Province Name Generator

Regional and fantasy province names for maps and worldbuilding

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Generate province names for fantasy kingdoms, empires, RPG campaigns and fictional countries: shire-style English regions, Latinate imperial provinces, French, Spanish, Germanic, Slavic, Nordic and Asian-flavored districts, and evocative wild marches.

About province names

A province is the layer between a kingdom and a town, and real province names almost always describe one of three things: the land itself, the people who settled it, or the ruler who was granted it. Many historical names come from a river, a mountain range or a coast, others from a tribe, and imperial names often picked up a tag such as Nova, Minor or Superior when an old province was split. Fantasy provinces sound right when they follow the same logic, so Westmarch, Rossmere or Carinthia Nova read as real places rather than random syllables.

Suffixes do most of the work. English-style provinces lean on shire, march, mere, wold, fen and holm; Romance provinces end in -ia, -ana or -enne; Germanic ones in -mark, -gau, -feld or -wald; Slavic ones in -ov, -ice or -ye; and a border region anywhere can simply be called a march or a reach. Mixing these across one map signals that the realm was built by different peoples over centuries, which is how most real countries feel.

This province name generator draws on all of those traditions plus invented fantasy forms. Use the descriptive names for frontier and wilderness regions and the Latin or dynastic names for the old heartland provinces closest to the capital.

How to choose province names

Decide the province's language family first. Neighboring provinces in one kingdom should usually share suffixes (Eastmere, Rossmere, Duskmere), while a conquered or foreign province should sound noticeably different.
Name border regions after their function: a march, reach or coast suggests a frontier, while names ending in -shire, -gau or -ia suggest settled, long-administered heartland.
Pair the province name with a capital that echoes it (Kessenmark and Kessen, Thornwold and Thornbury) so players and readers can keep your geography straight.
Use Latin-style tags such as Nova, Minor or Ulterior sparingly, and only where an empire would plausibly have split or annexed territory.
Avoid lifting real province names wholesale; altering a root (Valmontane instead of Valmont) keeps the flavor without sending readers to a real map.

Frequently asked questions

What is the difference between a province, a duchy and a region?

A province is an administrative division defined by a central government, a duchy is a territory ruled by a duke under feudal law, and a region is a looser geographic or cultural area. Province names therefore tend to be descriptive or imperial, while duchy names usually come from a seat or a noble house.

Can I use these names for D&D or other tabletop campaigns?

Yes. The names were written with RPG worldbuilding in mind and cover frontier marches, coastal provinces, imperial heartlands and wilderness regions, so you can name every division of a kingdom or empire from one list.

How many provinces should a fantasy kingdom have?

Most medieval-scale kingdoms work well with four to twelve provinces, enough for regional variety without overwhelming players. Large empires can have twenty or more, and the generator gives plenty of names in each style so you can scale up.

Do these names work for sci-fi or modern fictional countries?

Many do. The Latin, Slavic, Spanish and Asian-flavored names read naturally as modern administrative divisions, and the more descriptive English names suit colonies or terraformed regions on other worlds.

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All 500 province 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: 28 names

Abyssalia
Adlerbruck
Aerendale
Akashima
Akoranga
Al-Marwa
Alcantra
Aldemar
Alder Province
Alderholt
Aldmoor
Altenfeld
Amarpur
Ambergrove
Anvilgate
Aquilonia Superior
Ardenhold
Ardennay
Arkona
Ashcombe
Ashenvale
Ashmarch
Astrakar
Astravar
Aubressac
Aubrienne
Aurelian Province
Autumnfell

B: 25 names

Bahr al-Sahel
Baishan Dao
Barrowlands
Bastirra
Belisar
Bellmoor
Bellweather Downs
Belmarine
Belogorye
Belovar
Bergland
Bhairavgarh
Bilad al-Qamar
Bjarkvik
Bjornmark
Blackfen
Brackenholt
Brambleholt
Bravossa
Bremmoor
Brevane
Brezova
Brightcliffe
Brightholm
Brightwater Reach

