Male Barbarian Name Generator

Blunt names, tribes and hard-won epithets for men

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Generate male barbarian names for D&D and sword-and-sorcery heroes: blunt given names like Brakk and Korgan, tribesmen like Harsk of the Elk Clan, deed names like Havrek Oxthrower and earned names like Outran-the-Avalanche.

About male barbarian names

A barbarian hero usually carries three pieces of name, and only the first is given at birth. That first piece is short and blunt: one or two syllables, stressed at the front and closed by a hard consonant. Brakk, Durn, Thrag and Thorek read as men's names in this register because they end on k, n or g, not on the -a, -hild, -dis or -run that sword-and-sorcery borrows from Norse for its women.

The second piece says whose he is. Tribal names put kin and homeland after the given name: Harsk of the Elk Clan, Kjeld son of Ulmar, Bodvin Harksson, Dunnoch mac Brude. The third piece is earned. A byname comes from other people, after a deed, a scar or a habit, so it can be proud (Ulbrand Gatebreaker), plain (Rurk the Red) or a joke at his expense (Durrek the Small, Forgot-His-Shield). Whole-phrase names such as Outran-the-Avalanche work the same way and suit tribes that use no surnames at all.

The list mixes all of these with titles a man can hold, from Chief and Thane to Khan and Clan-Father, plus a set of saga-style Norse names with new bynames. It leaves out the women's names and the historical warlords that fill the general barbarian list.

How to choose male barbarian names

  • Say the given name as a battle cry first. If it cannot be shouted in one breath, the way Brakk, Hrun or Korgan can, pick a shorter one.
  • Start a new character with a tribe byname such as Ovrin of the Lynx Tribe and let the campaign hand him an epithet later. Tegg the Quick should have done something quick.
  • Keep one byname form per tribe so kinsmen sound related: son of or -sson for northern raiders, mac for hill clans, of the Clan for totem tribes, a title such as Khan for steppe riders.
  • An ironic byname gives a big man a personality at once. The tallest warrior in the band is Durrek the Small, and the loudest is Lukar the Whisper.
  • For a D&D totem barbarian, match the tribe animal to the totem: Grumnar Bear-Totem, Fenn Wolf-Totem or Othgar of the Cave Bear Tribe tell the table what he does before he rages.

Frequently asked questions

What makes a barbarian name sound male?

In the Norse-flavored register most fantasy barbarians use, men's names close on a hard consonant (Brakk, Thorek, Skeld) and take son-of bynames such as Bodvin Harksson, while women's names tend to end in -a, -hild or -dis. Titles help as well: Chief, Thane, Jarl, Khan and Clan-Father all mark a man in this list.

How does a barbarian earn his epithet?

It is given by others, never chosen. A deed gives Ulbrand Gatebreaker or Balthor the Twice-Dead, a look gives Rurk the Red or Kurn the Broken-Nosed, and a bad day gives Forgot-His-Shield. In a campaign, wait for the moment the other players start calling the character something and keep that.

Do these names work for a D&D barbarian?

Yes. The short given names suit human, half-orc and goliath barbarians, the tribe bynames fit outlander backgrounds, and entries such as Hartmund Elk-Totem and Storm-Herald Bjarnulf nod to barbarian paths. The names are not tied to any one setting, so they drop into any world.

How is this list different from the general barbarian name generator?

The general page mixes men and women and leans on saga heroes and historical war leaders. This one is men only, mostly invented, and built around tribal naming: a blunt given name, then a tribe or a father, then an earned byname.

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A: 15 names

  • Agmund Mossbeard
  • Aldgrim the White
  • Alfgeir Wound-Proud
  • Alpin mac Drostan
  • Altuk of the Grass Sea
  • Ansgrim the Thrice-Cursed
  • Ardrak the Ox
  • Arnok Eagle-Totem
  • Arnvid Hoarfrost
  • Asbrand Holm-Fighter
  • Asgaut Thragsson
  • Asmar Spearcatcher
  • Atli Ember-Beard
  • Axe-Thane Guthmar
  • Azruk of the Red Sand Tribe

