Goliath Name Generator

Names cut from stone

Goliaths are mountain people in most settings: big, proud and practical, living where every wasted word costs breath. Their given names are short and open, usually two syllables, built from hard beginnings such as Kor-, Thun-, Rak- and Vak- and blunt endings: -ak, -orn or -uth for men, -a, -enna or -ika for women. Vowels seldom meet, so most syllables stand on their own like steps cut into a cliff. The list here begins with Tukraga “Bearwarder” Gorgar, said TUK-rah-gah.

The storm style uses heavier sounds (Thar-, Drak-, Hrun-) and closing consonants, for clans that live higher and harder than the rest.

Nicknames are earned

The most interesting part of a goliath name is the one in the middle. A nickname is given for a deed (a climb, a carry, a rescue, a mistake) and can change when the goliath does something more memorable. Ours join a mountain word to a doer, so you get names like Stonereader, Cloudwatcher or Ropewarder. Every combination is checked against our block list, and the nicknames printed in published game books are never shown.

A goliath who has not yet earned a nickname, or who has lost one, is a story waiting to happen.

Clan names

The clan name comes last, an invented word of two or three syllables such as Korukar or Vulmuthal, longer and rounder than a given name, as if the whole clan had worn it smooth. Some goliaths name the peak their clan lives under instead. Choose Clan name only to list clan names alone, for example when you are mapping a mountain range.