Funny Goblin Name Generator

Joke names for goblins three feet tall

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A list of 500 funny goblin names for tabletop games, streams and parody: rhymes, ironic titles, deadpan human names and trenchcoat gags. Try Noblin the Goblin, Lord Pipsqueak the Enormous, Gary (Just Gary) or Three Goblins in a Coat.

About funny goblin names

Goblins are the comic relief of most fantasy tables. They are small, they often turn up in the first fight of a campaign, and their plans tend to fall apart before the dice come out. That makes them easy to name for laughs: the joke is nearly always the gap between how dangerous a goblin thinks it is and how dangerous it looks from above.

This list is built from open gags, not invented goblin syllables. There are rhymes on goblin and gobbo (Noblin the Goblin, Uh-Oh Gobbo), stabbing jokes told at ankle height (Needs a Stool to Stab, The Shin Reaper), grand titles for very small rulers (Lord Pipsqueak the Enormous, Emperor of the Cupboard) and deadpan human names such as Gary (Just Gary) and Susan From Tunnel Three. Others are named after leftovers and junk (Half a Sandwich, Bucket), hold dungeon jobs (Assistant Regional Warchief, Trap Reset Technician), chase shiny things, stack up inside a coat or run from the fight. A last group plays on gob, hob and goblet, like Goblivious and Gobstacle.

Everything is written to stay family-friendly: the stabbing is cartoon stabbing and the mess stops at mud and snot. For an in-world name with no joke in it, use the main goblin name generator.

How to choose funny goblin names

  • Give the joke name to a goblin the party will talk to. A name like Janet Who Has Had Enough is wasted on a monster that falls in the first round.
  • Say it aloud before the session. Rhymes such as Wobblin the Goblin work at the table; spelling puns such as Gobvious and Gobjection read better on a character sheet or a stream overlay.
  • For a whole warband, pick one style and keep to it. All objects (Bucket, Spoon, Old Boot) or all job titles sounds like a tribe with a naming custom.
  • Put a grand title on the smallest goblin in the room. King of the Small Hill is funnier when a larger goblin is standing behind him.
  • Three Goblins in a Coat and the other disguise names work as an encounter by themselves: let the players work out why the tall stranger has three voices.

Frequently asked questions

What are some funny goblin names?

Noblin the Goblin, Needs a Stool to Stab, Lord Pipsqueak the Enormous, Gary (Just Gary), Half a Sandwich and Three Goblins in a Coat are all on this page. The 500 names cover rhymes, ankle-height stabbing jokes, ironic titles, deadpan human names, dungeon jobs and wordplay on gob and hob.

How is this different from the goblin name generator?

The main goblin page and the D&D goblin page give in-world names made of harsh invented syllables, meant to be taken straight. This page is all open jokes in plain English, so it suits a comic NPC, a parody one-shot or a stream more than a serious villain. Fewer than a tenth of the names here use an invented goblin name, and those carry a joke epithet such as Zib the Zero Kills.

Are these goblin names clean enough for a family game?

Yes. Nothing here is crude or sexual, no real people are mocked, and the gross-out humor goes no further than mud and snot. The stabbing jokes are cartoon ones about short reach and bad aim.

Can I use these names in D&D, Pathfinder or my own story?

Yes. They are joke names tied to no setting, so they fit any game or story with goblins in it. A few lean on tabletop terms, such as Challenge Rating One Quarter and Fifty XP, Walking, which land best with players who know the rules.

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This is the complete list the generator above draws its random batches from, sorted A to Z and grouped by first letter.

