Wildling Name Generator
Free Folk names from beyond the Wall
Browse 500 wildling names for the Free Folk beyond the Wall: blunt single names like Tolm and Yssen, earned bynames like Harrik Bearsbane and Edra Whitebraid, plus Thenns, skinchangers, giants and clans such as The Milkwater Fishers.
About wildling names
The Free Folk, called wildlings south of the Wall, have no lords and no houses, so they have no family surnames either. A person carries one short, blunt name in the manner of the First Men, such as Ygritte, Osha, Styr or Val, and anything added to it is earned. Tormund is Giantsbane, Harma is Dogshead and Varamyr is Sixskins. When two raiders share a name the byname tells them apart, as with Harle the Huntsman and Harle the Handsome.
This list follows those habits. Sixty-six entries are character and clan names from the books and show, kept as anchors. The rest are new names written in the same style: single names like Tolm and Yssen, spearwife names taken from plants and animals like Bramble and Linnet, earned bynames such as Harrik Bearsbane, skinchangers such as Grisk Owlskin, Thenns, and clans and raiding bands like The Milkwater Fishers. None of the new names uses a house surname, a knightly title or the bastard name Snow.
The ten giant names built from short Old Tongue style syllables, like Hur Mag Thu Dar Weg, are invented for this page. The story itself names only two giants, Wun Weg Wun Dar Wun and Mag Mar Tun Doh Weg.
How to choose wildling names
- Keep the name short and hard. One or two syllables with firm consonants, like Kregg, Durn or Neth, sound right shouted across a frozen river.
- Let the byname record a deed, a trade or a mark, never a family. Alvy Kneebreaker and Norrik Hidebinder each tell a story, while a house surname would turn the character into a kneeler.
- For a Thenn, add the homeland instead of a byname, as in Styg of Thenn. The Thenns follow a Magnar and keep to the old ways, so their names stay plain.
- In the books Gilly says it is bad luck to name a child before the age of two. A very young character can go by a nickname first, such as Little Gad.
- A clan name can be a place, a habit or a boast. The Antler River Rafters says where a band lives, and The Unkneeling says what it believes.
Frequently asked questions
Do wildlings have last names?
No. The Free Folk have no noble houses, so there are no family names to inherit. A second name is an earned byname, as in Tormund Giantsbane or Soren Shieldbreaker, and the new names in this list work the same way: Dregg Elkspear, Edra Whitebraid, Jolm the Climber.
Which names are from the books and show, and which are new?
Sixty-six entries are character and clan names from the story, among them Mance Rayder, Ygritte, Tormund Giantsbane, Gilly, Val, Styr and the Hornfoots. The other 434 are new names in the same style, written for fan characters, role-play and games. This page is a fan resource with no link to the author or the makers of the show.
How are the giant names made?
The two giants named in the story, Wun Weg Wun Dar Wun and Mag Mar Tun Doh Weg, have long names made of short syllables. The ten other giant names here, such as Bor Wun Nog Tun Doh, are invented for this page in that pattern. They carry no meaning in any real or fictional language.
What is a good name for a spearwife or a skinchanger?
Several spearwives in the story carry plant names (Rowan, Holly, Myrtle), so Bramble, Sorrel and Yarrow fit, as do bynames like Denna the Bowwoman. For a skinchanger, name the beast or count the skins the way Varamyr Sixskins does: Varrow Wolfskin, Yrra Wolfsister or Orrin Nineskins.
