Spell Name Generator

Spell names follow recognizable grammar. In Dungeons & Dragons the two dominant forms are the plain descriptive name (Fireball, Misty Step, Hold Person) and the possessive named spell (Tasha's Hideous Laughter, Bigby's Hand, Leomund's Tiny Hut), where a spell carries the name of the wizard who invented it. Harry Potter uses pseudo-Latin incantations (Expelliarmus, Lumos, Wingardium Leviosa), Elder Scrolls and Diablo use short compound words (Ice Spike, Frost Nova), and folk magic uses hexes and curses named for their effect on ordinary life (Sour the Milk, Curse of the Wandering Feet).

A good original spell name tells you the school or element, hints at the effect, and, ideally, suggests a story. "Aldric's Patient Ward" implies a specific wizard and a defensive spell that rewards waiting; "Halloway's Second Skin" tells you it is protective before you read the description. Cantrips should sound small and domestic (Spark, Warm Hands, Mend); ninth-level spells should sound like the end of the world (Sundering of the Ninth Seal, Word of Ending). Latin-flavored names (Ignis Vora, Tempus Fractum) work when your setting treats magic as an ancient scholarly language.

This generator produces spells across every register and school, from named wizard signatures to curses to Latin incantations, so you can populate a homebrew spellbook, invent a witch's hex for a novel, or build a skill tree for a LitRPG or video game.