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A: 13 names

  • A Goblin Called Jeremy
  • A Perfectly Normal Ogre
  • Afraid of Chickens
  • Alan, Bringer of Soup
  • All Teeth, No Reach
  • Always Draws the Short Straw
  • Ambush at Dawn (Nobody Came)
  • Ambush Planner (No Ambushes Yet)
  • Ambush Spoiler
  • Ankle Biter General
  • Arrow Fodder, First Class
  • Assistant Regional Warchief
  • Assistant to the Regional Warchief

B: 40 names

  • Babblin the Goblin
  • Background Goblin Two
  • Backstab (Can Only Reach Calf)
  • Bag of Nails
  • Bane of Unattended Pies
  • Barbara of the Bog
  • Baroness von Bitey
  • Barrel Disguise Expert
  • Barrel With Legs
  • Bauble Burglar
  • Becky With the Good Ears
  • Behind You the Whole Time
  • Belt Buckle Headbutter
  • Bent Fork
  • Better Stick
  • Big Boss Little Legs
  • Big Gob Bob
  • Big Jeff (Same Height)
  • Bit of Rope
  • Blames the Kobolds
  • Bleb the Believer in the Plan
  • Blit the Bitten by Rats
  • Bob's Brother Bob
  • Bobbo the Gobbo
  • Bootlace Saboteur
  • Borrowed Stilts
  • Boss of This Tunnel Specifically
  • Boss Room Doorman
  • Boss's Nephew
  • Box (Do Not Open)
  • Brandishes a Spoon
  • Bravely Ran Away
  • Brenda
  • Brian, Ears Like Sails
  • Brik the Thrown
  • Broken Teapot
  • Bucket
  • Butter Knife Bandit
  • Button
  • Button Baron

C: 32 names

  • Called Dibs First
  • Candle Stub
  • Cannon Fodder Coordinator
  • Captain of the Bucket Brigade
  • Carol, Devourer of Hens
  • Chad Goblinson
  • Chair Leg
  • Challenge Rating One Quarter
  • Challenged the Barbarian
  • Champion of Hiding
  • Chancellor of the Midden
  • Charges, Then Reconsiders
  • Cheese Rind
  • Chest Opener (It Was a Mimic)
  • Chib the Chewer of Boots
  • Chicken Bone
  • Chief of the Left Tunnel
  • Clive, Apparently
  • Cloak With Extra Elbows
  • Cobblin the Goblin
  • Cold Dumpling
  • Colin, Stacked Third
  • Collectively Six Feet
  • Collector of Left Boots
  • Conqueror of the Chicken Coop
  • Cork
  • Count of Three Rats
  • Covets the Kettle
  • Craig From Under the Floorboards
  • Crate That Coughs
  • Crowned With a Colander
  • Cutlery Drawer Raider

D: 24 names

  • Dame Squeak the Dreadful
  • Dark Lord Kevin
  • Deborah (Lives in the Wall)
  • Definitely One Tall Man
  • Dental Plan Advocate
  • Dented Kettle
  • Deputy Assistant Underboss
  • Derek (He Bites)
  • Destroyer of Worlds (Pending)
  • Dibs on the Helmet
  • Dibs on the Paladin's Boots
  • Distracted by a Doorknob
  • Do Not Look Under the Coat
  • Donna, Cave Four, Knock Twice
  • Door Hinge
  • Door Kicker's Understudy
  • Doug
  • Dragon's Chew Toy
  • Dread Lord Pookie
  • Dreg the Bottom of the Barrel
  • Dressed as a Bush
  • Drib the Last Picked
  • Drinks From the Wrong Goblet
  • Duke of the Drain

E: 5 names

  • Emperor of the Cupboard
  • Empress Fleabite the First
  • Every Goblin for Himself
  • Experience Points on Legs
  • Eye Level With a Belt Buckle

F: 17 names

  • Fainted at the War Drum
  • Fairy Gobmother
  • Fell in Own Pit Trap
  • Fellow Human Here
  • Fifty XP, Walking
  • First Encounter Fodder
  • First to Flee
  • Fish Head
  • Fizz the Fire Hazard
  • Flees From Halflings
  • Flub the Fumbler
  • Forgot the Rope
  • Found It (In Your Bag)
  • Four Goblins and a Ladder
  • Frank, Who Is a Goblin
  • Fumblin the Goblin
  • Fun-Size Fury

