Wolf Name Generator

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Find names for wolf characters, roleplay wolves, wolfdogs and huskies drawn from Norse and Native lore, real Yellowstone and Alaskan wolves, famous fictional wolves, and the wild landscapes wolves actually roam.

About wolf names

Wolf names come from a handful of deep sources. Old languages are the richest: Wolfgang, Rudolf, Randolph and Adolphus all hide the Germanic wulf; Ulric and Wulfric are Old English; Conall, Conan and Faolan are Gaelic wolf names; Zev is Hebrew, Vuk is Serbian, Volk is Russian, Lobo is Spanish and Okami is Japanese. Norse myth supplies Fenrir, the wolves Skoll and Hati who chase sun and moon, and Odin's companions Geri and Freki. Roman legend gives Lupa, Romulus and Remus; Greek myth gives Lycaon, the first werewolf.

Real wolves have names too. Yellowstone's famous wolves are usually known by number (21, 302, O-Six, also called 832F) or nicknames like Cinderella, Casanova and Limpy; sled-dog history gives Balto and Togo; Alaska's lone social wolf Romeo and Oregon's wandering wolf Journey (OR-7) both became household names. Fiction adds Akela and Raksha from The Jungle Book, White Fang and Buck, the direwolves of Game of Thrones, and Kiba, Tsume, Hige and Toboe from Wolf's Rain.

For an original wolf, place names from wolf country work beautifully and feel less generic than Shadow or Storm: Denali, Yukon, Lamar, Teton, Sitka, Taiga. Nature words like Timber, Rime, Bracken and Tamarack do the same job. Also here: myth wolves (Borte Chino, Bleiddwn), Latin subspecies names, wolf-country animals and wildflowers, Arctic snow words and field nicknames.

How to choose wolf names

  • Decide the tone first: mythic (Fenrir, Skadi), realistic (Timber, Lamar, Yukon), pet-friendly (Koda, Luna) or villainous (Wraith, Erebus); mixing tones inside one pack reads as sloppy.
  • Use a wolf-word from another language for a subtle nod: Ulric, Faolan, Lobo, Zev, Okami and Vuk all literally mean wolf.
  • For a husky, malamute or wolfdog, choose short names with a strong vowel (Koda, Nova, Sitka, Togo) that carry well when called outdoors.
  • Ranks like Alpha and Omega are dated ideas from captive-wolf studies; real packs are families, so a story wolf reads better with a real name and a role than with a rank as a name.
  • For female wolves, Norse and Gaelic names (Ylva, Astrid, Runa, Ulva) and moon names (Luna, Selene, Artemis) are the classic choices.

Frequently asked questions

What are good names for a female wolf?

Luna, Selene and Artemis (moon goddesses), Norse names like Ylva, Skadi, Freya and Astrid, nature names like Aspen, Willow and Aurora, and fictional favorites like Nymeria, Raksha, Kaya and Aleu.

What names mean wolf in other languages?

Ulric and Wulfric (Old English), Wolfgang, Rudolf and Randolph (Germanic), Faolan, Conan and Conall (Gaelic), Zev (Hebrew), Vuk (Serbian), Volk (Russian), Lobo (Spanish), Lupo (Italian), Loup (French), Okami (Japanese), Amarok (Inuit) and Ulfr or Ylva (Old Norse).

What are some famous real wolves' names?

Yellowstone's O-Six (832F), 21 and 42 (Cinderella), Casanova and Limpy; Alaska's Romeo, the black wolf who befriended Juneau's dogs; Oregon's Journey (OR-7); and sled dogs Balto and Togo, who were part wolf in legend if not in fact.

Can I use these wolf names for a game character, book or product?

Yes. Mythological, historical and nature names are free to use anywhere. Only names of specific copyrighted characters (Nymeria, Bigby, Blaidd) should be avoided as brand names.

