Familiar Name Generator

Names for witch's cats, ravens, toads and spirit companions

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Generate names for a witch's familiar: black cats, ravens, owls, toads, hares and bound spirits. Blends folklore names like Pyewacket and Greymalkin with herb, celestial and old-world names that suit a magical companion.

About familiar names

A familiar is the animal or spirit companion bound to a witch, and its name usually says something about how the pair met. In the English witch-trial records that gave us the idea, familiars had oddly homely names: Pyewacket, Vinegar Tom, Greymalkin, Sack and Sugar, Jarmara. Those names sound like they were overheard in a kitchen rather than invented in a laboratory, and that ordinariness is what makes them unsettling. A cat called Tibbs who happens to talk is scarier than one called Darkfang.

Modern familiars pull from three main wells. The first is folklore and mythology (Hecate, Circe, Nyx, Puck), which suits an old, knowing creature that has served more than one witch. The second is the hedge-witch garden: herb and plant names like Rue, Vervain, Mugwort, Foxglove and Hemlock, which are especially good for toads, hares and mice. The third is the night sky and its moods, giving you Vesper, Nocturne, Solstice and Moonbeam for owls, bats and black cats. Dialect words (Mouldiwarp), hearth spirits (Hobthrush) and kitchen nicknames (Pinch of Salt) join them.

The best familiar names fit the animal's temperament as much as the witch's practice. A raven takes a sharp two-syllable name; a plump toad wants something soft and comic; a bound spirit deserves a name that hints it existed long before the witch did.

How to choose familiar names

  • Match the sound to the animal: crisp names (Rook, Hex, Jet) suit birds and cats, while rounder names (Puddock, Toadflax, Comfrey) suit toads, hares and rodents.
  • Give the familiar a name from a different register than the witch. If the witch is Morgana, a familiar called Tibbs or Goody creates a memorable contrast.
  • Herb names double as characterization. A familiar called Belladonna or Hemlock signals a poisoner's practice; Yarrow or Comfrey suggests a healer.
  • For a spirit familiar rather than a flesh animal, pick a name from the folklore list (Pyewacket, Vinegar Tom, Boggart) so it sounds like something inherited, not adopted.
  • Say the name aloud as a summons. If you can't imagine calling it across a dark garden at midnight, it isn't a familiar name.

Frequently asked questions

What is a familiar in witchcraft and folklore?

A familiar (or familiar spirit) is a companion creature said to assist a witch or cunning person with magic. In 16th- and 17th-century English trial records they were often described as small animals such as cats, toads, ferrets or birds with personal names like Pyewacket or Vinegar Tom.

What are the classic witch's cat names?

Greymalkin (from Macbeth), Pyewacket (from a 1644 witch trial and the film Bell, Book and Candle), Salem (Sabrina the Teenage Witch) and Binx (Hocus Pocus) are the most recognizable. Grimalkin, Tibbs and Vinegar Tom are older folklore options.

Can I use these names for a real pet?

Yes. Some of these are common pet names already (Luna, Salem, Ember, Sage), and the herb, celestial and folklore names work well for real cats, ravens, rabbits and reptiles.

Are these names good for a D&D or Pathfinder familiar?

Yes. Wizards, warlocks and witches in tabletop games usually name their familiars themselves, and folklore names or Latin-flavored ones like Corvus, Strix and Bubo fit most fantasy settings without clashing with the campaign's tone.

