Town Name Generator

Generate thousands of town names for your games and stories

With this town name generator you can generate thousands of names for your fantasy towns, to use in your games or stories (or other kinds of projects where you’d need them). Simply click the button and keep generating, there’s plenty of inspiration to be found.

How do towns historically get their names?

Towns and cities have been named differently over time and the naming process is usually quite complicated.

In ancient times, towns were often named after a god, animal, event or geographical feature. This naming process was very popular in Egypt, where many towns had “fortresses” or “castles” in their names as well.

Town names were also created to sound pleasant to the ear; back when it was much more common for people to travel by foot or horseback, they needed an easy name that would be easy to remember.

More recently, towns have been given names that are related to their geography and history like "Riverview" or "Pinegrove."

What are good qualities of town names?

There are a number of qualities that make town names good. The first is that they are short and easy to pronounce. Town names should also have some meaning, as this will help people remember it. Finally, a good town name should be meaningful and relevant to the local population.

Do towns sometimes change their names?

The town of Louisville, Kentucky, was originally named "Broadway" when it was founded in 1778. The name change to "Louisville" occurred in 1806. Other towns that have changed their names include:

- Lafayette, Indiana

- Carson City, Nevada

- Youngstown, Ohio

Why do towns change their names?

Towns change their names for a number of reasons, but the most popular one is that there is a merger between two towns and they have to decide on an entirely new name.

Can I use the random town names that this tool creates?

Yes you can. The Story Shack claims no copyright on any of these names, but it is of course possible that some of the values this name generator provides are already owned by anyone else, so please make sure to always do your due diligence.

How many ideas can I generate with this random Town Name Generator?

The Town Name Generator can generate thousands of ideas for your project, so feel free to keep clicking and at the end use the handy copy feature to export your town names to a text editor of your choice. Enjoy!

What are good town names?

There's thousands of random town names in this generator. Here are some samples to start:

More on town names across the web

Can't get enough of generating town names? Then continue exploring:

• fantasynamegenerators.com
• mithrilandmages.com
• namegenerators.glitch.me