Dragon Last Names

These dragon last names include real surnames that come from words for dragon in English, Italian, Chinese and Japanese, plus a few marked original inventions, each shown with its meaning and origin.

150 real and invented surnames with meanings, A to Z.

A

Amberclaw

Original fantasy name; amber claws

Fantasy
Anguissola

Possibly from Latin anguis, serpent, shown in the family arms

Italian
Ashwyrm

Original fantasy name; ash and wyrm

Fantasy
Aurithrax

Original fantasy name; from Latin aurum, gold

Fantasy
Azhdari

Possibly from Persian azhdar, dragon

Persian

B

Blazehorn

Original fantasy name; a blazing horn

Fantasy
Brasswing

Original fantasy name; brass wings

Fantasy
Brightwyrm

Original fantasy name; a bright wyrm

Fantasy

C

Cinderscale

Original fantasy name; cinder-colored scales

Fantasy
Coilhaven

Original fantasy name; a haven of coils

Fantasy
Copperflame

Original fantasy name; copper flame

Fantasy
Cragscale

Original fantasy name; crag and scale

Fantasy
Crestfire

Original fantasy name; fire along the crest

Fantasy

D

Draak

Dutch for dragon, probably from a house sign

Dutch
Dracemond

Original fantasy name; drake and mound

Fantasy
Drach

Dragon, from Middle High German trache

German
Drache

German for dragon, possibly from a house sign

German
Dracopoulos

Variant spelling of Drakopoulos, son of the dragon

Greek
Draghetti

Little dragons, an Italian diminutive

Italian
Draghi

Plural of drago, dragon

Italian
Drago

Italian for dragon

Italian
Dragon

Dragon, a nickname or from a house sign

French
Dragone

Big dragon, an Italian augmentative

Italian
Dragonetti

Little dragon, an Italian diminutive

Italian
Dragoni

Dragons, a plural form of Dragone

Italian
Drak

Czech for dragon, a nickname

Czech
Drakakis

Little dragon, a Cretan form of drakos

Greek
Drake

From Old English draca, dragon, or Old Norse Draki

English
Drakeford

Possibly the dragon's ford, from Old English draca

English
Drakelow

From Drakelow, the dragon's burial mound

English
Drakemere

Original fantasy name; the dragon's lake

Fantasy
Drakenberg

Swedish ornamental name, dragon mountain

Nordic
Drakes

Son of Drake, a name meaning dragon

English
Drakewald

Original fantasy name; the dragon's forest

Fantasy
Drakopoulos

Son of the dragon, from drakos

Greek
Drakos

Greek for dragon

Greek
Duskwyrm

Original fantasy name; a wyrm of dusk

Fantasy

E

Ejder

Turkish for dragon

Turkish
Emberclaw

Original fantasy name; ember and claw

Fantasy
Emberhoard

Original fantasy name; a hoard of embers

Fantasy
Embervane

Original fantasy name; ember and vane

Fantasy
Evren

Universe; in old Turkic also a great dragon-serpent

Turkish

F

Fangmoor

Original fantasy name; fang and moor

Fantasy
Firecoil

Original fantasy name; a coil of fire

Fantasy
Flamecrest

Original fantasy name; a crest of flame

Fantasy
Flintmaw

Original fantasy name; a flint maw

Fantasy

G

Galewing

Original fantasy name; wings of the gale

Fantasy
Gildscale

Original fantasy name; gilded scales

Fantasy
Glimmerfang

Original fantasy name; a glimmering fang

Fantasy
Goldmaw

Original fantasy name; a golden maw

Fantasy

H

Hearthscale

Original fantasy name; hearth-warm scales

Fantasy
Hoardwell

Original fantasy name; a well of hoarded gold

Fantasy
Hollowscale

Original fantasy name; hollow and scale

Fantasy

I

Ignivar

Original fantasy name; from Latin ignis, fire

Fantasy
Ironwyrm

Original fantasy name; a wyrm of iron

Fantasy

J

Jadecrest

Original fantasy name; a jade crest

Fantasy

K

Kaelthrax

Original fantasy name; a clawed draconic sound

Fantasy
Kindlemaw

Original fantasy name; a kindling maw

Fantasy

L

Lavaborne

Original fantasy name; born of lava

Fantasy
Lindorm

Swedish for lindworm, a wingless dragon

Nordic
Liong 龍

Dragon, a Hokkien spelling used in Indonesia

Chinese
Long 龍

Dragon

Chinese
Loong 龍

Dragon, a Malaysian and Singaporean spelling

Chinese
Lung 龍

Dragon, a Cantonese or Wade-Giles spelling

Chinese

M

Magmaris

Original fantasy name; from magma

Fantasy
Moltenridge

Original fantasy name; a molten ridge

Fantasy

N

Nachshon

From biblical Nahshon, traditionally linked to nachash, serpent

Jewish
Nag

Serpent, from Sanskrit naga

Indian
Nagabhushan

Adorned with serpents, an epithet of Shiva

Indian
Nagaiah

From naga, serpent, a Telugu name

Indian
Nagalingam

Serpent and lingam, a form of Shiva

Indian
