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Generate Greek kingdom names for fantasy maps, mythology retellings and strategy games: the real kingdoms of Homeric, classical, Hellenistic and Byzantine Greece, plus invented Hellenic-sounding realms, leagues, despotates and island crowns.

About Greek kingdom names

Greek kingdoms were almost always named for a place or a people, never for a dynasty. Homer's catalogue lists the realms of the Bronze Age by their chief city or region: Mycenae, Pylos, Ithaca, Phthia, Argos, Knossos, Sparta (Lacedaemon). The classical age replaced most of them with city-states and leagues, but kingship survived on the fringes in Macedon, Epirus (the Molossians), Thessaly, Cyprus's city-kingdoms and the hill cantons of Upper Macedonia such as Lynkestis, Orestis and Elimeia. After Alexander, the Hellenistic kingdoms took their names from territories again: the Ptolemaic kingdom of Egypt, the Seleucid empire, Attalid Pergamon, Pontus, Bithynia, Cappadocia, Commagene, Bactria and the Bosporan kingdom on the Black Sea.

When Greek speakers later needed new words for new states they still reached for geography: the Empire of Nicaea, the Empire of Trebizond, the Despotate of Epirus, the Despotate of the Morea, the Duchy of the Archipelago. So a convincing invented Greek kingdom is simply a convincing Greek place name, with or without a title; Greeks said Macedonia, not the Kingdom of Macedonia.

For invented names, build on Greek roots and endings: thalass- (sea), chrys- (gold), leuk- (white), hiero- (holy), -polis, -ia, -is, -os, -eia. Pair a coined realm like Thessalora or Kalydris with a real-sounding region and it will sit naturally beside Arcadia and Boeotia.

How to choose Greek kingdom names

  • Name the kingdom for its land or its people, not its king. Macedon, Epirus and the Molossians are how Greeks talked; the Argead or Aeacid dynasty is a detail for the history books.
  • Drop the word Kingdom when you can. On a map, Thessaly, Elis and Kalydris read more authentically than Kingdom of Thessaly; save the title for formal speech and treaties.
  • Use the era's own titles for variety: basileia or basileion for a kingdom, hegemony or league for an alliance of cities, despotate and duchy for a medieval Greek state, tyranny for a city under a strongman.
  • Invented names should follow Greek spelling habits: k rather than c, -os and -on endings, clusters like th, ph, ch and ps, and compounds such as Leukothera or Argyropolis built from two Greek words.
  • For a Homeric or mythic feel, pair a city with a hinterland (Argos and Mycenae, Pylos and Messenia) or give the realm an epithet like the Kingdom of the Lion Gate or the Wine-Dark Shore.

Frequently asked questions

What were the main ancient Greek kingdoms?

In the Mycenaean age the great kingdoms were Mycenae, Pylos, Thebes, Knossos, Argos, Sparta and Ithaca. In the classical and Hellenistic periods the major Greek-ruled kingdoms were Macedon, Epirus, Thessaly, the Ptolemaic kingdom of Egypt, the Seleucid empire, Pergamon, Pontus, Bithynia, Cappadocia, Commagene, the Bosporan kingdom and the Greco-Bactrian and Indo-Greek kingdoms in Central Asia and India.

Were there Greek kingdoms after antiquity?

Yes. After the Fourth Crusade in 1204 the Byzantine world splintered into the Empire of Nicaea, the Empire of Trebizond and the Despotate of Epirus, with the Despotate of the Morea following later, and Latin rulers set up the Kingdom of Thessalonica, the Principality of Achaea, the Duchy of Athens and the Duchy of the Archipelago. The modern Kingdom of Greece lasted from 1832 to 1924 and again from 1935 to 1973.

How do I invent a Greek-sounding kingdom name for a fantasy setting?

Combine two Greek roots and finish with a Greek ending: thalass- plus -ora gives Thalassora, argyr- plus -polis gives Argyropolis, kall- plus -isthia gives Kallistheia. Keep spelling consistent (k not c, -os not -us) and put it beside real regions like Arcadia or Boeotia so the map feels continuous.

Can I use these names for D&D, Total War, Crusader Kings or a novel?

