Barbarian Name Generator

Barbarian names built as deed-names — a verb joined to what it was done to — plus the kill-name a tribe adds afterwards.

5,965,677 combinations

Skorrskald Mammothflayer
Skorr scattered + skald singer
scattered the singer
Mammoth tusked giant + flayer skinner
Prakakorra Feverender
Praka split + korra raven
split the raven
Fever burning sickness + ender finisher
Pellrein Boarrender
Pell stripped + rein reindeer
stripped the reindeer
Boar tusked beast + render shredder
Fenntorr Oathflayer
Fenn felled + torr tower
felled the tower
Oath spoken vow + flayer skinner
Jarnagnorra Trollgorer
Jarna bound + gnorra boar
bound the boar
Troll hill brute + gorer piercer
Smiddyr Snowtamer
Smidd forged + dyr beast
forged the beast
Snow deep drift + tamer will-breaker
Rekkwold Hailrender
Rekk reached + wold wood
reached the wood
Hail falling ice + render shredder
Fannadorra Cavecrosser
Fanna caught + dorra gate
caught the gate
Cave deep hollow + crosser traverser
Trammveg Oxtamer
Tramm trampled + veg road
trampled the road
Ox yoked beast + tamer will-breaker
Varkdorr Iceflayer
Vark drove off + dorr gate
drove off the gate
Ice hard water + flayer skinner
Drukkayrna Icedrinker
Drukka drank + yrna eagle
drank the eagle
Ice hard water + drinker drainer
Sundsper Kinwrecker
Sund swam + sper spear
swam the spear
Kin own blood + wrecker ruiner
Mokkmolk Icegorer
Mokk mocked + molk herd
mocked the herd
Ice hard water + gorer piercer
Zaggarotta Bullwrecker
Zagga hacked + rotta rot
hacked the rot
Bull horned beast + wrecker ruiner
Slittgap Icetamer
Slitt opened up + gap chasm
opened up the chasm
Ice hard water + tamer will-breaker
Skelkloth Stormcatcher
Skel skinned + kloth crag
skinned the crag
Storm storm wind + catcher seizer
Taggahorna Trollwrecker
Tagga seized + horna horn blast
seized the horn blast
Troll hill brute + wrecker ruiner
Falknott Riverflayer
Falk leapt + nott night
leapt the night
River long water + flayer skinner
Hokktroll Riverkiller
Hokk hooked + troll hill brute
hooked the hill brute
River long water + killer slayer
Staggaurda Stormstopper
Stagga stood against + urda fate
stood against the fate
Storm storm wind + stopper blocker
Hallin Bullwalker
Hall sheltered + lin linen
sheltered the linen
Bull horned beast + walker treader
Raddgnorr Stagtamer
Radd rode + gnorr boar
rode the boar
Stag horned male + tamer will-breaker
Daggatorra Icewalker
Dagga cut down + torra tower
cut down the tower
Ice hard water + walker treader
Krottdyr Bullfeller
Krott crawled + dyr beast
crawled the beast
Bull horned beast + feller bringer-down

Need a name that means something in particular? Build one from its meaning.

How barbarian names are built

Etymology

¶A barbarian name is a sentence with the pronoun knocked out. The first element is a verb in the plain past — brak broke, torv took, fenn felled, ulf howled, stagg stood against — and the second is the thing it was done to: dorr a gate, bern a bear, gald the winter, skoll a skull. Torvskoll means took the skull. The name is not a description of a person, it is the record of one afternoon, and everybody who says it is repeating the story.

Because the name is a deed, nobody has one at birth. Children are called by a place, a parent or a nickname until they do something the tribe agrees to keep, and the deed-name is announced rather than given. That has consequences worth playing: a barbarian in their twenties may still be carrying a child-name, an unpopular deed can leave someone stuck with a name that is a joke, and a person can be renamed after a second deed if the first has been eclipsed.

The kill-name comes after, and it is spoken in the common tongue so outsiders understand it: Bearbreaker, Frostcrosser, Oathender, Kinkiller. It names the largest thing you put down. Tribes take the accuracy of these seriously — claiming a kill-name you did not earn is the sort of thing that gets settled outdoors — and the ugly ones are kept as carefully as the glorious ones, because the point of the second name is that it is true.

