Fantasy Horse Name Generator

Legendary steeds, warhorses, and enchanted mounts

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Generate names for fantasy horses and magical mounts: knightly warhorses, elven coursers, wild plains ponies, and steeds worthy of a hero's saga. Draws on legendary horses from myth and literature as well as invented names in Tolkien, D&D, and Arthurian styles.

About fantasy horse names

The great horses of myth and fantasy have names that stick: Shadowfax, Sleipnir, Bucephalus, Rocinante, Bayard. Almost none of them follow the 'Adjective Noun' pattern that name lists default to. Instead they come from real languages (Shadowfax is Old English for 'shadow-mane', Sleipnir is Old Norse for 'slippy one'), from a story about the horse (Widow-Maker, Bucephalus meaning 'ox-head'), or from a single strong word that describes color, temperament, or role.

This generator mixes those sources. There are legendary horses from Norse, Greek, Arthurian, and Carolingian tradition; Rohirric and Tolkien-style names like Snowmane, Felaróf, and Windfola; single-word knightly names (Valor, Steadfast, Templar) that suit a paladin's warhorse; homely farm names (Bramble, Sorrel, Old Grey) for a peasant's cob; and Anglo-Saxon personal names (Aethelred, Wulfric, Godric) that give a mount the dignity of a person. There are also heraldry and horse-armor terms, coat colors, story names like Thrice-Stolen, villains' dread steeds, and invented elven-style names.

When naming a fantasy horse, decide first who named it. A knight names a charger for a virtue or a weapon; a farm child names a pony for a plant or a color; an elf gives a name in an older tongue that humans mispronounce. That choice will tell you more about the rider than any description of the saddle.

How to choose fantasy horse names

  • Pick the name from the rider's perspective: a knight chooses Valor or Claymore, a farmer chooses Bramble or Old Grey, an elf chooses something like Asfaloth.
  • Single-word names read as more legendary than two-word ones; Shadowfax and Sleipnir would lose something as 'Shadow Mane' and 'Sliding Runner.'
  • Use color words in an older or foreign form (Sorrel, Sable, Argent, Ebon) rather than plain 'Black' or 'White' to add a period feel.
  • For a magical mount, name it for what it does or where it came from (Ashfall, Winterborn, Skyhoof) instead of stacking adjectives like 'Mystic' or 'Celestial.'
  • Borrow real Old English or Norse personal names for horses of high birth; they sound authentic because that is what medieval people actually did.

Frequently asked questions

What are the most famous fantasy horse names?

Shadowfax and Bill the Pony from The Lord of the Rings, Roach from The Witcher, and mythological horses like Sleipnir (Odin's eight-legged steed), Bucephalus (Alexander the Great's horse), and Pegasus are the best known. Many fantasy authors follow Tolkien's habit of building horse names from Old English words.

How should I name a warhorse in D&D?

Warhorses and paladin steeds are usually named for virtues, weapons, or fortifications, such as Steadfast, Claymore, or Bulwark. Celestial mounts summoned by Find Steed often get a grander, single-word name that suits their divine origin.

Can I use these names for a real horse?

Yes. Many of these names, especially the single-word and nature names, work well as barn names or show names. We have not checked any name against a breed registry or a trademark list, so do that before you register one. Legendary names like Shadowfax are widely used for real horses too.

Why do so many fantasy horse names end in -fax or -mane?

Because -fax is the Old English word for hair or mane, used by Tolkien for Shadowfax and Snowmane in the Rohirrim's Old English-flavored culture. Names ending in -hoof, -foot, and -wind follow the same idea of naming a horse by one striking physical feature.

