Mage Guild Name Generator

Names for orders, circles and colleges of mages

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Generate mage guild names for fantasy novels, D&D campaigns and MMO guilds: solemn orders and conclaves, arcane colleges and academies, secretive cabals, Latin-style societies, and a few tongue-in-cheek names for casters who take the joke seriously.

About mage guild names

A mage guild name tells you what kind of institution it is before you meet a single wizard. An Order or Brotherhood implies vows and hierarchy; a Circle or Conclave suggests equals who vote; a College, Lyceum or Collegium is a teaching body with exams and robes; a Cabal or Coterie is small and probably up to something. Fantasy settings lean on this shorthand constantly, from the college towns of Tamriel to the Circles of Thedas, so picking the right noun does half the work.

The other half is the image attached to it. The strongest guild names pair the organizational word with one concrete thing: a flame, a key, a candle, a tome, a moth, a specific color of glass. Abstractions like 'power' or 'knowledge' evaporate; the Order of the Unlit Lamp sticks because you can picture it and wonder why the lamp is unlit. Latin (Ordo Noctis, Collegium Stellae) signals age and officialdom, a founder's name (Morwenna's Tower) signals a personality cult, and plain trade-guild phrasing (the Lamplighters' Guild, Arcane Contractors Union) signals that magic is a licensed profession in your world.

The list below mixes all of these registers, plus a handful of joke names for MMO guilds, so you can find a name that matches the tone of your table, server or manuscript.

How to choose mage guild names

  • Match the noun to the structure: use Order or Brotherhood for vows and ranks, Circle or Conclave for councils of peers, College or Academy for schools, Cabal or Coterie for secret societies.
  • Give the name one concrete object or color and let players guess its meaning; a Guild of the Unbound Tome raises a question that an Arcane Guild of Power never will.
  • Decide whether magic is respectable in your setting. Royal Academy of Thaumaturgy and Arcane Contractors Union imply licensing and taxes; the Hexhollow Cabal implies the opposite.
  • For MMO guilds, check the name is readable in chat at a glance and leaves room for a short tag; shorter names like Out of Mana or The Ashmantle also fit above a character's head better.
  • If several guilds exist in one world, vary the nouns so players can tell them apart instantly: one Order, one Circle, one Collegium, rather than three Orders.

Frequently asked questions

What is the difference between a mage guild, an order and a circle?

In most fantasy usage a guild is a professional association that licenses and protects its members, an order is a hierarchical body bound by oaths and ranks, and a circle or conclave is a council of roughly equal mages. Novels and games blur these freely, so pick the word that suits the tone you want rather than a strict definition.

Can I use these names for my World of Warcraft or Final Fantasy XIV guild?

Yes. Game name rules usually cap guild names around 24 characters and forbid offensive or trademarked names, so favor the shorter entries (The Ashmantle, Out of Mana, Ordo Noctis) and drop a leading 'The' if you run out of room.

How do I make a mage guild name sound ancient or official?

Use Latin or Latin-flavored words (Ordo, Collegium, Magisterium, Societas), add a founding place or patron (Imperial College of Magi, the Grand Arcanum of Ostmark), or reference a number with ritual weight such as seven, nine or twelve.

Should the guild name reveal what kind of magic they practice?

It can, but hinting is stronger than stating. Ember, cinder and flame suggest evokers; mirror, veil and dusk suggest illusionists; bone, grave and hollow suggest necromancers. A name like the Coldfire Enclave lets readers infer the school without a label.

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A: 11 names

  • Academia Umbrae
  • Alchemists' and Wardwrights' Company
  • Apprentices of the Singed Sleeve
  • Apprentices of the Unfinished Bridge
  • Arcane Consortium of Thornwall
  • Arcane Contractors Union
  • Arcanists of the Frozen Reach
  • Arcanum Vigilant
  • Ashkal Cabal
  • Ashwick Conservatory of the Arcane
  • Assembly of the Forty Lamps

B: 12 names

  • Blink and You Miss Us
  • Brotherhood of Ink and Iron
  • Brotherhood of the Bronze Owl
  • Brotherhood of the Cinder Key
  • Brotherhood of the Grey Candle
  • Brotherhood of the Kindled Rune
  • Brotherhood of the Long Night
  • Brotherhood of the Long Shadow
  • Brotherhood of the Silent Staff
  • Brotherhood of the Untold Rune
  • Brotherhood of the Waking Dream
  • Brothers of the Sleeping Flame

