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Dungeon Name Generator

Names for crypts, ruins and monster lairs

Example Dungeon Names

A fixed sample of what the generator produces. Use the tool above for a fresh batch, or to filter by length.

Crypt & Tomb Names

  • The Mausoleum of Nine Priests — the dates on the stones are wrong
  • A Forgotten Dynasty’s Barrow — the lower levels are flooded
  • The Restless Catacombs — still consecrated, technically
  • The Vaults of the Drowned King — the dates on the stones are wrong
  • Saint Orvane’s Vaults — it goes down further than the survey says
  • The Catacombs of a Forgotten Dynasty — nothing has decayed properly
  • The Forgotten Barrow — the occupant is not at home
  • Nine Priests’s Barrow — sealed from the inside
  • The Sealed Barrow — the lower levels are flooded
  • The Tomb of the Last Warden — it was robbed centuries ago

Ruin & Keep Names

  • The Fortress of a Broken Order — nobody agrees who owns it
  • The Overgrown Citadel — the walls are still sound
  • The Creeping Spire — the siege never officially ended
  • A Betrayed Garrison’s Fortress — it changed hands nine times
  • The Hold of a Broken Order — the cellars predate the keep
  • The Fallen Spire — it changed hands nine times
  • The Bastion of a Betrayed Garrison — burned twice, rebuilt once
  • The Toppled Hold — the walls are still sound
  • The Fortress of the Winter Court — the cellars predate the keep
  • The Winter Court’s Keep — burned twice, rebuilt once

Monster Lair Names

  • The Maw of a Sleeping Wyrm — livestock has been going missing
  • The Slick Den — it is unusually clean
  • The Pale Mother’s Hollow — the previous occupant was evicted
  • The Thing Below’s Lair — it is unusually clean
  • An Old Predator’s Nest — the smell reaches the treeline
  • The Hungry Cavern — there is more than one entrance
  • The Reeking Cavern — the bones are sorted by size
  • The Hungry Burrow — the previous occupant was evicted
  • Nine Broods’s Pit — it has been growing
  • The Pit of an Old Predator — it is unusually clean

About Dungeon Names

A dungeon name is a warning label. It should tell the party roughly what kind of trouble is inside and how old the trouble is, in about four words.

Naming Patterns

  • The Adjective Place — The Weeping Catacombs
  • Place of Owner — the previous occupant gets billing
  • Local names — what nearby villagers call it is often better than its real name

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I name a dungeon?▼
Pair a mood adjective with a structure noun. The Screaming Vaults tells a party more in three words than a paragraph of description.
Should the name spoil what is inside?▼
A hint is good, a full reveal is not. The Drowned Halls suggests water hazards without confirming what lives there.
What if the dungeon has two names?▼
That is a great detail. The formal name on old maps and the blunt name locals use can differ, and the gap is a hook in itself.
How do I make a dungeon feel ancient?▼
Reference something the current world has forgotten — a dead dynasty, an abandoned calendar, a god nobody worships now.

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