Kraken Name Generator

Names for the kraken and other sea monsters, from Deepmaw to the Kraken of the Grey Deep.

Name format

Press Generate Names for 8 kraken names.

Tap a name to copy it, or the bookmark to keep it.

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By Rich · Updated

Example Kraken Names

A few names this generator came up with. Tap one to copy it, or press "Generate Names" above for more.

Any · Name only

  • Blackeye
  • The Leviathan Kraken of the Shipwreck Graveyard
  • Coilarm
  • Stormulf

Any · With a title

  • The Kraken of the Maelstrom
  • Brinerender the Unfathomable
  • Drownlurker, Terror of the Fleet
  • Deepwake, Ruler of the Abyss

Monstrous · Name only

  • Gloomcrusher
  • Hullmaw
  • Abysscoil
  • Saltbeak

Norse-sounding · Name only

  • Hafgrim of the Drowned Kingdom
  • Djuphild of the Frozen Fjord
  • Bolgvarr of the Abyssal Plain
  • Isvarr of the Black Trench

Norse-sounding · With a title

  • Brimhild of the Grey Deep
  • Havgard the Many-Armed
  • Sjokrak of the Endless Blue
  • Sjorun, Bane of Sailors

Named for its waters · Name only

  • The Kelp-Crowned Kraken
  • The Kraken of the Kelp Labyrinth
  • The Ink-Black Kraken of the Northern Sea
  • The Endless Kraken

How the Kraken Name Generator Works

It works from 101 names and name parts, which combine into over 4,000 possible results.

The choices:

  • Style: Any, Monstrous, Norse-sounding, Named for its waters.
  • Name format:
    • Name only, e.g. The Ancient Kraken of the Abyssal Plain
    • With a title, e.g. The Storm-Born Kraken of the Whaling Grounds

Each press gives you 8 names. "Show 8 more" adds 8 you haven't seen yet, until the names for the choices you've made run out.

The kraken comes from Norwegian sailors' stories: a sea monster so vast it could be mistaken for an island, which dragged ships down with its arms. The legend may come from sightings of giant squid. This kraken name generator makes monstrous names like Deepmaw, Norse-sounding names and sea monsters named for the waters they rule.

Where the kraken comes from

The kraken comes from Norwegian sailors' stories of a sea monster so vast it could be mistaken for an island.

  • Pontoppidan: the Danish-Norwegian bishop Erik Pontoppidan described it in his Natural History of Norway in the 1750s, warning that sailors had landed on it thinking it was land.
  • Tennyson's poem "The Kraken" (1830) has it sleeping on the sea floor until the end of the world.
  • The real thing: the giant squid, which can grow to more than 12 metres, is the likeliest source of the legend. It was first filmed alive in its deep-sea home in the 2000s.

Naming a kraken

  • Monstrous names are all maw and coil: Deepmaw.
  • Norse names suit its home waters: Hafgrim, Sjovald, Stormulf.
  • Named for its waters: the Kraken of the Grey Deep, the Thousand-Armed Kraken of the Frozen Fjord.

For something that sings rather than strangles, try the Siren Name Generator. For other sea monsters, the Monster Name Generator has a sea style.

For more beasts of legend, see all the mythical creature name generators.

Frequently Asked Questions

Where does the kraken come from?
From Norwegian folklore. The bishop Erik Pontoppidan described it in the 1750s as a sea monster so big that sailors mistook it for an island.
Is the kraken a real animal?
No, but the giant squid, which can be over 12 metres long, is probably where the legend began.
What's a good name for a kraken?
A monstrous one like Deepmaw, a Norse-sounding one like Hafgrim, or a place, like the Kraken of the Grey Deep.

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