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Dwarf Last Names

These dwarf last names are original clan names written for this site, built from stone, metal, forge and beard, like Stonebeard, Coppervein and Grimforge, listed A to Z with a meaning for each.

195 original surnames with meanings, A to Z.

A

  • Agatehand

    Hands that polish agate

  • Aleborn

    Born beside the brewing vats

  • Alehearth

    Hearth where the ale flows freely

  • Aleshaft

    Shaft where the ale is kept cold

  • Anvilborn

    Born upon the anvil

  • Anvilgrim

    Grim-faced masters of the anvil

  • Anvilheart

    Heart as steady as an anvil

  • Anvilwright

    Makers of anvils for the clans

  • Ashbeard

    Beard grey with forge ash

  • Ashenhammer

    Hammer grey with forge ash

  • Ashenpick

    Pick blackened by forge ash

  • Axebrow

    Brow as sharp as an axe

B

  • Barrelgut

    Belly that outdrinks the tavern

  • Barrundok

    Barrel-bellied warden of the stores

  • Basaltbrow

    Brow dark as basalt

  • Bedrockson

    Sons of the bedrock

  • Bellowsbrand

    Branded by the bellows' fire

  • Blackanvil

    Anvil black with ages of soot

  • Bolrik

    Bold miner of the lower deeps

  • Boulderhelm

    Helm carved from living rock

  • Braidforge

    Beards braided beside the forge

  • Brakkor

    Breaker of the stubborn rock

  • Bramgar

    Bramble-tough warrior of the hills

  • Brassknuckle

    Fists of hammered brass

  • Brewhelm

    Helm used as an ale cup

  • Brokkhar

    Breaker of the mountain root

  • Bronzehelm

    Helm cast in ancient bronze

  • Brundvar

    Brown-bearded warden of the mine

  • Brunhollow

    Brown hollow under the hill

C

  • Cavernhelm

    Helm of the great cavern

  • Chainbraid

    Beard braided with chain links

  • Chiselborn

    Born to the stonecutter's chisel

  • Cinderhelm

    Helm blackened by cinders

  • Clanhold

    Hold of the old clans

  • Cliffhold

    Hold carved in the cliffside

  • Coalbeard

    Beard black as coal dust

  • Coalbrand

    Brand lit from the coal seam

  • Cobblebeard

    Beard rough as cobblestones

  • Copperbraid

    Braids bound in copper rings

  • Copperhand

    Hand of beaten copper

  • Coppervein

    Keepers of the copper seam

  • Cragborn

    Born of the mountain crag

  • Craghollow

    Hollow beneath the crag

  • Crestdelver

    Delvers under the ridge crest

  • Cruciblehand

    Hands that pour the crucible

D

  • Deepbarrel

    Barrel aged in the deep cellars

  • Deepdelver

    Diggers of the deepest halls

  • Deepforge

    Forge in the deepest hall

  • Deepmantle

    Dwellers in the mountain's mantle

  • Deepshaft

    Delvers of the deepest shaft

  • Delvesworn

    Sworn to delve ever deeper

  • Dorgrimm

    Door-warden of the grim gate

  • Druvald

    Strong ruler of the deep hall

  • Dunheim

    Home in the dark hills

  • Dunmarr

    Dark marsh-stone of the hills

  • Durgrimm

    Enduring and grim of temper

  • Durnhelm

    Enduring helm of the hold

  • Duskvein

    Vein mined by lantern light

E

  • Eisenmar

    Iron marsh of the old kings

  • Emberbrow

    Brow lit by forge fire

  • Emberdelve

    Delvers of the burning seam

  • Emberforge

    Forge that never cools

F

  • Faldrin

    Falling hammer of the deep

  • Felsgard

    Rock-ward of the high gate

  • Flintbeard

    Beard that strikes sparks

  • Flintcairn

    Cairn of sparking flint

  • Forgehart

    Heart kept warm by the forge

  • Frothbeard

    Beard forever flecked with ale foam

G

  • Garnetbrow

    Brow set with a garnet

  • Gatehammer

    Hammer that guards the gate

  • Gemcutter

    Cutters of the finest gems

  • Gemvein

    Seam glittering with raw gems

  • Glowvein

    Vein glowing with rare crystal

  • Goldgrip

    Hands that never release gold

  • Goldhearth

    Hearth lined with beaten gold

  • Graniteborn

    Born of the granite roots

  • Granitehold

    Hold hewn from solid granite

  • Gravelbeard

    Beard flecked with mine gravel

  • Gravelhelm

    Helm dented by falling gravel

  • Grimforge

    Forged in iron and grim resolve

  • Grimmdal

    Grim valley of the old mines

  • Grimstone

    Stone grim as the mountain

  • Gritstone

    Stone rough with grit

  • Grudgehammer

    Hammer that settles old grudges

  • Grudgekeep

    Keepers of the ancient grudges

H

  • Haldrun

    Hall-rune carved over the gate

  • Hallstone

    Stone set in the great hall

  • Hallwarden

    Wardens of the mountain halls

  • Hammerdeep