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A: 49 names

  • Abjar
  • Acorn
  • Aelfgifu
  • Aelfric
  • Aelfwine
  • Aelindor
  • Aethe
  • Aethelflaed
  • Aethelred
  • Aethelstan
  • Aethelwulf
  • Aethon
  • Akkula
  • Al-Buraq
  • Alabaster
  • Alastor
  • Albireo
  • Alder
  • Aldfrith
  • Aldhelm
  • Alfred
  • Algenib
  • Algol
  • Alicorn
  • Alioth
  • Almoner
  • Alsvinnr
  • Amber
  • Ambler
  • Anvil
  • Apple-Thief
  • Aquiline
  • Aranzal
  • Arathelin
  • Argent
  • Arion
  • Arod
  • Arrowflight
  • Arundel
  • Árvakr
  • Asfaloth
  • Ash Earl
  • Ashfall
  • Ashmane
  • Ashwood
  • Astrid
  • Aurethil
  • Aurum
  • Autumnfire

B: 87 names

  • Babieca
  • Bäckahäst
  • Badal
  • Bai Long Ma
  • Balaha
  • Bald Face
  • Balefire
  • Balios
  • Ballista
  • Bane of Kings
  • Bannerfall
  • Bannerman
  • Banshee
  • Barbamouche
  • Barbican
  • Bardiche
  • Baroness
  • Barrow
  • Basalt
  • Bascinet
  • Basilisk
  • Battle-Wise
  • Battlement
  • Bay Lord
  • Bay of Bannockburn
  • Bayard
  • Bayard of Montauban
  • Beck
  • Beggar's Wish
  • Bel Joeor
  • Bellbridle
  • Bellhoof
  • Bellwether
  • Beornwulf
  • Betony
  • Biham
  • Bill the Pony
  • Birch
  • Bishop's Gift
  • Bit-Chewer
  • Bjorn
  • Black of the Fen
  • Blackmane

B, continued

  • Blackthorn
  • Blakkr
  • Blanchart
  • Blazeface
  • Blazon
  • Blight
  • Blizzard
  • Blodughofi
  • Blood-Debt
  • Blue Roan
  • Blueskin
  • Bodkin
  • Boggart
  • Bold
  • Bombard
  • Bonemane
  • Bonnacon
  • Borderer
  • Borysthenes
  • Bracken
  • Brag
  • Braidmane
  • Bramble
  • Braveheart
  • Brego
  • Briar
  • Bride-Price
  • Bridge-Burner
  • Brigliadoro
  • Brinehoof
  • Broadsword
  • Broiefort
  • Bronzeback
  • Brookjumper
  • Brynhild
  • Bucephalus
  • Bugler
  • Bulwark
  • Buran
  • Burdock
  • Burn
  • Burr
  • Buttercup
  • Button

C: 73 names

  • Cabyll-Ushtey
  • Cairngorm
  • Caltrop
  • Calumeth
  • Campion
  • Caparison
  • Capilet
  • Captain
  • Carrion
  • Cartwheel
  • Castellan
  • Ceffyl Dŵr
  • Ceincaled
  • Celadrith
  • Celandine
  • Cenwalh
  • Ceolwulf
  • Chalcedony
  • Chamberlain
  • Chanfron
  • Charger
  • Charnel
  • Chestnut
  • Chestnut of Chester
  • Chetak
  • Cheval Mallet
  • Chevron
  • Chimera
  • Cinder
  • Cinderskull
  • Citadel
  • Clavileño
  • Claymore
  • Clemency
  • Clever Jenny
  • Clogs

C, continued

  • Cloudmane
  • Cloudrunner
  • Clover
  • Cobnut
  • Codlin
  • Colonel
  • Colt Pixie
  • Combe
  • Come-Home
  • Comfrey
  • Compline
  • Conker
  • Constable
  • Constant
  • Copenhagen
  • Copperhoof
  • Coppice
  • Corn-Robber
  • Cornet
  • Corpse-Candle
  • Corrie
  • Corvus
  • Couchant
  • Courant
  • Courser
  • Cowslip
  • Crabapple
  • Crinet
  • Crupper
  • Crusader
  • Cuirassier
  • Culverin
  • Cuthbert
  • Cutlass
  • Cyllarus
  • Cyneburh
  • Cynewulf

