Orc Name Generator

Orcish names are not given. They are taken, and held for exactly as long as they can be defended. A weak orc with a strong name will be relieved of it, publicly, and issued something more accurate. This makes orcish introductions refreshingly honest, and orcish census-taking a contact sport.

The sounds are built to survive weather and war: guttural stops, short vowels, nothing that requires delicacy. Gorash. Thokka. Zugnak. One syllable is a warrior's name; two is a chieftain's; three is either a shaman or a lie.

The epithet is the true biography. Skullsplitter, Chainbreaker, the Quiet, the Last. It is earned once, in front of witnesses, and never self-applied: an orc who names themselves the Unbroken has simply scheduled the demonstration. When the grimoire deals you an epithet, understand that somewhere in your character's past is the day they paid for it.

The elements of the old tongue

Female Orc Names

• Urmaw the Hungry "first-born devourer"; the never sated line
• Snarula the Unbroken "trap-maker night-eye"; the never defeated line
• Varita the Unbroken "scar small and deadly"; the never defeated line
• Kargugra the Unbroken "broken tusk iron mother"; the never defeated line
• Gorusha the Last "blood knife-quick"; the sole survivor of the clan line
• Varmaw Wolfbane "scar devourer"; the killer of wolves line
• Rukesh Wolfbane "war-drum ember"; the killer of wolves line
• Grimash Wolfbane "silent hunter burnt land"; the killer of wolves line
• Yazesh Ironhide "fire-eater ember"; the skin like iron line
• Zugka Ironhide "swift raid she-wolf"; the skin like iron line
• Varruk the Last "scar drum-heart"; the sole survivor of the clan line
• Zugesh the Hungry "swift raid ember"; the never sated line
• Shagugra Ironhide "cunning iron mother"; the skin like iron line
• Snarugra of the Red Hand "trap-maker iron mother"; the marked by the red hand line
• Zugugra Chainbreaker "swift raid iron mother"; the freed from chains line
• Drakash of the Red Hand "beast-tamer burnt land"; the marked by the red hand line

Male Orc Names

• Naznak Skullsplitter "black iron breaker"; the splitter of skulls line
• Ugzog the Last "old blood banner"; the sole survivor of the clan line
• Varash the Last "scar of the ashes"; the sole survivor of the clan line
• Rukgul the Quiet "war-drum night-stalker"; the kills without sound line
• Luggash the Unbroken "burden-bearer wound-giver"; the never defeated line
• Zugmog Banner-eater "swift raid champion"; the devourer of enemy banners line
• Urub the Quiet "first-born of the horde"; the kills without sound line
• Nazgash Ironhide "black iron wound-giver"; the skin like iron line
• Varub the Hungry "scar of the horde"; the never sated line
• Draknak the Quiet "beast-tamer breaker"; the kills without sound line
• Snarmog Wolfbane "trap-maker champion"; the killer of wolves line
• Urgul the Hungry "first-born night-stalker"; the never sated line
• Nazgul the Last "black iron night-stalker"; the sole survivor of the clan line
• Rukmog Chainbreaker "war-drum champion"; the freed from chains line
• Thokrok the Hungry "skull stone-crusher"; the never sated line
• Luguthak Wolfbane "burden-bearer tusk"; the killer of wolves line

Noble Orc Names

• Rukuk "war-drum of the clan"
• Urar "first-born taken in war"
• Rukar "war-drum taken in war"
• Urizh "first-born half-shadow"
• Grimizh "silent hunter half-shadow"
• Grimar "silent hunter taken in war"
• Grimuk "silent hunter of the clan"
• Uruk "first-born of the clan"
• Rukizh "war-drum half-shadow"
• Rukog "war-drum unbroken"

Margin notes

Last inscribed 2026-08-16