Fantasy Planet Name Generator
Names for whole worlds, from verdant homeworlds to dead moons
Generate fantasy planet names with the sound of real space opera and planetary romance: Latinate homeworlds like Veloria and Tarsis, harsh frontier worlds such as Kraghar, catalog designations like Kepler-442c, and poetic names for garden worlds and dead moons. Built for sci-fi novels, RPG star maps, and world-building projects.
About fantasy planet names
Science fiction names its planets in a handful of recognizable styles, and matching the style to the world tells your reader what to expect before they land. Latin and Greek endings - Veloria, Tarsis, Meridia, Hyperion - are the default for civilized homeworlds and old colonies because they echo how real astronomers named the solar system. Harsh consonant clusters (Kraghar, Vorkath, Tuchanka) signal a hostile or warlike world, and apostrophes and clipped syllables (Vek'tar, Th'ren, Ix) suggest an alien tongue. Catalog designations such as Kepler-442c, LV-426, or Tau Ceti IV are what real exoplanets get and what a survey ship would log before anyone lives there, so they suit hard SF and newly discovered worlds. Colonists then rename them - New Terra, Landfall, Providence, Far Haven - and those hopeful names carry the whole history of a settlement.
The great fictional planets show how far a name can go: Arrakis (Dune) is dry and Arabic-flavored like its deserts, Gethen (Le Guin) is short and cold, Trantor (Asimov) sounds like a machine, and Pandora warns you. Single evocative English words - Verdance, Emberfall, Longnight, Requiem - are a newer style that works especially well for moons and minor worlds.
Aim for a name that a pilot could say once over the radio and a poet could put in a title.
How to choose fantasy planet names
- Match sound to environment: soft vowels and -ia/-is endings for garden worlds, hard consonants for deserts and war zones, ice-words and long vowels for frozen planets.
- Give a colonized world two names - the survey code it was found under (Gliese 581g) and the name the settlers chose (Firstfall) - and let characters use whichever reveals their attitude.
- In a multi-planet system, use Roman numerals or Prime/Secundus for siblings (Tau Ceti IV, Ceres Secundus) so readers can tell they orbit the same star.
- Say the name aloud with 'the planet' in front of it; if it needs a subtitle to be pronounceable, shorten it.
- Borrow from mythology only if the myth fits - a planet called Persephone should have something to do with descent, seasons, or half-year darkness.
Frequently asked questions
How are real planets and exoplanets named?
Solar system planets are named after Roman gods by tradition. Exoplanets get their host star's catalog name plus a lowercase letter in order of discovery (Kepler-442c, Proxima b); the International Astronomical Union occasionally runs public campaigns to give famous ones proper names.
What makes a fantasy planet name sound good?
Two to four syllables, a clear stress, and sounds that match the world's climate or culture. Arrakis, Gethen, and Pandora are all easy to say and each hints at what the planet is like.
Are names like Arrakis or Trantor free to use?
Planets from published works (Arrakis, Trantor, Pern, Aiur, Palaven and similar) belong to their creators and appear here as reference examples. The rest come from myth, real star names, plain words and names made up for this list; nobody has cleared them and some will match names in existing works, so search any name you plan to publish under before you rely on it.
Should I name a planet after its star?
It is the realistic default - Tau Ceti IV, Epsilon Eridani II - and works well for frontier or hard-SF settings. Once a world has a native culture or a long-settled population, it almost always earns a proper name of its own.
