Halfling Name Generator

Halfling names come from two overlapping traditions. In D&D, the Player's Handbook gives short, friendly given names such as Cade, Merric, Milo, Lidda, Verna, and Kithri, and family names that describe a place or a homely trait: Brushgather, Goodbarrel, Tealeaf, Underbough, Highhill, Tosscobble. In Tolkien, hobbit names are pastoral English with an old-fashioned twist: Bilbo, Frodo, Samwise, Meriadoc, and family names like Baggins, Took, Brandybuck, Bolger, Boffin, Bracegirdle, and Proudfoot. Both traditions share the same instinct, which is that a halfling should sound like a neighbor, not a hero.

Girls in the Shire are often named after flowers and jewels (Rosie, Marigold, Pearl, Primula, Pimpernel, Diamond), while boys get faux-Germanic or Latin-flavored names (Fredegar, Adalgrim, Fortinbras, Posco). Wealthy families favor grand names; laborers use plain ones like Hob, Nob, and Tolman.

A good halfling family name is compound, concrete, and slightly funny without being a joke: Greenbottle, Hilltopple, Longbottom, Whitfoot. Pair one with a two-syllable given name and it will already sound like it belongs on a round green door.