# Tavern and Inn Name Generator for Writers - Feldar > Free tavern name generator: village inns built the way real inn signs were, rough dockside taverns, and fantasy inns for adventurers. Save and share names. - URL: https://feldar.com/tools/tavern-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) --- #### Why inns have the names they have Old inn names were made to be painted. In 1393 Richard II ordered that anyone brewing ale to sell must hang out a sign, and for centuries most customers recognised an inn by its picture, not its lettering. So the names are things you can paint: an animal, an object, a person at work, a coat of arms. - Heraldry. Beasts in heraldic colors, such as the White Hart and the Red Lion, come from the badges of kings and lords. - Pairs. The Rose and Crown, the Coach and Horses: two paintable things, often a loyalty and a trade. - Trades and people. The Jolly Sailor, the Plough: the customers the inn served. - A family's Arms. An inn called the Something Arms honors a local landowning family, whose coat of arms hung outside. - Numbers. The Three Crowns, the Seven Stars: a repeated emblem. NameWhat makes it work The White StagA heraldic beast in a heraldic color. The Crown and KeyA pair: one loyalty, one craft. The Fletcher ArmsNamed for a family's coat of arms. The Rusty HookDockside: a worn object and a rough edge. Black Tom's SnugDockside: a landlord with a reputation. The Whistling PhoenixFantasy: a creature from your world instead of a farm animal. #### Taverns in a story - The name sets the scene. A Royal Oak suggests a quiet village and old loyalties; a Drowned Mermaid a port where nobody asks questions. Choose the name for the scene you need. - Give the regulars a nickname for it. Real pubs are renamed by their drinkers. The Whistling Phoenix becomes "the Bird". - Avoid the famous inns. A few inns from famous books are part of fandom vocabulary. The generator skips them; search any name you keep. #### Questions writers ask What is a good name for a fantasy tavern? Use the old inn-sign pattern with your world's creatures and objects: an adjective and a creature (the Whistling Phoenix), two objects (the Sword and Harp), or a traveller's rest (the Ranger's Rest). Why are so many pubs called the Red Lion or the White Hart? They come from heraldry: the badges of kings and noble families, painted on signs at a time when many customers could not read. What is the difference between an inn and a tavern? Historically an inn offered rooms and stabling for travellers, while a tavern or alehouse served drink. Many fantasy stories use the words loosely, but the difference can tell readers who stops there. Can I use these names for a game? Yes. Search any name you use commercially, as some are names of real pubs. #### Keep the places your characters return to In Feldar a tavern can be a Location card on the [Canvas](https://feldar.com/features/canvas), linked to its landlord, its regulars and the scenes set there, next to the pages you are writing. 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