Half Orc Name Generator

One press names a half-orc: a first name, a family or clan name and a byname that was earned.

Half Orc Name Generator: 20 half-orc names

Krazha Oxspear, Two-Hearths

Padlock: keep a part. Arrows: change only that part.

First nameKrazha
Family or clanOxspear
BynameTwo-Hearths

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Half-Orc Name of the day

Skarna Fisher, Anvil-Carrier
Yazgra Shepherd, Gate-Friend
Mazgra Wintertusk, Tusk-and-Quill
Ragdush Carver, Slow-Fist
Morzha Emberjaw, Stone-Stacker
Ulgak Gorsefang, Quiet-Boots
Skurza Rainspear, Quiet-Boots
Zogra Icetusk, Plow-Puller
Orzug Skyhowl, Long-Fuse
Ivo Thornhide, Quiet-Boots
Petra Slater, of Two Roads
Thora Gorsefang, Twice-Named
Garzok Draper, Market-and-Moot
Ansel Porter, Story-Mender
Urmok Ashfang, Market-and-Moot
Tholga Draper, of Two Roads
Magnus Salter, Tall-Shadow
Dorothea Weaver, Door-Filler
Rozgha Wintertusk, Hound-Friend
Ansel Frostdrum, Market-and-Moot

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How it works

This half orc name generator deals three parts: a first name, a family or clan name and a byname the character has earned. The lists under the tool mark each first name and family name human or orcish.

Read the full guide

Human, orcish or one of each

Press New half-orc name and look at the first two parts: Grusk Slater mixes the two sides one way, Conrad Ashfang the other. Tap a part to lock it, then press again for the rest.

Half orc last names and bynames

A half-orc here carries either a human trade surname, with its trade in the list (a slater laid roof slates, a salter made salt), or the name of an orc clan, which is invented. The byname after the comma, such as Two-Hearths, has a line on how it was earned.

Tips

Lock a clan name and press for first names: the human ones are the cousins raised in town.
The byname is the story. Read its line in the list before you keep it.

Questions and answers

What is a half-orc?

In fantasy games and stories, a half-orc is a character of orc and human lineage. This page follows no single game: the names are for any setting where the two peoples live side by side.

Does a half-orc use a human name or an orc name?

Either. Results mix freely, so one press may put an orcish first name on a human trade surname and the next the reverse. Lock the part that fits how your character grew up and press for the others.

Are the orcish names from a game?

No. Each was made up for this page, then searched as a page title on Wikipedia and on fantasy fan wikis and cut on a hit. None can be spelled by the orc name page of this site.

Why does every name end in a byname?

Because a character between two peoples is often known by a deed, not a family. The bynames come in four kinds: between two peoples, patience, strength and what they do.

First name: all 69 first names

From the human side 23

Adela From the human side: an old given name.
Ansel From the human side: an old given name.
Barnaby From the human side: an old given name.
Clarice From the human side: an old given name.
Conrad From the human side: an old given name.
Dorothea From the human side: an old given name.
Dunstan From the human side: an old given name.

Show all 69 first names (62 more)

From the human side, continued

Emery From the human side: an old given name.
Gisela From the human side: an old given name.
Griselda From the human side: an old given name.
Harlan From the human side: an old given name.
Ida From the human side: an old given name.
Ivo From the human side: an old given name.
Lettice From the human side: an old given name.
Lowell From the human side: an old given name.
Magnus From the human side: an old given name.
Marjory From the human side: an old given name.
Norbert From the human side: an old given name.
Odette From the human side: an old given name.
Odo From the human side: an old given name.
Percival From the human side: an old given name.
Petra From the human side: an old given name.
Thora From the human side: an old given name.