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A: 59 names

  • Abitibi
  • Abruzzo
  • Absaroka
  • Acheron
  • Adolphus
  • Afterglow
  • Agate Creek
  • Agouti
  • Ahote
  • Ailbe
  • Aiyana
  • Akela
  • Alabaster
  • Alba
  • Alborz
  • Albus
  • Alcor
  • Aldebaran
  • Alder
  • Aldulf
  • Aleksei
  • Aleu
  • Algonquin
  • Alpenglow
  • Alpha
  • Altai
  • Alva
  • Amaguq
  • Amani
  • Amarok
  • Amaterasu
  • Ambereye
  • Anatolia
  • Angua
  • Aniu
  • Anori
  • Antares
  • Apennine
  • Arashi
  • Arctos
  • Arcturus
  • Ares
  • Argent
  • Arnica
  • Artemis
  • Ash
  • Ashby
  • Ashen
  • Aspen
  • Astrid
  • Asturias
  • Audulf
  • Aurora
  • Autolycus
  • Avalanche
  • Avenger
  • Avens
  • Ayame
  • Ayet

B: 66 names

  • Baffin
  • Baileyi
  • Balsam
  • Balto
  • Bandit
  • Bathurst
  • Bay
  • Beargrass
  • Beartooth
  • Bechler
  • Beothucus
  • Beowulf
  • Beringia
  • Beta
  • Bhediya
  • Bialowieza
  • Bieszczady
  • Big Blaze
  • Big Brown
  • Big Grey
  • Bigby
  • Bighorn
  • Birch
  • Biryuk
  • Bitterbrush
  • Bitterroot
  • Bjorn
  • Bjornulf
  • Blackie
  • Blackmask
  • Blackstone
  • Blacktail
  • Blaidd

B, continued

  • Blanca
  • Blaze
  • Bleddyn
  • Bleiddast
  • Bleiddwn
  • Bleiz
  • Bleydh
  • Blizzard
  • Blood Moon
  • Blue
  • Blue Range
  • Bluestem
  • Bobtail
  • Bog
  • Bolt
  • Boltz
  • Bootes
  • Boreal
  • Boreas
  • Boris
  • Borte Chino
  • Borz
  • Bracken
  • Bramble
  • Bran
  • Brigand
  • Brook
  • Brooks Range
  • Bruiser
  • Bruno
  • Brynhild
  • Buck
  • Burdock

C: 67 names

  • Cairn
  • Calanda
  • Callisto
  • Camas
  • Campestris
  • Cantabria
  • Canyon
  • Capella
  • Capitolina
  • Carcharoth
  • Carpathia
  • Casanova
  • Cassiopeia
  • Cattail
  • Caucasus
  • Cedar
  • Chanco
  • Changtang
  • Charcoal
  • Charon
  • Chayton
  • Chemukh
  • Chesnimnus
  • Cheza
  • Chibiabos
  • Chibiterasu
  • Chief
  • Chilcotin
  • Chinook
  • Chiricahua
  • Chokecherry
  • Chugach
  • Chukotka

C, continued

  • Cinder
  • Cinderella
  • Cirque
  • Cirrus
  • Clearwater
  • Cloud
  • Cloudberry
  • Clover
  • Coal
  • Cocoa
  • Coho
  • Conall
  • Conan
  • Conri
  • Corsair
  • Cottongrass
  • Cottonwood
  • Cougar
  • Coulee
  • Count
  • Courser
  • Courtaud
  • Crag
  • Crassodon
  • Crescent
  • Crooked Tail
  • Crowberry
  • Crystal Creek
  • Cuan
  • Cub
  • Culebra
  • Custer Wolf
  • Cuthwulf
  • Cynewulf

