World Name Generator

Fantasy worlds and their names

There is no fantasy experience without a fantasy world to play host—and the fun here is that they can run the gamut from lush and imaginative to strange and desolate. Like the continent your characters call home, a good fantasy setting can be half the fun of exploring a new story.

From lovingly detailed corners of Middle-earth from Lord of the Rings to the immersive and interactive reaches of Azeroth from World of Warcraft, fantasy worlds are at their best when they feel like living, breathing places inhabited by real, relatable characters.

World naming conventions

Fantasy worlds typically observe the linguistic naming conventions of the universe they inhabit, though some (like Middle-earth) reflect real history and Earth-bound inspiration. The world’s name is typically a mononym commonly known to all inhabitants (though the name itself may differ among languages), allowing the denizens of the fantasy world’s constituent countries some degree of shared knowledge of their cosmic state.

World name inspiration

World names can pull a lot of weight in your story, offering geographical hints, employing clever wordplay, or reflecting the language you’ve built to support that world’s realism. And don’t forget that your character’s home world can be just as much of an influence on them as your city might have been to you.

Elevate your epic with a world name that soars! Let our fantasy world name generator conjure up a compelling, one-of-a-kind name to bring your fantasy setting to life.

List of world names

From “Planetos” in George RR Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire series to Tolkien’s “Middle-earth,” world names are big-concept foundations upon which your settings are built. Let’s explore some existing fantasy world settings to better understand how these names can sound.