Harry Potter House Name Generator
Invent new Hogwarts houses in the founders' style
Generate Hogwarts-style house names built the way Gryffindor, Ravenclaw, Hufflepuff and Slytherin were: an animal, trait or place fused into an old British founder surname. Ideal for fan fiction wizarding schools, AU sorting quizzes and tabletop magic academies.
About Harry Potter house names
The four Hogwarts houses are named after their founders, and every founder's surname follows the same trick: an animal or trait welded onto an old English word for a place. Gryffindor is griffin plus the French d'or (of gold); Ravenclaw and Hufflepuff pair a creature or sound with claw and puff; Slytherin turns slithering into a surname. Even the American school Ilvermorny keeps the pattern by naming its houses after magical beasts: Horned Serpent, Wampus, Thunderbird and Pukwudgie.
The best invented house names copy that formula. Start with a creature (stag, kestrel, otter, wyvern), a colour or metal (amber, iron, silver), or a virtue you want the house to stand for, then finish it with a British place-name suffix such as -moor, -wick, -holme, -bourne, -shaw, -combe, -mere or -hurst. Kestrelmoor, Ottermere and Wyvernhold sound like they belong on the Great Hall banners because they are built from the same parts as the originals.
When you pick a name, decide the house's animal, colours and defining trait at the same time. Frostholme writes its own crest (a snow owl, silver and blue, prizing composure). The list also holds sound surnames in the Hufflepuff mould (Murmurstead, Skitterin), crest names (Otterclaw), Highland forms (Glenraven), continental houses (Aigledor) and two-word beast houses (White Stag). The rest of the sorting ceremony is yours.
How to choose Harry Potter house names
- Match the name to a founder: give Corvinsworth a Corvina Corvinsworth and Stagbourne a Sebastian Stagbourne, since alliterative founder names are the series' house style.
- Say the name aloud with 'Ten points to' in front of it. If it trips the tongue, drop a syllable or swap the suffix (Kestrelmoor becomes Kestrelby).
- Choose a house animal and two colours before you settle on the name so the crest, common room and Quidditch robes all agree with each other.
- For a fifth Hogwarts house, pick a name that fills a gap in the existing four: a house for inventors, healers or diplomats gives the story a reason to exist.
- Avoid names that are already canon surnames of major characters (Malfoy, Longbottom, Weasley) unless the plot is that the family founded the house.
Frequently asked questions
How are the Hogwarts houses named?
Each house takes the surname of its founder: Godric Gryffindor, Helga Hufflepuff, Rowena Ravenclaw and Salazar Slytherin. Every founder's first and last names alliterate, and each surname is a compound built from an animal, an action or a colour plus a place-like ending.
Are there official houses beyond the four at Hogwarts?
Hogwarts has only four, but Ilvermorny in North America has four of its own named after magical creatures: Horned Serpent, Wampus, Thunderbird and Pukwudgie. Other wizarding schools such as Beauxbatons and Durmstrang have no confirmed house names, which leaves them open for fan invention.
What makes a good fan-made Hogwarts house name?
It should sound like a plausible medieval British surname, hint at a creature or trait, and be easy to shout across a Quidditch pitch. Two or three syllables with an -or, -claw, -puff, -moor, -wick or -holme ending fits the established pattern best.
Can I use these house names in my fan fiction or game?
The invented names here are free to use in fan fiction, sorting quizzes and tabletop campaigns. Canonical names such as Gryffindor and the Ilvermorny houses belong to the Wizarding World franchise, so use them for non-commercial fan work only.
