Ogre Name Generator

An ogre name should sound like it was said with a full mouth. Every result gives a blunt given name with a meaning and an epithet describing something the ogre once did, exactly.

Generate ogre names

Woomook Drinks-The-River
Kawgumb Too-Many-Fingers
Kookdok Wears-A-Wagon
Ranub Chews-Rope
Gobboga Sleeps-Standing
Bawggubba Talks-To-Goats
Boogrum Ate-A-Goat
Hagutta Two-Rocks
Magg Ate-The-Cart
Wobboga Lost-The-Club
Ganub Wrong-Boots
Mawggog Carries-The-Bridge

How these ogre names are built

Ogres are written as big, slow and thick-tongued, so the grammar refuses consonant clusters almost entirely. It builds one or two syllables from heavy back vowels (o, u, aw, oo) and voiced stops, then closes them with a doubled or single consonant that stops rather than cracks. Bogumb and Grawdok come out of that inventory; nothing in it can produce a name that sounds quick.

This is the opposite decision to the orc bank, which shares some letters and none of the feel. Orcish is sharp and martial, with gr and kr onsets and endings that snap shut. Ogrish has no edges: the same g and b, but surrounded by open back vowels and given time to settle, which is why an ogre name is longer in the mouth even when it is shorter on the page.

Endings carry meaning: -og (big), -umb (thick), -ob (lump), -grum (grumbler) and -nub (stubby) read masculine; -oga (big mother), -ubba (does the cooking), -omma (louder) and -gutta (always eating) read feminine. The neutral -ook glosses as slow, which most ogres take as a compliment. Because the endings are heavy in their own right, a one-syllable core plus an ending is still a full name, which is why the Short setting here gives Gogg and Mawgob rather than something clipped.

Epithets are where ogres are funny without being a joke. Each one is literal and small: Two-Rocks, Ate-The-Cart, Counts-To-Three, Found-A-Hat. They are given by other ogres and record the single most memorable thing the bearer has done, which is usually not impressive. The gloss under each spells out what happened, so the name arrives with a scene attached, and a party that hears an ogre called Ate-The-Cart already knows what is missing from the road behind it.

Example ogre names

A fixed sample from the generator above, so you can see the range before you press the button. Every list you generate is different; every link you copy reproduces its list exactly.

Menub Talks-To-Goats
Kuggob Lost-The-Club
Huk Too-Many-Fingers
Bulod Chews-Rope
Gawmoga Too-Many-Fingers
Wobbumb Drinks-The-River
Habbog Chews-Rope
Awgg Head-Of-Stone
Mawnumb Smells-The-Bread
Kawdumb Sleeps-Standing
Dawbboga Never-Runs
Bawgoga Hit-A-Tree
Doggumb Drinks-The-River
Kawgoga Found-A-Hat
Dawmog Sleeps-Standing
Pawbumb Drinks-The-River
Buggog Never-Runs
Boonub Ate-The-Cart
Roon Lost-The-Club
Mawngutta Big-Angry
Okom Knows-The-Way

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers to what players and writers ask us most

How is an ogre name different from an orc name?

Orc names are sharp and martial: hard clusters, clipped endings, epithets about killing. Ogre names are blunt and heavy: no clusters, back vowels, and epithets about a cart or a hat. The two generators use different sound inventories and different epithet lists.

Are the epithets meant to be comic?

They are meant to be literal, which is usually the same thing. An ogre is named for the thing everyone remembers, and that is rarely a battle. Turn the epithet off if you want the ogre to be frightening rather than memorable.

Do ogres have clans or family names?

Not in most settings. They live in small groups and are known by name and epithet. If you need a name for the group itself, use the Clan generator.

Can I use these names in my own work?

Yes, freely. Everything is generated from original data.

Unofficial fan tool. Dungeons & Dragons is a trademark of its owner; NameForge is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by it. Names here are generated from original data in the style of the setting and are free to use in your own games and stories.