Ice Planet Name Generator

Frozen world names for sci-fi settings and games

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Generate ice planet names for science fiction: alien coinages like Vyrrhos and Kelthane, Norse-flavored worlds like Isenheim and Thrymheim, survey designations like Thule IX and Tau Ceti IX, and bleak evocative names like Whiteout, Last Thaw, and Where the Sun Fails. Built for space opera, tabletop campaigns, and worldbuilding.

About ice planet names

Ice planets in science fiction are named in a handful of recognizable ways, and the name usually tells you who named it. A world charted by a survey ship gets a catalog designation: a star plus a numeral (Thule IX, Procyon VII) or a discoverer's possessive (Barnard's Cold, Teegarden's Drift, Halvard's Reach). A world settled by colonists gets a name that admits how bleak it is, which is where you find Whiteout, Last Thaw, Forty Below, and Where the Sun Fails. Worlds with older or alien histories carry coined names whose sounds do the work: hard k, v, and r clusters with long vowels (Vyrrhos, Kelthane, Ossendar, Veskarath) read as cold and remote.

Real languages of cold places are the other great source. Old Norse and Scandinavian roots give Isenheim, Thrymheim, Niflgard, and Hrimfaxi, and Inuit, Russian, Japanese, and Chinese weather words supply Siku, Sermeq, Purga, Fubuki, and Bingchuan. Latin and Greek supply the clinical register that scientists and empires prefer: Nivalis, Frigoris, Glacies, Kryokos, Pagetos.

Use the style to signal the planet's role in your story. A designation suits a forgotten mining colony, a coined alien name suits a lost civilization under the ice, and a possessive name like Skadi's Rest or Einar's Lament hints at a tragedy worth writing.

How to choose ice planet names

Decide who named the planet before you pick a style: survey crews use designations (Cygnus Minor IV), settlers use blunt English (Deep Freeze, Long Night), and ancient or alien cultures use coined names (Ulmrath, Zhoravel).
Cold-sounding names lean on k, v, r, and th with long open vowels, such as Vyrrhos, Kelthane, or Hrimgarde. Avoid soft l and m clusters unless you want the planet to feel gentle or sacred.
Borrow from languages of cold places (Norse, Inuit, Russian, Finnish) but check the meaning; Sermeq means glacier and Purga means blizzard, which is exactly what you want, while a random pretty word may mean something silly.
Pair the planet with a fitting star: a dim red dwarf or a world far out past the frost line explains the cold and gives you names like Faint Star, Hollow Sun, or Epsilon Indi Ultima for free.
If the planet is a recurring location, give it both a formal designation and a nickname the characters actually use, such as Thule IX on the charts and The Pale to everyone who has survived a winter there.

Frequently asked questions

What makes a good ice planet name?

It should sound cold before the reader learns anything else. Hard consonant clusters, long vowels, and words borrowed from Arctic languages all help, as do names that describe the experience of the place (Whiteout, Last Thaw). A good name also matches who named it: explorers, colonists, or natives.

What are some famous ice planets in science fiction?

Hoth from Star Wars, Gethen (also called Winter) from Ursula K. Le Guin's The Left Hand of Darkness, Delta Vega and Rura Penthe from Star Trek, and Fichina from Star Fox are the best known. This generator avoids copying them but borrows their styles: a short alien coinage, a descriptive nickname, and a catalog designation.

Can I use these names for a moon, an asteroid, or a space station instead of a planet?

Yes. Most of the names work for any frozen body. Designations like Thule IX or Procyon VII fit moons and planets equally well, and evocative names such as Cold Trap, Vigil, or Redoubt make good station or outpost names on an ice world.

Are these names free to use in my novel, game, or campaign?

Yes. The names here are original or drawn from public-domain words and mythology, so you can use them freely in fiction, tabletop games, and video game projects. If you plan to trademark a title, run a quick search first.

