Dwarven Naming Guides

[Warunsun]

Greetings.

One of my player remembers a dwarven name generator from a TSR sourcebook (most likely an AD&D Second Edition book). He wants to use it in a new campaign. Does anyone remember it? Thanks.

 

[Morrus]

Dunno about that, but we have one right here on EN World. Click on "Generators".

http://www.enworld.org/forum/dnd_view_block.php?id=151

 

[Twiggly the Gnome]

Found this with a google search...

http://www.teuse.net/games/khuzdul/dndnames.php

 

[Mogensen]

Complete Book of Dwarves?

Greetings.

One of my player remembers a dwarven name generator from a TSR sourcebook (most likely an AD&D Second Edition book). He wants to use it in a new campaign. Does anyone remember it? Thanks.

I believe it may be PHBR6, 2nd Edition Player's Handbook Rules Supplement - Complete Book of Dwarves. Here's the excerpt regarding the name generation:

Other Characteristics


Each dwarf name consists of a prefix and a suffix. To create a name either select or roll for
a prefix and a suffix. Gender is indicated by the suffix, so male character names are generated
using the Male Suffix Table and female names on the Female Suffix Table. For example, a roll
of 2 on the Prefix Table gives "Bal-," and a roll of 1 on the Male Suffix Table gives us "-aim,"
for the name Balaim.


Dwarf Name Generator Tables


Prefixes (1d20)
[TABLE="width: 500"][TR][TD]1 B-[/TD][TD]11 Gil-[/TD][/TR][TR][TD]2 Bal-[/TD][TD]12 Gim-[/TD][/TR][TR][TD]3 Bel-[/TD][TD]13 Kil-[/TD][/TR][TR][TD]4 Bof-[/TD][TD]14 Mor-[/TD][/TR][TR][TD]5 Bol-[/TD][TD]15 Nal-[/TD][/TR][TR][TD]6 D-[/TD][TD]16 Nor-[/TD][/TR][TR][TD]7 Dal-[/TD][TD]17 Ov-[/TD][/TR][TR][TD]8 Dor-[/TD][TD]18 Th-[/TD][/TR][TR][TD]9 Dw-[/TD][TD]19 Thor-[/TD][/TR][TR][TD]10 Far-[/TD][TD]20 Thr-[/TD][/TR][/TABLE]

[TABLE="width: 500"][TR][TD]Male Suffixes[/TD][TD]Female Suffixes[/TD][/TR][TR][TD]1 -aim[/TD][TD]1 -a[/TD][/TR][TR][TD]2 -ain[/TD][TD]2 -ala[/TD][/TR][TR][TD]3 -ak[/TD][TD]3 -ana[/TD][/TR][TR][TD]4 -ar[/TD][TD]4 -ip[/TD][/TR][TR][TD]5 -i[/TD][TD]5 -ia[/TD][/TR][TR][TD]6 -im[/TD][TD]6 -ila[/TD][/TR][TR][TD]7 -in[/TD][TD]7 -ina[/TD][/TR][TR][TD]8 -o[/TD][TD]8 -on[/TD][/TR][TR][TD]9 -or[/TD][TD]9 -ola[/TD][/TR][TR][TD]10 -ur[/TD][TD]10 -ona[/TD][/TR][/TABLE]

If you cannot create a name you like, try adding a "b," "d," "f," "g," "k," "m," "t," "v," or "z"
between the prefix and the suffix.

 

[Warunsun]

Awesome. I will check into my copy. I also found some dwarven naming guidelines in FR11 Dwarves Deep.