Random Dwarf Name Generator

Almost every fantasy dwarf name traces back to one page of the Old Norse Völuspá, the Dvergatal or "catalogue of dwarves." Tolkien lifted Thorin, Dwalin, Balin, Fili, Kili, Dori, Nori, Ori, Oin, Gloin, Bifur, Bofur, Bombur, and Gandalf straight from it, and D&D, Warhammer, and Warcraft all inherited that flavor: short, blunt names of one or two syllables built on hard consonants, with -in, -ar, -rik, -grim, and -orn endings for men and -a, -hild, -run, and -dis endings for women (Helga, Brunhild, Sigrun, Thordis).

The surname is where the culture shows. Tolkien's dwarves used patronymics (Gimli Glóinsson, Dís Thráinsdóttir) and earned epithets like Oakenshield and Ironfoot. D&D and Warhammer prefer clan names that sound like they were hammered together in a smithy: Battlehammer, Ironfist, Grudgebearer, Bronzebeard, or the 5e clan lists' Balderk, Torunn, and Loderr. Whichever style you choose, the surname should reference stone, metal, craft, or a deed, never something soft or ornamental.

This list mixes canonical dwarves from Tolkien, D&D, Warhammer, and Warcraft with the original Norse Dvergatal names (Alvis, Andvari, Brokkr, Eitri) and new coinages that follow the same rules. Pick a first name for the sound and a surname for the story, then remember that a dwarf's clan name is a matter of pride, and an insult to it is a grudge to be written down.