C: 24 names

Caerwent
Caesarea Minor
Cairnholm
Calderia
Caldrona
Cantarell
Castellorca
Castrovero
Cedar Hollow
Chalchihuitl
Chandrakot
Cherzow
Cinderfen
Clairvaux-Nord
Cloudrest
Cloverhurst
Coastmarch
Copperreach
Corrinth
Corvash
Corvinia
Cottonwood Bend
Crescent Province
Crowsfen

D: 20 names

Dappleshire
Darb al-Qamar
Dauvergne
Dawnmarch
Deepvale
Delmarrow
Dewmere
Dolina Vetrov
Dongshan
Dorvenne
Drachenau
Drenwick
Drevnik
Driftwater
Dunloch
Dunmere
Dunmorrow
Durango Alto
Duskmere
Dzungar Steppe

E: 18 names

Eastholm
Eastmere
Eberstein
Ebonreach
Elderglen
Eldrith
Elloria
Elmsgate
Elmsworth
Emberhold
Embervale
Escarra
Eskadia
Eskilsby
Estalia
Estrigny
Eszterhaz
Everlyn

F: 20 names

Fairhaven Shire
Falkengau
Falkenmark
Fallbrook
Fallowmere
Fallowreach
Farrowdeen
Farshore
Fenmarch
Fennick
Fenwater
Fernhollow
Ferrano
Feyrath
Fjordheim
Flintwick
Frankovar
Frostmarch
Fuentebravia
Fuyuhara

G: 18 names

Galdoria
Gallowshire
Gascorre
Gearhollow
Ghurabad
Gildenmark
Glasmoor
Glenmorrow
Glubokoye
Goldmarsh
Gorsewold
Granvilla
Grauwald
Greenhollow
Greenwich Fen
Greymantle
Grimwald
Guangze

H: 23 names

Hallandia
Halvaria
Harbor Province
Harlow Vale
Harrowmere
Hartvale
Hastinagar
Haute-Sorelle
Haverhold
Hawkmere
Heronmere
Highmarrow
Hinomori
Hirschwald
Hochmark
Hohenlinde
Hollenmoor
Hollowfen
Honeywold
Hoshigaoka
Hradek
Huangling
Huelvera

I: 16 names

Ibarreta
Illyrica
Ilmenwood
Ingriss
Inverlorn
Irisfield
Ironhollow
Ironwold
Isdalen
Ishkar
Isoline
Ithilmar
Itzamar
Ivelshire
Ivorvale
Iwakuni-no-Sato

J: 11 names

Jabal Nur
Jadeholm
Jaharran
Jaisalpur
Jarnac-sur-Mer
Jarrowmark
Jasenova
Jazirat Nur
Jorvale
Jotunmark
Joventa

K: 19 names

Kagetani
Kaimoana
Kaishu
Kaldor
Kaltenbach
Karvendale
Kazehara
Kelpmoor
Kessenmark
Kestrelmarch
Keswold
Khalidiya
Kingsfen
Kingsmead
Kingsreach
Kingswold
Kostrova
Krasnodol
Kvennland

L: 21 names

Lakeshire
Lammerfell
Lamplight Downs
Lantern Province
Larkshire
Ledovina
Lesnaya Zemlya
Lilymarch
Lindenfell
Lindenhof
Loamwick
Lochmarr
Lofotvik
Lorenzana
Lorraine-Aubry
Lorvenne
Lowmarsh
Lubienka
Lucania Nova
Lunaria Nova
Lysandria

M: 29 names

Manawa
Maravane
Marj al-Sultan
Marlow Vale
Marrakir
Marrowgate
Mauretania Nova
Mbeya Hills
Meadowbank
Meghalpur
Merrick Downs
Merrowdale
Midmarch
Millrace
Minazuki
Mirabosque
Miraveda
Mirograd
Mistholme
Mittelgau
Mixtlan
Moanaroa
Montcerise
Montfaucard
Moonmarch
Moravice
Morvath
Mournwold
Myrrhwood