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All 1,000 fantasy planet names
A: 65 names
- Aal
- Aaru
- Abernathy's Mercy
- Accord
- Achernar V
- Ad Astra
- Adeyemi's Gamble
- Adrasteia
- Ae'zhan
- Ael'vin
- Aethoria
- Aitne
- Aiur
- Akatsuki
- Alabaster
- Albireo d
- Alborada
- Aldebaran Secundus
- Alfheim
- Algieba c
- Alhena III
- Alnair Quartus
- Alnitak IV
- Alpha Centauri Bb
- Alphecca III
- Altair VI
- Altamere
- Amadis
- Amanecer
- Amani
- Amaranthe
- Amberis
A, continued
- Amenti
- Anarres
- Anchorage
- Andoria
- Annwn
- Antares Prime
- Anvil
- Apsu
- Aquilon
- Arcadia
- Arcania
- Arcturus IX
- Ardennia
- Ariadne
- Aroha
- Arrakis
- Asha
- Ashen
- Ashkelon Prime
- Ashvale
- Astralith
- Athena's Rest
- AU Microscopii b
- Auralis
- Aurelion
- Aurendel
- Aurestes
- Avalon
- Aventine
- Az
- Azadi
- Azgarn
- Aztlan
B: 35 names
- Barnard's World
- Barrak
- Bazhrim
- Beacon
- Bedrock
- Behemoth
- Belisar
- Bellatrix Minor
- Belle Aurore
- Bellows
- Benedris
- Berenice
- Bergstrom Drift
- Beryl
- Beta Hydri III
- Beta Pictoris b
- Betelgeuse Minor
- Bittermoor
- Blackreach
- Blue Hour
- Bluehaven
- Bolvrakh
- Bonanza
- Bonne Chance
- Bounty
- Brackenfell
- Brakkar
- Bramblereach
- Brannoch
- Breath of the Deep
- Breidablik
- Brennan's Wager
- Brightwater
- Brughar
- Buyan
C: 60 names
- Cadmia
- Cairn Site 12-Bravo
- Caladan
- Calandria
- Caldera
- Callirhoe
- Calloway's Remedy
- Calvaris
- Calyx
- Cancri e
- Canopus IV
- Capella II
- Carnelian
- Carousel
- Carpo
- Carvalho's Mistake
- Cassiel
- Cassiopeia Prime
- Castaway
- Castellan
- Celadon
- Celestia Prime
- Ceres Secundus
- Ceruleus
- Char
- Charity
- Charted Object Juno-3
- Chaudhary's Fortune
- Chi Draconis II
- Cibola
- Cinder Yard
- Cinderhold
- Circlet
- Citrine
- Clarimond
- Clear Skies
- Clemency
- Clinker
- Cloudbreak
- Cobalt
- Cold Lamp
- Coldharbour
- Colony World Ceti-9
- Colossus
- Common Ground
- Concord
- Constancy
- Copperlea
- Corallis
- Corinthia
- Coronet
- CoRoT-7b
- Corvane
- Covenant
- Cradle of Storms
- Crossroads
- Crucible
- Cygni Bb
- Cyrene
- Cythera
D: 36 names
- Dalmara
- Damaris
- Darkover
- Daughter of Ash
- Deep Seam
- Delacroix's Gift
- Delphine
- Delta Pavonis IV
- Demeter
- Deneb III
- Denebola VII
- Dhurnok
- Diadem
- Diligence
- Dilmun
- Dione Secundus
- Diphda c
- Dja'meth
- Dlamini's Harvest
- Domitian
- Dorimant
- Drakonis
- Draxis
- Drazhul
- Dreksul
- Drifter
- Driftglass
- Drill Site Echo
- Drogmar
- Drukhar
- Duat
- Duneward
- Dunmarch
- Durand Crossing
- Durgheth
- Duskwater
E: 36 names
- Earth's Hope
- Ebb
- Ek'sharu
- El Dorado
- Elara
- Elder Brother
- Elnath Major
- Elowen
- Elpis
- Elsewhere
- Eltanin VIII
- Elysara
- Elysium
- Emain Ablach
- Ember in the Dark
- Emberfall
- Embergloam
- Emeris
- Endeavour
- Eos
- Epsilon Eridani II
- Epsilon Indi Ab
- Erebus
- Ereshkigal
- Eridani d
- Eridia
- Ersa
- Esmeray
- Esperanza
- Espoir
- Eta Cassiopeiae Ab
- Eth
- Ethereon
- Eudora
- Eukelade
- Evander
F: 27 names
- Faelor
- Fair Winds
- Fairbairn's Choice
- Fairweather
- Fallowmere
- Far Haven
- Farrow's End
