Na'vi name generator

Names for your Avatar OC, fan fiction or Frontiers of Pandora character that follow the sounds of the real Na'vi language, with a clan and a family line to go with them.

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Na'vi names that follow the language

Na'vi is a full constructed language, created by linguist Paul Frommer for James Cameron's Avatar. It has rules, and a name that breaks them stands out at once. There are no b, d or g sounds. There are ejective consonants written px, tx and kx, which pop from the back of the throat. The apostrophe is a real letter, a glottal stop, as in Mo'at and Tsu'tey. Names in the films stay inside that system: Neytiri, Eytukan, Ronal, Tonowari, Tsireya, Lo'ak.

Tell the generator who your Na'vi is: an Omatikaya hunter, a Metkayina free diver, a Tayrangi ikran rider, a child of two clans. You get a personal name that uses Na'vi sounds, and on request a full formal name in the pattern of Neytiri te Tskaha Mo'at'ite, with a family name and a parent's name attached.

  • Built from Na'vi sounds

    Names use the language's own consonants and seven vowels, including ejectives and the glottal stop, and avoid the sounds Na'vi does not have. They read as if they came from the films.

  • Clan and family included

    Ask for a full name and get personal name, te, family name and a parent's name with the ending -'itan for a son or -'ite for a daughter.

  • For OCs, fan fiction and roleplay

    Suited to original characters, Avatar fan fiction, tabletop and Discord roleplay, and naming your character in Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora.

5 tips for creating a Na'vi name

  1. Leave out b, d and g

    Na'vi has p, t and k but none of their voiced partners, and no j, ch or sh sounds either. Brandok and Jadira are not possible Na'vi names. Pxantok and Tsalira are.

  2. Use the apostrophe as a consonant

    The glottal stop is the catch in the middle of uh-oh. It separates syllables in names such as Mo'at, Lo'ak and Tsu'tey. Place one where you want a sharp break, not as decoration at random.

  3. Add an ejective for a strong sound

    Px, tx and kx are single popped consonants. One of them at the start of a syllable gives a name weight: Txewì, Kxani, Ìpxi. One per name is plenty.

  4. Build the full name in order

    The formal pattern is personal name, te, family name, then a parent's name plus -'itan (son of) or -'ite (daughter of). Neytiri te Tskaha Mo'at'ite is Neytiri of the Tskaha, daughter of Mo'at.

  5. Pick the clan before the name

    Forest Omatikaya names in the films are tight and clipped, like Tsu'tey and Eytukan. Reef Metkayina names run softer and more open, like Tonowari, Ronal and Tsireya. Choosing the clan first keeps your character's name in the right family of sounds.

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Frequently asked questions

Every Na'vi has a personal name, and a full formal name adds the family and a parent. The pattern is name, te, family name, parent's name with -'itan for a son or -'ite for a daughter. Neytiri's full name is Neytiri te Tskaha Mo'at'ite: Neytiri of the Tskaha, daughter of Mo'at. In daily life only the personal name is used.

Na'vi uses the consonants p, t, k, the ejectives px, tx and kx, the glottal stop written as an apostrophe, and f, v, s, z, h, ts, m, n, ng, r, l, w and y. It has seven vowels: a, ä, e, i, ì, o and u. There is no b, d, g, j, ch, sh or th, so names with those sounds do not fit the language.

It marks a glottal stop, a brief catch in the throat like the break in uh-oh. It counts as a full consonant in Na'vi, which is why it appears inside names such as Mo'at, Tsu'tey and Lo'ak and in the word Na'vi itself.

Paul Frommer, a linguist who taught at the University of Southern California, built the language for James Cameron's 2009 film Avatar. He has continued to expand its vocabulary and grammar, and a fan community studies and speaks it.

The films follow the Omatikaya, a forest clan, and the Metkayina, a reef clan of the eastern sea. Other clans include the Tayrangi, coastal ikran riders, and the Olangi, horse riders of the plains. Avatar: Fire and Ash introduces the Mangkwan, known as the Ash People.

Yes. The names are generated to fit Na'vi sound rules and are free to use for original characters, fan fiction, art and roleplay. They are new names in the style of the language, not names of characters from the films.

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