Myconid Name Generator
Names for mushroom folk and fungal colonies
Generate soft, spore-scented names for myconids, the peaceful mushroom people of the Underdark. Built for D&D 5e characters, druid companions, and any fungal colony that needs a Sovereign, a circle, or an individual sprout to introduce.
About myconid names
Myconids are the mushroom folk of the Underdark, best known from Dungeons & Dragons, where they communicate through spore clouds called rapport rather than speech. Because they rarely talk aloud, myconid names are things other creatures give them or rough translations of an impression: a texture, a colour of cap, a temperature, a mood. That is why so many good myconid names read like descriptions (Palegill, Softstem, Sootveil) or soft, damp-sounding syllables (Ubb, Plip, Fenno) rather than heroic titles.
The canon offers a few anchors. Neverlight Grove in Out of the Abyss is ruled by the Sovereigns Basidia and Phylo, and other published myconids include Rasp, Loam, Umbel, Brelm and the tragic Yestabrod. Real mycology is the other rich source: genus names like Amanita, Mycena, Russula and Morchella already sound like fantasy names, and common names such as Inkcap, Witchbutter, Foxfire and Ghostpipe make evocative descriptive names for individual sprouts. Lichen genera (Cladonia), foreign mushroom words (Kinoko) and impression phrases (Cool Under Stone) join them.
A good myconid name is short, quiet and slightly wet-sounding. Avoid harsh consonant clusters and anything that sounds like a warrior. Add "Sovereign" for the colony's leader, attach a location or circle name for elders, and give a newly budded myconid a tiny sprout-like name it can grow out of over the campaign.
How to choose myconid names
- Pick by role: Sovereign titles for colony leaders, place-linked names (Osk of the Damp Hollow) for elders, and one-syllable sprout names for young or comedic myconids.
- Use real mushroom genus names as-is when you want something that sounds alien but pronounceable; players usually cannot tell Mycena from an invented word.
- Since myconids speak through spores, let NPCs mangle the name differently: a drow might call the same myconid Sootveil while a dwarf calls it Greycap.
- For a whole colony, choose one naming style and stick with it so the circle feels like a single culture rather than a random assortment.
- Descriptive compound names work best when they describe something visible at the table, so match the name to your miniature or art.
Frequently asked questions
Do myconids in D&D actually have names?
Yes. Published adventures name them (Sovereign Basidia, Phylo, Rasp, Loam, Umbel, Yestabrod), though lore suggests these are approximations of spore-impressions rather than spoken words. Descriptive names given by other creatures are entirely in keeping with the setting.
What does a myconid sovereign name look like?
Sovereigns are simply the largest, oldest myconid in a circle, so the name is usually a normal myconid name with the title in front: Sovereign Basidia or Sovereign Umbelcap. Adding a colony name (Sovereign Rasp of Neverlight) works well for a recurring NPC.
Can I use these names for a playable myconid or fungus-themed character outside D&D?
Absolutely. The names are original or drawn from real mycology, everyday mushroom words in other languages and public folklore, so they are safe for homebrew races, Pathfinder fungus leshys, video game characters and fiction. Only the few canonical D&D NPC names belong to Wizards of the Coast.
How do I make a myconid name sound less like a monster?
Lean on soft consonants (l, m, b, w, sh) and short vowels, and describe caps, gills, moisture or light instead of weapons or blood. Myconids are gentle, communal creatures, and their names should feel like it.
