Walking Dead Name Generator

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Generate Walking Dead names for fan fiction, roleplay and tabletop campaigns: everyday survivors like Earl Pruitt and Celeste Boudreaux, earned nicknames like Doc Hargrove and Shotgun Peggy, communities like Magnolia Commons Safe-Zone and The Cannery, and hostile groups like The Reckoners and The Tollmen.

About Walking dead names

The Walking Dead never gave its survivors wasteland handles. Its characters keep the names they had before the outbreak: a sheriff's deputy, a pizza delivery driver, a farmer and his daughters. The story starts in Georgia and later moves to Virginia, and this list follows that register. The survivor names are ordinary full names with a Southern lean, such as Earl Pruitt, Wade Tidwell, Celeste Boudreaux and Tammy Jo Rutledge.

Nicknames in the show are earned, usually from a job or a habit, the way one leader is simply the Governor. The list does the same with Doc Hargrove, Coach Brannigan, Shotgun Peggy, Ham Radio Hank and titles such as The Beekeeper and The Auctioneer. Communities take plain names from whatever was standing when the walls went up, so the invented ones are places like Magnolia Commons Safe-Zone, The Cannery, Coldwater Dam and Camp Whippoorwill, plus alliances such as the Three Rivers Compact.

Hostile groups get one collective word that says how they treat other people: the Saviors, the Whisperers, the Wolves. Invented ones include The Reckoners, The Tollmen, The Herdsmen and The Supper Club. Ten canon communities and groups and four of the show's words for the dead are included as anchors. The rest is invented, and the main cast's names are left out on purpose.

How to choose Walking dead names

  • Keep survivor names ordinary. Hank Dobbins or Loretta Causey sounds like someone who had a job and a mortgage before the outbreak, and that everyday quality is what makes the setting work.
  • Let nicknames come from the old job or a single incident. Doc Hargrove, Trooper Janes and Principal Waller carry a backstory in two words, while One-Eyed Walt and Unlucky Pete each promise a scene you can write later.
  • Name a community after what the building used to be. The Bottling Plant, Eastside High Shelter, Big Buck Lodge and Rest Stop Nine each tell players what the walls, rooms and supplies probably look like.
  • Pick a hostile group name that sounds reasonable from the inside. The Collectors, The Welcome Committee and The Fair Share all sound like people who believe they are the good guys, which is what makes them unsettling.
  • Decide what your group calls the dead. Different groups in the show use different words, so a camp that says Moaners or Porch Sitters instantly sounds like it has its own history.

Frequently asked questions

What are good Walking Dead character names?

Use plain full names that fit the Southern setting: Earl Pruitt, Travis Ledbetter, Remy Fontenot, Keisha Bankston, Marisol Treviño or Linh Tran. Double first names such as Roy Dean Satterfield and Georgia Mae Pennell add regional flavor without turning into a joke. Save nicknames for characters who have earned one in the story.

Which names in the list are from the show?

Fourteen entries are canon: Alexandria Safe-Zone, Hilltop Colony, The Kingdom, Oceanside, Woodbury, Terminus, The Sanctuary, The Commonwealth, The Saviors and The Whisperers, plus Walkers, Biters, Roamers and Lurkers as words for the dead. They are there as reference points for the style. Everything else is invented, and the main characters' names are left out on purpose, though an ordinary name can always match a minor character by coincidence.

How do I name a survivor community or safe zone?

Start with the site and keep it literal. The show's communities are named for a town, a house on a hill or a rail terminal, so names like Harlan's Mill, Union Terminal, The Fairgrounds and Cedar Bluff Colony fit right in. Larger networks can use a civic word such as Compact, League or Alliance, as in the Three Rivers Compact or The Piedmont League.

What makes a good name for a hostile group?

One collective noun, usually with The in front, that hints at the group's rules. The Tollmen charge for the road, The Herdsmen steer the dead, The Quiet Ones never speak on a raid and The Gracious Hosts are friendlier than anyone should be. A calm, almost polite name tends to be more unsettling than a bloodthirsty one.

