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This site wouldn't be complete without a look at short, rotund fellows that smell funny and like chopping people up with axes. But enough about my hobbies.
This version of the dwarf name generator takes name elements from Norse, and applies a few vowel shifts and the like based on gender. I think you'll find it easy to use.
Dwarf Name Generator v5.0
Method:
Random
Select from lists
Gender:
Either
Female
Male
Pick a word:
aðal (noble / foremost)
agi (awe / terror)
al (all / whole)
ald (old)
alfr (elf)
almr (elm tree)
and (to / against)
arn (eagle)
auðr (wealth / abundance)
augr (eye)
ás (god)
ást (love / affection)
æsa (to stir up)
æsi (furious)
ballr (dangerous)
baugr (ring)
bein (bone)
beinn (leg)
bergr (mountain)
bjarga (to save)
bjartr (bright)
bjórr (beaver)
björn (bear)
blauðr (soft / weak)
blár (blue-black / livid)
bleikr (white / pale)
bót (compensation / fee)
böðr (battle)
börkr (bark)
brandr (sword / sword-blade)
brikt (bright)
broddr (broad)
brúðr (stream / brook)
brúnn (brown)
brynja (corselet / mail-coat / byrnie)
dagr (day)
danr (Dane)
djarfr (bold)
djarfr (bold / brave / courageous / daring)
djúr (beast)
dríf (driven snow)
drótt (household)
dynkr (crash / clamour)
dýr (dear / precious)
eðla (noble)
eiðr (oath)
ein (one / alone / single)
eir (peace)
eitr (poison)
eldr (fire)
enni (forehead)
ern (brisk)
esja (clay)
ey (island)
fara (to travel)
fastr (firm / fast / strong)
feigr (doomed / fey)
fífr (arrow)
fjöl (full / exceedingly)
fjör (life / vitality)
flár (false / treacherous)
folk (folk)
fótr (foot)
frakkr (unafraid / courageous)
frey (lord / the god Frey)
fríðr (fair)
frost (frost)
fróðr (wise / learned)
frøðr (love / peace)
frœkn (bold / daring)
fugl (fowl / bird)
fuld (plain / land)
fura (fir tree)
fúss (seeking after)
galinn (wild / crazy)
galma (to shriek)
gamall (old)
gandr (wand / talisman / magic item)
gangr (going / walking)
garðr (yard / enclosure)
gaukr (cuckoo)
geirr (spear)
geit (goat)
gils (staff / shaft / sunbeam)
ginna (to deceive, to enchant)
gisr (hostage)
gísl (staff / shaft / sunbeam)
gjöf (gift)
glöggr (sharp-eyed / clever)
glúmr (glowering)
gnauð (noise)
gnúpr (mountain slope)
goð (god / the gods)
grályndr (evil-tempered)
greipr (hand)
grimmr (fierce)
grímr (mask)
grípr (grasper)
grjót (stone)
grómr (dirt / grime)
guð (god / the gods)
gunnr (war / battle)
guti (Goth / Götlander)
gylfr (stream)
haf (sea)
hafr (buck / he-goat)
haki (hook)
half (half)
hallr (slab / boulder)
hammr (skin)
harðr (hard / strong / severe)
haur (goat)
háð (scorn)
háls (neck)
hælga (holy)
hæra (grey-haired / elderly)
heðinn (fur / pelt)
heiðr (brilliance / beauty)
heiðr (heath)
heil (happiness)
heim (home)
her (army)
hildr (battle)
hjálmr (helmet)
hjör (sword)
hlíf (shield / protection)
hólm (island)
höfuð (head)
höss (grey)
hrafn (raven)
hrím (frost)
hróðr (praise)
hugi (mind)
huld (hiding)
hundr (dog)
húnn (child / cub)
hús (house)
hvalr (whale)
hvatr (quick / bold / daring / manly)
hvítr (white)
ing (descendant / of the lineage of)