Related generators
Mushroom Name Generator
Folk-style names for real and fantasy fungi
D&D Druid Name Generator
Names for keepers of the Old Faith and the wild circles
Drow City Name Generator
Underdark cities fit for the Spider Queen
Kobold Name Generator
Yipping, hissing names for D&D and Pathfinder kobolds
Fantasy Creature Name Generator
Monsters and mythic beasts from every bestiary
Monster Species Name Generator
Original names for whole races of monsters
Floran Name Generator
Thorny hunter names for Starbound's plant people
Flumph Name Generator
Soft, polite names for D&D's friendliest aberration
More like this
Plant Character Name Generator
Leafy names for plant folk and plantoids
Mushroom Business Name Generator
Names for mushroom farms, kits and pantry brands
Mushroom Farm Name Generator
Names for gourmet mushroom growers and spawn sellers
DnD Female Name Generator
Female D&D character names for every race and class
DnD Male Name Generator
Male D&D character names for every race and class
DnD Name Generator
Character names for every D&D race and class
All 1,000 myconid names
A: 21 names
- Agaric
- Agaricus
- Agrocybe
- Aldry the Root-Reader
- Aleuria
- Amanita
- Amberhood
- Ambry the Slow to Wake
- Angel's Bonnet
- Annulus
- Antlerbrim
- Apothecium
- Araumycos
- Arcyria
- Armillaria
- Ascus
- Ashgill
- Ashmantle
- Astraeus
- Auricularia
- Autumngill
B: 58 names
- Basidia
- Batgill
- Beardlichen
- Bed of the Ninth Budding
- Beetlebrim
- Bellhood
- Berrow
- Bibb
- Bioluma
- Birchbracket
- Birdsnest
- Blackgill
- Blewit
- Bloob
- Bloop
- Blorp of the Slow Meld
- Blubb
- Bluefoot
- Blueglimmer
- Blushcap
- Blusher
- Blushing Bracket
- Bodkin
- Bodkin the Thread-Mender
- Boffin
- Boffin the Counter of Rings
- Bolete
- Boletus
- Borovik
B, continued
- Bovista
- Bracken
- Bracken the Above-Born
- Bracketstem
- Bramblecap
- Bramwell
- Bramwell the Bracket-Grown
- Breath of the Log
- Brelm
- Bristlecap
- Brittlegill
- Broadcap
- Broadring
- Bront of Deepwarren
- Bronzeveil
- Brownspot
- Bruisecap
- Budkin
- Budlet
- Budlet the Tiny
- Bulb
- Bulbo
- Bumbo
- Bumbry the Half-Asleep
- Burble
- Burble the Stream-Friend
- Butterbolete
- Buttercap
- Button
C: 87 names
- Cagecap
- Calocera
- Calocybe
- Calvatia
- Candlesnuff
- Candlewax
- Cantharellus
- Capling
- Cappo
- Cauliflor
- Cave Pearl
- Cavebrim
- Cavelamp
- Cellar Ghost
- Cepe
- Cetraria
- Chaga
- Chalkbutton
- Chalkdust
- Champignon
- Chanterelle
- Charcoal Burner
- Chasmhood
- Chickenwood
- Chiodino
- Chlorociboria
- Chubb
- Chubb of the Cistern
- Cinderhood
C, continued
- Circle of Endless Damp
- Circle of the Ash Fall
- Circle of the Blue Seep
- Circle of the Broken Ledge
- Circle of the Cool Stone
- Circle of the Deep Damp
- Circle of the Hushed Meld
- Circle of the Kind Decay
- Circle of the Pale Rapport
- Circle of the Slow Meld
- Circle of the Soft Rot
- Circle of the Steam Vent
- Circle of the Weeping Rot
- Circle of Warm Mulch
- Cisternveil
- Cladonia
- Clathrus
- Clavaria
- Clavulina
