  • Coldharbour Vault
  • The Nine Hells Annex
  • Fane of the Blind Idol
  • The Bonepile
  • Halls of Silence
  • The Hushed Catacombs
  • Widow's Hollow
  • The Copperfall Delvings
  • Tomb of the Iron Widow
  • The Weeping Stair
  • Emberfall Fortress
  • The Rotting Sanctum
  • Vault of the Emerald Sultan
  • The Cursed Baths of Meridia
  • Lair of the Grey Wyrm
  • The Silt Caverns
  • Halls of the Rime King
  • The Wormwood Cellars
  • Crypt of the Wolf-Priests
  • The Shattered Observatory
  • Fellwater Sluice
  • The Rookery
  • Tunnels of the Iron Grub
  • The Sanctum of Broken Blades
  • Mausoleum of the Merchant Princes
  • The Ossified Grove
  • Skinner's Alley Undercroft
  • The Bright Barrow
  • Deep Kessendrin
  • The Wailing Ziggurat
  • Well of the Sleeping God
  • The Alabaster Vaults
  • Warrens of the Rat King
  • The Ashen Steps
  • Barrow-Downs of Wyrmfell
  • The Bramble Tomb
  • Citadel of the Ninth Circle
  • The Undertemple
  • Caverns of the Blind Ones
  • The Salt-Crusted Halls
  • Refuge of the Sallow Monks
  • The Nether Reaches
  • Sepulcher of Ash and Iron
  • The Whispering Fane
  • Vault of the Weeping Idol
  • The Sundered Deep
  • Hollowmere Catacombs
  • The Iron Root Mines
  • Crypts of the Ashen Rose
  • The Sunken Bastion
  • Fungus Grotto of Old Yellow
  • The Cistern of Teeth
  • Barrow of the Sleepless
  • The Rusted Gate
  • Halls of Wailing Wind
  • The Grave-Warrens
  • Delve of the Broken Crown
  • The Sighing Cistern
  • Kennels of the Hound Lord
  • The Long Dark
  • Pits of the Fleshweaver
  • The Bleeding Chapel
  • Grotto of the Drowned Bell
  • The Threefold Tomb
  • Ossuary Beneath the Ash Tree
  • The Redcap Warrens
  • Halls of the Silent Forge
  • The Bone Orchard
  • Delve of the Salt Witch
  • The Rusted Depths
  • Vault of the Wandering Star
  • The Sightless Deep
  • Crypt of the Moon Priestess
  • The Hollow Fortress
  • Deep Under Ashenmoor
  • The Withered Reliquary
  • Caves of the Weeping Idol
  • The Underhalls
  • Sanctum of the Screaming Skull
  • The Nine Bells Sepulcher
  • Barrow of the Sunken Sun
  • The Gallows Vault
  • Halls of Ruin
  • The Serpent's Coil
  • Fane of the Green Wyrm
  • The Rusted Warren
  • The Tomb of the Serpent Kings
  • Barrow of the Hollow Thane
  • The Catacombs of Saint Vestra
  • Gallowmere Crypt
  • The Vault of Broken Oaths
  • Thornhollow Warren
  • The Sepulcher of the Moth Queen
  • Coldbrook Cistern
  • The Oubliette of the Mad Duke
  • Ironvein Delve
  • The Fane of the Drowned Moon
  • Blackfen Barrow
  • The Reliquary of the Nine Thorns
  • Hollowbriar Mine
  • The Crypt of the Sorrowing Knight
  • Duskwater Sluice
  • The Halls of the Mountain Throne
  • Wyrmhollow
  • The Ossuary of Ten Thousand Teeth
  • Bleakmoor Priory Cellars
  • The Tower of the Cinder Mage
  • Gravemarch Cairn
  • The Cistern of the Sleeping Eel
  • Foxglove Undercroft
  • The Labyrinth of the Bull God
  • Coppergloom Foundry
  • The Shrine of the Weeping Willow
  • Ravenmoor Sepulcher
  • The Pit of Ten Chains
  • Nettleburrow Warren
  • The Barrow of Aldric the Unburied
  • Deepfrost Vault
  • The Chapel of the Flayed Saint
  • Ghostlight Mine
  • The Well of the Iron Tongue
  • Sorrowmoss Barrow
  • The Cathedral of Rust
  • Hobgoblin Hold
  • The Halls of the Beetle Court
  • Widowmere Catacombs
  • The Sanctum of the Broken Mirror
  • Grimwater Lock
  • The Vault of the Clockwork Prince
  • Thistledown Cairn
  • The Kennels of Karrash
  • Owlbear Hollow
  • The Crypts of the Salamander Priests
  • Kettlebrook Cellars
  • The Sinkhole of Ur-Vashek
  • Blightmarsh Delve
  • The Grotto of the Pale Fisher
  • Wolfsbane Sepulcher
  • The Sepulcher of the Wandering Sun
  • Undergallows
  • The Deep Cellars of Vinter's Hall