ígull (urchin / hedgehog)
ís (ice)
jarð (earth)
jarl (chieftain)
jarpr (brown)
járn (iron)
jó (horse)
jór (horse)
karl (free man)
kárr (bowed / curved)
kátr (glad / cheerful)
kell (kettle / cauldron / helmet)
ketill (cauldron / helmet)
kjal (keel)
kjóll (ship)
kjöt (flesh / meat)
klakkr (peg)
kleppr (lump)
klintr (cliff / hillock)
knútr (knot)
kol (black / coal)
kolfr (club)
koma (to come)
konungr (king)
korpr (raven)
kvígr (living / lively)
kyn (kin)
laug (sworn to)
leif (heir)
leifr (inheritance / legacy)
leikr (battle / weapon-play)
lið (warband)
líkn (goodness / compassion)
ljeikr (contest)
ljótr (ugly)
ljúfr (delightful / dear / beloved)
loðinn (hairy)
lokkr (curl / lock of hair)
lýðr (people)
maðr (man)
mann (man)
mæki (banner / sign)
mækir (sword)
mærr (famous / glorious / great)
megin (might / main)
mjöll (fresh, powdery snow)
móðr (excitement / wrath)
mun (mind, will)
mundr (hand, protection)
múli (muzzle / mouth)
myr (ant)
nafn (name)
nasar (nose / nostrils)
nátt (night)
næmr (quick at learning)
nef (nose)
nes (ness / promontory)
niútr (one who has)
norð (north)
nykr (water goblin / nixie)
ný (new)
oddr (spearpoint)
ormr (dragon / snake / serpent)
otr (otter)
óflár (true / loyal)
ómun (generous)
ósk (wish)
ósníkinn (charitable)
ósorgr (joyful / hopeful)
öl (ale)
öngull (fish-hook)
ragn (counsel / decision)
rand (shield)
rangr (perverse / unjust)
rann (house)
rauðr (red)
ráðr (counsel / advice)
refr (fox)
regin (ruling powers)
reiðr (wrathful)
reifr (friendly)
rekkr (warrior)
rikr (mighty / distinguished / rich)
róta (to stir)
rún (hidden knowledge)
salr (hall / house)
sand (sand)
saxe (short sword)
sámr (swarthy / like a Sami)
sær (sea)
særa (to wound / to hurt)
sigr (victory)
sínkr (stingy / selfish)
sjalfr (himself)
skald (poet)
skammr (short)
skarfr (cormorant)
skírr (clean / pure / bright)
skraut (adornment)
skúmr (bird)
skýla (to conceal)
slúta (to hang down / to dangle)
smiðr (craftsman / smith)
snarr (rash / hasty)
snær (snow)
sníkinn (avaricious / greedy)
sorgr (sorrowful / despairing)
sót (soot)
sölr (pale yellow)
spakr (wise)
sparr (thrifty)
spjót (spear)
spörr (sparrow)
spraka (to crackle / to gossip)
starr (stiff / hard)
stál (steel)
steinn (stone)
sterkr (stark)
stigr (path)
stilling (calm / restrained)
stóð (a stud of horses)
stórr (large)
stynr (groan)
styrkr (strength)
styrr (noise)
sumarr (summer)
sunna (sun)
svanr (swan)
svara (to answer)
svartr (dark / black)
svellr (arrogant / proud)
sverra (to whirl / to spin)
sœgr (tumult / uproar)
tað (dung)
tamr (tame / subdued)
tíð (time)
tryggr (trusty / faithful)
ulfr (wolf)
úfeigr (not doomed / not fey)
úrœkja (to neglect / to not ask after)
úspakr (unwise / unruly)
útamr (untamed)
útryggr (unfaithful)
vagn (wagon)
vakr (watchful / alert)
valdr (ruler)
valr (the fallen in battle)
varðr (guard)
varg (wolfish)
vænn (promising)
veðr (weather)
vegr (honour)
vestr (west)
vé (holy place)
vér (warrior)
vidr (against)
viðr (tree / wood)
vil (will / liking / favour)
vinr (friend)
vir (warrior)
viss (wise)
ví (holy)
víg (battle)
víg (battle)
vör (vigilant)
