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Male Fantasy Name Generator — Names for Any Race with Meanings
Men's names for any fantasy race, from flowing elven to growled orcish.
10 names a roll
Meanings
Any race
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Ten names a roll, each with what it means.
Browse name generators by race
Each page starts the generator on that race and explains how its names are built.
Example male names
A dozen names rolled with this generator, with the meaning it gave each one. Roll your own above for ten more.
Thorbek Ironhand
Dwarven: bold hand that does not yield
Caelivar Silverfrond
Elven: keeper of the pale leaves
Aldric Vayne
Human: old ruler of the windbreak
Grommash Skullsplitter
Orc: iron will that breaks the line
Akmenos Vael
Tiefling: ember of the lower courts
Balasar Clethtinthiallor
Dragonborn: patient flame of the old-coil clan
Merric Goodbarrel
Halfling: bright one of the full cask
Fizwick Cogsworth
Gnome: spark of the turning gear
Rodrigo Montalvo
Human, southern: famed ruler of the high hill
Erevan Holimion
Elven: quick arrow of the distant hills
Krag Vorn
Half-orc: stone of the burned pass
Silas Blackreef
Human: forest-born of the dark shoals
How male names work
Male fantasy names tend to close on a consonant: -or, -an, -ek, -ash, -ion. Elven and tiefling male names stay fairly soft; dwarven, orcish and dragonborn names are hard throughout. Human names depend entirely on the culture you give them.
This generator starts with gender set to male and race set to any, so each roll mixes cultures. Pick a race in the selector to narrow it, or open the race pages below for notes on how each culture names its men.
Add flavour such as "mercenary captain", "wandering monk" or "disgraced prince" to give the names a role. Every result includes a meaning.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Can I get male names for a specific race?
Yes. Change the race selector above, or open one of the race pages below. Gender stays set to male.
Do the names include surnames?
Most do. The surname follows the race convention: house names for elves, clan names for dwarves and dragonborn, epithets for orcs.
Can I mix a race and a culture?
Yes. Pick the race, then add a culture in the flavour box: "elf, Norse-inspired" or "human, desert kingdom".
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