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FREE WIZARD NAME GENERATOR · AGES 5–11

Wizard name generator for kids

Press the button for a wizard name and what it means. Choose wise old wizards, young apprentices or muddled wizards whose spells go wrong, or build a two-part wizard name of your own. Every name is hand-picked and child-safe, with naming tips for KS1 and KS2 and a sample story opening.

Name generator

Wizard name

Aldwin

An Old English name from eald, old, and wine, friend: a wise old friend.

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72 wizard names with their meanings

Wise wizards

Old, thoughtful names for wizards who have read every book and know every star.

  • Aldwin · An Old English name from eald, old, and wine, friend: a wise old friend.
  • Sagewood · A sage is a wise person, and this wizard lives deep in a quiet wood.
  • Thistlebeard · For an old wizard with a beard as wild and silvery as a thistle gone to seed.
  • Oakenvale · Oak for strength and vale for a valley, for a wizard who has watched over one valley for years.
  • Sophelius · From sophos, Greek for wise, for a wizard who has read every book twice.
  • Witanor · From witan, the Old English word for a council of wise people.
  • Wysander · From wys, an old spelling of wise, the word that gave us wizard.
  • Silverquill · For a wizard who writes spells with a silver feather pen.
  • Ashgrove · A grove is a small group of trees, and this wizard’s tower stands among ash trees.
  • Owlbright · As wise as an owl and as bright as a candle on a winter night.
  • Galdren · From galdor, the Old English word for a spoken spell or charm.
  • Wintergreen · Named after a plant that stays green all winter, like this wizard who never seems to age.
  • Tallowmere · Tallow candles light this wizard’s study beside a quiet mere, or lake.
  • Dewin · Dewin is a Welsh word for a wizard or magician.
  • Greycloak · For a quiet wizard who travels in a plain grey cloak, so nobody guesses who they are.
  • Inkspindle · For a wizard with long, thin fingers that are always stained with ink.
  • Hollowbrook · For a wizard who lives where a little brook runs through a hollow.
  • Candlewick · For a wizard who reads late into the night by the light of a single candle.
  • Bramblecote · A cote is a small shelter or cottage, and this one is hidden in the brambles.
  • Lindenhall · Linden is another name for the lime tree, which shades this wizard’s hall.
  • Heronmoor · Patient as a heron, for a wizard who waits and watches on the moor.
  • Tomeweaver · A tome is a big, heavy book, and this wizard weaves new stories from old ones.
  • Mapleward · A ward is a guardian, and this wizard looks after an old maple forest.
  • Gableworth · A sturdy, old-fashioned name for a wizard who has lived in one tower for centuries.

Apprentices

Short, everyday names for young wizards still learning their very first spells.

  • Wick · Short and bright like a candle wick, for an apprentice whose first spell makes a light.
  • Inkpot · For a young wizard whose fingers are always inky from copying out spells.
  • Chalkdust · For an apprentice who practises spell signs on a chalkboard every day.
  • Satchel · Named after the school bag this apprentice stuffs with spell books.
  • Quillby · From quill, the feather pen every young wizard learns to write with.
  • Wandle · A little name for an apprentice who is still learning how to hold a wand.
  • Sparkwell · For an apprentice whose spells make small, bright sparks, and not much else yet.
  • Ladle · For an apprentice whose first job is stirring the potion pot.
  • Pocket · For a small apprentice with a pocket full of half-finished spells.
  • Scribble · For an apprentice who scribbles notes in the margins of every spell book.
  • Glint · A glint is a quick flash of light, like the twinkle in a clever apprentice’s eye.
  • Dabble · To dabble is to try a little of everything, just like a young wizard learning spells.
  • Nib · Named after the tip of a pen, for an apprentice who writes spells very neatly.
  • Runa · From rūn, an Old English word for a secret or mystery, which also gave us rune.
  • Penwick · A neat, easy name for an apprentice who keeps a tidy spell diary.
  • Numberly · For an apprentice who counts every spell twice, just to be sure it worked.
  • Hopscotch · For an apprentice who learns spells faster while hopping about.
  • Spindle · Thin and quick, like the spindle that spins wool into thread.
  • Fable · A fable is a short story with a lesson, and this apprentice learns from every mistake.
  • Rhyme · Spells in stories often rhyme, so this apprentice practises a new rhyme every day.
  • Copperpot · For an apprentice who brews practice potions in a little copper pot.
  • Lark · A lark is a cheerful songbird, and doing something for a lark means doing it for fun.
  • Bobbin · Named after a sewing bobbin, for an apprentice who winds up every spell neatly.
  • Pagewell · For an apprentice who reads every page carefully before trying a spell.