- Fernhollow
- Feronis
- Fioravel
- Fire Beneath
- First Thaw
- Firstfall
- Florentia
- Florimel
- Fogbourne
- Folkvang
- Fomalhaut c
- Forge
- Fortitude
- Foundling
- Foundry
- Freehold
- Frostheim
- Frostmarch
- Furusato
- Fusang
G: 44 names
- Gacrux II
- Gaia II
- Gaia Prime
- Galatea Secundus
- Galecliff
- Galene
- Ganymedea
- Garland
- Garnetos
- Gethen
- Gethsemane
- Gharn
- Ghi'ssal
- Ghorrun
- Ghul-Neth
- Ghurzak
- Giedi Prime
- Gildmoor
- Gimle
- Ginnungagap
- GJ 1002 b
- Glasswind
- Gliese 1214 b
- Gliese 163 c
- Gliese 436 b
- Gliese 581g
- Gliese 667 Cc
- Gliese 832 c
- Gliese 876 d
- Glitnir
- Gobaith
- Goliath
- Good Hope
- Gorvash
- Grakh
- Gratitude
- Green Under Ice
- Greenwold
- Greymantle
- Grezhkul
- Grimhold
- Grondor
- Groombridge 34 b
- Gullwatch
H: 43 names
- Hadrian's Reach
- Halcyon
- Halloran
- Halvorsen Rock
- Hanan Pacha
- Harapan
- Harbor
- Hardpan
- Harpalyke
- HAT-P-7b
- Haven's Reach
- Hawaiki
- HD 189733 b
- HD 209458 b
- HD 40307 g
- HD 85512 b
- Heimat
- Heiwa
- Heliora
- Helios Minor
- Helliconia
- Heronsgate
- Hesperus
- Hilarion
- Hiraeth
- Hoffnung
- Hollow
- Holloway's Ruin
- Hollowfen
- Homecoming
- Homestead
- Honoris
- Horai
- House of Rain
- HR 8799 e
- Huimang
- Hurgoth
- Hvergelmir
- Hy'siri
- Hy-Brasil
- Hyacinth
- Hyperborea
- Hyperion
I: 25 names
- Ianthe
- Iapetus Prime
- Ibarra's Bequest
- Idavoll
- Il'dun
- Ilium
- Illyros
- Ilos
- Ilyrion
- Indigo
- Ireti
- Iridis
- Iriy
- Irkalla
- Ironmoor
- Ironworks
- Isaurus
- Ish
- Ish'kaal
- Isolde
- Ith'na
- Ithaca Nova
- Ithemba
- Ix
- Ix Prime
J: 9 names
- Jaspera
- Jessamine
- Ji'vaar
- Jotunheim
- Journey's End
- Jovanna
- Jubilee
- Juggernaut
- Junia
K: 56 names
- K2-18 b
- K2-72 e
- Ka'tesh
- Kahiki
- Kaitain
- Kal'dur
- Kallisto
- Kapoor's Dream
- Kappa Fornacis II
- Kapteyn b
- Kar-Toth
- Karduun
- Kazdrul
- Kelpshore
- Kepler-10b
- Kepler-1649c
- Kepler-16b
- Kepler-186f
- Kepler-22b
- Kepler-296e
- Kepler-438b
- Kepler-442c
- Kepler-452b
- Kepler-62e
- Kepler-62f
- Kepler-78b
- Kepler-90h
- Kestrel
- Kettrik
- Kh'ess
- Kharzun
- Khepri
- Khorvane
- Khoury Well
- Kibo
- Kiln
- Kind Winter
- Kindling
- Kitezh
- Kochab VI
- Kore
- Korhal
- Korvulak
- Kotimaa
- Kowalczyk's Stake
- Kraghar
- Kragmoor
- Krath
- Kravos
- Krell
- Krivvan
- Kruun
- Ku
- Kunlun
- Ky'renn
- Kyrenia
L: 37 names
- L 98-59 d
- Lacaille 9352 c
- Lachance
- Lambda Aurigae c
- Lament
- Landfall
- Lantern
- Lapis
- Larissa
- Larkspire
- Last Landing
- Lavinium
- Leontes
- Leviathan
- LHS 1140 b
- LHS 3844 b
- Liberty
- Lindqvist's Claim
- Liriope
- Little Sister
- Long Haul
- Long Shadow
- Longnight
- Lorindale
- Lu'vaan
- Lucasta
- Lucerne Prime
- Luminara
- Lunaris
- Luyten b
- LV-1201
- LV-223
- LV-426
- LV-682
- Lyconis
- Lyonesse
- Lysithea
M: 42 names
- Ma'kel
- Maelstrom
- Maerith
- Mag Mell
- Mahlangu's Rise
- Malachite
- Malgroth
- Many Waters
- Marcellon
- Marchetti's Folly
- Marisol
- Marrowdeep
- Mavrelle
- Mazhgar
- Meadowlark
- Meliora
- Melisande
- Menkent b
- Merdeka
- Meridia
- Meropis
- Mictlan
- Midgard
- Milestone
- Mirach c