vörr (lip)
ýr (yew tree)
þegn (thegn / free man)
Þjóð (folk / people)
þjófr (thief)
þórr (the god Thor)
þrúðr (strength)
þyrma (to spare / to show mercy to)
œpa (to shout)
œrr (wild / mad / furious)
Pick a word:
aðal (noble / foremost)
agi (awe / terror)
al (all / whole)
ald (old)
alfr (elf)
almr (elm tree)
and (to / against)
arn (eagle)
auðr (wealth / abundance)
augr (eye)
ás (god)
ást (love / affection)
æsa (to stir up)
æsi (furious)
ballr (dangerous)
baugr (ring)
bein (bone)
beinn (leg)
bergr (mountain)
bjarga (to save)
bjartr (bright)
bjórr (beaver)
björn (bear)
blauðr (soft / weak)
blár (blue-black / livid)
bleikr (white / pale)
bót (compensation / fee)
böðr (battle)
börkr (bark)
brandr (sword / sword-blade)
brikt (bright)
broddr (broad)
brúðr (stream / brook)
brúnn (brown)
brynja (corselet / mail-coat / byrnie)
dagr (day)
danr (Dane)
djarfr (bold)
djarfr (bold / brave / courageous / daring)
djúr (beast)
dríf (driven snow)
drótt (household)
dynkr (crash / clamour)
dýr (dear / precious)
eðla (noble)
eiðr (oath)
ein (one / alone / single)
eir (peace)
eitr (poison)
eldr (fire)
enni (forehead)
ern (brisk)
esja (clay)
ey (island)
fara (to travel)
fastr (firm / fast / strong)
feigr (doomed / fey)
fífr (arrow)
fjöl (full / exceedingly)
fjör (life / vitality)
flár (false / treacherous)
folk (folk)
fótr (foot)
frakkr (unafraid / courageous)
frey (lord / the god Frey)
fríðr (fair)
frost (frost)
fróðr (wise / learned)
frøðr (love / peace)
frœkn (bold / daring)
fugl (fowl / bird)
fuld (plain / land)
fura (fir tree)
fúss (seeking after)
galinn (wild / crazy)
galma (to shriek)
gamall (old)
gandr (wand / talisman / magic item)
gangr (going / walking)
garðr (yard / enclosure)
gaukr (cuckoo)
geirr (spear)
geit (goat)
gils (staff / shaft / sunbeam)
ginna (to deceive, to enchant)
gisr (hostage)
gísl (staff / shaft / sunbeam)
gjöf (gift)
glöggr (sharp-eyed / clever)
glúmr (glowering)
gnauð (noise)
gnúpr (mountain slope)
goð (god / the gods)
grályndr (evil-tempered)
greipr (hand)
grimmr (fierce)
grímr (mask)
grípr (grasper)
grjót (stone)
grómr (dirt / grime)
guð (god / the gods)
gunnr (war / battle)
guti (Goth / Götlander)
gylfr (stream)
haf (sea)
hafr (buck / he-goat)
haki (hook)
half (half)
hallr (slab / boulder)
hammr (skin)
harðr (hard / strong / severe)
haur (goat)
háð (scorn)
háls (neck)
hælga (holy)
hæra (grey-haired / elderly)
heðinn (fur / pelt)
heiðr (brilliance / beauty)
heiðr (heath)
heil (happiness)
heim (home)
her (army)
hildr (battle)
hjálmr (helmet)
hjör (sword)
hlíf (shield / protection)
hólm (island)
höfuð (head)
höss (grey)
hrafn (raven)
hrím (frost)
hróðr (praise)
hugi (mind)
huld (hiding)
hundr (dog)
húnn (child / cub)
hús (house)
hvalr (whale)
hvatr (quick / bold / daring / manly)
hvítr (white)
ing (descendant / of the lineage of)
ígull (urchin / hedgehog)
ís (ice)
jarð (earth)
jarl (chieftain)
jarpr (brown)
járn (iron)
jó (horse)
jór (horse)
karl (free man)
kárr (bowed / curved)
kátr (glad / cheerful)
kell (kettle / cauldron / helmet)
ketill (cauldron / helmet)
kjal (keel)
kjóll (ship)
