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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