Skyrim Orc Name Generator

Orcs in Skyrim, properly the Orsimer, follow one of the most consistent naming rules in The Elder Scrolls. A full Orc name has two parts: a short, guttural given name and a patronymic or matronymic joined with a hyphen. Men use gro- (son of) and women use gra- (daughter of), so Urag gro-Shub is Urag, son of Shub, and Ghorza gra-Bagol is Ghorza, daughter of Bagol. The parent's name is a normal Orc given name, which is why the same words (Bagol, Largash, Dushnikh) turn up on both sides of the hyphen.

Given names are heavy on hard consonants and short vowels: Burguk, Yamarz, Mauhulakh, Borgakh, Ghorbash. Sounds like gh, kh, sh, z and rz are everywhere, and names rarely run past two syllables. Orcs who have earned a reputation often drop the lineage in favour of an epithet, as with Ghorbash the Iron Hand, Borgakh the Steel Heart and Borkul the Beast, and stronghold chiefs are simply Chief Yamarz or Chief Burguk. Wise women, forge-wives and hunts-wives are titles that mark an Orc woman's role in her stronghold and work well as descriptors too.

The list starts with real Skyrim and Oblivion Orcs for reference, then adds well over a hundred new names using genuine Orsimer name stock from across the series, epithet forms, and stronghold affiliations such as Largashbur, Dushnikh Yal, Mor Khazgur and Narzulbur.