D: 36 names

  • Dakota
  • Dalarna
  • Dandy
  • Dark Black
  • Darkfur
  • Dawn
  • Dawnsinger
  • Daybreak
  • Deepwinter
  • Delta
  • Denali
  • Deneb
  • Denewulf
  • Diana
  • Dinara
  • Dirge
  • Disa
  • Disperser
  • Dogwood
  • Draco
  • Draugluin
  • Dread
  • Drift
  • Drifter
  • Drizzle
  • Dromi
  • Druid Peak
  • Drumlin
  • Dubhe
  • Duke
  • Duma
  • Dun
  • Dusk
  • Duskwalker
  • Duskymane
  • Dusty

E: 14 names

  • Ecgwulf
  • Edme
  • Eight-Thirty-Two
  • Eight-Twenty
  • Eira
  • Ellesmere
  • Elm
  • Ely
  • Ember
  • Embla
  • Enapay
  • Erebus
  • Esker
  • Eventide

F: 33 names

  • Fael
  • Fang
  • Faolan
  • Farcaller
  • Farkas
  • Faustulus
  • Fawn
  • Fell
  • Fenrir
  • Fenris
  • Fenrisulfr
  • Feral
  • Finnmark
  • Fionn
  • Firehole
  • Fireweed
  • First Light
  • Five-Sixty-Nine
  • Flathead
  • Floe
  • Flurry
  • Fog
  • Fomalhaut
  • Forty-Two
  • Four-Eighty
  • Fourteen
  • Freki
  • Freya
  • Frigg
  • Frost
  • Frostbite
  • Frostfang
  • Fuscus

G: 51 names

  • Gale
  • Galena
  • Gallows
  • Gardiner
  • Garm
  • Gayl
  • Gentian
  • Geri
  • Gerulf
  • Gevaudan
  • Ghost
  • Ghost of the North
  • Ghost Wolf
  • Gibbon
  • Gila
  • Giulietta
  • Glacier
  • Gleipnir
  • Glen
  • Gloam
  • Gmork
  • Gobi
  • Goliath
  • Gorge
  • Gorlagon
  • Goshawk
  • Gråbein
  • Granite
  • Graupel
  • Grayling
  • Grayson
  • Grey Brother
  • Grey Wind
  • Greybeard
  • Greylegs
  • Greymane
  • Greypelt
  • Grim
  • Grisha
  • Grizzer
  • Grizzle
  • Grizzly
  • Gros Ventre
  • Growl
  • Guardian
  • Gubbio
  • Gully
  • Gumpe
  • Gunmetal
  • Gunnulf
  • Gurgen

H: 51 names

  • Hail
  • Half Black
  • Halvar
  • Hana
  • Harbinger
  • Harpalyce
  • Hati
  • Hattai
  • Hawthorn
  • Hayate
  • Hayden
  • Haze
  • Hazel
  • Hecate
  • Heimdall
  • Hel
  • Hela
  • Hellroaring
  • Hematite
  • Hemlock Fang
  • Herald
  • Herjolf
  • Hersent
  • Hige
  • Highwayman
  • Himiin
  • Hirpus
  • Ho'nehe
  • Hodophilax
  • Hokkaido
  • Hollowtree
  • Holly
  • Holo
  • Holt
  • Honi
  • Honshu
  • Hopper
  • Horkew
  • Howl
  • Hrafn
  • Hrodvitnir
  • Hrothulf
  • Huckleberry
  • Hudsonicus
  • Hukka
  • Humphrey
  • Hunter
  • Hunter's Moon
  • Huttser
  • Hyndla
  • Hyrrokkin

I: 13 names

  • Icefield
  • Icewalker
  • Idun
  • Imnaha
  • Ingolf
  • Ingrid
  • Inlet
  • Iron
  • Ironjaw
  • Ironwood
  • Irremotus
  • Isle Royale
  • Italicus

