mythnamer

Country Name Generator

Make fictional nations for fantasy, modern or sci-fi stories, each with a short name, an official long form and a word for its people.

Generate country names

12 names per batch. Lock the ones you like, then generate again to replace only the rest.

  1. ProniaPeople: the Pronians · Adjective: Pronian
    What it means
    • Preinvented sound, no fixed meaningInvented (Latin-sounding)
    • onia“land of”Latin -ōnia
  2. Free Cities of ClaariaPeople: the Claarians · Adjective: Claarian
    What it means
    • Claeinvented sound, no fixed meaningInvented (Latin-sounding)
    • aria“land of, place of”Latin -āria
  3. Free Cities of FitoniaPeople: the Fitonians · Adjective: Fitonian
    What it means
    • Fitinvented sound, no fixed meaningInvented (Latin-sounding)
    • onia“land of”Latin -ōnia
  4. NontiaPeople: the Nontians · Adjective: Nontian
    What it means
    • Nontinvented sound, no fixed meaningInvented (Latin-sounding)
    • ia“land of”Latin -ia
  5. VaicaPeople: the Vaicans · Adjective: Vaican
    What it means
    • Vaeinvented sound, no fixed meaningInvented (Latin-sounding)
    • ica“adjectival ending”Latin -ica
  6. Theocracy of FlumicaPeople: the Flumicans · Adjective: Flumican
    What it means
    • Flum“river”Latin flūmen
    • ica“adjectival ending”Latin -ica
  7. AquiaPeople: the Aquians · Adjective: Aquian
    What it means
    • Aqu“water”Latin aqua
    • ia“land of”Latin -ia
  8. AuroniaPeople: the Auronians · Adjective: Auronian
    What it means
    • Aur“gold”Latin aurum
    • onia“land of”Latin -ōnia
  9. Principality of AltariaPeople: the Altarians · Adjective: Altarian
    What it means
    • Alt“high”Latin altus
    • aria“land of, place of”Latin -āria
  10. The Listica MarchesPeople: the Listicans · Adjective: Listican
    What it means
    • Listinvented sound, no fixed meaningInvented (Latin-sounding)
    • ica“adjectival ending”Latin -ica
  11. LucariaPeople: the Lucarians · Adjective: Lucarian
    What it means
    • Luc“light”Latin lūx
    • aria“land of, place of”Latin -āria
  12. Principality of UrsoniaPeople: the Ursonians · Adjective: Ursonian
    What it means
    • Urs“bear”Latin ursus
    • onia“land of”Latin -ōnia

Same seed and settings always give the same names, so you can come back to them or share the link. Your atlas is stored in this browser only. Print a d100 table with these settings.

Where real country names come from

Country names come from a handful of sources, and it helps to know them before you invent your own:

  • A people: France from the Franks, England from the Angles, Sweden from the Swedes.
  • The land itself: Iceland, the Netherlands (“low lands”), Montenegro (“black mountain”).
  • A direction: Norway (“the north way”), Australia (Latin terra australis, “southern land”).
  • A person: Bolivia after Simón Bolívar, Colombia after Columbus.

The generator builds a root that could be any of these and joins it to a land word from the chosen culture: -ia and -onia in Latin, -land and -march in English, -rike and -mark in Norse.

Short name, long name, and the people

Real countries have a short name and an official long form: France and the French Republic, Norway and the Kingdom of Norway, Australia and the Commonwealth of Australia. The long form tells you how the country is governed. Your fictional nation should have both, because characters will use the short one and documents the long one.

Each result also gives a demonym, the word for the people. English uses a few patterns: -ian (Italian), -ese (Japanese), -er (Icelander), -ish (Danish). The generator uses -ian, -an, -ese or -er to fit the ending of the name. Land words that take no suffix in English, such as -shire, -mere, -wood, -rike and -mark, get “the people of Saltrike” or “Crowmere folk” instead, the way English speaks of Yorkshire folk.

Fantasy country name generator: free cities and marches

In fantasy settings, “country” often means a looser kind of state: free cities, marches, confederacies, theocracies. The Fantasy setting mixes these in. A name like The Skogmark Marches tells you it is a border region before anyone explains the politics.

Fictional country names for modern stories

For a thriller, alternate history or political drama you want a country that sounds real but is not. Latin endings like -ia and -aria do this well because so many real countries use them. Set Official form to “Always” to get the republic or commonwealth in front.

Sci-fi nations and star states

The Sci-fi setting swaps in the vocabulary of interstellar politics: hegemonies, concords, directorates, dominions and unions of worlds. Pair them with planets from the planet name generator.

Example country names

Fantasy countries

  • Flumia"river" + "land of"
  • Kingdom of Montaria"mountain" + "land of, place of"
  • Maetia"land of"
  • Theocracy of Laetdaica"adjectival ending"
  • Kingdom of Vallonia"valley" + "land of"
  • The Albia Marches"white" + "land of"

Northern nations

  • Ketilheim"Ketill, a personal name" + "home, world"
  • Principality of Vjanngard"enclosure, stronghold"
  • Ormrike"serpent" + "realm, kingdom"
  • The Askland Marches"ash tree" + "land"
  • The Gjamark Marches"borderland, march"
  • Theocracy of Kirkmark"church" + "borderland, march"

Modern fictional countries

  • United Provinces of Marica"sea" + "adjectival ending"
  • Republic of Montonia"mountain" + "land of"
  • Republic of Albia"white" + "land of"
  • Kingdom of Portonia"harbour" + "land of"
  • Mosia Republic"land of"
  • Kingdom of Solonia"sun" + "land of"

English-style nations

  • Kingdom of Oxmere"ox" + "lake, pool"
  • Commonwealth of Whumere"lake, pool"
  • Commonwealth of Normere"north" + "lake, pool"
  • Sutmarch"south" + "borderland"
  • Republic of Kingsmere"king" + "lake, pool"
  • Dashmere"lake, pool"

Sci-fi star nations

  • Free Vayvanthe"green" + "kingdom"
  • Relaria Accord"land"
  • Itharia Hegemony"moon" + "land"
  • Free Reiraria"land"
  • Faelisse Hegemony"leaf" + "domain"
  • Union of Feirvanthe Worlds"kingdom"

Celtic nations

  • Dal Silcan"portion, territory of a people" + "name of a people or founder (invented)"
  • Tir Ifa"land, territory" + "name of a people or founder (invented)"
  • The Tir Clainrinn Marches"land, territory" + "name of a people or founder (invented)"
  • Bro Bryfu"region, vale" + "name of a people or founder (invented)"
  • Dal Glonyn"portion, territory of a people" + "name of a people or founder (invented)"
  • Dal Gwintea"portion, territory of a people" + "name of a people or founder (invented)"

Questions

What is a demonym?

The word for the people of a place: Italians, the Japanese, New Zealanders, Icelanders. Every country from this generator comes with one, plus the adjective, so you never have to invent it mid-sentence.

Can I make a modern fictional country?

Yes. Set Setting to “Modern fictional” and Official form to “Always” to get names like “Republic of Altica” or “Commonwealth of Silvica”, the kind of country that might appear in a thriller or a political drama.

Is a nation name generator different from a country name generator?

Not really. People search for both, and the result is the same: the name of a sovereign people and their land. This page covers both, for fantasy, modern and sci-fi settings.

Can I use these country names commercially?

Yes. Every generated name is free to use.