Dwarf Name Generator

A dwarven name is an heirloom, and like all dwarven heirlooms it is expected to survive hard use. Most first names in the deep halls have been worn by nine bearers before, each of whom is expected to have improved it. To receive a grandmother's name is to receive her unpaid debts of honor along with it, which is why dwarves check genealogies the way other folk check the weather.

The sounds are stone-sounds: hard stops, rolled r, one or two hammer-blows and done. Balin, Thragrim, Kazdur. The old tongue packs meaning tight, an axe, a grudge, a seam of gold, because a name may need to be shouted down a mineshaft, and nuance does not echo well.

Clan names are forged, not merely inherited, and they are advertisements: Ironbeard, Alehammer, Oathfist. A dwarf introduces the clan name with slightly more volume than the rest of the sentence. This is not vanity. It is warranty.

The elements of the old tongue

Female Dwarf Names

• Sigrun Oathbeard "victory secret lore"; the oath-beard line
• Kazwyn Ironbeard "deep hall joy of the clan"; the iron-beard line
• Kazhild Thunderanvil "deep hall battle"; the thunder-anvil line
• Dagora Deepanvil "day-shift ore-blessed"; the deep-anvil line
• Tora Battleshield "thunder daughter of the hall"; the battle-shield line
• Sigga Thundersinger "victory gem-cut"; the thunder-singer line
• Ranora Battledelver "copper ore-blessed"; the battle-delver line
• Brua Greydelver "brew daughter of the hall"; the grey-delver line
• Nora Greyforge "north-born daughter of the hall"; the grey-forge line
• Rana Greysinger "copper daughter of the hall"; the grey-singer line
• Ovdis Thunderhelm "anvil matron"; the thunder-helm line
• Dagwyn Ironfist "day-shift joy of the clan"; the iron-fist line
• Thrania Goldbeard "iron will kept flame"; the gold-beard line
• Hjalora Thundershield "hearth ore-blessed"; the thunder-shield line
• Kaza Deephammer "deep hall daughter of the hall"; the deep-hammer line
• Sigwyn Oathbrow "victory joy of the clan"; the oath-brow line

Male Dwarf Names

• Tormund Stoneforge "thunder protector"; the stone-forge line
• Torar Thunderbrow "thunder warrior"; the thunder-brow line
• Kilar Ironhammer "gold seam warrior"; the iron-hammer line
• Bruar Fireshield "brew warrior"; the fire-shield line
• Vondogrim Oathbrow "old grudge masked, stern"; the oath-brow line
• Morothane Deepsinger "mountain root clan-lord"; the deep-singer line
• Norbek Thunderhelm "north-born pick-hand"; the thunder-helm line
• Dagor Oathanvil "day-shift of the ore"; the oath-anvil line
• Vondor Greyfist "old grudge of the ore"; the grey-fist line
• Baldur Battleshield "axe door-ward"; the battle-shield line
• Brubek Deepforge "brew pick-hand"; the deep-forge line
• Ranin Battleforge "copper kin of"; the battle-forge line
• Nornik Firebeard "north-born chisel"; the fire-beard line
• Durogrim Deepdelver "enduring masked, stern"; the deep-delver line
• Hjalrik Stonehelm "hearth rich in honor"; the stone-helm line
• Morrik Battleanvil "mountain root rich in honor"; the battle-anvil line

Noble Dwarf Names

• Durok "enduring stone-sure"
• Thrayr "iron will of the forge"
• Torim "thunder smith's child"
• Thraim "iron will smith's child"
• Thraek "iron will of the deep"
• Torok "thunder stone-sure"
• Toran "thunder of the clan"
• Durim "enduring smith's child"
• Thran "iron will of the clan"
• Sigyr "victory of the forge"

Margin notes

Last inscribed 2026-08-16