J: 7 names

  • Jenna
  • Jester
  • Jet
  • Journey
  • Junction Butte
  • Juniper
  • Jura

K: 45 names

  • Kage
  • Kai
  • Kaida
  • Kainuu
  • Kaiser
  • Kamchatka
  • Kamots
  • Kananaskis
  • Kantishna
  • Kaskyr
  • Kate
  • Katmai
  • Katya
  • Kavik
  • Kawartha
  • Kaya
  • Kaze
  • Keeper
  • Keewatin
  • Kegluneq
  • Kenai
  • Kenai Fjords
  • Keweenaw
  • Khangai
  • Kiana
  • Kiba
  • Kiche
  • Kimba
  • Kinnikinnick
  • Kiona
  • Kiri
  • Klondike
  • Kluane
  • Kobuk
  • Kochab
  • Koda
  • Kodiak
  • Koga
  • Kohana
  • Kola
  • Kootenay
  • Koyukuk
  • Krummholz
  • Kuro
  • Kuskokwim

L: 66 names

  • Labradorius
  • Ladakh
  • Lady
  • Lakota
  • Lamar
  • Landulf
  • Lang
  • Lapland
  • Larentia
  • Larka
  • Lassen
  • Latea
  • Left Shoulder
  • Legoshi
  • Leif
  • Leopold
  • Leto
  • Leu
  • Lightfoot
  • Ligoni
  • Lilly
  • Limpy
  • Lingonberry
  • Linnea
  • Llop
  • Lobato
  • Lobezno
  • Lobinho
  • Lobito
  • Lobo
  • Lobo of Currumpaw
  • Lochsa
  • Loki

L, continued

  • Lone Grey
  • Loner
  • Long Night
  • Longhowl
  • Longshanks
  • Lookout
  • Lop-Ear
  • Loup
  • Louve
  • Louvet
  • Louveteau
  • Lovett
  • Luna
  • Lunca
  • Lupa
  • Lupaster
  • Lupe
  • Lupercalia
  • Lupercus
  • Lupetto
  • Lupin
  • Lupo
  • Lupoaica
  • Lupu
  • Lupus Rex
  • Lusatia
  • Lycaon
  • Lycurgus
  • Lykaia
  • Lykaina
  • Lykeios
  • Lykos
  • Lyngvi

M: 57 names

  • Ma'iingan
  • Ma'iitsoh
  • Mackenzie
  • Madadh-allaidh
  • Madison
  • Mahihkan
  • Maiella
  • Maikoh
  • Makoyi
  • Malik
  • Managarm
  • Marauder
  • Massak
  • Matanuska
  • Matriarch
  • Matsi
  • Maugrim
  • Maverick
  • Mebh
  • Menja
  • Mercantour
  • Merle
  • Meteor
  • Methow
  • Mgeli
  • Mica
  • Mid-Back
  • Middle Gray
  • Midnight
  • Minam
  • Mist
  • Mizar
  • Mogollon
  • Mollie
  • Molsem
  • Monkshood
  • Monstrabilis
  • Moon
  • Moondog
  • Moonhowl
  • Moonrise
  • Moonstone
  • Moony
  • Moor
  • Moqwaio
  • Morgra
  • Mori
  • Morninglight
  • Moro
  • Mosi
  • Moss
  • Motaki
  • Motomo
  • Mount Washburn
  • Mullein
  • Muskeg
  • Muskox

N: 35 names

  • Nadezhda
  • Nadia
  • Nahanni
  • Naida
  • Nakoma
  • Nanook
  • Nashoba
  • Naya
  • Negev
  • Nemesis
  • Neukdae
  • Nighteyes
  • Nightrunner
  • Nightshade
  • Nikko
  • Nine
  • Nine-Oh-Seven
  • Ninemile
  • Niohe
  • Nita
  • Noatak
  • Nokosi
  • North
  • Northwind
  • Notch
  • Notus
  • Nova
  • Nubilus
  • Nunatak
  • Nunavut
  • Nunivak
  • Nutcracker
  • Nymeria
  • Nyssa
  • Nyx