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All 1,000 Harry Potter house names
A: 38 names
- Aberfalcon
- Aberlynx
- Aberwren
- Adderly
- Adderstone
- Adlerfels
- Aelfdene
- Aethelgarth
- Aethelmoor
- Aigledor
- Aldebury
- Aldercombe
- Aldwyne
- Alembicstow
- Almanack
- Altairstow
- Amberclaw
- Ambergale
- Ambleroot
- Ambleside
- Ambrose
- Amuletgate
- Antareth
- Aquilon
- Argentmoor
- Ashbury
- Ashcombe
- Ashenmoor
- Ashenwold
- Ashgrove
- Ashwing
- Aspenridge
- Asphodel
- Astrolabe
- Augurby
- Aurelby
- Avoncroft
- Azurewick
B: 80 names
- Badgerholt
- Badgerly
- Badgersett
- Badgworthy
- Balcorrie
- Balmerlin
- Barrow Hound
- Barrowmere
- Basilthorpe
- Batsford
- Bearholme
- Bearwick
- Beaurenard
- Beaverbrook
- Beckthwaite
- Beechgarth
- Beecroft
- Beetleworth
- Belcerf
- Belleplume
- Bellweather
- Beltaneshaw
- Benalder
- Benmorrow
- Beornstead
- Beornwood
- Besomstead
- Betonygarth
- Bexley
- Bilberry
- Birchholme
- Bittern
- Bjornhald
- Black Shuck
- Blackthorne
- Blackwell
- Blazeholme
- Blithewick
- Bluebellholt
- Boarhurst
B, continued
- Boarshead
- Boarstall
- Bogmyrtle
- Boisrenard
- Boldwick
- Boragefield
- Boundersley
- Bowtruckle Row
- Boxgrove
- Bracewell
- Brackenfell
- Bramblecote
- Bramblewick
- Brasstalon
- Braveholme
- Briarwick
- Brightcrest
- Brightwater
- Brindlemane
- Brinewick
- Bristlecuff
- Brockhurst
- Brocktooth
- Bronzeclaw
- Bronzescale
- Brookthorne
- Broomfell
- Broomstead
- Brynhebog
- Bullfinch
- Bumblethwaite
- Bunting
- Buntingford
- Burdockstead
- Burhstead
- Burning Phoenix
- Burnside
- Burrowdown
- Bustardsham
- Buzzardby
C: 84 names
- Caerdraig
- Caerwyn
- Cairnholme
- Campion
- Candlegarth
- Candlemoor
- Candlewright
- Cannywick
- Canterlow
- Capercaillie
- Capercleuch
- Carrickfell
- Castorleigh
- Cauldergate
- Cauldwell
- Cavendish
- Celandine
- Cerfdor
- Cervinshaw
- Chalkley
- Chanteloup
- Chantemerle
- Charmleigh
- Chatterdene
- Chimerley
- Chimersby
- Chinecliffe
- Chirrupdale
- Cindercombe
- Cinderfell
- Clairlune
- Clatterford
- Clearwell
- Cleverley
- Cliff Falcon
- Cloudberry Tor
- Cloudhoof
- Cloudsley
- Cloudstow
- Cloverfold
- Cobwell
- Coiled Adder
C, continued
- Coldharbour
- Coltsfoot
- Cometford
- Comfreydown
- Coneyhurst
- Coneywarren
- Cootley
- Copperfang
- Copperwick
- Corbieknowe
- Cormorley
- Corncrake
- Corneblanche
- Corvinargent
- Corvinsworth
- Couragefield
- Covehythe
- Cowslipdown
- Crabtree
- Cracklethorn
- Cragfast
- Cragmoor
- Craigellan
- Craigheron
- Craigowl
- Cranborne
- Cranebrook
- Cravenmoor
- Cressbrook
- Cricketdene