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All 500 wildling names
A: 9 names
- Addar
- Alder
- Aldrek the Loud
- Alfyn Crowkiller
- Alvy Kneebreaker
- Arrik Fishgutter
- Aska the Swift
- Aspen
- Aunt Burr
B: 33 names
- Bael the Bard
- Bannor the Elder
- Barefoot Jem
- Belsa
- Big Boil
- Big Igg
- Bilberry
- Blind Doss
- Bodd Stormcaller
- Bold Hett
- Bonecarvers of the Shivering Sea
- Bor Wun Nog Tun Doh
- Borl
- Borrim Bearskin
- Borroq
- Bosk Tuskbreaker
- Brakk Hoarbeard
- Bramble
- Brask
- Bregg the Boat-builder
- Brelka the Midwife
- Brenn Fogwalker
- Brenya
- Bress Otterskin
- Brissa
- Bruk Firstfrost
- Brull the Horn-carver
- Brund
- Brunda, Bride of the North Wind
- Brunn Bronzeaxe
- Brusk
- Bryk
- Burdock
C: 14 names
- Cald the Younger
- Carsa Crowsbane
- Cave Dwellers
- Chell Bogwalker
- Clan of the Black Elk
- Clan of the Frozen Fork
- Clan of the Nine Fires
- Clan of the Split Antler
- Cloudberry
- Corl
- Corm
- Crann Halfear
- Craster
- Crissa the Healer
D: 25 names
- Dalla
- Dallak Elkmind
- Dalsa, Singer to the Old Gods
- Dalya Cubmother
- Dar Tun Mag Weg Doh
- Daughters of the Long Spear
- Denna the Bowwoman
- Derrok
- Dessa
- Devyn Sealskinner
- Doh Kor Wun Thu Tun
- Dorg
- Dormund
- Dorra
- Dorrak Frostknuckle
- Dreff Boar-rider
- Dregg Elkspear
- Drenn
- Dromm the Quiet
- Drunn of Thenn
- Dryn
- Dunn Sealbone
- Dunnar, Speaker to Giants
- Durn
- Dyra Freeborn
E: 9 names
- Edra Whitebraid
- Elka the Wise
- Emla Neverkneel
- Enka Hawkmother
- Erl Iceriver
- Ermine
- Errok
- Essel
- Evrin Blackspear
F: 13 names
- Fair Risa
- Fargg the Shaggy
- Fask the Whistler
- Fenka Firekeeper
- Fenn
- Fennar, Stealer of Horses
- Fishhook Vim
- Forla the Fearless
- Frask Halfhorn
- Frenya
- Frisa Bluelips
- Frostfang Climbers
- Furl Greycloak
G: 26 names
- Gar Tun Mag Hur Doh
- Garn
- Garrow the Stone-thrower
- Garrun Second-Life
- Gavin the Trader
- Gendel
- Gerrick Kingsblood
- Gerrol Cragclimber
- Gessa Sealspear
- Gilly
- Gorne
- Gorrin Hardfoot
- Gorse
- Gowl
- Gralt the Hungry
- Grandfather Pine
- Grandmother Rook
- Grav Longstride
- Grell
- Grenya
- Gressa the Singer
- Greywhisker Cobb
- Grigg the Goat
- Grisk Owlskin
- Grutt
- Gwyl
H: 29 names
- Hadd Fleetfoot
- Haggon
- Halgorn of Thenn
- Halleck
- Hammel Threefingers
- Hardhome Smokehouse Clan
- Harle the Handsome
- Harle the Huntsman
- Harma Dogshead
- Harn Coldwind
- Harrik Bearsbane
- Hask
- Hazel
- Heather
- Hekka Ravenmind
- Henk the Helm
- Hesk
- Heska
- Hesska, Mother of Spears
- Hobbek the Fire-starter
- Hollam Eaglebound
- Holly
- Hornfoots
- Howd Wanderer
- Hult
- Hungry Sim
- Hur Mag Thu Dar Weg
- Hurn the Stubborn
- Hylla the Weaver
I: 6 names
- Ice-River Clans
- Idda Emberkeeper
- Irra the Sharp-eyed
- Irrek the Unkneeling
- Ivrik Quickknife
