Wizard of Oz Name Generator
Whimsical names from Munchkinland to the Emerald City
Generate Wizard of Oz names in L. Frank Baum's playful style: canon characters from the books, the 1939 film and Wicked, plus original Munchkins, Winkies, witches, Nomes, clockwork companions and Ozian places for fan fiction, parties, pets and games.
About Wizard of Oz names
L. Frank Baum named his Oz characters the way a good storyteller names things out loud for children: short, bouncy, and often funny to say. Munchkins and Winkies get clipped, friendly names like Boq, Ojo and Jellia Jamb; magical folk get grander ones like Glinda, Ozma and Gayelette; and Baum's mechanical and patchwork creations sound like what they are (Tik-Tok, Jack Pumpkinhead, the Sawhorse, Scraps). The Nomes who live under the Deadly Desert have gruff, rocky names (Ruggedo, Kaliko, Guph), and hyphenated nonsense syllables (Ku-Klip, Coo-ee-oh, Tititi-Hoochoo) are a signature of the books.
Later Oz stories added their own registers. The 1939 film gave Kansas plain farm names (Hunk, Hickory, Zeke, Almira Gulch) that mirror their Ozian counterparts, while Gregory Maguire's Wicked invented a more literary sound: Elphaba, Nessarose, Fiyero, Frexspar, Avaric Tenmeadows.
This generator mixes canon names from every era with originals built on those conventions, sorted loosely by the four countries of Oz (blue Munchkin, yellow Winkie, purple Gillikin, red Quadling), the Emerald City, the witches and humbugs, the Nome Kingdom, and the animals and clockwork companions. Use it for fan fiction, Oz-themed parties, pet names, school plays or tabletop games set over the rainbow.
How to choose Wizard of Oz names
- Match the name to the country. Munchkins and Winkies sound small and cheerful (Pim Peddlebottom, Tinwick Tapper); Gillikin names lean purple and mysterious; Quadling names carry red and rose tones; Emerald City courtiers get green gemstone names.
- Baum loved alliteration and doubled syllables (Betsy Bobbin, Jellia Jamb, Coo-ee-oh). If an original name feels flat, repeat a sound or hyphenate two nonsense syllables.
- Witches in Oz are titled by direction or color (Wicked Witch of the West, Reera the Red, Roquat the Red). Give an original witch a place or a color rather than a spooky surname.
- Mechanical and made characters should be named for what they are built from: Tin Woodman, Patchwork Girl, Glass Cat. Try Copper, Clockwork, Sawdust or Porcelain plus a plain first name.
- For Wicked-style names, aim for something Victorian and slightly invented (Ilianora, Ellory Thwaite) instead of the cartoonish sound of the Baum books.
Frequently asked questions
What are the most famous Wizard of Oz character names?
Dorothy Gale, Toto, the Scarecrow, the Tin Woodman (Nick Chopper), the Cowardly Lion, Glinda, the Wizard (Oscar Diggs) and the Wicked Witches of the East and West. Book readers also know Princess Ozma, Jack Pumpkinhead, Tik-Tok, Billina, the Nome King, Button-Bright and Polychrome, and Wicked added Elphaba, Galinda, Fiyero and Nessarose.
How do I name an original Munchkin or Winkie?
Keep it short, friendly and a little silly. Baum's Munchkins include Boq, Ojo and Unc Nunkie; his Winkies include Nick Chopper and Ku-Klip. A one- or two-syllable first name plus a homely compound surname (Tolly Tumbletwig, Fip Fettle) lands squarely in that register.
What is the Wizard of Oz's full name?
In Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz he gives it as Oscar Zoroaster Phadrig Isaac Norman Henkle Emmannuel Ambroise Diggs. The initials spell O.Z.P.I.N.H.E.A.D., which is why he shortened it to O.Z. and painted it on his balloon.
Can I use these names for fan fiction, a play or a pet?
Yes. Baum's original fourteen Oz books are in the public domain, so their characters are free to use. The 1939 film and Wicked have their own protected characters, so treat those names as references and lean on the original names here for anything you publish or sell.
