Elven Forest Name Generator

Ancient woods, hidden glades and elvish homelands

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Generate elven forest names that sound old, green and a little dangerous: Sindarin-style names like Taur Elenath and Eryn Caladhrim, translated names like The Whispering Weald and Moonbough Forest, and named glades, groves and hollows for D&D maps, novels and worldbuilding.

About elven forest names

Elven forests are rarely just woods; they are homelands, and their names carry the weight of a people who have lived under the same trees for millennia. Tolkien set the pattern with Lothlórien, Doriath and Greenwood the Great, and most settings since follow one of three conventions. The first is a name in the elves' own tongue, built from roots for wood, tree, light and star: Sindarin taur and eryn both mean forest, nan is a valley, galad is light, ithil is the moon, so Taur Elenath reads as Forest of the Stars and Eryn Caladhrim as Wood of the Light-folk. The second is a translated name outsiders use, often with an old English flavor (weald, hollow, reach, copse) and a hint of menace: The Whispering Weald, Mirkwood, The Hushed Reach. The third is a title that sounds like it came out of a song or a map legend: Forest of the Sleeping Queen, Woods of a Thousand Lanterns.

This generator mixes all three, along with canon names from Middle-earth, the Forgotten Realms, Warcraft, The Elder Scrolls and Warhammer, plus Welsh, Irish and Norse-flavored names for settings built on the Tylwyth Teg, the Sidhe or the ljósálfar rather than on Tolkien. Pick the style that fits whoever is speaking.

How to choose elven forest names

  • Give the forest two names: the elvish one the inhabitants use (Taur Nimloth) and the translated or folk name outsiders use (the Pale Wood, the Haunted Weald). The gap between them tells the reader how the two peoples see each other.
  • Use eryn and taur for Sindarin-flavored names and taurë for Quenya; add nan for a wooded valley and dor for a land or region. Keep the second element a light, star, tree or water word and it will sound right.
  • Name the parts as well as the whole. A single great forest feels real when its glades, hollows and groves have their own names, so pair something like Silverleaf Wood with the Glade of the Moon Harp and Hollow of Nine Willows inside it.
  • Let the name age with the setting. A forest that has been diminished or darkened can carry an old name and a new one, the way Greenwood the Great became Mirkwood and later Eryn Lasgalen.
  • Say the name aloud next to your elf character names. If your elves are called Aelindor and Thessaly, a forest called Grahtwood clashes; match the phonology of the people to the place.

Frequently asked questions

What are some famous elven forests in fantasy?

Lothlórien, Mirkwood, Doriath and Fangorn from Middle-earth; Cormanthor, the High Forest and Wealdath from the Forgotten Realms; Ashenvale, Teldrassil and Eversong Woods from Warcraft; Valenwood and Grahtwood from The Elder Scrolls; Athel Loren from Warhammer; Brokilon from The Witcher; and Arlathan and the Brecilian Forest from Dragon Age. All of them appear in this generator alongside original names.

How do I make an elvish forest name that sounds like Tolkien's?

Use the real Sindarin building blocks. Taur or eryn for forest, nan for valley, dor for land, galad for light, ithil for the moon, elen or gil for star, laur for gold, nim for white, and glad or galadh for tree. Combine two of them with a soft consonant between (Taur Ithilien, Eryn Galenas, Nan Celebrin) and avoid hard k, x and z sounds, which Tolkien reserved for orcs and dwarves.

Should an elven forest name be in English or in an invented language?

Use whichever language the point-of-view character would use. Elves and scholars use the elvish name; villagers, merchants and adventurers use a translated or folk name. Many authors give both, which also gives you a quick way to signal how ancient or how feared the place is.

Can I use these names for a D&D campaign or a published novel?

The original names are free to use anywhere. The canon names from Middle-earth, Warcraft, The Elder Scrolls and similar settings belong to their publishers, so they are fine at your own table but should be replaced with originals in anything you publish or sell.

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

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A: 31 names

  • Aelindorei
  • Aelwen Vale
  • Aendorei
  • Aerendyl Forest
  • Aethelgrove
  • Aldarion Wood
  • Aldaron Taurë
  • Alderlight Forest
  • Aldrvald
  • Álfaheimr Wood
  • Alfheim Wood
  • Álfröðull Wood
  • Álfskógr
  • Alqualindë
  • Amaranth Weald
  • Amariel Wood
  • Amberfall Wood
  • Amon Galen Forest
  • Amroth's Bower
  • Anorien Forest
  • Anwyn's Hollow
  • Ardeep Forest
  • Arlathan
  • Arwen's Bower
  • Ashenleaf Forest
  • Ashenvale
  • Ashwhite Forest
  • Asphodel Forest
  • Athel Loren
  • Aurendel Wood
  • Avelorn

