Half-Elf Name Generator

Half-elves live between two cultures, and their names show it. In Dungeons & Dragons, a half-elf usually takes a name from the parent whose community raised them: an elven given name like Aelar or Caelynn if raised among elves, or a human name like Thomas or Margery if raised among humans. Many then carry the other parent's family name, so you get pairings like Erevan Thatcher (elven first name, plain human surname) or Alice Galanodel (human first name, elven house name). Half-elves raised in human towns are also known to pick names that sound faintly elven without being anything specific, which is where names like Corrin, Aeryn, and Sylas come from.

The canonical 5e elven names (Adran, Aramil, Erevan, Ielenia, Naivara, Quelenna) and elven family names (Amakiir, Galanodel, Liadon, Siannodel, Xiloscient) are all here, mixed with real medieval English, Welsh, and Irish given names and occupational or place-based surnames. Welsh and Irish names in particular sound at home on half-elves because they share the soft consonants and long vowels of most fantasy Elvish.

When picking a name, decide which world your half-elf grew up in and which parent they favor. A hyphenated name like Naivara Bell-Amakiir tells a story of parents who both stayed; a lone human surname suggests the elven parent left. The name can carry the character's whole backstory.