Yes. Historical kingdom names are not trademarked and the invented names are free to use in games, campaigns, mods, fan fiction and published fiction. The Hellenistic and Byzantine names work well for grand strategy and the Homeric and invented ones for mythic fantasy.

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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: 26 names

  • Acarnania
  • Achaea
  • Achaea Phthiotis
  • Achaean League
  • Aeaea
  • Aeolanthe
  • Aeolis
  • Aetolian League
  • Agraia
  • Ainis
  • Akrothoi
  • Alexandropolis
  • Amphitheia
  • Antigoneia
  • Antigonid Macedon
  • Aperantia
  • Arcadian League
  • Archonate of Athens
  • Archonate of Kallipolis
  • Archonate of Thera
  • Archonate of Thessalora
  • Argead Macedon
  • Argolis
  • Arsinoe
  • Attalid Pergamon
  • Attica

B: 9 names

  • Basileion of Achaea
  • Basileion of Argolis
  • Basileion of Laconia
  • Berenike
  • Boeotia
  • Boeotian League
  • Bosporan Kingdom
  • Bottiaea
  • Brysaia

C: 13 names

  • Cephallenia
  • Chalcidian League
  • Chalcidice
  • Charopis
  • Corcyra
  • County Palatine of Cephalonia
  • Cretan State
  • Crete
  • Crown of Mycenae
  • Crown of Pelops
  • Crown of the Argolid
  • Cyrenaica
  • Cythera

D: 17 names

  • Delian League
  • Delos
  • Demetrias
  • Derriopos
  • Despotate of Arta
  • Despotate of Epirus
  • Despotate of Kalydris
  • Despotate of Mistra
  • Despotate of the Dodecanese
  • Despotate of the Morea
  • Drakonissa
  • Duchy of Athens
  • Duchy of Leucadia
  • Duchy of Naxos
  • Duchy of Neopatras
  • Duchy of the Archipelago
  • Dymaios

E: 13 names

  • Echinae
  • Eleutheria
  • Elyssia
  • Empire of Alexander
  • Empire of Nicaea
  • Empire of the Diadochi
  • Empire of the Hellenes
  • Empire of Thessalonica
  • Empire of Trebizond
  • Ephyra
  • Epicnemidian Locris
  • Euboea
  • Eurytania

G: 1 name

  • Greco-Bactrian Kingdom

H: 10 names

  • Harpasos
  • Hegemony of Argolis
  • Hegemony of Macedon
  • Hegemony of Sparta
  • Hegemony of Thebes
  • Hellas
  • Hellenic League
  • Herakleia Trachinia
  • Hestiaiotis
  • Hyperborea

I: 4 names

  • Ianthis
  • Ilion
  • Indo-Greek Kingdom
  • Ionia

K: 317 names

  • Kalamandros
  • Kalydris
  • Kassandreia
  • Kastoreia
  • Kingdom of Abdera
  • Kingdom of Aea
  • Kingdom of Aegae
  • Kingdom of Aegina
  • Kingdom of Aeolia
  • Kingdom of Aetolia
  • Kingdom of Aigialeia
  • Kingdom of Akragas
  • Kingdom of Akte
  • Kingdom of Almopia
  • Kingdom of Amathus
  • Kingdom of Ampelos
  • Kingdom of Amphilochia
  • Kingdom of Amphipolis
  • Kingdom of Amyklai
  • Kingdom of Anemoia
  • Kingdom of Anthele
  • Kingdom of Anthemia
  • Kingdom of Aphidna
  • Kingdom of Apollonia Pontica
  • Kingdom of Arcadia
  • Kingdom of Arethusa
  • Kingdom of Argos
  • Kingdom of Argos and Mycenae
  • Kingdom of Argyra
  • Kingdom of Argyrion
  • Kingdom of Arne
  • Kingdom of Asine
  • Kingdom of Asterion
  • Kingdom of Athamania
  • Kingdom of Athens
  • Kingdom of Athens and Eleusis
  • Kingdom of Atlantea
  • Kingdom of Atlantis
  • Kingdom of Aulis

