A Writer's Resource

This is a consolidated post of different name generators, ie, pages you can go to that will give you a random sampling of names based on certain criteria.  This includes fantasy, literary, classic and modern name generators.

( Generators under the cut )

Will post more tomorrow.

Name of site: Nymbler
Type of link: dictionary - names
Warnings: NA
Explanation of link:A random Name generator for finding names that are somewhat like other names without getting stuck on one in particular.  A lot of fun to play with.

Name of site: Behind the Name
Type of link: dictionary - names
Warnings: depends upon how sensitive you are about the meaning and pronounciation and juxtaposition of names.
Explanation of link: A random name generator which can be fun or actually quite useful if you need to name a lot of characters quickly.

Name of site: What's in a Name?
Type of link: fandom - hp, resource - names
Warnings: some spoilers for the HP books.
Explanation of link: An resource for looking up information about the names of the HP characters and what they mean.

Name of site: List of most common Surnames
Type of link: Dictionary - names
Warnings: n/a
Explanation of link: Article at Wiki on the most common Surnames, grouped by location.

Name of site: Name Playground
Type of link: Names
Warnings: n/a
Explanation of link: A great set of name lists of different sorts.

Name of site: What's in a Name
Type of link: Name list
Warnings: None
Explanation of link: A list of the names in the Harry Potter books and their origins.