From the orcish side 46

Azgrum From the orcish side: invented for this page.
Bolgra From the orcish side: invented for this page.
Brolka From the orcish side: invented for this page.
Burzha From the orcish side: invented for this page.
Dorzha From the orcish side: invented for this page.
Dragha From the orcish side: invented for this page.
Drusha From the orcish side: invented for this page.
Garzok From the orcish side: invented for this page.
Ghazra From the orcish side: invented for this page.
Gorlak From the orcish side: invented for this page.
Grazha From the orcish side: invented for this page.
Grusk From the orcish side: invented for this page.
Hulgra From the orcish side: invented for this page.
Hurzok From the orcish side: invented for this page.
Kharzul From the orcish side: invented for this page.
Krazha From the orcish side: invented for this page.
Krognar From the orcish side: invented for this page.
Krulda From the orcish side: invented for this page.
Lurga From the orcish side: invented for this page.
Mazgra From the orcish side: invented for this page.
Morzha From the orcish side: invented for this page.
Nashgra From the orcish side: invented for this page.
Nurgha From the orcish side: invented for this page.
Olgrum From the orcish side: invented for this page.
Ormug From the orcish side: invented for this page.
Orzug From the orcish side: invented for this page.
Ragdush From the orcish side: invented for this page.
Rozgha From the orcish side: invented for this page.
Rukha From the orcish side: invented for this page.
Shurzak From the orcish side: invented for this page.
Skarna From the orcish side: invented for this page.
Skurza From the orcish side: invented for this page.
Tholga From the orcish side: invented for this page.
Thurga From the orcish side: invented for this page.
Torzug From the orcish side: invented for this page.
Ulgak From the orcish side: invented for this page.
Urmok From the orcish side: invented for this page.
Uzgra From the orcish side: invented for this page.
Vazhrak From the orcish side: invented for this page.
Volgra From the orcish side: invented for this page.
Vorzak From the orcish side: invented for this page.
Vrogha From the orcish side: invented for this page.
Yazgra From the orcish side: invented for this page.
Yurzak From the orcish side: invented for this page.
Zharn From the orcish side: invented for this page.
Zogra From the orcish side: invented for this page.

How this list was compiled: 69 first names in two groups. The human names are old given names, each checked on 2026-10-02 to have an entry as a given name in English Wiktionary. The orcish names are invented, our own work, screened by script that day and dropped on any hit: every name the orc name page of this site can spell, an English dictionary, United States name and surname files, GeoNames places, every list on this site and its sister sites, a rude-word list read inside the name (https://github.com/LDNOOBW/List-of-Dirty-Naughty-Obscene-and-Otherwise-Bad-Words), 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). Four old given names were also left out because, with surnames of the family row, they made the names of several people with a Wikipedia article; a pairing of two real names can still match a real person by chance. 17 candidates were cut (7 a fan wiki page title; 4 a name from published fiction, or one letter from it; 3 a Wikipedia page title; 2 a dictionary word; 1 a real place), among them Murga, Sharga, Varsha, Brugha, Urzha, Dhurga. No list of fiction is complete, so search a name before you publish it. Licence: own work

Family or clan: all 61 family names

From the human side 20

Carter From the human side: an English trade surname, a driver of a cart.
Carver From the human side: an English trade surname, one who carves.
Cutler From the human side: an English trade surname, a maker of knives.
Draper From the human side: an English trade surname, a seller of cloth.

Show all 61 family names (57 more)

From the human side, continued

Drover From the human side: an English trade surname, one who drives cattle to market.
Dyer From the human side: an English trade surname, one who dyes cloth.
Fisher From the human side: an English trade surname, one who catches fish.
Granger From the human side: an English trade surname, a farm steward.
Hooper From the human side: an English trade surname, a maker of hoops for barrels.
Hunter From the human side: an English trade surname, one who hunts.
Porter From the human side: an English trade surname, a carrier of loads, or a gatekeeper.
Salter From the human side: an English trade surname, a maker or seller of salt.
Shepherd From the human side: an English trade surname, a keeper of sheep.
Skinner From the human side: an English trade surname, a dealer in hides.
Slater From the human side: an English trade surname, a layer of roof slates.
Thresher From the human side: an English trade surname, one who threshes grain.
Tiller From the human side: an English trade surname, one who tills the soil.
Turner From the human side: an English trade surname, one who works wood on a lathe.
Weaver From the human side: an English trade surname, one who weaves cloth.
Wheeler From the human side: an English trade surname, a maker of wheels.

