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Generate fantasy place names for every point on your map: villages and cities, castles and ruins, forests, mountains, lakes, coasts and whole regions, in English-compound, Celtic, Norse and invented-language styles.

About fantasy place names

Fantasy place names work when they follow the logic of real ones. Most English place names are a descriptive root plus a settlement or landform word: -wick (farm), -holt (wood), -mere (lake), -fen, -moor, -ford, -bury, -thwaite. Thornwick, Ashenmoor and Brackenholt sound instantly believable because they obey rules your reader already knows from Yorkshire and Wessex. Celtic prefixes do the same job from the front: Caer (fort), Dun (hill fort), Inis (island), Tor (crag) and Cwm (valley) give Caer Dunhollow or Inis Cuilenn an older, western feel. Norse -holm, -garde, -by and -beck work for cold or coastal regions.

For distant or non-human lands, drop the English morphology entirely. Flowing vowels and soft consonants (Ondolasse, Thalorien, Lorethil) read as elven or ancient; clustered hard consonants and apostrophes (Zhar-Kethul, Brakkar's Maw, Vorthax Crater) read as orcish, demonic or simply hostile terrain. Possessives and event names (Haldane's Rest, Kingsfall, The Sundered Bridge) imply history, which is the cheapest worldbuilding there is. A handful of evocative descriptive names (The Drowned Cathedral, The Weeping Steppe) belong on any map, but more than a few makes the world feel like a theme park.

This list mixes all of those registers so you can pick a consistent palette per region and keep the styles distinct across your map.

How to choose fantasy place names

  • Give each region of your map one naming language: English compounds in the heartland, Celtic prefixes in the west, harsh consonants across the border. Readers will feel the frontier without being told.
  • Use settlement suffixes honestly: -wick, -ham and -thorpe for villages, -bury, -burg and -gate for walled towns, -hold, -keep and Caer for fortresses, -mere, -fen and -moor for natural features.
  • Let a few names carry history: a possessive (Orrin's Leap), an event (Kingsfall) or a ruin (Old Carrow, Tumbledown Keep) tells the reader something happened there.
  • Say the name aloud in a sentence of dialogue. If your characters would shorten it, shorten it first; real people say Oxford, not Oxenford Minster.
  • Ration the dramatic names. One Drowned Cathedral per map is memorable; ten makes the melodrama cheap.

Frequently asked questions

How do I make fantasy place names sound realistic?

Copy the structure of real place names: a short descriptive root (ash, thorn, black, cold) plus a landform or settlement word (-wick, -mere, -ford, -holt). Keep one morphology per region, and let the oldest or most important places have the shortest, most worn-down names.

What is the difference between names for towns, castles and natural features?

Settlement suffixes (-wick, -bury, -ton, -ham, -thorpe) mark towns and villages; -hold, -keep, Caer and Castle mark fortresses; -mere, -fen, -moor, -fell, -wood and -tarn mark lakes, marshes, moors, hills, forests and mountain pools. Using them correctly is an easy way to make a map feel researched.

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

Yes. All of the names here are original or built from public-domain place-name elements; none are taken from a copyrighted setting. Check that a name you choose is not also a major location in a franchise your readers know before making it central to your story.

How many different naming styles should one fantasy world have?

Usually two to four. One for the core human kingdoms, one for older or non-human peoples, and one for a rival or hostile culture is plenty; more than that and readers lose track of where they are.

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A: 19 names

  • Aegir's Cradle
  • Aeldmere
  • Alabaster Shoal
  • Alder Crossing
  • Aldermere
  • Amaranth Bay
  • Amaruthel
  • Anvellore
  • Applewick Cross
  • Ashcairn
  • Ashenholt
  • Ashenmoor
  • Ashenridge
  • Ashgrove Ford
  • Ashkhandar
  • Ashmoor Abbey
  • Ashvale Reach
  • Auberon Vale
  • Aubrey's Gate

