Region Name Generator

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Generate region names for fantasy maps, D&D campaigns and worldbuilding: marches, reaches, fens, downs, coasts and wastes, plus invented proper names like Caldreth and Ostmark. Every name is sized for an area rather than a single town, so it fits a map label, a chapter heading or a travel montage.

About region names

Region names sit between a kingdom and a town on the map, and they sound different from both. Real regions are almost always named for what the land is like or who held it: the Marches were border country, the Downs are chalk hills, a Reach is a long stretch of river or coast, a Fen is wet, a Wold is high and open. Fantasy maps from Tolkien onward borrow that vocabulary, which is why Greymarch, The Barrowdowns and Duskmoor Fens feel instantly legible even to a reader who has never seen them.

The list mixes four shapes. Compound names (Coldharrow, Thornwild, Redmarrow) label an area in one word and look tidy on a map. Descriptive names with the article (The Weeping Wastes, The Broken Teeth) are what locals and travellers call a place, and work well in dialogue. Invented proper names (Caldreth, Ostmark, Tessaly) read like regions with a long history and an administrative border, good for provinces and dukedoms. Feature-plus-owner names (Ormund's Reach, The Saltflats of Rhun) imply a story you can fill in later.

For a coherent world, spread the shapes out: a few grim descriptive names for the wild edges, compounds for the settled middle, proper names for the heartland provinces.

How to choose region names

  • Match the name to the terrain word players will actually use: a Fen should be wet, a Down should be rolling hills, a Reach should be a long coast or river valley. Players notice when a Moor is a forest.
  • Use the article for regions people talk about (The Cauldron, The Scorch) and drop it for regions that appear on deeds and maps (Ostmark, Averlon). A single world should have both.
  • Give neighbouring regions contrasting sounds. If the heartland is soft and Latinate (Aurelia Minor, Velmora), make the frontier harsh and Germanic (Wrathmoor, Skaldheim) so the border is audible.
  • Add a possessive or 'of' name sparingly (Corrin's Hollow, The Saltflats of Rhun); one or two per map suggests history, a dozen suggests a generator.
  • Write the name as a map label before committing. Anything longer than three words (The Pilgrim Road Country) should have a short form the locals use.

Frequently asked questions

What is the difference between a region name and a kingdom or country name?

A kingdom or country name describes a political unit with a ruler and borders (Valoria, the Kingdom of Arlen). A region name describes an area of land that may sit inside, across or outside those borders: the Frostmarch, the Downs, the Bitter Coast. Regions are usually named for terrain, a landmark or an old holder, which is why the names on this list lean on words like fen, reach, march and wold rather than -ia and -land endings.

Can I use these for D&D campaign maps and homebrew settings?

Yes, that is the main use. They fit hex-crawl and sandbox maps where each area needs a label, and they work as chapter or arc titles (The Drowned Marches, The Sundered Vale). The invented proper names make good duchies, provinces and baronies if your campaign has feudal politics.

How do I turn a region name into several smaller place names?

Reuse the root. If the region is Caldreth, the towns can be Caldreth Ford, Upper Caldreth and Caldreth Cross; if it is The Ashen Reach, the river can be the Ash and the port Ashmouth. Shared roots are how real place names cluster, and they make the map feel like it grew rather than being assembled.

Are these names only for European-style fantasy?

Most use English map vocabulary, since that is what D&D and most fantasy readers expect, but the list also has names with Norse (Skaldheim, Ulvenmark), Celtic (Caer Brannoch, Glen Torrach), Latin (Aurelia Minor, Provincia-style proper names) and desert or steppe flavours (Qeshmir Dunes, Ashkaran Waste, Iskandar Plain). Pick by the culture that lives there rather than by the terrain alone.