- Clayfoot
- Clitocybe
- Closegill
- Cloudmaker
- Cogumelo
- Cold at the Edges
- Coldglow
- Coldmist
- Collema
- Collybia
C, continued
- Colony of the Blind Pool
- Compost
- Conidia
- Cool Under Stone
- Copperbrim
- Coprinopsis
- Coprinus
- Coralspot
- Coralstem
- Cordyceps
- Corpsecap
- Corpseveil
- Cortina
- Cortinarius
- Crackstem
- Crampball
- Craterellus
- Creamfrill
- Crepidotus
- Cricketcap
- Croon
- Croon the Meld-Dreamer
- Crucibulum
- Crumb
- Crumb of the Under-Shelf
- Cuddy
- Cuddy the Broad
- Cupbrim
- Cyathus
D: 59 names
- Dacrymyces
- Daldinia
- Damp
- Damphusk the Soft
- Dampwood
- Dankle
- Dapperling
- Dawdle
- Dawdle the Always Late
- Deadmanfinger
- Deadwood
- Deathcap Ilm
- Deathstem
- Deceiver
- Deep Gardener
- Deepcup
- Deeploam
- Deepwarren Colony
- Dew
- Dewbonnet
- Dewbrim the Morning
- Dewspore
- Dimcrown
- Dimwick
- Discina
- Dobbel the Dew-Gatherer
- Dollop
- Dollop the Round
- Dormouse
D, continued
- Dorrit
- Dot
- Doublering
- Downybrim
- Doze
- Drabble
- Draughtcap
- Drib
- Drip
- Dripstone
- Dripwater
- Drizzlestem
- Drowse
- Drowse of the Quiet Bed
- Drupp
- Dry Rot
- Dryadsaddle
- Dryhusk
- Duff
- Duffle
- Dullbell
- Dulse
- Dumpling
- Dumpling of the Warm Bed
- Duncap
- Dunmow the Bed-Maker
- Duskcap
- Dust on Still Air
- Dustveil
- Dwarf's Lantern
E: 19 names
- Earcap
- Earthball
- Earthfan
- Earthstar
- Earthtongue
- Ebb
- Eft
- Eggshell
- Elderstalk
- Elfcap
- Elfcup
- Emberglow
- Ennis the Quiet Listener
- Enoki
- Entoloma
- Eringi
- Evernia
- Exidia
- Eyelashcup
F: 44 names
- Fainthusk
- Faintlight
- Fairy Bonnet
- Fairyring
- Fanveil
- Fawntuft
- Featherruff
- Felthat
- Fen
- Fenn
- Fennick
- Fenno
- Fenno the Rootwarden
- Fennoc
- Fenwick Spore
- Ferrule
- Fescue
- Fescue the Fallen-Leaf Finder
- Fimble
- Fimble of the Sump
- Finescale
- Finethread
F, continued
- Finferlo
- First Damp of Morning
- Firstspore
- Fizzlecap
- Flammulina
- Flatcap
- Flowstone
- Fogweb
- Fomes
- Fomitopsis
- Foxfire
- Frass
- Freckle
- Frillcap
- Frondle
- Frostcap
- Fuligo
- Fungle
- Fungo
- Fungwort
- Funnelhood
- Fuzzgill
G: 46 names
- Galerina
- Ganoderma
- Garden of Soft Decay
- Geastrum
- Gentle Like Moss
- Geoglossum
- Geopyxis
- Ghostglow
- Ghostling
- Ghostpipe
- Gillet
- Gillus
- Girolle
- Gleba
- Gley
- Glimmerstalk
- Gloamgarden
- Globb
- Gloomlantern
- Glow Before Sleep
- Glowworm
- Glub
- Glub the Deepdweller
G, continued
- Golden Spindles
- Gollop
- Gomba
- Gomphus
- Gorp
- Gossamer
- Gossamer the Thread-Spinner
- Greycap
- Greyfelt
- Greyhood
- Greypore
- Gribbet
- Grifola
- Grisette
- Grove of Slow Lanterns
- Grove of the Fallen Giant
- Grows Beside the Bones
- Grubb
- Grum
- Grumble
- Gymnopilus
- Gypsum
- Gyromitra
H: 39 names
- Halbrim
- Halbrim the Sunless
- Halfshade
- Hat-That-Walks
- Havel
- Havel of the Steam Vent
- Hazelrind
- Heartrot
- Heavy With Dew
- Hebeloma
- Hedgehog Ilm
- Helvella
- Hen of the Woods
- Hericium
- Hesk of the Dripping Stair
- Hiratake
- Hob of the Old Stump
- Hobbet