  • Bramblethorn Barrow
  • The Cistern of Broken Bells
  • Ashwood Ossuary
  • The Warrens of the Toad King
  • Rookmere Tower
  • The Barrow of the Frozen Queen
  • Copperhill Diggings
  • The Halls of the Kobold Kings
  • Nightshade Grotto
  • The Fane of Sithrek
  • Blackthorn Keep Undercroft
  • The Vaults of the Ninth Bell
  • The Mines of Kelduran
  • Sorrow's Reach
  • The Tomb of the Sleeping General
  • Fogmere Warrens
  • The Ziggurat of the Locust God
  • Marrowgate
  • The Catacombs Under Silver Street
  • Deep Thornwater
  • The Reliquary of the Twelve Fingers
  • Bonecairn Hill
  • The Sunspire Undercroft
  • Whitmoor Priory Crypt
  • The Halls of the Blind Sculptor
  • Frostvein Mine
  • The Chapel of Ten Candles
  • Ravenspire Oubliette
  • The Sepulcher of the Green Knight
  • Duskhollow Delve
  • The Cistern of Ur-Kalesh
  • Ironbriar Vault
  • The Tomb of the Painted Prince
  • Grimhollow Barrow
  • The Foundry of the Sleeping Titan
  • The Grotto of the Speaking Skulls
  • Old Kessel Waterworks
  • The Barrows of the Horse Lords
  • Blackmoss Fane
  • The Vault of Iron Roses
  • Coldwell Undercroft
  • The Fane of the Coiled Worm
  • Hollowmoor Priory
  • The Halls of the Drowned Kings
  • The Tomb of the Widow's Sons
  • Cragspire Delve
  • The Catacombs of the Sundered Choir
  • The Cellars of the Hanged Merchant
  • Fenwater Vaults
  • The Sepulcher of Ashling the Cruel
  • Redroot Warrens
  • The Ossuary of the Owl Priests
  • Gorehollow
  • The Well of the Broken Chain
  • Emberwick Cistern
  • The Halls of Grim Vardan
  • Stonebriar Barrow
  • The Crypt of the Wolf King
  • The Grotto of the Bleeding Stone
  • Kingsbarrow
  • The Fane of the Thousand Eyes
  • Blackwater Sluice
  • The Delve of Old Marrowbone
  • The Tomb of the Serpent Sisters
  • The Beetle Warrens
  • The Halls of the Broken Anvil
  • Nightwater Catacombs
  • The Grave of the Sky Whale
  • Whisperwell
  • The Undercroft of the Blind Bishop
  • The Sepulcher of Iron Prayers
  • The Mine of Ten Thousand Steps
  • Wickmoor Barrow
  • The Fane of the Bone Mother
  • The Labyrinth Beneath Kessel
  • Bloodmoss Delve
  • The Tomb of the Six Sorcerers
  • Marrowhold
  • The Catacombs of the Candle Saint
  • The Halls of the Molten Throne
  • Cinderwick Undercroft
  • The Barrow of the Sleeping Hound
  • The Oubliette of the Ninth Prince
  • The Sepulcher of the Storm Bride
  • Deepwold Diggings
  • The Fane of the Faceless Moon
  • The Grotto of the Cinder Witch
  • The Tomb of the Emerald Emperor
  • The Halls of Bleak Anselm
  • The Reliquary of the Grey Prophet
  • The Sepulcher of the Broken Wheel
  • The Crypt of the Iron Abbess
  • The Vault of the Copper Kings
  • The Fane of the Ivory Serpent
  • The Tomb of the Barrow Wight
  • Cragfen Warrens
  • The Halls of the Frost Giant Jarl
  • The Ossuary of the Blind Nuns
  • The Grotto of the Green Bell
  • The Cellars of the Widow Marsh
  • The Well of the Broken Saint
  • The Foundry of the Iron Serpent
  • Deep Karrash
  • Old Vinter's Well
  • Morrow's Folly
  • Vashek's Sinking Tower
  • Halgrim's Deep
  • Marrowbone Manor Cellars
  • The Bleak House on Gibbet Hill
  • The Ninefold Maze
  • The Sewers of Greywater
  • The Undercity of Thal
  • Wormhold
  • Grubdeep
  • Ratspire
  • Ossenhold
  • Vaultmere
  • Skulldeep
  • Gravehollow
  • Bonewick
  • Rimehold
  • Wightmoor
  • The Halls of the Hidden Forge
  • The Cellars of the Red Hand
  • The Prison of the Iron Rose
  • The Cages of Vhal
  • The Chains Beneath Duskhaven
  • The Waterworks Under Kettleburn
  • The Sluice Gates of Old Thal
  • The Cistern of the Nine Kings
  • The Drowned Watchtower
  • The Tower of the Salamander Sage
  • The Tower of the Owl Wizard
  • The Spire of Vaskerath the Mad
