Hogwarts Legacy Name Generator

Hogwarts Legacy drops you into the Wizarding World of 1890, a century before Harry Potter, and its cast is named to match. Professors carry stately, slightly archaic names such as Eleazar Fig, Aesop Sharp, Dinah Hecat and Phineas Nigellus Black. Students range from cosy English (Poppy Sweeting, Garreth Weasley, Leander Prewett) to pure-blood ominous (Ominis Gaunt, Sebastian Sallow) to names reflecting families from Uganda, India, Spain and Japan (Natsai Onai, Amit Thakkar, Imelda Reyes, Chiyo Kogawa). Goblins get harsh single names like Ranrok and Lodgok, and house-elves get short friendly ones like Deek and Feenky.

The common thread is Rowling's habit of picking names that sound like what they mean. Sharp is a stern potions master, Garlick teaches Herbology, Hecat is a hint at Hecate for a Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher, and Sallow suggests something pale and unwell. Victorian first names (Ambrose, Cordelia, Percival, Winifred) anchor everything in the period, and surnames from the Sacred Twenty-Eight (Selwyn, Rosier, Travers, Shafiq) instantly signal old money.

Use this list to name your own player character, invent classmates and rival wizards for a fanfic, or design a shopkeeper for a Hogsmeade roleplay. Canon names are included as a reference for the game's tone; the original ones are free to use.