Muddled wizards

Funny names for wizards whose spells go wonderfully, giggle-worthily wrong.

  • Bumbleboots · For a wizard who trips over their own boots on the way to every spell.
  • Fumbleton · For a wizard who fumbles the wand and drops the spell book, then laughs about it.
  • Muddlewand · For a wizard whose wand mixes up every spell, so rain falls as custard.
  • Oopsalot · For a wizard whose spells go wrong a lot, but always in a funny way.
  • Wobblebeard · For a wizard with a beard so long that it wobbles when they laugh.
  • Hubbub · A hubbub is a noisy muddle, and there is always one around this wizard.
  • Snoozleby · For a sleepy wizard who once nodded off in the middle of a spell.
  • Tangletoes · For a wizard whose magic shoelaces keep tying themselves in knots.
  • Fizzwhistle · For a wizard whose potions fizz and whistle like a kettle.
  • Sneezewort · Named after sneezewort, a real wild plant, for a wizard whose spells make people sneeze.
  • Higgledy · From higgledy-piggledy, meaning in a jumble, just like this wizard’s spell book.
  • Gobbledy · For a wizard whose spells come out as gobbledygook, which means nonsense.
  • Bobblehat · For a wizard who wears a woolly bobble hat instead of a pointed one.
  • Crumplehat · For a wizard whose pointed hat has been sat on more times than anyone can count.
  • Fiddlesticks · Fiddlesticks is an old way of saying nonsense, which is what this wizard often says.
  • Mumblespell · For a wizard who mumbles spells and gets a surprise every time.
  • Rumpus · A rumpus is a noisy commotion, and there is always one at this wizard’s tower.
  • Flummox · To flummox someone is to confuse them, and this wizard flummoxes everyone, even the cat.
  • Wafflebeard · For a chatty wizard who waffles on for hours with crumbs in their beard.
  • Fuddlestaff · For a wizard who keeps losing their staff, usually while holding it.
  • Dithers · To dither is to keep changing your mind, which this wizard does before every spell.
  • Tiddlywink · Named after the game of tiddlywinks, for a small wizard who flicks spells like counters.
  • Jumblesock · For a wizard whose morning spell jumbles up the whole sock drawer.
  • Spillsby · For a wizard who spills a potion every time they walk into a room.

Titles to add and word parts for building a name

Titles to add

Goes after the name

the Wise
· for a wizard everyone goes to for advice
of the Crooked Tower
· for a wizard whose tower leans a little to the left
the Star Reader
· for a wizard who reads the night sky like a book
Keeper of the Library
· for a wizard who looks after ten thousand books
the Kindly
· for a wizard who uses magic to help
the Potion Maker
· for a wizard who brews cures for coughs and colds
the Riddle Setter
· for a wizard who answers questions with puzzles
of the Whispering Woods
· for a wizard who lives among talking trees
the Cloud Shaper
· for a wizard who turns clouds into animals
the Absent-Minded
· for a wizard who forgets where the spectacles are
the Rainmaker
· for a wizard who brings rain to thirsty farms
the Bookbinder
· for a wizard who mends old spell books
the Lantern Lighter
· for a wizard who lights the village lamps each night
the Owl Friend
· for a wizard who talks with owls
the Map Maker
· for a wizard whose maps redraw themselves
the Ever-Curious
· for a wizard still asking questions at three hundred
the Teller of Tales
· for a wizard with a story for every occasion
the Spell Mender
· for a wizard who fixes spells that have gone wrong
the Puzzle Master
· for a wizard who loves a good brain-teaser
the Garden Keeper
· for a wizard who grows enchanted vegetables
the Weaver of Wonders
· for a wizard who stitches magic into cloth
the Unflappable
· for a wizard who stays calm whatever happens
the Sock Finder
· for a wizard whose best spell finds lost socks
the Slightly Lost
· for a wizard who is never quite sure where the tower is
the Spellwright
· a wright is a maker, so this wizard makes new spells