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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: 21 names

  • Agravane
  • Aldermoor Levels
  • Alderon
  • Aldric's Fold
  • Amaranthine Vale
  • Ambergate
  • Ambervale
  • Ambrose Fen
  • Arcadia Minor
  • Ardenmoor
  • Ardglass
  • Arvendel
  • Ashbury
  • Ashby Wold
  • Ashcombe
  • Ashford Vale
  • Ashgrove
  • Ashkaran Waste
  • Ashwyn Vale
  • Aurelia Minor
  • Averlon

B: 23 names

  • Barleydown
  • Bellcrest
  • Belmorrow
  • Bitterroot Country
  • Blackcombe
  • Blackmarsh
  • Blackthorn Heath
  • Bloodmoor
  • Bracken Fens
  • Brackenhollow
  • Brackenridge
  • Brackwater Reach
  • Brannoch Glens
  • Breccia Highlands
  • Brennach
  • Briarholt
  • Brightcairn
  • Brightfen
  • Brightholt
  • Brightling Shore
  • Brightwater Reach
  • Bristlecombe
  • Brunmark

C: 26 names

  • Cadwell Moor
  • Caer Brannoch
  • Caer Voss
  • Cairngold
  • Caldreth
  • Caldwell Downs
  • Caravelle Coast
  • Carn Duvane
  • Carrick Fells
  • Carrowgate
  • Castellan Reach
  • Cawden Heath
  • Cinderfall
  • Cindermere
  • Cleavedon
  • Coldharrow
  • Coldmark
  • Coppergate Moor
  • Corbin Wastes
  • Corrin's Hollow
  • Corrowen
  • Corvath
  • Cragholt
  • Cressidan Plains
  • Cressley Downs
  • Crowmere

D: 14 names

  • Dalmarrow
  • Dimmerdale
  • Dorwen Vale
  • Dragomir Hills
  • Draycott Heath
  • Dreadfen
  • Dreyvale
  • Dromund
  • Drummond Marches
  • Duneshire
  • Dunmoor
  • Dunmorran Shore
  • Dunstane
  • Duskmoor Fens

E: 10 names

  • Ebonhold Country
  • Edgewater Marsh
  • Ellander
  • Ellingwood Heath
  • Ellsmoor Fen
  • Elmwood Vale
  • Emberlyn
  • Evenfall Plains
  • Evenmere
  • Everett Downs

F: 8 names

  • Falcrest
  • Fenchurch Levels
  • Fenholt
  • Fennimore Wood
  • Ferndale
  • Ferrow
  • Feywold
  • Fyrnholt

G: 17 names

  • Gallowen Fells
  • Gallowglass Heath
  • Ghazir Flats
  • Gildencross
  • Gildermoor
  • Glen Torrach
  • Glenfarrow
  • Glimmerwood
  • Gloamwick
  • Goldenfield
  • Gorlund
  • Gorse Country
  • Greenhollow Levels
  • Greycairn
  • Greyhaven Marches
  • Greymarch
  • Greystone Downs

H: 26 names

  • Hadrath
  • Haldane Reach
  • Halidor Hill Country
  • Halloway
  • Halvard Reach
  • Harrowdene
  • Harrowfield
  • Harrowmere Levels
  • Harthollow
  • Hartsvale
  • Hartwell Vale
  • Haskett Wold
  • Havenridge
  • Hawkridge
  • Hawthorne Heath
  • Hazelcombe
  • Heatherdown
  • Heathermoor
  • Heathwen Vale
  • Hexmoor
  • Hillcrest Downs
  • Hobbs Wold
  • Hollins Fold
  • Hollowmere Basin
  • Hollybrook Fens
  • Holt Country

I: 8 names

  • Illyrene
  • Ilvarra
  • Innisgarra
  • Ironback Hills
  • Isbrae Reach
  • Ishmara
  • Iskandar Plain
  • Ivanmoor

K: 12 names

  • Karstlands of Yor
  • Kerrowen
  • Kesh
  • Kesselvane
  • Kessen
  • Kestrel Downs
  • Kethra
  • Kingsbarrow
  • Kingsreach
  • Kinvarra Shore
  • Kirkwood Fells
  • Kyre

L: 10 names

  • Lammerfold
  • Larch Country
  • Larkspur Fields
  • Linden Downs
  • Loamshire
  • Lorcath
  • Lorncastle Heath
  • Lower Fenwick
  • Lyonesse Reach
  • Lyrennor

M: 15 names

  • Maelstrom Coast
  • Marisvale
  • Marrowick
  • Mellowbrook
  • Merrowdown
  • Mirefall
  • Mirrowen
  • Mistfall Vale
  • Moorcroft
  • Morrowgate
  • Morvane
  • Moss Country
  • Mossglen
  • Mournhollow
  • Myrrhwood