- Hobble
- Hollow of the Long Sleep
- Hollowstem the Empty
- Honeygill
- Hongo
- Hummel
- Humming in the Roots
- Hummock
- Hummock the Unmoving
- Humus
- Hush
- Hushbrim
- Hydna
- Hydnellum
- Hydnum
- Hygrocybe
- Hygrophorus
- Hymenium
- Hypha
- Hypholoma
- Hypoxylon
I: 8 names
- Ibbo
- Ilm of the Rot Circle
- Ilm the Patient
- Inkcap
- Inkfleck
- Inocybe
- Inonotus
- Ivorydome
J: 3 names
- Jellyear
- Jellygill
- Judasear
K: 5 names
- Kantarell
- Kikurage
- Kingbolete
- Kinoko
- Kurka
L: 45 names
- Laccaria
- Lacecollar
- Lactaria
- Laetiporus
- Lamella
- Lampfoot
- Lanternhood
- Lastbloom
- Latebloom
- Leafmould
- Leans Toward the Drip
- Lecanora
- Leccinum
- Ledgecap
- Lentinula
- Lenzites
- Leotia
- Lepiota
- Lepista
- Letharia
- Lichen
- Lilacveil
L, continued
- Lionsmane
- Lisichka
- Listens Through the Floor
- Litterfall
- Loam
- Loamkin
- Lobaria
- Lobb
- Lollop
- Lomper
- Longfoot
- Longstipe
- Lowdome
- Lowen of the Seeping Wall
- Lowlight
- Lull
- Lullo
- Lullwater Hollow
- Lume of the Lower Beds
- Lummo the Dim
- Lungwort
- Lycogala
- Lycoperdon
M: 66 names
- Mabble
- Macrolepiota
- Maitake
- Mallow
- Many Small Breaths
- Manycap
- Marasma
- Marl
- Marlow
- Marlow the Ash-Veiled
- Matsutake
- Mazegill
- Meadow Coral
- Meld of the Sunken Log
- Mellow
- Mellow the Elder-Voiced
- Meripilus
- Mildew
- Milgrim of the Pale Grove
- Milkcap the Nursemother
- Milkstem
- Miner's Friend
- Miram
- Miram the Spore Servant Keeper
- Mire
- Mirl the Thrice-Split
- Mistshawl
- Mitrula
- Mizzle
- Moleskin
- Molespore
- Moll the Last to Speak
- Moof
M, continued
- Moonless
- Moonmilk
- Morchella
- Morel
- Morille
- Morsel
- Morsel the Much-Nibbled
- Mossback
- Mossback the Elder
- Mossbed
- Mossling
- Mossnub
- Mosstuft
- Mote
- Mote the Barely There
- Mothlight Grove
- Mould
- Moulder
- Mousedown
- Mousseron
- Muckle
- Muffling
- Muffo
- Mulch
- Mumbo
- Mumm the Silent
- Murm
- Murmurcap
- Musk
- Mycelium
- Mycell
- Mycena
- Mycorrhiza
N: 22 names
- Nameko
- Nectria
- Nell Who Remembers Rain
- Nestbrim
- Nettle
- Never Quite Dry
- Neverlight Grove
- Newbud
- Newt
- Nidula
- Nimbrel
- Nimbrel the Far-Rooted
- Ninestem
- Ninny
- Nodder
- Nolm
- Nooma
- Nub
- Nubb
- Nubbin
- Nubbin of the Wet Stone
- Nurse Log
O: 32 names
- Oakmoss
- Oatbonnet
- Obb
- Obbo
- Ochrestalk
- Oddle
- Old Man of the Woods
- Old Wet Hat
- Oldbrim
- Oldivory
- Ollen
- Ollo
- Ollo the Circlekeeper
- Olm
- Olm of the Blind Pool
- Ommo
- Omphalina
- Omphalotus
- One Long Sleep
- Oom
- Oon the Compost-Wise
- Ooze
- Orangepeel
- Orrin
- Orrin the Slow-Grown
- Osk of the Damp Hollow
- Ossery
- Otidea
- Ottery the Cave-Wide
- Ovolo
- Oysterling
- Ozzo
P: 82 names
- Paddenstoel
- Pale Neighbour
- Palefrill
- Palegill
- Palehood
- Panaeolus
- Panellus
- Parasol
- Parchment
- Parmelia
- Patina
- Paxillus
- Peachflesh
- Pearlbutton
- Peat
- Pebble
- Pebble the Stubborn
- Pell
- Peltigera
- Pennybun
- Peppercap
- Peridium
- Perry
- Perry the Puffball
- Peziza
- Pfifferling
- Phellinus
