Dwarf Name Generator

This dwarf name generator makes given names and fused clan names for D&D players, fantasy writers and Warhammer hobbyists, and it keeps the four big traditions apart instead of blending them. Pick Tolkien, D&D, Norse, Warhammer or Celtic and the output follows that tradition's rules, including accented vowels and patronymics. The real names below show what each tradition sounds like.

Tolkien and Middle-earth Dwarf Names

Tolkien took the names of 12 of the 13 dwarves in The Hobbit from the Old Norse Dvergatal, the dwarf catalogue in the Völuspá. Many of the rows below are Company of Thorin members, and the rest are later figures.

Thorin	Leader of the Company in The Hobbit; carries the epithet Oakenshield
Balin	Company member in The Hobbit
Dwalin	Company member in The Hobbit
Fíli	Company member in The Hobbit
Kíli	Company member in The Hobbit
Óin	Company member in The Hobbit
Glóin	Company member in The Hobbit; father of Gimli
Dori	Company member in The Hobbit
Nori	Company member in The Hobbit
Ori	Company member in The Hobbit
Bifur	Company member in The Hobbit
Bofur	Company member in The Hobbit
Bombur	Company member in The Hobbit
Gimli	Dwarf of the Fellowship in The Lord of the Rings
Dáin	Dáin Ironfoot, the dwarf lord who killed Azog
Dís	Thorin's sister, the best-known named dwarf woman
Durin	Name of the eldest of the Seven Fathers of the Dwarves

D&D Dwarf Names from the Player's Handbook

These are the sample names the Player's Handbook gives dwarves. Pair one with a clan name from the last table, since the book treats the clan name as a second element.

Bruenor	Male; Forgotten Realms king of Mithril Hall, usually written Bruenor Battlehammer
Dain	Male; PHB sample name
Darrak	Male; PHB sample name
Eberk	Male; PHB sample name
Harbek	Male; PHB sample name
Kildrak	Male; PHB sample name
Morgran	Male; PHB sample name
Thoradin	Male; PHB sample name
Tordek	Male; PHB sample name
Vondal	Male; PHB sample name
Bardryn	Female; PHB sample name
Diesa	Female; PHB sample name
Eldeth	Female; PHB sample name
Gunnloda	Female; PHB sample name
Helja	Female; PHB sample name
Kathra	Female; PHB sample name
Mardred	Female; PHB sample name
Riswynn	Female; PHB sample name
Torbera	Female; PHB sample name
Vistra	Female; PHB sample name

Warhammer and Norse Dwarf Names

Warhammer's Dawi speak Khazalid, and their High King sits in Karaz-a-Karak. The Norse rows are the mythological smiths that Tolkien's tradition grew from.

Thorgrim	Warhammer; High King Thorgrim Grudgebearer of Karaz-a-Karak
Gotrek	Warhammer; Gotrek Gurnisson of the Gotrek and Felix novels
Ungrim	Warhammer dwarf name in the Slayer tradition
Snorri	Warhammer dwarf name in the Slayer tradition
Kazador	Warhammer dwarf name with a Slayer-style epithet
Durinn	Norse; named in the Völuspá as one of the mightiest dwarves
Mótsognir	Norse; named in the Völuspá as one of the mightiest dwarves
Brokkr	Norse; with his brother Sindri, forged treasures for the gods
Sindri	Norse; with his brother Brokkr, forged Mjölnir, Draupnir and Gullinbursti
Andvari	Norse; shapeshifting dwarf of the Völsung cycle whose treasure Loki extorts

Dwarf Clan Names

The first seven are Tolkien's seven dwarf clans, each founded by one of the Seven Fathers. The last two are D&D clan names.

Longbeards	Durin's Folk; founded Khazad-dûm and later Erebor
Broadbeams	One of the seven Tolkien clans
Firebeards	One of the seven Tolkien clans
Ironfists	One of the seven Tolkien clans
Stiffbeards	One of the seven Tolkien clans
Blacklocks	One of the seven Tolkien clans
Stonefoots	One of the seven Tolkien clans
Battlehammer	D&D; the clan of Bruenor of Mithril Hall
Ironforge	D&D-style clan name, a material plus a craft place

How the Generator Shapes Its Output

The generator's instructions fix rules that a plain list can't. Clan names are always fused into one word, so you get Ironfist, never Iron Fist or IronFist. Norse style uses the -son patronymic (Durin Thorinson), and Tolkien style keeps accents (Thorín, Glóin) instead of stripping them.

With no culture selected, each batch of five holds three full names, one given name alone and one patronymic, and no two clan names reuse the same first element. It never outputs digits or symbols, and it is told to invent new names instead of repeating the samples above.

Role changes the clan flavor. A smith gets fire and metal words, a miner gets earth and gem words, and a runesmith gets older, stranger-sounding ones.

Skip These

• Elvish endings. Names like Thalion or Aelwyn read as elves, even with a clan name attached.
• Spaced clan names. Two separate words read as a first name and a surname.
• Tolkien names in a Warhammer game. Gimli or Thorin tells the table you are playing a different setting.

If you also need a rival party, the orc name generator covers the other side, and the D&D name generator handles the rest of a tabletop party.

Common Questions

What are some Lord of the Rings dwarf names?

The Company of Thorin gives thirteen: Thorin, Balin, Dwalin, Fíli, Kíli, Óin, Glóin, Dori, Nori, Ori, Bifur, Bofur and Bombur. Gimli, Dáin and Dís are the best-known others. Pick the Tolkien option in the generator to get new names in that style with the accents kept.

How do you make a dwarf clan name?

Fuse two solid words into one, such as a material or trait plus an object or body part. Ironfist, Battlehammer and Longbeard all work this way. Tolkien's seven clans follow the same pattern.

What are Warhammer dwarf names like?

They are harder and more guttural than Tolkien's. Examples are Gotrek, Snorri, Ungrim, Thorgrim and Kazador, and clan or epithet names often carry grudges and oaths, as in Grudgebearer or Dragonslayer. Warhammer dwarves speak Khazalid.

Sources

• Dwarf (Middle-earth) on Wikipedia
• Dwarf (mythology) on Wikipedia
• Dvergatal on Wikipedia
• Dwarf (Warhammer) on Wikipedia

Updated October 2026: replaced the prose overview with sourced name tables for Tolkien, D&D, Warhammer, Norse and clan names, and added sources and new FAQs.