- Crookspur
- Crowborough
- Crowhurst
- Crowned Swan
- Crowthorne
- Crupwick
- Crystalgarth
- Cubbington
- Curlewe
- Cuthwin
- Cygneblanc
- Cygnetstow
D: 37 names
- Dalefell
- Damsonfold
- Daringham
- Dartington
- Dawdlesworth
- Dawnhurst
- Dawnwell
- Daybreak
- Deepdene
- Denebrook
- Deorham
- Dewhurst
- Dipperwell
- Dittanydale
- Dorncastle
- Dotterel
- Dovecote
- Drachenfels
- Draconby
- Dragonfleet
- Dragonsby
- Drakelow
- Drakenholt
- Drakensund
- Drakewell
- Drumfalcon
- Drumlarch
- Dunkestrel
- Dunlinby
- Dunmire
- Dunstag
- Dunstanleigh
- Dunwolf
- Duskfang
- Duskholt
- Duskmere
- Duskwell
E: 34 names
- Eadricstow
- Eadwold
- Eaglescliffe
- Eagleseyrie
- Eaglesfell
- Eaglesham
- Ealdorley
- Earnley
- Earnscliffe
- Eastwold
- Ebonhurst
- Eclipsley
- Edrington
- Eelsham
- Egretby
- Eiderness
- Eisenhart
- Elderwick
- Elgheim
- Elixirdale
- Elkhorne
- Elkstone
- Elmsworth
- Elvesham
- Ember Salamander
- Emberleigh
- Emberwick
- Eoforden
- Ermineby
- Ettinsworth
- Eulenwald
- Evenfall
- Everleigh
- Ewedale
F: 51 names
- Fairfax
- Fairholme
- Fairweather
- Falconhurst
- Falconridge
- Falkenwald
- Falkvinge
- Fallowmere
- Faucondor
- Faunsby
- Fawnley
- Fearnought
- Fenchurch
- Fenholme
- Fenwick
- Fernsby
- Ferretby
- Fieldfare
- Finchcombe
- Finchley
- Firecrest
- Firthby
- Flamewick
- Fleetwood
- Fleurdelune
- Flickerstow
- Flintcombe
- Flinthoof
- Flitterwing
- Flutterstone
- Fogmere
- Forcegarth
- Fortistone
- Fotheringay
- Foxbrush
- Foxearth
- Foxglove
- Foxholes
- Foxshiel
- Foxwhistle
- Freeborne
- Frithwood
- Frogmore
- Frogwell
- Frost Wyrm
- Frostbourne
- Frostclaw
- Frostholme
- Fuchsbrunn
- Fulmarsh
- Furzebank
G: 59 names
- Galeholme
- Gallantree
- Gallopdene
- Gallowglass
- Gannetby
- Gannetsholme
- Gentlemere
- Ghastwick
- Ghost Moth
- Ghyllside
- Gladstone
- Glenadder
- Glencorbie
- Glenmoor
- Glenraven
- Glenroe
- Glidewater
- Glimmerscale
- Glimmerwick
- Glintwell
- Gloamshaw
- Gloamwick
- Glowerdane
- Glyndraig
- Glyphgate
- Gnomesby
- Goatfell
- Goblincombe
- Godwinstow
- Goldbristle
- Goldcrest
- Golden Griffin
- Goldenmane
- Golemsby
- Goosecroft
- Gorsemoor
- Goshawke
- Goslingfold
- Gracechurch
- Grebeworth
- Greenscale
- Greifenhain
- Greyhawke
- Greymantle
- Greytalon
- Greywell
- Griffinshaw
- Griffinstow
- Grimsdyke
- Grimshaw
- Grindylowe
- Gritstone
- Grouseley
- Growlstead
- Gryffindor
- Gryphonwell
- Gulesby
- Gullstone
- Gyrfalcon
H: 68 names
- Hailsham
- Halewick
- Hallowstead
- Hardyshaw
- Harebell
- Hareford
- Hareleap
- Harewick
- Harrierwick
- Harrowfell
- Harrowgate
- Hartfell
