Did You Know?
- World of Warcraft's guild system launched in 2004, and some guilds like Elitist Jerks became so influential they shaped how the entire community understood game mechanics.
- EVE Online's largest guild war — the Bloodbath of B-R5RB in 2014 — destroyed an estimated $300,000 worth of in-game assets in a single battle.
- Guild Wars literally named its entire franchise after the concept — the original game's lore revolves around warring guilds that shaped the world's history.
The Guild Name Generator produces names for player-run guilds in MMOs like World of Warcraft, Final Fantasy XIV, ESO and Guild Wars 2, sorted by what the guild does: raiding, PvP, roleplay, social, trading or villainy. Unlike the clan name generator, which leans toward short FPS tags, it writes full multi-word names built for recruitment posts.
Below are 50 guild names: famous fictional guilds, real guilds from London and the Hanseatic League, MMO guilds that made headlines, and six fresh ideas with character counts for FFXIV.
Famous Guilds from Games, Anime and Books
| Guild | Where it's from |
|---|---|
| Fairy Tail | The title wizard guild of the manga, based in the Kingdom of Fiore |
| Phantom Lord | Fairy Tail rival led by Jose Porla; the Japanese reads "Ruler of the Spirits" |
| Blue Pegasus | Fairy Tail ally in the campaign against Oración Seis |
| Lamia Scale | Another guild in that same Fairy Tail alliance |
| Oración Seis | Fairy Tail dark guild the four-guild alliance forms to fight |
| Grimoire Heart | Fairy Tail dark guild founded by Precht |
| Tartaros | Fairy Tail dark guild of Etherious demons |
| Knights of the Blood Oath | Sword Art Online guild Kirito is pushed into joining |
| Moonlit Black Cats | Sachi's guild, the first one Kirito joins in SAO |
| Aincrad Liberation Force | SAO's "Army," led by Thinker |
| Laughing Coffin | SAO antagonist guild that recruits Hiyori as an infiltrator |
| Fuurinkazan | Klein's guild in Sword Art Online |
| Sleeping Knights | Yuuki's SAO guild of terminally ill players |
| Thieves Guild | Skyrim's league of burglars "fallen on hard times" |
| Dark Brotherhood | Skyrim's fellowship of assassins; also an ESO DLC |
| The Companions | Skyrim's noble order of warriors |
| College of Winterhold | Skyrim's institution for magic |
| Bard's College | Skyrim's guild of bards, poets and speakers |
| Guild of Assassins | Discworld; housed next door to the Guild of Fools and Joculators |
| Beggars' Guild | Discworld; the Canting Crew is too anarchic to belong |
Real Guilds and Merchant Leagues
| Guild | History |
|---|---|
| Worshipful Company of Mercers | First in precedence of London's Great Twelve livery companies |
| Worshipful Company of Grocers | Second of the Great Twelve |
| Worshipful Company of Drapers | Third of the Great Twelve |
| Worshipful Company of Fishmongers | Fourth of the Great Twelve |
| Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths | Fifth of the Great Twelve |
| Worshipful Company of Merchant Taylors | Seventh of the Great Twelve |
| Worshipful Company of Vintners | Eleventh of the Great Twelve |
| Worshipful Company of Clothworkers | Twelfth and last of the Great Twelve |
| Honourable Company of Air Pilots | A modern livery company, chartered 1956 |
| Worshipful Company of Information Technologists | Livery company number 100, chartered 1992 |
| Hanseatic League | Network of merchant guilds and market towns, 1200s to 1669 |
| Steelyard | The Hanse's London trading post, west of London Bridge |
| Bryggen | The Hanse's Bergen post; the only Kontor whose buildings survive |
| Peterhof | The Hanse's Novgorod post on the Volkhov River |
MMO Guilds That Made Headlines
| Guild | Game and claim to fame |
|---|---|
| Method | WoW; led the Race to World First for years |
| Limit | WoW; founded around 2014–2015, Method's main rival |
| Liquid | WoW; Limit's name since January 2022 |
| Echo | WoW; became Limit/Liquid's chief rival after 2020 |
| Exodus | WoW; later merged with Vodka |
| Goonswarm Federation | EVE Online; on the winning side at B-R5RB in 2014 |
| Pandemic Legion | EVE Online; on the losing side at B-R5RB |
| Nulli Secunda | EVE Online; fought alongside Pandemic Legion at B-R5RB |
| Northern Coalition | EVE Online; part of the N3 side at B-R5RB |
| 20 Character Limit | FFXIV Free Company on Behemoth, tag «LIMIT»; the joke is the name cap |
Guild Name Ideas by Guild Type
These six are new ideas, not existing guilds, so check your server before you pay for the charter. The character count includes spaces.