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A: 48 names

  • Abracadabra
  • Absalom
  • Acorn
  • Adder
  • Afanc
  • Agatha
  • Airymouse
  • Alberich
  • Alder
  • Algol
  • Allhallows
  • Aloysius
  • Alphard
  • Altair
  • Alum
  • Ambrose
  • Amethyst
  • Amos
  • Andiron
  • Andromeda
  • Angelica
  • Anise
  • Antares
  • Anubis
  • Aphelion
  • Aqua Fortis
  • Aqua Vitae
  • Aradia
  • Aranea
  • Archimedes
  • Arcturus
  • Ariel
  • Arkan Sonney
  • Artemis
  • Ash
  • Ash in the Milk
  • Ashgrove
  • Ashkettle
  • Ashwick
  • Asker
  • Aspen
  • Astrid
  • Athena
  • Augur
  • Aurora
  • Austral
  • Awd Goggie
  • Azimuth

B: 75 names

  • Badb
  • Bakeneko
  • Ball
  • Balthazar
  • Bannik
  • Banshee
  • Barghest
  • Barley Sugar
  • Barleycorn
  • Barnaby
  • Bartholomew
  • Bartimaeus
  • Basil
  • Bastet
  • Bathsheba
  • Bauchan
  • Baudrons
  • Bawtie
  • Beatrix
  • Bedstraw
  • Beech
  • Beetle
  • Befana
  • Belladonna
  • Bellows
  • Beltane
  • Bentwhisker
  • Betony
  • Bid
  • Biddy
  • Binx
  • Birch
  • Bishy Barnabee
  • Bit and Sup
  • Black Shuck
  • Blackthorn
  • Bloodstone

B, continued

  • Blot
  • Blow the Candle
  • Bobbin
  • Bodach
  • Bog
  • Boggart
  • Boggleboe
  • Bogle
  • Bogwort
  • Boobrie
  • Borage
  • Borax
  • Boreal
  • Borrowed Breath
  • Bramble
  • Bramblewick
  • Bran
  • Bread and Dripping
  • Briar
  • Briarback
  • Brigid
  • Bristlecombe
  • Brollachan
  • Brown Bet
  • Brownie
  • Bubo
  • Bufo
  • Bugbear
  • Buggane
  • Bulrush
  • Burrowdown
  • Butcherbird
  • Butter Jack
  • Button
  • Bwbach
  • Bwca
  • Bygorn
  • Byre

C: 94 names

  • Cait Sith
  • Caliban
  • Calx
  • Candle
  • Capella
  • Capelthwaite
  • Caraway
  • Cardamom
  • Caspar
  • Cassandra
  • Cassiopeia
  • Cassius
  • Castor
  • Cat of the Wood
  • Cath Palug
  • Cattail
  • Caudle
  • Cauld Lad
  • Cedar
  • Celeste
  • Cerberus
  • Ceres
  • Cerridwen
  • Chanterelle
  • Chanticleer
  • Charcoal
  • Charity
  • Charm
  • Cheetie
  • Chervil
  • Chestnut
  • Chicory
  • Chimney Jack
  • Chittiface
  • Church Grim
  • Churnmilk Peg
  • Chutney
  • Cider
  • Cinder
  • Cinderfoot
  • Circe
  • Cirrus
  • Clabbernapper
  • Clemence
  • Clinker
  • Cloakmoth
  • Clover

C, continued

  • Clurichaun
  • Coal
  • Cobalt
  • Coblynau
  • Cobweb
  • Cobwick
  • Cockchafer
  • Codex
  • Colander
  • Colt Pixy
  • Come at Dusk
  • Comet
  • Comfort
  • Comfrey
  • Coney
  • Constance
  • Corbin
  • Cordelia
  • Cordula
  • Coriander
  • Corncrake
  • Cornelius
  • Cornelius Agrippa
  • Corvina
  • Corvus
  • Courtoys
  • Crabapple
  • Cradle Rocker
  • Creep by Night
  • Crescent
  • Cricketleg
  • Croak
  • Croakworth
  • Cromlech
  • Crookpaw
  • Crow
  • Crow in the Corn
  • Crumb and Candle
  • Crumbsnatch
  • Crumpet
  • Crust and Crumb
  • Cucurbit
  • Cumulus
  • Curds
  • Cuthbert
  • Cygnus
  • Cypress