B: 48 names

  • Bakkar of the Crocodile River
  • Balthor the Twice-Dead
  • Bardi Feud-Ender
  • Battle-Chief Urrik of the Broken Axes
  • Bear's Son Ulfkel
  • Beast-Heart Drennar
  • Bergfinn Fell-Strider
  • Bergul of the Sky Hunters
  • Berserker Valbrand
  • Bit-Through-the-Rope
  • Bites-the-Shield
  • Bjarkan the Shaggy
  • Bjolf
  • Bodolf Whale-Strength
  • Bodrik of the Stag Tribe
  • Bodvin Harksson
  • Bokhan son of Ulagan
  • Bolli Bright-Helm
  • Bolvar Firebeard
  • Bone-Reader Hrokk
  • Borgath Helmsplitter
  • Borgil Oath-Brother of Chiefs
  • Borik the Bald
  • Born-in-a-Blizzard

B, continued

  • Borv
  • Bozgar of the Rolling Plains
  • Braddoc of the Hollow Hills
  • Brakk
  • Brakkar son of Durnhold
  • Brander Emberheel
  • Brannor the Scarred
  • Branok
  • Brask the Grim-Eyed
  • Brasker Shieldbiter
  • Breaks-the-Line
  • Brenn the Rootless
  • Brevik the Sea-Scarred
  • Brogar of the Ash Wolves
  • Broke-the-Ram
  • Broke-Three-Chains
  • Brond
  • Bront the Bull-Necked
  • Bruddic the Snow-Blind
  • Brug
  • Brund of the Cracked Plateau
  • Bruntor
  • Bulwic Wolf-at-the-Door
  • Burned-His-Boats

C: 10 names

  • Cadrok Giantfeller
  • Caldrach of the Heather Hills
  • Carries-the-Ox
  • Champion Drogath of the Pit
  • Chief Borrum Greyhide
  • Chief of Chiefs Angrim
  • Clan-Father Morund
  • Corran mac Drust
  • Crennoch Stonebrow
  • Crovan the Landless

D: 27 names

  • Dagrim Dawnraid
  • Dak
  • Dargan of the Black Boar Clan
  • Dargo the Pit Fighter
  • Darrok Wardrum
  • Dorn
  • Dragh Fosterling of Wolves
  • Dreng
  • Drennik the Fatherless
  • Drev
  • Drinks-the-Horn-Dry
  • Drogan Scarback
  • Drogg
  • Drom the Giant's Get
  • Dromak the Wall
  • Druk the Loud
  • Drum-Master Kubar
  • Drust of the Painted People
  • Dunmar the Stone
  • Dunnar Hurlstone
  • Dunnoch mac Brude
  • Dunrak of the Tall Grass
  • Durn
  • Durnhal of the Iron Crags
  • Durnok Red-Snow
  • Durrek the Small
  • Dzorak of the Sky Riders

E: 11 names

  • Eats-First
  • Edrik Oakarm
  • Eindridi Broad-Back
  • Eirod Gruksson
  • Elder Braggi Nine-Winters
  • Eldgrim Smoke-Breath
  • Eldrin Ashstride
  • Embrik Openhand
  • Eskar
  • Eskil of the White Hare Clan
  • Eyjolf Thunder-Laugh

F: 13 names

  • Fargrim Hillshaker
  • Fastulf the Bold
  • Fears-No-Wall
  • Fenn Wolf-Totem
  • Fenrik Wolfrunner
  • Fergal mac Talorc
  • Finnvard Quick-Temper
  • First Son of Chief Rokkar
  • First Spear Ketrik
  • First-Through-the-Gate
  • Forgot-His-Shield
  • Forn Anvilfist
  • Frost-King Ymgar

G: 29 names

  • Gant the Stubborn
  • Garmund the Ever-Hungry
  • Garn
  • Garnulf son of Garn
  • Garrand Galevoice
  • Garrok the Black-Toothed
  • Garth the Thirsty
  • Gartnait mac Brennoc
  • Garvan of the Hawk Cliffs
  • Gavrok of the Grey Moor
  • Geirolf Nine-Spears
  • Gest the Unbidden
  • Gormund of the Cairn Fields
  • Gorran the Boar
  • Gort
  • Gostrak Horsebreaker
  • Grath
  • Grend
  • Grettan Widestance
  • Gromm
  • Gruk
  • Grum
  • Grumnar Bear-Totem
  • Grundar the Thunderous
  • Gudbrand Thickskull
  • Gudmar Hillbreaker
  • Gudrek the Generous
  • Gulm
  • Gundrek son of No One

