Wyvern Name Generator

Names for two-legged, venom-tailed sky hunters

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Generate wyvern names for the two-legged, barb-tailed cousins of dragons: harsh draconic personal names, heraldic titles, mount and rider-companion names, and species-style names for monster hunters and worldbuilders.

About wyvern names

A wyvern is the dragon's leaner, meaner relative: two legs instead of four, wings in place of forelimbs, and a venomous barbed tail. In heraldry it appears on the arms of Wessex, the Vale of Wyverns and countless English towns; in Dungeons & Dragons it is a CR 6 monster with a poison sting; in Monster Hunter and The Witcher, wyverns are the classic mid-tier flying beast. Because wyverns are usually animals rather than scheming immortals, their names tend to be shorter, harsher and less grandiose than true dragon names.

Good wyvern names come from a few sources. Draconic-sounding personal names use hard consonants and clustered sounds (Vaskarr, Ixaroth, Skarnath) and work well when a wyvern is intelligent or bonded to a rider. Descriptive names built from a physical trait (Barbtail, Razorbarb, Sootmantle) suit wild specimens named by the hunters or villagers who fear them. Rider mounts and companions in stories like Fourth Wing or Eragon often get single-word names taken from raptors, winds, minerals and poisons, so Kestrel, Sirocco, Basalt and Aconite are all in play.

Finally, notorious individual wyverns earn epithets the way old bears and man-eating tigers do: Old Greytail, The Widowmaker of Kellsmoor, Scourge of the Salt Marshes. Naming a wyvern this way instantly gives your setting a history of attacks, bounties and failed hunts.

How to choose wyvern names

Decide whether your wyvern is a beast or a person: animalistic wyverns suit descriptive names like Barbtail or Sootmantle, while sapient or bonded wyverns suit draconic personal names like Zerethis.
For a rider's mount, pick a single crisp word (Kestrel, Squall, Flint) that can be shouted mid-flight; save long epithets for wild wyverns the locals talk about.
Lean into what makes a wyvern different from a dragon: the venomous tail, hooked wings and screeching call are all great sources for names such as Stingwing, Nettlebarb or Screech.
For a regional pest or a bounty target, add a place to an epithet ('Terror of Ravenspire Pass') so the name doubles as a plot hook.
Avoid stacking Shadow, Storm and Dark compounds for an entire brood; give siblings varied names from one theme, such as different minerals or different winds.

Frequently asked questions

What is the difference between a wyvern and a dragon?

A wyvern has two legs and a pair of wings, usually with a barbed or venomous tail, while a classic Western dragon has four legs plus wings and often breathes fire. Wyverns are also typically less intelligent, so they are named more like fierce animals than ancient sorcerers.

Do wyverns have names in D&D?

The Monster Manual wyvern is an unintelligent predator, so most are named by the people who encounter them, either descriptively or with an epithet. Trained wyvern mounts, such as those ridden by hobgoblin or orc warlords, are commonly given short, harsh names by their handlers.

What makes a good name for a wyvern mount or companion?

Something one or two syllables long, easy to shout, and reflective of the creature's colour, temperament or hunting style. Raptor names (Harrier, Shrike), winds (Gale, Mistral) and minerals (Basalt, Onyx) all work well.

Can I use these names in a published game or novel?

Yes. The names here are invented for this list or taken from common words, heraldic terms and star names, so they are free to use in commercial fiction, tabletop supplements or video games.

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All 1,000 wyvern names

This is the complete list the generator above draws its random batches from, sorted A to Z and grouped by first letter.

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A: 34 names

Achraz
Aconite
Acrab
Adder
Addorsed
Aezhrak
Agate
Ahzrukk
Akhrezzin
Aldhibah
Altais
Antares
Antimony
Arbalest
Argent
Arghessik
Arrowkeeper
Arsenic
Ash Wyvern
Ashbarb
Ashcrest
Ashen Screamer
Ashenwing
Ashfall
Ashkarel
Ashmaw
Ashtrek
Ashvane
Ashwing
Askhorr
Askrune
Asp
Azkharn
Azurite

B: 74 names

Banded Wyvern
Bane
Bane of the Merchants' Road
Bane of the Ninth Cohort
Bane of the Tinker's Ford
Bane of the Wool Road
Banner of the West Saxons
Banneret
Barb
Barbtail
Barbute
Baron's Regret
Barrowbeck's Widow
Barrowneck
Barzhuun
Basalt
Bascinet
Baszorn
Belfry Sleeper
Belladonna
Belzruth
Bend Sinister
Bezgharra
Bhorruk
Bilespur
Bise
Bistre
Biter
Bittern
Bitterroot
Blackbarb
Blackgullet
Blackscale Wyvern
Blackspur of Gallows Crag
Blackwing of the Barrow Downs
Blight
Blightmaw