K, continued

  • Kingdom of Azania
  • Kingdom of Bactria and Sogdiana
  • Kingdom of Bisaltia
  • Kingdom of Bithynia
  • Kingdom of Boreas
  • Kingdom of Bouprasion
  • Kingdom of Brauron
  • Kingdom of Byzantion
  • Kingdom of Calydon
  • Kingdom of Candia
  • Kingdom of Cappadocia
  • Kingdom of Caria
  • Kingdom of Chalcedon
  • Kingdom of Chalcis
  • Kingdom of Chalkis
  • Kingdom of Chersonesos
  • Kingdom of Chios
  • Kingdom of Chrysopolis
  • Kingdom of Colchis
  • Kingdom of Commagene
  • Kingdom of Corinth
  • Kingdom of Corinth and Sicyon
  • Kingdom of Cos
  • Kingdom of Cyprus
  • Kingdom of Cyrene
  • Kingdom of Cyzicus
  • Kingdom of Dardania
  • Kingdom of Delphinia
  • Kingdom of Dodona
  • Kingdom of Dolopia
  • Kingdom of Doris
  • Kingdom of Dulichium
  • Kingdom of Edonis
  • Kingdom of Elaphonisos
  • Kingdom of Eleusis
  • Kingdom of Elimeia
  • Kingdom of Elis
  • Kingdom of Emporion
  • Kingdom of Eordaia
  • Kingdom of Ephesus

K, continued

  • Kingdom of Epidaurus
  • Kingdom of Epirus
  • Kingdom of Eretria
  • Kingdom of Eryssos
  • Kingdom of Erytheia
  • Kingdom of Gela
  • Kingdom of Gla
  • Kingdom of Gortyn
  • Kingdom of Greece
  • Kingdom of Haliartos
  • Kingdom of Halicarnassus
  • Kingdom of Halkyon
  • Kingdom of Helike
  • Kingdom of Heliora
  • Kingdom of Heraclea Pontica
  • Kingdom of Hermione
  • Kingdom of Hesperia
  • Kingdom of Hieropolis
  • Kingdom of Histiaia
  • Kingdom of Hydrea
  • Kingdom of Hyria
  • Kingdom of Iolcus
  • Kingdom of Ithaca
  • Kingdom of Ithaca and Same
  • Kingdom of Kallipolis
  • Kingdom of Kallirhoe
  • Kingdom of Kallithera
  • Kingdom of Karystos
  • Kingdom of Kassope
  • Kingdom of Kastalia
  • Kingdom of Kition
  • Kingdom of Knidos
  • Kingdom of Knossos
  • Kingdom of Knossos and Phaistos
  • Kingdom of Koroneia
  • Kingdom of Korykos
  • Kingdom of Kourion
  • Kingdom of Kroton
  • Kingdom of Kydonia

K, continued

  • Kingdom of Kynouria
  • Kingdom of Kythira
  • Kingdom of Lampsacus
  • Kingdom of Lapithos
  • Kingdom of Larissa
  • Kingdom of Lemnos
  • Kingdom of Lerna
  • Kingdom of Lesbos
  • Kingdom of Leukandros
  • Kingdom of Leukothea
  • Kingdom of Locris
  • Kingdom of Lycia
  • Kingdom of Lykaion
  • Kingdom of Lyktos
  • Kingdom of Lynkestis
  • Kingdom of Lyrnessus
  • Kingdom of Macedon
  • Kingdom of Macedon and Thessaly
  • Kingdom of Mantinea
  • Kingdom of Marathon
  • Kingdom of Marion
  • Kingdom of Massalia
  • Kingdom of Megara
  • Kingdom of Melantheia
  • Kingdom of Melissia
  • Kingdom of Methone
  • Kingdom of Midea
  • Kingdom of Miletus
  • Kingdom of Mycenae
  • Kingdom of Mygdonia
  • Kingdom of Mysia
  • Kingdom of Mytilene
  • Kingdom of Naukratis
  • Kingdom of Naxos
  • Kingdom of Nemea
  • Kingdom of Nephele
  • Kingdom of Nereia
  • Kingdom of Nikaia
  • Kingdom of Nisyros
  • Kingdom of Odessos