H: 50 names

  • Haddar of the Thousand Cairns
  • Hadrak
  • Hafgrim of the Walrus Coast
  • Hafthor of the Seal Hunters
  • Hakkar Halfear
  • Haldo the Spring-Waker
  • Haldrek the Younger
  • Halgar of the Smoking Mountain
  • Halk
  • Hallbjorn Stone-Sleeper
  • Hallok Ironshin
  • Halrik Borvsson
  • Halvek the Marked
  • Harg
  • Harnak the Horned
  • Harsk of the Elk Clan
  • Hartmund Elk-Totem
  • Haug the Barrow-Born
  • Havrek Oxthrower
  • Hearth-Guard Wiglund
  • Hedin Far-Sailor
  • Held-the-Ford
  • Hemming Splittusk
  • Hengrim of the Aurochs Tribe
  • Hesk the Laughing

H, continued

  • High Chief Rokkar of the Seven Clans
  • Hill-King Caddor
  • Hjort the Slow to Anger
  • Hod
  • Holdar of the Frozen Reach
  • Holgrim Notched-Axe
  • Horde-Father Ghazuk
  • Hork son of Hork
  • Horse-Lord Arslak
  • Hoskuld Tide-Reader
  • Hrang Iron-in-the-Fire
  • Hrimmar of the Glacier's Foot
  • Hroald Bear-Fostered
  • Hrodd the Tireless
  • Hroft of the Dire Wolf Clan
  • Hrogar
  • Hrolmar the Gentle
  • Hromund Grip-Hard
  • Hroth of the Howling Fen
  • Hrudnar Meadhorn
  • Hrun
  • Hrut Ram-Skull
  • Huldar the Bear-Tall
  • Hunt-Master Faolan
  • Hurk

I: 3 names

  • Ingrek of the White Wastes
  • Isvek of the Blue Ice
  • Ivarr Bullneck

J: 12 names

  • Jarl Hakvin Shipless
  • Jarl Skaldmar the Wide
  • Jarnulf Snapchain
  • Jarruk
  • Jebrak of the Thousand Hooves
  • Jokul Hornhelm
  • Jorak the Silent
  • Jorgal the Twice-Exiled
  • Jorgrim Wallclimber
  • Jorn
  • Jorund of the Shiver Peaks
  • Jostein Hard-Rower

K: 33 names

  • Kaddoc Twin-Born
  • Kalf Bull-Strong
  • Kavar the Tall
  • Kazruk of the Howling Pass
  • Keeps-His-Word
  • Keldun Bearhugger
  • Kelmund Oathbound
  • Kelvar Knows-the-Pass
  • Kessik the Lean
  • Kethar the Mountain
  • Ketrak of the Storm Crow Clan
  • Kettrig Longstride
  • Khadrim of the Dune Wolves
  • Khan Burgad Swift-Arrow
  • Khan Toghar of the Endless Grass
  • Khuld the Dust-Walker
  • Kjarl of the Ram's Horn Clan
  • Kjeld son of Ulmar
  • Kjolv
  • Kodrin of the Vine Coast
  • Kolbrand Bearpelt
  • Kolvar the Heavy-Handed
  • Korgan
  • Korl the Unbent
  • Korrin of the Giant's Stair
  • Korvald Wyrmsticker
  • Korvan of the Bone Coast
  • Korvuk Long-Shadow
  • Kragor
  • Krand
  • Kurg
  • Kurn the Broken-Nosed
  • Kurrak of the Frost Ravens

L: 13 names

  • Last Son of the Elk Clan
  • Last-Off-the-Wall
  • Last-to-Fall
  • Lifts-the-Standing-Stone
  • Ljotolf Cold-Hearth
  • Lodmund Ran-Down-an-Elk
  • Lorn the Lame Wolf
  • Lost-His-Boots
  • Lothen of the River Reavers
  • Lothgar Bridgeburner
  • Ludvar Elkhide
  • Lukar the Whisper
  • Lurgan Cheats-the-Grave