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All 500 Wizard of Oz names
A: 19 names
- Abracadabra Abbott
- Ada Mae Crowder
- Addaperle
- Agatha Ashgrove
- Allegro da Capo
- Almira Gulch
- Ama Clutch
- Amalee Grell
- Ambassador Aventurine
- Ambrose Amberwick
- Ambrosia Applecore
- Amethyst Anders
- Ato the Eighth
- Auburn Appleby
- Auntie Em
- Aurelle Fenno
- Avadora Stem
- Avaric Tenmeadows
- Azkadellia
B: 28 names
- Balloonist Barnaby Bigge
- Bamboozle Bunce
- Baron Bumblecrust
- Beeswax Bartleby
- Beryl Brightwhistle
- Bessie Sowerby
- Betsy Bobbin
- Bilbil
- Billina
- Bini Aru
- Bixby Bramblehat
- Blinkie
- Bloo Bellweather
- Bo Winkle
- Bob Up
- Bobbin Bluewhistle
- Boq
- Brindlebee
- Bristle the Hedgehog
- Brrr
- Brynn Tenwater
- Bumbleberry
- Bunbury
- Bungle the Glass Cat
- Bunty Bluecap
- Burgo Barrowdown
- Buttercup Brody
- Button-Bright
C: 31 names
- Candle
- Cap'n Bill
- Captain Clatter
- Captain Fyter
- Captain Salt
- Cayke the Cookie Cook
- Chamberlain Chrysoprase
- Cherry Chumley
- Chick the Cherub
- China Doll Delphine
- China Girl
- China Princess
- Chisel-Chin
- Chistery
- Chopfyt
- Cinnabar Cuthbert
- Clatterpick
- Clink Coppertop
- Clockwork Cornelius
- Clover Clarendon
- Conjuror Quibbleday
- Coo-ee-oh
- Coral Cuddlesby
- Cornhusk Cora
- Corwyn Vasek
- Countess Candlewick
- Cowardly Lion
- Cranberry Cobb
- Crimson Carraway
- Crope
- Crumbleton
D: 17 names
- Daffy Dewdrop
- Dame Dingle Dorrance
- Damson Dudley
- Dandy Doorhinge
- Dessa Highmeadow
- Diksey Horner
- Dilly Dapplecrest
- Dinny Dumplin
- Doc Thaddeus Marvelton
- Doctor Dillamond
- Dorothy Gale
- Dr. Nikidik
- Dr. Pipt
- Dr. Worley
- Duchess Dillywig
- Duke of Dunderhead
- Dunkiton
E: 12 names
- Elloise Mawl
- Ellory Thwaite
- Elphaba Thropp
- Ember Eddlestone
- Emory Emeraldine
- Enchantress Elowen
- Ervic
- Essaline
- Eureka
- Evanora
- Evillene
- Ezra Pettibone
F: 16 names
- Fable Thistlecote
- Farmer Fizzlewick
- Fennick Bluebell
- Fern Fairweather
- Figgy Fernwood
- Fighting Tree Fenbrook
- Finley
- Fip Fettle
- Fiyero Tigelaar
- Fizzy Featherby
- Flibberty Gibbet
- Flutterbudget Center
- Flying Monkey Fitz
- Foolish Owl
- Fortune-Teller Fenwick
- Frexspar
G: 32 names
- Galinda Upland
- Garnet Gilhooley
- Gayelette
- General Jinjur
- Gingersnap Gillespie
- Gizmo-Goose
- Glass Dog Gaspard
- Glegg
- Glimmera
- Glinda the Good
- Glindora
- Glitch
- Gloriosa Gildersleeve
- Gnarlo
- Goldie Gimcrack
- Good Witch of the Marshes
- Good Witch of the North
- Googly-Goo
- Gourdhead Gus
- Granny Goosefeather
- Gravelgripe
- Greenleaf the Gatekeeper
- Grindlo
- Grizelle Grimkettle
- Grizzlewick
- Growleywog Grunt
- Grubwort
- Guardian of the Gates
- Guardsman Greengrass
- Guffaw the Lion
- Gumdrop Gap
- Guph
H: 22 names
- Hagatha Hobblestone
- Hammer-Head Hoddle
- Handy Mandy
- Hank the Mule
- Harlan Creech
- Harlow Dawnbranch
- Hattie Bledsoe
- Heath Highhollow
