A rogue's name is often short, easy to shout across a rooftop and easy to change if things go wrong. This rogue name generator gives D&D 5e rogues a quick, memorable first name and an epithet for their Roguish Archetype, from the light-fingered Thief to the dashing Swashbuckler.
The rogue in D&D
A D&D rogue wins on precision: Sneak Attack deals extra damage when they catch a target off guard.
- Archetypes: the Thief, Assassin and Arcane Trickster in the Player's Handbook, and the Inquisitive, Mastermind, Scout, Swashbuckler, Phantom and Soulknife in later books.
- Thieves' Cant: rogues know a secret language. The real thieves' cant was the slang of London's underworld in the 1500s and 1600s, recorded in pamphlets warning honest folk.
Naming a rogue
A rogue's name should be short, easy to say in a hurry and easy to drop.
- The name (Fen, Ivy, Sly, Kestrel) works as an alias.
- The epithet follows the archetype: a Thief "Master of Locks", an Inquisitive "the Unfoolable", a Swashbuckler "the Duellist".
- A codename suits an assassin: try the Assassin Name Generator.
For the rest of the party, try the Bard, Ranger and Halfling name generators.
For every class and race, see all the D&D name generators.