Troll Name Generator

Names for trolls, from Norse folklore to the grumpy one under the bridge.

Style

Name format

Press Generate Names for 8 troll names.

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

black shadow = tap it

By Rich · Updated 22 October 2026

Example Troll Names

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

Any · Name only

Old Bodger Drippington
Ragna
Wobbles of the Old Mill Bridge
Kraggar

Any · With a title

Gnarlbert of the Packhorse Bridge
Muttley of the Moss Bridge
Mouldgut, Lord of the Underbridge
Brynja, Terror of Travellers

Folklore · With a title

Trygve Who Hates Sunlight
Torgny of the Old Stone Bridge
Hrungvar, Eater of Goats
Grimbold, Keeper of the Ford

Cave and mountain · With a title

Grubhide the Toll-Taker
Dampfoot of the Thousand Years
Rockbeard, Lord of the Underbridge
Roottoe the Ever-Hungry

D&D · Name only

Mogul
Rukrak
Brakg
Vorrath

Bridge troll · Name only

Dribble Goatwatcher
Clod Riverbottom
Snaggle of the Rope Bridge
Nobbly Mudwater

How the Troll Name Generator Works

It works from 154 names and name parts, which combine into over 10,000 possible results.

The choices:

Style: Any, Folklore, Cave and mountain, D&D, Bridge troll.
Name format:
- Name only, e.g. Ulfhild of the Black Fjord
- With a title, e.g. Dribble of the Three Arches

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.

Trolls come from Scandinavian folklore, where they live in mountains and forests, hate the sun and sometimes turn to stone in daylight. This troll name generator makes Norse-sounding folklore names, cave and mountain trolls, harsh D&D troll names and funny bridge trolls who want your toll.

Trolls in folklore

Trolls come from Scandinavian folklore, where they live in mountains, forests and under the hills, and hate the light.

Turned to stone: in many Norwegian tales a troll caught by the sunrise turns to stone, which is one explanation for the odd shapes of some rocks.
The bridge troll comes from "The Three Billy Goats Gruff", a Norwegian folk tale collected by Peter Christen Asbjørnsen and Jørgen Moe in the 1840s.
The Dovre King rules the trolls of the Dovre mountains in Henrik Ibsen's play Peer Gynt (1867), and the painter Theodor Kittelsen fixed how trolls look for many Norwegians.
In D&D, trolls regenerate, and only fire or acid stops them.

Naming a troll

Folklore trolls get Norse-sounding names, often with a home "of the Dovre Mountains".
Cave trolls get names made of what they're covered in: Mossback, Bouldernose.
D&D trolls get short, harsh names like Vorrgar.
Bridge trolls get a name and an address: Wartle Stonesitter, Clod of the Humpback Bridge.

For their bigger cousins, try the Giant and Ogre name generators, and for Warcraft's trolls, the World of Warcraft Troll Name Generator.

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

Frequently Asked Questions

Do trolls turn to stone in sunlight?

In many Scandinavian tales, yes: a troll caught out at sunrise turns to stone.

Where does the bridge troll come from?

From the Norwegian folk tale The Three Billy Goats Gruff, collected by Asbjørnsen and Moe in the 1840s.

What's a good name for a troll?

A Norse-sounding name for a folklore troll, a craggy one like Mossback for a cave troll, or a name and an address like Grumble Underbridge for a bridge troll.