Owlbear Name Generator

Names for owlbear companions, cubs and monsters

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Generate owlbear names for your D&D companion, Baldur's Gate 3 cub or the terror lurking in the woods: cuddly pet names like Hootbert and Pellet, fierce beast names like Gorefeather and Nightmauler, and legendary titles like the Warden of Thornwood.

About owlbear names

Owlbears are one of the oldest original Dungeons & Dragons monsters, a bear's body with an owl's head and a foul temper, and since Baldur's Gate 3 let players adopt a cub they have become one of the most-named creatures at the table. The right name depends on the relationship. A cub raised by a druid or ranger usually gets something soft and slightly absurd, like Hootbert, Pellet or Sir Fluffington, that plays on the owl half while hinting at the menace it will grow into. A wild owlbear the party is hunting wants a name the villagers would whisper: Gorefeather, Nightmauler, the Terror of Greymere.

Good owlbear names pull from three sources. Owl language gives hoots, screeches, talons, tufts, pellets and feathers; bear language gives bristle, maw, paw, hide, grizzle and growl; and the forest gives moss, bramble, thorn, bog and pine. Compound names such as Bramblebeak or Mossfeather combine two of those and sound like they belong in a monster manual entry. Old-fashioned human names (Barnaby, Wilhelmina, Mortimer) are the classic choice for a tame one, because the contrast with a two-ton predator is the joke.

This list covers cubs, companions, wild beasts, legendary named owlbears with epithets, owl and bear words in other languages, and plenty of silly options for players who name on the spot.

How to choose owlbear names

Name a cub for what it will become: a gentle name like Dumpling or Muffin is funnier and more poignant once the owlbear is the size of a wagon.
For a wild or boss owlbear, give it a title the locals would use (the Warden of Thornwood, Old Shriek) and let the party discover its 'real' name later, if it has one.
Compound names work best when one half is owl and one half is bear or forest: Bramblebeak, Grizzlehoot, Mossfeather. Two owl parts or two bear parts feel lopsided.
Baldur's Gate 3 players can use any of these for the cub; short names under three syllables are easiest to shout in combat and read cleanly in the companion UI.
Add a physical tell to the name for a recurring monster (One-Eye, Split-Beak, Greypatch) so players recognise it on sight.

Frequently asked questions

What is a good name for the owlbear cub in Baldur's Gate 3?

Most players go for something cute and slightly ridiculous to match the cub's personality: Hootbert, Pellet, Biscuit, Sir Fluffington or Owlbert are popular styles. If you want to honor its mother, a fiercer name like Talon or Duskclaw also fits.

Are owlbear names gendered?

No. Owlbears do not have gendered naming conventions in D&D lore, so any name works for any owlbear. Many players pick the name first and decide the cub's gender later, or never.

Can I use these names for other D&D beasts and companions?

Yes. The cub and companion names suit any animal companion, familiar or ranger's beast, and the fierce names and epithets work for dire wolves, displacer beasts, bulettes and other woodland monsters.

What should I name a wild owlbear the party is hunting?

Use the name villagers would give it: an epithet with a location (the Terror of Greymere, the Hermit of Owlcrag) or a scar-based nickname like Broken Beak. It gives the hunt a sense of legend before the fight starts.

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All 500 owlbear names

This is the complete list the generator above draws its random batches from, sorted A to Z and grouped by first letter.

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A: 20 names

Agatha Brambleclaw
Aldous
Algernon
Ambermaw
Ambertuft
Ambrosia
Angry Ada
Archimedes
Artio
Ashfen Howler
Ashpelt
Ashwood
Asio
Athena
Athol
Augustus Beak
Auntie Thistle
Aurelius Thorn
Aurora
Autumnclaw

B: 67 names

Baloo
Balthazar
Barleytuft
Barnaby
Barnaby Bristlehoot
Barnacle
Barnard
Baron von Hoot
Bartholomew Bramble
Bartleby
Bashful Bartholomew
Beakfast
Beakie
Beakwright
Beakzerker
Beatrix Thornfeather
Behemoth
Bellow
Beorn
Beowulf
Bernwald
Bessie the Owlbear
Birchbark
Biscuit
Biscuit the Unyielding
Bjorn
Blackbeak
Bloodbeak
Bogart
Bogbristle
Bogmother Agnes
Bogthistle
Bogwarden

