Location Name Generator

Random place and location names for any story or map

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Generate location names for novels, tabletop campaigns, video games and worldbuilding maps: towns, landmarks, ruins, roads, stations, natural features and named buildings, from gritty real-world spots to fantasy and sci-fi sites.

About location names

A good location name does two jobs at once: it tells the reader what kind of place this is, and it hints at what happened there. Real place names are mostly a descriptive word plus a feature word, which is why English is full of Blackwaters, Ashfords and Long Meadows. The feature word (ford, bridge, moor, cove, pass, station, quarter) sets expectations about terrain and scale, while the first half adds color, ownership (Tanner's Ford, Kessler's Reach) or a dash of history (Gallows Hill, Sorrow's Landing). "The" names usually mark a single site rather than a settlement: The Sunken Chapel, The Old Telephone Exchange.

This list mixes registers so you can pull whatever a scene needs: English and Celtic-flavored villages and moors, locations in Spanish, Italian, Japanese, Arabic, Nordic and Slavic styles, modern spots like truck stops and rail depots, natural features such as arches, reefs and sinkholes, and fantasy and sci-fi sites from ruined towers to orbital shipyards. One or two foreign-flavored names on an otherwise English map make a region feel like it has borders and a history.

When naming several locations for one map, keep feature words consistent with the landscape (no coves inland, no passes on a plain) and vary the first halves so your world does not read like a list of colors plus nouns.

How to choose location names

  • Match the feature word to the terrain: ford, mill and bridge for rivers; cove, quay and strand for coasts; pass, tor and ridge for uplands; station, depot and plaza for modern or sci-fi settings.
  • Use possessives (Halloran's Cove, Caldwell's Folly) for places founded or claimed by a person; they imply a backstory you can reveal later.
  • Reserve "The" names for unique sites, not towns. "The Weeping Quarry" is a destination; "Weeping Quarry" sounds like a village next to it.
  • For a believable region, pick one language flavor for most names and let only border towns or old ruins use a different style.
  • Say the name in a sentence of dialogue ("Meet me at ___ after dark"). If it trips the tongue or sounds like a joke, revise it.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of locations does this generator cover?

Settlements (villages, towns, ports), natural features (falls, passes, reefs, canyons, springs), named buildings and ruins (chapels, towers, mills, observatories), streets and districts, modern sites like truck stops and rail depots, and sci-fi outposts such as relay stations and orbital yards.

Can I use these location names in a published novel or commercial game?

Yes. The names are original or built from common descriptive words, and none are trademarked settings. A few resemble real small places simply because English place names follow predictable patterns; if you are worried about a specific one, a quick map search will tell you.

How do I make random location names feel like they belong to the same world?

Choose a dominant style (English countryside, Mediterranean, Nordic, industrial modern) for most of your map, keep feature words consistent with the terrain, and reuse a few shared elements, like a river name that appears in two towns downstream of each other.

Are these suitable for D&D and other tabletop campaigns?

Very much so. The fantasy-flavored entries (ruined towers, tombs, gates, fey crossings) work as dungeon and quest locations, while the plainer village and landmark names fill out a hex map or travel montage without sounding out of place.

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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.

Plain text, one name per line.

A: 9 names

  • Amberfall
  • Amberstone
  • Ashby Crossing
  • Ashen Shore
  • Ashfall Station
  • Ashford Mill
  • Ashgrove Cemetery
  • Ashmoor
  • Ashridge

B: 30 names

  • Bab al-Qamar
  • Barrowdown
  • Bayard's Crossing
  • Beacon Hill
  • Bellhaven
  • Bellwether Inn
  • Belmont Heights
  • Bjørnvik Lighthouse
  • Black Rock Rest Area
  • Blackbriar
  • Blackfen
  • Blacksand Beach
  • Blackthorn Manor
  • Blackwater Crossing
  • Bleakwater
  • Bracken Hill
  • Brackenfell
  • Bramblecote
  • Bramblehurst
  • Briar Hill
  • Briarwick
  • Brightwater Quay
  • Brightwater Spa
  • Brindlewood
  • Brinewater
  • Broadreach
  • Bronzewood
  • Brookhollow
  • Brookside Chapel
  • Burnt Chapel

