Federation Name Generator

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Generate federation names for sci-fi and worldbuilding: interstellar federations built from real star names, invented federated worlds, commonwealths and confederacies, plus planetside federations of cantons, cities and clans for novels, RPGs and strategy games.

About federation names

A federation name has to say two things at once: that many members joined voluntarily, and what holds them together. The classic sci-fi form, United Federation of Planets, does both with a plural noun and a unifying adjective, and most good federation names follow that logic. The joiner word can be Federation, Federated, Confederation, Commonwealth, Union or Compact; the members can be worlds, systems, colonies, stations, cantons or cities; and the anchor is usually a place, a star, a founding treaty or a shared trait such as free, allied or sovereign.

Real stars and constellations make convincing anchors because they already sound like places: Tau Ceti Federation, Arcturan Federation, Federation of the Pollux Reach. Invented anchors work when they look like real place names, as in Federated Worlds of Kessar. Historical federations add other patterns worth stealing: the Swiss cantons, the Hanseatic towns and the Iroquois confederacy all named themselves after the members or the land rather than an ideology, which is why Federation of the River Cantons or Federation of the Five Harbours feels older and more grounded than anything with Galactic in it.

This generator covers all of those registers, from polished interstellar unions to rough frontier compacts and planetside federations of towns and clans, so you can match the name to the tone of the setting.

How to choose federation names

  • Pick the joiner word to match the politics: Federation and Commonwealth imply a strong central government, Confederation and Compact imply loose, member-first ties, and Union suggests a tighter merger.
  • Anchor the name to something concrete, such as a star, a region, a founding treaty or a capital, rather than an abstract virtue; Federation of the Pollux Reach feels like a place, while Federation of Harmony feels like a slogan.
  • Write the short form at the same time. United Federation of Planets becomes the Federation; Federated Worlds of Kessar becomes Kessar or the FWK. If the short form is awkward, the long form will not survive dialogue.
  • Older or lower-tech federations should name their members (cantons, harbours, free cities) while spacefaring ones name their systems or worlds; mixing the two is an easy way to signal a federation's history.
  • Avoid stacking Galactic, Stellar and Interstellar in one name; one scope word is plenty and the rest of the name should do the work of distinguishing it from the dozens of other galactic federations in fiction.

Frequently asked questions

What is the difference between a federation and an alliance or empire?

A federation is a single state made of self-governing members that share a central government, like United Federation of Planets. An alliance is a treaty between fully independent states, and an empire is ruled from the centre with little member autonomy. A confederation sits between a federation and an alliance, with a weak centre and strong members.

How do I name a federation for a sci-fi setting?

Combine a joiner word (Federation, Federated, Commonwealth, Union, Compact) with a member noun (Worlds, Systems, Colonies, Stations) and a concrete anchor such as a star, region or founding place: Tau Ceti Federation, Federated Worlds of Kessar, Federation of the Outer Reach. Then check that it shortens cleanly to one or two words for dialogue.

Can I use names like United Federation of Planets?

United Federation of Planets, Terran Federation and similar canon names belong to their franchises and are fine for fan fiction, roleplay and reference, but not for commercial original work. The original names in this generator, such as Vega Free Federation or Federation of the Carrow Accord, are free to use in any project.

Does this generator work for fantasy or non-space federations?

Yes. Alongside star federations it includes planetside and fantasy forms such as Federation of the River Cantons, Highland Confederacy and Federation of the Five Harbours, modelled on historical federations of cantons, free cities and tribes, which suit medieval, steampunk and modern settings.