K, continued

  • Kingdom of Oechalia
  • Kingdom of Okeanis
  • Kingdom of Olbia
  • Kingdom of Olizon
  • Kingdom of Olynthus
  • Kingdom of Orestias
  • Kingdom of Orestis
  • Kingdom of Ortygia
  • Kingdom of Ourania
  • Kingdom of Paeonia
  • Kingdom of Pallene
  • Kingdom of Panticapaeum
  • Kingdom of Paphos
  • Kingdom of Parrhasia
  • Kingdom of Pelagonia
  • Kingdom of Pella
  • Kingdom of Pellene
  • Kingdom of Pergamon
  • Kingdom of Perrhaebia
  • Kingdom of Petrochora
  • Kingdom of Phaeacia
  • Kingdom of Phaistos
  • Kingdom of Pharsalos
  • Kingdom of Pheneos
  • Kingdom of Pherae
  • Kingdom of Phocaea
  • Kingdom of Phocis
  • Kingdom of Phrygia
  • Kingdom of Phthia
  • Kingdom of Phylake
  • Kingdom of Pieria
  • Kingdom of Pisatis
  • Kingdom of Plataea
  • Kingdom of Pontus
  • Kingdom of Psophis
  • Kingdom of Pylos
  • Kingdom of Pylos and Messenia
  • Kingdom of Pyrgothea
  • Kingdom of Pyrrhia
  • Kingdom of Rhodanthe

K, continued

  • Kingdom of Rhodes
  • Kingdom of Rhodes and Kos
  • Kingdom of Salamis
  • Kingdom of Samos
  • Kingdom of Samothrace
  • Kingdom of Selenia
  • Kingdom of Seriphos
  • Kingdom of Sicyon
  • Kingdom of Sinope
  • Kingdom of Sithonia
  • Kingdom of Smyrna
  • Kingdom of Soloi
  • Kingdom of Sparta
  • Kingdom of Sparta and Messene
  • Kingdom of Stymphalos
  • Kingdom of Sybaris
  • Kingdom of Syme
  • Kingdom of Syracuse
  • Kingdom of Tanagra
  • Kingdom of Taras
  • Kingdom of Tauris
  • Kingdom of Tegea
  • Kingdom of Thalassa
  • Kingdom of Thalassira
  • Kingdom of Thasos
  • Kingdom of the Abantes
  • Kingdom of the Achaeans
  • Kingdom of the Acheloos
  • Kingdom of the Aeolians
  • Kingdom of the Alpheios
  • Kingdom of the Amazons
  • Kingdom of the Amber Road
  • Kingdom of the Argive Plain
  • Kingdom of the Black Ships
  • Kingdom of the Bronze Gates
  • Kingdom of the Bronze Spears
  • Kingdom of the Bronze Tripod
  • Kingdom of the Cedar Fleet
  • Kingdom of the Cephallenians

K, continued

  • Kingdom of the Chaonians
  • Kingdom of the Corinthian Isthmus
  • Kingdom of the Curetes
  • Kingdom of the Cyclopean Walls
  • Kingdom of the Cypress Shore
  • Kingdom of the Dolopians
  • Kingdom of the Dorians
  • Kingdom of the Eteocretans
  • Kingdom of the Eurotas
  • Kingdom of the Fig Groves
  • Kingdom of the Golden Fleece
  • Kingdom of the Hellespont
  • Kingdom of the High Passes
  • Kingdom of the Honeyed Hills
  • Kingdom of the Horse Breakers
  • Kingdom of the Hundred Cities
  • Kingdom of the Ionians
  • Kingdom of the Iron Strait
  • Kingdom of the Kydonians
  • Kingdom of the Labyrinth
  • Kingdom of the Lapiths
  • Kingdom of the Laurel Crown
  • Kingdom of the Lion Gate
  • Kingdom of the Long Wall
  • Kingdom of the Magnetes
  • Kingdom of the Marble Hills
  • Kingdom of the Minyans
  • Kingdom of the Molossians
  • Kingdom of the Morning Star
  • Kingdom of the Myrmidons
  • Kingdom of the Oak Oracle
  • Kingdom of the Obsidian Coast
  • Kingdom of the Olive Coast
  • Kingdom of the Oracle
  • Kingdom of the Pelasgians
  • Kingdom of the Peneios
  • Kingdom of the Phaeacians
  • Kingdom of the Purple Cloth
  • Kingdom of the Sacred Way
  • Kingdom of the Saffron Shore