N: 22 names

Nahualco
Narmadanchal
Nasrith
Natsukawa
Navarrosa
Nebelgau
Nerathis
Netherfen
Neverin
Ngahere
Niederbruck
Nightmere
Noirval
Norbury
Norcastria
Nordfjell
Nordvik
Noricum Alta
Northmarrow
Northwold
Novoselye
Nowa Ziemia

O: 21 names

Oakenshaw
Oatlands
Oberstein
Oldwater
Opalmere
Orbessan
Orchard Province
Orchardmark
Oreholm
Oribe
Orrinvale
Orrowmere
Orsova
Ortalia
Orvandel
Osterlyn
Ostervik
Ostravia
Ostrogoth Plain
Otaraki
Owlshire

P: 14 names

Palewood
Pellandry
Pellshire
Penaverde
Penhallow
Petalwood
Piedracorte
Pinewatch
Pitchfen
Polesskaya
Pomegranate Vale
Pontavray
Praxia
Przemyl

Q: 10 names

Qalat Sahra
Qasr al-Rih
Qasrabad
Qingyun Fu
Quartzfell
Quenthal
Quetzalpa
Quillmoor
Quintana
Quorrath

R: 23 names

Radomir
Raetia Inferior
Rajgarh
Rajpura
Ratnapuri
Ravennate
Ravensmoor
Ravik
Ravnfjell
Redmarch
Rheinholz
Rhoswen
Rhyddmarch
Ribasalta
Rimewold
Rioseco
Riverhythe
Rookwood
Rosemoor
Rosmorran
Rossmere
Rushwater
Rymdal

S: 31 names

Saffron Hills
Sainte-Ombre
Sakurayama
Sallowfen
Sallowmark
Saltmarch
Saravesh
Sarradon
Scarrowdale
Schwarzmoor
Sedgewick
Severodol
Shirakumo
Shuiyang
Sierra Castana
Silverglen
Skogland
Slavonia Minor
Sokolovets
Solvland
Sorrelanne
Sorrentia
Southmarch
Steinmark
Stonehurst
Stonemarch
Stormhaven
Strathdun
Sturmwalde
Surajpur
Suryagarh

T: 41 names

Tal Afrit
Tallowmere
Tamarisk Coast
Tanga Coast
Tangaroa Coast
Tarnmere
Tarnov
Tarrasque Coast
Tarrentia
Te Awa Nui
Teocalco
The Amber Coast
The Glimmerfen
The Grey Marches
The Iron Hills
The Saltlands
The Shattered Coast
The Sorrowmoor
The Sundered Reach
The Verdant Fold
The Whispering Wold
Thistledown
Thorncastle
Thornmere
Thornwold
Thracia Marina
Thundermere
Tidewell
Tierras Blancas
Tihorechye
Tikhovina
Tinmarch
Tordenheim
Torrevelada
Tourvelle
Tregantle
Tromsfjell
Tsukimura
Tsurugaoka
Tulipvale
Tyrel

U: 15 names

Uisgeach
Ulaan Steppe
Ulmgrave
Ulvaria
Ulverdale
Ulvmark
Umberfell
Umbermere
Umbrath
Umbria Alta
Umigahara
Underhollow
Unterwalden-Ost
Uskara
Ustyanka

V: 17 names

Vajrakot
Val-de-Brienne
Valbrisse
Valdespina
Valdoraine
Valewood
Valmontane
Vantaris
Velikorechye
Vermilion Coast
Vessaline
Vestvik
Vexinois
Vinebury
Vinehollow
Vorthane
Vranograd

W: 17 names

Wadi al-Zaytun
Wadi Zahr
Waimarama
Weissenau
Wendlemoor
Westmarch
Wexhaven
Wheatcroft
Wheatmarch
Wildmarch
Willowmere
Wolfmere
Wolfsfeld
Wrathmere
Wrenhollow
Wyrmstead
Wyrren

X: 4 names

Xanthe
Xiling
Xiuhtlan
Xochimilpa

Y: 5 names

Yarrowfield
Yarwick
Yewholt
Ysgaroth
Yukishiro

Z: 8 names

Zagorria
Zaleshye
Zaozerye
Zelenovar
Zembria
Zennor
Zlatograd
Zorvane