D: 50 names

  • Dadhikra
  • Daemirel
  • Dalefoot
  • Damson
  • Dapple
  • Dapplegrey
  • Dauntless
  • Dawn-Chaser
  • Dawnbringer
  • Dawnfire
  • Dawnstrider
  • Deerleap
  • Deinos
  • Denebola
  • Déor
  • Destrier
  • Devadatta
  • Dewfall
  • Dhuljanah
  • Dilu
  • Dingle
  • Dirge
  • Ditch-Jumper
  • Dobbin
  • Donjon
  • Doughty
  • Dragon-Shy
  • Dragoon
  • Drake
  • Drawbridge
  • Dreadhoof
  • Drösull
  • Drover's Bargain
  • Drumbeat
  • Drummer
  • Du y Moroedd
  • Dub Sainglend
  • Duchess
  • Dumpling
  • Dun of the Dale
  • Dúnhere
  • Dunnie
  • Dunstan
  • Duskbringer
  • Duskfall
  • Duskrunner
  • Dust Devil
  • Dustkicker
  • Dusty Kit
  • Duty

E: 36 names

  • Each Uisge
  • Eadburh
  • Eadgar
  • Eadgyth
  • Eadric
  • Eadwig
  • Eaglewing
  • Ealdgyth
  • Ealdred
  • Ealhswith
  • Ebon
  • Ecgberht
  • Edmund
  • Edwin
  • Elder
  • Elfhelm
  • Elfwine
  • Eluvandir
  • Ember
  • Ember Queen
  • Emberhoof
  • Emberstride
  • Enbarr
  • Ensign
  • Envoy
  • Éomund
  • Éothain
  • Eous
  • Equinox
  • Erkenbrand
  • Ermine
  • Escutcheon
  • Estoc
  • Estoile
  • Ethelbald
  • Eventide

F: 52 names

  • Faelothir
  • Faithful
  • Fákr
  • Falchion
  • Falconer
  • Falhófnir
  • Falke
  • Famine
  • Farrier's Bane
  • Farstrider
  • Fauvel
  • Fearless
  • Felaróf
  • Fell
  • Fen
  • Fernbrake
  • Ferrant
  • Ferrum
  • Fetlock
  • Fidelis
  • Fifer
  • Firebird
  • Firefoot
  • First-to-Charge
  • Flagtail
  • Flail
  • Flamberge
  • Flaxen
  • Fleabitten
  • Fleetfoot
  • Fleur-de-Lis
  • Flint
  • Flintshod
  • Fogborn
  • Folcwine
  • Fölkvir
  • Fool's Errand
  • Fordfinder
  • Forge
  • Fortitude
  • Fortress
  • Four White Feet
  • Foxfire
  • Foxglove
  • Fréaláf
  • Fréawine
  • Freyfaxi
  • Frontino
  • Frost Duke
  • Frost Mane
  • Frostbane
  • Frostwind

G: 63 names

  • Gaffer
  • Gaignun
  • Galewind
  • Galewing
  • Gallant
  • Galloper
  • Gallows
  • Gamling
  • Gammer
  • Gapfinder
  • Garðrofa
  • Garnet
  • Garth
  • Gate-Kicker
  • Genitor
  • Ghost
  • Ghyll
  • Giant-Kicker
  • Ginger
  • Gísl
  • Glaðr
  • Glær
  • Glashtyn
  • Glasshoof
  • Glaumr
  • Glenr
  • Gloaming
  • Godgifu
  • Godric
  • Godwin
  • Goldenmane

G, continued

  • Goldshod
  • Gonfalon
  • Gorget
  • Gorse
  • Goti
  • Grace
  • Gram
  • Gramimund
  • Grani
  • Granite
  • Gravewalker
  • Graveyard Mist
  • Gregale
  • Grey Meg
  • Grey of the Fells
  • Greymantle
  • Grief-Bringer
  • Griffin
  • Grimbold
  • Gringolet
  • Grizzle
  • Groom's Despair
  • Guidon
  • Gulgun
  • Gullfaxi
  • Gulltoppr
  • Gunnar
  • Gunpowder
  • Guthlac
  • Gwaelunor
  • Gwyn Mygdwn
  • Gyllir

