Sea Witch Name Generator

In folklore a sea witch is a woman believed to control wind, tide and weather, sell favorable winds to sailors, lure ships onto rocks or bargain with the drowning. The figure blends Greek sorceresses like Circe and Calypso, Norse wave-spirits like Rán, and British coastal hags such as Jenny Greenteeth. Modern fantasy versions like Disney's Ursula add tentacles and deal-making, but the core idea is a witch whose power comes from the sea itself.

Ursula from The Little Mermaid is the best known. From myth and legend there are Circe, Calypso, Scylla, Ceto, Thetis, Rán and her daughters, Sedna of Inuit tradition, Mazu of the Chinese coast, Nyai Roro Kidul of Java, Mami Wata of West Africa, Dahud of Ys in Brittany, and English water hags like Jenny Greenteeth and Peg Powler.

Yes, though the tradition is strongly female. Male equivalents are usually called sea warlocks, weather-wizards or simply sea sorcerers, and folklore gives us Davy Jones, the Finnish Ahti and shape-shifting Greek sea gods like Proteus and Glaucus. This generator includes names like Barnabas Saltgrave and Ezekiel Brinehook for a male or non-binary character.

Start with a given name from a real coastal culture, then add a surname or epithet made of concrete sea words, for example Rowena Tidecaller or Varvara Solyonaya. For a hag or coven character try a homely name with a grim title, such as Old Mother Brine. Check that the name is easy to say aloud at the table and that it does not rhyme awkwardly with another character's name.