- Heatherby Hollow
- Herby the Medicine Man
- Hessmar
- Hexalina
- Hexia Bramblebone
- Hickory
- Hip Hopper
- Hob Hammerly
- Hobbin Hatchcap
- Hocus Hargreaves
- Humbug Harlan Hooper
- Humdinger Hume
- Hungry Tiger
- Hunk
I: 5 names
- Ilianora
- Illusionist Ignatius Inkwell
- Indigo Ingleby
- Ira Thistlewood
- Irji
J: 9 names
- Jack Pumpkinhead
- Jade Juniper
- Jasper Jadeleaf
- Jellia Jamb
- Jemmin
- Jim the Cab-Horse
- Jinglejangle Junction
- Jinnicky the Red Jinn
- Johnny Dooit
K: 18 names
- Kabumpo
- Kalidah Krull
- Kaliko
- Kelly Greenmantle
- Kessa Qualling
- Kiki Aru
- King Bud of Noland
- King Dox of Foxville
- King Gos
- King Kik-a-bray
- King Kitticut
- King Krewl
- King Pastoria
- King Pumpernickel
- Klik
- Knuck
- Ko-Dip
- Ku-Klip
L: 16 names
- Lady Aurex
- Lady Emeralda Greenbriar
- Lady Lettice Lindenleaf
- Lady Lurlina
- Land of Ev
- Land of Mo
- Lantern Lake
- Lavender Bear
- Liir
- Lilac Lavenderly
- Locasta
- Lollipop Guild
- Loquin
- Lord High Chancellor Chirrup
- Lord Verdon Spangle
- Lullaby League
M: 29 names
- Madame Morrible
- Malverna the Crimson
- Manek
- Margolotte
- Marigold Mumsey
- Marmalade Marsh
- Marmalade the Cat
- Marshal Mallow
- Marvelo the Magnificent
- Master Tinker
- Mayor of Munchkin City
- Mayor Plumbottom
- Mechanical Mable
- Melena Thropp
- Merryland
- Milla
- Mirret Fflisk
- Miryn Caddick
- Mombi
- Monkey King Mok
- Morwenna Moonshade
- Moss Merriweather
- Mr. Yoop
- Mrs. Yoop
- Mulberry Mott
- Munchkin Coroner
- Myrtle Mayfield
- Mystic Man
- Mystic Miranda Moffat
N: 19 names
- Nell Nimbleknee
- Nessarose Thropp
- Nettie Nimblewits
- Nettlebane
- Nibs Nettlecap
- Nick Chopper
- Nikko
- Nikobob
- Nimbus the Owl
- Nimmie Amee
- Ninah Colwen
- Noddy Nettlebrook
- Nome General Glumm
- Nome King
- Nor
- Notta Bit More
- Nox the Royal Ox
- Nubbin the Nome
- Nurse Wilson
O: 19 names
- Oatsie Manglehand
- Obadiah Ozcroft
- Ojo the Unlucky
- Ojo's Cousin Bimbo
- Old Aunt Nettle
- Old Gwendlemire
- Old Kettleby
- Old Man Tumbleby
- Old Orchid Oakes
- Omby Amby
- Oogaboo
- Orsin Tall-Grass
- Oscar Diggs
- Oz the Great and Terrible
- Ozanna the Fair
- Ozellia
- Ozga
- Ozric Thornbury
- Ozwin Pocketwatch
P: 49 names
- Patchwork Penny
- Pea-Green Pettiford
- Pebblenose
- Peg Amy
- Pellam Shizmark
- Peppermint Pat
- Periwinkle Pym
- Peter Brown
- Pfannee
- Phanfasm Phel
- Pickle the Pig
- Pigasus
- Pim Peddlebottom
- Pingaree
- Pingleberry Hollow
- Pip Parsnip
- Pipkin Blueberry
- Pipwhistle Downs
- Plo-Plink
- Plum Pindlewick
- Plumtree Pike
- Pocketwatch Pass
- Pocus Pendlebury
- Polychrome
- Pon the Gardener's Boy
- Poppy Pemberton
- Porcelain Pip
- Prince Bobo
- Prince Inga
- Prince Ozmund
- Prince Pompadore
- Prince Tatters
- Princess Fluff
- Princess Gloria
- Princess Langwidere
- Princess Mombi
- Princess Ozette
- Princess Ozma
- Princess Pettipom
- Princess Truella of Tumbledown
- Professor H. M. Woggle-Bug, T.E.
