Troll Name Generator

Different Kinds of Trolls, Different Names

Not all trolls are the same, so their names should not be either. Mountain trolls and cave trolls usually carry heavy, low names full of hard consonants: Grok, Brundar, Thrum. Forest and swamp trolls often have stranger, more flowing names that hint at their connection to old magic, like Voshak or Mireen. Bridge trolls and city trolls picking up human habits sometimes adopt shortened or borrowed names, so a bouncer in a tavern might just go by Mug. Pick the family first, and the right name follows.

Building a Troll Character

A troll is more than a stat block. Decide what your troll wants, what it fears, and how it sees the smaller folk around it. A troll chieftain who has held a clan together for fifty winters needs a name that other trolls respect, something earned in story. A young troll trying to fit into a human town might wear a borrowed name awkwardly, a small detail that hints at a bigger arc. Names work best when they reveal a sliver of the character before they speak.

Tips for Game Masters

When you drop a troll into a session, give the players one strong sensory detail along with the name. A wet, smacking laugh from Brundar in the dark. The smell of old iron around Voshak. A name plus a sense memory sticks in players' heads far longer than a paragraph of description. Keep a short list of unused troll names in your notes so you are never caught flat when the party turns down an unexpected tunnel and finds someone already living there.

Forging Your Troll Name

To name a troll, think:

• Should the name sound rough and guttural?
• Do you want titles like -crusher or -hide?
• Will it hint at strength or size?
• How many syllables convey brute force?
• Does it roll off the tongue in battle?

What are good troll names?

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

• Anje
• Jijel
• Gamjee
• Rujin
• Javyn
• Eleja
• Juljin
• Pujati
• Khelynn
• Suja