kjöt (flesh / meat)
klakkr (peg)
kleppr (lump)
klintr (cliff / hillock)
knútr (knot)
kol (black / coal)
kolfr (club)
koma (to come)
konungr (king)
korpr (raven)
kvígr (living / lively)
kyn (kin)
laug (sworn to)
leif (heir)
leifr (inheritance / legacy)
leikr (battle / weapon-play)
lið (warband)
líkn (goodness / compassion)
ljeikr (contest)
ljótr (ugly)
ljúfr (delightful / dear / beloved)
loðinn (hairy)
lokkr (curl / lock of hair)
lýðr (people)
maðr (man)
mann (man)
mæki (banner / sign)
mækir (sword)
mærr (famous / glorious / great)
megin (might / main)
mjöll (fresh, powdery snow)
móðr (excitement / wrath)
mun (mind, will)
mundr (hand, protection)
múli (muzzle / mouth)
myr (ant)
nafn (name)
nasar (nose / nostrils)
nátt (night)
næmr (quick at learning)
nef (nose)
nes (ness / promontory)
niútr (one who has)
norð (north)
nykr (water goblin / nixie)
ný (new)
oddr (spearpoint)
ormr (dragon / snake / serpent)
otr (otter)
óflár (true / loyal)
ómun (generous)
ósk (wish)
ósníkinn (charitable)
ósorgr (joyful / hopeful)
öl (ale)
öngull (fish-hook)
ragn (counsel / decision)
rand (shield)
rangr (perverse / unjust)
rann (house)
rauðr (red)
ráðr (counsel / advice)
refr (fox)
regin (ruling powers)
reiðr (wrathful)
reifr (friendly)
rekkr (warrior)
rikr (mighty / distinguished / rich)
róta (to stir)
rún (hidden knowledge)
salr (hall / house)
sand (sand)
saxe (short sword)
sámr (swarthy / like a Sami)
sær (sea)
særa (to wound / to hurt)
sigr (victory)
sínkr (stingy / selfish)
sjalfr (himself)
skald (poet)
skammr (short)
skarfr (cormorant)
skírr (clean / pure / bright)
skraut (adornment)
skúmr (bird)
skýla (to conceal)
slúta (to hang down / to dangle)
smiðr (craftsman / smith)
snarr (rash / hasty)
snær (snow)
sníkinn (avaricious / greedy)
sorgr (sorrowful / despairing)
sót (soot)
sölr (pale yellow)
spakr (wise)
sparr (thrifty)
spjót (spear)
spörr (sparrow)
spraka (to crackle / to gossip)
starr (stiff / hard)
stál (steel)
steinn (stone)
sterkr (stark)
stigr (path)
stilling (calm / restrained)
stóð (a stud of horses)
stórr (large)
stynr (groan)
styrkr (strength)
styrr (noise)
sumarr (summer)
sunna (sun)
svanr (swan)
svara (to answer)
svartr (dark / black)
svellr (arrogant / proud)
sverra (to whirl / to spin)
sœgr (tumult / uproar)
tað (dung)
tamr (tame / subdued)
tíð (time)
tryggr (trusty / faithful)
ulfr (wolf)
úfeigr (not doomed / not fey)
úrœkja (to neglect / to not ask after)
úspakr (unwise / unruly)
útamr (untamed)
útryggr (unfaithful)
vagn (wagon)
vakr (watchful / alert)
valdr (ruler)
valr (the fallen in battle)
varðr (guard)
varg (wolfish)
vænn (promising)
veðr (weather)
vegr (honour)
vestr (west)
vé (holy place)
vér (warrior)
vidr (against)
viðr (tree / wood)
vil (will / liking / favour)
vinr (friend)
vir (warrior)
viss (wise)
ví (holy)
víg (battle)
víg (battle)
vör (vigilant)
vörr (lip)
ýr (yew tree)
þegn (thegn / free man)
Þjóð (folk / people)
þjófr (thief)
þórr (the god Thor)
þrúðr (strength)
þyrma (to spare / to show mercy to)
œpa (to shout)
œrr (wild / mad / furious)
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