Name your goblin before he steals your loot. This goblin names generator pulls 260+ goblin names across three pools (male, female, goblin-warren surname) drawn from D&D tradition, LOTR-inspired fantasy, modern video games, and classic fairy tale lore.
Whether you need a name for a D&D campaign, a fantasy novel, a video game NPC, or a tabletop wargame unit, the pools below produce goblin names that feel sneaky, fast, and properly menacing.
Select Male or Female and press Generate
Most goblins in fiction use a single name. Snitch, Grub, Yark. The single-name structure feels appropriately small and disposable.
For more developed goblin characters (named NPCs, boss goblins, or goblin chieftains), pair with surname:
The pool draws on traditions from these sources:
The goblin naming convention varies by setting. D&D goblins lean cave-dwelling thieves. Harry Potter goblins lean craftsmen with formal names like Griphook. Pick the convention that matches your setting.
Short sneaky single names work best. Snitch, Grub, Yark, Snoz, Snargle, Pip, Grem. Pair with warren-name surname for boss-level goblins or named NPCs.
Yes. Use brutish action-coded names for army-style goblin units: Bork, Crud, Drub, Fang, Gnasher. These match Tolkien's brute orc-adjacent goblin naming tradition.
Yes. The female pool includes -a suffix variants of male names (Slipra, Trill, Murka, Sneetra) plus original female goblin names. Use for full goblin family fiction or matriarchal warren NPCs.
Three pattern types: location-based (of Mudpit, of the Stink Cave), trade-based (Burglekin, Snargle, Filcher), and physical trait (Stabnose, Crookback, Snortmaw).
Yes. Short brutal names work for batch goblin units. Snitch, Grub, Yark, Bork, Crud all work as repeated army member names. No attribution required.
Goblins: short, sneaky, theft-themed (Snitch, Grub, Pip). Orcs: brutal, longer, more military (Korg, Murak, Bohrok). The naming reflects size and personality: goblins small and fast, orcs big and slow.
Yes. Memorable single-word goblin names work for indie video game NPCs. Snitch, Grub, Pip, Murk all stand out without being too long for UI labels.
Use longer name with intimidating surname. Examples: Snitchel Burglekin, Brubb Cavewart, Grubmaster Hexnodder. The combination signals boss-level goblin worth the encounter.
Less ideal. Harry Potter goblins (Griphook, Ragnok) lean toward dignified craftsman names. The pool here leans cave-thief style. For Harry Potter style, pick from the more formal-sounding longer names.
Yes. Names are free for commercial use including indie video games, fantasy novels, tabletop products, and fan fiction. Avoid using famous goblin names from existing IPs (Griphook) for commercial work.