| Idea | Guild type / length |
|---|---|
| Last Pull Standing | Raiding · 18 characters |
| Enrage Protocol | Raiding · 15 characters |
| Grave Tally | PvP · 11 characters |
| No Quarter Given | PvP · 16 characters |
| The Lanternwatch | Roleplay · 16 characters |
| Order of the Tallow Candle | Roleplay · 26 characters, too long for an FFXIV Free Company |
Guild, Free Company or Clan?
Every game calls it something else, and every game draws its own box around the name.
Shows in angle brackets under every member's name
- Full words, spaces allowed
- Raid scene names run short: Method, Echo
A name of about 20 characters plus a tag of up to five
- Needs four signatures, including yours
- Costs 15,000 gil at level 25 in a Grand Company
Mostly lives as a short tag next to a gamertag
- Two to four letters carry the brand
- Full name is often an afterthought
In FFXIV, plan the tag first. The five-character tag is what strangers see in the overworld, so a name that can't compress into five clean letters is a weaker Free Company name.
What the Generator Is Told to Avoid
Most guild name lists fail on sameness. So the generator's own instructions name the two worst offenders outright: "Knights of [Noun]" and "Shadow [Noun]." They also rule out fused CamelCase names like AshenCovenant, since that's a clan tag, not a guild name.
With no type or style picked, each batch of five follows a fixed mix. Two plain two-word names, one with a leading "The," one "of" frame, and at most one single word or "&" pair. No digits, ever.
The Guild Type field then shifts the vocabulary. Trading pulls toward wealth and trade routes. Dark pulls toward undead and cult imagery. Social pulls toward friendly names that don't try to intimidate. For in-world orders with lore behind them, the faction name generator suits worldbuilding better.
Names to Skip on a Busy Server
- Say it in voice chat before you commit
- Check what the initials spell
- Name the trade, like the livery companies did
- Start with Shadow, Dark or Eternal
- Pad with Honor, Glory or Valor
- Borrow this month's meme
The Mercers and Fishmongers had it right. A trade guild's name said what it sold, and centuries later nobody confuses the two.
Common Questions
What is a good guild name?
One that tells strangers what your guild does. Method and Echo read as serious raiders; Beggars' Guild reads as a joke with a history. Keep it to two or three words, make sure it survives voice chat, and avoid the Shadow and Knights of patterns every server already has.
How long can an FFXIV Free Company name be?
Guides put it at about 20 characters including spaces, with a separate tag of up to five characters. The Free Company "20 Character Limit" on Behemoth fits in 18. Founding one also takes four signatures, including yours, and 15,000 gil.
Can this generator make WoW guild names?
Yes. Pick MMORPG or Raiding for progression-board names, or Roleplay for names that sound like an Azeroth order. The generator doesn't check what's taken on your realm, so try the name at the guild charter before you print a tabard.
What makes a guild name sound fantasy rather than modern?
An organization frame. College, Brotherhood and Companions all imply members and rules, which is why Skyrim's guilds feel lived-in. Modern raid names drop the frame for one hard word. Set the Style field to Traditional for the first and Modern for the second.
Sources
- Britannica: Guild (trade association)
- Wikipedia: Livery company
- Destructoid: How to create a Free Company in Final Fantasy XIV
- Team Liquid: From Limit to Liquid, the full timeline
Updated September 2026: Added 50 guild names from games, history and MMO servers, FFXIV Free Company naming limits, and new FAQs.