- Ivy
J: 14 names
- Jarl
- Jarn Frostfinger
- Jenka the Root-gatherer
- Jenya
- Jessa Smokeeye
- Jolm the Climber
- Joramun
- Jorl
- Jorr Longwinter
- Jorra
- Jorrak
- Jorreth Catshadow
- Jova Bearhugger
- Jund Stonebrow
K: 22 names
- Kalm Dawnwatcher
- Karra
- Karsi
- Keepers of the White Tree
- Kelm
- Kerrit the Tracker
- Kessa
- Kessorn of Thenn
- Kett Wolfpelt
- Kolsa Icefloe
- Kor Weg Gar Mag Wun
- Kordd, Climber of the Wall
- Korl Ironshin
- Korrim Hollowtree
- Krann of Thenn
- Kregg
- Krenn the Twice-born
- Kurl Deepdrift
- Kurn the Fisher
- Kurr of Thenn
- Kyleg of the Wooden Ear
- Kyrra Owlwing
L: 17 names
- Laughing Lum
- Lenyl
- Letha Stonesleeper
- Linnet
- Lissa Starcounter
- Little Gad
- Lodd the Trapper
- Lomm
- Long Fitch
- Longspear Ryk
- Lorn
- Lorsa the Wild
- Loth the Howler
- Lucky Ubb
- Lugg Bearpelt
- Lumm Elkskin
- Lurn the Frost-bitten
M: 32 names
- Mabb Goatskin
- Mag Mar Tun Doh Weg
- Mance Rayder
- Mar Nog Dar Bor Weg
- Mardun
- Marga
- Marn
- Marrok Blackmoss
- Marten
- Meerek Lynxskin
- Mella the Russet
- Men of the Frozen Shore
- Merrow Galesinger
- Modd Pineshield
- Mogorn of Thenn
- Mokk Elkhide
- Morl
- Morla
- Morna White Mask
- Morrek the Lost
- Morrin Icebreaker
- Morvyk Sevenskins
- Mother Ember
- Mother Hare
- Mother Mole
- Mull, Friend to Mammoths
- Munda
- Mura Longbraid
- Murn
- Murrik the Flint-knapper
- Myrtle
- Mysa
N: 13 names
- Narl
- Nask the Spear-thrower
- Nessa Swiftarrow
- Nessik Ratskin
- Neth
- Nightrunners
- Nimma Owlsight
- Norra Treeclimber
- Norrik Hidebinder
- Nuld
- Nurl Twospears
- Nurra the Elk-herder
- Nylla
O: 18 names
- Odrek Lastlight
- Ogg, Eater of Elk
- Oggar the Shore-walker
- Old Agg
- Old Ona
- Olk the Bear-wrestler
- Olla Icescaler
- Ollor
- Olm Elkrunner
- One-Boot Kip
- Orell
- Orra the Spear-dancer
- Orrin Nineskins
- Orrit
- Orsk Threeknives
- Osha
- Ossa
- Ossik
P: 11 names
- Parl the Ice-fisher
- Pella Cavecrawler
- Pellor
- Perr Greataxe
- Pesha the Fire-kissed
- Pirra Swifthare
- Prenna
- Prynn the Cave-dweller
- Ptarmigan
- Purn Bonecarver
- Pyra Redmittens
Q: 3 names
- Quick Bly
- Quiet Tam
- Quort
R: 19 names
- Ragg, Ale-king of the Long Hall
- Ragwyle
- Rald Elkhorn
- Rattleshirt
- Raymun Redbeard
- Renn
- Renna Harecatcher
- Rhunn Giantspeaker
- Rilla
- Rokk the Honey-thief
- Rond Broadaxe
- Rorn Packleader
- Rowan
- Rudd
- Rudge
- Rue
- Runda the Dusk-walker
- Ruska
- Rygg Boneshaker
S: 47 names
- Sarn
- Sedge
- Seekers of the Horn
- Selk Stoneaxe
- Selsa the Silent
- Sharl Bearbrother
- Sharp Sy
- Sigorn
- Singing Jyl
- Skarn
- Skarr of Thenn
- Skell Stagsbane
- Skirling Pass Raiders
- Skorl of Thenn
- Skurr Wolfdreamer
- Sloe
- Sly Dree
- Smiling Una
- Smolt the Sleepless
- Sneth the Storyteller
- Soren Shieldbreaker
- Sorga the Magnar's Daughter
