Weapon name generator
This weapon name generator produces legendary blade-names earned in blood — "Doomfang the Widowmaker — a blade-name earned in blood." Ten names load instantly; re-roll and star the keepers to a saved list that persists across the site.
Grimbite
“grim-bite” — listed in the armouries of three fallen kingdoms
Doombite the Widowmaker
“doom-bite” — of the old battlefields
Grimedge the Widowmaker
“grim-edge” — of the old battlefields
Frostedge
“frost-edge” — a blade-name earned in blood
Nightedge
“night-edge” — listed in the armouries of three fallen kingdoms
Grimedge
“grim-edge” — a name the scabbard can barely hold
Ashedge
“ash-edge” — named by the smith, renamed by history
Stormbite
“storm-bite” — a name the scabbard can barely hold
Ashreaver
“ash-reaver” — named by the smith, renamed by history
Doombite
“doom-bite” — listed in the armouries of three fallen kingdoms
How weapon names are structured
A weapon name pairs a grim element (Ash, Doom, Frost, Night) with a blade noun (fang, bite, edge, reaver), sometimes followed by an earned title: the Widowmaker, the Oathbreaker.
What makes a good weapon name
Legendary weapon names are short, hard, and evocative of what the weapon does or has done. A great blade-name sounds like it has a history written in someone else's blood.
Examples of weapon names
Doomfang, Frostededge, and Nightreaver are squarely in the tradition of legendary weapon names.
The building blocks of weapon names
Every name above is composed from these pieces — 6 prefixes, 5 roots, 2 surnames, titles & epithets — and the meaning under each name is derived from them, not invented. Combine any prefix with any root and ending and you can build a name of your own by hand.
Prefixes
| Piece | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Ash- | ash |
| Doom- | doom |
| Frost- | frost |
| Grim- | grim |
| Night- | night |
| Storm- | storm |
Roots
| Piece | Meaning |
|---|---|
| fang | fang |
| bite | bite |
| edge | edge |
| reaver | reaver |
| cleaver | cleaver |
Surnames, titles & epithets
| Piece | Meaning |
|---|---|
| the Widowmaker | of the old battlefields |
| the Oathbreaker | of the broken vows |
Worked examples
- FrostedgeFrost + edge“frost-edge”
- StormedgeStorm + edge“storm-edge”
- StormfangStorm + fang“storm-fang”
Frequently asked questions
What makes a good weapon name?
Short, hard, and evocative of what the weapon does or has done — Doomfang, Frostedge — a name that implies a bloody history.
Should a magic weapon have a title?
A great one often does. A title like the Widowmaker or the Oathbreaker gives a weapon a legend before the party ever swings it.