Just launched: Nymia — a lightweight fantasy name generator hub for writers, DMs, and indie devs
Hey IH — I just shipped Fantasy Name Gens: https://fantasynamegens.com/
If you’ve ever built an entire world and then got instantly defeated by the question:
“Cool… what’s their name?”
You know the pain.
The problem
Naming is a tiny task that somehow becomes a huge blocker:
Novelists stall because every name starts sounding the same
TTRPG DMs/GM freeze when players ask for the bartender’s full name + hometown + “definitely-not-a-cult” affiliation
Indie devs end up with
NPC_merchant_02,Village_03, and “I’ll rename it later” (spoiler: later never comes)
The solution
Fantasy Name Gens is a simple, no-friction place to generate fantasy-style names quickly so you can:
get unstuck in seconds
grab a batch of names, pick a few, tweak them to fit your setting
keep momentum while writing / running a session / building your game
Who it’s for
Writers / worldbuilders: characters, houses, regions, lore drafts
TTRPG DMs/GMs: NPCs, towns, taverns, artifacts (especially mid-session)
Indie game devs: better placeholders that don’t destroy immersion
How I personally use it
My workflow is basically:
Generate 20–50 names
Pick 3 that match the vibe
Edit like a human (swap a vowel, shorten a syllable, make it pronounceable)
Save the rest for “future me” (future me is always grateful)
What’s next (if people find it useful)
I’m considering improvements like:
more name styles / categories that help with consistent cultures/regions
better browsing/refining so you can get “similar vibe” batches
quality-of-life features for writers/DMs/devs
I’m keeping it lightweight and only building what users actually want.
What I’m looking for (feedback)
If you have 30 seconds, I’d love your take:
What do you struggle naming most: people / places / factions / items?
Do you prefer pronounceable names or extra fantasy/exotic names?
Any naming style you wish existed but can’t find?
Link again: https://fantasynamegens.com/
Thanks — and may your “mysterious stranger” never be named “Bob” again.
