Giant Name Generator

Long, geological giant names built from mountain, thunder and deep-time elements, every syllable glossed, with landform lineage names.

6,615,000 combinations

Marbalfotur Stonecloak
Marbal marble + fotur foot
Stone unmoving rock + cloak hooded wrap
Ostrilskrefa Stonebreath
Ostril east wind + skrefa stride
Stone unmoving rock + breath living wind
Zenvalthumal Deephall
Zenval zenith + thumal thumb
Deep far below + hall long house
Jorvaldtonnur Chasmteeth
Jorvald bedrock + tonnur teeth
Chasm yawning rift + teeth hard fangs
Vorndelskjolda Morainehall
Vorndel horizon + skjolda bulwark
Moraine glacier rubble + hall long house
Cloudvardagar Skymantle
Cloudvar cloud + dagar days
Sky high heavens + mantle draped cover
Rimgarddagar Deepsleep
Rimgard hoarfrost + dagar days
Deep far below + sleep long slumber
Brendelsvala Northshadow
Brendel treeline + svala respite
North cold quarter + shadow cast darkness
Basalthathar Summitshadow
Basalth basalt + athar breath
Summit highest point + shadow cast darkness
Pelmarrikur Ironshadow
Pelmar headland + rikur ruler
Iron unyielding metal + shadow cast darkness
Ostrilbrynja Morainejaw
Ostril east wind + brynja mail
Moraine glacier rubble + jaw grinding maw
Zenvalskuggi Oldbridge
Zenval zenith + skuggi shadow
Old age-worn + bridge stone crossing
Tordanvaldur Thundercloak
Tordan thunderhead + valdur wielder
Thunder sky's voice + cloak hooded wrap
Ostrilrygga Morainebreath
Ostril east wind + rygga spine
Moraine glacier rubble + breath living wind
Deepstansagar Oldshadow
Deepstan deep stone + sagar story
Old age-worn + shadow cast darkness
Grimholdskjold Stormtread
Grimhold dark peak + skjold shield
Storm tempest + tread heavy footfall
Skyrilknura Graniteshadow
Skyril sky + knura knuckle
Granite speckled rock + shadow cast darkness
Frostheimkaldr Granitebridge
Frostheim frost realm + kaldr chill
Granite speckled rock + bridge stone crossing
Snaevalrotar Glaciermantle
Snaeval snow peak + rotar root
Glacier creeping ice + mantle draped cover
Mornvelmunda Stonecloak
Mornvel moraine + munda protector
Stone unmoving rock + cloak hooded wrap
Sedimardjup Stonefist
Sedimar sediment + djup depth
Stone unmoving rock + fist clenched hand
Tordandagar Northbrow
Tordan thunderhead + dagar days
North cold quarter + brow jutting forehead
Snaevilmynna Ashveins
Snaevil snow peak + mynna mouth
Ash volcanic dust + veins ore seams
Magmalnathir Marblebones
Magmal magma + nathir kin
Marble streaked rock + bones old skeleton

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

How giant names are built

Etymology

¶A giant name is two long elements, and the first is a feature of the world rather than a quality of the person: Bergal a mountain, Glacir a glacier, Thundral thunder, Vorndal the horizon, Iskald the deep cold. The second element is a measure or a part of the world's own body — aldur an age, vegar a span, fathmar a fathom, ryggur a spine, oxlar a shoulder, tramar a footfall. Thundraloxlar is thunder shoulder, and it is meant as a description of scale, not a boast.

Length is the point. Giant names run four to six syllables on open vowels with almost no hard stops, because the name is spoken slowly by something that has never been in a hurry, and the alternating stress gives it the rocking cadence of weather moving across a range. Feminine forms close on -a, giving Glaciloxla and Bergithaldra. The neutral set belongs to the eldest, and it joins a world-word to a time-word — Aldheimaldur, old world age — because after enough centuries a giant is named for duration.

Lineage is landform. A giant family is known by the piece of the world it holds, joined to the part of itself that holds it: Frostshoulder, Thunderstride, Ridgebones, Glacierbreath. This is a territorial claim as much as an ancestry, so a giant driven off its mountain is understood to have lost the second name along with the ground, and the polite form of address for such a giant is the given name alone, which every giant hears as an insult.

