LOTR Dwarf Name Generator

Dwarves in The Lord of the Rings are known to outsiders by names Tolkien borrowed from Old Norse, specifically the Dvergatal list of dwarves in the Poetic Edda. That's why Gimli, Thorin, Balin, Dwalin, Dáin, Óin, and Glóin all share the same clipped sound: one or two syllables, a long vowel (often marked with an accent, as in Dáin or Thráin), and an ending like -in, -i, -ur, or -or. Tolkien explained that these are the dwarves' public names in the Mannish tongue of Dale; their real names in Khuzdul are secret.

Dwarves also identify themselves by lineage and home. Gimli introduces himself as 'Gimli son of Glóin,' Balin becomes 'Lord of Moria,' and Thorin adds the epithet Oakenshield after his stand at Azanulbizar. Kings of Durin's line take titles like King under the Mountain. So a full LOTR dwarf name can be a bare Norse name, name plus 'son of' or 'daughter of' a parent, name plus a home (of the Iron Hills, of Erebor), or name plus an earned epithet like Ironfoot or Stonehelm.

This list covers Thorin's company and Durin's line, the Balin expedition to Moria, dwarves of the Iron Hills and Blue Mountains, and plenty of new names for a Longbeard warrior, a Firebeard smith, or a rare dwarf-woman such as Dís, whether you're rolling a character in The Lord of the Rings Online, running The One Ring RPG, or writing fan fiction.