N: 5 names

  • Nethermoor
  • Nightingale Vale
  • Norwick Heath
  • Nymaran Plains
  • Nyssa

O: 11 names

  • Oakenshaw
  • Oakhurst Fells
  • Oathmark
  • Oldmarch
  • Ormund's Reach
  • Orrin Vale
  • Orrisdale
  • Ostmark
  • Ostrakh Fells
  • Ostravar
  • Ostwin Heath

P: 5 names

  • Pale Hollow
  • Pellarine
  • Penvarrow
  • Peregrine Coast
  • Perrenault

Q: 4 names

  • Qeshmir Dunes
  • Quenby Downs
  • Quenwood
  • Quillon Reach

R: 13 names

  • Rannock Waste
  • Ravengate Marches
  • Ravenmoor
  • Ravensfell
  • Ravenwick Heath
  • Ravnhollow
  • Redmarrow
  • Reedmarsh
  • Rimehold Country
  • Rivenholt
  • Roan Moors
  • Ruskwood
  • Ryeland Downs

S: 25 names

  • Sablemoor
  • Sablewood
  • Sallow Fen Country
  • Saltwick Downs
  • Sarashi Plateau
  • Sarkash
  • Sarnoth
  • Sedgefold
  • Sellicke Downs
  • Selvane
  • Seraphine Vale
  • Shalefold
  • Silverdown
  • Skaldheim
  • Sorrel Downs
  • Stanmere Fells
  • Stannard Heath
  • Stillwater Basin
  • Stormcrest
  • Stormhaven Marches
  • Summerhold
  • Suncrest Plains
  • Sunder Plains
  • Sundermark
  • Swalecombe

T: 215 names

  • Tamarind Coast
  • Tamberine Reach
  • Tamsworth Fells
  • Tangleroot Fen
  • Tannenwald
  • Tarkessa
  • Tarnovia
  • Tarnwick Heath
  • Tarrant Wold
  • Tebrin
  • Teralyn
  • Tessaly
  • Thale
  • The Amber Coast
  • The Amber Downs
  • The Antler Hills
  • The Ash Coast
  • The Ashen Reach
  • The Ashfall Plains
  • The Ashwold
  • The Barrier Hills
  • The Barrowdowns
  • The Basin of Tears
  • The Bitter Coast
  • The Black Fen
  • The Blasted Heath
  • The Bleakfold
  • The Bleeding Fen
  • The Bone Coast
  • The Brackenwild
  • The Bramblewastes
  • The Breaking Shore
  • The Briarmarch
  • The Bright Shallows
  • The Brightlands
  • The Broken Teeth
  • The Burning Shore
  • The Cairnlands
  • The Cauldron
  • The Chalk
  • The Cinder Barrens
  • The Cinderreach
  • The Cloudreach
  • The Cold Downs
  • The Copper Belt
  • The Coral Shallows
  • The Cormorant Shore
  • The Cradle
  • The Crooked Coast
  • The Crystal Wastes
  • The Dales of Cumber
  • The Darkling Wood
  • The Dead Shallows

T, continued

  • The Deepwild
  • The Dimmet
  • The Dominion of Ash
  • The Dragon's Spine
  • The Drowned Marches
  • The Echoing Wastes
  • The Ember Downs
  • The Emberlands
  • The Emberwastes
  • The Evergloam
  • The Fallow March
  • The Far Shallows
  • The Fellwood
  • The Feyreach
  • The Fief of Thorn
  • The Firelands
  • The Flooded Country
  • The Ford Country
  • The Forgotten March
  • The Foundling Hills
  • The Frostmarch
  • The Frozen Reach
  • The Furrows
  • The Gallows Moor
  • The Gannet Coast
  • The Ghost Steppe
  • The Giant's Footprint
  • The Gilded Vale
  • The Glass Desert
  • The Gleaming Levels
  • The Gloaming Marsh
  • The Gloamreach
  • The Granite Shelf
  • The Graven Hills
  • The Great Fen
  • The Greenbelt of Arlen
  • The Greenreach
  • The Grey Waste
  • The Gullet
  • The Hallowed Vale
  • The Hanging Valley
  • The Harrowed Plains
  • The Headwaters
  • The Hill Country
  • The Hinterfold
  • The Hollow Shore
  • The Howling Downs
  • The Hungry Hills
  • The Iron Pale
  • The Ironwood Frontier
  • The Jagged Pale
  • The Kingdom's Edge
  • The Lakelands
  • The Lamplands