P, continued
- Pholiota
- Phosphos
- Phylo
- Phylo the Elder
- Physarum
- Physcia
- Pib
- Pib the Patient
- Pileus
- Pillarstem
- Pilliwick
- Pim the Small but Certain
- Pinkgill
- Pinkgill the Blushing
- Pioppino
- Pip
- Pipeclub
- Pirrit of the Glowing Shelf
- Pisolithus
- Pixie Cup
- Plash
- Pleuro
- Pleurote
- Plink
- Plink the Drip-Counter
- Plip
- Plip the Quick
P, continued
- Ploof
- Plop
- Plumm
- Plumskirt
- Pluteus
- Podd
- Podd the Twice-Grown
- Podetium
- Poff
- Poff the Sudden
- Polyporus
- Pomfret
- Porcino
- Powdercap
- Prataiolo
- Primordium
- Psathyrella
- Psilocybe
- Puckerbrim
- Puddifoot
- Pudding
- Pudding the Wobbly
- Puddle
- Puddlegill
- Puddock
- Pudlow
- Puffball
- Puffet
Q: 5 names
- Quiet Like Water
- Quiet One
- Quietloam
- Quill
- Quobble
R: 28 names
- Rainstem
- Ramalina
- Ramaria
- Rasp
- Rasp of the Melding
- Redfoot
- Reindeer Moss
- Reishi
- Remembers the Flood
- Rhizina
- Rhizocarpon
- Rhizomorph
- Rhizopogon
- Ring of Nine Elders
- Ring of the First Spore
- Ringstem
- Rocktripe
- Rootling
- Rootmat
- Rosegill
- Rotkin
- Ruff
- Rummage
- Russetcrown
- Russula
- Rustcap
- Rustgill
- Ryzhik
S: 161 names
- Saddlecap
- Sagecap
- Saltbrim
- Saltcrust
- Sarcodon
- Sarcoscypha
- Scalyhood
- Scarletcup
- Schizophyllum
- Sclerotium
- Scutellinia
- Sedge
- Seep
- Seepstone
- Selfheal
- Seta
- Shade Within Shade
- Shaggymane
- Shaleskirt
- Shelfhood
- Shiitake
- Shimeji
- Shroomble
- Sickener
- Sieni
- Sighroot
- Silkweb
- Silt
- Sinter
- Skell
- Skell the Hollow-Voiced
- Slatemantle
S, continued
- Slimstipe
- Slipperyjack
- Slop
- Slosh
- Slow Green Thought
- Slow Walker
- Slowspore
- Slubber
- Sludge
- Slugstem
- Slumb
- Slumber
- Slumber the Hard to Rouse
- Small and Very Many
- Smell of Rain
- Smirr
- Smokeshade
- Smoosh
- Snailhood
- Sniff
- Snuffle
- Sodden
- Soft Where It Fell
- Softfoot
- Softrain
- Softstem
- Solm the Grey with Age
- Sootcowl
- Sootling
- Sootveil
- Sopp
- Soppo
S, continued
- Soredia
- Sorrel
- Sorrel the Sour
- Sorrow Turned to Soil
- Sovereign Basidia
- Sovereign Bront Underroot
- Sovereign Coldbrim
- Sovereign Deepthread
- Sovereign Dimwick
- Sovereign Dulse the Unhurried
- Sovereign Duskbrim
- Sovereign Eft the Many-Ringed
- Sovereign Eldergleam
- Sovereign Fillup Duskcap
- Sovereign Ganoderma
- Sovereign Greatbutton
- Sovereign Hushcap
- Sovereign Lactarius
- Sovereign Loamvoice
- Sovereign Lullwater
- Sovereign Marl Greymantle
- Sovereign Mellowcrown
- Sovereign Milgrim Pale
- Sovereign Mosswither
- Sovereign Osk Twelvefold
- Sovereign Pomfret Wide-Ring
- Sovereign Quietude
- Sovereign Rasp of Neverlight
- Sovereign Rustbrim
- Sovereign Sedge of the Ninth Bed
- Sovereign Tall-as-Stalactites
- Sovereign Tussock of the Long Dark
S, continued
- Sovereign Umbelcap
- Sovereign Vellum Rot
- Sovereign Winnow Lastlight
- Spalt
- Sparassis
- Spathularia
- Speck
- Speckleveil
- Sphaerobolus
- Splitcap
- Sploot
- Splosh
- Splud
- Spongle
- Sporangium
- Spore Uncle
- Sporefather
- Sporeglow
- Sporewife