B: 19 names

  • Bar-en-Taur
  • Beechlight Weald
  • Blossomfall Forest
  • Bluebell Deep
  • Bluemist Hollow
  • Boughs of Anarion
  • Boughs of Evening
  • Boughs of the Green Crown
  • Bower of Eilinel
  • Bower of the Starlit Queen
  • Bracken Hollow
  • Brackenlight Forest
  • Bragiwood
  • Brecilian Forest
  • Brethil
  • Briarlight Forest
  • Brightbriar Forest
  • Broken Crown Weald
  • Brokilon

C: 30 names

  • Caelondrel Wood
  • Caer Sidi Wood
  • Cairn of Alders
  • Candlefern Forest
  • Canopy of Aldaris
  • Canopy of the Silver Moon
  • Caras Galadhon
  • Cedarsong Wood
  • Celeborn's Reach
  • Celebrant Wood
  • Celebrimbor's Grove
  • Celestriel Wood
  • Cerin Amroth
  • Chetwood
  • Chondalwood
  • Cill Aoibhne
  • Cirdan's Weald
  • Cloudwillow Wood
  • Clovermist Wood
  • Coed Annwn
  • Coed Arianrhod
  • Coed Elwyn
  • Coed Tylwyth
  • Coed y Lleuad
  • Coed yr Hud
  • Coill an Réalta
  • Coill Eadrom
  • Coill na Gealaí
  • Coill Sídhe
  • Cormanthor

D: 16 names

  • Dathirion Wood
  • Dawnmantle Forest
  • Deep of Sindaril
  • Deep of the Nightingale
  • Dewfall Forest
  • Dewglass Wood
  • Doire Aoibhinn
  • Dol Galen
  • Dol Tylwyth
  • Dor Galen
  • Doriath
  • Dovefall Forest
  • Draíocht Wood
  • Druadan Forest
  • Duskwillow Forest
  • Duskwing Weald

E: 31 names

  • Edhellond Forest
  • Eithel Wood
  • Eladrien
  • Eldoriel Forest
  • Elenwood
  • Elmshadow Forest
  • Elmsong Weald
  • Elorien's Rest
  • Elwyndra
  • Emberleaf Forest
  • Emyn Duir Wood
  • Ennorath Wood
  • Erendil's Wood
  • Eryn Aduial
  • Eryn Bruinen
  • Eryn Calad
  • Eryn Caladhrim
  • Eryn Celebrim
  • Eryn Faroth
  • Eryn Galadhrim
  • Eryn Galenas
  • Eryn Lasgalen
  • Eryn Mirilien
  • Eryn Ninniach
  • Eryn Thalosse
  • Eryn Vorn
  • Esgalloth
  • Evendim Wood
  • Evenstar Wood
  • Everleaf
  • Eversong Woods

F: 28 names

  • Faehallow
  • Faelindor
  • Falling Water Wood
  • Fangorn
  • Feadha Sídhe
  • Feralas
  • Ferndeep Forest
  • Feyaldir
  • Feywild Reach
  • Fierani Forest
  • Fiodh Lainn
  • Fireflight Weald
  • Firefly Hollow
  • Firien Wood
  • Forest of Amtar
  • Forest of the Crossing
  • Forest of the Evenstar
  • Forest of the Last Ship
  • Forest of the Long Autumn
  • Forest of the Shepherd Trees
  • Forest of the Silver Antler
  • Forest of the Sleeping Queen
  • Forest of the White Stag
  • Foxglove Forest
  • Freyr's Forest
  • Frostfall Forest
  • Frostglass Forest
  • Frostleaf Hallow

G: 30 names

  • Galadhrim Hollow
  • Galathilion Wood
  • Ghost Elk Wood
  • Ghostbirch Wood
  • Glade of Aelthyr
  • Glade of the Moon Harp
  • Glade of the Quiet Harp
  • Glade of Whispering Silver
  • Glasir Grove
  • Glenwood of the Sidhe
  • Glimmerfey Wood
  • Glorfindel's Grove
  • Glowcap Hollow
  • Glowmoth Forest
  • Goldenbough Forest
  • Gossamer Weald
  • Grahtwood
  • Greenrise Weald
  • Greenshade
  • Greenwood the Great
  • Greybark Weald
  • Greywood of the Elves
  • Grove of Tears
  • Grove of the Evenfall
  • Grove of the Green Flame
  • Grove of the Lost Lute
  • Grove of the Silver Hind
  • Grove of the Waking Oak
  • Grove of Vanishing Paths
  • Grove of Whispered Names