- Sorl Ravenfeather
S, continued
- Sorn of Thenn
- Sorna of Thenn
- Sorrel
- Sour Inna
- Sparrow
- Squirrel
- Starn, Splitter of Logs
- Stegg
- Stogg of Thenn
- Stokk
- Storl
- Storrold's Point Sealers
- Stout Kemm
- Sturn of Thenn
- Sturr
- Stuv Riverwader
- Styg of Thenn
- Stynn the Magnar's Shield
- Styr
- Styra of Thenn
- Sunda
- Sygg Bronzehelm
- Syla Mammothcaller
- Syssa Featherskin
T: 73 names
- Tall Cray
- Tarl
- Tarra Elkcaller
- Teasel
- Tegg Whitebark
- Thaddik Fiveskins
- Tharl Rimefoot
- The Antler River Rafters
- The Bearclaw Band
- The Blue-Faced Cave Clan
- The Bone Chariot Riders
- The Cold Hearth Clan
- The Deep Cave Singers
- The Dog Sledge Men
- The Elkhorn People
- The Firepit Brothers
- The Free Spears
- The Frostfang Gravediggers
- The Frostfang Spearwives
- The Frozen Shore Sledgers
- The Giant's Stair Climbers
- The Great Elk Riders
- The Great Walrus
- The Grey Cliff Climbers
- The Haunted Forest Hunters
- The Hide Tent Wanderers
- The Howling Ridge Clan
- The Hundred Tents
- The Ice Lake Spearfishers
- The Ice Scalers
- The Longnight Watchers
- The Mammoth Followers
- The Mammoth Road Clan
- The Milkwater Fishers
- The Red Hand Clan
- The Rimewalkers
T, continued
- The Root Diggers
- The Salmon Run Clan
- The Seal Rock Clan
- The Shadowcat Stalkers
- The Smoke Valley Clan
- The Standing Stone Clan
- The Stone Hut Folk
- The Thaw Chasers
- The Thousand Fires
- The Unkneeling
- The Walrus-Tusk Clan
- The Whalebone Rowers
- The White Bear Clan
- The Windscour Clan
- The Wolfpelt Hunters
- Thenns
- Thessa
- Thistle
- Thu Weg Bor Mar Wun
- Thull, Singer of Long Songs
- Thurm
- Thurn of Thenn
- Tirra the Fleet
- Tissa Foxshadow
- Tolk the Watchful
- Tolm
- Toregg the Tall
- Tormund Giantsbane
- Torrek
- Torrit Stoatskin
- Torwynd the Tame
- Tovra
- Tregg
- Tugg the Raider
- Tulla Thawbringer
- Tun Doh Hur Wun Mar
- Tunn Flintknife
U: 10 names
- Uddo the Mammoth-herder
- Uggar Lynxbane
- Uld Moonhowler
- Ulgorn of Thenn
- Ulsa the Wolf-tamer
- Uncle Slate
- Urm the Unyielding
- Urr Bonespear
- Urrek
- Uthek Bearmind
V: 21 names
- Val
- Varamyr Sixskins
- Vark the Sledge-maker
- Varla of Thenn
- Varn Thunderfoot
- Varr of Thenn
- Varra
- Varrik
- Varrow Wolfskin
- Vegg
- Velka
- Vessa
- Vinna Staghunter
- Vixen
- Volk the Wall-climber
- Vorn
- Vorra, Sister to Wolves
- Vorrin
- Vosk Skullhelm
- Vuld Bronzescale
- Vyra the Woods-witch
W: 21 names
- Wanderers of Always Winter
- Watchers of the Fist
- Weg Mar Wun Tun Dar
- Welk
- Welmar, Father of Twelve
- Wennel Crowcatcher
- Wenya the Dark-haired
- Wessa Many-eyes
- Whistling Wat
- Wild Mog
- Willow Witch-eye
- Winter Wyn
- Wise Lyss
- Wissa
- Wold the Patient
- Wren
- Wrenn the Bone-reader
- Wulm
- Wun Weg Wun Dar Wun
- Wynsa
- Wyrr Ashmouth