D: 39 names

  • Dab of Butter
  • Dainty
  • Dame Scratchwell
  • Dampfoot
  • Damson
  • Dandy
  • Danu
  • Daub
  • Deathcap
  • Deathwatch
  • Decoction
  • Dee
  • Deimos
  • Delilah
  • Deliverance
  • Delphi
  • Deneb
  • Deosil
  • Dew
  • Diana
  • Dildrum
  • Dill
  • Dodman
  • Dog Rose
  • Dogbane
  • Dolly
  • Domovoi
  • Dorcas
  • Dorhawk
  • Dovecote
  • Drachm
  • Draco
  • Dram
  • Drizzle
  • Drusilla
  • Dumpling
  • Dunnock
  • Dusk
  • Dusty Miller

E: 23 names

  • Earthstar
  • Ebenezer
  • Eclipse
  • Elder
  • Elderberry
  • Elemauzer
  • Elias
  • Elixir
  • Ellyllon
  • Elm
  • Ember
  • Emberwhisk
  • Enoch
  • Ephemeris
  • Epona
  • Equinox
  • Erasmus
  • Erebus
  • Erinaceus
  • Erlking
  • Eve Churr
  • Eventide
  • Ezekiel

F: 36 names

  • Fachan
  • Fancy
  • Far Darrig
  • Faunus
  • Faustus
  • Featherwit
  • Fennel
  • Fennick
  • Fenodyree
  • Fenrir
  • Fern
  • Fernwhistle
  • Ferrous
  • Fetch
  • Feverfew
  • Fingerpost
  • Firedog
  • Fitchew
  • Fitzwilliam
  • Fleabane
  • Flicker
  • Flummery
  • Flurry
  • Fog
  • Fortitude
  • Fossegrim
  • Foumart
  • Foxglove
  • Frateretto
  • Frau Holle
  • Freit
  • Freya
  • Friar Rush
  • Frost
  • Frumenty
  • Furze Pig

G: 52 names

  • Gaffer Greycoat
  • Gale
  • Galleytrot
  • Gallybeggar
  • Gammer
  • Garnet
  • Garretmouse
  • Geas
  • Gib
  • Gibbous
  • Giblet
  • Gideon
  • Gill o' the Barn
  • Gille
  • Gingerbread
  • Ginnie
  • Glaistig
  • Glashtyn
  • Glimmereye
  • Gloaming
  • Glyph
  • Gnawbone
  • Gnome
  • Goodwife
  • Goody
  • Gooseberry Wife
  • Goosegrass
  • Gorsefoot
  • Gowk
  • Granny
  • Grass Biter
  • Gravy
  • Grey Bess
  • Greymalkin
  • Greymuzzle
  • Greywhisker
  • Griezzell Greedigutt
  • Grimalkin
  • Grimbert
  • Grimoire
  • Grindylow
  • Gringe
  • Griselda
  • Grizzle
  • Grogach
  • Groundsel
  • Gruagach
  • Gullinbursti
  • Gutterling
  • Gyl Burnt Tail
  • Gyre Carling
  • Gytrash

H: 68 names

  • Hades
  • Haggister
  • Hagworm
  • Hail
  • Half a Loaf
  • Halley
  • Hark and Hollow
  • Hawthorn
  • Haze
  • Hazel
  • Hazelnut
  • Hearthkin
  • Hearthstone
  • Hecate
  • Hecuba
  • Hedge Betty
  • Hedge Frisker
  • Hedgebank
  • Hedgeskulk
  • Hedley Kow
  • Heidrun
  • Hel
  • Hellebore
  • Hemlock
  • Henbane
  • Hepzibah
  • Hester
  • Hetty
  • Hex
  • Hezekiah
  • Hide in the Thatch
  • Hilco
  • Hinkypunk
  • Hoarfrost

H, continued

  • Hob
  • Hob in the Ashes
  • Hobbeck
  • Hobbididance
  • Hobblethwaite
  • Hobgoblin
  • Hobhoulard
  • Hobnail
  • Hobthrush
  • Hocus
  • Hodge
  • Hodgepoker
  • Hodmandod
  • Holloway
  • Hollowell
  • Holly
  • Holt
  • Honey in the Horn
  • Honour
  • Hoot
  • Hopestill
  • Hopkins
  • Hoppedance
  • Hopscuttle
  • Hoptoad
  • Horatio
  • Horsetail
  • Hugin
  • Humility
  • Humphrey
  • Hush and Hobble
  • Hushwing
  • Hyssop
  • Hytersprite