H: 15 names

  • Haldoriel Wood
  • Halls of Leaf and Shadow
  • Hartsong Reach
  • Harvestmoon Weald
  • Hawthorn Hollow
  • Hazelwood of the Elves
  • Heathersong Weald
  • Hidden Stair Forest
  • Hoarfrost Weald
  • Hollow Crown Wood
  • Hollow of Nine Willows
  • Hollow of the First Light
  • Hollowsong Wood
  • Honeysuckle Hollow
  • Hvítskógr

I: 7 names

  • Illyrianth Forest
  • Ilyndrassil
  • Irisvale Forest
  • Ironyew Weald
  • Ithilgalad
  • Ithilwood
  • Ithravel Wood

J: 1 name

  • Járnviðr

K: 2 names

  • Kestrel Hollow
  • Kyonin

L: 22 names

  • Lantern Fox Weald
  • Lantern Hall of Ysren
  • Lanternbough Forest
  • Lanternmoth Wood
  • Larchlight Wood
  • Laughing Brook Forest
  • Laurelin's Shade
  • Laurelindórenan
  • Leafturn Wood
  • Lichenfall Weald
  • Lightfall Forest
  • Lilyfall Wood
  • Lindon Forest
  • Lirithil Forest
  • Ljósálfar Forest
  • Llanerch Sidhe
  • Lórinand
  • Lothlórien
  • Lothrandir
  • Lumenwood
  • Lúthien's Glade
  • Luthriel Forest

M: 22 names

  • Mallorn Vale
  • Meadowsweet Wood
  • Melian's Girdle
  • Midsummer Forest
  • Midwinter Wood
  • Mirithalas
  • Mirkwood
  • Mirrormere Forest
  • Mirrormoss Weald
  • Mistbough Wood
  • Mistwraith Forest
  • Moon Hare Hollow
  • Moonbough Forest
  • Moondew Weald
  • Moonpetal Wood
  • Moonveil Forest
  • Morrowleaf Forest
  • Morwenion Wood
  • Mosswell Wood
  • Moth-light Wood
  • Mourning Birch Wood
  • Myrkviðr

N: 23 names

  • Nan Aduial
  • Nan Celebrin
  • Nan Edhelion
  • Nan Elmoth
  • Nan Galadhon
  • Nan Gilgalad
  • Nan Ithilwen
  • Nan Laurelin
  • Nan Síril
  • Nan Tathren
  • Nandaron Forest
  • Neldoreth
  • Nellas's Glade
  • Nenuviel
  • Neverwinter Wood
  • Nightingale Weald
  • Nightjar Weald
  • Nightsong Forest
  • Nimbrethil
  • Nimloth Vale
  • Nimrodel's Weald
  • Nornwood
  • Nymeriath

O: 7 names

  • Oakenhollow
  • Oakheart Wood
  • Oriendel Wood
  • Orne Galen
  • Oromë's Forest
  • Ossiriand
  • Owlsong Wood

P: 4 names

  • Pale Birch Hollow
  • Pale Moth Reach
  • Pinewhisper Forest
  • Primrose Weald

Q: 3 names

  • Quel'Aranthe
  • Quenthalas
  • Quillfeather Wood

R: 8 names

  • Reach of Lanterns
  • Reach of the Green Lady
  • Rhosgobel Forest
  • Rimewood
  • Ros na Sí
  • Rosebriar Wood
  • Rowanshade Forest
  • Rowanwell Wood

S: 35 names

  • Saelindrë
  • Selenoriel
  • Shadowmoth Wood
  • Shimmerfall Wood
  • Shining Pool Wood
  • Sil Vaelorin
  • Silmaurë Grove
  • Silver Stag Weald
  • Silverbirch Reach
  • Silverbough Hollow
  • Silverleaf Wood
  • Silvershade Forest
  • Silverthread Wood
  • Sindarel Forest
  • Singing Stone Weald
  • Skógr Ljóss
  • Skógr Stjarna
  • Skuggaskógr
  • Sleeping Giant Forest
  • Snowbough Forest
  • Snowdrop Hollow
  • Sorrow's Green
  • Sorrowmere Forest
  • Springwood of Aelle
  • Sprucefall Weald
  • Star Deer Forest
  • Stardew Forest
  • Starfall Glade
  • Starfall Hollow
  • Starlit Weald
  • Starwell Forest
  • Stormshade Forest
  • Sylvandell
  • Sylvaranth
  • Sylvarion