- Mirandel
- Mireholt
- Mistral
- Mizar b
- Mo'quen
- Montrose Station
- Mordrak
- Morgenrot
- Morgheth
- Morgul Prime
- Mossgrave
- Mother of Tides
- Motherlode
- Mu Arae c
- Mundo Novo
- Muspelheim
- Myrrha
N: 77 names
- Nadezhda
- Nadzieja
- Naevius
- Nai'lor
- Nakamura's Find
- Nakhtar
- Nausicaa
- Nebulara
- Nephthys
- Nereus
- Nerissa
- Neth'ra
- Neuland
- New Alexandria
- New Auckland
- New Avalon
- New Babylon
- New Canaan
- New Carthage
- New Cusco
- New Dakar
- New Damascus
- New Eden
- New Geneva
- New Hanoi
- New Havana
- New Jerusalem
- New Kalahari
- New Kathmandu
- New Kyoto
- New Lagos
- New Lhasa
- New Marseille
- New Montevideo
- New Nairobi
- New Odessa
- New Oslo
- New Patagonia
N, continued
- New Reykjavik
- New Samarkand
- New Tasmania
- New Tbilisi
- New Terra
- New Ulster
- New Valencia
- New Zanzibar
- Nicanor
- Niflheim
- Night That Sings
- Nine Moons Dancing
- Ninhursag
- Noatun
- Nolara
- Nomad
- Northstar
- Nouvelle Aube
- Nova Albion
- Nova Athena
- Nova Britannia
- Nova Cathay
- Nova Helvetia
- Nova Lusitania
- Nova Persia
- Nova Prospekt
- Nova Roma
- Nova Scotia Prime
- Nova Serica
- Nova Zembla
- Novak's Burden
- Novo Horizonte
- Novy Mir
- Nowhere
- Noxara
- Nrakk
- Numitor
- Ny'ral
- Nyx
O: 34 names
- Oakenshade
- Obsidia
- Ochre
- Octavia
- Ok'thar
- Okonkwo's Landing
- Ol'ven
- Olivane
- Ombria
- Omicron Lyncis b
- Omid
- Onn
- Onyxia
- Oon
- Opaline
- Open Door
- Ophira
- Oriande
- Oriel
- Orithia
- Orlanthe
- Orlessa
- Orphan
- Orsinia
- Osei's Garden
- Oss'tel
- Ossandra
- Ostara
- Ostrava Prime
- Outpost 17
- Ov'kal
- Oyelaran's Pledge
- Ozmoth
- Ozrik
P: 38 names
- Pag-asa
- Paititi
- Palaven
- Palegate
- Pallene
- Pandora
- Parthenope
- Pasiphae
- Patience
- Paydirt
- PDS 70 b
- Peatwater
- Pelagos
- Pemberton Moon
- Penglai
- Perdita
- Peridot
- Pern
- Persephone
- Perseverance
- Petrov Grant
- Phaedra
- Pi Mensae c
- Pilgrim
- Pinebarrow
- Pohjola
- Pollux b
- Pomona
- Praxidike
- Primavera
- Procyon b
- Promise
- Prosperity
- Providence
- Proxima b
- PSR B1257+12 c
- PSR B1620-26 b
- Pulotu
Q: 10 names
- Qel'ath
- Qo
- Quarry
- Quiet Harvest
- Quillmarsh
- Quillon
- Quirinus
- Quispe Terrace
- Quivira
- Quorinth
R: 38 names
- R'hazi
- Ra'shen
- Rainshadow
- Rannoch
- Rarohenga
- Rasalhague Tertius
- Rasmussen's Venture
- Rassvet
- Ravencrest
- Ravenna Nova
- Ravix
- Razmuth
- Red Morning
- Redsand
- Refuge
- Regulus VII
- Relay World Sigma
- Reprieve
- Requiem
- Resolve
- Respite
- Rhaakul
- Rhea Nova
- Rhiannon
- Rho Puppis b
- Rhoswen
- Rigel Kentaurus II
- Rime
- Ringfall
- Rookhaven
- Root and Branch
- Rosalune
- Rosmerta
- Ross 128 b
- Ross 508 b
- Russet
- Rustbucket
- Ryugu
S: 84 names
- Sabellia
- Sabik III
- Sable
- Sabrina Minor
- Safe Harbor
- Saffron
- Saiph V
- Salt and Silence
- Saltmere
- Salusa Secundus
- Sanctuary
- Sandglass
- Sapphira
- Schedar II
- Sear
- Second Chance
- Second Earth
- Sekhmet
- Selenus
- Selvane
- Serapis
- Sereth
- Seven Rivers
- Severine
- Sh'tara
- Sha'kal
- Shaft Twelve
- Shepherd
- Shinsekai
- Shuguang
- Sidonia
- Sigma Draconis V
