OC Name Generator

An OC (original character) lives next to canon characters, so the name has to pass a simple test: it should sound like it belongs in the same world without copying anyone already there. For a modern-day or Western-style OC that means a believable first-and-last pairing such as Delaney Quist or Theo Marchetti; for an anime-style OC it means a Japanese given name and surname with the right rhythm, like Hayate Kurogane or Yuki Amamiya; for a fantasy OC it means something with a little more ornament, such as Seraphine Valcourt or Kael Thornwood.

The classic OC mistake is over-decorating. A name built from three exotic words, an apostrophe and a title reads as a self-insert rather than a person, and it clashes with canon casts that mostly use plain names. The names here keep one interesting element per name, either a distinctive first name on an ordinary surname (Juniper Hale) or an ordinary first name on a memorable surname (Theo Marchetti), which is how real casts are written.

Every name in the list is a full name so you can use it as-is, shorten it to a nickname, or split it and recombine with your own favorites. Male, female and gender-neutral options are mixed throughout.