- Professor Marvel
- Professor Peridot
- Prudence Pickering
- Prunella Puddlejump
- Prysm
- Puddleby-under-Oz
- Pudge Pennywhistle
- Pumbo
Q: 12 names
- Quartzo
- Queen Ann Soforth
- Queen Cor
- Queen Emmerline of Ev
- Queen Garee
- Queen Lurline
- Queen Zixi of Ix
- Quelala
- Quiberon
- Quiddle-on-Quill
- Quillon of the Purple Hills
- Quox
R: 19 names
- Ragdoll Rollo
- Rak the Dreadful
- Randy of Regalia
- Reera the Red
- Regent Rumpwhistle
- Reverend Rufus Ames
- Rigmarole Town
- Rinkitink
- Rockwold
- Roger the Read Bird
- Roquat the Red
- Rosamund Redcap
- Rowan Rudd
- Royal Cartographer Cress
- Royal Tailor Tuffet
- Ruby Rumbleton
- Rufus Rosehip
- Ruggedo
- Rumblegut
S: 34 names
- Saffron Sidlewise
- Sage Spindleshanks
- Sarima
- Sawdust Sally
- Sawhorse
- Scarecrow
- Scarecrow of the Southern Fields
- Scarlet Scrimshaw
- Scoodler Skeet
- Scorrick
- Scraps the Patchwork Girl
- Scrattle
- Shaggy Man
- Shell Thropp
- ShenShen
- Sheriff Cyrus Haggerty
- Shoofenwaller
- Singra
- Sir Hokus of Pokes
- Sir Ivy Ironwood
- Sir Rumplefluff
- Skip Sorrelbud
- Slagg
- Snickersnee
- Snozzle
- Snufferbux
- Soldier with the Green Whiskers
- Sorcerer Sprocket
- Sorceress Sybilline
- Sorrel of Glikkus
- Spectacle-Keeper Gribble
- Speedy
- Stone Giant Grumbold
- Sultan of Sandbottom
T: 42 names
- Tam Tinwhistle
- Tansy Trimble
- Tapp the Tinsmith
- Tattypoo
- Tattywinkle
- Tazio of the Vinkus
- The Frogman
- The Great Gazoom
- The Jester
- The Wheelers
- Thenna Brightwater
- Theodora
- Theodosia Thunderbolt
- Thimblewick
- Thistle Thornby
- Tibbett
- Tibby Thistlewhistle
- Ticker the Clockwork Crow
- Tik-Tok
- Tilly Tinhat
- Tin Soldier Tobias
- Tin Woodman
- Tinder Tuppence
- Tinkertoe
- Tinwick Tapper
- Tip
- Tititi-Hoochoo
- Tock Tippletop
- Tolloc
- Tolly Tumbletwig
- Tollydiggle
- Topaz Tumbleweed
- Torvald Mossbriar
- Toto
- Trism bon Cavalish
- Trot
- Tuck Tanglefoot
- Tulley Twilight
- Tunnelbottom
- Tuppenny Tiddle
- Turtle Heart
- Twink Tattersall
U: 6 names
- Ugu the Shoemaker
- Ulthara of the Deadly Desert
- Umbry
- Unc Nunkie
- Uncle Henry
- Utensia
V: 5 names
- Varrin Quell
- Vashti Morrowby
- Vermillion Vane
- Vexia Vondermere
- Violetta Vance
W: 29 names
- Wantowin Battles
- Wendalyn Crane
- Wenna Wickstaff
- Wheeler Whizbang
- Whimsie Wump
- Whiskerwig the Winkie Weaver
- Wicked Witch of the Crossroads
- Wicked Witch of the East
- Wicked Witch of the West
- Widget Wendlebrook
- Wik-Wak the Tinker
- Windup Walter
- Winged Monkey Nikita
- Winkie Guard
- Winnow Wimblecap
- Wise Donkey
- Wiser the Owl
- Wisteria Wimple
- Witch of the Gillikin Forest
- Witch of the Winkie Wastes
- Wizard of Ix
- Wizard of Oz
- Wizard Phadrig
- Wizard Wam
- Wobblestone
- Woozy
- Wozzle
- Wrenna Witherwood
- Wyatt Cain
Y: 3 names
- Yackle
- Yellowjack Yardley
- Yolanda Yellowby