- Silence
- Silverain
- Singing Stones
- Sinope
- Sirius Beta IV
- Sister of the Red Sun
- Skaldrun
- Skarn
- Skarrhul
- Skarvok
S, continued
- Skolgrim
- Skree
- Skulldrak
- Sky Without Stars
- Skyshard
- Slagheap
- Slatehaven
- Sleeping Giant
- Slow Dawn
- Smelter
- Snowmelt
- Soft Landing
- Sol Nascente
- Solace
- Solaris
- Solenne
- Solveig
- Sootmantle
- Sorensen Strand
- Spica III
- Springtide
- Squall
- Sse'thri
- Starfallow
- Starless
- Station World Delta
- Stoddard's Leap
- Stone That Fell
- Stonebloom
- Stormeye
- Stormreach
- Stray
- Strike Nine
- Stygrim
- Su'lumi
- Sundara
- Sunless
- Sur'nath
- Survey Body 3107
- Survey Object 44-Kilo
- Svoboda
- Sylvaine
T: 82 names
- T'venni
- Tailings
- Talmaris
- Tamoanchan
- Tanaka's Luck
- Tanglewood
- Tarazed b
- Tarnwick
- Tarquin
- Tarsis
- Tartarus
- Tarvokh
- Tau Ceti e
- Tau Ceti f
- Tau Ceti IV
- Tech Duinn
- Teegarden's Star b
- Tefnut
- Temperance
- Tempest
- Terminus
- Terra Australis
- Terra Firma
- Terra Incognita
- Terra Nova
- Terra Secunda
- Terra Serena
- Terra Tertia
- Terra Ultima
- Terra Viva
- Terravon
- Tessaline
- Th'ol
- Th'ren
- Thalassia
- Tharzun
- Thebe
- Thelxinoe
- Thessaly
- Thessia
- Theta Carinae III
T, continued
- Third Earth
- Thistledown
- Thornbury's Chance
- Thornwake
- Thrakk
- Three Suns Rising
- Threshold
- Throm
- Thuban Major
- Thule
- Thunderhead
- Tiamat
- Tiberon
- Tidewrack
- Tierra Prometida
- Tikvah
- Tinder
- Tir na Nog
- Titania Minor
- Tlalocan
- TOI-270 d
- TOI-700 d
- TOI-715 b
- Toivo
- Tollan
- Torgash
- Tourmaline
- Tran's Candle
- Tranquility
- Trantor
- TRAPPIST-1e
- TRAPPIST-1f
- TRAPPIST-1g
- Tuchanka
- Tumaini
- Tuonela
- Twice-Burned
- Tyrrhene
- Tython
- Tzarkon
- Tzek
U: 17 names
- Uhuru
- Uku Pacha
- Ulgoth
- Ulm
- Ulyssia
- Ulzhar
- Umber
- Umbriel Prime
- Umeed
- Umoja
- Unity
- Upsilon Andromedae d
- Ur'zoth
- Urras
- Urvakh
- Ux
- Uzgrul
V: 41 names
- Vaan
- Vagabond
- Valcoris
- Valerand
- Valtoria
- Vanaheim
- Vandaria
- Vao
- Varghul
- Varkuun
- Vaskar
- Vasquez Deep
- Vaxor
- Vega Prime
- Vek'tar
- Vel'sharen
- Veloria
- Verdance
- Verdigris
- Verenthia
- Verity Prime
- Vermilion
- Vesperine
- Vestalia
- Vha'run
- Vhal
- Vhurgun
- Vigil
- Viltis
- Vindemiatrix II
- Vireo
- Viridis
- Vita Nova
- Vokhar
- Vor'gaal
- Vorgrath
- Vorkath
- Vulcanis
- Vulkrad
- Vuu
- Vyraj
W: 24 names
- Wagadu
- Wanderer
- Wane
- WASP-121b
- WASP-12b
- WASP-76b
- Watchtower
- Water Under Stone
- Wayfarer's Rest
- Waypoint
- Waystation Nine
- Weeping Sky
- Where the Wind Sleeps
- Whitefall
- Whitlock's Legacy
- Wildermoor
- Willowmere
- Winterbourne
- Wintersend
- Wo'neth
- Wolf 1061 c
- Wolf 359 Prime
- Wrenfield
- Wyndemere
X: 8 names
- Xa'ren
- Xanthe
- Xi Scorpii IV
- Xi'tavu
- Xibalba
- Xiwang
- Xoth
- Xul
Y: 9 names
- Yamada's Watch
- Ydalir
- Yl'thi
- Yomi
- Yorvath
- Yrn
- Ys
- Ysk
- YZ Ceti b
Z: 19 names
- Zaharia
- Zaigan
- Zar'ek
- Zargon
- Zarya
- Zeffo
- Zeh'ru
- Zenobia
- Zephyros
- Zeta Leporis VI
- Zeta Reticuli II
- Zhal
- Zhevrak
- Zhrek
- Zhukar
- Zorgath
- Zothrix
- Zu'vren
- Zuldrek