Dark Elven City Name Generator With Meanings & Free

The following are examples of dark elven city names you can find in my generator.

Obsidian Court

It is a type of volcanic glass that is formed when lava from a volcano cools rapidly. Hine-Nui-Te-Po is Polynesian Goddess of Night and has obsidian eyes.

Mirehaven

A mire is a piece of land with stagnant water and haven is harbour, so the meaning is ”a safe port in bad ground.”

Ravensgate

Real bird, real gate.

Underveil

The under- prefix implies too little or beneath and veil is the mood of character.

Blackmarrow

Blackmarrow is meaning ”corrupted essence.”

Spiderfall

Shadowy descent. I keep this one for a district or a ruin.

Grimhold

Hold means mask or helmet. Blunt and functional.

Veilstone

Easy to drop anywhere on a map and veil element shows its concealment.

Shadowreach

Shadowreach means ”extension of darkness” or ”domain of the unseen.” Pretty scary, right?

Nightspire

Nightspire I have seen it used over and over that is barely registered now.

Omrath Sceal

Sceal is from Early Irish scél (that means ”narrative” or ”tidings”) and omrath has its etymology in the Hindi umrā (“commander” or “lord”).

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More Dark Elven City Names From Generator With Meaning:

Duskharrow

Harrow is from the Old English hearg (“heathen sacred grove” or “pagan temple”). I think is good for a location whose religion the surface world dislikes.

Bleakwarren

Bleak has origins in Norse bleikr (”barrne” or ”desolate”) and warren is an ”underground maze.”

Nettlegrave

“Ditch filled with nettles.”

Ardomesk

Prefix “ardo-” means ”noble” or “high,” “noble,” in Gaelic while -mesk is Slavic and means “of the nature of.”

Mourncrown

It takes inspiration from events which stay rarer in fantasy. Save

Hollowmere

Mere is Old English for a lake and hollow maens ”an empty space”.

Wraithmarch

In medieval Europe a march was any kind of borderland. Wraith (ghost or spirit) is from Scottish and Northern English folklore. It is alsoa type of undead in Dungeons & Dragons.

Dreadmoor

Dreadmoor means “treacherous wetland”.

Wyrmglass

Wyrmglass is symbolizing ”brittle majesty” or ”frozen deception.”

Cinderfen

Cinderfen has a meaning that I like, “burned ash of wetlands”.

Kaelthrix

”Sharp fire” and is apt for a necropolis. Save

Gloamwell

“Gloam” is from English glōm (”dusk” or ”twilight”) and ”well” is a ”spring of water.”

Gallowreach

”Expanse of fear” or ”domain of judgment” and as a matter of fact I would hand this to a border town.

Blackspindle

A location that is constructed around one guild of spinners.

Ashkarn

Ash is English while karn adopts the Cornish element for a rock pile.

Thornveil

“Hidden by thorns”.

Vesperkai

In Latin it is the evening star. Vesper, Kansas, an unincorporated community in the US.

Tarn Ghessel

Tarn is from Old Norse tjörn (”a small mountain lake”) and ghessel I invented two days ago.

Ghyrelune

“Spear ruler of Moon”.

Ossuvane

Ossu- is the Latin root for ossuary (”box” or ”chest”).

Sablemoor

Sable is symbolizing ”black” and moor is “open wasteland.”

Nyxalor

Nyx is the Greek goddess of night.

Corvenne

It has origins in corvus, and with the doubled N is may pass for a French settlement.

Umbraleth

Umbra means ”shade” while -leth is pure invention.

Dolmirath

It is suitable (my friends agree!) for a capital that swallowed two smaller burgs.

Quelsarrow

Source of direction. Quelsarrow came out of a typo while I was assembling the lantern list.

Rukkazhan

It is a fantasy variation (and spelling) of Rukshan and Rukhsana.

Hesketh’Mor

Hesketh’Mor means “stallion track of myrrh.”

Tzelvarik

Tz is from Slavic orthography and is satisfactory for a mercantile hub.

Chalvoreth

Chalvoreth is symbolizing ”dsteadfast maiden of light”.

Silthemer

“Ruler of woodland home”.

Ombrekai

Ombrekai has the etymology of ”shades of ocean.”

Nakkaseth

For a low working settlement.

Aelvorra

Starting with Ae is a Tolkien habit that spread everywhere and is looking elvish.

Zharkuun

“Vibrant fire”.

Pellumbar

Pellumbar is symbolizing ”golden dove.”

Lirrovask

One from a raider camp.

Jhaskeld

“God strengthens the helmet of protection.”

Ulmshiel

A borough that has its water supply.

Perrenvak

Useful for a place with a worse basement and a pleasant surface.

Ish’Kalla

”Lord of beauty” or ”puer divinity.”

Grauthenn

Grau is from German and means “gray” and thenn is Norse and is meaning “secret lore.”

Velnoth

Easy to shout in a fight, don’t you agree? Also, I nearly called it Velnoch.

Myrrakhet

-khet ending is similar to Egyptian transliteration.

Fauldreth

Fauld is ”sheepfold” or “fenecd yard” and reth is Germanic for ”wisdom”.

Ephrazith

“Anointed and productive” or possibly ”fruitful olive tree”.

Torvekaal

Torvekaal means ”sacred helmet of Thor.”

Aughvanne

”Peacefull dove” or ”fiery horseman”.

Semmrith

Semmrith has Sanskrit roots and as I understand means “one who is complete with prosperity.”

Drozzakar

It can be shortened to Drozz.

Illuvess

Illusion. This is handy when the city answers to a matron house.

Nevrahk

”Blossom of the Sun” or ”heavenly strength.”

Thulgarrow

Half of syllables foreign and half of them plausible.

Yssamir

”Prosperous prince” or ”jasmine peace.”

Kravethorn

Grinding rock and throne.

Ombrelane

”Sahdow lane.”

Xun’Drazmar

”Dread dragon.”

Ssirakeph

Doubled S at front is a dark sign.

Vhaeloth

Vhaeloth may mean ”eternal noble shadow.”