H: 64 names

  • Hackney
  • Haethimir
  • Háfeti
  • Haizum
  • Hakon
  • Halberd
  • Halcyrien
  • Half-Moon
  • Halfdan
  • Háma
  • Hammerhoof
  • Hamskerpir
  • Harald
  • Hardy
  • Harebell
  • Harefoot
  • Harvest
  • Hasufel
  • Hauberk
  • Havoc
  • Hawkeye
  • Hawthorn
  • Hayseed
  • Haystack
  • Hazel
  • Hearse
  • Hearthfire
  • Heath
  • Heatherbell
  • Hedge-Hopper
  • Helhest
  • Helm

H, continued

  • Henbane
  • Hengist
  • Hengroen
  • Herald
  • Hereward
  • Heronwing
  • Hervor
  • Highmettle
  • Highstep
  • Hillrunner
  • Hippalectryon
  • Hippocampus
  • Hippogriff
  • Hirunael
  • Hobby
  • Hobgoblin
  • Hófvarpnir
  • Hölkvir
  • Hollow Eye
  • Holly
  • Holt
  • Homam
  • Homeseeker
  • Honor
  • Hooden Horse
  • Hornbeam
  • Hornblast
  • Hrafn
  • Hrimfaxi
  • Huscarl
  • Hussar
  • Hygelac

I: 15 names

  • Icebreaker
  • Icewind
  • Ikezuki
  • Incitatus
  • Ingot
  • Ingrid
  • Iron Grey
  • Ironheart
  • Ironhide
  • Ironshod
  • Isabella
  • Ithrandel
  • Ivar
  • Ivory
  • Ivy

J: 8 names

  • Jabučilo
  • Jarl
  • Jasper
  • Jennet
  • Jet
  • Jueying
  • Justice
  • Justiciar

K: 14 names

  • Kanthaka
  • Kelpie
  • Kengála
  • Keshi
  • Kestrel
  • Khamsin
  • Kin-Carrier
  • Kindling
  • King's Ransom
  • Kitalpha
  • Knell
  • Knucker
  • Konyok-Gorbunok
  • Kurkik Jalali

L: 40 names

  • Lady of the Ford
  • Lampos
  • Lance
  • Lancer
  • Lark
  • Larksong
  • Larkspur
  • Last Rites
  • Last-to-Fall
  • Late-Again
  • Laurevain
  • Lazybones
  • Leif
  • Leofgar
  • Leofric
  • Leofwine
  • Léttfeti
  • Levanter
  • Liard
  • Liath Macha
  • Libeccio
  • Liege
  • Lightbringer
  • Lightfoot
  • Lightningmane
  • Lindorwë
  • Lindworm
  • Lionheart
  • Lirathiel
  • Llamrei
  • Lómiravel
  • Long Wat
  • Longbow
  • Longma
  • Longroad
  • Longshanks
  • Lord of the Downs
  • Lovage
  • Loyal
  • Lungr

M: 55 names

  • Mace
  • Magpie
  • Majesty
  • Major
  • Malice
  • Mangonel
  • Manticore
  • Marchegai
  • Marchwarden
  • Mare of the Marches
  • Marengo
  • Mari Lwyd
  • Marigold
  • Marmorie
  • Marquess
  • Marsh King
  • Marshal
  • Martlet
  • Matar
  • Matins
  • Matsukaze
  • Maul
  • Meadowlark
  • Mealy Bay
  • Meara
  • Medlar
  • Melyngan Mangre
  • Merani
  • Mercy
  • Mere
  • Merlin
  • Milecounter
  • Miller's Folly
  • Millstone
  • Mirelossë
  • Mistfoot
  • Mistrunner
  • Móðnir
  • Moon Lady
  • Moonbeam
  • Moonblaze
  • Moonshadow
  • Moor
  • Morcar
  • Morel
  • Morion
  • Morningstar
  • Morvelis
  • Mourning Veil
  • Mouse Dun
  • Mud-Lover
  • Muddy Moll
  • Mudlark
  • Mullein
  • Murrey