More giant names

Male giant names

Snaevaltramar Ridgereach snow peak footfall
Sturgalbrynn Chasmbridge squall mail
Skalvormynni Chasmspine snow plain mouth
Dravalblodar Bedrockhall chasm blood
Hrimgalgjall Stormsleep rime voice
Skalvorhald Basaltmantle snow plain watch
Stormvaldklifr Marblestep storm cliff
Thundralrikur Oceanfist thunder ruler
Brendalhjarta Tundrabones treeline heart
Fornvaldoxlar Wintercrown old forest shoulder
Marbalhalur Bedrockhelm marble hall
Bergalvardur Marblereach mountain warden
Kravanskjold Thunderveins escarpment shield
Vorndalskref Snowreach horizon stride
Vorndalbrand Hailteeth horizon torch
Vindharspor Ridgereach wind footprint
Snaevalgardur Cloudanvil snow peak enclosure
Kelgrundskref Ridgeteeth foundation stride

Female giant names

Skalvirskjolda Rootmantle snow plain bulwark
Ulvelvaetta Cloudspine flood spirit
Aldvalvaetta Stormhelm long past spirit
Valdrinhorna Deepgate great valley horn
Skalvirhjarta Tundrajaw snow plain heart
Dravilaldra Frostanvil chasm age
Ravdellinda Morainespine ravine lime shield
Snaevildotta Bedrockjaw snow peak daughter
Aurbrunsaela Morainehall aurora blessing
Fornilruna Northhall old forest secret
Brendelbrynja Chasmhelm treeline mail
Ulvelkalda Ironmantle flood stillness
Eldrithmynna Morainehelm long winter mouth
Gramnilmynna Hailbrow granite mouth
Brendelvega Glacierhall treeline span
Gramnilvarda Horizoncloak granite warden
Gramnilblodra Cloudroad granite blood
Halbrinhjarta Stormhelm hail heart

Neutral giant names

Glacimarrotar Basaltroad glacier root
Jorheimsvalur Cloudanvil earth realm silence
Volcanthgjall Chasmbrow volcano voice
Jorheimvaldur Northcloak earth realm wielder
Stormvarnleidar Stormsleep storm road
Bedrokknur Northheel bedrock knuckle
Stormvarntramar Bedrockbrow storm footfall
Firnvalknur Ironteeth old snow knuckle
Rigvaldathar Winterfist ridge breath
Tidvarnvaettir Oceangate tide spirit
Summitarhjarta Stoneblood summit heart
Voidmarhalur Frostgirdle void hall
Snaevalgjall Frostfist snowfield voice
Bedrokvaldur Marblemantle bedrock wielder
Avalandendir Bedrockcrown avalanche ending
Stormvarnfadur Avalanchebreath storm forefather
Hraunvalvardur Frostreach lava warden
Hailstromrotar Stormbones hailstorm root

Questions

FAQ

What are good giant names?

Long ones. Pair a world feature with a measure of scale and let the syllables run: Bergalaldur, Thundraloxlar, Glacirvegar, Iskaldryggur. Four to six syllables is normal and anything under three sounds like a large human rather than a giant. Say it slowly; if it can be shouted quickly it is not a giant name.

How are giant names different from troll names?

Almost inverted. Troll names are two dull closed syllables built from stone, moss and bog, and they land like a dropped rock. Giant names are long, open and geological, built from mountains, glaciers, thunder and deep time. Trolls are named for the ground they sit on; giants are named for the ground they can see from where they stand.

What are good giant last names?

Landform lineages: Frostshoulder, Thunderstride, Ridgebones, Stonebrow, Glacierbreath, Summitreach. The first half is the piece of the world the family holds and the second is the part of the giant that holds it. Because it doubles as a territorial claim, it is the name a giant gives when it wants to be taken seriously.

Why are giant names so long?

Because length signals age and reach. Every element added to a giant's name records something it has outlasted, so a short name reads as young and a six-syllable name reads as older than the valley it lives in. Mortals shorten them for convenience, and giants regard the shortened form as a nickname rather than a name.

Are there separate female giant names?

The elements are shared and only the ending differs. Female names close the second element on -a, giving Glaciloxla, Bergithaldra and Skyrilathra, which lengthens the final beat rather than softening it. The neutral set is used by elders of either sex and pairs a world-word with a time-word instead of a body-word.