Fictional Names

A Python package for generating fictional names for characters in your fantasy stories, Dungeons & Dragons, RPGs, or whatever else you need them for.

Installation

python3 -m pip install fictional_names

Usage

The generate_name function is the main function of the package, and it can be used in a variety of ways, by passing different arguments to it. It takes the following arguments: gender, style, and library.

gender can be either 'male' or'female'. Leave it blank if you want random gender.

style can be any of the following: 'arab', 'aztec', 'chinese', 'dragonborn', 'drow', 'dwarven', 'elven', 'english', 'eriskon', 'germanic', 'giant', 'gnomish', 'greek', 'halfling', 'human', 'japanese', 'jordan', 'martin', 'mongolian', 'norsemen', 'orc', 'roman', 'rowling', 'sapkowski', 'slavic', 'steampunk', 'tolkien', 'turkish', or 'viking'. Leave it blank if you want a random style.

*Most styles are obvious, but some of them are named after famous authors, and some of them are named after famous fantasy races.

library can be either True or False. Leave it blank and it's randomly picked.

*True libraries are used to generate solid names that resembling real names, or names that is more likely to have been used in books, movies, or TV shows. False libraries are used to generate more unique names as they are compounded by random syllables, related to the style.

Importing the package

from fictional_names import name_generator
names = name_generator.generate_name

What it follows is a list of examples of how to use the function, and what you can expect to get from it.

Completely random names

names()
# Probable generated names: 'Eleanor Neumann', 'Nathaniel Eberhardt', 'Yolotzintli (Ethereal Mist)', 'Isabeau of Rhovanion', 'Barthanes al'Tealdar', 'Arabella Bryce', 'Sicilia Lucretillus', 'Orggol the Ruiner', 'Bolbo Honeydew', 'Gerda Einarsdottir', 'Ganoes Untor'

Human names from different cultures

names(style='english')
# Probable generated names: 'Aaron Mckinney', 'Edmund Sheffield', 'Beatrix Moss'

names(style='arab')
# Probable generated names: 'Youssef Shihab', 'Yasmin Fadel', 'Saeed Nader'

names(style='chinese')
# Probable generated names: 'Xiulan Tang', 'Guo Qing', 'Mei Chi'

names(style='germanic')
# Probable generated names: 'Dankrich Vogelweber', 'Folker Holz', 'Siegfried Wiedemann'

names(style='japanese')
# Probable generated names: 'Yumiko Yoshikawa', 'Naoki Yamamoto', 'Ryozo Nagano'

names(style='slavic')
# Probable generated names: 'Valentin Marinov', 'Pavelv Borenko', 'Zina Kovačević'

Human names from lost civilizations

names(style='aztec')
# Probable generated names: 'Miquiztli (Lorekeeper)', 'Huexotzinco (Silver Mist)', 'Callitli Tlanitl'

names(style='greek', library=True)
# Probable generated names: 'Demosthenes of Kydonia', 'Adrastos of Apollonia', 'Kallisto of Larissa'

names(style='roman')
# Probable generated names: 'Faucia Vitruvius', 'Atia Tiberius', 'Aventinus Calpurnius'

names(style='viking')
# Probable generated names: 'Ørvar Yvngirsson', 'Livþora Jarmann', 'Siggyða Norrav'

Fantasy names based on Dungeons & Dragons and other TTRPGs

names(gender='male', style='dwarven', library=False)
# Probable generated names: 'Kazdin Voldurmir', 'Thunûr Kinmarmak', 'Dorgǎrn Bǎlthrak'

names(gender='female', style='elven', library=True)
# Probable generated names: 'Galadhrim Narothor', 'Narwindë Ardalas', 'Ermalinde Nimrith'

names(style='halfling', library=True)
# Probable generated names: 'Lyric Tricklebrook', 'Nibs Cobblehill', 'Sylvia Wildflower'

names(gender='male', style='human', library=True)
# Probable generated names: 'Leander Hecht', 'Jasper Hahn', 'Galahad Thiele'

names(gender='male', style='orc', library=True)
# Probable generated names: 'Snagrag the Desecrator', 'Bolgrag the Crazed', 'Thak the Deathbringer'

names(gender='female', style='steampunk', library=True)
# Probable generated names: 'Dorothea Finnigan', 'Bernadette Baron', 'Mathilda Tarleton'

Human names based on famous authors works

names(gender='male', style='tolkien', library=True)
# Probable generated names: 'Saradoc of Bree', 'Eldric of Rohan', 'Hilbert of Dol Guldur'

names(style='martin', library=False)
# Probable generated names: 'Bran Conford', 'Toras Belton', 'Sen Berdon'

names(gender='female', style='rowling', library=False)
# Probable generated names: 'Sega Ryddle', 'Alda Glanvill', 'Kiola Graham'

Printing the name

You can print the name directly from the function, or you can store it in a variable and print it later.

print(names())

or

name = names()
print(name)