N: 16 names

  • Naethelin
  • Nahar
  • Nethariel
  • Nettle
  • Never-Tire
  • Nightingale
  • Nightlord
  • Nightmane
  • Nightmare
  • Nightwind
  • Nipper
  • Nixie
  • Nor'easter
  • Nuckelavee
  • Nuggle
  • Nycteus

O: 31 names

  • Oaken
  • Oakheart
  • Oatcake
  • Oath-Keeper
  • Obby Oss
  • Oblivion
  • Obsidian
  • Odd-Sock
  • Offa
  • Old Bess
  • Old Blaze
  • Old Grey
  • Old Ned
  • Old Sal
  • Old Tom
  • Onager
  • Onikage
  • Onyx
  • Opal
  • Opinicus
  • Oriflamme
  • Orofaren
  • Orphan's Luck
  • Orphnaeus
  • Osier
  • Osric
  • Oswald
  • Oswine
  • Oswiu
  • Otterbrook
  • Outrider

P: 50 names

  • Pacer
  • Paladin
  • Pale Rider
  • Palfrey
  • Palisade
  • Pall
  • Palomo
  • Papillon
  • Parapet
  • Parsnip
  • Partisan
  • Passant
  • Passebreul
  • Passecerf
  • Passelande
  • Patch
  • Pavise
  • Pearl
  • Pedasos
  • Peerless
  • Pegasus
  • Penda
  • Pepper
  • Peregrine
  • Pestilence
  • Peytral
  • Phaethon
  • Phantom
  • Phlegon
  • Phoenix
  • Piebald Jack
  • Pied
  • Pilum
  • Piper
  • Plodder
  • Ploughboy
  • Plowshare
  • Plumetail
  • Podargos
  • Poleaxe
  • Pooka
  • Portcullis
  • Prince of Ashes
  • Proudneck
  • Prudence
  • Puck
  • Pudding
  • Purpure
  • Pursuivant
  • Pyrois

Q: 10 names

  • Qianlima
  • Qirat
  • Quarrel
  • Queen's Favour
  • Quessandir
  • Questing Beast
  • Quickfoot
  • Quicksilver
  • Quince
  • Quintain

R: 43 names

  • Rabicano
  • Racer
  • Radish
  • Ragnar
  • Rainshadow
  • Rainwalker
  • Rakhsh
  • Rampart
  • Rattlebones
  • Raven
  • Reaper
  • Red Dun
  • Red Hare
  • Red of the Ridge
  • Redoubt
  • Redwald
  • Reeve
  • Regent
  • Reiver
  • Resolute
  • Revenant
  • Rhaebus
  • Rhovandil
  • Ridgewalker
  • Rispa
  • River Queen
  • River-Swimmer
  • Roach
  • Road-Weary
  • Roadeater
  • Roan Barbary
  • Roan Queen
  • Roc
  • Rochallor
  • Rocinante
  • Rondello
  • Rope-Snapper
  • Rose Grey
  • Rosehip
  • Rouncey
  • Rowan
  • Ruin
  • Russet

S: 127 names

  • Sabbath
  • Sable
  • Sabre
  • Sadalbari
  • Salamander
  • Salient
  • Sallet
  • Saltire
  • Saltmane
  • Sanguine
  • Šarac
  • Saut-Perdu
  • Scarecrow
  • Scheat
  • Schemming
  • Scimitar
  • Scourge
  • Scree
  • Seafoam
  • Selkie
  • Sentinel
  • Sergeant
  • Shabdiz
  • Shabrang
  • Shade
  • Shadowfax
  • Shagfoal
  • Shaggy Peg
  • Shamal
  • Shield-Breaker
  • Shieldwall
  • Shoopiltee
  • Shroud
  • Sigeberht
  • Sigurd
  • Sildareth
  • Silfrintoppr
  • Silktail
  • Silver Wind
  • Silverheel
  • Simoom
  • Sinir