T, continued

  • The Lantern Coast
  • The Long Meadows
  • The Lost Reach
  • The Low Country
  • The Lowmere
  • The Maw
  • The Meadowlands of Tor
  • The Mistmarch
  • The Mistral Shore
  • The Mourning Moors
  • The Mudflats
  • The Ninefold Hills
  • The Ninety Isles
  • The Northern Wold
  • The Old Forest Country
  • The Orchards of Mell
  • The Outer Marches
  • The Pilgrim Road Country
  • The Pilgrim Shallows
  • The Quarry Country
  • The Quiet Reaches
  • The Reaping Fields
  • The Red Steppe
  • The Red Waste
  • The Reedlands
  • The Rimewood
  • The Rotting Fen
  • The Ruined March
  • The Rust Hills
  • The Sable Steppe
  • The Salt Road Country
  • The Saltdowns
  • The Saltflats of Rhun
  • The Saltmarsh of Teague
  • The Saltreach
  • The Scarlet Moors
  • The Scorch
  • The Sea of Dust
  • The Sea of Grass
  • The Seaward Reach
  • The Seven Fords
  • The Shallow Sea Country
  • The Shattered Coast
  • The Sheltered Vale
  • The Shepherd's Reach
  • The Shifting Sands
  • The Shining Flats
  • The Shivering Coast
  • The Sighing Flats
  • The Singing Steppe
  • The Sleeping Hills
  • The Sorrowing Fen
  • The Speaking Stones
  • The Spear Coast of Ashur

T, continued

  • The Spice Coast of Sarn
  • The Still Fens
  • The Stonefield Downs
  • The Stoneward March
  • The Stonewood
  • The Stormfront Coast
  • The Stranded Shore
  • The Sundered Vale
  • The Sunken Lowlands
  • The Sunless Vale
  • The Sunward Steppe
  • The Tanglewood
  • The Tarn Country
  • The Thistlewild
  • The Thornback Wilds
  • The Thornshore
  • The Tidal Wastes
  • The Tombmarch
  • The Tulip Coast
  • The Twilight Verge
  • The Undermarsh
  • The Unlit Shore
  • The Vault of Winds
  • The Veil
  • The Verdant Reach
  • The Viper's Tongue
  • The Wailing Pass
  • The Wandering Dunes
  • The Wandering Flats
  • The Wardlands
  • The Wastes of Oroth
  • The Weald
  • The Weeping Wastes
  • The Wending Vale
  • The Western Fells
  • The Whispering Fen
  • The Whitewood
  • The Winding Vale
  • The Windward Isles
  • The Witchwood
  • The Wolds
  • The Wolf's Throat
  • The Wyvern Coast
  • Thessamir Reach
  • Thistlecairn
  • Thornbury Heath
  • Thornecroft
  • Thornfield
  • Thornhaven
  • Thornwild
  • Tirnavale
  • Tollen
  • Tullamere
  • Tyrhold

U: 5 names

  • Ulmhaven
  • Ulvenmark
  • Umberfell
  • Umbrawood
  • Upper Caddon

V: 11 names

  • Vale of Sorrows
  • Vanmoor Marshes
  • Vardanny
  • Varenthal
  • Varndale
  • Varra
  • Velmora
  • Venn
  • Vesperine
  • Virellia
  • Vorrath

W: 13 names

  • Wessel
  • Westerholt
  • Whisperwood
  • Whitbarrow
  • Whitlock Downs
  • Wickhollow
  • Windrush Plains
  • Winterhollow
  • Wolfric's March
  • Wolfsbane Moor
  • Wrenholt
  • Wyrmwood Vale
  • Wyvernmoor

Y: 2 names

  • Yarrow Country
  • Yewhollow

Z: 1 name

  • Zephyr Plains