From the orcish side 41

Ashfang From the orcish side: an invented clan name.
Boarback From the orcish side: an invented clan name.
Bonedrum From the orcish side: an invented clan name.
Cinderhide From the orcish side: an invented clan name.
Coldspear From the orcish side: an invented clan name.
Crowtusk From the orcish side: an invented clan name.
Drumhide From the orcish side: an invented clan name.
Duskhowl From the orcish side: an invented clan name.
Dusthowl From the orcish side: an invented clan name.
Elkspear From the orcish side: an invented clan name.
Emberjaw From the orcish side: an invented clan name.
Firedrum From the orcish side: an invented clan name.
Flintmaw From the orcish side: an invented clan name.
Frostdrum From the orcish side: an invented clan name.
Gorsefang From the orcish side: an invented clan name.
Gravelhide From the orcish side: an invented clan name.
Greyhowl From the orcish side: an invented clan name.
Hawkspear From the orcish side: an invented clan name.
Hillbreaker From the orcish side: an invented clan name.
Horntusk From the orcish side: an invented clan name.
Icetusk From the orcish side: an invented clan name.
Ironhowl From the orcish side: an invented clan name.
Marrowdrum From the orcish side: an invented clan name.
Moorhowl From the orcish side: an invented clan name.
Mudhowl From the orcish side: an invented clan name.
Oxspear From the orcish side: an invented clan name.
Pinetusk From the orcish side: an invented clan name.
Rainspear From the orcish side: an invented clan name.
Ravenhide From the orcish side: an invented clan name.
Riverfang From the orcish side: an invented clan name.
Saltfang From the orcish side: an invented clan name.
Scartusk From the orcish side: an invented clan name.
Skyhowl From the orcish side: an invented clan name.
Sleetjaw From the orcish side: an invented clan name.
Stonejaw From the orcish side: an invented clan name.
Tarnspear From the orcish side: an invented clan name.
Thornhide From the orcish side: an invented clan name.
Threefang From the orcish side: an invented clan name.
Tuskwind From the orcish side: an invented clan name.
Wintertusk From the orcish side: an invented clan name.
Wolfdrum From the orcish side: an invented clan name.

How this list was compiled: 61 family names in two groups. The human ones are English trade surnames: each is in the surname file of the 2010 United States Census, and the trade was checked on 2026-10-02 in the English Wiktionary entry for the word. The orcish ones are invented clan names, two plain words joined, screened as the orcish first names were. 8 candidates were cut (3 a rude word inside or across the join; 3 a fan wiki page title; 1 a dictionary word; 1 a Wikipedia page title), among them Nightdrum, Bearhide, Peatfang, Roper, Longtusk, Stormhide. Three trade surnames were also left out because, with given names of the first row, they made the names of several people with a Wikipedia article. Licence: own work

Byname: all 27 bynames

Between two peoples 6

Borderborn Was born in the hut that stands on the boundary stone.
Both-Tables Eats a town supper, then a clan supper.
Market-and-Moot Trades in the square and votes at the clan moot.
of Two Roads Left one home and found the other, and goes back to both.
Twice-Named Has one name from each parent and answers to both.
Two-Hearths Is welcome at a fire in the town and at one in the hills.

Show all 27 bynames (21 more)

Patience 6

Last-to-Laugh Thinks the joke through, then laughs longest.
Long-Fuse Has been angry once and is still talked about for it.
Quiet-Boots Walks softly for someone so large.
Slow-Fist Counts to ten, then to ten again.
Soft-Voice Never needs to shout to be heard.
the Unhurried Has never been seen to run for anything.

Strength 8

Anvil-Carrier Moved the smithy across the street in one trip.
Bell-Ringer Rings the great bell that takes two others to move.
Door-Filler Blocks the light when coming in.
Oak-Shoulders Carried the roof beam up the ladder.
Plow-Puller Finished the field the year the ox was lame.
Stone-Stacker Built the long wall on the hill in a summer.
Strong-Back Does two days of hauling before lunch.
Tall-Shadow Is seen coming from three streets away.

What they do 7

First-to-Help Is at the door before the call for help ends.
Gate-Friend Is waved through by guards on both sides of the border.
Hound-Friend Is followed home by every dog in the street.
Lantern-Bearer Walks travelers through the pass at night.
Song-Keeper Knows the clan songs and the town ballads.
Story-Mender Tells both sides of an old feud as one tale.
Tusk-and-Quill Keeps the accounts of the caravan.

How this list was compiled: Our own list of 27 bynames for someone who belongs to two peoples, each with our own line on how it was earned. Written on 2026-10-02 and checked by script against every list on this site; each was also searched, with and without "the", as an English Wikipedia page title. 14 candidates were cut (8 a Wikipedia page title; 5 on another list of this site; 1 a fan wiki page title), among them the Bridge, the Patient, Steady-Hand, the Wall, Green-Thumb, the Go-Between. Seven more that were written as a verb phrase were taken out on a last reading. Licence: own work