- Hartshiel
- Hartsholme
- Harvestholt
- Hathersage
- Hautvol
- Hawkesbury
- Hawkmews
- Hawkmoor
- Hawkshead
- Hawktalon
- Hawthornby
- Hazelwood
- Hearthstead
- Heartsease
- Heathcombe
- Heatherlaw
- Hedge Dragon
- Hedgehurst
- Hedgepig
- Hedgewick
- Hellebore
- Heronquill
H, continued
- Heronshaw
- Hexworthy
- Hiboudor
- Highcastle
- Highmoor
- Hildegarth
- Hindleap
- Hindmarsh
- Hinkypunk End
- Hippogriffe
- Hirondel
- Hirschgarten
- Hjortvik
- Hobbythorne
- Hobsworth
- Hogsback
- Hollowmere
- Hollybourne
- Honestone
- Honourstead
- Hopegarth
- Hornbeam
- Horned Serpent
- Hornetsby
- Houndsditch
- Houndsworth
- Hourglass
- Hoverstone
- Howlthwaite
- Hrafnsey
- Hufflepuff
- Humblewick
- Hushabeck
- Hydramere
I: 14 names
- Ibisley
- Impwick
- Inglemere
- Inkpen
- Invercrane
- Inverhawk
- Inverstag
- Iron Wyvern
- Ironhart
- Ironquill
- Irontusk
- Ivoryhorn
- Ivyholme
- Ivywick
J: 8 names
- Jackdawe
- Jarveygate
- Jasperwick
- Jaywick
- Jetholme
- Jetplume
- Jinxley
- Juniperly
K: 23 names
- Keenwell
- Kelpiesworth
- Kelpwick
- Kestrelby
- Kestrelmoor
- Kettleby
- Kilbracken
- Kilrowan
- Kindersley
- Kindlewick
- Kingfisher
- Kingsholme
- Kinlochan
- Kinraven
- Kirkbride
- Kirkfell
- Kitewell
- Kittiwake
- Knarlthwaite
- Kneazleby
- Knotbarrow
- Knotgrass
- Krakenholme
L: 43 names
- Lake Selkie
- Lambourne
- Lammasfield
- Lanternfold
- Lapwing
- Larchmere
- Larkhill
- Larkplume
- Larkspur
- Larkwhistle
- Laurelby
- Leapgate
- Leaping Salmon
- Leofgarth
- Leofstone
- Leonhurst
- Leopardsworth
- Leveretlea
- Leviathorne
- Lightfoot
- Lightholme
- Lindenholme
- Linnetdown
- Linnfoss
- Lionceau
- Lionsgate
- Lizardgate
- Loch Otter
- Lochbrae
- Lochinmoor
- Lockhaven
- Longtusk
- Lorehurst
- Lorncastle
- Loupargent
- Lovagelea
- Loyalstead
- Luchsberg
- Lupinmere
- Lynchmere
- Lynxbury
- Lynxwhistle
- Lyrafield
M: 53 names
- Magpieth
- Mallardby
- Mallowmead
- Mandrakeley
- Manticorne
- Mapledene
- Marblehurst
- Marchbanks
- Marestail
- Marlowe
- Marsh Kelpie
- Martenholme
- Maydewe
- Meadhall
- Meadowsweet
- Medlarcourt
- Mercydale
- Mereward
- Merlargent
- Merlebrook
- Merlincombe
- Merlinsby
- Merriwether
- Mettleford
- Midsummerlea
- Midwinter
- Mildmay
- Minkholme
- Mirethwaite
- Mistfell
- Mistlewood
- Molecroft
- Molesworth
- Mondstein
- Monkshood
- Montaigle
- Moon Hare
- Mooncalfdale
- Mooncroft
- Moonshaw
- Moonstead
- Moonwing
- Mortarstone
- Morvoren
- Mossbourne
- Mothwell
- Mountain Hare
- Mousehole
- Mugwortley
- Muirfowl
- Muirhart
- Murmurstead
- Mutterstane
N: 15 names
- Nantgwyn
- Nettlebed