T: 123 names

  • Taeroniel
  • Tangled Trees
  • Taur Dínen
  • Taur Elenath
  • Taur Galenwen
  • Taur Glinnel
  • Taur Hithui
  • Taur Ingolë
  • Taur Ithilien
  • Taur Lasbelin
  • Taur Morwinyon
  • Taur Nimloth
  • Taur Síriel
  • Taur Tinúviel
  • Taur-en-Faroth
  • Taur-im-Duinath
  • Taur-nu-Fuin
  • Taurë Ilfirin
  • Taurë Laica
  • Taurë Ornemalin
  • Taurelilómëa
  • Tauremorna
  • Tauron's Hollow
  • Tawar-in-Drúedain
  • Tawarwaith Forest
  • Tearwillow Hollow
  • Teldrassil
  • Telperion Grove
  • Thalas'dor
  • Thalorian Deep

T, continued

  • Thalorien
  • The Ageless Wood
  • The Ashen Cloister
  • The Autumnwood
  • The Bending Birches
  • The Bower of Ten Springs
  • The Copper Canopy
  • The Cradle of Boughs
  • The Dappled Silence
  • The Deathless Weald
  • The Deep of Shadows Green
  • The Deepwood
  • The Dreaming Wood
  • The Elder Weald
  • The Elderwood
  • The Eternal Wood
  • The Evergreen Vale
  • The Fae Deep
  • The Fairwood
  • The Farwood
  • The First Forest
  • The Forest at World's Edge
  • The Forest of Faded Kings
  • The Forest of Falling Petals
  • The Forest of Glass Leaves
  • The Forest of Many Doors
  • The Forest of Small Griefs
  • The Forest of Turning Leaves
  • The Forest of Unspoken Vows
  • The Forest That Sings at Dusk
  • The Gentle Dark

T, continued

  • The Glimmering Weald
  • The Gloaming Boughs
  • The Green Cathedral
  • The Greenmantle
  • The Grove of Ash and Silver
  • The Grove of Eleven Harps
  • The Harpstring Weald
  • The High Forest
  • The Highwood
  • The Hollow of Falling Stars
  • The Hollowed Wood
  • The Hushed Reach
  • The Labyrinth Weald
  • The Lady's Orchard
  • The Listening Trees
  • The Long Shadow Wood
  • The Mallorn Deep
  • The Maze of Boughs
  • The Misty Forest
  • The Moonwell Thicket
  • The Moving Trees
  • The Old Green
  • The Orchard of the Stars
  • The Pale Lantern Wood
  • The Quiet Canopy
  • The Seven Oaks of Ysil
  • The Shifting Weald
  • The Shimmerwood
  • The Sidhe Weald
  • The Singing Wood
  • The Sleeping Wood

T, continued

  • The Summerwood
  • The Thousandfold Oak
  • The Thrushsong Deep
  • The Turning Wood
  • The Undying Forest
  • The Unmapped Wood
  • The Vale of Singing Boughs
  • The Veiled Glade
  • The Verdant Court
  • The Walking Forest
  • The Wandering Wood
  • The Whispering Weald
  • The Winding Canopy
  • The Wood of Crossing Paths
  • The Wood of Old Oaths
  • The Wood of Sighing Reeds
  • The Wood of Ten Thousand Birds
  • The Wood of the Last Song
  • The Wood That Remembers
  • The Wood That Sleeps
  • The Wood Where Stars Fall
  • The Woods of Quiet Sorrow
  • The Wyldwood
  • Thessalorn Wood
  • Thornhollow Weald
  • Thornveil Forest
  • Tinuvael
  • Tir Avalach
  • Tír na Crann
  • Tol Galen
  • Twilight Hallows

V: 14 names

  • Vaelathir
  • Vaeloriel
  • Val'sharah
  • Vale of Elowen
  • Vale of Silent Bells
  • Vale of the Evening Bell
  • Vale of the Falling Lanterns
  • Vale of Unending Green
  • Valenwood
  • Vanaskógr
  • Vanyalindë
  • Velindrë
  • Vellandreth
  • Violetshade Wood

W: 22 names

  • Wealdath
  • White Hart Wood
  • Whitebirch Weald
  • Will-o'-Wood
  • Willowhush Wood
  • Willowmere Forest
  • Windsong Weald
  • Winterwood
  • Wispwood
  • Wood of the Silver Harp
  • Wood of the Unbroken Moon
  • Wood of the Waiting Moon
  • Wood of the Weeping Willows
  • Woods of a Thousand Lanterns
  • Woods of Endless Spring
  • Woods of the Grey Havens
  • Woods of the Pale Lantern
  • Woods of the Returning Spring
  • Woods of the Waking Star
  • Wren's Whisper Wood
  • Wyndlas Reach
  • Wyrdwillow

Y: 7 names

  • Yavannalindë
  • Ydalir Wood
  • Yewshade Forest
  • Yggdrasil's Shade
  • Ysolde Weald
  • Ystrad Coed
  • Yuirwood