A request I’ve received a few times, hence this post.
An overview of Dwarven Outer Names for Males (+900 of them):
Aín |
Áiskjald |
Áispori |
Áithrasir |
Áivari |
Ajar |
Áki |
Albin |
Alekin |
Alf |
Alfar |
Alfi |
Alfin |
Alfskjald |
Alfthrasir |
Alfvari |
Althar |
Althi |
Althin |
Althjof |
Althskjald |
Althspori |
Alththrasir |
Althvari |
Álvfinnur |
Álvhethin |
Alvi |
Álvur |
Ámundur |
Anar |
Andar |
Andi |
Andin |
Andri |
Andskjald |
Andspori |
Andthrasir |
Andvari |
Ani |
Anin |
Anskjald |
Anspori |
Anthrasir |
Anvari |
Ari |
Ári |
Aritur |
Arnaldur |
Arnfinnur |
Arnfríthur |
Arngrímur |
Arni |
Árni |
Arnlígur |
Arnljótur |
Arnoddur |
Arvinur |
Ásbergur |
Ásbrandur |
Ásfinnur |
Ásgrímur |
Ási |
Askur |
Áslakur |
Ásleivur |
Ásmóthur |
Ásmundur |
Ásvaldur |
Ásvarthur |
Atli |
Aurar |
Auri |
Aurin |
Aurskjald |
Aurspori |
Aurthrasir |
Aurvang |
Aurvari |
Austar |
Austi |
Austin |
Austri |
Austskjald |
Austspori |
Austvari |
Ávaldur |
Balar |
Baldur |
Baldvin |
Bali |
Balin |
Bálli |
Balskjald |
Balspori |
Balthrasir |
Balvari |
Baraldur |
Báraldur |
Barinur |
Bárivin |
Bárthur |
Bávurin |
Beini |
Benrin |
Bergfinnur |
Bergfríthur |
Bergleivur |
Bergur |
Bersi |
Bessi |
Bifar |
Bifi |
Bifin |
Bifskjald |
Bifspori |
Bifur |
Bifvari |
Bilar |
Bilbur |
Bildr |
Bili |
Bilin |
Billar |
Billi |
Billin |
Billing |
Billskjald |
Billspori |
Billthrasir |
Bilskjald |
Bilthrasir |
Bilvari |
Birni |
Bjarki |
Bjarngrímur |
Bjarnhethin |
Bjarni |
Bjarnvarthur |
Bjarti |
Bjartur |
Bjórgfinnur |
Bjórghethin |
Bjórgolvur |
Bjórgúlvur |
Bofar |
Bofi |
Bofin |
Bofskjald |
Bofspori |
Bofthrasir |
Bofur |
Bofvari |
Bogi |
Bombar |
Bombi |
Bombin |
Bombskjald |
Bombspori |
Bombthrasir |
Bombur |
Bombvari |
Bótolvur |
Bragi |
Bráli |
Brandur |
Brávur |
Bresti |
Brialdur |
Broddi |
Broddur |
Bróin |
Bróri |
Brosi |
Brunar |
Bruni |
Brunin |
Brunskjald |
Brunspori |
Brunthrasir |
Brúsi |
Brynjolvur |
Brynleivur |
Búgvi |
Búi |
Burar |
Buri |
Burin |
Burinur |
Bursi |
Burskjald |
Burspori |
Burthrasir |
Dagbjartur |
Dagfinnur |
Dagur |
Dáin |
Dár |
Daskjald |
Dávi |
Dávur |
Díthrikur |
Ditleivur |
Djóni |
Dolgar |
Dolgi |
Dolgin |
Dolgskjald |
Dolgspori |
Dolgthrasir |
Dolgvari |
Dorar |
Dori |
Dorin |
Dorskjald |
Dorspori |
Dorthrasir |
Dorvari |
Draupar |
Draupi |
Draupin |
Draupnir |
Draupskjald |
Draupspori |
Draupthrasir |
Draupvari |
Dróin |
Drúinur |
Duf |
Dufar |
Dufi |
Dufin |
Dufskjald |
Dufthrasir |
Dufvari |
Dunaldur |
Durar |
Duri |
Durinar |
Durskjald |
Durspori |
Durthrasir |
Durvari |
Dwali |
Dwalin |
Dwalskjald |
Dwalspori |
Dwalthrasir |
Dwalur |
Dwalvari |
Dwárli |
Ebbi |
Edmundur |
Edvin |
Egi |
Egin |
Eikar |
Eiki |
Eikin |
Eikinskjaldi |
Eikskjald |
Eikspori |
Eikthrasir |
Eikvari |
Eilívur |
Eindri |
Eiri |
Eirikur |
Eivindur |
Eli |
Ellindur |
Enokur |
Erlendur |
Erlingur |
Esmundur |
Filar |
Fili |
Filin |
Filskjald |
Filspori |
Filthrasir |
Filvari |
Finn |
Finnar |
Finnbogi |
Finnfríthi |
Finni |
Finnin |