G: 54 names

  • Gary (Just Gary)
  • Gary's Evil Twin, Larry
  • Gelatinous Cube Wrangler
  • Geoffrey With a G
  • Get the Gob Done
  • Gigglin the Goblin
  • Glint Chaser
  • Globlin
  • Gob of Mud
  • Gob Security
  • Gob Squad
  • Gob Well Done
  • Gobbert
  • Gobbledygook Translator
  • Gobblin' Goblin
  • Gobbo a Go-Go
  • Gobbo Numero Uno
  • Gobbolina
  • Gobby McGobbo
  • Gobedient (Not Really)
  • Gobjection
  • Goblet It Go
  • Goblet of Mud
  • Goblet Thief
  • Goblin Piggyback Champion
  • Goblin Pyramid, Bottom Row
  • Goblin Stack, Leaning Left

G, continued

  • Goblina Ballerina
  • Goblincidence
  • Goblinguist
  • Goblinoleum
  • Goblintern
  • Goblinventor
  • Gobliterator
  • Goblivious
  • Gobnoxious
  • Gobsessed
  • Gobsolete
  • Gobstacle
  • Gobstruck
  • Gobvious
  • Goliath, Standing on a Box
  • Good Gob, Everyone
  • Graham Number Two
  • Grand High Shortness
  • Great Gobs of Fire
  • Greetings, Fellow Tall Folk
  • Gregg With Three Gs
  • Grib the Loudest Sneaker
  • Grievance Filed in Triplicate
  • Griz the Great, Says Griz
  • Grumblin the Goblin
  • Guard Number Three (Is Three)
  • Guards the Shiny Rock From Crows

H: 28 names

  • Had a Plan (It Was Bad)
  • Half a Sandwich
  • Half-Empty Goblet
  • Half-Pint Hooligan
  • Ham Bone
  • Hat With a Hole
  • Hazard Pay Negotiator
  • He Did It (Points at Kevin)
  • Head of Screaming and Running
  • Her Royal Shortness
  • Herbert, Who Bit a Wizard Once
  • Hero of the Retreat
  • Hides Behind a Smaller Goblin
  • High King of the Low Ceiling
  • High Priest of the Shiny Rock
  • His Majesty, Wearer of the Pot
  • His Tallness King Smidge
  • Hob on the Job
  • Hobblin the Goblin
  • Hobby Goblin
  • Hobbyhorse Cavalry
  • Hobgoblin Wannabe
  • Hobnail Boot Thief
  • Hold My Stew
  • Holds Dagger by the Blade
  • Honest Human Traveler
  • Howard, Probably
  • Human Disguise (Fake Mustache)

I: 5 names

  • Insulted the Wizard
  • Intern (Unpaid, Unfed)
  • Is That a Button
  • It Seemed Smart at the Time
  • It Was an Inside Gob

J: 6 names

  • Janet Who Has Had Enough
  • Jar of Something
  • Jobbo the Gobbo
  • Joblin the Goblin (Has a Job)
  • Junior Torch Holder
  • Just Goblin Around

K: 16 names

  • Keeper of the Good Stick
  • Keeper of the Shiny
  • Keith the Goblin, No Relation
  • Kevin From the Caves
  • Kevin, Hold Still
  • Kicks Shins, Takes Names
  • King of the Small Hill
  • King Under the Table
  • Klik the Trap Finder (The Hard Way)
  • Knee-High Menace
  • Knee-High to a Kobold
  • Kneecap's Bane
  • Knifey Spoony
  • Knight With Three Voices
  • Krit the Occasionally Critical
  • Krumb the Crumb Thief

L: 24 names

  • Ladle
  • Lady Muck of the Mudhole
  • Leads From the Back
  • Left Sock
  • Leftover Gravy
  • Legs of the Operation
  • Lesley From the Third Cave
  • Let's Wake the Dragon
  • Licks the Stew Pot
  • Linda From the Lower Tunnel
  • Lit the Wrong Fuse
  • Little Jeff
  • Long Coat, Many Feet
  • Lookout Who Did Not Look Out
  • Loot First, Look Later
  • Loot Inventory Clerk
  • Looted the Party's Snacks
  • Lord Ankleton of Shinshire
  • Lord of the Rinds
  • Lord Pipsqueak the Enormous
  • Lord Protector of the Soup
  • Lost a Fight to a Goose
  • Lukewarm Porridge
  • Lumpy Sack

