D&D 5e Gnome Name Generator​ (female, male & more)

Gnomes became a playable race in the 1978 Player’s Handbook, four years after they first showed up as monsters. The following are some examples you can find in my tool.

Garl Glittergold

Garl is a pet form of the Germanic Gerhardt (“brave spear”). He fights with Arumdina the Justifier which is a sentient battleaxe.

Flandal Steelskin

Flandal rules mining and smithing.

Pike Trickfoot

Pike is from the Old English pīc (means ”peak” or ”sharp point”).

Scanlan Shorthalt

Scanlan Shorthalt is a gnome bard member of the group Vox Machina. He is played by Sam Riegel.

Segojan Earthcaller

He is the neutral good gnome deity of nature and earth. Segojan was born from a diamond in the heart of the world.

Loopmottin

Invented.

Roywyn

Roywyn is meaning a fair ruler, from roy (king) and the Welsh wyn, white or fair.

Burgell

Burgell has roots in burg, an old word which is symbolizing a walled town.

Breena

Breena comes from Irish (”fairy princess”). Diminutives that I like are Bree and Breenie.

Dimble

Dimble is dimple with a b swapped in. It is good for a round-faced cleric.

Bimpnottin

It is part of official Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition rulebooks.

Frug

The Frug was a 1960s go-go craze spun off the Twist.

More D&D Gnome Names From Generator:

Maekkelferce

A clan moniker from Xanathar’s Guide and the doubled k gives it a clockwork click.

Fabblestabble

It replicates nonsense-slang like fibble-fabble.

Umbodoben

An umbo is the raised boss at the center of a shield.

Musgraben

Musgraben has origins in the verb graben, ”to dig”. Save

Arumawann

Arumawann works for one e who naps between inventions.

Veloptima

Optima is the plural of optimum, ”the best.”

Delebean

Dele is the proofreader’s mark for delete.

Tervaround

Tervaround was a rock gnome vintner living in Gnomengarde.

Senteq

I see Soenteq like a password.

Crampernap

A cramp and a nap.

Abalaba

Abalaba is a palindrome: seven letters.

Fibblestib

Root is fib, a small lie, doubled for good measure. In Dragon of Icespire Peak Fibblestib is one of the two top inventors of Gnomengarde.

Salanop

Ponalas when read the other way.

Unvera

Vera is the Russian word for faith, and the un in front creates the opposite characteristic.

Callarduran Smoothhands

Callarduran Smoothhands is a neutral gnome deity who is by nature solitary. His followers assemble on Midwinter night and on Midsummer day.

Gaerdal Ironhand

Gaerdal has the title Shield of the Golden Hills and stands for vigilance.

Offund

It’s close to off-fund, an emergency savings buffer.

Nebelun

Nebel is German for ”fog” and worshippers call this god the Meddler.

Pingun

Pingun is one letter away from penguin.

Munggen

Munggen has a double g and is equivalent to a hammer landing twice.

Sympony

I recommend Sympony to a family of bad musicians.

Cumpen

Cumpen is a variation of the medieval English Campion (”warrior” or ”fighter”).

Cockaby

Someone who is arrogantly conceited or confident.

Dalaba

“Place of the lions” in Fulani.

Menny

Menny is a Yiddish short form of Menachem, Hebrew for ”comforter.” The D&D table hands it to a girl.

Symma

In Aramaic Symma means ”joy” or ”treasure” and ”flourishing” in Greek.

Oppah

Spelled oppa, brother in Korean.

Ranala

Ranala is a phonetic variation of Rana that is symbolizing “king” in Sanskrit.

Virra

”Belief” or ”faith” in Slavic as well as ”hero” in Sanskrit.

Qualen

Qualen is German for ”torments” which suits a trickster.

Ogden

“Valley of the oaks”.

Jabble

”To agitate a liquid.” Give it to a bard who never stops talking.

Umpen

Umpen sounds like umpire (An official who enforces rules) cut in half.

Boondiggles

It is connected to boondoggle which is a useless activity that squanders money and time.

Fablen

Is invented by myself and based on Fabian which has roots in the Roman Fabius (“bean grower”).

Bafflestone

Bafflestone is a carbonate rock.

Gummen

Gummen has Middle High German roots and is meaning “man.”

Welber

“Famous for well-being” or “bright prosperity”.

Miggledy

An internet slang for a former President of Ireland.

Reese

Reese is from Welsh Rhys, ”enthusiasm.”

Reddlepop

Reddle is the red ochre shepherds used to mark sheep.

Wobbles

Wobbles is an unsteady, rocking movement from side to side.” I like it for a tinker whose inventions never sit level.

Horcusporcus

A form of hocus-pocus, that is a corruption of hax pax max Deus adimax.

Meena

Meena is Sanskrit for ”fish” and Pisces in Hindu astrology.

Quillsharpener

The one who trims the pens.

Silverthread

Silverthread is symbolizing a clan of weavers or wire-drawers.

Wildwander

I’ll give it to a family who is always on the move.

Fiddlefen

Fiddlefen is part of Xanathar’s Guide to Everything.

Garrick

It has origins in the Occitan word meaning “oak tree grove” as well as in garrick (means ”spear king” or “one who governs with a spear”). Nicknames that I found interesting are Gary and Rick.

Beren

Beren has the Sindarin word for ”bold.”

Murnig

Murnig is morning said through a yawn.

Raulnor

Raulnor is like the Spanish name Raúl (”wise wolf”).

Turen

In Norwegian, turen is ”the trip.”

Scheppen

Scheppen is Dutch for ”to create”.

Aleslosh

Vizualize the one who talks with his hands while holding a full tankard.

Ashhearth

Ashhearth is a fireplace that never goes cold.

Fnipper

It is a variation of flipper (”flat limb”) or nipper (”young child”).

Badger

Blunt and hard to shift once it settles in.

Oneshoe

From the 5th edition Player’s Handbook.

Stumbleduck

An individual who trips and ducks in the same second.

Wulbren Bongle

Wulbren leads the Ironhand against the Absolute.

Belwar Dissengulp

Belwar Dissengulp is a svirfneblin of Blingdenstone known as the “Most Honorable Burrow Warden.”

Jan Jansen

Jan Jansen is an illusionist from Baldur’s Gate II.

Baervan Wildwanderer

The god of forests and travel, known as the Masked Leaf. Chiktikka Fastpaws follows Baervan everywhere.

Barcus Wroot

Barcus Wroot is from Baldur’s Gate 3 and is found strapped to the blades of a windmill.