C: 61 names

  • Cabal of Midnight Oil
  • Cabal of the Bitter Root
  • Cabal of the Inverted Crown
  • Cabal of the Quiet Storm
  • Cabal of the Red Comet
  • Cabal of the Sleepless Eye
  • Cabal of the Weeping Moon
  • Cast First, Ask Later
  • Casters Gonna Cast
  • Chantry of Falling Leaves
  • Chapter of the Pale Hand
  • Chapter of the Seventh Stair

C, continued

  • Chartered Company of Diviners
  • Circle of Cold Stars
  • Circle of Hidden Fires
  • Circle of Ice and Salt
  • Circle of the Ashen Moon
  • Circle of the Broken Compass
  • Circle of the Drowned Bell
  • Circle of the Ember Tide
  • Circle of the Gilded Hour
  • Circle of the Iron Moth
  • Circle of the Ninth Sigil
  • Circle of the Seven Suns

C, continued

  • Circle of the Silent Hart
  • Circle of the Sleeping Giant
  • Circle of the Split Pomegranate
  • Circle of the Stone Owl
  • Circle of the Sunless Lake
  • Circle of the Weeping Willow
  • Circle of the Whispering Ash
  • Circle of Thorn and Thread
  • Circle of Tide and Tallow
  • Circle of Ysolde
  • Clerks of the Inkwell Court
  • Collegium Arcanorum

C, continued

  • Collegium Septem
  • Collegium Stellae
  • Compact of the Iron Lantern
  • Company of Itinerant Sorcerers
  • Company of the Leaded Window
  • Conclave of the Blind Moon
  • Conclave of the Hollow Candle
  • Conclave of the Hungry Wick
  • Conclave of the Last Ember
  • Conclave of the Slow Comet
  • Conclave of the Wandering Star
  • Conclave of Wax and Wick

C, continued

  • Conclavium Stellarum
  • Concordia Magorum
  • Conventus Lunae
  • Convocation of the Hollow Moon
  • Convocation of the Sparrowhawk
  • Coterie of the Nine Winds
  • Counterspell Collective
  • Court of Quills
  • Covenant of the Deep Well
  • Covenant of the Falling Star
  • Covenant of the Third Eye
  • Crit Happens
  • Custodians of the Fourth Bell

D: 1 name

  • Daughters of the Silent Moon

E: 1 name

  • Eldrin's Fellowship

F: 8 names

  • Fellowship of the Iron Rose
  • Fellowship of the Last Ink
  • Fellowship of the Sealed Vault
  • Fellowship of the Unburnt Eyebrows
  • Fireball Diplomacy
  • Fraternitas Clavis
  • Fraternity of the Burnt Thumb
  • Friendly Fire Is Still Fire

G: 19 names

  • Glass Cannon Society
  • Guild of Astrologers and Almanac-Makers
  • Guild of Bottled Weather
  • Guild of Cartographers Arcane
  • Guild of Lighthouse Keepers and Sea-Witches
  • Guild of Mirrors
  • Guild of Runes and Rivers
  • Guild of the Ember Quill
  • Guild of the Gilded Eye

G, continued

  • Guild of the Hushed Flame
  • Guild of the Patient Flask
  • Guild of the Riven Sky
  • Guild of the Seventh Star
  • Guild of the Silver Needle
  • Guild of the Sunken Spire
  • Guild of the Unbound Tome
  • Guild of the Unseen Hand
  • Guild of the Whispering Page
  • Guild of Warding and Wardrobe

H: 13 names

  • Hall of the Seven Sigils
  • Hearthwardens of Ilsmere
  • Hedge Circle of the Fenlands
  • Her Majesty's Society of Arcanists
  • Heralds of the Nameless Hour
  • Hexwrights Guild
  • House of Late Scrolls
  • House of Salt and Cinder
  • House of Seven Candles
  • House of the Broken Hourglass
  • House of the Cracked Mirror
  • House of the Unturned Key
  • House Varethyn

