Halfling Name Generator
Halfling names are warm and round, like their owners — expect names that sound like they come with second breakfast and a story by the fire.
Sample halfling names
First names come from this page's lists; family names are combined from two parts, so these samples are a few of the many possible burrows.
Male first names
Milo · Bando · Corin · Fenn · Garlo · Hamlin · Lindal · Osber · Rolo · Tobin
Female first names
Bela · Cora · Daisy · Fenna · Golda · Lila · Mira · Poppy · Tilda · Willa
Family name parts
First part: Bramble · Honey · Quick · Burrow · Good · Green · Tumble · Cider
Second part: foot · barrel · step · hill · mead · bough · brook · field
Examples: Bramblebrook · Honeymead · Goodbarrel · Greenbough · Ciderfield
How halflings name their children
Halfling names are built for a life lived among neighbours who all know each other. First names are short, soft and friendly; family names are geography and appetite — the hill the burrow is dug into, the brook behind it, the barrel the family is famous for filling. Nobody in a halfling village uses a full name except mothers delivering a scolding. Travelling halflings often discover their surnames are famous in exactly one village and meaningless everywhere else, which suits them fine.
Complete the character with a class title: wizard, rogue, paladin or bard.
Frequently asked questions
How do halfling surnames work?
Halfling family names on this page are built from two cosy parts — a first element like Bramble, Honey, Cider or Green, joined to a countryside word like brook, hill, field or foot. The result (Bramblebrook, Honeyfield, Tumblebrook) sounds like the address of the family's burrow, which is usually exactly what it is.
Do halflings use nicknames?
Constantly — halfling communities are small and affectionate, and most halflings answer to a short form or a nickname more than to their full name. If your generated name feels too formal, shorten it the way family would: Hamlin becomes Ham, Mirabella becomes Mira.
Can a halfling name sound adventurous instead of cosy?
Yes — that's the fun of a halfling adventurer: the cosiest name in the world attached to someone defying dragons. Keep the name and add a class title for contrast — "Poppy Goodbarrel, the Unseen" from the rogue page is exactly the joke halflings would make themselves.
All name lists on this page were written for this site. Dungeons & Dragons is a trademark of Wizards of the Coast; this is an unofficial fan tool.