I: 11 names

  • Ichabod
  • Icicle
  • Ignatius
  • Imp
  • Increase
  • Ingle
  • Inglenook
  • Ink
  • Inkwell
  • Isengrim
  • Ivy

J: 19 names

  • Jabez
  • Jack by the Hearth
  • Jack in the Wad
  • Jack o' Lantern
  • Janus
  • Jarmara
  • Jasper
  • Jedediah
  • Jelly Ear
  • Jemima
  • Jenny Spinner
  • Jeoffry
  • Jeso
  • Jet
  • Jethro
  • Jinx
  • Josiah
  • Juniper
  • Junket

K: 18 names

  • Kae
  • Kappa
  • Kelpie
  • Kessler
  • Kestrel
  • Kettle
  • Kettleblack
  • Keziah
  • Kikimora
  • Killmoulis
  • Kindling
  • Kit in the Clover
  • Kitling
  • Kitty
  • Knock Twice
  • Kobold
  • Koschei
  • Kyward

L: 40 names

  • Ladle
  • Lady Cow
  • Lady Day
  • Lammas
  • Lampwick
  • Lantern
  • Lapwing
  • Larch
  • Larder
  • Lavender
  • Lemuel
  • Leopold
  • Leshy
  • Lettice
  • Lich Fowl
  • Lichen
  • Lick the Ladle
  • Lierd
  • Lilith
  • Linden
  • Lintel
  • Little Vinegar
  • Littleman
  • Liverwort
  • Lob
  • Lob Lie by the Fire
  • Loireag
  • Loki
  • Long Spoon
  • Longlegs
  • Lords and Ladies
  • Lovage
  • Lubberkin
  • Lucius
  • Luck Penny
  • Luna
  • Lunch
  • Lungwort
  • Lutin
  • Lyra

M: 74 names

  • Mab
  • Mace
  • Macha
  • Maggoty Pie
  • Magpie
  • Mahu
  • Makeshift
  • Malkin
  • Manannan
  • Mandrake
  • Maple
  • Mari Lwyd
  • Marigold
  • Marmalade
  • Martinmas
  • Master Longtail
  • Matagot
  • Maukin
  • Medea
  • Medlar
  • Meg Merrytoes
  • Mehitabel
  • Melchior
  • Meles
  • Melusine
  • Mercury
  • Mercy
  • Meridian
  • Merlin
  • Michaelmas
  • Midnight
  • Mildewkin
  • Mildred
  • Milestone
  • Milk before Moonrise
  • Milkcap
  • Minerva

M, continued

  • Minim
  • Mira
  • Miranda
  • Mist
  • Mistletoe
  • Mistress Flea
  • Modo
  • Moggy
  • Molasses
  • Molly Mumble
  • Monkshood
  • Moonbeam
  • Moonstone
  • Mopsa
  • Morgana
  • Morrigan
  • Mortar
  • Mortimer
  • Moss
  • Mote
  • Moth
  • Mother Mouldy
  • Mothwing
  • Moudie
  • Mouldiwarp
  • Mouse in the Meal
  • Mousehunt
  • Mouser
  • Mudlark
  • Mudwallow
  • Mugwort
  • Mumpoker
  • Munin
  • Mushroom
  • Mustard Ned
  • Mustardseed
  • Mystic

N: 30 names

  • Nadir
  • Nan Nobody
  • Natron
  • Nebula
  • Ned Nettlebed
  • Nehalennia
  • Nehemiah
  • Nelly Longarms
  • Nemesis
  • Nettle
  • Nettlefoot
  • Newes
  • Newt
  • Nightjar
  • Nightshade
  • Nightwick
  • Nimbus
  • Nimue
  • Nine Lives Nan
  • Nip and Tuck
  • Nippertail
  • Nixie
  • Noctule
  • Nocturne
  • Nokk
  • Nostradamus
  • Nova
  • Nuada
  • Nuggle
  • Nyx