B, continued

Blightspur
Blister Beetle
Bloodbarb
Bloodcrest
Bloodstone
Bogfang
Bolzharn
Bonebreaker
Boneclaw
Bonxie
Boomslang
Bora
Boreas
Bountyless
Brackenhide
Brambletail
Brassbelly
Brazhkul
Brezzoth
Bridgewatcher
Brimstone
Brinebeak
Brinecrest
Bristleback
Bristlemaw
Broadwing
Brokenhorn
Broketalon
Bronze Wyvern
Bruskarr
Bullet Ant
Burr
Burrback
Burrowing Wyvern
Bushmaster
Butcher of the Fifth Legion
Buzzard

C: 67 names

Canker
Cankerscale
Cantil
Canyon Wyvern
Caracara
Carnelian
Carrion Wyvern
Carrionbeak
Carterbane
Cattlethief
Cave Wyvern
Cazruul
Centipede
Charcoal
Chazkoth
Chert
Chevron
Chimneysmoke
Chinook
Chokewing
Chough
Cinder
Cindereye
Cinderhide
Cinderjaw
Cinderspur
Cinnabar
Clatter
Cleave
Cleftjaw
Cliff Wyvern
Cliffwing
Clinkerscale

C, continued

Cloudbreaker
Cloudripper
Coalcrest
Cobra
Coilneck
Common Barbtailed Wyvern
Condor
Copperbelly Wyvern
Copperhead
Coral
Cormorant
Corpsetail
Corrie
Corvazhi
Corvus
Cottonmouth
Couchant
Cragjaw
Cragling
Cragmantle
Cragsitter
Cragspur
Cragstoop
Crest of the Border March
Crested Wyvern
Crimsontalon
Croak
Crooked Tail
Crookneck
Crookwing of Hesper Fell
Curse of the Lime Kilns
Cyclone
Cythrazz
Czernoth

D: 30 names

Dargolvesh
Darkshriek
Datura
Dawnraider
Death Adder
Dhorvess
Dhurrisk
Dire Wyvern
Dirgecall
Dolerite
Doom of the Charcoal Burners
Draszek
Dravekh
Dravokk
Drazhul
Dread
Dreadstoop
Drexarr
Driftscale
Dross
Drover's Sorrow
Drozhkar
Drulzhak
Dschubba
Duskhide
Duskreaver
Dusky Wyvern
Duststrike
Dwarf Wyvern
Dzarimek

E: 15 names

Eagle
Edasich
Eggtooth
Ekrazhul
Elder Wyvern
Elkhazrun
Ember
Emberbarb
Emberclaw
Emberthroat
Ershkavar
Escutcheon
Eskarrn
Ezhrakh
Ezzgorath

F: 36 names

Falcon
Fang
Fangwrack
Fazulkh
Feldspar
Fellscreamer
Fellshadow
Fencebreaker
Fenhide
Fer-de-Lance
Ferrokh
Ferryman's Fear
Fezrakh
Fhorzik
Fidget
Fire Ant
First-Hatched
Flail
Flensebeak
Flint
Flintbeak
Foehn
Foxglove
Fraskhull
Frigate
Frost Wyvern
Frostfang
Frostmaw
Frostspur
Fulmar
Fumewing
Furnacemaw
Furrowbrow
Fury
Furyspur
Fyrrazk

G: 61 names

Gaboon
Gale
Galena
Galewrack
Gallowtail
Galltooth
Gannet
Garnet
Gash
Gauntrib
Gezhmarr
Ghaull
Ghazrik
Ghazvorn
Ghelvorn
Ghrezik
Ghurzak
Ghyrrith
Giausar
Glassfang
Glazruth
Glower
Gnarltail
Gneiss
Goad
Goatreaver
Gonfalon
Gorehook
Gorsehide
Gorthaz

G, continued

Goshawk
Gouge
Goutclaw
Graingrief
Grandmother Greyscale
Grandsire of the Crag Brood
Granite
Grathmaw
Graupel
Graveltooth
Gravelvoice
Gravzhen
Greater Fen Wyvern
Greater Horned Wyvern
Greatsire of the Tarn
Greedyguts
Greenback Wyvern
Greygullet
Greytail's Daughter
Grimspur
Grimtalon
Grindtooth
Gristlejaw
Gritstone
Grozvane
Grumble
Guidon
Guisarme
Gullettooth
Gutterwing
Gyrfalcon

