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Gnome name data
This is the whole grammar behind the Gnome Name Generator: 16 building blocks in 1 set, assembled by one pattern, with a selection space of 16 combinations. Nothing is withheld and nothing is summarised: the lists below are the arrays the generator runs on.
Summary
| Building blocks | 16 |
|---|---|
| Patterns | [given] |
| Selection space | 16 |
| Counted as | 16 curated names, drawn one at a time |
Where these blocks came from
Own design. Stated plainly because it matters: this is the smallest corpus on the site and it repeats sooner than the others.
The building blocks
Given names 16
The whole name. This generator is a single curated list, not a syllable model.
FizwickBoddynNixWrenCogsleyDabbleFonkinPipGimbleNamfoodleRoondarZookTervinBreenaEllywickOrryn
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ellywick | 8 | 3 | 1 | VCCVCVCC |
| Gimble | 6 | 1 | 1 | CVCCCV |
| Nix | 3 | 1 | 1 | CVC |
| Breena | 6 | 2 | 1 | CCVVCV |
| Tervin | 6 | 2 | 1 | CVCCVC |
| Orryn | 5 | 2 | 1 | VCCVC |
How to cite this
NameForge. Gnome name data, NameForge Naming Corpus v1. 2026. CC BY 4.0. https://nameforge.name/data/gnome
BibTeX
@misc{nameforge-corpus-v1,
author = {NameForge},
title = {Gnome name data, NameForge Naming Corpus v1},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {\url{https://nameforge.name/data/gnome}},
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: gnome names are assembled from 16 blocks in 1 set, and a generator with fewer blocks in more sets can still reach a wider selection space.
| Corpus | Blocks | Block sets | Combinations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Halfling name data | 28 | 2 | 192 |
| Dwarf name data | 53 | 6 | 423,360,000 |
| Wizard name data | 49 | 5 | 161,119,728,000 |
| Goblin name data | 31 | 4 | 2,523,312 |
Back to the Gnome Name Generator, or to the full corpus index.
Last reviewed 6 August 2026. Corpus v1. Method: how NameForge builds a name. Built and maintained by FusionStudios.