World Name Generator

The name of a world does a different job from the name of a kingdom or city. Characters rarely say it aloud, so it works mostly on the reader: Arda, Pern, Thra and Teyvat are short, stressed on the first syllable, and unlike any real place. Worlds with a longer name usually carry a visible root that tells you the genre (Runeterra, Ringworld, Hyboria, Alagaësia). Titled worlds such as The Wheel of Ages or The Salted Earth describe the world's central fact, which makes them good for campaign settings where the title doubles as a pitch.

Phonology sets mood. Latinate endings (-ia, -aria, -us) feel ancient and civilized; Norse (-gard, -heim, -mark) feel cold and martial; liquid elvish strings (Ilyrrane, Sylquenor) feel graceful; heavy consonant clusters (Ghaz-Umrahl, Vel'Zaroth) feel hostile. Borrowing the sound of a real language family, as Shinzaru, Qamarah, Velikomir and Moanalani do, signals which culture inspired the setting without copying a real place name. English compounds (Embervale, Wintermoor, Crownfall) are the most readable and suit grounded, low-fantasy worlds.

The list mixes all of these with canon worlds from fiction and games for reference. Choose a name that does not clash with your major regions, which normally follow their own naming rules, and say it out loud before you commit.