Dwarf Name Generator

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Dwarf Name Generator: 20 dwarf names

Lofarr Oath-Stiff

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    How it works

    This dwarf name generator joins a first name to a byname a dwarf has earned, such as Nordri Coalhand. Many of the first names are real: they come from a catalog of dwarfs in an Old Norse poem.

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    Real dwarf names from an old poem

    The Old Norse poem Völuspá holds a catalog of dwarfs. Its names fill the first group, each with a meaning from Wikipedia's list: Nordri, Sudri, Austri and Vestri are Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western, the four dwarfs who hold up the sky.

    Earn the byname

    Bynames come in three kinds, stone, metal and stubbornness, and each has a line on how it was earned. Press New dwarf name, tap the first name to lock it, and press again until the byname tells the right story.

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    • For a female dwarf name generator, press until the first name is from the women's group, like Thrunda.
    • The Norse names are spelled without accents, with d for ð and th for þ.

    Questions and answers

    Where do dwarf names come from?

    Many come from the Dvergatal, a catalog of dwarfs inside the Old Norse poem Völuspá, which dates back to the tenth century. Fantasy writers have borrowed from it since; the names one famous novel took are left out here.

    Is this a random dwarf name generator for any game?

    Yes. It follows no game's rules, so it serves as a dwarven name generator or dwarvish name generator for tabletop games, video games and stories. Print 20 dwarf names gives a mining crew.

    What are good fantasy dwarf names?

    A short, hard first name and a byname that had to be earned: Frosti the Unbending, Vitr Seven-Rivets. Vitr is one of the old poem's names and means wise.

    Are these dwarf names used in a book or a game?

    The Norse names are a thousand years old and anyone may use them. The invented names and the bynames were searched on Wikipedia and on fantasy fan wikis, and the hits were cut. Search a name before you publish it.

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    First name: all 120 first names

    From the Old Norse poem 49

    • Ai Old Norse Ái: "Great-grandfather".
    • Alfr Old Norse Álfr: "Elf".
    • Althjofr Old Norse Alþjófr: "All-thief".
    • Anarr Old Norse Ánarr: "Starer".
    • Andvari Old Norse Andvari: "Careful one".
    • Aurvangr Old Norse Aurvangr: "Gravelly plain".
    • Austri Old Norse Austri: "Eastern". One of the four dwarfs who hold up the sky.
    • Bildr Old Norse Bildr: "Plowman".
    • Billingr Old Norse Billingr: "Twin brother".
    • Bruni Old Norse Brúni: "Dark brown".
    • Buri Old Norse Buri: "Son".
    • Dolgthrasir Old Norse Dólgþrasir: "Battle-eager".
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    From the Old Norse poem, continued

    • Draupnir Old Norse Draupnir: "Dropper".
    • Dufr Old Norse Dúfr: "Nodder".
    • Fjalar Old Norse Fjalar: "Paneller".
    • Fraegr Old Norse Frægr: "Famous".
    • Frosti Old Norse Frosti: "Frosty".
    • Ginnarr Old Norse Ginnarr: "Deceiver".
    • Hanarr Old Norse Hanarr: "Chanter".
    • Har Old Norse Hár: "The high".
    • Haugspori Old Norse Haugspori: "Howe-treader".
    • Hepti Old Norse Hepti: "Impeding".
    • Heptifili Old Norse Heptifili: "File-holder".
    • Hledjolfr Old Norse Hleðjolfr: "Shield Wolf".
    • Hlevangr Old Norse Hlévangr: "Sheltered plain".
    • Hornbori Old Norse Hornbori: "Hornborer".
    • Jari Old Norse Jari: "Warrior".
    • Litr Old Norse Litr: "Color".
    • Lofarr Old Norse Lofarr: "Stooper".
    • Moinn Old Norse Moinn: "Moor beast".
    • Motsognir Old Norse Mótsognir: "He who roars in rage".
    • Nidi Old Norse Niði: "The one associated with the dark moon".
    • Nipingr Old Norse Nípingr: "Pinch".
    • Nordri Old Norse Norðri: "Northern". One of the four dwarfs who hold up the sky.
    • Nyi Old Norse Nýi: "New moon".
    • Nyr Old Norse Nýr: "New".
    • Nyradr Old Norse Nýráðr: "Ingenious".
    • Radsvidr Old Norse Ráðsviðr: "Wise in counsel".
    • Skafidr Old Norse Skafiðr: "The scraper".
    • Skirfir Old Norse Skirfir: "Skillful artisan".
    • Sudri Old Norse Suðri: "Southern". One of the four dwarfs who hold up the sky.
    • Sviurr Old Norse Svíurr: "The Disappearing".
    • Thekkr Old Norse Þekkr: "The welcome one".
    • Veggr Old Norse Veggr: "Wedge".
    • Vestri Old Norse Vestri: "Western". One of the four dwarfs who hold up the sky.
    • Vili Old Norse Vili: "Will".
    • Vindalfr Old Norse Vindálfr: "Wind-elf".
    • Vitr Old Norse Vitr: "Wise".
    • Yngvi Old Norse Yngvi: "Prince".