Finnleivur |
Finnskjald |
Finnspori |
Finnur |
Finnvari |
Fjalar |
Fjali |
Fjalin |
Fjalskjald |
Fjalspori |
Fjalthrasir |
Fjalvari |
Fláim |
Fláimingur |
Flemmingur |
Flói |
Flóki |
Flosi |
Flóvin |
Fraeg |
Fráin |
Frar |
Frár |
Frarar |
Frari |
Frarin |
Frarskjald |
Frarspori |
Frarthrasir |
Fraspori |
Frathrasir |
Fravari |
Fridleivur |
Fríthálvur |
Fríthbjartur |
Fríthfinnur |
Fríthi |
Fríthmundur |
Frítholvur |
Fríthrikur |
Fríthur |
Frostar |
Frosti |
Frostin |
Frostskjald |
Frostspori |
Frostthrasir |
Frostvari |
Fróthi |
Fulla |
Fundar |
Fundi |
Fundin |
Fundskjald |
Fundspori |
Fundthrasir |
Fundvari |
Ganar |
Gani |
Ganin |
Ganskjald |
Ganthrasir |
Geirbrandur |
Geirfinnur |
Geiri |
Geirmundur |
Geirolvur |
Geirur |
Gestur |
Gilli |
Ginnar |
Ginni |
Ginnin |
Ginnskjald |
Ginnspori |
Ginnthrasir |
Ginnvari |
Gísli |
Gissur |
Gíti |
Gloar |
Glói |
Glóin |
Gloínur |
Glólin |
Gloskjald |
Glospori |
Glothrasir |
Glovari |
Glúmur |
Gormundur |
Gormur |
Gráim |
Greipur |
Grímolvur |
Grímur |
Gripur |
Gróim |
Grómi |
Gudfinnur |
Gudlígur |
Gudmundur |
Gulakur |
Gullbrandur |
Gundur |
Gunnálvur |
Gunni |
Gunnleikur |
Gunnleivur |
Gunnlígur |
Gunnolvur |
Gunnvaldur |
Gusti |
Guthbjartur |
Guthbrandur |
Guthlakur |
Gutti |
Guttormur |
Gylvi |
Hábarthur |
Hagbarthur |
Hallbergur |
Hallfríthur |
Hallgrímur |
Hallmundur |
Hallormur |
Hallur |
Hallvarthur |
Hámundur |
Hannar |
Hanni |
Hannin |
Hannskjald |
Hannspori |
Hannthrasir |
Hannvari |
Haraldur |
Hárikur |
Haugar |
Haugi |
Haugin |
Haugskjald |
Haugspori |
Haugthrasir |
Haugvari |
Hávarthur |
Havgrímur |
Havlithi |
Heimurin |
Heindrikur |
Heini |
Heinrikur |
Heithrikur |
Helgi |
Hemingur |
Hemmingur |
Hendrikur |
Henningur |
Heptar |
Hepti |
Heptin |
Heptskjald |
Heptspori |
Heptvari |
Herálvur |
Herbjartur |
Herbrandur |
Herfinnur |
Herfríthur |
Hergrímur |
Heri |
Herjolvur |
Herleivur |
Herlígur |
Hermóthur |
Hermundur |
Herningur |
Herolvur |
Hervarthur |
Hethin |
Hildibjartur |
Hildibrandur |
Hjalgrímur |
Hjalti |
Hjórgrímur |
Hjórleivur |
Hjórmundur |
Hjórtur |
Hlear |
Hlei |
Hlein |
Hleskjald |
Hlespori |
Hlevang |
Hlevari |
Hlóin |
Hógni |
Hor |
Hóraldur |
Horar |
Hori |
Hóri |
Horin |
Hornar |
Hornbori |
Horni |
Hornin |
Hornskjald |
Hornthrasir |
Horskjald |
Horspori |
Horthrasir |
Hórthur |
Horvari |
Hóskuldur |
Hugi |
Hugin |
Húnbogi |
Húni |
Ímundur |
Ingálvur |
Ingi |
Ingibjartur |
Ingileivur |
Ingimundur |
Ingivaldur |
Ingjaldur |
Ingolvur |
Ingvaldur |
Ísakur |
Ísleivur |
Íthálvur |
Íthbjartur |
Íthfinnur |
Íthgrímur |
Íthi |
Íthleivur |
Íthmundur |
Ítholvur |
Íthvarthur |
Jallgrímur |
Jarar |
Jari |
Jarin |
Jarleivur |
Jarmundur |
Jarskjald |
Jarspori |
Jarthrasir |
Jarvari |
Jaspur |
Jatmundur |
Játmundur |
Jatvarthur |
Jófríthur |
Jónfinnur |
Jónhethin |
Jóni |
Jónleivur |
Jórmundur |
Jórundur |
Justi |
Jústi |
Kai |
Kálvur |
Kári |
Karstin |
Kartni |
Kilar |
Kili |
Kilin |
Kilskjald |
Kilspori |
Kilthrasir |
Kilvari |
Knútur |
Kolfinnur |