O: 23 names

  • Oak
  • Oatcake
  • Obadiah
  • Oberon
  • Obidicut
  • Obsidian
  • Odin
  • Old Flitch
  • Old Mumblecrust
  • Old Pinchbeck
  • Old Tatters
  • Old Verjuice
  • Omen
  • Onyx
  • Opal
  • Ophelia
  • Oracle
  • Orion
  • Orpiment
  • Orrery
  • Osier
  • Ousel
  • Owlswick

P: 80 names

  • Padfoot
  • Palimpsest
  • Pangur Ban
  • Pantry
  • Panu
  • Paracelsus
  • Parchment
  • Parkin
  • Partlet
  • Patch and Mend
  • Patience
  • Pattertoes
  • Pease and Pottage
  • Peaseblossom
  • Peat
  • Peck in the Crown
  • Peep at the Door
  • Peg in the Rafters
  • Peg Ninepence
  • Peg o' Lantern
  • Peg Powler
  • Pelican
  • Pennywhistle
  • Penumbra
  • Pepper Poll
  • Peppercorn
  • Percival
  • Perdita
  • Peregrine
  • Perihelion
  • Persephone
  • Perseus
  • Pestle
  • Phantom
  • Philpot
  • Phobos
  • Pigin
  • Pin in the Loaf
  • Pinch of Salt
  • Pinket

P, continued

  • Pipistrelle
  • Piskie
  • Pitch
  • Pixel
  • Pleiades
  • Pocket of Rye
  • Pocus
  • Poker
  • Polaris
  • Polevik
  • Poll Parsnip
  • Pollux
  • Polly Washdish
  • Pondskip
  • Pooka
  • Poppy
  • Porridge
  • Posset
  • Poultice
  • Preserved
  • Prickeare
  • Proserpina
  • Prospero
  • Prowlabout
  • Prudence
  • Ptolemy
  • Puck
  • Puckeridge
  • Puckle
  • Pudding
  • Puddle
  • Puddock
  • Puffball
  • Pug
  • Purrkin
  • Puss
  • Puttock
  • Pyet
  • Pyewacket
  • Pyrite

Q: 6 names

  • Quartz
  • Quicksilver
  • Quiet Sukey
  • Quill
  • Quillfeather
  • Quince

R: 30 names

  • Rafters
  • Ragnell
  • Rana
  • Rasalhague
  • Ratatoskr
  • Ratter
  • Rattlebone
  • Ratton
  • Raven
  • Ravenna
  • Rawhead
  • Realgar
  • Redcap
  • Reginald
  • Retort
  • Rhiannon
  • Rigel
  • Rime
  • Rob the Churn
  • Robin Goodfellow
  • Robin Roundcap
  • Rook
  • Rosalind
  • Rosemary
  • Rowan
  • Rue
  • Rune
  • Rusalka
  • Russula
  • Rustfeather

S: 101 names

  • Sable
  • Sack and Sugar
  • Sackcloth
  • Saffron
  • Sage
  • Sal Ammoniac
  • Salamander
  • Salem
  • Sallow
  • Salt in the Sack
  • Saltpetre
  • Salve
  • Samhain
  • Scarab
  • Scarbug
  • Scrap
  • Scrape the Bowl
  • Scratch
  • Scribble
  • Scribbling Lark
  • Scruple
  • Scullery
  • Scuttle
  • Second Sight
  • Sedge
  • Sedgewarble
  • Sekhmet
  • Selene
  • Selkie
  • Seventh Son
  • Shadow
  • Shagfoal
  • Shellycoat
  • Shoopiltee
  • Short Straw
  • Sibyl
  • Sigil
  • Silas
  • Simargl
  • Sing Small
  • Sip and Sorrow
  • Sirius
  • Skillet
  • Skriker
  • Sleet
  • Slink
  • Slipshadow
  • Sloe
  • Slowworm
  • Small Beer