S, continued

  • Sirathond
  • Sivka-Burka
  • Siward
  • Skævaðr
  • Skeiðbrimir
  • Skerry
  • Skewbald
  • Skinfaxi
  • Skyhoof
  • Skyrunner
  • Slag
  • Slate
  • Sleipnir
  • Sloe
  • Slow Dickon
  • Snip
  • Snow-Plougher
  • Snowdrift
  • Snowfire
  • Snowmane
  • Snowsock
  • Sodbreaker
  • Solstice
  • Sorrel
  • Sóti
  • Sovereign
  • Sower
  • Sparkshoe
  • Sparrowhawk
  • Spear-Shy
  • Spearpoint
  • Spectre
  • Speedwell
  • Spinney
  • Spite
  • Springald
  • Springheel
  • Sprinter
  • Sprite
  • Squire
  • Squire's Pride
  • Staghorn

S, continued

  • Stallion of the North
  • Stalwart
  • Standard
  • Star Prince
  • Starbrow
  • Starfire
  • Starhoof
  • Starlord
  • Staunch
  • Stayer
  • Steadfast
  • Stocking
  • Stoneheart
  • Storm King
  • Storm-Deaf
  • Stormbringer
  • Stormcloud
  • Stormhoof
  • Strategos
  • Strath
  • Strawberry Roan
  • Streiff
  • Stronghold
  • Stúfr
  • Stump-Puller
  • Stumpy
  • Sturdy
  • Stybba
  • Sulphur
  • Summerlight
  • Sumpter
  • Sun Lord
  • Sunburst
  • Sunlord
  • Sunstrider
  • Surcoat
  • Surefoot
  • Surusumi
  • Svadilfari
  • Swallowflight
  • Swansdown
  • Sweyn
  • Swiftwind

T: 50 names

  • Tabard
  • Tachebrun
  • Táltos
  • Tamarisk
  • Tangie
  • Tansy
  • Targe
  • Tarkshya
  • Tarpan
  • Tawny
  • Teasel
  • Temperance
  • Templar
  • Tencendur
  • Thalanwë
  • Théodred
  • Théodwyn
  • Thimble
  • Thistle
  • Thorn
  • Thorstein
  • Thrice-Stolen
  • Thunder Thane
  • Thunderclap
  • Thunderhoof
  • Thunderstride
  • Thwaite
  • Tianma
  • Tidewalker
  • Tikbalang
  • Tiller
  • Tirnavael
  • Tjaldari
  • Tombstone
  • Topaz
  • Tor
  • Tossmane
  • Tourney
  • Trebuchet
  • Troll-Trampler
  • Trooper
  • Trotter
  • Trough-Emptier
  • Trueheart
  • Trusty
  • Tulpar
  • Turfcutter
  • Turnip
  • Tuvarandë
  • Twice-Sold

U: 2 names

  • Uchchaihshravas
  • Uhtred

V: 15 names

  • Vaelorin
  • Vair
  • Vakr
  • Valeborn
  • Valor
  • Valr
  • Vassal
  • Vegliantino
  • Veillantif
  • Verity
  • Vesper
  • Vetch
  • Vigil
  • Vizir
  • Volucer

W: 45 names

  • Walda
  • Wall-Eye
  • Wall-Leaper
  • Waltheof
  • Warcry
  • Warden
  • Warhammer
  • Wavecrest
  • Wayfarer
  • Weald
  • Wheelbarrow
  • White of the Wold
  • White Surrey
  • Whitefoot
  • Whitethorn
  • Widow's Mite
  • Widow-Maker
  • Wiglaf
  • Wigmund
  • Wihtred
  • Wildfire
  • Wilfrid
  • Will-o'-Wisp
  • Willow
  • Windfola
  • Windlord
  • Windmane
  • Windracer
  • Windwalker
  • Winterborn
  • Wintermane
  • Wisp
  • Wold
  • Wolf-Outrunner
  • Wolfheart
  • Woodruff
  • Wraith
  • Wren
  • Wulfnoth
  • Wulfric
  • Wulfrun
  • Wulfstan
  • Wuzhui
  • Wynflaed
  • Wyvern

X: 1 name

  • Xanthos

Y: 4 names

  • Yarrow
  • Yeoman
  • Yew
  • Ylvarion