- Sporewood Hollow
- Sporling
- Sporocarp
- Sporrow
- Sprig
- Springtail
- Sprot
- Sprot the Newly Budded
- Sprout
- Sprout the Latebud
- Spugnola
- Squelch
- Squelp
S, continued
- Squib
- Squidge
- Squish
- Stagshorn
- Stands Where It Sprouted
- Starhood
- Steamveil
- Steinpilz
- Stemlet
- Stemonitis
- Stemwick
- Stemwick the Tall
- Stereum
- Stillness After Footsteps
- Stillpool
- Stillspore
- Stillstander
- Stillwater Colony
- Stinkhorn Vell
- Stipe
- Stonemeal
- Strobilos
- Stroma
- Stropharia
- Stumpsitter
- Stumpwater
- Suillus
- Sulphurtuft
- Summerspore
- Sumpgill
- Svamp
- Sweetflesh
- Sweetness in the Dark
T: 82 names
- Tablecap
- Tall Pale
- Tallhood
- Tallow
- Tallow the Lantern-Bearer
- Tamsin the Moss-Mender
- Tangleroot
- Tanhood
- Tansy
- Tansy the Spore-Shy
- Tarnish
- Tarnishring
- Tartufo
- Taste of Old Wood
- Tatterfringe
- Tawnyfunnel
- Terfezia
- Thallus
- Thawbud
- The Damp Rapport
- The Dewfall Ring
- The Dripping Stair
- The Humming Dark
- The Old Stump Rapport
- The Quiet Beds
- The Rot Garden
- The Sighing Beds
T, continued
- The Tall Quiet One
- The Thousand Buttons
- The Undermoss
- The Weeping Shelf
- Thelephora
- Thickrind
- Thimble
- Thimble the Youngest
- Thinstem
- Thistlewood
- Threefold
- Thrum
- Thrummel
- Tilth
- Tinderhoof
- Toadseat
- Tobbin
- Tobble
- Toffle
- Toffle of the Cool Dark
- Tolliver
- Toughshank
- Trametes
- Tremella
- Trichia
- Tricholoma
- Trickle
T, continued
- Trickle the Water-Finder
- Trill
- Trill the Rain-Listener
- Trompette
- Trooping Funnel
- Trufflet
- Trumpetstalk
- Trundle
- Tubb
- Tuber
- Tufa
- Tuff
- Tuffet
- Tuffet the Sat-Upon
- Tuft
- Tulostoma
- Tumbo
- Tump
- Tunnelspore
- Turkeytail
- Turrit
- Turrit the Wanderer
- Tussock
- Twinge
- Twinge the Tender
- Twistshank
- Two Colours of Grey
- Tylopilus
U: 14 names
- Ubb
- Ubb the Elder
- Ubbel
- Ulla
- Umbel
- Umberly
- Umberly the Ochre
- Umberstalk
- Umbilicaria
- Umble
- Umbo
- Ushka
- Ushka of Sporewood
- Usnea
V: 12 names
- Vell
- Vell the Meld-Singer
- Vellum of the Rapport
- Vellumskin
- Velvetring
- Velvetshank
- Verdigris
- Verpa
- Voiceless
- Vollo
- Volvariella
- Vosset
W: 46 names
- Waddle
- Waits for the Thaw
- Wall-Leaner
- Wanhood
- Warm After Rot
- Warren of Pale Lamps
- Waxcap
- Webcap
- Welcome in the Dark
- Wendle
- Wendle the Nine-Ringed
- Wet Rot
- Wetstalk
- Wexley
- Wexley the Grey-Ringed
- Whisperspore
- Whitefoot
- Whitepith
- Wibble
- Wick the Spore-Counter
- Wickett
- Wickett the Gatekeeper
- Widefan
W, continued
- Widehat
- Willum the Gentle
- Wimbrel
- Windfall
- Winnow
- Winterhood
- Wisp
- Wisp the Faint Glow
- Wispel
- Witchbutter
- Witchcap
- Wobb
- Wobbin
- Wolfsmilk
- Woodear
- Woodruff
- Woollystalk
- Wormcap
- Wrinklecap
- Wubbin
- Wubbo
- Wubbo the Rot-Tender
- Wumple
X: 2 names
- Xanthoria
- Xylaria
Y: 12 names
- Yaffle
- Yaffle the Chatterer
- Yarrow
- Yarrow the Bruise-Blue
- Yawn
- Yellow Then Brown
- Yellowbrain
- Yellowveil
- Yestabrod
- Yubb
- Yubb the Slow
- Yumm the Sweet