- Newtsby
- Nifflerby
- Night Heron
- Nightingale
- Nightingale Hall
- Nightjar
- Nightshade
- Nightwell
- Nobleworth
- Noirmont
- Nordlys
- Northgale
- Northstar
O: 25 names
- Oakantler
- Oakhaven
- Occamere
- Omenden
- Onyxby
- Opalstone
- Ornskar
- Osgarth
- Osierbank
- Ospreth
- Osprington
- Oswyn
- Otterburn
- Otterclaw
- Otterhythe
- Ottermere
- Otterton
- Ounceby
- Owlcote
- Owlerton
- Owletgarth
- Owlfeather
- Owlpen
- Owlsworth
- Oxenford
P: 45 names
- Pantherby
- Parchmentley
- Patienceford
- Pavoncourt
- Pearlwick
- Peewitdale
- Pegasby
- Pendragon
- Pendrake
- Penhallow
- Penharrow
- Penwyvern
- Peregrine
- Pestleford
- Petrelby
- Peverell
- Pewterby
- Pheasantby
- Phoenixborn
- Pierrelune
- Pikeworth
- Pine Marten
- Pinecombe
- Piperwood
- Pipistrelle
- Pippinstead
- Pixiecombe
- Plovermoor
- Pluckridge
- Plungewater
- Polecroft
- Polestone
- Polgarrow
- Poplarstow
- Pouncefoot
- Prancefield
- Primroseacre
- Prouddale
- Prowlmoor
- Ptarmigan
- Puckstone
- Puffinshaw
- Pukwudgie
- Purebrook
- Purrington
Q: 7 names
- Quailsby
- Quartzfell
- Quickfell
- Quietholme
- Quillfeather
- Quillon
- Quincetree
R: 54 names
- Rabenstein
- Rainbourne
- Ramblecroft
- Ramsbottom
- Ramsgarth
- Ramshorn
- Rattlestead
- Ravenbeak
- Ravenclaw
- Ravenglass
- Ravensby
- Ravenscroft
- Ravenshaw
- Ravensroost
- Ravenstonedale
- Ravenwood
- Ravnholt
- Razorby
- Readymoor
- Rearing Unicorn
- Red Kite
- Redcliffe
- Redstart
- Reedness
- Reefwater
- Renardor
- Restwick
- Rigelhurst
- Rimewick
- Ripplemead
- Rising Lark
- Robinsworth
- Rochefaucon
- Roebourne
- Roebuck
- Rookhaven
- Rookley
- Rookwarden
- Rosemere
- Rosewarne
- Roskestrel
- Rougemont
- Rowancliffe
- Rowanhurst
- Rubicombe
- Ruegarth
- Rumblegarth
- Runestad
- Runewell
- Runstave
- Rushbrook
- Russetmane
- Rustlethorn
- Rutherwyke
S: 118 names
- Sableclaw
- Sablecroft
- Sablemere
- Saffronwold
- Sagethorpe
- Salamandra
- Salmonsby
- Samphire
- Sanderling
- Satyrwick
- Scamperdown
- Scarletby
- Screefall
- Scrollgarth
- Scryfield
- Scuttlebrook
- Sea Serpent
- Sealholme
- Sedgemoor
- Selkieholme
- Selkieness
- Selkirk
- Serpenholme
- Serpentine
- Shadowmere
- Shearwater
- Shimmerin
- Shinglestrand
- Shrewsby
- Shufflebottom
- Shufflestone
- Sigilstead
- Silberwald
- Silver Hind
- Silverbeck
- Silverfang
- Silvermoor
- Silverspur
- Siskinstead
- Skerryvore
- Skitterin
- Skyholme
- Skywarden
- Slateford
- Sleeping Dragon
- Sleetwick
- Sloewick
- Slytherin
- Smoulderin
- Snidgetstow
- Snipefell
- Snowbourne
- Snowdropdene
- Snowplume
- Snowy Owl
- Snufflegate
- Soarcliffe
