Sturdy, honourable names from the age of chivalry, plain enough to shout across a tourney field and courtly enough for the high table.
Say it: BLOUL-fo-ra WYND-vale
Meaning: ora radiant · wynd narrow lane · vale valley
Say it: MA-lore WOLF-bourne
Meaning: mal council · oire glorious · wolf · bourne winter stream
Say it: RO-la-ri-a-na LONG-mere
Meaning: rol renown · iana of the court · long tall · mere lake
Say it: THAI-lyn RA-ven-moor
Meaning: lyn still pool · raven · moor moorland
Say it: RE-gyne FAIR-mere
Meaning: reg royal · aine graceful · fair beautiful · mere lake
Say it: MA-lei-wyn DE-mont
Meaning: mal council · wyn joy · de of · mont mountain
Say it: DY-lys OAK-bourne
Meaning: lys lily · oak oak tree · bourne winter stream
Say it: GE-rae-selle DE-vale
Meaning: ger javelin · elle gracious · de of · vale valley
Say it: GA-re-o-steth STORM-fi-eld
Meaning: gar spear · eth of the vigil · storm · field open land
Say it: MA-lo-lyn I-ron-helm
Meaning: mal council · lyn still pool · iron · helm helmet
Say it: HA-ry-wyn LONG-crest
Meaning: har war host · wyn joy · long tall · crest hilltop
Say it: LO-ry-na ASH-march
Meaning: lor laurel · ina true-hearted · ash ash tree · march borderland
Meanings come from this genre's invented word list, made for the generator: they aren't real-world etymology.
Knightly names have an Anglo-Norman and Frankish ring. They open on firm consonants (Br, Gr, Th, Wal, Ric) and close on endings that, in this generator's glossary, sound like virtues: -ard is hardy, -mund protector, -ric ruler, -ulf wolf-hearted.
Feminine names take -elle, -wen, -ise (constant) or -aline (highborn), and neutral ones end quietly on -on, -yn or -is. The hand-picked Aldric Ash, Edric Holt and Brenna Oak are the plain, weathered style the pack is built around.
Surnames often name the land a knight holds. Prefixes such as Black, Grey, Hawk and Wolf join roots like thorn, mont, march (borderland), holt or bourne, and endings such as -shire, -worth or -guard. Particles add a Norman touch: de, du, von.
A surname can double as a holding, Sir Bran of Ironwood rather than Sir Bran Ironwood. Both work, and the first sounds older.
An order of knights needs names that are easy to tell apart in a battle scene. Mix lengths, give each a different first letter, and save the longest name for the one with the grandest banner.
The dark tone brings bane, rue and dusk for a knight who has broken an oath. Mysterious adds vane, fane and mure, banners and high walls; chaotic gives skar and vok, a notched blade and a war cry, for a sellsword in borrowed armour.
Hand-picked names first, then more from the generator, each with how to say it and what its parts mean.
Maelis Vale, Iselen Ash, Wenna Holt, Elise Moor, Brenna Oak, Adela Mere, Aldric Ash, Edric Holt, Roderic Oak, Bran Wolf, Garic Vale, Halden Ash, Rhys Vale, Bryn Oak, Wren Ash, Cael Holt, Merrin Oak, Aldis Mere
Friandmont Ravengard
Say it: FRI-and-mont RA-ven-gard
mont “mountain” · raven · gard “stronghold”
Hariomwen Strongbourne
Say it: HA-ri-om-wen STRONG-bourne
har “war host” · wen “fair” · strong · bourne “winter stream”
Rololle Dubourne
Say it: RO-lolle DU-bourne
rol “renown” · elle “gracious” · du “of the” · bourne “winter stream”
Frornaine Wolfgard
Say it: FROR-naine WOLF-gard
aine “graceful” · wolf · gard “stronghold”
Aldortina Fairfield
Say it: AL-dor-ti-na FAIR-fi-eld
ald “elder” · ina “true-hearted” · fair “beautiful” · field “open land”
Dryrtmont Vonwood
Say it: DRYRT-mont VON-wood
mont “mountain” · von “of the house of” · wood “woodland”
Garouth Oakfield
Say it: GA-routh OAK-fi-eld
gar “spear” · eth “of the vigil” · oak “oak tree” · field “open land”
Duneora Oakgard
Say it: DU-ne-o-ra OAK-gard
dun “hill fort” · ora “radiant” · oak “oak tree” · gard “stronghold”
Hareille Strongbourne
Say it: HA-reille STRONG-bourne
har “war host” · elle “gracious” · strong · bourne “winter stream”
Perebert Dugard
Say it: PE-re-bert DU-gard
per “piercing” · bert “bright” · du “of the” · gard “stronghold”
Loreathand Vonmarch
Say it: LO-rea-thand VON-march
lor “laurel” · and “daring” · von “of the house of” · march “borderland”
Thealys Stormhelm
Say it: THEA-lys STORM-helm
lys “lily” · storm · helm “helmet”
Drialys Ravenhelm
Say it: DRI-a-lys RA-ven-helm
lys “lily” · raven · helm “helmet”
Regaurnaine Oakridge
Say it: RE-gaur-naine OAK-ridge
reg “royal” · aine “graceful” · oak “oak tree” · ridge
Dunare Blackmont
Say it: DU-nare BLACK-mont
dun “hill fort” · oire “glorious” · black · mont “mountain”
Rodaerd Marshridge
Say it: RO-daerd MARSH-ridge
rod “glory” · ard “hardy” · marsh “wetland” · ridge
Halealdoire Ironfield
Say it: HA-leal-doire I-ron-fi-eld
hal “hall” · oire “glorious” · iron · field “open land”
Themont Blackmere
Say it: THE-mont BLACK-mere
mont “mountain” · black · mere “lake”
Genon Hawkwood
Say it: GE-non HAWK-wood
on “honour-bound” · hawk · wood “woodland”
Wiliolyn Stormvale
Say it: WI-li-o-lyn STORM-vale
wil “resolve” · yn “young” · storm · vale “valley”
Aldine Vonridge
Say it: AL-dine VON-ridge
ald “elder” · aine “graceful” · von “of the house of” · ridge
Riceraine Marshford
Say it: RI-ce-raine MARSH-ford
ric “ruler” · aine “graceful” · marsh “wetland” · ford “river crossing”
Tran Ashcrest
Say it: TRAN ASH-crest
yn “young” · ash “ash tree” · crest “hilltop”
Walel Longford
Say it: WA-lel LONG-ford
wal “rampart” · el “shining” · long “tall” · ford “river crossing”
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