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Troll Name Generator

Troll names grumble. Pick the lair your troll lives in and get a short, heavy name with a second name taken from the bridge, the cave, the swamp or the mountain.

Generate troll names

Lair
  1. Grigbougle Postknob
  2. Hulkgounko Slabcollector
  3. Slumgua Slimeelbow
  4. Grigbo Lamptread
  5. Thumpka Cobbletoe
  6. Slumnoma Stoneshover
  7. Mogmuumpa the Large
  8. Ploogizzle Gravelsnatcher
  9. Grumrooggo Swampthud
  10. Murkaub Keystoneshover

Free, with no sign-up or AI. Names are generated in your browser, which remembers the ones you have seen so new batches do not repeat them. Type a seed to replay a list.

How troll names are usually built

Troll names are made of heavy, grumbling syllables, the kind of sound you make when you are woken from a long sleep. They begin with a thick consonant such as gr, bl or kl, take a round vowel and end on a mumble: Grumbo, Blukga, Murgla. They carry the thud of a footstep, and they are easy to say after a bad night.

The second name tells you where the troll lives and what they do there. A bridge troll is a Tollgobbler or a Plankcounter. A cave troll is an Echosnorer. A swamp troll collects mud and muttering, and a mountain troll has a name that sounds like a rockfall.

Keeping troll names consistent

Decide how much a troll cares about names. Many fictional trolls have just one syllable and a grudge, and a troll with a long name is a troll who has been paid to remember it. Keep the lair names tied to real jobs. A bridge troll who calls himself a Rockgrinder should be somewhere with rocks. Let trolls insult each other with their second names, and let the name change when the troll moves, because a troll who loses a bridge loses part of his name too.

Twenty example troll names

  • Grumbo Tollgobbler a bridge keeper who accepts payment in riddles.
  • Murgla Echosnorer a cave troll who sleeps through every battle.
  • Plodug Bogchewer a swamp troll with a taste for reeds.
  • Klobo Peakmuncher a mountain troll who eats rock salt.
  • Thudro Plankcounter a troll who counts every traveller twice.
  • Gulbo the Sulky a troll who refuses to leave his bridge.
  • Krogga Slimeknuckle a swamp troll with a wide, wet grin.
  • Nubbo Dripstonegrumbler a cave troll who complains about the damp.
  • Zorgo Mudstump a swamp troll who gets stuck in his own door.
  • Lumpa the Damp a cave troll who knits moss into scarves.
  • Trogga Culvertsitter a bridge troll who guards a drain.
  • Urg Cinderhide a mountain troll who lives near a vent.
  • Blukga Scrapesnorer a troll with a shovel and a bad cold.
  • Dorgo the Hungry a troll who has never been full.
  • Hulga Weirshover a river troll who moves boats she dislikes.
  • Mogruk Stalactitechewer a cave troll who collects bat bones.
  • Snubba Gnatgrinder a swamp troll plagued by midges.
  • Gormo Pinnaclethumper a mountain troll who rolls boulders for fun.
  • Wugga Beltoes a bridge troll who kicks his toll bell.
  • Brumo the Ancient a troll so old he is mostly moss.

Questions about troll names

What makes a troll name sound like a troll?

Heavy starting sounds such as gr, bl and kl, round vowels and a mumbled ending. Short names with a thud, like Grumbo or Murgla, read as trolls at once.

Why do trolls have lair names?

A lair name tells readers where the troll lives and what they do there. Bridge trolls keep tolls, cave trolls keep silence, swamp trolls keep mud, and mountain trolls keep rocks.

Do trolls need a first and a second name?

Not always. A single name suits a young or foolish troll. A second name suits an old troll with a reputation, or one that a human has to write on a warning sign.

Can I use these troll names in a tabletop game or novel?

Yes. They are free to use in any campaign, story or game. The generator avoids names of well-known trolls from books and films.

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