K, continued

  • Kingdom of the Salt Marshes
  • Kingdom of the Saronic Gulf
  • Kingdom of the Seven Gates
  • Kingdom of the Shield Bearers
  • Kingdom of the Silver Mines
  • Kingdom of the Silver Strait
  • Kingdom of the Sleeping Giants
  • Kingdom of the Strymon
  • Kingdom of the Taphians
  • Kingdom of the Thesprotians
  • Kingdom of the Thousand Isles
  • Kingdom of the Thunder Peaks
  • Kingdom of the Thyme Hills
  • Kingdom of the Tin Islands
  • Kingdom of the Twin Harbours
  • Kingdom of the Vale of Tempe
  • Kingdom of the White Cliffs
  • Kingdom of the Wine-Dark Shore
  • Kingdom of Thebes
  • Kingdom of Thebes and Orchomenus
  • Kingdom of Thespiae
  • Kingdom of Thessalonica
  • Kingdom of Thessaly
  • Kingdom of Thisbe
  • Kingdom of Thorikos
  • Kingdom of Thrace
  • Kingdom of Tiryns
  • Kingdom of Trachis
  • Kingdom of Trapezus
  • Kingdom of Trebizond and Chaldia
  • Kingdom of Triphylia
  • Kingdom of Tritonis
  • Kingdom of Troezen
  • Kingdom of Troy
  • Kingdom of Tymphaia
  • Kingdom of Xanthe
  • Kingdom of Zephyria
  • Koinon of the Islanders
  • Koinon of the Lycians
  • Krestonia

L: 14 names

  • Lacedaemon
  • Laconia
  • Lasthenia
  • League of the Cyclades
  • League of the Dodecanese
  • League of the Islands
  • Leucas
  • Lordship of Argos and Nauplia
  • Lordship of Chios
  • Lordship of Negroponte
  • Lordship of Salona
  • Lykandros
  • Lysimacheia
  • Lysimachian Thrace

M: 8 names

  • Macedonia
  • Magnesia
  • Mainalia
  • Marquisate of Bodonitsa
  • Messenia
  • Minoan Crete
  • Minyan Orchomenus
  • Myrrhine

N: 2 names

  • Naxaria
  • Neandria

O: 8 names

  • Odomantike
  • Ogygia
  • Olynthia
  • Opuntian Locris
  • Orsabos
  • Oryndos
  • Oxyrhos
  • Ozolian Locris

P: 18 names

  • Pelasgia
  • Pelasgiotis
  • Peloponnesian League
  • Pherenike
  • Philippopolis
  • Phthiotis
  • Phylakos
  • Principality of Achaea
  • Principality of Lesbos
  • Principality of Leukas
  • Principality of Oryndos
  • Principality of Samos
  • Principality of Selenia
  • Principality of Skopelos
  • Ptolemaic Egypt
  • Ptolemaic Kingdom
  • Ptolemais
  • Pyrgopolis

R: 2 names

  • Realm of the Dolphin Kings
  • Rhoiteion

S: 9 names

  • Scheria
  • Seleucid Empire
  • Seleukis
  • Septinsular Republic
  • Sestria
  • Sintike
  • Skiritis
  • Skyros
  • Stratonikeia

T: 24 names

  • Taurica
  • Telmessos
  • Thalassocracy of Aigina
  • Thalassocracy of Delos
  • Thalassocracy of Kallistos
  • Thalassocracy of Rhodes
  • Thalassocracy of Samos
  • Thalassokratia of Kythera
  • Themiscyra
  • Thera
  • Thessalian League
  • Thessaliotis
  • Thessalora
  • Thrace
  • Throne of Agamemnon
  • Throne of Minos
  • Throne of Priam
  • Thymbrae
  • Thyrsos
  • Triarchy of Negroponte
  • Troad
  • Tyranny of Corinth
  • Tyranny of Samos
  • Tyranny of Syracuse

U: 1 name

  • United States of the Ionian Islands

V: 1 name

  • Vathoria

Y: 1 name

  • Ypsoma

Z: 2 names

  • Zacynthos
  • Zosteria