S, continued

  • Smirr
  • Smoke
  • Smokeshanks
  • Smudge
  • Smulkin
  • Sneezewort
  • Snuffer
  • Snufflewort
  • Solstice
  • Soot
  • Sootikin
  • Sophronia
  • Sorex
  • Sorrel
  • Sour Tib
  • Soursnout
  • Spark
  • Sparrowhawk
  • Spectre
  • Spica
  • Spindle
  • Sprig
  • Sprite
  • Spunkie
  • Spurge
  • Squall
  • Stag of the Stubble
  • Starlight
  • Starling
  • Stile
  • Stinkhorn
  • Stir the Pot
  • Stoat
  • Stolen Cream
  • Storm
  • Strega
  • Strix
  • Suckin
  • Suet
  • Sugar Sop
  • Sugarloaf
  • Sulfur
  • Sup and Scuttle
  • Swaith
  • Sweet Jem
  • Sweet Malt
  • Sweetmart
  • Sycamore
  • Sycorax
  • Sylph
  • Sylvanus

T: 69 names

  • Tabitha
  • Tade
  • Tadpole
  • Taliesin
  • Talisman
  • Tallow
  • Talpa
  • Tam Lin
  • Tangie
  • Tanglefur
  • Tansy
  • Tantarrabob
  • Tar
  • Tatterfoal
  • Tatterwing
  • Tatzelwurm
  • Temperance
  • Tempest
  • Thackery
  • Thaddeus
  • Thatchling
  • Thaw
  • Thimble
  • Third Wish
  • Thistle
  • Thistlewhisker
  • Thomas the Rhymer
  • Thorn
  • Thoth
  • Thread and Needle
  • Thrum and Thread
  • Thrummy Cap
  • Thunder
  • Thyme

T, continued

  • Tib Tattle
  • Tibb
  • Tibbs
  • Tibert
  • Tiercel
  • Tinker
  • Titania
  • Titlark
  • Tittey
  • Toadflax
  • Toadmere
  • Toadstool
  • Tod
  • Tom Boy
  • Tom Dockin
  • Tom Reeker
  • Tom Tildrum
  • Tom Tumbler
  • Tomlin
  • Treacle
  • Treadle
  • Trencher
  • Tribulation
  • Trivet
  • Trow
  • Truffle
  • Tryphena
  • Tumbledown
  • Tumulus
  • Tuppenny Bess
  • Tutgot
  • Twilight
  • Twitchnose
  • Tybalt
  • Tyffin

U: 6 names

  • Umbra
  • Undine
  • Unguent
  • Urchin
  • Urisk
  • Ursula

V: 12 names

  • Valerian
  • Vasilisa
  • Vega
  • Vellum
  • Verity
  • Vervain
  • Vesper
  • Vesta
  • Vetch
  • Vinegar Tom
  • Vivienne
  • Vodyanoy

W: 35 names

  • Waff
  • Wag at the Wa'
  • Walpurgis
  • Wart and All
  • Warthollow
  • Warty
  • Wat
  • Wattle
  • Weasel
  • Weathercock
  • Wellhead
  • Whey
  • Whisper
  • Whitsun
  • Whittret
  • Wick
  • Wickerby
  • Widdershins
  • Wight
  • Wilkin
  • Willet
  • Willow
  • Winifred
  • Wink at the Latch
  • Wirrikow
  • Wisp
  • Wolf Moon
  • Wolpertinger
  • Woodcock
  • Wormwood
  • Woundwort
  • Wraith
  • Wren
  • Wulver
  • Wyrd

Y: 4 names

  • Yarrow
  • Yeast and Ale
  • Yeth Hound
  • Yew

Z: 7 names

  • Zachariah
  • Zebediah
  • Zenith
  • Zephyr
  • Zillah
  • Zmey
  • Zubenelgenubi