Fantasy Username Generator

Some usernames sound like they have a backstory. Aelwyn. Thornwarden. Morthas of the Vale. This generator builds names like that. It invents new fantasy words from syllables and pairs them with things you'd find in an epic: runes, oaths, wyrms, briars and blades.

Since most of these names are invented, they're also far more likely to be open than a regular word. That makes this a good pick for gamertags, Discord, and anyone who wants a handle nobody else has.

1. Leave the box empty for invented names, or type your name or a word to build from.
2. Keep the style on Fantasy. Try Dark for a grimmer tone.
3. Generate, copy the one you like, and roll again for more.

There's a reason some made up names sound elvish and others sound like they belong to an orc warlord. It comes down to sounds. J.R.R. Tolkien, who built full languages for Middle-earth, based Quenya's sound on Finnish and Sindarin's on Welsh. That's where the soft, flowing feel of elvish names comes from.

You can use the same idea when picking a fantasy username:

• Soft sounds feel elvish or magical. L, th, s and vowels. Endings like -wyn, -iel, -ora and -endil.
• Hard sounds feel dwarven or dark. K, g, r and d. Endings like -dor, -orn, -ric and -thas.
• A title adds weight. Tack on a word like warden, blade or song, and a name becomes a character.

The generator mixes all three, so if a batch feels too soft, roll again or switch styles.

Fantasy names get long fast, and games have limits. An Xbox gamertag can have at most 12 characters before the numbered suffix, so Loraendilwarden won't fit, but Loraendil will. Roblox allows 3 to 20 characters with one underscore. If your favorite is too long, drop the title word and keep the invented name. It's the rare part anyway.

Need a regular gamertag instead? Use the gamertag generator. Want real first and last names for a character? The name generator is built for that.