Word parts for building a name

Join one from each list

  • Silver (a bright, wise gleam)
  • Thistle (wild and hardy)
  • Oak (strong and steady)
  • Ink (a love of books)
  • Candle (late-night reading)
  • Owl (wisdom)
  • Mist (a little mystery)
  • Copper (a warm shine)
  • Willow (calm and graceful)
  • Cloud (head in the sky)
  • Rune (old secret letters)
  • Sage (a wise person)
  • Frost (cool and clever)
  • Pepper (a lively spark)
  • Elm (an old tree)
  • Quill (a feather pen)
  • beard (a long, proud beard)
  • wick (a candle’s glow)
  • cloak (a travelling cloak)
  • hat (a pointed hat)
  • staff (a walking staff)
  • spell (a favourite charm)
  • wand (a trusty wand)
  • wise (plenty of good sense)
  • brook (a home by the stream)
  • hollow (a hidden valley)
  • weaver (a maker of magic)
  • bright (a quick mind)
  • boots (well-travelled feet)
  • wood (a forest tower)
  • sleeve (a trick up the sleeve)
  • worth (an old place-name ending)

How to invent a name for a wizard

The word wizard comes from the Middle English wys, meaning wise, with the ending -ard added to describe a kind of person. So the first wizards were simply wise people, and a good wizard name still tends to sound thoughtful. Old English had words for magic too: galdor meant a spoken spell or charm, and the witan was a council of wise advisers. Names built from these roots, such as Galdren or Witanor, sound properly old.

Many story wizards have two parts to their name: a plain first name and a grander second name or a title. That shape is useful for children because it shows two sides of a character at once. Aldwin Silverquill sounds kind and homely but also serious about magic. Build mode makes a second name for you, and the titles add phrases such as of the Crooked Tower or the Spellwright, an old way of saying spell-maker.

Match the name to the wizard’s age and skill. Wise old wizards suit long, slow names with soft s, th and w sounds. Apprentices suit short, everyday words, such as Inkpot, Satchel or Wick, because they are only at the start of their training. Muddled wizards are a gift for vocabulary: kerfuffle, rumpus, flummox and higgledy-piggledy are all real words for a mess or a fuss, and each one makes a lovely name.

Wizards do not have to be old men with long beards. Most names here suit any wizard, and a story where the most powerful wizard in the land is a girl of ten, or a grandmother who knits her spells, can feel fresher than the familiar picture. Leave out names that belong to famous wizards from books and films, and avoid gloomy names: a wizard can be powerful without being frightening.

Use the name to hold a secret. A wizard who refuses to tell anyone their real name, an apprentice who must earn a wizard name by the end of the story, or a muddled wizard called Fiddlesticks whose real, grand name turns out to be Sophelius: each gives the reader a reason to keep turning the pages. Plant a small clue early, such as a pair of initials on an old cloak, so the reveal feels earned rather than pulled out of a hat.

At home, take turns pressing the button and deciding which spell each wizard would be best at. In class, run an apprentice interview: one child plays the wizard, another applies for the job, and both must use their names and titles in role. Afterwards, children can write the apprentice’s first diary entry. The fantasy story starters page has openings that fit.

