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.

Sulinothusek

It combines suli, cold current, and noth, knot. A scout camp.

Barrok’Zhorn

“Hammer stone,” a spiked fort.

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 the character.

Ithratarrig

“Spore gate fortress.”

Ormeltarrig

Drowned bell gate fortress.

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 (”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.

Aurethvexil

“Dim crown watch fortress.”

Grozhollun

It comes from grozh, clinker, and hollun, a collapsed hall.

Kaldolsulth

Glass stone basin, silted ruin.

Amuinethenn

“The slow flood,” “drowned capital” or “a tide that never left.”

Bleakwarren

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

Serithtirin

Ember light, a listening post.

Nettlegrave

“Ditch filled with nettles.”

Ardomesk

Prefix “ardo-” is ”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”.

Kaldringlav

“Sworn kin” or “raider camp of sworn kin.”

Velkarwyth

Veiled rank border post. My favorite of this batch to drop on a map.

Sarremby

“Knot keeper,” a way station.

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.

Dragoth’Stryn

Great flue, rock-cut fortress.

Dreadmoor

“Treacherous wetland”.

Wyrmglass

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

Ysmirazhorn

Bride price, spiked fort.

Maruinvelum

“The deep bow” or “a quarter abandoned to protocol”.

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.”

Melethnakka

“Slow water” trade post, or “love” in Tolkien’s Sindarin.

Oruinhollun

Sunless collapsed hall.

Akath’Ferrol

Snare mining camp.

Alennevelum

Twin heirs of an abandoned quarter. Velum is “curtain” in Latin.

Hemarossyr

Old blood bone yard. Close to Greek haima, “blood”, and Latin os, “bone.”

Velissafael

“Mirrored edge” of a flooded ruin. Some surgeons use obsidian blades, sharper than steel.

Senniramohr

Matron line bastion, and drow houses in Forgotten Realms answer to a matron mother.

Zhakthar’Glav

Trap door market, raider camp.

Velthagarth

Velthagarth (“unlit cursed ruin”) is from Agartha, a legendary city inside a hollow Earth.

Thurgan’Kaerne

Blood oath keep.

Gallowreach

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

Zakhrinwyth

“The feud” at a border post.

Nimrezanmohr

From nimre, soft protocol, and zan, balcony. A bastion.

Guthavalomby

Swollen stalk terrace, a way station.

Gorvekossyr

“Bite/bone yard.”

Blackspindle

A location that is constructed around one guild of spinners.

Talvesselid

“Inherited name” of a small colony.

Voskath’Omby

Striking edge bridge, way station.

Ossianestryn

Ossianestryn (“lineage of silence”) has its start with Ossian, a bard of Gaelic legend.

Tsarrenmohr

Cold seat bastion. Tsar comes from Caesar.

Zhulgrim’Usek

In Old English, grīma means mask or helmet.

Ymaradunomby

Pronounced ee-MAH-rah-DOON-om-bee.

Hemarynakka

Old blood, ring, trade post.

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.

Barroktirin

From barrok, hammer stone, and tirin, a listening post.

Tarn Ghessel

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

Rugornusek

“The claimed seat”. Scout camp.

Nirelvalmohr

Honed line, terrace, bastion.

Ambrethstryn

“Dusk etiquette” or “a rock-cut fort with strict manners.”

Krevdolzhorn

Flint spark basin, spiked fort. Struck on steel, flint throws sparks of hot iron.

Ghyrelune

“Spear ruler of Moon”.

Ossuvane

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

Rugorn’Cindra

“The claimed seat,” a burnt ruin.

Korvish’Zhorn

“Blight.” Spiked fort.

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.

Zhultarrig

“Pressure gate fortress.”

Grukk’Kaerne

“Barnacle stone keep,” and barnacles glue themselves head first to rock.

Nyrellemohr

“Whispered succession.” Bastion.

Skarnakka

Shard trade post. Skarn is a Swedish mining word for rock where magma meets limestone.

Emrylothusek

Banked coal/threshold.

Anwemirnakka

It combines anwe, hollow air, mir, mirror, and nakka.

Draskomby

From drask, barbed line, and omby, way station.