I: 3 names

  • Imperial College of Magi
  • Isilmar Circle
  • Ivory Spire Consortium

K: 15 names

  • Keepers of the Amber Gate
  • Keepers of the Amber Hour
  • Keepers of the Ashen Grimoire
  • Keepers of the Broken Oath
  • Keepers of the Dawn Lexicon
  • Keepers of the Eternal Ember
  • Keepers of the Forgotten Word
  • Keepers of the Glass Key
  • Keepers of the Hourless Clock
  • Keepers of the Lightless Path
  • Keepers of the Moth-Eaten Map
  • Keepers of the Sable Flame
  • Keepers of the Seventh Veil
  • Keepers of the Silent Word
  • Keepers of the Twelve Keys

L: 1 name

  • Lodge of the Ninth Candle

M: 13 names

  • Mage Guild of the Nine Rivers
  • Magi of the Amber Coast
  • Magi of the Endless Stair
  • Magi of the Scarlet Dusk
  • Magi of the Shattered Isle
  • Magic Missile Enthusiasts
  • Magisterium Aeternum
  • Magisterium of the Pale Sun
  • Magisters of Ashgrove
  • Magisters of the Iron Coast
  • Malachar's Academy
  • Mana Deficit
  • Morwenna's Tower

N: 4 names

  • Nerds of the Nine Circles
  • No Cooldowns
  • Northreach Arcane Society
  • Nym's Hollow Collegium

O: 47 names

  • Order of Ash and Ember
  • Order of Bone and Brass
  • Order of Sael Thurim
  • Order of Tamsin Vey
  • Order of the Ashen Veil
  • Order of the Blind Owl
  • Order of the Bloodless Blade
  • Order of the Burning Tome
  • Order of the Coiled Serpent
  • Order of the Cracked Cauldron
  • Order of the Crooked Key

O, continued

  • Order of the Drowned Star
  • Order of the Ember Crown
  • Order of the Emerald Eye
  • Order of the Far Horizon
  • Order of the Ferryman's Coin
  • Order of the Hooded Falcon
  • Order of the Lonely Tower
  • Order of the Lost Lantern
  • Order of the Mirror Pool
  • Order of the Moth and Flame
  • Order of the Open Hand
  • Order of the Owl and Key

O, continued

  • Order of the Riven Book
  • Order of the Sable Hart
  • Order of the Salt Circle
  • Order of the Seventh Seal
  • Order of the Shattered Moon
  • Order of the Thorned Chalice
  • Order of the Turning Page
  • Order of the Unlit Lamp
  • Order of the Unquiet Grave
  • Order of the Unsent Letter
  • Order of the Veiled Lamp
  • Order of the Vermilion Hand

O, continued

  • Order of the Waxing Star
  • Order of the Wayward Flame
  • Order of the Whispering Tide
  • Ordo Arcanum
  • Ordo Aurorae
  • Ordo Cineris
  • Ordo Lucis Obscurae
  • Ordo Noctis
  • Ordo Sigilli
  • Ordo Speculi
  • Ordo Vigilis
  • Out of Mana

P: 3 names

  • Pilgrims of the Burning Staircase
  • Pocket Sand Academy
  • Polymorph Support Group

R: 1 name

  • Royal Academy of Thaumaturgy

S: 38 names

  • Scholae Arcanae
  • Scholars of the Black Sands
  • Scholars of the Burnt Map
  • Scholars of the Crooked Spire
  • Scholars of the Deep Blue
  • Scholars of the Ebon Gate
  • Scholars of the Eighth Door
  • Scholars of the Leaning Tower
  • Scholars of the Low Tide
  • Scholars of the Moonlit Page
  • Scholars of the Nameless Door
  • Scholars of the Violet Hour

S, continued

  • Sethrin Synod
  • Shadowmantle Coterie
  • Sigilbearers of Marrowmere
  • Sisterhood of Glass and Ash
  • Sisterhood of the Burning Rose
  • Sisterhood of the Waning Wick
  • Sisters of the Quiet Forge
  • Societas Ignis
  • Society of Sigils and Salt
  • Society of the Bronze Quill
  • Society of the Burning Page
  • Society of the Cracked Bell
  • Society of the Gilded Moth

S, continued

  • Society of the Last Star
  • Society of the Sunken Lamp
  • Society of Unwritten Pages
  • Sodalitas Arcana
  • Sons of the Shattered Staff
  • Sorcerers of the Burning Coast
  • Sorcerers of the Grey Reach
  • Spellbinders of Hawkmoor
  • Spellslingers Anonymous
  • Spellwrights of the Brass Tower
  • Spire of a Thousand Eyes
  • Staff Infection
  • Synod of Whispering Stars