C: 30 names

  • Cairn Hill
  • Cairngorm Pass
  • Cairnwood
  • Calder Reservoir Dam
  • Caldwell's Folly
  • Candlewick
  • Carrion Pass
  • Castello di Monteverde
  • Cedar Bluff
  • Cinder Pass
  • Clearwater Crossing
  • Cloverfield
  • Coalbrook
  • Cold Harbor
  • Coldspring
  • Copper Kettle Inn
  • Copperfield Junction
  • Cormorant Bay
  • Corvid's Perch
  • Corwen
  • Cracked Bell
  • Cragend
  • Crane's Landing
  • Crimson Hollow
  • Crooked Creek
  • Crosswind Station
  • Crowfoot Cairn
  • Crownsend
  • Crystal Falls
  • Cutter's Pass

D: 15 names

  • Darrowfield
  • Dock 14, Tycho Shipyards
  • Dovecote Lane
  • Dreadholm
  • Dreadmoor
  • Dredge Harbor
  • Driftwood Shoal
  • Dubrava Crossing
  • Dunholm
  • Dunmere Falls
  • Dunmore Castle
  • Dunmorrow Keep
  • Dunwick
  • Dusk Harbor
  • Duskwood

E: 9 names

  • East March
  • Eastwatch
  • Elderwood
  • Elk Meadow
  • Elmsworth
  • Ember Hollow
  • Emberlight Forge
  • Emberwatch
  • Evergreen Terrace

F: 19 names

  • Fairhollow
  • Fairmount
  • Fairwater
  • Falconcrest
  • Fallcrest
  • Fallen Oak Farm
  • Fallow Fields
  • Fathom Deep
  • Fennimore Station
  • Ferncliff
  • Fernwhistle
  • Fernwood Glade
  • Fiddler's Green
  • Flintlock Gulch
  • Fogbank Station
  • Fort Pendleton
  • Fox Run
  • Foxglove Meadow
  • Frostfall

G: 20 names

  • Galehaven
  • Galloway Strand
  • Gallows Hill
  • Gilded Cove
  • Glasswater
  • Gloaming Row
  • Gloaming Wood
  • Gloomwood
  • Goldenrod Field
  • Goldleaf Grove
  • Gravemoor
  • Greenbriar
  • Greenmantle
  • Greyhaven
  • Greywater Fen
  • Grimsby Reach
  • Grimsdale
  • Grimwald
  • Gull Rock
  • Gullhaven

H: 22 names

  • Halberd Street Substation
  • Halloran's Cove
  • Harken Hill
  • Harrow Point
  • Hartwell Bridge
  • Hatherly
  • Havenwood
  • Haverford
  • Hawthorne Hall
  • Hazelmoor
  • Hearth Glen
  • Hearthstone Hollow
  • Heron Marsh
  • Highfield
  • Hightower Bastion
  • Hob's End
  • Hollins Ferry
  • Holloway Farm
  • Hopewell Farm
  • Hoshizora Observatory
  • Hunter's Rest
  • Hush Valley

I: 5 names

  • Iron Gate Pass
  • Ironbell Monastery
  • Ironreach
  • Ironvale
  • Ironwood Bridge

J: 1 name

  • Juniper Flats

K: 11 names

  • Kelpie Falls
  • Kessler's Reach
  • Kessock
  • Kestrel Heights
  • Ketteridge
  • Kilnbridge
  • Kingfisher Landing
  • Kingsbridge
  • Kingswood
  • Kirishima Shrine
  • Kowalski's Rail Depot

L: 14 names

  • Lakeshore Lodge
  • Lakeview Heights
  • Lantern Cove
  • Lantern Hill
  • Lanternfall
  • Larkspur Meadow
  • Last Light Lighthouse
  • Linden Square
  • Lindenhall
  • Lonely Pine
  • Long Meadow
  • Low Hollow
  • Lowline Water Treatment Works
  • Luminary Point

M: 20 names

  • Maddox Hill
  • Maelstrom Point
  • Maplecross
  • Maplewood Row
  • Marchwood
  • Marigold Farm
  • Marrow Creek
  • Marshlight
  • Mercy Hill
  • Merrivale
  • Mile 47 Truck Stop
  • Millbrook Hollow
  • Mistral Bay
  • Moonglen
  • Moorland Rest
  • Mordant Falls
  • Morrow Bay
  • Mosswater
  • Mount Akatsuki
  • Mudbank Ferry