B, continued

Bogwhistle
Bonecrusher
Bonk
Boop
Boulder
Boulderbeak
Bracken
Brackenbeak
Brackenmaw
Bramblebeak
Bramblebottom
Bramblecrag
Bramblegut
Bramblehollow
Bramblesnout
Brambletail
Bramblewing
Brawler
Briarwing
Brimstone
Brindle
Bristlemoth
Bristlewing
Broken Beak
Broken Tooth
Bronzetuft
Bruin
Bubo
Buckthorn
Bumble
Burdock
Burrow
Burrowtuft
Butterscotch

C: 25 names

Captain Beakwhistle
Carnage
Cassius Gore
Chestnut
Cinderfeather
Cindertuft
Clatterclaw
Clawdia
Clobber
Cloudtuft
Clover
Clumsy Clive
Cobble
Cocoa
Conker
Cornelius Snagglewing
Count Hootula
Cragbristle
Cragfeather
Cragtooth
Crooked Claw
Crumpet
Crunch
Crusher
Cuthbert

D: 15 names

Dame Bramblewick
Dapplebeak
Darkling
Dawn
Dewclaw
Dov
Dreadful Dennis
Dreadhoot
Duchess Clawdette
Dumpling
Dunderbeak
Dunstan
Duskclaw
Duskpelt
Duskwhistle

E: 8 names

Ebenezer Rustwing
Eclipse
Edwina
Eggnog
Elderberry
Emberbeak
Ethelred
Ezekiel

F: 16 names

Featherbutt
Feathergrim
Feathersnout
Fellbristle
Fennel
Fenrir
Fernhollow
Fitzgerald
Flintfeather
Floofmaw
Fluffgore
Fogbeak
Foxglove
Fumbletuft
Furzepaw
Fuzzbeak

G: 42 names

Gallowshoot
General Gorebeak
Ghostfeather
Gingersnap
Gloamclaw
Gloomhoot
Gloomquill
Gloomwing
Gnawfeather
Gorefang
Gorefeather
Gormless Greg
Gorsebeak
Gourdon
Grandmother Talon
Granitemaw
Gravelmaw
Grendel
Greymaw
Greymere Ghost
Greypatch
Griffon
Grimhoot
Gristle
Grizel Ironbeak
Grizelda
Grizzlebeak
Grizzled Gwen
Grizzlehoot
Grizzlemane
Grizzlepelt
Grizzlequill
Growler
Grubb
Grumbler
Grumblewing
Grumpus
Grumpy Gus
Gus the Owlbear
Gutmaw
Gutterhoot
Gwendolyn

H: 42 names

Harrier
Harvestbeak
Havoc
Hawthorn
Hazel
Hazelbeak
Hazelnut
Heatherpelt
Hemlock
Hezekiah
Hobnob
Hollowfeather
Hollowhoot
Hollowpine Hag
Honeybelly
Honeycomb
Honk
Hoot
Hootamus
Hootberry
Hootbert
Hootenanny
Hoothollow
Hootini
Hootle
Hootmarrow
Hootmaw
Hootmire
Hootsnarl
Hootspur
Hootsworth
Hootsworth the Magnificent
Hootsy
Hootwick
Hootzilla
Horrorpelt
Howler
Howlfeather
Huckleberry
Humbert
Hungry Hilda
Hushwing

I: 5 names

Ignatius Tuft
Ironbeak
Ironfeather
Ironhide
Isolde

J: 3 names

Jemima
Juggernaut
Juniper

K: 4 names

Karhu
Kestrel
Kodiak
Kuma

L: 10 names

Lady Featherbottom
Larkspur
Leadpaw
Lichenpaw
Lightningbeak
Lopsided Lou
Lucius Fern
Ludovic
Lumpkin
Lysander

M: 37 names

Madame Shriek
Mallow
Marmalade
Marrowmaw
Marshbeak
Matilda Hushpelt
Maud Tallowpaw
Maximus Claw
Medved
Megabeak
Mellow
Midnight
Mildred
Minerva
Mirabel
Mirkbeak
Mishka
Mistpelt
Mochi
Moltfeather
Montague
Moonbeam
Moonpelt
Moonwatcher
Mordecai
Mortimer Ashfeather
Mossbeard
Mossquill
Mother Hush
Mothwing Maud
Mudlark
Mudpaw
Muffin
Mugwort
Mumbles
Murk
Murkwood