    Hammers ringing in the deep halls

  • Hammerkin

    Kin of the ancient hammer

  • Hammerslope

    Slope where the great hammer strikes

  • Harrikdal

    Hard dale of the stone folk

  • Hearthgrim

    Guardian of the ancient hearth

  • Hearthholm

    Home around the great hearth

  • Hewstone

    Hewers of the living stone

  • Hopcairn

    Cairn marking the hop cellar

  • Hornhelm

    Helm crowned with ram horns

I

  • Ingotborn

    Born among stacks of ingots

  • Ironbraid

    Beard braided with iron clasps

  • Ironbrow

    Brow of unbending iron

  • Irondeep

    Iron found in the deepest seams

  • Irongrudge

    Grudge forged in iron

  • Ironhollow

    Hollow carved in the iron hill

  • Ironmantle

    Cloaked in plates of iron

  • Ironpick

    Pick that breaks the iron vein

  • Ironvale

    Miners of the iron valley

J

  • Jasperkeg

    Keg carved of red jasper

K

  • Kaldvik

    Cold bay beneath the mountain

  • Karrzak

    Rock-splitter of the deep halls

  • Kazhdrek

    Carver of the runestone

  • Kegbreaker

    Breaker of a thousand kegs

  • Kegward

    Guardians of the ale kegs

  • Kelgrimm

    Keeper of the grim kilns

  • Kilnbeard

    Beard singed at the kiln

  • Kinforge

    Forge that binds the kin

  • Kolgar

    Coal-spear of the under-halls

  • Kordrakk

    Heart of the dragon-slayer

  • Kraggmar

    Warden of the jagged crag

L

  • Lanternbrow

    Brow lit by the miner's lantern

  • Lavabrand

    Brand quenched in lava

  • Lodestone

    Stone that draws the iron

  • Longbraid

    Beards braided down to the knee

M

  • Magmavein

    Vein running with magma

  • Maltbeard

    Beard smelling of malt and smoke

  • Marblehold

    Hold of polished marble halls

  • Mattockhand

    Hand that swings the mattock

  • Moltenhand

    Hand that shapes molten metal

  • Mountainhall

    Hall beneath the mountain peak

  • Mugsworn

    Oath sworn over a foaming mug

N

  • Nordhammer

    Hammer of the northern peaks

  • Norrvak

    North-watch of the high passes

  • Nuggetfist

    Fist clutching a gold nugget

O

  • Oathstone

    Stone where clan oaths are sworn

  • Opaldelve

    Delvers after hidden opals

  • Orebringer

    Bringers of ore from the deep

  • Oreheart

    Heart of unrefined ore

  • Orgrund

    Ore-grounds of the forefathers

  • Ostrakk

    Bone-hard as the mountain

P

  • Peakhelm

    Helm of the high peaks

  • Pewtermug

    Mug of battered pewter

  • Pillarborn

    Born beneath the great pillars

  • Pitforge

    Forge at the bottom of the pit

Q

  • Quarryman

    Hewers of the mountain quarry

  • Quartzfist

    Fists that shatter quartz

R

  • Ridgeanvil

    Anvil set upon the ridge

  • Rivetbrow

    Brow of riveted iron

  • Rockbarrow

    Barrow deep within the rock

  • Rockjaw

    Jaw as hard as the mountain

  • Rootdelve

    Delving to the mountain's roots

  • Rubblefist

    Fist that leaves only rubble

  • Rubyhelm

    Helm studded with rubies

  • Runeanvil

    Anvil etched with ancient runes

  • Rustaxe

    Axe red with old rust

S

  • Shalegrip

    Grip that crushes shale

  • Shieldhearth

    Shields hung over the hearth

  • Silverbrow

    Brow flecked with silver dust

  • Silverpick

    Pick that finds the silver

  • Silvervein

    Miners of the bright silver seam

  • Skorvik

    Scorched by the forge-fire

  • Slagbrow

    Brow streaked with forge slag

  • Slatebrow

    Brow grey as slate

  • Smeltgrim

    Grim smelters of the ore

  • Sootbeard

    Beard thick with chimney soot

  • Sparkhammer

    Hammer that throws bright sparks

  • Stahlgrim

    Steel-grim smiths of the deep

  • Steelbraid

    Beard braided with steel rings

  • Steelhand

    Hand of tempered steel

  • Stonebarrel

    Barrel carved from solid stone

  • Stonebeard

    Beard grey as the mountain stone

  • Stonedelve

    Delvers of the stone roots

  • Stoneson

    Sons of the carved stone

  • Stoneward

    Wardens of the stone gate

  • Stormcairn

    Cairn that weathers every storm

  • Stoutforge

    Sturdy smiths of the old forge

  • Stoutmug

    Mug of the darkest stout

T

  • Tankardson

    Sons of the full tankard

  • Thorgrund

    Thunder of the deep ground

  • Thrumhold

    Hold that hums with hammers

  • Thundershale

    Shale that echoes with thunder

  • Thurgan

    Thunder-born of the high forge

  • Tinbuckle

    Buckle of hammered tin

  • Tinhammer

    Hammer of the tin mines

  • Tongsgrip

    Grip of the smith's tongs

  • Torrundal

    Thunder-dale of the forefathers