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A: 18 names

  • Achernar Confederation
  • Aldebaran Free Worlds
  • Alkaid Free Federation
  • Allied Systems Federation
  • Altair Confederacy
  • Ambrose Federal Colonies
  • Ammarine Federal Worlds
  • Andromeda Concordat
  • Antares Coalition

A, continued

  • Aquilan Federation
  • Arcturan Federation
  • Ark Federation
  • Ashfall Compact
  • Ashkaran Federation
  • Ashwick Federation
  • Asteroid Belt Federated Stations
  • Aurellan Federation
  • Auriga Commonwealth

B: 7 names

  • Barnard Federation
  • Belt Federation
  • Bloom Worlds Union
  • Blue Giant Commonwealth
  • Brannoch Union of Systems
  • Brelloc Federated Worlds
  • Broken Ring Federation

C: 32 names

  • Canopus Federated Republics
  • Capella Concord
  • Carina Federated Systems
  • Carina Nebula Federation
  • Cassiopeia Union
  • Cat's Eye Federation
  • Centauri Commonwealth
  • Cinder Belt Federation
  • Columba Free Worlds
  • Commonwealth of Settled Systems

C, continued

  • Commonwealth of Thirty Worlds
  • Confederacy of the Amber Gates
  • Confederacy of the Long Shore
  • Confederacy of the Rook Worlds
  • Confederated Moons of Ysar
  • Confederated Republics of Dunmar
  • Confederated Systems of Morrow
  • Confederated Worlds of Mael
  • Confederation of Free Cantons of Ystre
  • Confederation of Ninety Stars
  • Confederation of Sable Worlds

C, continued

  • Confederation of the Outer Shoals
  • Confederation of the Ysolde Reach
  • Copperbelt Federation
  • Coral Suns Federation
  • Core Systems Union
  • Coreward Compact
  • Corona Borealis Federation
  • Corvus Coalition
  • Corwen Federal Union
  • Crab Nebula Union
  • Cygnus Federated Worlds

D: 13 names

  • Dalloway Federated Worlds
  • Deep Field Federation
  • Delmarch Federation
  • Delphinus Union
  • Deneb Union of Worlds
  • Desert Worlds Federation
  • Dessaline Union
  • Dorado Federation
  • Draconian Federation
  • Drenholm Compact
  • Durani Commonwealth
  • Dusk Worlds Federation
  • Dyson Federation

E: 6 names

  • Eagle Nebula Federation
  • Earth Federation
  • Enceladus Federation
  • Epsilon Eridani Federation
  • Eridani Free Worlds
  • Europa Union

F: 223 names

  • Far Reach Commonwealth
  • Federal Assembly of Quen
  • Federal Coalition of Ishk
  • Federal Commonwealth of Systems
  • Federal Compact of Colonies
  • Federal Compact of Sarn
  • Federal League of Sestrel
  • Federal Republic of Hadrel
  • Federal Union of Stars
  • Federal Union of the Westering Stars
  • Federal Worlds Authority
  • Federal Worlds of the Sallow Drift
  • Federated Alliance of Worlds
  • Federated Assembly of Free Worlds

F, continued

  • Federated Free Cities of Tyrrane
  • Federated Holds of the Granite Moon
  • Federated Republics of the Reach
  • Federated Species Council
  • Federated Systems of Bellatrix
  • Federated Systems of Man
  • Federated Worlds of Kessar
  • Federation Council of Worlds
  • Federation of Adapted Peoples
  • Federation of Agricultural Worlds
  • Federation of Algol
  • Federation of Allied Crowns
  • Federation of Allied Species
  • Federation of Archive Worlds
  • Federation of Ardeth

F, continued

  • Federation of Aster and Bryn
  • Federation of Athrenne
  • Federation of Aurum
  • Federation of Binary Systems
  • Federation of Biologicals and Synthetics
  • Federation of Border Worlds
  • Federation of Bound Suns
  • Federation of Bright Lisle
  • Federation of Calderon Prime
  • Federation of Caldris Minor
  • Federation of Cantons and Cities
  • Federation of Clones
  • Federation of Councils
  • Federation of Dying Suns
  • Federation of Earth and Colonies

F, continued

  • Federation of Ember Worlds
  • Federation of Endless Dawn
  • Federation of Fleets
  • Federation of Forest Holds
  • Federation of Free Cantons
  • Federation of Free Captains
  • Federation of Free Farmers
  • Federation of Free Guilds
  • Federation of Free Labour
  • Federation of Free Peoples
  • Federation of Free Ports
  • Federation of Free Riders
  • Federation of Free Sapients
  • Federation of Free Scholars
  • Federation of Free Stars

