OneTaskBy Tim King · Updated
Gladiator Name Generator
Arena Fighter, Fight Record, Epithet and Fighting School Names
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How the Gladiator Name Generator works
This gladiator name generator is free and makes a new batch each time. Generate gladiator names: plain names such as Skarra, Cassius Ironhand and Valeria of Corinthos, arena names such as the Bull of Ostia, Gromnar the Bear and the Red Viper, names with a record such as Lucan, thirty wins and one draw and Brenna Stoneback, who fought the Iron Duke's champion to a standstill, names with an epithet such as Hrolf the Unbroken and Tullia of the Red Sand, the Twice-Spared, and fighting school names such as the Red Sand School of Corinthos and the Valadria Pit. Choose female, male or either and generate up to a hundred at once.
Gladiator name generator: where the names come from
A gladiator's name is the one the crowd chants, and the generator builds it for the arenas of this fantasy section. The plain name is a hard, short name in the public language, some of them Latin-sounding for the old-empire arena, Cassius, Valeria, Lucan, Tullia, Varro, Drusus, some northern for the fighter brought down in chains, Skarra, Hrolf, Gunnhild, Skorri, Thora, Gromnar, with a surname that is a body part joined to something hard, Ironhand, Stoneback, Redsand, Bonejaw, Steelbrow. The arena name is the beast the crowd sees, the Bull, the Bear, the Boar, the Viper, the Mastiff, joined to the shared city whose sand the fighter works, the Bull of Corinthos, the Wolf of Ostia, the Laughing Ram. The record is the tally the crier shouts, thirty wins and one draw, fifty wins and one death owed, and the deed is the story behind it, drawn from the shared titles and events, fought the Iron Duke's champion to a standstill, fought for the Last King's crowning games, refused the wooden sword twice. The epithet is the crowd's word, the Unbroken, the Undefeated, the Twice-Spared, the Crowd-Loved, the Freed. The schools are named for their sand and their city, the Red Sand School of Corinthos, the Valadria Pit, the School of the Iron Gate.
Plain name gives the name alone, with a surname, or with a city. Arena name gives the beast and the city. Name with record gives the tally or the story. Name with epithet gives the crowd's word. Fighting school name gives the school, the Red Sand School of Corinthos, the Ostia Cage, the School of the Bloody Circle.
The gender option splits the given names and leaves surnames, arena names, records, epithets and schools shared, since the sand does not ask.
The lists are original. The given names are old Latin, Norse, Welsh and European names in the public language, the surnames, arena names, records, schools and deeds are coined for this page, and no name is copied from a published gladiator or school; a match with a novel, a film or a game would be chance, and a name intended for commercial use should be searched first.
For the barbarian who fought free before the chains, the barbarian page; for the arena itself, the landmark page; for the noble who owns the school, the noble house page; and for the knight who fights for honour rather than a crowd, the knight page.
FAQ
What is an arena name?
The beast the crowd sees, the Bull, the Bear, the Boar, the Viper, the Mastiff, joined to the shared city whose sand the fighter works, the Bull of Corinthos, the Wolf of Ostia, or to a colour, the Red Viper. The Arena name kind gives it alone or behind a given name.
What is a record name?
The tally the crier shouts before the fight, and the Name with record kind gives it, Lucan, thirty wins and one draw, Skarra Ironhand, fifty wins, or the story behind the tally, Brenna, who fought three men and a bear in one afternoon.
Why do some names sound Roman and some northern?
Because the arena of this section sits in the Old Empire, where the crowd is Latin-sounding, Cassius, Valeria, Varro, and the fighters are often brought down in chains from the north, Skarra, Hrolf, Gunnhild, Gromnar, so both sounds belong on the same sand.
How do I name a fighting school?
Use the Fighting school name kind. It joins a hard adjective to the arena's sand or gate and a shared city, the Red Sand School of Corinthos, the Iron Gate School of Ostia, or gives the short form, the Valadria Pit, the School of the Bloody Circle.
Are any of these names from published works?
No. Every list is original. The given names are old Latin, Norse, Welsh and European names in the public language, the surnames, arena names, records, schools and deeds are coined for this page, and no name is copied from a published gladiator or school, so a match would be chance, and a name meant for commercial use should be searched first.
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