Kolgrímur |
Kolmundur |
Koraldur |
Kristin |
Kristleivur |
Kristmundur |
Kristoffur |
Kyrri |
Lassi |
Leiki |
Leivur |
Levi |
Lit |
Litar |
Liti |
Litin |
Litskjald |
Litthrasir |
Lofar |
Lofi |
Lofin |
Lofskjald |
Lofspori |
Loftur |
Lofvari |
Lonar |
Loni |
Lonin |
Lonskjald |
Lonspori |
Lonthrasir |
Lonvari |
Lothin |
Lýthur |
Magni |
Manni |
Marni |
Martur |
Máur |
Mjothar |
Mjothi |
Mjothin |
Mjothskjald |
Mjothspori |
Mjoththrasir |
Mjothvari |
Mjothvitnir |
Módsognir |
Motar |
Moti |
Motin |
Motsognir |
Motspori |
Motvari |
Naddoddur |
Naglur |
Náin |
Nalar |
Nali |
Náli |
Nalin |
Nalskjald |
Nalspori |
Nalthrasir |
Nar |
Nár |
Narar |
Nari |
Narin |
Narspori |
Narthrasir |
Narvari |
Narvi |
Naskjald |
Naspori |
Niklái |
Nipar |
Nipi |
Nipin |
Niping |
Nipskjald |
Nipspori |
Nipthrasir |
Nipvari |
Nithar |
Nithi |
Nithin |
Nithspori |
Niththrasir |
Njálur |
Nói |
Norar |
Nori |
Norin |
Norskjald |
Norspori |
Northar |
Northi |
Northin |
Northleivur |
Northrasir |
Northri |
Northskjald |
Norththrasir |
Norvari |
Nyar |
Nyr |
Nyrar |
Nyrath |
Nyri |
Nyrin |
Nyrspori |
Nyrthrasir |
Nyrvari |
Nyskjald |
Nyspori |
Nythrasir |
Nyvari |
Oddfinnur |
Oddfríthur |
Oddleivur |
Oddmundur |
Oddur |
Oddvaldur |
Ógmundur |
Ógvaldur |
Óigrímur |
Óileivur |
Óilolvur |
Óimundur |
Oínur |
Óivindur |
Óksur |
Ólavur |
Óli |
Ólin |
Olivur |
Onar |
Oni |
Onin |
Onskjald |
Onthrasir |
Onundur |
Orar |
Ori |
Orin |
Órin |
Ormur |
Órnolvur |
Orri |
Orskjald |
Orspori |
Orthrasir |
Órvur |
Óssur |
Óthin |
Ovi |
Páitur |
Palli |
Pátrin |
Petrur |
Poli |
Ragnvaldur |
Rani |
Rathsar |
Rathsin |
Rathskjald |
Rathspori |
Rathsthrasir |
Rathsvari |
Rathsvith |
Ravnur |
Regar |
Regi |
Regin |
Regskjald |
Regspori |
Regthrasir |
Regvari |
Reinaldur |
Ríkaldur |
Ríkin |
Róaldur |
Rodleivur |
Rodmundur |
Rógnvaldur |
Rógvi |
Rói |
Róin |
Rókur |
Róli |
Rólvur |
Rómundur |
Ronni |
Rórin |
Rósingur |
Róthbjartur |
Rótholvur |
Rubekur |
Rúni |
Rúnolvur |
Sáifinnur |
Sáimundur |
Saksi |
Salmundur |
Sámur |
Sandur |
Servin |
Sevrin |
Sigbjartur |
Sigbrandur |
Sigfríthur |
Sighvatur |
Sigmundur |
Signhethin |
Sigvaldur |
Sindrinur |
Sjúrthi |
Sjúrthur |
Skafar |
Skafi |
Skafin |
Skafith |
Skafthrasir |
Skafvari |
Skeggi |
Skirfar |
Skirfi |
Skirfin |
Skirfir |
Skirfskjald |
Skirfthrasir |
Skirfvari |
Skofti |
Skúvur |
Snámiúlvur |
Sniolvur |
Snorri |
Sólbjartur |
Sólfinnur |
Sólmundur |
Sólvi |
Sonni |
Sórin |
Sórkvi |
Sórli |
Sproti |
Steinfinnur |
Steingrímur |
Steinmundur |
Steinoddur |
Steinolvur |
Steinur |
Stígur |
Sudri |
Summaldur |
Summarlithi |
Suni |
Súni |
Súnmundur |
Sunnleivur |
Suthar |
Suthi |
Suthin |
Suthri |
Suthskjald |
Suthspori |
Suththrasir |
Suthvari |
Sveinungur |
Sveinur |
Svenningur |
Sverri |
Svín |
Sviskjald |
Svispori |
Svithrasir |
Sviur |
Svivari |
Svjar |
Teitur |
Terji |
Thekk |
Thekkar |
Thekki |
Thekkin |
Thekkskjald |
Thekkspori |
Thekkvari |
Thorar |
Thori |
Thorin |
Thornur |
Thorskjald |
Thorspori |