F, continued

  • Federation of Free Stations
  • Federation of Free Towns
  • Federation of Frontier Marshals
  • Federation of Gallant Reach
  • Federation of Gas Giants
  • Federation of Greater Vane
  • Federation of Harvest Worlds
  • Federation of Haskar
  • Federation of Hesper and Aurel
  • Federation of High Gravity Worlds
  • Federation of Hollenbeck
  • Federation of Hollis and Kade
  • Federation of Hybrid Worlds
  • Federation of Isenmar
  • Federation of Jump Points

F, continued

  • Federation of Korrvane
  • Federation of Lighthouse Worlds
  • Federation of Lisle
  • Federation of Living Worlds
  • Federation of Lossarnach
  • Federation of Machine Worlds
  • Federation of Mereth Station
  • Federation of Mining Colonies
  • Federation of Moots
  • Federation of Mountain Cantons
  • Federation of Neremar
  • Federation of Nine Hundred Hearths
  • Federation of Nolvaran
  • Federation of Oathbound Worlds
  • Federation of Observatories

F, continued

  • Federation of Ocean Planets
  • Federation of Old Karrow
  • Federation of Orbital Habitats
  • Federation of Orbital Yards
  • Federation of Ormaz
  • Federation of Paledor
  • Federation of Princely States
  • Federation of Quiet Harbour
  • Federation of Ravensmoor
  • Federation of Refuge Worlds
  • Federation of Rogue Worlds
  • Federation of Sentient Worlds
  • Federation of Sevrenne
  • Federation of Small Worlds
  • Federation of Sovereign Worlds

F, continued

  • Federation of Sunless Worlds
  • Federation of Surviving Worlds
  • Federation of Tamsin's Reach
  • Federation of Terraformed Worlds
  • Federation of Tharn and Ulle
  • Federation of the Aldane Charter
  • Federation of the Amber Coast
  • Federation of the Amber Drift
  • Federation of the Black Reach
  • Federation of the Borderholds
  • Federation of the Brass Moons
  • Federation of the Caravan Towns
  • Federation of the Carrow Accord
  • Federation of the Charter Worlds

F, continued

  • Federation of the Coalsack
  • Federation of the Coast Lords
  • Federation of the Cobalt Belt
  • Federation of the Covenant Worlds
  • Federation of the Crossroads
  • Federation of the Deep Woods
  • Federation of the Desert Oases
  • Federation of the Dragon Isles
  • Federation of the Drowned Stars
  • Federation of the Dust Road
  • Federation of the Eagle Holds
  • Federation of the Eastern Meridian
  • Federation of the Exodus Fleet
  • Federation of the Fen Towns
  • Federation of the Fishing Towns

F, continued

  • Federation of the Five Harbours
  • Federation of the Free Cities
  • Federation of the Galactic Rim
  • Federation of the Gate Worlds
  • Federation of the Gene Lines
  • Federation of the Grass Sea
  • Federation of the Green Valleys
  • Federation of the Greywater Accord
  • Federation of the Halloway Gate
  • Federation of the Halo Stars
  • Federation of the Hearth Clans
  • Federation of the High Passes
  • Federation of the Hill Tribes
  • Federation of the Horse Clans
  • Federation of the Hundred Suns

F, continued

  • Federation of the Inner Sea
  • Federation of the Ivrel Worlds
  • Federation of the Jade Cities
  • Federation of the Jessaran Reach
  • Federation of the Kraken Sea
  • Federation of the Kuiper Colonies
  • Federation of the Lake Towns
  • Federation of the Long Dark
  • Federation of the Long Haul
  • Federation of the Long Summer
  • Federation of the Magellanic Worlds
  • Federation of the Marches
  • Federation of the Merchant Cities
  • Federation of the Mottled Suns
  • Federation of the Narrow Sea

F, continued

  • Federation of the Northern Cantons
  • Federation of the Old Road
  • Federation of the Old Worlds
  • Federation of the Open Door
  • Federation of the Pale Meridian
  • Federation of the Pearl Islands
  • Federation of the Plains
  • Federation of the Pleiades
  • Federation of the Pollux Reach
  • Federation of the Red Meridian
  • Federation of the Reed Cities
  • Federation of the Ring Moons
  • Federation of the River Cantons
  • Federation of the Salt Marches
  • Federation of the Serpent Coast

