Region name generator
This region name generator produces fantasy region names for stretches of your campaign map — "The Mistvale — a fog-bound valley of old ruins." Filter by vibe, re-roll, and export the list to label whole swaths of terrain.
Suncoast
“sun-coast” — a stretch of country with its own weather and its own rumours
Ashcoast
“ash-coast” — labelled on the map, crossed at your peril
Ashwaste
“ash-waste” — a stretch of country with its own weather and its own rumours
Ashreach
“ash-reach” — the long way round is usually the safe way
Sunmoor
“sun-moor” — marked with a warning in most atlases
Thornreach
“thorn-reach” — a stretch of land on the campaign map
Mistwaste
“mist-waste” — labelled on the map, crossed at your peril
Mistreach
“mist-reach” — a stretch of land on the campaign map
Grimmoor
“grim-moor” — the long way round is usually the safe way
Thorncoast
“thorn-coast” — a stretch of country with its own weather and its own rumours
Thornmoor
“thorn-moor” — the long way round is usually the safe way
Grimreach
“grim-reach” — a stretch of country with its own weather and its own rumours
Ashmoor
“ash-moor” — a stretch of land on the campaign map
Silverfen
“silver-fen” — a stretch of land on the campaign map
Ashvale
“ash-vale” — marked with a warning in most atlases
How region names are structured
A region name pairs a descriptive element (Ash, Mist, Thorn, Sun) with a terrain noun (moor, vale, reach, waste, fen, coast).
What makes a good region name
Region names describe a broad stretch of terrain rather than a settlement or a polity. They favour landscape words — moor, vale, waste, fen, coast — that tell you what the land is like.
Examples of region names
The Mistvale, The Thornreach, and The Ashwaste are squarely in the tradition of fantasy region names.
The building blocks of region names
Every name above is composed from these pieces — 6 prefixes, 6 roots — 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ash- | ash | Desert |
| Mist- | mist | Shared |
| Thorn- | thorn | Shared |
| Silver- | silver | Shared |
| Grim- | grim | Grim |
| Sun- | sun | Desert |
Roots
| Piece | Meaning | Tradition |
|---|---|---|
| moor | moor | Shared |
| vale | vale | Shared |
| reach | reach | Shared |
| waste | waste | Desert |
| fen | fen | Grim |
| coast | coast | Coastal |
Worked examples
- AshwasteAsh + waste“ash-waste”
- MistvaleMist + vale“mist-vale”
- GrimvaleGrim + vale“grim-vale”
Frequently asked questions
How is a region name different from a town name?
A region name describes a broad stretch of terrain — moor, vale, waste — rather than a single settlement. It labels an area, not a place with buildings.
What makes a good region name?
A descriptive element paired with a terrain noun that tells you what the land is like — Mistvale, Ashwaste, Thornreach.