Use these browser-based name generators to create a pen name for your author brand or a character name for your next draft.
Start with the tool that matches what you need: a pen name for your author brand or a character name for your story.
Each tool is free to use in your browser and built to give you a small, copy-ready shortlist instead of a giant wall of filler.
Pen Name Generator: Start here if you want author-name ideas you can test on covers, storefronts, or genre branding. Start with Pen Name Generator.
Character Name Generator: Start here if your draft needs a readable name that fits tone, genre, and era without sounding overworked. Start with Character Name Generator.
Decision check: Use broad filters first, then narrow once you know the feel you want.
Decision check: Keep only the results that are easy to read, easy to remember, and easy to say out loud.
Decision check: Copy the shortlist into your notes and discard anything that feels clever but awkward.