M: 14 names

  • Maddrak of the Wolfwood
  • Magrath the Loyal
  • Mardan Pinned-the-Boar
  • Modrak Wolfsblood
  • Mogh the Wide
  • Mokk Father of Twelve
  • Mokran of the Thunder Lizard Clan
  • Mordek Cinderfoot
  • Morgrim of the Ember Wastes
  • Morrik Moonhowl
  • Morvak the Last
  • Mundok of the Bison People
  • Murdo Came-Back-Alone
  • Murg

N: 7 names

  • Nargol
  • Nechtan of the Bitter Lakes
  • Never-Kneels
  • Never-Paid-Tribute
  • Njord Longoar
  • Nordal Frostswimmer
  • Nordrek

O: 28 names

  • Oath-Warden Beorric
  • Oddleif the Unlucky
  • Oddvar Flamevault
  • Ogmar the One-Eyed
  • Old Father Hoarfrost
  • Old Man Skarr
  • Older-Than-His-Axe
  • Omrak of the Jackal Clan
  • Ordai son of Kurtai
  • Orduk of the Windward Steppe
  • Orlak Tentburner
  • Orlyg Storm-Anchor
  • Orm of the Whale Road
  • Ormar Serpent-Tongue
  • Orphan of the Red Gorge
  • Orrak Twinaxe
  • Orsk
  • Oskald the Unchained
  • Ossik Dawnhowler
  • Ostrak
  • Ostvar Seacleaver
  • Oswic the Storm-Deaf
  • Othgar of the Cave Bear Tribe
  • Out-Drank-the-Giant
  • Outlived-His-Enemies
  • Outran-the-Avalanche
  • Outshouted-the-Storm
  • Ovrin of the Lynx Tribe

P: 5 names

  • Pell the Beardless
  • Pit-King Morrak
  • Porrick Emptykeg
  • Pradd Half-a-Shield
  • Prak

Q: 1 name

  • Qazan son of Bergul

R: 24 names

  • Rage-Caller Thokmar
  • Ragmar of Skull Crag
  • Ragor
  • Ragvald Doorkicker
  • Raid-Captain Snagg
  • Rannoch Clanless
  • Ranulf Lifts-Two-Men
  • Rask
  • Raskar of the Burnt Forest
  • Ravik the Unbeaten
  • Reaver-King Halstrom
  • Ref Fox-Wit
  • Rethmar Herdfollower
  • Rhazek of the Glass Desert
  • Rhun the Hammer
  • Rimhald of the Whiteout
  • Rognar the Sour
  • Rokk
  • Rolfgar son of the Mountain
  • Rothar Mammothrider
  • Ruddock of the Mammoth Clan
  • Rudgar Spitflame
  • Runolf Salt-Lung
  • Rurk the Red

S: 44 names

  • Sarmak of the Red Horse Tribe
  • Sarn the Oathless
  • Seven-Winters-Wandering
  • Shakar Tiger-Totem
  • Shield-Thane Oswulf
  • Sighvat Battle-Glad
  • Sigvar Warhorn
  • Sings-Off-Key
  • Skaft
  • Skapti Long-Memory
  • Skarl the Gaunt
  • Skarrik Lightningstruck
  • Skav
  • Skegg Kin-Avenger
  • Skeld
  • Sket of the Sabertooth Clan
  • Skoll the Moon-Mad
  • Skorrin the Ash-Faced
  • Skorvald of Winter's Edge
  • Skull-Bearer Vorgrun
  • Sky-Caller Anduk
  • Slept-Through-the-Raid

S, continued

  • Slew-Nine
  • Snores-Like-Thunder
  • Snorrek of the Orca Tribe
  • Sorli Swan-Road
  • Spear-Father Tengrik
  • Splits-the-Oak
  • Stang
  • Steingrim Cairn-Builder
  • Stenn the Immovable
  • Stennar Rokksson
  • Stigand Rimebeard
  • Storm's Nephew Kettil
  • Storm-Herald Bjarnulf
  • Storn the Chainbreaker
  • Storr Trollwrestler
  • Sturla Ice-Wader
  • Styr
  • Styrkar Deep-Keel
  • Svart Coal-Brow
  • Svein of the Sky Fire Tribe
  • Svend Mastclimber
  • Swam-the-Ice-Sea