B: 26 names

  • Barrowmarch
  • Beacon Tor
  • Bellhaven Harbor
  • Bellingshire
  • Bitterstone
  • Bitterwell
  • Blackbriar Reach
  • Blackthorn Crossing
  • Blackwater Hold
  • Bleakmoor
  • Blightwater
  • Brackenfell
  • Brackenholt
  • Brakkar's Maw
  • Bramblecross
  • Bramblethwaite
  • Brannoch
  • Brennagh
  • Brennfell
  • Bright Tarns
  • Brightfall Abbey
  • Brightwater
  • Brightwell Commons
  • Brindlehurst
  • Brokenoar Harbor
  • Brokenspear Pass

C: 37 names

  • Caer Dunhollow
  • Caer Lindris
  • Caer Morwenna
  • Caer Ysbryd
  • Cairn Dorcha
  • Cairnmoor
  • Cairnwood
  • Calder's Rest
  • Caldera Rest
  • Caldrane
  • Candlefen Chapel
  • Cape Ulverstone
  • Carn Dôlmir
  • Carnelian Spire
  • Carrickfell
  • Castellane
  • Castle Mordaine
  • Castle Thorncrag
  • Cathair Dunmor
  • Cinderfen
  • Cinderholm
  • Cinderwatch Tower
  • Cinnabar Coast
  • Cloudreach Monastery
  • Cold Iron Ford
  • Coldspring Watch
  • Coppermoss Tarn
  • Copperwell
  • Corrano Vale
  • Cradlebrook
  • Crane's Ferry
  • Cresthollow
  • Crimsonfell
  • Crow's Perch
  • Crowsgate
  • Culwick Sands
  • Cwm Dafydd

D: 23 names

  • Dagger Reach
  • Dawnmere
  • Dearthmarch
  • Deepmere
  • Dimhold Crossing
  • Dimmerwald
  • Drakenmoor
  • Drakkenreach Cliffs
  • Dravenmoor Fort
  • Dreadmoor
  • Drustmarch
  • Dun Ardan
  • Dun Carrig
  • Duncraigh
  • Dundreghan
  • Dunhaven
  • Dunmarrow
  • Dunmoor Heath
  • Dunscombe
  • Duskhaven
  • Dusklight Mesa
  • Duskmoor
  • Duskwick

E: 17 names

  • Eastgarde
  • Ebonreach
  • Eddering
  • Eilan Môr
  • Elbrook Cross
  • Eldergrave
  • Eldervale
  • Ellsmoor Meadow
  • Elmsworth
  • Emberfall
  • Emberstone
  • Emberwick
  • Eshkarran
  • Eskerholm
  • Estrael
  • Everdusk
  • Everfen

F: 20 names

  • Falconcrest
  • Falkrath Crag
  • Fallbrook Hold
  • Fallowmere
  • Farrowshire
  • Fauldring
  • Fenbridge
  • Fennimore Crossing
  • Fens of Anurath
  • Fenwick Hold
  • Fenwood Hollow
  • Fernhollow
  • Ferrowhurst
  • Ferrymoor Landing
  • Fiddler's Wharf
  • Firth of Lorran
  • Forlorn Chapel
  • Fossgate Bridge
  • Frostholt
  • Fyrnholt

G: 18 names

  • Gallowmere
  • Gallowsferry
  • Gaunt's Hollow
  • Gharan Deep
  • Ghul-Tarrek
  • Glasshaven Quay
  • Glasswold
  • Glimmerwood
  • Goldhollow Pass
  • Greatfen
  • Greatholm Stair
  • Greyhollow
  • Greywater Crossing
  • Greywick
  • Grimsholm Beck
  • Grimwater
  • Gullhaven
  • Gwenllian's Well

H: 25 names

  • Hadrath Spire
  • Halberd Hill
  • Halcyon Shoals
  • Haldane's Rest
  • Haligarth
  • Halloran Bluffs
  • Hallowgate
  • Halm's Ferry
  • Halrond
  • Harkenby
  • Harrowdeep
  • Harrowfen
  • Harrowgate
  • Hastengard Deep
  • Haverstone Green
  • Hawkmoor Cross
  • Hightower Shoals
  • Hjalmar's Landing
  • Hollindene
  • Hollins Thorpe
  • Hollow Reach
  • Hollowbone Crag
  • Hollowcrest
  • Hollowfen
  • Holmbury Abbey