H: 38 names

Haboob
Habu
Hacklecrest
Hagtooth
Hailtalon
Half-Pint
Halfwing
Harrier
Harrowbeak
Harzuun
Havoc
Hayrick Sleeper
Haywain Burner
Hazkarel
Heathscorcher
Hekzarn
Hematite
Hemlock
Henbane
Herdscatter
Hesketh
Highland Wyvern
Hilltop Howler
Hoarback
Hoarfrost
Hobby
Hognose
Hollowrib
Hookbeak
Hookclaw
Hooktoe
Horned Viper
Hornet
Hulzareen
Hunger of the High Corries
Huntsman's Folly
Hyrrkazz
Hzarrkun

I: 21 names

Ikzareth
Ilghazz
Ilkharr
Ilvharra
Ilvresh
Ilzareth
Imzhorak
Ironbarb
Ironbeak the Elder
Ironhide
Ironjaw
Ironscale Wyvern
Ironstone
Irrvask
Ishkarr
Iskhaleth
Ithraskh
Ixaroth
Ixghoram
Ixzune
Izvareth

J: 9 names

Jackdaw
Jararaca
Jarghuul
Jasper
Jazkresh
Jezkhaar
Jhorrask
Jorzhavik
Jungle Wyvern

K: 32 names

Kaelthorn
Karst
Kaszurne
Kazvorn
Kazzareth
Keelback
Kelpmantle
Kelvorrath
Kestrel
Kettle Helm
Kezhvarn
Khamsin
Kharnessa
Kharzune
Kilnbreath
King of the Chalk Heights
Kirroth
Kite
Knifetail
Knightfall
Knucklewing
Kohl
Kolzrith
Korvane
Kraghul
Krait
Krazhune
Krethuul
Kryzzoth
Kuroth
Kysrith
Kyvrazzen

L: 28 names

Lady of the Broken Viaduct
Lambsnatcher
Lammergeier
Lancebiter
Lanceclaw
Lancehead
Landslip
Lanner
Lanternsnuffer
Lash
Last of the Clutch
Latchjaw
Lazhgar
Leadwing
Lesser Crag Wyvern
Levant
Lezgharoth
Lhurrok
Lichenback
Little Sting
Lodestone
Longtailed Wyvern
Longtooth of the Tin Mines
Loomshadow
Lopjaw
Lorskazh
Lowshadow
Luzgrath

M: 49 names

Madder
Magnetite
Magpie
Malachite
Malice
Mamba
Mamushi
Man-of-War
Mandrake
Mangonel
Mangrove Wyvern
Mantling
Marabou
Marketshadow
Marl
Marlpit Mother
Marrgorn
Marrowspike
Marrowvane
Marsh Wyvern
Marshfang
Mattock
Maul
Mazrethi
Merlin
Mezghaal
Milk-Eye
Millpond Lurker
Mirejaw
Mirzak
Mischief
Misericorde
Miskareth
Mistral
Monsoon
Moorstalker
Mordrask
Morrzek
Morvhezz
Mosstooth
Mother of the Cliff Brood
Mother of the Fenmouth Brood
Mother of the Lighthouse Clutch
Mottled Wyvern
Mottlehide
Mudspine
Mulekiller
Musket
Myrkazh

N: 27 names

Nailtail
Nakzrith
Nargholt
Needletail
Neskaroth
Netripper
Nettlebarb
Never-Caught
Nezraith
Nezzkur
Nharkoss
Nhulzak
Nightbarb
Nightclaw
Nightshade
Nightshriek
Nipper
Nirrzak
Norraskh
Northern Hoary Wyvern
Norzhekk
Notchwing
Nowed
Nulvhark
Nyrrash
Nyxathar
Nyzkarrah

O: 30 names

Obsidian
Ochre
Ochreth
Okhrazz
Old Bonecrest
Old Crooktooth
Old Greytail
Old Mother Venom
Old Nettlejaw
Old Rattlewing
Old Slagjaw of the Ironmarch
Old Splitfoot
Old Unkillable
Oleander
Olivine
Onager
One-Eye
Onyx
Ordrakh
Orghazzen
Orzhak
Osprey
Oszrevan
Ovrisk
Ozgarreth
Ozgrulth
Ozhrekk
Ozrik
Ozvekh
Ozzarak

