Male Drow Name Generator

Male drow names sound different from female ones on purpose. In Lolth's matriarchy the priestesses carry the long, flowing names that end in open vowels (Quenthel, Malice, Yvonnel), while males get names that stop hard on a consonant: Zaknafein, Dinin, Ryld, Valas, Gromph, Jarlaxle, Kimmuriel, Pharaun. Common endings are -in, -ar, -rin, -oth, -aun, -zar and -yn, and the texture comes from consonant pairs surface elves never use, such as zz, szk, rl, dr, and the occasional apostrophe (Berg'inyon, Tos'un, Brack'thal). Two or three syllables is typical; one-syllable names like Ryld or Zak read as blunt soldier's names.

The House name is what actually matters in Menzoberranzan, and a male drow's standing comes from whichever noble House he serves. Baenre, Barrison Del'Armgo, Xorlarrin, Mizzrym, Faen Tlabbar, Fey-Branche, Melarn and Vandree are the great Houses; Do'Urden, DeVir and Hun'ett are famous because R.A. Salvatore destroyed them. A male's role gives him a second label: Weapon Master commands the House soldiers, the Patron is the Matron's consort, the Elderboy and Secondboy are her ranked sons, and graduates of Sorcere are masters of the Art.

The list mixes canon characters, original given names, full names with real and invented Houses, and a few titled NPCs, for House nobles, Bregan D'aerthe sellswords or renegades at any D&D table.