Characters data
Character name data
This is the whole grammar behind the Character Name Generator: 39 building blocks in 4 sets, assembled by one pattern, with a selection space of 259,595,667,507,939,840,000 combinations. Nothing is withheld and nothing is summarised: the lists below are the arrays the generator runs on.
Summary
| Building blocks | 39 |
|---|---|
| Patterns | [given syllables] [family syllables] |
| Selection space | 259,595,667,507,939,840,000 |
| Counted as | the human model: 15 onsets x 8 nuclei x 11 coda options (coda is optional), summed over 2 to 3 syllables, then multiplied by 7 suffix options (suffix is optional), then squared because a full name draws twice from the same model |
Where these blocks came from
Own design, shared with the human generator.
The building blocks
Onsets 15
Opens each syllable. An empty onset is allowed where the model lists one, which is what lets a name start on a vowel.
(empty)bcdghjmrstwbrthal
Nuclei 8
The vowel core of each syllable. Digraphs like ae and ia carry most of the genre flavour.
aeiouaeeiea
Codas 10
Closes a syllable, but only about half the time, so consonants do not pile up.
nmrslrtndricwinard
Suffixes 6
Appended to roughly two names in five, after the syllables are built.
ricwinardelleanaius
Worked examples
Six names this generator produced, with the measurements the site shows next to every name. Syllables follow one published rule: count each run of vowel letters as one syllable, then subtract one for a silent trailing e when the word has more than one vowel group. The rule is approximate at the edges and deliberately simple, so anyone can apply it to any name here and get the same answer.
| Name | Characters | Syllables | Words | Pattern |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beiwealric Rare | 15 | 4 | 2 | CVVCVVCCVC |
| Bindboard Besaluwin | 19 | 6 | 2 | CVCCCVVCC |
| Rawea Alonsithawin | 18 | 7 | 2 | VCVCCVCCVCVC |
| Daemaelle Briru | 15 | 4 | 2 | CVVCVVCCV |
| Alorti Reaream | 14 | 5 | 2 | CVVCVVC |
| Rertea Thaerbeirwin | 19 | 5 | 2 | CCVVCCVVCCVC |
How to cite this
NameForge. Character name data, NameForge Naming Corpus v1. 2026. CC BY 4.0. https://nameforge.name/data/character
BibTeX
@misc{nameforge-corpus-v1,
author = {NameForge},
title = {Character name data, NameForge Naming Corpus v1},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {\url{https://nameforge.name/data/character}},
note = {CC BY 4.0}
}
Reuse is welcome under CC BY 4.0. Attribution line: Data: NameForge Naming Corpus v1, https://nameforge.name/data. A name assembled from these blocks can coincide with a real name, business or trademark; nothing here is checked against any register.
Related corpus entries
The generators this one shares naming conventions with, and how their block counts compare. A larger corpus is not a better one: character names are assembled from 39 blocks in 4 sets, and a generator with fewer blocks in more sets can still reach a wider selection space.
| Corpus | Blocks | Block sets | Combinations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fantasy name data | 39 | 4 | 16,111,972,800 |
| Human name data | 39 | 4 | 16,111,972,800 |
| D&D name data | 51 | 5 | 3,115,148,010,095,278,000,000 |
| Sci-Fi name data | 34 | 4 | 5,313,945,600 |
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Last reviewed 6 August 2026. Corpus v1. Method: how NameForge builds a name. Built and maintained by FusionStudios.