O: 29 names

  • O-Six
  • Oak Dancer
  • Obsidian
  • Occidentalis
  • Ochre
  • Odin
  • Ohanzee
  • Ojibwe
  • Okami
  • Okanogan
  • Oki
  • Okuri-inu
  • Okwaho
  • Old Gray Guy
  • Old Lefty
  • Omega
  • Omen
  • One-Thirteen
  • Onyx
  • Ookami
  • Opener of the Ways
  • Ordas
  • Orion
  • Osier
  • Ossory
  • Osulf
  • Otso
  • Outlier
  • Outrider

P: 36 names

  • Pack Ice
  • Paintbrush
  • Palatine
  • Palla
  • Pallipes
  • Pambasileus
  • Pamir
  • Paqtism
  • Patch
  • Peat
  • Pebble
  • Pelican Valley
  • Perseus
  • Pewter
  • Phantom
  • Phaona
  • Piebald
  • Pilgrim
  • Pindus
  • Pine
  • Piyip
  • Pluie
  • Polaris
  • Poledra
  • Pollino
  • Pollux
  • Polynya
  • Poplar
  • Prairie
  • Procyon
  • Protector
  • Prowler
  • Ptarmigan
  • Pup
  • Purcell
  • Pyrite

Q: 4 names

  • Qanik
  • Qimmiq
  • Quetico
  • Quickstep

R: 46 names

  • Raedwulf
  • Ragged Tail
  • Ragnar
  • Rags the Digger
  • Raksha
  • Ralph
  • Rambler
  • Randolph
  • Ranger
  • Ranulf
  • Rapids
  • Rascal
  • Raven
  • Ravine
  • Rebel
  • Redwood
  • Regulus
  • Remus
  • Renegade
  • Requiem
  • Revenant
  • Rhea Silvia
  • Rhodope
  • Ridge
  • Rieka
  • Rigel
  • Rila
  • Rime
  • Rimeclaw
  • Ripper
  • Riverjumper
  • Roamer
  • Robber Mask
  • Rogue
  • Rollo
  • Romeo
  • Romulus
  • Rose Creek
  • Rowan
  • Rudi
  • Rudolf
  • Runa
  • Rune
  • Runt
  • Rust
  • Rusty

S: 100 names

  • Sable
  • Saddleback
  • Saewulf
  • Saga
  • Sage
  • Sakari
  • Sandy
  • Sasha
  • Sastrugi
  • Sawtooth
  • Saxifrage
  • Sayan
  • Scarp
  • Schist
  • Scourge
  • Scout
  • Sedna
  • Selene
  • Selkirk
  • Selway
  • Sentinel
  • Sentry
  • Sepia
  • Serigala
  • Serviceberry
  • Seven-Fifty-Five
  • Shade
  • Shadow
  • Shaggydog
  • Sharptooth
  • Shimo
  • Shoshone
  • Sierra
  • Sigewulf
  • Signatus
  • Signe
  • Sigrid
  • Sikko
  • Sila
  • Silver
  • Silverfang
  • Silvermane
  • Silvertip
  • Simensis
  • Simien
  • Sinfjotli
  • Sirius
  • Sitka
  • Skadi
  • Skeena

S, continued

  • Skerry
  • Skiri
  • Skoll
  • Slate
  • Slavc
  • Sleet
  • Slough
  • Smoke
  • Smokey
  • Smudge
  • Snarl
  • Snotra
  • Snow
  • Snowdrift
  • Snowfield
  • Snowstalker
  • Sockeye
  • Soda Butte
  • Solveig
  • Sooty
  • Soranus
  • Sorrel
  • Sorrow
  • Speckle
  • Specter
  • Spirit
  • Spitfire
  • Spiti
  • Split Ear
  • Spruce
  • Squall
  • Stalker
  • Starlight
  • Starwatcher
  • Steele
  • Steelhead
  • Sterling
  • Stikine
  • Stonejaw
  • Storm
  • Stormchaser
  • Styx
  • Sumava
  • Summer
  • Summit
  • Sundog
  • Sunkmanitu Tanka
  • Susi
  • Sven
  • Swiftfoot