I: 20 names

  • Iarlath's Isle
  • Idrimar
  • Ildrassa
  • Ilithar
  • Ilmarin
  • Ilmorran Downs
  • Inis Cuilenn
  • Inis Fraoich
  • Iridian Steps
  • Ironbark Forest
  • Ironbrook
  • Ironmoor
  • Ishtarel
  • Iskarion
  • Isle of Kessarine
  • Ithara Spire
  • Ivanholt Spire
  • Ivorwick
  • Ivrath Dunes
  • Ivywick

J: 1 name

  • Jorvund

K: 18 names

  • Kaldrath
  • Karaz Vhul
  • Kasr Idrith
  • Keldwick Moss
  • Kelpreach Bay
  • Kessarine Narrows
  • Kestrel Point
  • Kestrelholt
  • Kestwick Green
  • Kethrin's Teeth
  • Kettlebrook
  • Kharsis
  • Khaz Murad
  • Kingsfall
  • Kingsmere
  • Kirkby Undercrag
  • Korvash Steppe
  • Kyrrhaven

L: 13 names

  • Lake Idrienne
  • Lake Velanthe
  • Lantern Reach
  • Larkspire
  • Lethe's Shore
  • Lindmoor Garrison
  • Lindorell
  • Lochren
  • Lorethil
  • Lorwen Well
  • Lostwithel Vale
  • Lower Wold
  • Lumenvale

M: 27 names

  • Maelstrom Point
  • Maridune
  • Marlstone
  • Marram Priory
  • Marrowgate
  • Marrowmoor
  • Meridian Arch
  • Merrivale Ford
  • Merrowdeep
  • Miravesh
  • Mirewatch
  • Mirrorfall Gorge
  • Mirrorlake
  • Mistral Hollow
  • Moonwell
  • Moorhaven
  • Moraine Gap
  • Mordrath Keep
  • Morrowgate
  • Morrowvale
  • Morvane Crossing
  • Mount Gharrak
  • Mount Skorrim
  • Mourning Stair
  • Mournwater
  • Murkwater Sump
  • Myrren Reach

N: 17 names

  • Nar Thessamir
  • Narrowgale
  • Naxalore
  • Nessavar
  • Nethergarden
  • Nethermarsh
  • Nightfall Hollow
  • Nightingale Cross
  • Nimrathel
  • Ninebarrow Down
  • Ninefork River
  • Ninespine Reef
  • Nocturne Vale
  • Norrenvale
  • Northgarde
  • Nym Aradel
  • Nysa Karrel

O: 21 names

  • Oakenshade
  • Oathkeep
  • Oathstone Circle
  • Obrannon
  • Obsidian Stair
  • Old Carrow
  • Old Haldane Road
  • Old Tamsworth
  • Oldstone Ferry
  • Oldwick
  • Ondolasse
  • Ondurath
  • Orgoth Wastes
  • Oriel Spire
  • Orlaith's Tor
  • Orm's Folly
  • Orrin's Leap
  • Ostermere
  • Ostgarde Watch
  • Oxbow Landing
  • Oxenford Minster

P: 8 names

  • Pale Sisters Peaks
  • Pellamor Fields
  • Pellucid Bay
  • Pendergast Mill
  • Pendrake Keep
  • Pike's Causeway
  • Port Callamere
  • Pyrrhan Flats

Q: 7 names

  • Qesh Amarra
  • Quarrelstone
  • Quarrowfen
  • Quen'dorath
  • Quennith
  • Quill Point
  • Quillshore

R: 15 names

  • Rathcairn
  • Ravelin Keep
  • Ravelstone
  • Ravenshollow
  • Raventhorn
  • Ravenwick
  • Redcliffe Warren
  • Reedmarsh
  • Rhael Adaleth
  • Rhosvael
  • Rimehold
  • Riverhold
  • Rook Island
  • Rookhaven
  • Rostmark Tarn