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A: 13 names

  • Abel Hargis
  • Abigail Rusk
  • Alexandria Safe-Zone
  • Alma Reséndez
  • Amelie Guillory
  • Amos Landry
  • Andre Beasley
  • Anjali Desai
  • Annabeth Sutherland
  • Antoine Guidry
  • Arbor Green
  • Asa Calhoun
  • Aunt Ginny

B: 21 names

  • Bama
  • Barrier Island
  • Bayou Bill
  • Beau Thibodeaux
  • Becca Thornton
  • Bernice Tatum
  • Big Buck Lodge
  • Big Earl
  • Big Rig Haven
  • Billie Jo Turnbow
  • Biscuit
  • Biters
  • Blue Ridge Haven
  • Bobbie Ann Sewell
  • Boss Lady
  • Boyd Akers
  • Brady Lockhart
  • Brenda Faircloth
  • Brittany Ledford
  • Brookhaven Walls
  • Butcher Bill

C: 38 names

  • Caleb Whitlock
  • Callie Broadnax
  • Calvin Moseley
  • Camille Doucet
  • Camp Chattahoochee
  • Camp Tall Pines
  • Camp Whippoorwill
  • Carmen Ybarra
  • Catfish
  • Cedar Bluff Colony
  • Celeste Boudreaux
  • Charity Moss
  • Charlene Dobbs
  • Charter Members
  • Chase Mullins
  • Chef Marcel
  • Chesapeake Point
  • Chief Ruiz
  • Claire Abernathy
  • Clayton Boggs
  • Clyde Eubanks
  • Coach Brannigan
  • Cody Rainwater
  • Coldies
  • Coldwater Dam
  • Corinne Shackelford
  • Cornbread
  • Cornelius Pope
  • Corporal Reyes
  • Cottonmouth
  • Councilman Byrd
  • County General
  • Courthouse Square
  • Cousin Lyle
  • Crestview Elementary
  • Crossbow Kate
  • Curtis Yarbrough
  • Cypress Landing

D: 18 names

  • Daisy Harmon
  • Dana Whitcomb
  • Daniel Cho
  • Darlene Whitmire
  • Darnell Pettigrew
  • Deacon Frye
  • Deer Camp
  • Deputy Hale
  • Deshawn Rivers
  • Dewey Hatcher
  • Doc Hargrove
  • Dogwood Hollow
  • Dolores Vickers
  • Doris Threadgill
  • Doyle Pennington
  • Dr. Sunita Rao
  • Draggers
  • Dustin Spivey

E: 13 names

  • Earl Pruitt
  • Eastside High Shelter
  • Eddie Zamora
  • Eli Crenshaw
  • Emma Kate Parrish
  • Emmett Gaines
  • Ernestine Gantt
  • Esperanza Luna
  • Estelle Bonner
  • Ethan Hollingsworth
  • Etta Lou Simms
  • Evergreen Acres
  • Exit 47

F: 10 names

  • Faith Windham
  • Farmer Boggs
  • Father Donnelly
  • Fence-Hangers
  • Ferry Landing
  • First Families
  • Fish Camp
  • Floyd Barfield
  • Fort Hickory
  • Frances Ogletree

G: 11 names

  • Gabriela Rosales
  • Gail Lovett
  • Garland Pickett
  • Garrett Fulmer
  • Gate Detail
  • Georgia Mae Pennell
  • Gnashers
  • Grady Swafford
  • Granny Mae
  • Greenhouse Row
  • Gus Ferrell

H: 18 names

  • Hadley Creech
  • Ham Radio Hank
  • Hank Dobbins
  • Hannah Seo
  • Harbor Light
  • Harlan Skaggs
  • Harlan's Mill
  • Harper Lindsey
  • Hatchet Hal
  • Hazel Birdsong
  • Hector Villarreal
  • Helen Rountree
  • Heritage Oaks
  • Hickory
  • Hilltop Colony
  • Hollis Culpepper
  • Hope Langston
  • Horse Doc

I: 4 names

  • Ida Mae Blount
  • Ike Cawthon
  • Imani Frazier
  • Isaiah Mabry

J: 10 names

  • Jackson Teague
  • Jerome Gadsden
  • Jesse Vance
  • Jimmy Dale Haney
  • Joanna Felder
  • Jolene Maddox
  • Josephine Trahan
  • Josiah Penn
  • Josie Rae Mobley
  • Judge Holt