Naganathan

Lord of serpents

Indian
Nagappan

Naga + appan, father; a serpent-derived Tamil name

Indian
Nagaraj

King of serpents

Indian
Nagarajah

King of serpents, a Sri Lankan Tamil spelling

Indian
Nagarajan

Son of Nagaraja, king of serpents

Indian
Nagaraju

King of serpents, a Telugu form

Indian
Nagarathinam

Serpent jewel

Indian
Nagaswamy

Serpent lord

Indian
Nagendran

Chief of serpents

Indian
Nagesh

Lord of serpents

Indian
Nageswaran

Lord of serpents, an epithet of Shiva

Indian
Nagpal

Protector of serpents

Indian
Natter

Adder or viper, a German nickname

German
Nightscale

Original fantasy name; night-dark scales

Fantasy
Nyoka

Snake, from Nguni inyoka

African

O

Obsidwyrm

Original fantasy name; an obsidian wyrm

Fantasy
Orme

From the Norse personal name Ormr, serpent

English
Ormerod

Clearing of Ormr, a Norse name meaning serpent

English
Ormiston

Farm of Ormr, a Norse name meaning serpent

Scottish
Ormrod

Variant of Ormerod, clearing of the serpent-named Ormr

English
Ormsbee

American form of Ormsby, farm of the serpent-named Ormr

English
Ormsby

Farm of Ormr, a Norse name meaning serpent

English

P

Pendragon

Chief dragon, a Welsh title from Arthurian legend

Welsh
Pyrakos

Original fantasy name; from Greek pyr, fire

Fantasy
Pyrenhart

Original fantasy name; fire and heart

Fantasy

Q

Quarzith

Original fantasy name; from quartz

Fantasy

R

Rimescale

Original fantasy name; frost-rimed scales

Fantasy
Runescale

Original fantasy name; rune-marked scales

Fantasy
Ryuzaki 竜崎

Dragon cape

Japanese
Ryuzoji 龍造寺

Dragon-built temple, name of a samurai clan

Japanese

S

Sárkány

Hungarian for dragon

Hungarian
Scalebright

Original fantasy name; bright scales

Fantasy
Schlange

German for snake, possibly from a house sign

German
Scorchwing

Original fantasy name; scorching wings

Fantasy
Searwing

Original fantasy name; searing wings

Fantasy
Serpentmere

Original fantasy name; the serpent's lake

Fantasy
Serpieri

Possibly from Italian serpe, snake

Italian
Seshadri

Hill of Shesha, the cosmic serpent

Indian
Seshagiri

Mountain of Shesha, the cosmic serpent

Indian
Seshan

From Shesha, the cosmic serpent of Hindu lore

Indian
Seshasayee

Resting on Shesha, the cosmic serpent; an epithet of Vishnu

Indian
Sheshadri

Variant of Seshadri, hill of the serpent Shesha

Indian
Skyrend

Original fantasy name; one who rends the sky

Fantasy
Smok

Polish for dragon, a nickname

Polish
Smolderfell

Original fantasy name; a smoldering hill

Fantasy
Stonecoil

Original fantasy name; a stone coil

Fantasy
Stormcrest

Original fantasy name; a storm crest

Fantasy
Sunscale

Original fantasy name; sun-bright scales

Fantasy

T

Talonreach

Original fantasy name; the reach of a talon

Fantasy
Tatsumi 辰巳

Dragon and snake, zodiac signs marking the southeast

Japanese
Tatsumura 龍村

Dragon village

Japanese
Tatsuno 辰野

Dragon field

Japanese
Tatsuoka 龍岡

Dragon hill

Japanese
Tatsuta 竜田

Dragon rice field

Japanese
Tatsuuma 辰馬

Dragon and horse, two zodiac signs

Japanese
Thornwyrm

Original fantasy name; a thorned wyrm

Fantasy
Thunderwyrm

Original fantasy name; a wyrm of thunder

Fantasy
Tidewyrm

Original fantasy name; a wyrm of the tides

Fantasy

U

Umberwing

Original fantasy name; umber-brown wings

Fantasy

V

Valdrakar

Original fantasy name; valley and drake

Fantasy
Veldrask

Original fantasy name; a rasping draconic sound

Fantasy
Vermillard

Original fantasy name; from vermilion red

Fantasy
Visconti

Viscount; the Milan family emblem was a great serpent

Italian
Vyrnath

Original fantasy name; a hissing draconic sound

Fantasy

W

Wężyk

Little snake; a noble family with serpent arms

Polish
Worm

Possibly from Old English wyrm, serpent or dragon

English
Wurm

Worm or serpent, a German nickname

German
Wurmbrand

Dragon-burning; a noble family with a dragon-slayer legend

German
Wyrmfield

Original fantasy name; the wyrm's field

Fantasy
Wyrmholt

Original fantasy name; the wyrm's wood

Fantasy
Wyrmsgate

Original fantasy name; the wyrm's gate

Fantasy
Wyvernell

Original fantasy name; from wyvern

Fantasy

X

Xyrathis

Original fantasy name; an exotic draconic sound

Fantasy

Y

Yong 용

Dragon, from the Chinese character 龍

Korean
Ysmereth

Original fantasy name; a flowing draconic sound

Fantasy

Z

Zanthoryx

Original fantasy name; a gleaming draconic sound

Fantasy
Zmeyev

From Russian zmei, serpent or dragon