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All 500 ice planet names

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: 16 names

A Thousand Mirrors
Aelkris
Aestrith
Albus Mundi
Aldrin's Folly
Altair Deep Nine
Anvarr
Anvil of Winter
Aput
Arvendahl
Ashby-Tarrant Object
Ashen Dawn
Ashk
Aska
Aujuittuq
Aurorsk

B: 28 names

Barnard's Cold
Beacon Nine
Belthorum
Berythos
Bessel Frost
Bingchuan
Bingxue
Bingyuan
Birkenvoll
Bitter Star
Bleakmoor
Blizzard's End
Blue Hour
Bone White
Boreas Tertius
Brannholt
Brannoch
Breath of Boreas
Brennvik
Brightfrost
Brimvold
Brisgard
Broken Crown
Bruma
Brumhollow
Brynnoch
Buran
Byakuya

C: 21 names

Cael Hadrinn
Caelus Frigida
Caldrith
Candle's End
Caskarra
Cathedral Ice
Charon's Field
Chionia
Cimmeria
Cinderfrost
Cocytus
Cold Trap
Coldforge
Colony Drop Theta
Cordoba Dark
Corvane Survey 12
Corvellan
Cradle of Frost
Cryos Minor
Cryselle
Cygnus Minor IV

D: 12 names

Dead Calm
Deep Freeze
Diamond Dust
Dim Hearth
Dorrisvar
Dravenmoor
Drenvik
Dreyv
Drifthome
Drowned Winter
Dunmorrow
Duskreach

E: 12 names

Einar's Lament
Eiskalt
Elivagar
Elveshar
Ennsvik
Entropy's Edge
Epsilon Indi Ultima
Erebus Reach
Essendrim
Evenfall
Everwinter
Eyrmoor

F: 22 names

Faint Star
Faldris
Falkreth
Farthest Cold
Fenrisborn
Fimbulmark
Final Drift
Firn
Fjeldmark
Fjornholt
Forsaken Reach
Forty Below
Frigoris
Frossen
Frostbite
Frostfall
Frostholme
Frostigar
Frostmere
Frozen Choir
Frysland
Fubuki

G: 24 names

Galvask
Garm's Kennel
Gaskarth
Gelid
Ghostfrost
Gildrath
Gjallarfrost
Glacial Halo
Glacier's Daughter
Glacies
Glacius
Glasshaven
Glassreach
Glasswater
Gliese Outer
Glimmerholt
Gloaming
Gnarlfrost
Gololed
Gorvandt
Graupel
Grell
Grey Noon
Groombridge Pale

H: 34 names

Hadley Deep Seven
Hakuhyo
Hakurra
Haldr
Halla
Halvard's Reach
Hanbing
Hanleng
Haskar
Hathmere
Hati's Shadow
Heart of Hoarfrost
Hearthless
Helgrind
Hermit's Winter
Herschel's Orphan
Hibernal
Hielo
Hiems
Hjarnvald
Hoarcliff
Hollindrath
Hollow Sun
Hollowmere
Hrafnvald
Hrimfaxi
Hrimgarde
Hrothgar's Shield
Hveldra
Hvergelmir
Hvitfjell
Hvitland
Hyoga
Hyperborea

I: 22 names

Icefall
Iceholm
Icewake
Ilkarra
Ilmarrow
Ilsk
Ilvaneth
Ilvaren
Inej
Innes Drift
Iron Winter
Isarren
Isbjorn
Isblink
Isenheim
Iskald
Iskarn
Isolde's Winter
Issvorn
Istvarr
Isvarden
Ithrane

J: 7 names

Jarlhaven
Jarnvik
Jokulmere
Jordrath
Jorunheim
Jotunhame
Jukaar

K: 30 names

Kaelstrand
Kaer
Kaldgrund
Kaldoryn
Kaltenberg
Kalvenor
Kapteyn Tertius
Karahav
Kastrivane
Keep of Winter
Kelmoor
Kelthane
Kelvin's Floor
Kessendral
Khion
Kholod
Kinos
Kirsvald
Kogarashi
Koldmark
Koldvann
Kooriyama
Korrath
Kruger Outer
Krymos
Kryokos
Kryovek
Krystallos
Kvalheim
Kvennor

L: 19 names

Lacaille Reach
Lalande Null
Lantern World
Laptevia
Last Thaw
Ledovar
Ledyanoy
Lengyue
Lissendre
Lofotr
Long Night
Longwinter
Lothvane
Luhman Cold
Lumiskar
Lurkhollow
Luskar
Luyten's Ice
Lymrik

M: 15 names

Maelstrath
Marrow Station World
Minus Ninety
Mirror Sea
Mirrowen
Mistvarr
Mizore
Monastery World
Mordvane
Moroz Prime
Morsenne
Morvethan
Mourning Star
Mouth of Winter
Myrkvik

