Fantasy Races data
Orc name data
This is the whole grammar behind the Orc Name Generator: 33 building blocks in 4 sets, assembled by one pattern, with a selection space of 4,238,640 combinations. Nothing is withheld and nothing is summarised: the lists below are the arrays the generator runs on.
Summary
| Building blocks | 33 |
|---|---|
| Patterns | [syllables](+[suffix]) |
| Selection space | 4,238,640 |
| Counted as | the model: 12 onsets x 7 nuclei x 10 coda options (coda is optional), summed over 1 to 2 syllables, then multiplied by 6 suffix options (suffix is optional) |
Where these blocks came from
Own design. Built on clustered stops and back vowels, the sound English-language fantasy has used for orcish speech since the mid twentieth century.
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.
grkthdrghzmnbrskgr
Nuclei 7
The vowel core of each syllable. Digraphs like ae and ia carry most of the genre flavour.
aouaaogurar
Codas 9
Closes a syllable, but only about half the time, so consonants do not pile up.
gkshzrkggthnakdush
Suffixes 5
Appended to roughly two names in five, after the syllables are built.
nakdushgrimbukzug
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brarggskur | 10 | 2 | 1 | CCVCCCCCVC |
| Rarbuk | 6 | 2 | 1 | CVCCVC |
| Gathukbuk | 9 | 3 | 1 | CVCCVCCVC |
| Ghogrknak | 9 | 2 | 1 | CCVCCCCVC |
| Moggzashdush | 12 | 3 | 1 | CVCCCVCCCVCC |
| Ghogo | 5 | 2 | 1 | CCVCV |
How to cite this
NameForge. Orc name data, NameForge Naming Corpus v1. 2026. CC BY 4.0. https://nameforge.name/data/orc
BibTeX
@misc{nameforge-corpus-v1,
author = {NameForge},
title = {Orc name data, NameForge Naming Corpus v1},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {\url{https://nameforge.name/data/orc}},
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: orc names are assembled from 33 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dwarf name data | 53 | 6 | 423,360,000 |
| Elf name data | 40 | 4 | 21,967,680,000 |
| Fantasy name data | 39 | 4 | 16,111,972,800 |
| Dragon name data | 35 | 4 | 3,363,897,600 |
Back to the Orc 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.