Fantasy Name Generator

A random name generator that produces names aligning (more or less) with common conventions for fantasy characters in fictional media such as Dungeons and Dragons or World of Warcraft.

Installation

python3 -m pip install fantasynames

Or if your project is using Poetry:

poetry add fantasynames

Usage

The following name generating methods are provided for a variety of different stereotypical fantasy "races", as well as a few different "medieval-y" languages:

import fantasynames as names

names.elf()
# Example outputs: 'Farathia Eaviel', 'Iethian Willowblossom'

names.dwarf()
# Example outputs: 'Dagdr Steelbeard', 'Thorinna Ironstrike'

names.hobbit()
# Example outputs: 'Libby Honeyfoot', 'Flublius Sweetscone'

names.french()
# Example outputs: 'Richert Roublac', 'Clavena de Clardalle'

names.anglo()
# Example outputs: 'Brandin of Avonlyn', 'Kallem Davenmere'

names.human()
# Example outputs: 'Danric du Tourbloc', 'Sumia Sageholme'

Note that human() provides a diverse mix of different first and last name styles, including anglo() and french()...and more!

You can also pass a string argument to specify whether you want to recieve masculine or feminine names. By default, it's totally random:

names.human() # this will randomly generate either a male or female name

names.human('any') # this is equivalent to the above, in case you want to be specific

names.human('male') # this will generate a masculine name

names.human('female') # this will generate a feminine name

Contributing

Poetry

This package uses Poetry for package management. After checking out the repo, use poetry install to install all the required dependencies. Anytime you need to add a package, use:

poetry add PACKAGE_NAME_HERE

Linting / Formatting

We do code formatting with Python Black, additional linting with flake8, and type checking with mypy. Before opening a PR, please make sure to run all of these. Below is a helpful command to do them all at once:

poetry run black fantasynames && poetry run flake8 fantasynames && poetry run mypy fantasynames

Guides

If you want to make your own name generators, check out:

• How to Add a New Name Generator Guide

And then if you want to ramp up the complexity, take a look at:

• Transformation Guide