N: 13 names

Nervous Nigel
Nettlegrim
Nettlewing
Nightbough
Nightfall
Nightjar
Nightmauler
Nightshade
Nightwatcher
Ninox
Noctua
Nocturne
Noodle

O: 20 names

Oakroot
Obadiah
Octavius Pelt
Old Greybeak
Old Man Moss
Old Shriek
Old Two-Tufts
One-Eye
Ophelia
Orion
Orsino
Osbert
Oso
Otso
Owlbert
Owlberta
Owlcrag Old One
Owlfred
Owlivia
Owlrich

P: 18 names

Pancake
Patchy
Peaches
Peatpaw
Pebblebeak
Pellet
Percival Thornmaw
Philomena
Pickles
Pinebristle
Pinecone
Pinecone Pete
Pippin
Professor Pellets
Prudence Hollowbeak
Pudding
Puffchest
Pumpkin

Q: 4 names

Quartzclaw
Quillbrook
Quillpaw
Quiverclaw

R: 22 names

Ragfeather
Ragged Rolf
Rainfeather
Rakefeather
Rascal
Ravelbeak
Redtuft
Reedbeak
Reginald Gravelbeak
Ribsplitter
Ripclaw
Rogue
Rook
Rookbane
Rosalind
Rowan
Rufus
Rumblebeak
Rumbletuft
Rumpus
Rustbeak
Rustpelt

S: 51 names

Sable Hushclaw
Sallowpelt
Scarhide
Scowlbeak
Scrabblebeak
Scrapper
Screech
Screechbottom
Scruff
Scruffles
Sedgeclaw
Shadowbeak
Shadowtuft
Shaggy Ned
Shaggypelt
Shriekbeast
Shriekjaw
Shriekmoss
Shrike
Silverbeak
Silvertuft
Sir Fluffington
Sir Nibbles of Greymere
Sir Snapsalot
Skullbeak
Slatepaw
Sleepy Sam
Snapbeak
Snapper
Snarltuft
Snootle
Snowbristle
Snuffle
Snuggleclaw
Sootface
Speckle
Spinebreaker
Splinterclaw
Split-Beak
Springmoss
Sprocket
Stalker
Stardust
Stomper
Stormfeather
Stormhollow
Stormtuft
Strix
Stubtail
Stumpy
Sulky Susan

T: 49 names

Tallowfeather
Tallowtuft
Talon
Tanglefeather
Tansy
Tatterwing
Tawny
Teddy
Thaddeus
The Beast of Wickham Fen
The Blind Mauler
The Brood Mother
The Feathered Fury
The Gaunt of Fernhollow
The Hermit of Owlcrag
The Orphan of Ashfen
The Shaggy King
The Shaggy Shadow
The Sleeper of Bramble Hollow
The Terror of Greymere
The Warden of Thornwood
The Widow of Hollow Pine
Theodoric
Thicketmaw
Thistledown
Thornback
Thornhollow
Thornpelt
Thornquill
Thornwood Terror
Thornybrook
Thrasher
Three-Toes
Throatrake
Thumper
Thunderpaw
Thundertuft
Tiberius Moss
Tinfeather
Toadstool
Tobias
Treacle
Tuftmuzzle
Tufty
Tumblepaw
Tumbleweed
Twiglet
Twilight
Tyto

U: 4 names

Umbra
Ursa Duskfeather
Ursaline
Ursula

V: 1 name

Vesper

W: 22 names

Waffles the Wise
Wallop
Wandering Walter
Wartfeather
Whippoorwill
Whiskerbeak
Whistlemaw
Whitebrow
Whooper
Wickerpelt
Widdershins
Wilbur Mossgrove
Wilhelmina
Willow
Wintertuft
Wobblebeak
Wolfsbane
Woolbeak
Wrackclaw
Wrenpaw
Wuffles
Wumpus

Y: 1 name

Yarrow

Z: 1 name

Zephaniah