  • The Observatory of the Blind Astronomer
  • The Menagerie of Duke Ossric
  • The Alchemist's Cellar on Tallow Street
  • The Winter Larder
  • The Ice Caves of Grimmurr
  • The Rime Barrows
  • The Frozen Halls of Jarl Skarrik
  • The Glacier Tomb
  • The Halls of the Frost Wyrm
  • The Molten Vault
  • The Cinder Vaults of Ashketh
  • The Emberforge
  • The Furnace Halls of Duraz-Khal
  • The Foundry Under Grimmaw
  • The Anvil Vaults
  • The Dwarfhold of Barak-Zûl
  • The Ruined Hold of Khazad-Rûn
  • The Deep Roads of Kelduran
  • The Sunless Mines of Skarn
  • The Silvervein Delvings
  • The Quicksilver Mine
  • The Coalgrave Pits
  • The Leadfoot Diggings
  • The Copperroot Delve
  • The Goblin Warrens of Snaggletooth Hill
  • The Kobold Warrens Under Redcrag
  • The Gnoll Dens of the Bloodmoor
  • The Bugbear Caves of Grukk
  • The Ogre Halls of Thunderbelly
  • The Troll Bridge Cellars
  • The Hobgoblin Barracks of Iron Hill
  • The Orc Hold of Skullcrag
  • The Lizardfolk Warrens of Slitherfen
  • The Bullywug Mound
  • The Serpent Halls of Ss'kaal
  • The Yuan-ti Temple of Sseth
  • The Drow Warrens of Ched Nasad
  • The Spider Vaults of Lloth-Kar
  • The Duergar Forges of Gracklstugh
  • The Mind Flayer Colony Under Blackfell
  • The Beholder's Lair Beneath Ravenspire
  • The Aboleth Deep
  • The Fungal Halls of Zuggtmoy
  • The Myconid Grove
  • The Wyrm's Hoard of Vaskarax
  • The Green Dragon's Bower
  • The Black Dragon's Bog
  • The Red Dragon's Furnace
  • The White Dragon's Ice Cave
  • The Blue Dragon's Sandtomb
  • The Hydra Grotto
  • The Wyvern Roost of Craghollow
  • The Basilisk Caves
  • The Manticore Dens
  • The Chimera Lair on Blackspur
  • The Lich's Sanctum of Vhorak
  • The Vampire Crypt of Castle Duskvane
  • The Ghoul Warrens Under Potter's Field
  • The Wight King's Barrow
  • The Mummy Tombs of Anket-Sur
  • The Necromancer's Cellar
  • The Bone Cathedral
  • The Sanctum of the Blood Cult
  • The Drowned Library of Sarrasine
  • Pilgrim's End Ossuary
  • The Lantern Vaults
  • Cellars of the Leper House
  • The Toll-Bridge Undercroft
  • The Hive of the Wasp Matron
  • Old Tannery Sluiceway
  • The Sanctum of the Seven Veils
  • Miller's Reach Catacombs
  • The Ash-Choked Chapterhouse
  • Vault of the Tide Warden
  • The Slave-Galley Docks Below Port Varr
  • The Buried Amphitheatre
  • Crypt of the Sunless Bride
  • The Sea-Cave of Old Barnabus
  • Court of the Headless Magistrate
  • The Salt-Wife's Grotto
  • Tunnels Under the Old Mint
  • The Idol Pits of Yashtar
  • Chapterhouse of the Flagellant Order
  • The Marrow Kilns
  • Barrow of the Twelve Shieldmaidens
  • The Ghast Kitchens
  • Sump of the Sewer Priests
  • The Hermitage of Brother Vane
  • Ossuary of the Plague Wardens
  • The Weir-Keeper's Cellar
  • Halls Beneath the Hanging Garden
  • The Puppeteer's Playhouse Cellars
  • Vault of the Astrologer-Kings
  • The Kiln Tombs of Ossuary Row
  • Grotto of the Eyeless Pilgrims
  • The Beast-Market Undercroft
  • Ruins of the Bell-Foundry
  • The Fasting Cells of Saint Ambrel
  • Sepulcher of the Wax Prophet
  • The Slime Runs Below Cooper's Lane
  • Cistern of the Whispering Fish
  • The Bloodletter's Surgery
  • Redoubt of the Deserter Legion
  • The Sinking Cathedral of Mor Amaranth
  • Charnel Vaults of the Butcher-Saints
  • The Tapestry Halls of Countess Elmira
  • Delve of the Ember-Eyed Moles
  • The Amber Prison of Zhal-Nur
  • Dens of the Mole-Folk
  • Vault of the Last Confession
  • The Silt-Choked Barge Tunnels
  • Chapel of Saint Corvus the Silent
  • The Thornwood Gaol
  • Halls of the Marsh Emperor
  • Catacomb of the Poisoner's Guild
  • The Rot Gardens of Lady Ysolde
  • The Anchorite's Well

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