In Greek myth, nymphs are the spirits of nature, each bound to a place: dryads to trees, naiads to rivers and springs, nereids to the sea and oreads to the mountains. This nymph name generator names all four kinds, with nature names like Willowwhisper and Greek-sounding names like Meliboia.
The kinds of nymph
In Greek myth, nymphs are nature spirits, each tied to one kind of place. The word means a young woman or bride.
- Dryads are tree nymphs; the name comes from the Greek for oak. Hamadryads were bound to a single tree and died with it.
- Naiads live in rivers, springs and fountains.
- Nereids are sea nymphs, the fifty daughters of the sea god Nereus.
- Oreads are mountain nymphs. Echo, who could only repeat what others said, was one.
Naming a nymph
- Choose the kind first: the names follow where the nymph lives, so dryads get Willowbark and naiads Springeddy.
- Nature names are made from the place itself.
- Greek names (Daphnaia, from daphne, laurel) suit a nymph of myth.
For the satyrs who chase them through the woods, try the Satyr Name Generator. For nature spirits from British folklore, there's the Fairy Name Generator.
For more beasts of legend, see all the mythical creature name generators.