N: 4 names

  • Nethermoor
  • Nightingale Lane
  • Northgate
  • Novy Bereg

O: 9 names

  • Oakhaven
  • Oakshield Pass
  • Old Ferry Landing
  • Old Fort Road
  • Old Gallows Road
  • Oldmarket
  • Orchard Hill
  • Ostrovets Ferry
  • Oxbow Bend

P: 13 names

  • Pale Moor
  • Paleshore
  • Parson's Crossing
  • Pelican Point
  • Perihelion Orbital Yards
  • Piazza delle Lanterne
  • Pike's Landing
  • Pilgrim's Gate
  • Pinebrook
  • Pinecrest Overlook
  • Ponte Vecchia Rossa
  • Port Ardent
  • Puerto Esperanza

Q: 1 name

  • Qasr al-Rimal

R: 19 names

  • Raven Tor
  • Raven's Hollow
  • Raven's Roost
  • Ravenscar
  • Ravensgate
  • Ravenwood Manor
  • Ravnfjell
  • Redfern Heights
  • Redstone Gulch
  • Relay Station Theta-9
  • Ridgeback Pass
  • Ridgefield Crossroads
  • Riverbend
  • Riverwatch
  • Rook's Hollow
  • Rosecliff
  • Route 12 Bus Depot
  • Rowan Glade
  • Rustwater

S: 47 names

  • Sable Harbor
  • Sable Reach
  • Saint Aurelia's Landing
  • Salt Creek
  • Saltcliff
  • Saltmarsh Landing
  • Saltstone Quarry
  • Sandpiper Cove
  • Scarlet Pines
  • Seabright
  • Seacliff
  • Sector 7 Cargo Terminal
  • Seraph's Rest
  • Shadowfen
  • Shallowford
  • Shearwater Point
  • Shrike's Nest
  • Shrouded Vale
  • Sierra Quemada
  • Silverbrook
  • Silverfall
  • Skerry Point
  • Skjoldhavn
  • Sleeping Dog Road
  • Solace Point
  • Sorrow's Landing
  • Souk al-Nujum
  • Sparrow's Run
  • Split Oak
  • Stagmoor
  • Standing Stones Road
  • Starfall Basin
  • Stillhaven
  • Stillwater Pond
  • Stonebrook Inn
  • Stonecross Abbey
  • Stonewatch
  • Stonewell
  • Storm's Edge Road
  • Stormhaven
  • Stormreach
  • Stormwatch Tower
  • Summerlake
  • Sunder Pass
  • Sundown Ridge
  • Sunken Road
  • Sunspire

T: 167 names

  • Tallis Gorge
  • Tangle Creek
  • Tanner's Ford
  • Tarnhelm
  • Tarrow Hill
  • Tavistock Crossing
  • The Abandoned Observatory
  • The Amber Coast
  • The Ashen Library
  • The Bathhouse of Nemora
  • The Bell Tower of Marrow
  • The Black Gate
  • The Bleak Tower
  • The Bone Orchard
  • The Bramble Maze
  • The Bridge of Sighs
  • The Broken Bell
  • The Broken Causeway
  • The Burning Lake
  • The Burning Steppe
  • The Candle Tower
  • The Catacombs of Saint Ormond
  • The Cathedral of Ash
  • The Charnel Pit
  • The Chimney Rocks
  • The Cinder Road
  • The Clock Tower Square
  • The Clockwork Quarter
  • The Coral Steps
  • The Court of Stars
  • The Crimson Road
  • The Crooked Spire
  • The Crystal Caves
  • The Dead Man's Cove
  • The Deadfall Pass
  • The Deep Market
  • The Dim Hall
  • The Dragon's Maw
  • The Dragon's Tooth
  • The Drowned Forest
  • The Drowned Quarter
  • The Ember Gate
  • The Emerald Grotto
  • The Empty Throne
  • The Ferryhouse
  • The Ferryman's Landing
  • The Fey Crossing
  • The Flooded Mine
  • The Forgotten Quay
  • The Frost Gate
  • The Frozen Lake
  • The Gallery of Winds
  • The Gate of Ashes
  • The Gate of Dawn
  • The Gilded Arch