- Sokolgrad
- Sorrelstead
S, continued
- Sparkwell
- Sparrowhawke
- Spellbrook
- Sphinxley
- Spinnerstow
- Springholme
- Spritewell
- Sprucehurst
- Squirrelthwaite
- Stackpole
- Stagbourne
- Staghorn
- Stagness
- Stagsrun
- Stagwell
- Stalwarth
- Stanward
- Starcross
- Starfell
- Starkholme
- Starkwell
- Starlingcote
- Starlingfell
- Starrigg
- Staunchgate
- Steadfast
- Steelby
- Sternwacht
- Stillmere
- Stillwater
- Stoatwood
- Stonebeak
- Stonebridge
- Stonechat
- Storkholme
- Storm Petrel
- Stormhaven
- Stormmane
- Stormvarde
- Stoutley
- Stratheagle
- Strathotter
- Strathrowan
- Sturgeonby
- Sturmfalke
- Sunderly
- Sunholme
- Svanevik
- Swallowdale
- Swallowfield
- Swanage
- Swanmere
- Swanquill
- Swiftmoor
- Swiftwing
- Swirlstead
- Swithindale
- Swoopridge
- Sycamere
T: 43 names
- Talismond
- Tallantler
- Tallowick
- Tansydale
- Tapergate
- Tarnbrae
- Tarnhowe
- Tarnwick
- Tawnymoor
- Tawnywing
- Tealmere
- Teaselton
- Tercelby
- Ternness
- Ternwick
- Thegnstead
- Thestralby
- Thistlebrae
- Thistlecrest
- Thistlewood
- Thornfell
- Three Hares
- Thriftwood
- Thrumwood
- Thrushcombe
- Thunderbird
- Thundercombe
- Tidewell
- Toadfell
- Tregriffin
- Trehawke
- Trelawney
- Tremorwen
- Troutbeck
- Trueheart
- Trundlefoot
- Trustwick
- Tudwick
- Tumblerook
- Turnstone
- Twelfthnight
- Twilightmere
- Twin Ravens
U: 7 names
- Ulfgard
- Ulvedal
- Ulverston
- Umberley
- Underhill
- Unicorne
- Ursaby
V: 16 names
- Valcorbeau
- Valebrook
- Valiance
- Varghem
- Vaunceby
- Vegamoor
- Vellumby
- Verdantshaw
- Vertefeuille
- Vetchfield
- Vipersby
- Viperwick
- Vixenhall
- Vixenmoor
- Voleshaw
- Vulpenhall
W: 74 names
- Wagtaile
- Walnutgate
- Wampus
- Wanderin
- Wandlethorpe
- Wandsworth
- Warblestone
- Wardsley
- Warmsworth
- Warrenby
- Watchful Owl
- Watchwell
- Water Horse
- Wealdgate
- Wealdmoor
- Weaselwick
- Wentworth
- Westerly
- Whalesworth
- Wheatear
- Whelpdale
- Whickerdale
- Whimbrelstow
- Whinnymuir
- Whirlowe
- Whisperwold
- White Stag
- Whitebeam
- Whitfern
- Whitlock
- Wickersham
- Wigeonwick
- Wightwell
- Wildcatcrag
- Wildcombe
- Willowmere
- Windermere
W, continued
- Windfell
- Winged Boar
- Winterbottom
- Wintercote
- Winterfang
- Wintermoor
- Wisdomstow
- Wisehurst
- Wisperly
- Wispwell
- Witanstow
- Wolfbrow
- Wolfram
- Wolfsbane
- Wolfshaw
- Wolfstan
- Wolvercote
- Wonderlea
- Woodcocke
- Woodpecker
- Woodruffe
- Wraithmoor
- Wrenfeather
- Wrenlow
- Wrensnest
- Wriggledene
- Wulfsdene
- Wulfstane
- Wychgate
- Wynnstead
- Wynterset
- Wyrdstone
- Wyrmhoard
- Wyrmley
- Wyrmwood
- Wyverley
- Wyvernhold