Find the Perfect Name for Your Book Title, Character, or Author Pen Name
Reedsy Name Generator
The Reedsy Name Generator is a free AI tool designed to help authors, writers, and creatives brainstorm ideas for book titles, character names, and pen names. It uses a sophisticated algorithm to generate unique and relevant names based on your preferences and keywords.
Generate eye-catching and memorable title ideas that perfectly capture the essence of your book.
Create unique and believable character names that fit their personality and role in the story.
Discover the perfect pen name to represent your writing style and genre.
Tailor your name suggestions to specific genres like Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Romance, and more.
Incorporate relevant keywords to generate names that align with your book's theme and target audience.
Follow these simple steps to generate unique names for your writing projects:
Select whether you want to generate a book title, character name, or pen name.
Provide relevant keywords related to your book, character, or writing style for more targeted suggestions.
Choose a genre relevant to help AI better generation.
Click the 'Generate' button to receive a list of creative names crafted by the AI.
Browse through the generated names, save your favorites, and repeat the process to explore more options.
Reedsy’s AI Name Generator is a free online tool designed to help writers brainstorm and find the perfect names for their characters, places, concepts, or even their entire stories. It uses artificial intelligence to generate diverse and imaginative names tailored to specific genres and criteria. Instead of staring blankly at a page, stumped for that one perfect name, users can leverage this generator to explore a multitude of options, sparking creativity and speeding up the writing process. The generator allows you to filter by gender (male, female, neutral), ethnic origin, or even keywords, providing a much more refined and relevant list compared to random name lists. Whether you’re writing fantasy, science fiction, historical fiction, or contemporary stories, Reedsy’s AI Name Generator offers a valuable shortcut to overcoming a common writer’s block and adding authenticity to your fictional world.
The best names often carry a weight of history and meaning, adding depth and resonance to their associated characters or places. Here are some well-known names and their inspirations:
Name | Genre/Work | Origin/Background Story |
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Frodo Baggins | The Lord of the Rings (Fantasy) | Tolkien likely derived “Frodo” from Old English “frōd,” meaning “wise with experience.” “Baggins” suggests a “baggage” style family. |
Hermione Granger | Harry Potter (Fantasy) | Rowling took “Hermione” from Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale. It’s a Greek name meaning “well-born” or “earthly.” Granger comes from a real-life street, a WWII heroine’s last name and her favorite herb oregano! |
Atticus Finch | To Kill a Mockingbird (Literary Fiction) | Likely inspired by Atticus, a Roman nobleman of the late Roman Republic. |
Sherlock Holmes | Sherlock Holmes stories (Mystery) | Arthur Conan Doyle derived “Sherlock” possibly using Sherlock, Duke of Wellington’s family name, and “Holmes” was likely grabbed directly from the name Oliver Wendell Holmes from the US, a medical figure of some influence. |
Elizabeth Bennet | Pride and Prejudice (Romance) | A common name of the era. “Bennet” might have echoed associations of “bene-” which means “good”, however, could also have simply picked one he enjoyed! |
Looking at the origins and inspirations behind famous character names can provide further starting points for brainstorming your next great character, Location or item! Even better, feed those starting points into REEDS’s name Generation!
See how others have used the Reedsy Name Generator to spark their creativity:
Inspired by keywords like 'magic,' 'forest,' and 'ancient,' this title evokes a sense of mystery and adventure.
Combined a classic first name with a surname to invoke certain styles and genres.
This title was generated with keywords 'dark', 'city' and 'hacker' and invokes classic thrillers
evokes the sense of passion and intrigue with its rich and sonorous sound.
Sounds classic whilst also evoking the dark and dangerous feeling!
Using a classic historical trope to evoke dark story.
A name that invites a fun and childlike quality.
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