Witch Name Generator
| Registry given names (12) | Registry surnames (10) |
|---|---|
| Rowan · Willow · Sage · Hazel · Raven · Briar · Juniper · Ember · Thorn · Fern · Maple · Elder | Blackwood · Nightshade · Ravenwood · Grimshaw · Hexley · Winterbourne · Crowe · Mothwood · Thistlewick · Ashgrove |
Type your first name and the coven registry assigns your witch persona: a given name from the herb garden - Rowan, Willow, Sage, Hazel - and a surname from the old families - Blackwood, Nightshade, Grimshaw. 'Sage Nightshade', 'Hazel Blackwood': the kind of name painted on a cauldron sign.
Bottom line: this is a lookup, not a dice roll. Your name's letters are summed into a number, and that number picks one entry from each registry table below - 12 given names times 10 surnames, 120 witches in the book. Same spelling, same witch, every visit.
The honest part: green-witch naming is a modern folk tradition, not history - the real people accused in Salem were named Mary, John and Elizabeth, and their records survive. The full registry is printed on this page, so you can check your own assignment by hand.
How to use
- Type your first name - spelling counts, every letter shifts the sum.
- Read your witch name and the registry coordinates it came from; it will not change between visits.
- Name the whole coven, then plan the party around them with the Halloween party planner.
Frequently asked questions
How does the witch name generator work?
Each letter becomes its character code and the codes are summed; the remainders of that sum pick one of 12 given names and one of 10 surnames from the registry table below. It is a small hash table, printable on one page and stable forever - 'Willow' lands in the same row in October as it does next October.
Why are witch names all plants and nature words?
The green-witch tradition names its practitioners after the garden: Rowan and Elder are protective trees in European folk magic, Sage and Hazel are working herbs, and Raven and Briar are the hedge and the hedge's bird - the witch's own territory. The name is a shelf label for the person's craft, which is why the surname side leans on plants too: Nightshade and Thistle are herbs, not adjectives.
Is the same name always the same witch?
Yes - same spelling, same witch, forever. A random generator hands you a new persona on every click, which is fun once; a registry gives you a name you can put on a costume tag, a place card or a group chat nickname and keep. To reroll on purpose, change the spelling: 'Katie' and 'Katy' are different witches.
Did real witches have names like these?
No - and that is worth knowing. The Salem Witch Trials Documentary Archive records ordinary 17th-century Puritan names for the accused; nobody was named Ravenwood. The botanical-witch name is a 20th-century craft tradition and a pop-culture pleasure, and this generator treats it exactly that way: a party-game registry you can audit, not a history lesson.