Creative & Music data
Dragon name data
This is the whole grammar behind the Dragon Name Generator: 35 building blocks in 4 sets, assembled by 2 patterns, with a selection space of 3,363,897,600 combinations. Nothing is withheld and nothing is summarised: the lists below are the arrays the generator runs on.
Summary
| Building blocks | 35 |
|---|---|
| Patterns | [syllables], [title][syllables] |
| Selection space | 3,363,897,600 |
| Counted as | the dragon model: 12 onsets x 6 nuclei x 10 coda options (coda is optional), summed over 2 to 3 syllables, then multiplied by 9 title options (title is optional) |
Where these blocks came from
Own design.
The building blocks
Onsets 12
Opens each syllable. An empty onset is allowed where the model lists one, which is what lets a name start on a vowel.
VrKhZaNeAxGorRylThraVexMorSyDra
Nuclei 6
The vowel core of each syllable. Digraphs like ae and ia carry most of the genre flavour.
aoauaeyaa
Codas 9
Closes a syllable, but only about half the time, so consonants do not pile up.
thxrrgonnaxrothryxgardmir
Titles 8
Appended after a comma to about half of the names.
the Ashenthe DevourerWyrmkingthe Eternalthe Scourgeof the Deep Hallsthe SunlessFirstflame
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Axyrylaa | 8 | 4 | 1 | VCVCVCVV |
| Goraadraax | 10 | 3 | 1 | CVCVVCCVVC |
| Thraanaxnea | 11 | 3 | 1 | CCCVVCVCCVV |
| Khysyanax, the Scourge | 22 | 5 | 3 | CCVCVVCVC |
| Goryxkhamir, Firstflame | 23 | 6 | 2 | CVCVCCCVCVC |
| Zaarrsya | 8 | 2 | 1 | CVVCCCVV |
How to cite this
NameForge. Dragon name data, NameForge Naming Corpus v1. 2026. CC BY 4.0. https://nameforge.name/data/dragon
BibTeX
@misc{nameforge-corpus-v1,
author = {NameForge},
title = {Dragon name data, NameForge Naming Corpus v1},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {\url{https://nameforge.name/data/dragon}},
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: dragon names are assembled from 35 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 |
| Orc name data | 33 | 4 | 4,238,640 |
| Kingdom name data | 28 | 3 | 593,409,600 |
| Wizard name data | 49 | 5 | 161,119,728,000 |
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Last reviewed 6 August 2026. Corpus v1. Method: how NameForge builds a name. Built and maintained by FusionStudios.