T: 228 names

  • Thaumaturges of the Lowlands
  • The Almoners of Arcane Relief
  • The Amber Arcanum
  • The Amber Staff Fellowship
  • The Amberwick Society
  • The Amethyst Synod
  • The Arcane Brotherhood of Low Light
  • The Arcane Brotherhood of Vel
  • The Ashborne Fellowship
  • The Ashcloak Conclave
  • The Auric Fellowship
  • The Autumn Court of Magi
  • The Azure Synod
  • The Bittermoor Enclave

T, continued

  • The Blackwool Cabal
  • The Bleakspire Magisterium
  • The Bloodmoon Cabal
  • The Blue Door Collegium
  • The Bonewood Chantry
  • The Brambleheart Academy
  • The Bramblewick Order
  • The Brass Athenaeum
  • The Brazen Orrery
  • The Bridgewardens' Circle
  • The Bright Quill Fellowship
  • The Brindle Fox Coterie
  • The Brotherhood of the Travelling Staff
  • The Caedric Order

T, continued

  • The Candlemere Academy
  • The Candlewick Circle
  • The Cartwheel Coven of Scholars
  • The Cinder Lodge
  • The Cinderfall Magisterium
  • The Cinderwake Enclave
  • The Cinnabar Conclave
  • The Cobalt Chantry
  • The Coldfire Enclave
  • The Copper Kettle Cabal
  • The Copperleaf Conclave
  • The Crimson Quill Society
  • The Crossroads Arcanum
  • The Crowfeather Cabal

T, continued

  • The Dalcrest Collegium
  • The Dawnforge Guild
  • The Deepwell Arcanum
  • The Dreamwright Society
  • The Driftglass Collegium
  • The Drifting Tower
  • The Driftwood Chantry
  • The Drowned Library
  • The Duskmantle Collegium
  • The Elderglass Athenaeum
  • The Ember Synod
  • The Emberfall Concord
  • The Emberwrights
  • The Eventide Conservatory
  • The Everburning College

T, continued

  • The Everfrost Academy
  • The Evermist Conclave
  • The Exploding Familiar Society
  • The Fallow Circle
  • The Fennwater Enclave
  • The Fogbound Collegium
  • The Free Magisters of Corvane
  • The Frostquill Collegium
  • The Gallowglass Conclave
  • The Gilded Athenaeum
  • The Gildenhall Lyceum
  • The Glasswardens
  • The Glimmerdeep Fellowship
  • The Gloaming Bellfoundry

T, continued

  • The Gloaming Order
  • The Gnomon Society
  • The Goldmoor Fellowship
  • The Goosequill Collegium
  • The Grand Arcanum of Ostmark
  • The Granite Conclave
  • The Gravemoss Collegium
  • The Greenwarden Circle
  • The Greenwick Chantry
  • The Grey Cloister
  • The Greywater Coven of Scholars
  • The Greywood Chantry
  • The Grimwood Lyceum
  • The Guild of Hedge-Wizards

T, continued

  • The Gull and Lantern Society
  • The Halcyon Conclave
  • The Hallowed Scriptorium
  • The Halvard Athenaeum
  • The Harbor Mages of Kessel
  • The Harrowgate Circle
  • The Hawthorn Athenaeum
  • The Hexbound Academy
  • The Hexhollow Cabal
  • The Hexmoor Collegium
  • The Hollow Crown Collegium
  • The Hollowmere Concord
  • The Hollybright Academy
  • The Hushed Athenaeum

T, continued

  • The Ilvani Assembly
  • The Inkstained Brethren
  • The Ironbark Lyceum
  • The Ironleaf Academy
  • The Ivy College
  • The Jackdaw Synod
  • The Lamplighters' Guild
  • The Lantern College
  • The Lantern Road Society
  • The Lantern Wardens
  • The Lapis Arcanum
  • The Lodestone Athenaeum
  • The Longnight Watch of Magi
  • The Loomwrights of Sable Street
  • The Lost Key Fellowship

T, continued

  • The Lumenar Fellowship
  • The Luminous Guild
  • The Mapmakers of Unseen Roads
  • The Marrowgate Institute
  • The Marshlight Fellowship
  • The Millstone Collegium
  • The Miners' Lodge of Geomancers
  • The Mirrorglass Assembly
  • The Mistral Conclave
  • The Moonshadow Conclave
  • The Moonwell Cabal
  • The Morrowfield Society
  • The Mossbell Lyceum
  • The Mutton Lane Mages' Club