Writing tips

KS1 (Years 1–2)

  • Give your wizard two names, a first name and a second name, and start both with a capital letter: Aldwin Silverquill.
  • Choose a name that matches your wizard. Is your wizard old and wise, young and still learning, or a little bit muddled? Tell a partner why you chose it.
  • Write the magic word your wizard says with an exclamation mark at the end: Inkpot waved the wand and shouted, “Fizzbang!”
  • Draw your wizard’s hat and write the name on it in your neatest handwriting. Add one describing word underneath, such as kind, clever or sleepy.

KS2 (Years 3–6)

  • Collect words for a muddle, such as kerfuffle, rumpus and hubbub, then turn one into a name for a wizard whose spells keep going wrong.
  • Use a relative clause to introduce your wizard: “Galdren, who had lived in the tower for three hundred years, sneezed.” Remember the commas around the extra information.
  • Reveal a name slowly. Let other characters call the wizard “the stranger in the tower” until the apprentice finally learns the real name near the end.
  • Write a page from a spell book signed by your wizard, using a name and title in formal language: “By order of Sophelius the Spellwright.”

A story opening using names from the list

The Knock at the Tower Door

Written for this page, at the level of Years 5–6

Nobody had applied to be Silverquill’s apprentice for forty-one years, which was why the old wizard nearly dropped the teapot when someone knocked on the tower door.

On the step stood a girl with a satchel, ink on her nose and a list in her hand. “My name is Dabble,” she announced, “and I would like the job. I can read upside down, I can whistle in three different keys and I have already met your neighbour.”

Silverquill peered past her. Down the hill, a cloud of purple smoke was drifting out of a crooked chimney, followed by a familiar voice shouting, “Who moved my wand?” “Ah,” sighed Silverquill. “You’ve met Hubbub. Then you had better come in quickly.”

Names in the National Curriculum

  • “using a capital letter for names of people, places, the days of the week, and the personal pronoun ‘I’”

    Year 1, Writing – vocabulary, grammar and punctuation (statutory)

  • “expanded noun phrases to describe and specify [for example, the blue butterfly]”

    Year 2, Writing – vocabulary, grammar and punctuation (statutory)

  • “in narratives, creating settings, characters and plot”

    Years 3 and 4, Writing – composition (statutory)

  • “in narratives, describing settings, characters and atmosphere and integrating dialogue to convey character and advance the action”

    Years 5 and 6, Writing – composition (statutory)

Sources

The quotations above are copied word for word from this document, with the year and section each applies to. The names, meanings, tips and story opening are Litsee’s own.

How this page was made

Every name, meaning and tip on these pages was drafted with AI help, then checked by Litsee against the Litsee app’s own name-safety rules (the same rules that check the names children give their heroes) and for brands, famous characters and anything unkind or frightening. Spotted something to improve? Email info@litsee.com.

The generator picks from the names on this page, in your browser. It doesn’t use AI, and it doesn’t save or send anything you choose or keep.

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Questions parents and teachers ask

What is a good name for a wizard in a story?

A good wizard name sounds as if it has a history. Two-part names work well: a plain first name such as Aldwin with a grand second name such as Silverquill. Old words help too, so Galdren comes from the Old English for a spell. Choose a short, everyday name instead if your wizard is young or still learning.

Where does the word wizard come from?

Wizard comes from the Middle English word wys, meaning wise, with the ending -ard, which describes a kind of person. It first meant a wise person or thinker, and only later came to mean someone who does magic. That is why so many wizard names sound thoughtful and old.

What should I call a wizard’s apprentice?

Apprentices suit short, friendly names linked to the things they use while learning, such as Inkpot, Satchel, Quillby or Chalkdust. Words about trying and learning, like Dabble, work well too. A short name gives the apprentice room to earn a grander one by the end of the story, which makes a satisfying ending.

Can girls be wizards in stories?

Yes. Anyone can be a wizard in a story, and most names on this page suit any child. Some writers use other words, such as witch, sorceress or enchantress, but wizard works for every character. Choosing an unexpected wizard, such as a young girl or a grandmother, can make a story feel fresh.

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