Thorthrasir |
Thorvari |
Thráim |
Thráin |
Thrárin |
Thraskjald |
Thraspori |
Thravari |
Thrór |
Throrar |
Throri |
Throrin |
Throrskjald |
Throrspori |
Throrthrasir |
Throrvari |
Títhrikur |
Tjálvi |
Tjótholvur |
Tóki |
Tollakur |
Tonni |
Tóraldur |
Tórálvur |
Tórarin |
Torbergur |
Torbrandur |
Torfinnur |
Torfríthur |
Torgestur |
Torgrímur |
Tórhallur |
Tórhethin |
Tóri |
Torleivur |
Torlígur |
Tormóthur |
Tormundur |
Tóroddur |
Tórolvur |
Torri |
Tórthur |
Tórur |
Torvaldur |
Tóti |
Tráin |
Tráli |
Trísti |
Tróndur |
Tróstur |
Trygvi |
Tyrni |
Týrur |
Uggi |
Úlvhethin |
Úlvur |
Uni |
Vagnur |
Valbergur |
Valbrandur |
Valdi |
Vermundur |
Vestar |
Vesti |
Vestin |
Vestri |
Vestskjald |
Vestspori |
Vestthrasir |
Vestvari |
Veturlithi |
Vígbaldur |
Vígbrandur |
Vigg |
Viggar |
Viggi |
Viggin |
Víggrímur |
Viggskjald |
Viggspori |
Viggthrasir |
Viggvari |
Vígúlvur |
Vilar |
Vilbergur |
Vilhjálmur |
Vili |
Vilin |
Viljormur |
Villi |
Vilmundur |
Vilskjald |
Vilspori |
Vilthrasir |
Vilvari |
Vinar |
Vindalf |
Vini |
Vinin |
Vinsi |
Vinskjald |
Vinspori |
Vinthrasir |
Virfar |
Virfi |
Virfin |
Virfir |
Virfskjald |
Virfspori |
Virfthrasir |
Virfvari |
Vistri |
Vit |
Vóggur |
Vólundur |
Vónbjartur |
Wali |
Yngvi |
I noticed a lot of these names include letters that are not in your current Khuzdul alphabet, such as “p” and “v”. This strikes me as odd, since that makes them extremely difficult, if not impossible, to write in cirth. How would this be worked around?
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I’ve updated this in the new alphabet document. In short, they would use an alphabet that contains foreign characters.
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You seem to have forgtten to put Dwalin in the list you go from Dwali to Dwalskjald. I know that there are several names that have different spellings but I didn’t think that was pne of them other than possibly having a V instead of a W in it.
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Indeed. I have since updated this.
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I want to create some Dwarf characters in LOTRO with punnish names which manage to skirt the edges of authenticity. I already have “Obunt” and I want to start “Buntumral”: could you tell me how likely I am to have rocks thrown at me, and whether I could adjust any new names to conform slightly better to the “official standard”?
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To be fair, I doubt most will know the meaning of those words and if they do they will likely have a chuckle. I’m pretty sure wouldn’t be throwing virtual rocks at you. If you however wish to go for authenticity then I wouldn’t go for a name in (Neo-)Khuzdul, but a name in Old Norse, as that would be the outer names used by (Longbeard) dwarves by the end of the Third Age. The list provided here are all such names, so have a pick.
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