Witch Name Generator

Witches are named by the village or by the coven, and the two sound nothing alike. Choose the muttered folk name or the name spoken at the crossroads at midnight.

Generate witch names

Sula
Waethard
Vosus
Hinock
Vathwyn
Ronwyn
Grunelle
Rolwenna
Munys
Wenock
Grarelle
Harmun

How these witch names are built

Coven names in the genre are old, soft and slightly sinister: m, h, w and gr onsets, open vowels, a th or s to close. This generator builds two or three syllables from that inventory with glossed endings: -wenna (of the white hill), -ith (of the moon), -gard (hedge-keeper), -una (one who knows), -ys (seer). Male witches take -us (cunning man), -ock (of the moor) and -ard (root-cutter).

Folk names are what the village calls the witch: a title (Old Mother, Goody, Granny, Father, Mad) and a surname taken from a plant, an animal or a trade (Nettlebed, Crowfoot, Henbane, Hagstone). Every element carries a hint, so Goody Toadflax and Old Mother Hemlock tell you something about the woman before she opens the door.

The third style joins a coven-style given name to a folk surname (Morwenna Greymalkin), for witches who live in both worlds.

Example witch 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.

Thugri
Waruna
Wirus
Thirock
Varock
Manell
Thethwenna
Selha
Sena
Nona
Rilith
Maena
Wolra
Aso
Nirus
Mewaer
Nasard
Hiselle
Thawyn
Withu
Miwo

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers to what players and writers ask us most

Can I get a male witch or warlock name?

Yes. Set Gender to Masculine; the coven grammar has male endings (-us, -ock, -ard) and the folk titles include Father and Gaffer.

Are these names for good witches or wicked ones?

Both. The folk style tends kindly (Granny Larkspur) and the coven style tends ominous (Vethgard), but the glosses let you pick either way.

Are any of these from books?

No. The grammar and word lists are original, and famous witch names from fiction are blocked from appearing.

Free to use?

Yes, freely.