F, continued

  • Federation of the Seven Harbours of Tyl
  • Federation of the Shattered Moons
  • Federation of the Shore Kings
  • Federation of the Silent Suns
  • Federation of the Silk Towns
  • Federation of the Spice Coast
  • Federation of the Steppe Clans
  • Federation of the Stone Towers
  • Federation of the Thousand Lanterns
  • Federation of the Three Rivers
  • Federation of the Three Tides
  • Federation of the Tidal Worlds
  • Federation of the Treaty Worlds
  • Federation of the Twin Straits
  • Federation of the Twin Suns

F, continued

  • Federation of the Tzalk Worlds
  • Federation of the Unnamed Stars
  • Federation of the Vardane Cantons
  • Federation of the Vashti Systems
  • Federation of the Veil Nebula
  • Federation of the Vineyard Valleys
  • Federation of the Walled Towns
  • Federation of the Watchers
  • Federation of the Western Isles
  • Federation of the White Cliffs
  • Federation of the Windward Isles
  • Federation of the Wolf Clans
  • Federation of Thinking Machines
  • Federation of Thorne
  • Federation of Tidally Locked Worlds

F, continued

  • Federation of Trade Lanes
  • Federation of Unbound Planets
  • Federation of Uplifted Species
  • Federation of Vollmar
  • Federation of Waystations
  • Federation of Working Worlds
  • Federation of Wren and Varro
  • Five Colonies Compact
  • Fomalhaut Compact
  • Free Federation of the Outer Reach
  • Free Planets Alliance
  • Free Worlds Federation
  • Frontier Federation
  • Frostline Federation
  • Fungal Worlds Compact

G: 9 names

  • Galactic Core Federation
  • Galactic Federation of Free Alliances
  • Garden Worlds Union
  • Glassfield Union
  • Gliese Compact
  • Greywater Worlds Federation
  • Groombridge Compact
  • Grus Federated Worlds
  • Guild Federation

H: 11 names

  • Halvane-Ossaryn Federation
  • Harbour Worlds Federation
  • Helix Federation
  • Helvane Compact
  • Hessian Reach Federation
  • Highland Confederacy
  • Hollow Suns Compact
  • Horsehead Federation
  • Human Federation
  • Hyades Commonwealth
  • Hydra Union of Worlds

I: 11 names

  • Ice Worlds Compact
  • Ilsabeth Federation
  • Ilvareth Federation
  • Inner Worlds Federation
  • Interspecies Federated Assembly
  • Interstellar Federation
  • Interworld Federation
  • Iron Coast Federation
  • Ironfield Federation
  • Ishmar Federation
  • Ithraine Commonwealth

J: 1 name

  • Jovian Federation

K: 8 names

  • Kaldris Federated Worlds
  • Kaled Federation
  • Kapteyn Concord
  • Kepler Federated Colonies
  • Keshet Union
  • Kessar-Vole Federation
  • Kesselar Federation
  • Kharvain Concord

L: 8 names

  • Lacaille Free Systems
  • Lalande Union
  • Lesser Vane Federated Colonies
  • Lichen Worlds Federation
  • Lowland Federation
  • Lunar Federation
  • Luyten Commonwealth
  • Lyran Federation

M: 10 names

  • Magnetar Compact
  • March Worlds Federation
  • Marlow Federated Systems
  • Martian Federation
  • Meridian Accord
  • Mira Free Worlds
  • Mirrok Union
  • Mizar Union
  • Monoceros Federation
  • Morvane Federation

N: 5 names

  • Nardune Federation
  • Nebula Worlds Federation
  • New Karrow Federation
  • New Worlds Federation
  • Nomad Worlds Compact

O: 15 names

  • Olmarr Federation
  • Omega Centauri Union
  • Oort Cloud Compact
  • Ophiuchan Federation
  • Ore Belt Federation
  • Orion Arm Commonwealth
  • Orion Compact
  • Orion Nebula Commonwealth
  • Orlaith Federation
  • Orsini Federation
  • Oshrenn Federation
  • Ossaryn Federation
  • Ostrava Federal Republic
  • Outer Rim Federated Colonies
  • Oveth Commonwealth