K: 4 names

  • Kayla McElroy
  • Keisha Bankston
  • Kendra Stubbs
  • Kevin Pham

L: 18 names

  • Lamar Whitfield
  • Latoya Mims
  • Leaners
  • Leon Whitaker
  • Lester Dupree
  • Levi Stovall
  • Lieutenant Ames
  • Linh Tran
  • Little Bit
  • Little Rock
  • Live Oak Commons
  • Long Haul
  • Lonnie Freeman
  • Loretta Causey
  • Lucius Broussard
  • Luis Cordero
  • Lupe Cantú
  • Lurkers

M: 29 names

  • Ma Tolliver
  • Macon
  • Macy Hightower
  • Magnolia Commons Safe-Zone
  • Magnolia Tate
  • Main Street Mile
  • Malik Sumter
  • Mama Lou
  • Mapmaker
  • Marcus Tolliver
  • Marisol Treviño
  • Martha Jean Lyle
  • Marvin Haygood
  • Mary Beth Carlisle
  • Mason Treadway
  • Mateo Salinas
  • Mayor Ashcraft
  • Mercy General
  • Meredith Vaughn
  • Micah Stroud
  • Mile Marker 212
  • Mirror Lake Cabins
  • Miss Opal
  • Moaners
  • Monique Fairley
  • Moonshine Mac
  • Mr. Whitaker
  • Mumblers
  • Muscadine Hill

N: 10 names

  • Nadine Coker
  • Naomi Ishikawa
  • Nathaniel Poole
  • Night Watch Nell
  • Nikhil Patel
  • Noelle Hargett
  • Nolan Breaux
  • Nora Beth Hensley
  • Number Nine Mine
  • Nurse Kay

O: 10 names

  • Oceanside
  • Oconee Landing
  • Odessa Ravenel
  • Officer Delacroix
  • Old Dominion Depot
  • Old Man Hatcher
  • One-Eyed Walt
  • Opal Gentry
  • Orchard Hill
  • Owen Driscoll

P: 21 names

  • Pa Tolliver
  • Paramedic Jo
  • Pastor Ray
  • Patsy Wooten
  • Peachtree Crossing
  • Peanut
  • Pearl Addison
  • Peggy Stallings
  • Pelican Key
  • Percy Gaskins
  • Pete Lunsford
  • Pierre Arceneaux
  • Pinewood Estates
  • Porch Sitters
  • Pork Chop
  • Possum
  • Potomac Yards
  • Preacher Hollis
  • Principal Waller
  • Private Doyle
  • Providence Landing

Q: 1 name

  • Quiet Jim

R: 18 names

  • Radio Man
  • Ramon Delgado
  • Randall Sykes
  • Ranger Tate
  • Rappahannock Row
  • Red Clay Farm
  • Reggie Holloman
  • Remy Fontenot
  • Renee Castille
  • Rest Stop Nine
  • Roamers
  • Rocío Beltrán
  • Rosalind Pettway
  • Roscoe Tindall
  • Roy Dean Satterfield
  • Ruby Nell Croft
  • Rufus McAllister
  • Ruth Ann Swilley

S: 26 names

  • Sadie Underhill
  • Safe Harbor
  • Sam Hwang
  • Savannah Holcomb
  • Sawmill Bend
  • Shamblers
  • Shanice Holloway
  • Shelby Ann Grier
  • Shenandoah Station
  • Sheriff Boone
  • Shotgun Peggy
  • Signal Fire Crew
  • Silas Booker
  • Simone Baptiste
  • Skeeter
  • Sleepwalkers
  • Sorghum Flats
  • Sorry Souls
  • Spanish Moss Court
  • Sterling Napier
  • Stragglers
  • Substation Six
  • Sunday Best
  • Sunrise Meadows
  • Sweet Tea
  • Sweetwater Settlement

T: 184 names

  • T-Boy Hebert
  • Tamika Gilliard
  • Tammy Jo Rutledge
  • Tanner Hobbs
  • Teach
  • Tennessee
  • Terminus
  • Terrence Goode
  • Tessa Whitley
  • Thaddeus Rowe
  • The Appalachian Trust
  • The Apple Barn
  • The Armory
  • The Ash Men
  • The Auctioneer
  • The Beekeeper
  • The Blue Ridge Assembly
  • The Bottling Plant
  • The Brickworks
  • The Cannery
  • The Chairman
  • The Chaplain
  • The Charter
  • The Choir
  • The Co-op
  • The Coach
  • The Coastal Accord
  • The Cold Hands
  • The Collectors
  • The Colonel
  • The Commissioner
  • The Commonwealth
  • The Congregation
  • The Convoy
  • The Council
  • The Councilwoman
  • The County Agent
  • The Creditors
  • The Dean
  • The Director
  • The Drive-In
  • The Drovers
  • The Elder
  • The Faceless
  • The Fair Committee
  • The Fair Share