    Made up, women's names 33

    • Bergda
    • Bjarga
    • Brimra
    • Dunhild
    • Dvalda
    • Fastra
    • Fjolda
    • Grunhild
    • Gyrda
    • Hjalda
    • Hroka
    • Jarnhild
    • Kvarna
    • Mjola
    • Molda
    • Nevra
    • Oddra
    • Olvra
    • Rimda
    • Skefa
    • Skolda
    • Stenhild
    • Stenna
    • Storra
    • Svarda
    • Thorda
    • Thrasa
    • Thrunda
    • Thrynhild
    • Tofra
    • Ulfra
    • Vindra
    • Yrda

    Made up, men's names 38

    • Bjargi
    • Bolvi
    • Dolgi
    • Draffi
    • Drumbi
    • Dunri
    • Eldri
    • Fleggi
    • Gautri
    • Glammi
    • Grafi
    • Hefni
    • Hnori
    • Hoggi
    • Jofri
    • Kelfi
    • Klufi
    • Lodri
    • Mjori
    • Molni
    • Nabbri
    • Njari
    • Ofni
    • Rafni
    • Runki
    • Skefi
    • Skurni
    • Stalli
    • Steindri
    • Stokki
    • Sturli
    • Thrafi
    • Thrundr
    • Thrymri
    • Tvari
    • Tyrfi
    • Vafri
    • Vestarr

    How this list was compiled: 120 first names in three groups. The first group holds 49 real names of dwarfs that the English Wikipedia list of dwarfs in Norse mythology gives as attested in the Old Norse poem Völuspá, each with a meaning that list gives; the list was read on 2026-10-02 and every name and meaning was matched to it by script. They are spelled here without accents, with d for ð and th for þ; the Old Norse spelling is on the item. Left out: the names of that catalog that a famous fantasy novel borrowed for its dwarfs and its wizard (Báfurr among them, which the list also gives as Bofurr), and six more (Án, Eikinskjaldi, Finnr, Mjöðvitnir, Sindri and Virwir). The other two groups are invented, our own work, and were screened by script that day and dropped on any hit: an English dictionary, United States Social Security first-name files, the 2010 Census surname file, GeoNames places, every list on this site, a rude-word list read inside the name (https://github.com/LDNOOBW/List-of-Dirty-Naughty-Obscene-and-Otherwise-Bad-Words), the text of the English Wikipedia articles on the dwarfs and characters of that novel, English Wikipedia page titles and exact page titles on 12 fantasy fan wikis (lotr.fandom.com, forgottenrealms.fandom.com, elderscrolls.fandom.com, witcher.fandom.com, dragonage.fandom.com, gameofthrones.fandom.com, wot.fandom.com, harrypotter.fandom.com, wowpedia.fandom.com, pathfinder.fandom.com, criticalrole.fandom.com, zelda.fandom.com). On a second pass that day the names were also searched as exact page titles on 63 more fan wikis (starwars.fandom.com, warriors.fandom.com, finalfantasy.fandom.com and others), and against every page title of 16 fan wikis for a name used as one word of a title (cut) or one letter from the first word of a title (cut where that name is well known). 66 candidates were cut (25 a Wikipedia page title; 18 a real first name or surname; 8 a fan wiki page title; 5 a dictionary word; 5 a name from published fiction, or one letter from it; 4 a real place; 1 a rude word inside or across the join), among them Ingra, Helka, Brunna, Durra, Nidra, Orma. Licence: own work

    Byname: all 72 bynames

    Stone and the mine 24

    • Cart-Pusher Started at the ore carts and never pretended otherwise.
    • Chalk-Marker Marked every safe tunnel with a chalk sign that is still used.
    • Coalhand Dug the last coal out by hand when the picks ran short.
    • the Deep-Listener Hears a fault in the rock before the roof gives.
    • Dust-Sleeves Came to the feast straight from the quarry face.
    • the Echo-Counter Measured a cavern by clapping once and counting.
    • Flint-Knees Crawled the narrow seams nobody else would.
    • Granite-Brow Thinks slowly and is not wrong.
    • Gravel-Voice Called the count through a rockfall for a day and a night.
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    Stone and the mine, continued