T, continued

  • The Glass Desert
  • The Glassblower's Quarter
  • The Golden Field
  • The Grand Terminus
  • The Great Aqueduct
  • The Grey Hermitage
  • The Hall of Echoes
  • The Hall of Mirrors
  • The Hanging Gardens of Ilvarr
  • The Hanging Rock
  • The Harbor Tunnel
  • The Hermit's Cave
  • The Hidden Spring
  • The Hollow Crown Inn
  • The Hollow Hills
  • The Hollow Throne
  • The Howling Pass
  • The Iron Lighthouse
  • The Iron Road
  • The Ironclad Gate
  • The Ivory Steps
  • The Kessler Array
  • The Lantern Market
  • The Last Outpost
  • The Lich Road
  • The Lonely Tower
  • The Lost Orchard
  • The Lower Docks
  • The Marble Forum
  • The Meridian Tram Stop
  • The Midnight Bazaar
  • The Mirror Lake
  • The Molten Forge
  • The Moonlit Orchard
  • The Mourning Fields
  • The Mouth of Ghar
  • The Nameless Shore
  • The Ninefold Bridge
  • The Ninth Gate
  • The Obsidian Throne Room
  • The Old Mill Bridge
  • The Old Observatory
  • The Old Salt Road
  • The Old Stone Circle
  • The Old Telephone Exchange
  • The Old Wharf
  • The Oracle's Cave
  • The Orchard of Bones
  • The Ossuary at Dunmere
  • The Painted Desert Road
  • The Pilgrim's Way
  • The Pit of Vhal
  • The Plaza of Fountains
  • The Prism Spire
  • The Quiet Shore
  • The Red Bridge

T, continued

  • The Red Citadel of Ilyra
  • The Red Cliffs
  • The Rookery
  • The Ruined Watchtower
  • The Ruins of Calder
  • The Rust Flats
  • The Salt Cathedral
  • The Salt Marsh Ferry
  • The Saltwater Chapel
  • The Sapphire Lagoon
  • The Scorched Plain
  • The Sentinel Rock
  • The Serpent's Spine
  • The Seventh Step
  • The Shattered Spire
  • The Shining Falls
  • The Shrine of Embers
  • The Signal Tower
  • The Singing Dunes
  • The Singing Stones
  • The Sky Bridge
  • The Sky Temple
  • The Sleeping Giant
  • The Spindle
  • The Stone Bridge of Halder
  • The Stone Garden
  • The Sunken Chapel
  • The Sunken City of Varash
  • The Sunless Sea
  • The Tarnished Crown
  • The Temple of Still Waters
  • The Temple of the Veil
  • The Thousand Steps
  • The Tidewell
  • The Tomb of the Nameless King
  • The Tower of Sable
  • The Twisted Wood
  • The Undercroft
  • The Vault of Eryn
  • The Verdigris Gate
  • The Vineyard at Sorrel
  • The Wailing Cliffs
  • The Wandering Isle
  • The Watcher's Spire
  • The Weeping Quarry
  • The Weeping Willow Inn
  • The Whispering Caverns
  • The Widow's Walk
  • Thistlecross
  • Thornbury
  • Thornfield
  • Thunderhead Ridge
  • Tidemark
  • Tidewater
  • Tumbledown Mill
  • Twin Pines Station

U: 2 names

  • Ulvedal
  • Umber Downs

V: 8 names

  • Valewood
  • Valle de los Suspiros
  • Vantage Rock
  • Vasily's Rest
  • Veilwater Falls
  • Verdant Reach
  • Vesper Heights
  • Vostrakov Monastery

W: 23 names

  • Wadi Sakhr
  • Weatherby Crossing
  • Wending Road
  • Westerly Cove
  • Wexley Common
  • Whisper Creek
  • Whitchurch Green
  • Whitecap Bay
  • Wildfire Canyon
  • Willow Creek Station
  • Willowmere
  • Windhollow
  • Winterhaven
  • Wintershade
  • Witchlight Marsh
  • Withywind
  • Wolfcrag
  • Wolfpine Ridge
  • Wormwood Hollow
  • Wychwood
  • Wyndham Hall
  • Wyrm's Rest
  • Wyvern Falls

Y: 1 name

  • Yanagawa Ferry Crossing

Z: 1 name

  • Zlatogorsk