S: 51 names

  • Sable Steppe Camp
  • Sable Verge
  • Sableford
  • Sablestone Quarry
  • Sablewood
  • Saffron Vale
  • Saint Ormond's Crossing
  • Saltcombe
  • Saltreach Ruins
  • Sandsmoke Oasis
  • Sarkoth Citadel
  • Sarnoth Deeps
  • Scarlet Weald
  • Selenaris
  • Selvarion
  • Serenvale
  • Sevenbridge
  • Sexton's Gate
  • Shadowmere
  • Shallowmere Weir
  • Siltmarsh Landing
  • Silvermere
  • Silverreach
  • Skarnfell
  • Skarvik Holm
  • Skelligar
  • Skerrybeck
  • Skygate Shrine
  • Sorrel Bank
  • Sorrowbourne
  • Sorrowfell
  • Sorrowick
  • Sorrowing Wells
  • Sourwell Bog
  • Spiderthorn Wood
  • Stanmere Weir
  • Starcrown
  • Starfall Ridge
  • Stillglass Tarn
  • Stillwater Hold
  • Stirwell Weir
  • Stoneholt
  • Stonevale
  • Stormcleft
  • Stormhaven
  • Sumerholt Downs
  • Sunderholt
  • Sunderpeak
  • Sunless Cairn
  • Sunspire
  • Swanmark

T: 65 names

  • Tanglewood Deep
  • Tarnholt
  • Tarnwater Bridge
  • Tarrowdale
  • Tarsington
  • Tarwick
  • Telmaria
  • Tessaly
  • Tessenwold
  • Thalamir
  • Thalorien
  • Thane's Landing
  • The Amber Wastes
  • The Ashen Plateau
  • The Ashfall Steppe
  • The Basalt Teeth
  • The Boiling Lake
  • The Bone Orchard
  • The Chalk Giant
  • The Cloven Hill
  • The Court of Thorns
  • The Crystal Fens
  • The Drowned Cathedral
  • The Fallen Colossus
  • The Glimmerdeep
  • The Grey Tarn
  • The Hanging Gardens of Surr
  • The Howling Fen
  • The Ivory Causeway
  • The Lantern Coast
  • The Long Fallow
  • The Ninefold Stair

T, continued

  • The Pale Barrens
  • The Sapphire Strand
  • The Singing Barrows
  • The Sleeping Giants
  • The Spindle
  • The Stair of Kings
  • The Starless Sea
  • The Sundered Bridge
  • The Sunken Spires
  • The Tithe Barn of Orl
  • The Veiled Marsh
  • The Wailing Cliffs
  • The Weeping Steppe
  • The Whispering Reeds
  • Thistledown
  • Thornhollow
  • Thornholt
  • Thornreach
  • Thornspire
  • Thornthwaite
  • Thornwick
  • Throne of the Grey King
  • Throstlewick
  • Thrushcross
  • Thule Vane
  • Thurnbrook
  • Tol Baradun
  • Tor Callan
  • Tor Valan
  • Tower of Eske
  • Tumbledown Keep
  • Tyr Andel
  • Tythel Grove

U: 7 names

  • Ulm Karath
  • Ulmstadt
  • Ulvenhold
  • Umberdown
  • Umberwood
  • Umbra Vale
  • Umbral Gate of Yss

V: 20 names

  • Vaelmere
  • Vaelorin Crossing
  • Valdrekk
  • Vale of Ashantir
  • Valeheart
  • Vane's Chapel
  • Varangar
  • Vaskmere Tarn
  • Vasquilon
  • Vasthaven
  • Velanthir
  • Vell's End
  • Verdanthollow
  • Verdell
  • Veshtigrad
  • Vessarin
  • Vestmarch
  • Vethys Underhalls
  • Vorgath Pass
  • Vorthax Crater

W: 17 names

  • Whisperfen
  • Whitby-on-Sorrow
  • Whitecairn
  • Whitewick
  • Widdershins Wood
  • Windermoor
  • Windwick
  • Wintergard
  • Winterhearth
  • Wintersedge
  • Wolfsgate
  • Wraithmoor
  • Wrenmarch
  • Wyndrush
  • Wyrmhollow
  • Wyrmscar
  • Wyverncrag

Y: 4 names

  • Yarrowstead
  • Yllsmoor Heath
  • Ysmaril
  • Ysmer's Landing

Z: 4 names

  • Zandamir
  • Zevrath
  • Zhal Mirrath
  • Zhar-Kethul