Duergar name generator
Looking for duergar names specifically? This generator filters the dwarf naming tradition to the duergar style — dwarven names are short, hard, and grounded: heavy on th, d, b, k, and r, light on frills. They sound like something you would carve into stone, which suits a culture of miners, smiths, and masons who measure worth in lasting work. Ten names load instantly; re-roll, toggle gender, and star the keepers to a saved list that persists across the site.
Thardis
“shield-daughter” — spoken in the forge-halls where the anvils never cool
Borakin
“bear-stone-son” — hewn in the great mountain holds
Durakur Ironforge
“iron-stone-son” — of the burning forges
Durrakor Goldvein
“iron-chain-son” — of the rich seams
Kragrakin
“crag-chain-son” — cut into the clan-rolls beneath the peaks
Thorrak
“stone-chain” — a name meant to be shouted over hammer-fall
Borur Stonehammer
“bear-deep” — of the deep delves
Durthardis
“iron-shield-daughter” — a name meant to be shouted over hammer-fall
Thorak Goldvein
“stone” — of the rich seams
Bordakor Goldvein
“bear-hammer-son” — of the rich seams
How duergar names are structured
A dwarven given name is one or two blunt syllables (Thor-, Dur-, Bor-) capped with a gendered ending (-in, -or for masculine; -a, -dis for feminine). Almost every dwarf also carries a clan name — Ironforge, Stonehammer, Goldvein — earned by an ancestor's deed and worn with pride.
Duergar naming conventions
Dwarven names are short, hard, and grounded: heavy on th, d, b, k, and r, light on frills. They sound like something you would carve into stone, which suits a culture of miners, smiths, and masons who measure worth in lasting work.
Examples of duergar names
Mountain dwarves favour peak-and-stone names, hill dwarves lean warmer and hearth-like, and duergar names turn grey and grim. Thorin, Durak, and Disa are squarely in-tradition without reproducing any specific published character.
The building blocks of dwarf names
Every name above is composed from these pieces — 13 prefixes, 9 roots, 5 masculine endings, 5 feminine endings, 7 surnames, titles & epithets — and the meaning under each name is derived from them, not invented. Pieces marked with a tradition belong to that style; shared pieces appear in all of them. Combine any prefix with any root and ending and you can build a name of your own by hand.
Prefixes
| Piece | Meaning | Tradition |
|---|---|---|
| Thor- | stone | Shared |
| Dur- | iron | Shared |
| Bor- | bear | Shared |
| Gim- | fire | Shared |
| Bar- | axe | Shared |
| Dwal- | gold | Shared |
| Nor- | north | Shared |
| Krag- | crag | Shared |
| Run- | rune | Shared |
| Hil- | hill | Hill dwarf |
| Moun- | peak | Mountain dwarf |
| Due- | ash | Duergar |
| Grau- | grey | Duergar |
Roots
| Piece | Meaning | Tradition |
|---|---|---|
| in | forge | Shared |
| ak | stone | Shared |
| or | gold | Shared |
| ur | deep | Shared |
| dak | hammer | Shared |
| gr | granite | Shared |
| thar | shield | Shared |
| und | root | Hill dwarf |
| rak | chain | Duergar |
Masculine endings
| Piece | Meaning | Tradition |
|---|---|---|
| -in | son | Shared |
| -or | son | Shared |
| -ur | son | Shared |
| -dak | son | Shared |
| -din | son | Shared |
Feminine endings
| Piece | Meaning | Tradition |
|---|---|---|
| -a | daughter | Shared |
| -is | daughter | Shared |
| -ra | daughter | Shared |
| -dis | daughter | Shared |
| -hild | battle-maid | Shared |
Surnames, titles & epithets
| Piece | Meaning | Tradition |
|---|---|---|
| Ironforge | of the burning forges | Shared |
| Stonehammer | of the deep delves | Shared |
| Goldvein | of the rich seams | Shared |
| Battleaxe | of the guarded gates | Shared |
| Copperkettle | of the hill hearths | Hill dwarf |
| Ashchain | of the underdark forges | Duergar |
| Frostpeak | of the high summits | Mountain dwarf |
Worked examples
- Tharur Ironforgethar + ur“shield-son”
- Durorra IronforgeDur + or + ra“iron-gold-daughter”
- Akurak + ur“stone-son”