Town Name Generator

Fantasy towns and their names

There’s nothing quite like the tension of a fantasy character walking into a town where you never know what might be lurking around the corner: friend or foe? Unlike the fantasy city, a good fantasy town can host just about anything, including characters who may be more than what they seem.

Towns dot the map of your fantasy landscape, so make sure they each have character and feel real. From The Lord of the Rings and The Witcher to A Song of Ice and Fire and His Dark Materials, good town names help bring a fantasy setting to life.

Town naming conventions

Town names reflect the fantasy worlds from which they spring, which is why you’ll want to make sure that two-word compounds generally reflect English-inspired medieval settings. But if you’re describing a town in an exotic, make-believe country, feel free to turn such conventions on their head.

Town name inspiration

Town names can be compound words (“Fairmarket”) or be completely fictional, using conventions like the “-ia” suffix descending from Latin and Greek tradition. But feel free to draw from the entire world of names and cultures, especially when designing town names inspired by real places.

Forge a name for your fantasy town today! Let our town name generator inspire you with names that echo with the charm and intrigue of medieval and mythical settings.

List of Town Names

From Hobbiton (“Hobbit-town”) to Acorn Bay (Bay…of Acorns) in The Witcher, town names should reflect the true-to-life naming conventions we recognize in the world. To help get inspired, let’s draw on some established names from fantasy literature ranging from Middle-earth to Westeros.