Russian
Żmijewski

From a place named for żmija, viper

Polish
Zyrakar

Original fantasy name; a sharp draconic sound

Fantasy

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Wurm

Worm or serpent, a German nickname

German
Kindlemaw

Original fantasy name; a kindling maw

Fantasy
Tatsumi

辰巳

Dragon and snake, zodiac signs marking the southeast

Japanese
Sárkány

Hungarian for dragon

Hungarian
Brightwyrm

Original fantasy name; a bright wyrm

Fantasy
Nagaiah

From naga, serpent, a Telugu name

Indian

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Real dragon last names from around the world

Dragons appear in surnames more often than you might expect. Drake is the best known English example. It comes from Old English draca, meaning dragon, and was probably used as a nickname or taken from a sign on a house or inn, although in some families it simply meant a male duck. In Italy, Draghi and Dragonetti come from drago, the Italian word, and may first have referred to someone fierce or to a dragon on a coat of arms.

In East Asia the dragon is a symbol of power and good fortune rather than a monster, and that shows in names. Long, from the Chinese character for dragon, is an established Chinese surname, and it also appears in Vietnam. Japanese surnames use the readings ryu and tatsu, as in Ryuzaki, meaning dragon cape, and Tatsumi, which combines the zodiac signs of the dragon and the snake and can also mark the southeast direction.

Dragon words hidden inside familiar names

Some names hide the idea of a dragon under older spellings. Pendragon, a Welsh title often translated as chief dragon or chief warrior, is best known from Arthurian legend and has been used as a surname by a small number of families. Old English wyrm, meaning serpent or dragon, also turns up in a handful of English place names, and some of those later became family names through the people who lived there.

Other names only look like they belong here. Dragomir, common in Slavic countries, comes from drag, meaning dear or precious, and mir, meaning peace or world, so it has nothing to do with dragons. Dragan works the same way. The list notes these cases where they appear, because a meaning that surprises people is often more interesting than one that matches the sound. Check the origin column before you rely on a name for its symbolism.

Original dragon names and how to use them

Alongside the real surnames, the list includes some original names created for this site and clearly marked as invented. They mix scale, flame, wyrm, gold and similar pieces into shapes that read like a family name, often pairing an element with a landscape word. None of them is borrowed from a novel, film or game, which makes them safe to use when you are building your own setting and want names that nobody else owns.

For a fantasy story, a dragon surname can work in several ways. A noble house might take a dragon name as a boast, a family of dragon hunters might carry Drake as a trade name, or a character with East Asian roots might have a surname built on ryu or long. Use the letter filter to find names that suit an initial, and try the generator below the list when you want a handful of options side by side.

Frequently asked questions

Is there a surname that means dragon?

Drake is the classic answer in English, from Old English draca. Italian Draghi and Dragonetti, the Chinese surname Long and Japanese names containing ryu or tatsu, such as Ryuzaki, also carry the meaning. Each entry in the list above shows its language of origin.

Are all dragon last names real?

No. Most entries are genuine surnames, but the list also includes a group of original names invented for this site. They are clearly marked as invented, so you can pick a real historical name or a fresh one depending on what your story or game needs.

Is Drake really a dragon name?

Often, yes. Old English draca meant dragon, and Drake became a surname through nicknames and house signs. In some families, though, Drake came from Middle English drake, a male duck. Without a family history it is hard to know which meaning applies to a particular line.

Does Dragomir mean dragon?

No. Dragomir is a Slavic name built from drag, meaning dear or precious, and mir, meaning peace or world. It sounds like dragon in English, which is why it is often assumed to share the meaning, but the two words are unrelated.