P: 13 names

  • Pan-Galactic Federation
  • Pan-Human Federation
  • Pan-Stellar Federation
  • Pavo Concord
  • Pellorin Commonwealth
  • Perseus Arm Federation
  • Phoenix Free Federation
  • Polaris Concord
  • Posthuman Federated Worlds
  • Procyon League
  • Provisional Federation of Free Colonies
  • Proxima Federation
  • Pulsar Federation

Q: 3 names

  • Qorran Compact
  • Quellith Commonwealth
  • Quillon Federal Republic

R: 12 names

  • Red Dwarf Federation
  • Refinery Worlds Federation
  • Reformed Federation of Systems
  • Restored Terran Federation
  • Reticulum Concord
  • Rhosanne Federation
  • Rigel Commonwealth
  • Rimward Assembly of Worlds
  • Ring Federation
  • Riverine Federation
  • Ross Worlds Federation
  • Ryvane Compact

S: 25 names

  • Sabrel Federation of Worlds
  • Sagittarius Dwarf Federation
  • Sanctuary Federation
  • Sarrek Union
  • Saturnian Commonwealth
  • Sendrake Federation
  • Serpens Concord
  • Seven Suns Union
  • Shield Worlds Federation
  • Shipborn Federated Fleets
  • Silver Arm Federation
  • Sirius Federated Systems

S, continued

  • Skellith Federated Systems
  • Sol Concord
  • Southern Cross Federation
  • Spica Assembly of Worlds
  • Starborn Federation
  • Starforge Federation
  • Station Federation of the Gap
  • Steel Belt Federation
  • Stellar Federal Republic
  • Sundrin Federation
  • Sunken Worlds Compact
  • Synthetic Federation
  • Szerren Federated Systems

T: 25 names

  • Taldrin Federation
  • Tarantula Federated Worlds
  • Tau Ceti Federation
  • Ten Thousand Worlds Assembly
  • Terran Commonwealth
  • Terran Federation
  • Tessaly Federation
  • Tesselune Commonwealth
  • The Nine Worlds Federation
  • The Remnant Federation
  • The Spinward Federation
  • Thessaran Union

T, continued

  • Three Worlds Federation
  • Thuban Commonwealth
  • Titan Free Federation
  • Trade Federation
  • Transhuman Federation
  • Trappist Union of Worlds
  • Trifid Concord
  • Triple Sun Federation
  • Triton Free Worlds
  • Tucana Commonwealth
  • Turvane Commonwealth
  • Twelve Systems Federation
  • Twilight Belt Federation

U: 24 names

  • Ullister Federation
  • Ulmarran Commonwealth
  • Union of Allied Planets
  • United Cantons of Lirrane
  • United Colonies of Sol
  • United Colonies of the Lantern Coast
  • United Earth Systems
  • United Federation of Planets
  • United Free Colonies of Thane
  • United Free Worlds of Enneth
  • United Holdings of Sorrel
  • United Holds of Corvaine

U, continued

  • United Moons of Pell
  • United Provinces of Halcyon
  • United Reaches of Omn
  • United Stations of Orrin
  • United Stellar Republics of Merrin
  • United Systems Alliance
  • United Systems Federation
  • United Systems of Marrowick
  • United Tharsis Colonies
  • United Worlds of Tarsis
  • United Worlds of the Sallen Gap
  • University Worlds Federation

V: 13 names

  • Vaelor Union
  • Vantari Union
  • Varrick Federation
  • Vega Free Federation
  • Vela Compact
  • Velquor Federated Republics
  • Vendrell Union
  • Venusian Cloud Federation
  • Verdant Federation
  • Veth Federal Union
  • Voidborn Federation
  • Vulpecula Compact
  • Vykar Union

W: 4 names

  • Wanderer Federation
  • Water Worlds Federation
  • Wolf Coalition
  • Wormhole Federation

Y: 2 names

  • Yethrin Compact
  • Young Suns Federation

Z: 2 names

  • Zavrin Federated Worlds
  • Zhadhir Federation