P: 26 names

Partisan
Passant
Pauldron
Pavise
Pazhrune
Peatmantle
Peregrine
Peridot
Petrel
Phazgur
Pherrzak
Pikesnout
Pilgrim-Taker
Pilum
Pitch
Pitcheye
Plague of the Thornwick Herds
Ploughsnout
Pocktooth
Prazhkor
Puff Adder
Pumice
Purpure
Pursuivant
Pyrite
Pyrrhask

Q: 10 names

Qhazreth
Qorvathiss
Quarrel
Quarryghost
Quartz
Queen of the Gull Stacks
Quezzarn
Quicksilver
Quillzharn
Quorrath

R: 58 names

Ragged Meg of the Scree
Ragmantle
Rake
Rakeclaw
Rakzhul
Rancor
Ranseur
Rastaban
Rattle
Rattler
Ravage
Ravager of the Salt Road
Ravask
Raven
Razkhelm
Razorbarb
Realgar
Reaver of the Ore Trail
Recluse
Redback
Redcrest of the High Reaches
Redthroat
Redthroat of the Smelter Hills
Redwing Wyvern
Reef Wyvern
Reekmaw
Regardant
Rend
Rendjaw
Rethgaul
Rezzkoth
Rhaskaar
Rhazvek
Rhogaar
Rhosskar
Rhuvask
Rhyzkor
Ridgeback
Ridgewing
Rimebeak
Rimewing
Rinkhals
Riot
Ripcrest
Rogue Wyvern
Rondel
Rooftaker
Rook
Rotfang
Rue
Ruin
Rukzhaan
Runt
Rust
Rustbarb
Rustscale
Ryskavore
Ryzhak

S: 135 names

Sable Queen of the Fens
Sabre
Saker
Sallet
Saltcrest
Saltgullet
Saltire
Saltspine
Sand Wyvern
Sapper
Sard
Saw-Scale
Sawtail
Sazhorne
Scabwing
Scaldwing
Scamp
Scarbelly
Scarhide
Scathe
Scorchwing
Scorpio
Scorpion
Scourge of the Copper Hills
Scourge of the Peat Cuttings
Scourge of the Salt Marshes
Scowl
Screaming Wyvern
Screeback
Screech
Scuttlewing
Sea Eagle
Sea Wyvern
Sedgelurker
Segreant
Sejant
Sepia
Serpentine
Sethrizza
Sevenstings
Sexton's Dread
Shadow on the Barley
Shadow over Brackenfell
Shale
Shalescale

S, continued

Shard
Shardtooth
Shazvirr
She Who Nests in the Abbey
Sheepsbane
Shellbreaker
Shepherd's Grief
Shoebill
Shred
Shrike
Shrikeneck
Sicklewing
Sidewinder
Sienna
Signet
Simoom
Sirocco
Skalvroth
Skarnath
Skazreth
Skiraze
Skirl
Skittering Wyvern
Skolvareth
Skorrune
Skorvax
Skrathorne
Skua
Skulltalon
Skyrender
Slagwing
Slash
Slate
Slateback
Sleet
Sleetfang
Slitpupil
Smokethroat
Smudge
Snagglespur
Snaptail
Sneerfang
Soot
Sootjaw
Sootmantle

S, continued

Sootspur
Sorrow of the Seven Farms
Sorrvik
Sourbreath
Southern Razorback Wyvern
Sparrowhawk
Spearbreaker
Spearsnout
Spetum
Spinebacked Wyvern
Spinecrest
Spite
Spitespine
Spitting Wyvern
Splitjaw
Splitwing
Spurclaw
Squall
Squallcrest
Squawk
Squire's Undoing
Sszaruk
Statant
Steppe Wyvern
Stibnite
Stiltshank
Stingdrip
Stinger
Stingwing
Stonegullet
Storm Wyvern
Stormbarb
Stormchick
Stormgullet
Stormpetrel
Stormshank
Stormthrush
Stormwing
Stumpfoot
Sulfur
Sulfur Wyvern
Sunderclaw
Sylvraskh
Syrrakh
Szarvokh