Braxilnakka

“Corrosive.” A trade post.

Verrilsulth

“Silk ruin” or “a silted ruin wrapped in silk.”

Kald’Usek

Glass stone scout camp.

Kholazumar

Pronounced KHOH-lah-ZOO-mar. Quench pit, city of lamps. Ember forge is one of eight vibes in my dark elf city generator.

Anwevalusek

Hollow air terrace, scout camp.

Guthaferrol

“Swollen stalk mining camp.”

Thaxvyrzumar

“The cut,” “spire,” or “a lit tower over a ravine.”

Ormelsarwyth

Drowned bell, well and border post. In Dunwich legend, church bells ring under the sea.

Ymaraselid

“The patient one,” a small colony.

Ilyathwyth

Court of whispers border post.

Traskathfael

Wreck line, bridge, flooded ruin. I like it for a smugglers’ quarter.

Skorra’Glav

Skorra is slag, close to Latin scoria. A raider camp.

Voskorrelor

“Striking edge column”.

Lunnemohr

“Cradle line bastion” or “a fort hung from silk.”

Umbraleth

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

Dolmirath

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

Tevineselid

Drawn wire, small colony

Quelsarrow

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

Zhakt’Agarth

Trap door, cursed ruin. Trapdoor spiders hide under a lid of silk and soil.

Ashielgorak

“Dark flake” or “war fort of black chips.”

Vulkathfael

Bellows, bridge, flooded ruin. Vulk is close to Vulcan, Roman god of fire and forge.

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.

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.”

Durgothfael

“Chipped core threshold” or “a flooded ruin of broken stone”.

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”.

Kithrafael

Spinner of a flooded ruin. Spiders spin from organs called spinnerets.

Immerilglav

“Cold blade raider camp.”

Torvekaal

”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.

Nirelbaruth

“Honed line citadel”.

Seluinsulth

“Milk sap” in a silted ruin, and milk caps are mushrooms that bleed white when cut.

Nevrahk

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

Thulgarrow

Half of syllables foreign and half of them plausible.

Sulidunwyth

From suli, cold current, and dun, vault. A border post.

Kholaz’Stryn

“Quench pit in a rock-cut fortress”.

Yssamir

”Prosperous prince” or ”jasmine peace.”

Kravethorn

Grinding rock and throne.

Ombrelane

”Sahdow lane.”

Krevaltirin

Flint spark, terrace and a listening post. I use this one for a spy town.

Vorrekossyr

“Severed branch”, a bone yard.â

Tsokh’Kaerne

Pronounced TSOKH-KAIRN. “The eight” and a keep. Most spiders have eight eyes.

Ephirmurneth

Gossamer/mourning site.

Xun’Drazmar

”Dread dragon.”

Cindremurneth

Fine ash over a mourning site.

Zorvek’Vexil

“High sentence” watch fortress. Vexil is close to vexillum, a Roman army banner.

Lestrecindra

“Low council of a burnt ruin.”

Thossasek

Gill and a scout camp. Gills are where a mushroom makes its spores.

Vhaeloth

”Eternal noble shadow.”

Issethtirin

“Drifting spore listening post.”

Durgornossyr

“Chipped core,” “throne,” “bone yard” or “quarry of a dead king.”

Emrylvelum

“Banked coal”. An abandoned quarter.

Morvathmeros

Meros is “part” or “share” in Greek.

Obrinbaruth

“Black glass citadel.”

Gorvek’Murneth

“The bite” or “a place to mourn whoever it killed”.

Ulliasulth

“Soft rot” or “a silted ruin gone soft.”

Oruinrynfael

“The sunless ring,” a flooded ruin.

Khurvyrvarr

It combines khurv, sunken quay, and vyr, spire.

Torrek’Omby

“Anvil floor way station.”

Isarelvexil

Singing shallows, watch fortress.

Brinnevarr

Brinne is salt, close to English brine.

Brakh’Hallon

Broken floor, many tiers.

Ilvanevexil

From ilvane, second daughter, and vexil, a watch fortress.

Ondrecindra

Onde is “wave” in French and cinis is “ash” in Latin.