M: 18 names

  • Magpie With Legs
  • Maureen Who Found a Thimble
  • Mayor of the Mud Pit
  • Medium Jeff
  • Meep the Mighty
  • Menace Below the Knee
  • Middle Goblin Complains
  • Middle Management Minion
  • Mildred, Second Goblin From the Bottom
  • Mimic Feeder
  • Minion of the Month Runner-Up
  • Minion Union Rep
  • Mirror Shard Monarch
  • Mister Tall, Human Adult
  • Mostly Elbows
  • Mumblin the Goblin
  • Mustache and a Dream
  • Mystery Meat

N: 14 names

  • Needs a Stool to Stab
  • Nibblin the Goblin
  • Night Watch (Asleep)
  • Nine Hats Deep
  • Nips at Heels
  • Nix the Told You So
  • No Wait, Watch This
  • Noblin the Goblin
  • Noblin's Cousin Doblin
  • Nokk the Knock-Kneed
  • Norman
  • Norman Humanperson
  • Not a Hobgoblin (Yet)
  • Nub the Fierce (Citation Needed)

O: 13 names

  • Odd Gobs Man
  • Ogre Costume, Back Half
  • Ogre Costume, Front Half
  • Oh No Gobbo
  • Old Boot
  • One Hit Point Wonder
  • One of Us Sneezed
  • One Shoe
  • Ooh, a Bell
  • Oops, All Daggers
  • Other Barry
  • Outsmarted by a Door
  • Overtime Not Approved

P: 26 names

  • Pam, Who Is Green
  • Phil From Raiding
  • Pib the Chief for One Afternoon
  • Picked a Fight With a Paladin
  • Picket Line Captain
  • Pickle Jar
  • Pickpocket (Picks Wrong Pocket)
  • Pik the Lock Breaker (Not Picker)
  • Pint-Sized Peril
  • Pip the Towering
  • Pit Trap Safety Briefing
  • Plan A Was the Ladder
  • Playing Dead Since Tuesday
  • Plays Dead Professionally
  • Plok the Unpromoted
  • Pocket-Sized Problem
  • Pockets Full of Forks
  • Pointy End Goes There
  • Pointy Stick Diplomat
  • Pokes With Stick
  • Polishes His One Spoon
  • Potato Peel
  • Prince of the Compost Heap
  • Princess Bitey
  • Problem the Goblin
  • Prod the Poker of Ankles

Q: 2 names

  • Queen of the Broom Closet
  • Quibblin the Goblin

R: 12 names

  • Ramblin the Goblin
  • Random Encounter Table, Row Two
  • Rat Catcher's Apprentice
  • Rates Rocks Out of Ten
  • Retired at Level One
  • Right Behind You, Boss
  • Robbo the Gobbo
  • Roblin the Goblin (He Robs)
  • Rode the Wolf Backwards
  • Ruk the Rear Guard, Far Rear
  • Runs at First Sight
  • Rusty Nail

S: 76 names

  • Sack of Turnips
  • Scared of the Rogue's Cat
  • Scourge of Shins
  • Scourge of the Henhouse
  • Scout Who Got Lost
  • Scraps
  • Screams, Then Thinks
  • Scribblin the Goblin
  • Second Shift Sentry
  • Sees Shiny, Loses Focus
  • Senior Lever Puller
  • Sentry Duty Dodger
  • Set Off Every Trap
  • Seventeen Belt Buckles
  • Shaman's Unpaid Apprentice
  • Sharon From the Mushroom Patch
  • Shinkicker Supreme
  • Shiny Thing Finder
  • Shiny! Shiny! Shiny!
  • Shop Steward of Local 13
  • Short Fuse, Shorter Legs
  • Shrub With Eyes
  • Shut Your Gob
  • Sir Suspiciously Lumpy
  • Skab the Strikebreaker
  • Skive the Shift Skipper
  • Skriv the Under-Tall
  • Slayer of Garden Gnomes
  • Sleeps Next to His Doorknobs
  • Slightly Stabbed You
  • Slow Mo Gobbo
  • Small But Stabby
  • Snag the Stuck in a Fence
  • Sneezes During Ambushes
  • Snifflin the Goblin
  • Snik the Barely Noticed
  • Snoblin the Goblin
  • Snot the Aptly Named