T: 100 names

Tabard
Taipan
Tallowhide
Talon
Talvorne
Tanner's Ruin
Tar
Tarantula
Tarkoth
Tarnhaunter
Tarnscale
Tatterwing
Tazhkorr
Tempest
Terror of Ravenspire Pass
Terror of the Lower Pastures
Terror of the Windward Cliffs
Tezzik
Tharkune
Thatchripper
Thazrek
The Beast of Farrow Beacon
The Black Sting of Aldermere
The Blind Wyvern of Stennet Gap
The Brown Wyvern of Oxley Cut
The Chained Wyvern
The Cinder Queen of Ashvale
The Crowned Wyvern
The Culler of Ashby Flocks
The Devil of Dunnock Edge
The Duke's Red Wyvern
The Earl's Supporter
The Ghost of Tallow Ridge
The Golden Wyvern of Wessex
The Green Wyvern of Cair Ludd
The Grey Stalker of Kestwold
The Hag of Cold Tor
The Hunger of Wrenlow Moor
The Lame Wyvern of Hollowbeck
The Last Wyvern of Greyhallow
The Lord of Carrion Scarp
The Margrave's Device
The Night Visitor of Arrowby
The Noon Shadow
The One the Baron Missed
The Pale Stalker
The Pale Wyvern of Cair Morran
The Patient One
The Red Terror of Wrenmoor
The Rust Wyvern of Scarcroft

T, continued

The Screamer of Hollin Crag
The Slow Death of Ennismoor
The Sooty Wyvern of Dunmere
The Sting in the Mist
The Thief of Quarry Hill
The Thing on the Steeple
The Tyrant of Pike Hollow
The Uninvited Guest
The Widow of Harrow Fell
The Widowmaker of Kellsmoor
The Wyvern Argent
The Wyvern Collared
The Wyvern Gules
The Wyvern on the Gatehouse
The Wyvern That Took the Bell
The Wyvern Volant
The Yellow Death of Marrowick
Thistle
Thistlecrest
Thornback
Thornspur
Thorvaskh
Thozzrak
Thrayvek
Three-Toes of Wether Down
Threeclaw
Threskarr
Threxil
Thrivask
Thundergullet
Thunderhead
Tirvokh
Tithe-Taker
Tollgate Tyrant
Tolvask
Torchwing
Torzune
Tourmaline
Tramontane
Trouble
Trozhkan
Tufa
Tulgharn
Tundra Wyvern
Twicekilled
Two-Barbed Wyvern
Typhoon
Tyrzhak
Tzarrith
Tzelvokh

U: 12 names

Ulkharre
Ulvaszk
Ulvrekh
Ulzhar
Umber
Umbra
Ungrazith
Urutu
Urzagarn
Uthrekk
Uvharesk
Uzkorrah

V: 41 names

Vaarkul
Vair
Vambrace
Varnzhik
Vaskarr
Vekhrash
Velzhura
Vengeance of the Burned Eyrie
Venom
Venomspike
Verdigris
Verjuice
Vermilion
Verrisk
Vert
Vessarine
Vessrakh
Vexharr
Vexillum
Vexwing
Vezzrik
Vhalisk
Vhaskrenn
Vhassik
Vhezrune
Vhorkane
Vhorruk
Vilebarb
Viper
Vitriol
Vorrakh
Vortex
Vorthisk
Vothkarren
Voulge
Vraskorn
Vraszik
Vukhrez
Vulture
Vylkraz
Vyrrisk

W: 35 names

War Hammer
Warden of the Drowned Quarry
Wasp
Watchfire Thief
Wellpoisoner
Weltbarb
Welthide
Wharrgess
Whetbeak
Whip
Whipneck
Whipsnake
Whipspur
Whitethroat Wyvern
Wickerbone
Widow
Windgnawer
Windscar
Windtalon
Wingscar
Withertalon
Woad
Wolfsbane
Wrack
Wraskul
Wrath
Wreck
Wrezzkar
Wringneck
Wulzhgar
Wyrrik
Wyvern Broodmother
Wyvern Matriarch
Wyvern Sable
Wyzrath

X: 6 names

Xarvokk
Xerrvash
Xhalvar
Xizharoth
Xorvath
Xulkareth

Y: 11 names

Yarghaz
Yelloweye
Yellowjacket
Yellowthroat
Yew
Yorghast
Yrzhul
Ythrasz
Yzkarath
Yzmarrok
Yzrekh

Z: 15 names

Zagrethi
Zavrek
Zeltarrak
Zephyr
Zerethis
Zethkaal
Zhaskarra
Zhaskul
Zhessik
Zhulkaren
Zirrkhaan
Zoraskh
Zorrvane
Zurvane
Zykarrn