City Name Generator

Welcome to the City Name Generator! Use this idea generator to generate thousands of possibilities for city names. Have fun!

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10 tips for coming up with city names

Research other well-known cities and their origin stories.
Use alliteration such as 'Mighty Munich' or 'Tumbledown Toledo'.
Combine two words or syllables to make an interesting new word.
Seek inspiration from nature such as sea, hills or forests.
Try using historical events, famous people, or literature for ideas.
Create unique spellings or remove/add letters from existing words.
Avoid using the same letter twice (unless in the middle of a word).
Cater the name to the type of city (e.g. fishing town, garden city).
Avoid hard to spell words and long names.
Write down any ideas that come to mind no matter how silly they seem.

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The proper name for a city or region is known as a toponym. Toponyms are words or phrases that refer to specific locations, people, animals, or objects. Toponymics is the study of such toponyms.

Why should you use a City Name Generator?

Using a City Name Generator can be really helpful for finding an interesting, unique name for a city that you're creating or designing. It can provide inspiration for names that might not occur to you naturally, or show you some cool naming conventions that you can use in your own project. It also saves time, since you don't have to spend hours coming up with names on your own when the Generator can do that for you.

So many ideas, but can I use the city names for free?

All random city names created with this tool are 100% free to use without any need to provide credit (although we do appreciate the occasional shoutout). Be a little careful though, as there is always a small chance that an idea already belongs to someone else.

Is there a limit to how much I can generate with this random City Name Generator?

There's thousands of city names in this City Name Generator, so you won't need to be worried that we'll run out anytime soon. Just have fun with it.

For even more ideas and some additional options, be sure to also check out the City Name Generator over on The Story Shack.

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