T: 44 names

  • Talorc of the Red Gorge
  • Tamur of the Dry Wells
  • Targon
  • Tarkun son of Nine Tents
  • Tarv of the Standing Stones
  • Tegg the Quick
  • Temrek of the Nine Rivers
  • Thane Eofric of the Mead Hall
  • Thane Hrodvar Ironbraid
  • Thangbrand Bench-Breaker
  • Tharn
  • Tharok the Patient
  • Thessar No-Second-Blow
  • Thorbrand Forge-Arm
  • Thorek
  • Thorleik Foam-Beard
  • Thorold Timberfall
  • Thrag
  • Threk
  • Threll the Unsleeping
  • Threw-the-Jarl
  • Thulgar the Weathered

T, continued

  • Thurgo of the Viper Marsh
  • Thurn of the Black Pines
  • Thurstan Grandson of Giants
  • Tjorv Saltbeard
  • Tolan the Unburned
  • Tolgar
  • Tolgen of the Salt Flats
  • Too-Angry-to-Die
  • Tormak the Half-Giant
  • Torrek Twiceburied
  • Torvik son of the Storm
  • Tostig Heavyhand
  • Totem-Bearer Oshgar
  • Tovar Jornsson
  • Trogg
  • Tuk
  • Tulgrik Stoneshoulder
  • Turgen the Frostbitten
  • Tuvak of the Stone Bears
  • Tyrgar of the Blood Moon Tribe
  • Tyrk the Kingless
  • Tzarg of the Obsidian Peaks

U: 15 names

  • Ubbrin Marshwader
  • Ulbrand Gatebreaker
  • Uldar
  • Ulfgrim of the World's Rim
  • Ulfhar Blood-Brother
  • Ulfhedin Grey-Hood
  • Ulmak Ancestor-Sworn
  • Ulmar the Glad
  • Ulrek of the Long Ice
  • Ulrok
  • Ulvar Riverford
  • Ulven the Grey
  • Ummak Hand-of-the-Glacier
  • Uthrek Braidbeard
  • Uven of the Bog Oak People

V: 18 names

  • Valk of the Ice Fangs
  • Vandar of the Broken Teeth
  • Varg
  • Vargrim Seventh Son
  • Varn the Quiet Death
  • Varrik Cliffleap
  • Varrok the Wolf-Reared
  • Varrun Ask-Him-Twice
  • Vemmar Nightmarch
  • Vemund Wave-Rider
  • Vestar Gale-Shoulder
  • Vethric
  • Vidrek Icebreaker
  • Vigg
  • Vok
  • Voldar the Cold
  • Voss of the Drowned Coast
  • Vulk

W: 14 names

  • Wall-Breaker Hundolf
  • Warchief Dolgan Red-Banner
  • Warchief Tarnok Ulksbane
  • Warlord Zharn of the Burning Banner
  • Wendrak Snowshoe
  • Winter-Chief Kaldmar
  • Wintered-on-the-Glacier
  • Wodrek of the Troll Fells
  • Woldan Boulderback
  • Wolf's Brother Henrek
  • Won-It-at-Dice
  • Wrestled-the-River
  • Wulfgrim Packfather
  • Wulfrek of the Sunless Vale

Y: 16 names

  • Yark
  • Yarl the Far-Walker
  • Yarrow Bogfoot
  • Yaruk of the Jaguar Tribe
  • Yeldar Ridge-Warden
  • Yeskel of the High Tundra
  • Yesun son of the Steppe Wind
  • Ygg
  • Yngmar Whalechaser
  • Yngvi Tall-Mast
  • Yorl
  • Yorrick the Hungry
  • Yorund the Old Bear
  • Yorv of the Wolverine Clan
  • Young Chief Tavish
  • Young Wolf Haddrik

Z: 6 names

  • Zadrik of the Scorpion Wastes
  • Zarnak
  • Zealot Korvash
  • Zerrik Dunefoot
  • Zhul
  • Zorrak the Unforgiving