Essos Name Generator

East of the Narrow Sea, George R. R. Martin stops tweaking medieval English names and starts inventing languages, so every region of Essos has its own sound. The Free Cities share a Valyrian-descended style: Braavosi and Pentoshi men end in -o or -io (Syrio Forel, Illyrio Mopatis, Tycho Nestoris) with surnames like Antaryon and Otherys; Volantene old blood keeps Valyrian ae and y sounds (Malaquo Maegyr, Doniphos Paenymion); Lyseni favour soft Lys- forms (Lysono Maar); Qohor and Norvos go harder and shorter (Vargo Hoat, Areo Hotah).

Slaver's Bay uses the Ghiscari particle system: a master's surname joins his given name with mo in Astapor (Kraznys mo Nakloz), zo in Meereen (Hizdahr zo Loraq) and na in Yunkai (Prendahl na Ghezn), with plenty of zh, gh and doubled z. Dothraki names are blunt and consonant-heavy: Drogo, Jhogo and Qotho for men, Irri and Jhiqui for women, with Khal for a horselord and Ko for his lieutenants. Qarth doubles up on Xh and Qh (Xaro Xhoan Daxos, Pyat Pree); the Summer Isles run to Xh and Mo (Xhondo, Kojja Mo); slaves and pit fighters carry single names or epithets like Grey Worm and Belaquo Bonebreaker.

The list mixes canon Essosi characters with original names built by each region's rules, so a new magister, khal or sellsword captain lands in the right city.