T: 53 names

  • Tahatan
  • Taiga
  • Takaya
  • Takoda
  • Tala
  • Talon
  • Talus
  • Tamarack
  • Tanana
  • Tatra
  • Tatshenshini
  • Teanaway
  • Teklanika
  • Tempest
  • Ten
  • Teton
  • Thanatos
  • Theeb
  • Thelon
  • Thirty-Eight
  • Thirty-Nine
  • Thistle
  • Thor
  • Thornback
  • Thorofare
  • Thorulf
  • Three Toes
  • Three-Oh-Two
  • Thuban
  • Thunder
  • Thyra
  • Tian Shan
  • Tianlang
  • Timber
  • Toboe
  • Togo
  • Togwotee
  • Toklat
  • Torak
  • Torrent
  • Tove
  • Tracker
  • Treeline
  • Tsuki
  • Tsume
  • Tundra
  • Tundrarum
  • Tuva
  • Twenty-One
  • Twenty-Two
  • Twilight
  • Two Socks
  • Tyr

U: 16 names

  • Ujk
  • Ukiuq
  • Ulf
  • Ulfberht
  • Ulfhedinn
  • Ulfheid
  • Ulfhild
  • Ulfr
  • Ulfric
  • Úlfur
  • Ulmer
  • Ulric
  • Ulv
  • Ulva
  • Ulvinne
  • Ungava

V: 32 names

  • Vagabond
  • Vakhtang
  • Vala
  • Vale
  • Vandal
  • Vanguard
  • Vargamor
  • Vargr
  • Värmland
  • Vega
  • Velebit
  • Vercors
  • Vidar
  • Vilkas
  • Vlček
  • Vlčice
  • Vlk
  • Volchitsa
  • Volchok
  • Volchonok
  • Volk
  • Volkh
  • Volkov
  • Vosges
  • Vovk
  • Voyageurs
  • Vrikodara
  • Vseslav
  • Vučica
  • Vuk
  • Vukasin
  • Vukosava

W: 67 names

  • Wags
  • Wahots
  • Wahya
  • Wapi
  • Wapiti
  • Warden
  • Warder
  • Watcher
  • Waterton
  • Waya
  • Wayfarer
  • Wenaha
  • Wepwawet
  • Whaleback
  • Whelan
  • Whelp
  • Whiskey Jack
  • White Fang
  • White Sock
  • Whitemane
  • Whitepaw
  • Whitethroat
  • Wilczyca
  • Wild
  • Wilder
  • Wilk
  • Willow
  • Wind River
  • Windrunner
  • Winnipeg Wolf
  • Winston
  • Winter
  • Wolf 359

W, continued

  • Wolf Lichen
  • Wolf Link
  • Wolf Moon
  • Wolfberry
  • Wolfbert
  • Wolfbrand
  • Wölfchen
  • Wolfgang
  • Wolfhard
  • Wolfhart
  • Wolfhelm
  • Wolfie
  • Wölfin
  • Wolfking
  • Wolfmar
  • Wolfram
  • Wolfrik
  • Wolfsister
  • Wolfsong
  • Wolverine
  • Won-tolla
  • Woolf
  • Wosca
  • Wraith
  • Wrangell
  • Wulf
  • Wulfgar
  • Wulfhere
  • Wulfmaer
  • Wulfric
  • Wulfthryth
  • Wulfwyn
  • Wyakin
  • Wylf

Y: 12 names

  • Yaha
  • Yakutia
  • Yamainu
  • Yamal
  • Yearling
  • Yelloweye
  • Yellowstone
  • Ylfa
  • Ylgr
  • Ylva
  • Yoru
  • Yukon

Z: 5 names

  • Zagros
  • Zeev
  • Zephyr
  • Zev
  • Zoya