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Dwarf Fortress Name Generator
Dwarves, Fortresses, Artifacts and Ancient Beasts With Compound Names
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How the Dwarf Fortress Name Generator works
A Dwarf Fortress name generator for fortresses, dwarves, artifacts and ancient beasts. Dwarf Fortress is a deep colony simulation where every name is a compound of translated words, and fans love the strange results. Generate fortress names, dwarves, artifacts made in a strange mood and horrible beasts that crawl up from the caverns.
How the Dwarf Fortress name generator works
The game gives everything a name in the dwarven language with an English translation made of two joined words, so this generator does the same. Fortress names join two words into one, Gloomvault or Soapdelve, sometimes with a second nickname in quotes, like "Brasskiss". Dwarf names pair a short dwarven given name with a compound surname, Tharn Axebolt. Artifacts, the legendary items dwarves craft in a strange mood, get grand titles that are often wonderfully silly, the Luminous Sock of Beards. Ancient beasts are random horrors with a strange name and a description, Zuthekruth, the Glass-Scaled Moth. Civilisations get odd group names too.
Losing is fun
Fortress names that sound like a disaster are part of the joke. A name like Tombburned or Bloodfloods warns every player how things will end.
Not affiliated
Dwarf Fortress is a trademark of Bay 12 Games. This site is not affiliated with Bay 12 Games or its publisher. All names here are original. For more dwarves, try the dwarf name generator.
FAQ
How does Dwarf Fortress name things?
Every name is made in a made-up language and comes with a translation built from two English words joined together, like Stonehammer. Because the words are chosen at random, names are often funny, dark or strange, which fans love to share.
What is a strange mood artifact?
In Dwarf Fortress, a dwarf can fall into a strange mood and craft a legendary item. The item gets a grand title, often about something silly like cheese or socks, which is why the Artifact mode mixes grand and humble words.
Why do some fortress names sound like disasters?
Dwarf Fortress is famous for the saying that losing is fun, and many community fortresses end in spectacular failure. A name that hints at floods, fire or murder turns the likely disaster into part of the story from the start.
Can I use these in other colony games?
Yes. The names are original and fit any colony simulation, roguelike or fantasy game with dwarves, mines and underground cities, as well as tabletop campaigns that want dwarven holds with names full of dark humour.
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