N: 24 names

Nanuq
Naskavel
Nattfrost
Nauvik
Nerrheim
Nessarion
Nethersnow
Névé
Neverthaw
Niflgard
Niflhel
Nightglow
Nilas
Ninefold Frost
Nioveth
Nivalis
Nivarre
Nivenhall
Nix Aeterna
Nokkur
Nordrhaven
Nordvyr
Nothing Grows
Nunatak

O: 13 names

Ondrask
Oonraq
Orinthal
Ormindell
Orphan World
Orskadrel
Orsolveth
Oskarion
Ossendar
Ossilune
Ostrov Lda
Ostvale
Outpost Vardis

P: 16 names

Pagetos
Pakkanen
Pale Harbor
Pale Meridian
Pallor
Paskarth
Pelvarre
Penance
Permafrost
Piqsiq
Polynya
Procyon VII
Proxima Ninth
Pruina
Pukak
Purga

Q: 9 names

Qaniq
Qingshuang
Quellos
Quendrik
Quenlith
Quiet Shelf
Quietus
Quinvast
Qyrr

R: 14 names

Ragna Kold
Ravastel
Ravnhollow
Redoubt
Rhunvik
Rime
Rimefall
Rimehold
Ringshadow
Rosk
Ross Far Five
Rostvald
Routa
Ruun Kael

S: 51 names

Saint Elmo's Drift
Sarn Kethis
Sarvask
Saskrith
Sastrugi
Sceadu
Scholz Ultima
Sentinel
Serac
Sermeq
Severnaya
Shadowside
Shatterfield
Shirogane
Shiver
Sigrunn
Sigyn's Tears
Siku
Sikuliaq
Silence Nine
Silvarrow
Skadi's Rest
Skael
Skarrowen
Skjold
Skoll's Bite
Sleeping Giant
Sleetmarch
Snaefell
Sneholm
Snezhnaya
Snorrevik
Snowbound
Snowdeep
Snowreach
Sondrahl
Sorrow's Reach
Sorrowfast
Spine of Ice
Starfrost
Stillborn Sun
Stillhavn
Stiria
Struve Outer
Stuzha
Sumrak
Sunless
Svalbrand
Svellheim
Sverdahl
Sverrefall

T: 36 names

Talvimaa
Tannhauser Drift
Tarkhene
Tarn
Tau Ceti IX
Taymyr
Teegarden's Drift
Teeth of Ymir
Tellurion
Ten Thousand Winters
Terminus Frost
Thalvik
Tharnvik
Thawless
The Barrens
The Glass
The Long Dark
The Needle
The Pale
The Shelf
The White
Thrane
Throat of the North
Thrymheim
Thrymvik
Thule IX
Thule Ultima
Tirn
Tomb of Stars
Tovenhal
Tovrik
Trappist Outer Nine
Tsurara
Tundrakel
Tyrreth
Tyvarr

U: 11 names

Ukiuq
Ulfhame
Ulmaren
Ulmrath
Ulvangr
Ulvenmark
Ulvestrand
Ulvfrost
Umbrafrost
Umbrith
Unskar

V: 25 names

Vael
Vael Thessa
Valkenreach
Van Maanen's Hollow
Varanger
Vargfjell
Varrenhal
Vashkarr
Vault of Snow
Vega Secundus
Verglas
Veskarath
Vesperhold
Vespers
Vessarine
Vigil
Vindhelm
Vindsval
Vinterholt
Vosk Tarrow
Voss
Vostok's Crown
Vrennhal
Vyrrhos
Vyuga

W: 18 names

Weeping Glacier
Wendrath
Where the Sun Fails
White Antipodes
Whitefall
Whiteout
Widow's Winter
Winterbourne
Winterheart
Winterwake
Wintrasse
Wolf Frigoris
Wolf Winter
Wolf's Third
World's End
Wrenholt
Wyrmfell
Wystmere

X: 3 names

Xandreth
Xuefeng
Xyloth

Y: 8 names

Yarvik
Yelgur
Ylvandar
Ymirheim
Ysgrim
Yssarin
Yukishiro
Yvenne's Drift

Z: 10 names

Zaldrin
Zarvanne
Zemlya Frost
Zendrel
Zero Point
Zhaskel
Zhoravel
Zhurrak
Zima
Zorvath