Places & Realms data
Tavern name data
This is the whole grammar behind the Tavern Name Generator: 40 building blocks in 2 sets, assembled by one pattern, with a selection space of 400 combinations. Nothing is withheld and nothing is summarised: the lists below are the arrays the generator runs on.
Summary
| Building blocks | 40 |
|---|---|
| Patterns | The [Adjective] [Noun] |
| Selection space | 400 |
| Counted as | 20 adjectives x 20 nouns |
Where these blocks came from
The pattern is historical: English inns were identified by a painted sign rather than by a written name, which is why the surviving form is The Adjective Noun. The word lists themselves are own selection.
The building blocks
Adjectives 20
The descriptor on the sign.
prancingdrunkengoldensaltywearylaughingrustybrokensilverroaringcrookedsleepinggildedhungrywanderinggreenredoldmerrysinging
Nouns 20
The object on the sign.
ponydragonbarrelmermaidboargriffinanchorcrownstaglanternkettletankardgoatwyrmcompassravencauldronhearthsailorfox
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Golden Stag | 15 | 4 | 3 | CVCCVC |
| The Prancing Barrel | 19 | 5 | 3 | CCVCCVCC |
| The Red Lantern | 15 | 4 | 3 | CVCCVCC |
| The Gilded Anchor | 17 | 5 | 3 | CVCCVC |
| The Salty Pony | 14 | 5 | 3 | CVCCV |
| The Broken Tankard | 18 | 5 | 3 | CVCCVCC |
How to cite this
NameForge. Tavern name data, NameForge Naming Corpus v1. 2026. CC BY 4.0. https://nameforge.name/data/tavern
BibTeX
@misc{nameforge-corpus-v1,
author = {NameForge},
title = {Tavern name data, NameForge Naming Corpus v1},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {\url{https://nameforge.name/data/tavern}},
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: tavern names are assembled from 40 blocks in 2 sets, and a generator with fewer blocks in more sets can still reach a wider selection space.
| Corpus | Blocks | Block sets | Combinations |
|---|---|---|---|
| City name data | 36 | 4 | 5,307,120 |
| Fantasy name data | 39 | 4 | 16,111,972,800 |
| Human name data | 39 | 4 | 16,111,972,800 |
| Kingdom name data | 28 | 3 | 593,409,600 |
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Last reviewed 6 August 2026. Corpus v1. Method: how NameForge builds a name. Built and maintained by FusionStudios.