S, continued

  • So-So Gobbo
  • Sock Level Threat
  • Sock With a Rock In It
  • Soggy Crust
  • Soup
  • Sovereign of the Sewer Grate
  • Spare Tooth
  • Sparkle Snatcher
  • Sparkly Thing Is Mine
  • Spike Pit Inspector
  • Spooked by Own Shadow
  • Spoon
  • Spoons Missing Again
  • Spork of Doom
  • Squabblin the Goblin
  • Squib the Dud
  • Stab Now, Plan Later
  • Stabbed the Wrong Guy
  • Stabs at Knee Height
  • Stabs Upward
  • Stale Bun
  • Standing on Kevin
  • Stealth Mission Narrator
  • Stepladder Assassin
  • Steve Number Four
  • Stick
  • Stick Inventory, Incomplete
  • Stick With Nail In It
  • Stole the Bard's Lute Strings
  • Stole the Doorknocker
  • Stole the Map, Can't Read
  • Strike Committee Chair
  • Stubs Your Toe on Purpose
  • Supreme Overlord of One Puddle
  • Surrenders in Advance
  • Susan From Tunnel Three
  • Suspicious Cheese
  • Swiped the Silverware

T: 42 names

  • Tactical Retreat Specialist
  • Tall Gary (Stacked)
  • Tallest in the Tribe (By a Hat)
  • Terror of the Lower Leg
  • Terror of the Turnip Patch
  • Tested the Trap Personally
  • That's a Nice Helmet
  • The Bottom Goblin
  • The Coat Is Moving
  • The Great and Terrible Nubbin
  • The Mighty Tiny
  • The Plan Had One Step
  • The Shin Reaper
  • The Tallest Goblin (It's Two)
  • The Unstoppable Twerp
  • Third Spear From the Left
  • Three Goblins in a Coat
  • Ties Your Laces Together
  • Tiny Knife, Big Dreams
  • Titan (Three Feet Tall)
  • Todd the Twice-Bitten

T, continued

  • Tok the Talker During Ambushes
  • Took the Hinges Too
  • Took the Wizard's Hat
  • Top Goblin Does the Talking
  • Totally a Dwarf
  • Tower of Goblins
  • Trap Reset Technician
  • Treasure Chest Polisher
  • Treasure Map Eater
  • Trenchcoat Trio
  • Trevor, Tribe Drummer (No Rhythm)
  • Trinket Tornado
  • Trips You and Laughs
  • Tripwire Tripper
  • Troublin the Goblin
  • Tunnel Safety Officer
  • Turnip
  • Tutorial Level Enemy
  • Twik the Third Choice
  • Two Daggers, No Pockets
  • Two Goblins, One Cloak

U: 2 names

  • Uh-Oh Gobbo
  • Under the Table Ambusher

V: 3 names

  • Vanquisher of One Scarecrow
  • Vice Chief of Ambushes
  • Volunteer (Was Pushed)

W: 20 names

  • Waist-High Warlord
  • Wandering Monster, Part-Time
  • Wants Your Buttons
  • Warden of the Rope Ladder
  • Warlord Tiddles
  • Was Already in My Pocket
  • Wearing Your Cloak
  • Wears All the Rings
  • Wendy Under the Stairs
  • Wet Bread
  • Wex the Wrong About Wolves
  • What If We Poke It
  • Wheel of Cheese (Stolen)
  • Why Does He Have Six Arms
  • Wobblin Goblin Junior
  • Wobblin the Goblin
  • Wobbly Tall Stranger
  • Worg Walker
  • Wort the Short
  • Wrong End of the Knife

Y: 4 names

  • Yark the Hero of Hiding
  • Yells Charge, Stays Put
  • Yib the Yelper
  • You Go First

Z: 4 names

  • Zazz the Almost Sneaky
  • Zib the Zero Kills
  • Ziv the Sixth of Six
  • Zog the Sat-Upon