  • Torvakk

    Thunder of the deep mines

  • Tunnelwright

    Builders of the long tunnels

U

  • Ulfbrand

    Wolf-brand of the mountain clans

  • Ulgrimm

    Old and grim of the mine

  • Underholm

    Dwellers beneath the hills

V

  • Varnhild

    Shield of the old hold

  • Vorgrund

    Ground of the ancient forefathers

  • Vorrund

    Round shield of the vanguard

  • Vundrak

    Wonder-smith of the deep

W

  • Wedgewarden

    Wardens of the splitting wedge

Z

  • Zarrok

    Stone-splitter of the deep

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    Delvers of the stone roots

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    Forge in the deepest hall

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    Clan names built from stone and steel

    Most dwarf last names here are compounds: a material or a place joined to a body part, a tool or an action. Stone and beard give Stonebeard, copper and vein give Coppervein, deep and delver give Deepdelver, and flint and cairn give Flintcairn. The pattern works because fantasy dwarves are usually miners and smiths, and a clan name that doubles as a boast about the family trade feels right. Real surnames like Smith and Mason came about in a similar way.

    A second group is built from invented words rather than English ones. Names like Durgrimm, Torvakk and Kraggmar lean on heavy consonants, double letters and short, clipped vowels. They are useful when a compound name feels too light or too comic for your story, or when you want the dwarves to sound as though they speak their own language. Every name on this list was coined for this site rather than copied from a particular book, film or game.

    Serious, proud or comic dwarf last names

    Tone matters as much as sound. Granitehold, hold hewn from solid granite, and Ironvale, miners of the iron valley, are grave and dignified, the kind of names you would expect carved above a mountain gate. Kegbreaker, breaker of a thousand kegs, and Brassknuckle, fists of hammered brass, are loud and cheerful, better suited to a tavern brawler or a comic sidekick. Decide which note your story needs before you choose.

    Mixing tones inside one world can be fun. A proud clan with a serious name might have a younger branch that earned a ruder one, and the rivalry gives you instant story. You could also treat a comic name as a nickname and a serious one as the formal clan name, so a character is Hilda of the Granitehold in court and Hilda Kegbreaker among friends. Use the letter filter to find pairs that sound related.

    Giving a dwarf clan a history

    The meaning column is a ready made source of clan lore. Goldgrip, hands that never release gold, might be a family of merchants or misers. Deepdelver, diggers of the deepest halls, suggests a clan that dug too far and found something. Coppervein, keepers of the copper seam, could hold an old mining right that other clans resent. A single meaning can give you a history, a reputation and a quarrel.

    Many settings also give dwarves a personal name, a father's or mother's name and a clan name, as in Brunna daughter of Tor, of clan Stonebeard. You can use as much or as little of that structure as your story needs. When you want more options, the tabletop generator linked on this page mixes these names with other original fantasy styles, and it can be filtered by first letter and length.

    Frequently asked questions

    Are these dwarf last names original?

    Yes. Every name on this list was written for this site. They follow the stone and forge patterns common in fantasy, but none is taken from a specific book, film or game, so you can use them freely in your own world.

    How do dwarf clan names usually work?

    In most fantasy settings a dwarf has a personal name and belongs to a clan, and the clan name works like a surname. It often names a trade, a place or a legendary deed, such as Deepdelver or Hammerdeep. Some settings add a parent's name as well.

    Can I make my own name from these?

    Yes, and it is easy. Take a material such as iron, granite or ember and join it to a body part, tool or place, like beard, hammer or hold. Check that the result is easy to say, and give it a meaning so it fits your clan's history.

    Do these names work in tabletop campaigns?

    They were written with games in mind. Short compound names fit neatly on a character sheet, and the meanings help players invent a backstory on the spot. Game masters can keep a few in reserve for merchants, guards and rival clans.

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