T, continued

  • The Fairgrounds
  • The Feed Store
  • The Fence Crew
  • The Finders
  • The Flock
  • The Foreman
  • The Founders
  • The Free County
  • The Gleaners
  • The Good Doctor
  • The Gracious Hosts
  • The Gravediggers
  • The Gristmill
  • The Halvers
  • The Harbormaster
  • The Harvesters
  • The Headmistress
  • The Heirs
  • The Herd Spotters
  • The Herdsmen
  • The Hollow
  • The Homecoming Queen
  • The Homeowners Association
  • The Homestead
  • The Horse Patrol
  • The Hounds
  • The Hungry
  • The Inheritors
  • The Iron Rule
  • The Judge
  • The Keepers
  • The Kennel
  • The Kingdom
  • The Kitchen Crew
  • The Landlady
  • The Landlord
  • The Lantern Men
  • The Latecomers
  • The Lean Year
  • The Ledger
  • The Locusts
  • The Long Column
  • The Low Country Pact
  • The Masked
  • The Matron
  • The Mayor

T, continued

  • The Meek
  • The Motor Inn
  • The Mourners
  • The Neighborhood Watch
  • The Neighbors
  • The Old Gin
  • The Old Man
  • The Orphans
  • The Overpass
  • The Overpass Boys
  • The Pallbearers
  • The Patient
  • The Penitent
  • The Piedmont League
  • The Postmaster
  • The Proprietor
  • The Quiet Ones
  • The Rail Yard
  • The Reckoners
  • The Recruiters
  • The Red Hands
  • The Regulators
  • The Relief Column
  • The Remnant
  • The Repossessors
  • The Republic of Peachtree
  • The Restless
  • The Returned
  • The Ringmaster
  • The River Towns
  • The Road Crew
  • The Road Scouts
  • The Rodeo Grounds
  • The Roundhouse
  • The Run Team
  • The Sanctuary
  • The Saviors
  • The Scavenging Party
  • The Scoutmaster
  • The Scrappers
  • The Scrapyard
  • The Senator
  • The Shepherd
  • The Smokehouse
  • The Speedway
  • The Stationmaster

T, continued

  • The Steward
  • The Stockyard
  • The Strays
  • The Superintendent
  • The Supper Club
  • The Takers
  • The Tent Revival
  • The Textile Mill
  • The Thirds
  • The Tidewater Union
  • The Tipple
  • The Tithemen
  • The Tollmen
  • The Township
  • The Trade Caravan
  • The Treasurer
  • The Tri-County Alliance
  • The Turnpikers
  • The Unbowed
  • The Union of Seven Farms
  • The Ushers
  • The Volunteers
  • The Wall Builders
  • The Water Haulers
  • The Water Tower
  • The Waterworks
  • The Welcome Committee
  • The Whisperers
  • The Widow
  • The Wranglers
  • Those Who Follow
  • Those Who Wait
  • Three Rivers Compact
  • Thuy Pham
  • Tobacco Barn Row
  • Tobias Krantz
  • Tomás Guerrero
  • Travis Ledbetter
  • Tri-County Militia
  • Tricia Beaumont
  • Trooper Janes
  • Trucker Dan
  • Truett Langley
  • Tucker Lowry
  • Two-Knife Tess
  • Tyrell Bostic

U: 5 names

  • Uncle Hoyt
  • Union Terminal
  • University Row
  • Unlucky Pete
  • Used-to-Bes

V: 3 names

  • Vernon Kitchens
  • Virgil Odom
  • Vivian Marchand

W: 13 names

  • Wade Tidwell
  • Walkers
  • Wall Watch
  • Walt Mercer
  • Wanda Fulghum
  • We Are Many
  • Wendell Oakes
  • Wexford Gates
  • Whiskey Jack
  • Widow Simms
  • Willa Dean Pritchard
  • Willow Bend
  • Woodbury

Y: 2 names

  • Yesterdays
  • Yvette Robichaux