T, continued

  • The Nightbloom Cabal
  • The Nightglass Order
  • The Nightingale Conservatory
  • The Ninefold Conclave
  • The Ninefold Path
  • The Ninewells Academy
  • The Ninth Hour Society
  • The Oakenshield Lyceum
  • The Obsidian Chantry
  • The Old Quarry Collegium
  • The Opaline Order
  • The Orchard Lyceum
  • The Order of the Silver Flame
  • The Orrin Lyceum

T, continued

  • The Ossuary Scholars
  • The Pale Concordance
  • The Pearl Chantry
  • The Periwinkle Assembly
  • The Phoenix Collegium
  • The Provincial Mages' Guild
  • The Quicksilver Guild
  • The Quiet Lyceum
  • The Quill and Ember Society
  • The Quorum of Thessaly
  • The Ravenhall Collegium
  • The Rimewood Arcanum
  • The Robe and Wand Social Club
  • The Rookery of Sages

T, continued

  • The Rosewater Lyceum
  • The Runebinders
  • The Rustwater Cabal
  • The Sable Arcanum
  • The Sablewood Order
  • The Saffron Chapterhouse
  • The Salt Road Spellwrights
  • The Salt Tower Enclave
  • The Saltglass Collegium
  • The Sapphire Enclave
  • The Sapphire Quill
  • The Scorched Hem Conclave
  • The Seastone Order
  • The Sextant Society
  • The Shardwood Arcanum

T, continued

  • The Shepherds of Ash
  • The Shrouded Synod
  • The Silverport Mages' Collective
  • The Silverthread Coterie
  • The Six Candles Society
  • The Skyglass Cabal
  • The Solstice Society
  • The Somnolent Order
  • The Spindle and Staff
  • The Squishy Backline
  • The Starfall Academy
  • The Starfire Cabal
  • The Starless Order
  • The Starwell Conservatory

T, continued

  • The Starwrights
  • The Stillwater Synod
  • The Stonevault Arcanum
  • The Stormcaller Lodge
  • The Stormglass Fellowship
  • The Sundial Society
  • The Sunspire Magisterium
  • The Tallow Fellowship
  • The Tallowmere Lodge
  • The Tarnished Order
  • The Tessellate Order
  • The Thirteenth Chair
  • The Thistledown Collegium
  • The Thornspire Order

T, continued

  • The Thornwood Academy of Sorcery
  • The Tidebound Arcanum
  • The Tidewater Athenaeum
  • The Tindercroft Collegium
  • The Tinkers' and Enchanters' Guild
  • The Twilight Collegium
  • The Umberwood Academy
  • The Umbral Academy
  • The Vanishing Point
  • The Veiled Scriptorium
  • The Velvet Arcanum
  • The Verdant Chantry
  • The Vesper Lyceum
  • The Violet Assembly

T, continued

  • The Wandering Lyceum
  • The Weatherglass Fellowship
  • The Weeping Spire
  • The Wellspring Order
  • The Whetstone Order
  • The Whitethorn Synod
  • The Wintergate Academy
  • The Winterward Collegium
  • The Witchlight Conservatory
  • The Wolfglass Conclave
  • The Wren and Candle Society
  • The Wyldfire Conclave
  • The Wyrd Collegium
  • Thornhaven Institute of Sorcery
  • Tower Defense Club

V: 2 names

  • Vaskarian Conclave
  • Vel'thareth Conclave

W: 18 names

  • Wand Wavers United
  • Wardens of Dusk and Dawn
  • Wardens of the Broken Wheel
  • Wardens of the Clockwork Orchard
  • Wardens of the Dreaming Deep
  • Wardens of the Glass Sea
  • Wardens of the Hollow Oak
  • Wardens of the Last Light
  • Wardens of the Nine Lanterns

W, continued

  • Wardens of the Salt Lamp
  • Wardens of the Silver Stair
  • Wardens of the Starlit Road
  • Wardens of the Sun and Moon
  • Wardens of the Sundered Seal
  • Wardens of the Thousand Doors
  • Wardens of the Tidal Archive
  • We Roll Arcana
  • Wizards Who Lunch

Z: 1 name

  • Zirathi Arcanum