Town name generator

Generate realistic town and village names for fantasy maps, D&D campaigns, and creative writing.

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Create names that feel lived-in.

Browse 80+ ideas by style below, or describe your town to get 20 new names.

Use old place endings
In English names, -ton meant a farmstead and -ford a river crossing. Endings like these make a town sound old.
Name it for the land
Names like Thistlecombe or Brackenford tell you what the land around a town looks like.
Let the trade show
Mining, fishing and market towns can carry their work in the name, like Copper Gulch or Saltcove.
Keep a region consistent
Towns in one region should share sounds and endings. It makes your map feel like one country.
Add a story
A grim town might be named for an old battle or a curse, like Hangman's Cross. It gives players something to ask about.

Start with where it sits and what people do there. Then add an old ending like -ford, -ton or -by.

The ending -by is Norse for a farm or village. The ending -wick comes from an old word for a settlement or trading place.

It is easy to say at the table and hints at the town's story. Players remember a short, vivid name like Gloomwick.

Usually, yes. Villages suit plain, farm-like names. Cities suit grander names, or ones that recall a founder or a fort.

Yes. Every name on this page is free to use in games, maps and stories.

Yes. Describe the town, such as a haunted mining camp or a busy port, to get 20 new names.