More barbarian names

Male barbarian names

Kremvorg Trollwrestler crushed the outlaw
Orndrakk Boarkiller outran the serpent
Trakkhrimm Thunderhewer followed the frost
Bruktroll Elkfeller burned the hill brute
Vornkorr Kinkiller warned the raven
Ulfhorn Bearbiter howled the horn blast
Brakbern Floodrender broke the bear
Yarlskald Thunderender shouted the singer
Vakkhorn Oxwrecker woke the horn blast
Thornwold Hailcrosser pierced the wood
Braksarg Feverbiter broke the wound
Fannstein Bearender caught the stone
Hokkyrn Oxrider hooked the eagle
Torvthull Wallbreaker took the thunder
Slammhorn Trollsplitter flattened the horn blast
Kruksorg Bearrender bent the sorrow
Skelhrimm Riverdrinker skinned the frost
Prakvagn Frosthunter split the wagon

Female barbarian names

Hargawolda Oxfeller hunted the wood
Svaradrakka Gianttamer answered the serpent
Snarraurda Hailcarver snarled the fate
Naskatrolla Stormtamer bit the hill brute
Slammasteina Icedrinker flattened the stone
Trakkafella Oathcleaver followed the mountain
Trakkamarra Boarfeller followed the sea
Drukkabrogga Riverrider drank the bridge
Krukatrolla Trollsplitter bent the hill brute
Storratrolla Skullbreaker carried off the hill brute
Wragagalda Snowbreaker wrestled the winter
Norragarma Thunderwalker turned back the hound
Prakavanna Stormcatcher split the water
Prakasarga Walltaker split the wound
Hargagalda Elkrender hunted the winter
Zaggaorma Elkripper hacked the great snake
Svarasorga Spearmauler answered the sorrow
Torvaskolla Oathender took the bare head

Neutral barbarian names

Svegglodd Trollwalker swung the cast lot
Sokklamb Shieldwalker sought the young sheep
Smiddygg Thunderrender forged the terror
Uldask Cavebiter outlasted the ash tree
Sundtak Stagcleaver swam the roof
Naudlodd Stormlifter endured the cast lot
Sveggost Mammothdrinker swung the east wind
Brattull Shieldstopper dared the wool
Girndyr Shieldwalker ground down the beast
Strittvald Stormwrestler fought the power
Ekksmid Mammothmauler drove the smith
Tryggrein Oxstopper trusted the reindeer
Munnmyr Hailfeller remembered the bog
Emmplog Elkgorer weighed the plough
Dokktak Snowender buried the roof
Lammford Wintercarver lamed the crossing
Dokkangr Riverwrestler buried the grief
Vrekksmid Stagcatcher cast out the smith

Questions

FAQ

What are good barbarian names?

Ones that record something. Pick a verb and a thing it happened to: Brakdorr, Fennbern, Rukkstakk, Storrvann. The name should be readable as a short sentence, because that is what it is. Names built only for sound land as generic fantasy; names built as deeds give the table an immediate question, which is what happened.

How do I name a barbarian character in D&D?

Decide the deed first, then build the name around it. Work out what your character did before play started that their people would repeat, then pick the verb and the object from that story. You end up with a name, a piece of backstory, and a reason other characters ask about it, all from the same decision.

What are good barbarian last names or epithets?

Use a kill-name: Bearbreaker, Serpentflayer, Wintercrosser, Skullhewer, Trollwrestler. It names the largest thing the character has faced rather than a bloodline, and it is spoken in the common tongue so that people outside the tribe understand the claim. Choose it slightly beyond what the character can comfortably back up and you have a whole personality.

Should barbarian names sound like Viking names?

Not necessarily. The naming logic here is deed-first, which several cold-country cultures share but none owns. What makes a name read as barbarian is that it means an action rather than a quality: a Norse-style name tends to be two nouns, while a deed-name is a verb plus an object, and that difference is what the ear picks up.

Can I use these names in D&D or my own fiction?

Yes. The tribal verbs and nouns here are invented for this generator and the kill-names are ordinary English compounds, so nothing is drawn from a published setting or an existing character. Use the names for player characters, NPCs, novels or commercial modules without attribution or restriction.