# Kingdom Name Generator: Realms and Empires - Feldar > Free kingdom name generator for worldbuilding: kingdoms, empires, dominions, duchies and border marches, built the way real countries got their names. - URL: https://feldar.com/tools/kingdom-name-generator - Site: [Home](https://feldar.com/) · [About](https://feldar.com/about) · [Blog](https://feldar.com/blog) · [Careers](https://feldar.com/careers) · [Pricing](https://feldar.com/pricing) · [Download](https://feldar.com/download) · [Changelog](https://feldar.com/changelog) - Machine index: [llms.txt](https://feldar.com/llms.txt) · [full site content](https://feldar.com/llms-full.txt) --- #### How real countries got their names Most country names come from one of a few sources, and a fantasy realm feels real when its name does too: - A people. England is the land of the Angles; France is named for the Franks. - The land itself. The Netherlands are the low countries. - A ruler. Lotharingia, the root of Lorraine, was the realm of Lothair. - A border. Denmark ends in mark, an old word for a border land; a march is a border province. The endings carry a flavor too: -ia sounds Latin and formal, -land and -mark Germanic and northern, -heim Norse. The kingdom style joins invented roots to these endings, then adds the forms states use for themselves. NameWhat makes it work ThesarheimAn invented root with a Norse ending: a northern kingdom. The Itharian CrownA realm named for its throne, as states often call themselves. The Sunken EmpireAn empire known by an image, as others name it. The Ostiric HegemonyRule over other states without owning them. The March of EskianA border province, held by a marquess or margrave. The Free Cantons of GalorA confederation of self-governing districts. #### Kingdom, duchy, march: what the titles mean The form of a realm's name tells readers who rules it. An empire rules many peoples; a kingdom has a king or queen; a principality a prince; a duchy a duke or duchess; a county a count; a barony a baron. A march is a border region, often given a military governor. Pick the form first, and the politics of your map start to write themselves. - Insiders and outsiders. A realm's own name and its neighbors' name for it often differ, as Deutschland, Germany and Allemagne do. Give your major powers two. - Old and new names. When dynasties change, names change. A former name in an old map or a ballad is cheap history. #### Questions writers ask How do I name a fantasy kingdom? Choose what the name comes from (a people, the land, a ruler or a border), invent a root in the language of the people who live there, and add an ending that fits: -ia, -land, -mark, -heim. Then decide whether the realm calls itself a kingdom, a crown or an empire. What is the difference between a kingdom and an empire? A kingdom is ruled by a king or queen over one realm; an empire rules many peoples or kingdoms, often by conquest. The empire style gives names that suit that scale. What is a march? A border province. Marches were often given to a strong lord, a marquess or margrave, to defend the frontier. Can I use these names in a game or book? Yes, freely. Search any name you build a series on, in case a game or book already uses it. #### Keep your realms and their rulers connected On Feldar's [Canvas](https://feldar.com/features/canvas) a kingdom can be a Faction card or a Location card, joined to its rulers and rivals by labelled links such as Part of and Opposes, beside the pages you are writing. 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