The drow, or dark elves, dwell in the Underdark's twisted caverns. Their names reflect their cruel society, spider goddess worship, and matriarchal houses. This guide covers everything you need to create authentic drow names, and our elf name generator can roll dozens more in seconds.
Drow Naming Conventions
Drow names differ significantly from the surface elf names most players know:
- Harsher sounds — More hard consonants, less melodic
- Apostrophes — Common in noble house names
- House name first — High-ranking drow introduce house before personal name
- Gender patterns — Female names often end in vowels; male names in consonants
Female Drow Names
Male Drow Names
Famous Drow Houses
Drow Priestess Names
Priestesses of Lolth hold the highest rank in drow society. Their names tend to be longer and more formal, often carrying the weight of generations of matriarchal power:
Drow Names with Meanings
Want a name that says something about your character? These original names are built from Drow-language roots, each with an evocative meaning — much like the chosen virtue names described in our tiefling naming guide:
Female
- Akordia — "Web of ambition"
- Chessintra — "Night's favor"
- Felyndiira — "Gem of the depths"
- Nathrae — "Silent venom"
- Ssapria — "Spider's kiss"
- Zarranda — "She who strikes first"
- Belarra — "Twice-poisoned blade"
- Qildaera — "Whisper in the dark"
- Tluthea — "Veiled dagger"
- Myrymma — "Born under darkness"
Male
- Ryltar — "Shadow-walker"
- Duagloth — "Twin darkness"
- Ilmryn — "Web-born"
- Kelnar — "Blade in silence"
- Malaggar — "Flame of malice"
- Tathlyn — "Quiet ambush"
- Urlryn — "Hunter of the deep"
- Vesz'aun — "Venom-tongue"
- Tsabrak — "Unseen fang"
- Nilonim — "Poisoned promise"
Creating Your Own Drow Name
Combine these elements:
- Prefixes: Driz, Vic, Zak, Phar, Nal, Mas, Quen, Bri, Mal
- Male suffixes: -zt, -fein, -aun, -ozz, -oj, -ld
- Female suffixes: -ia, -a, -ine, -ra, -elle, -ice