    • Lampkeeper Never once let the shaft lamps go dark on a shift.
    • Last-Out Always the last one up the ladder at the end of a shift.
    • Mole-Friend Followed a mole to firm ground and saved a week of digging.
    • Nine-Lamps Went back down nine times with a lamp for those still below.
    • of the Low Road Mapped the tunnel under the mountain that others walk around.
    • of the Third Gallery Born in the mine, three levels down.
    • Pebble-Counter Sorts the gravel of a stream for one good stone.
    • Pillar-Shoulder Held a prop in place until the crew was out.
    • Roofwatcher Looks up first, in every room.
    • Saltbeard Worked the salt mine so long that the beard went white.
    • Slate-Eye Splits a roof slate true by eye, with no line drawn.
    • Stair-Cutter Cut the nine hundred steps to the upper gate.
    • Stonereader Told which way the seam ran from a single chip.
    • the Well-Digger Found water where the map said there was none.
    • Who Found the Seam Struck the vein the whole hold still lives on.

    Metal and the forge 24

    • Anvil-Arm Works the heavy hammer one-handed.
    • Bellowsbreath Blew a dying forge back to life.
    • Brass-Thumb Wears a brass thimble and taps it when thinking.
    • Bright-Buckle Polishes everything, including other people's belts.
    • Bronze-Voice Sings low enough to ring a bell.
    • Chainmaker Forged the chain that draws the great gate.
    • Copper-Counts Keeps the accounts of the hold to the last copper.
    • Files-by-Night Finishes the fine work when the hall is quiet.
    • Goldless Gave a whole hoard away to rebuild the bridge.
    • Hot-Tongs Passes things along before they have cooled.
    • Ingot-Shoulders Carries the bars two at a time.
    • Keeper of the Molds Guards the casting molds of the old masters.
    • Lockwright Makes locks that the maker alone can open.
    • Nail-Straightener Wastes nothing, not even a bent nail.
    • of the Unhurried Hammer Takes twice as long and never does a job twice.
    • Ore-Nose Swears iron can be smelled in the rock, and is usually right.
    • Quench-Hand Knows the heat of steel by the hiss in the water.
    • Seven-Rivets Mended the great gate with seven rivets that still hold.
    • Silver-Stitch Sews mail with wire too fine for other hands.
    • Soot-Crown Sweeps the forge chimneys and wears the proof.
    • Spark-Catcher Stood too near the forge as a child and still does.
    • Tin-Ear Has hammered so long that every bell sounds flat.
    • the Twice-Tempered Failed the masterwork once, then passed it.
    • Wire-Beard Braids the beard with copper wire.

    Stubbornness 24

    • Counted-Twice Checks every sum and every guest.
    • Finish-First Will not start a job until the last one is done.
    • First-at-the-Door Opens the hall every morning and has never been late.
    • Hard-Bargain Once haggled for three days over a spoon.
    • Iron-Patience Waited forty years to finish a single arch.
    • Keeps-the-Count Knows how many steps lie between any two doors.
    • Long-Memory Still knows who borrowed the good chisel.
    • Never-Wrong Says so, and keeps a list.
    • No-Shortcut Walks the long tunnel because it is the proper one.
    • Oath-Stiff Kept a promise long after it stopped being wanted.
    • of the Last Word Has not lost an argument, only paused some.
    • Old-Road Still uses the map from before the new tunnels.
    • Rootfoot Stands a watch without shifting a boot.
    • Second-Asker Asks twice, then never again.
    • Slow-to-Anger Has lost a temper twice, and both times are remembered.
    • Slow-Yes Takes a year to agree and never goes back on it.
    • Stands-in-Rain Would not come in until the work was done.
    • Stayed-Behind Kept the hall when the others went to find a better one.
    • Thrice-Told Tells the same story the same way every winter.
    • the Unbending Would not kneel, and was given a stool instead.
    • the Unpersuaded Listened to the whole speech and voted the same.
    • Wall-Shoulder Does not step aside in a corridor.
    • Who Kept the Gate Stood the gate watch alone until the relief came.
    • Will-Not-Move Sat on the claim stone for a season until the judges ruled.

    How this list was compiled: Our own list of 72 bynames a dwarf might earn, each with our own line on how. None is the epithet of a dwarf in a published book or game that we could find: each was searched on 2026-10-02, with and without "the", as an English Wikipedia page title and on the fan wikis named in the first-name source. Nothing was cut. Licence: own work