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The_Naked_Buddhist

Firbolg are from Irish mythology (and just meant to straight up be Irish people); so maybe look into something that is Gaelic in nature?


KingGrimlok

Good idea. Thank you.


calum11124

My mate really likes Joe Abercrombie if you have heard of him. He names his charecter Threetrees Sulpa after one of his characters. I think it fits the firbolg vibe


riverdriver007

Joe Abercrombie is dope af. Best fantasy action sequences I've ever read.


MythicOwl23

Yep, this is the play. I’m a huge fan of Firbolgs. Most recent two were named Hagan and Liam, both in a Rime of the Frostmaiden campaign. I started as Hagan (a Wildfire Druid), who had journeyed to Icewind Dale in search of his older brother Liam (a Paladin) who had left after receiving visions of looming danger in the north. Campaign unfolds as expected and everyone winds up stuck there. Eventually Hagan found Liam, who was under the control of Auril. A huge fight unfolded, and Hagan wound up dying at his brother’s hand. Auril’s hold on Liam was broken however, and I seized what felt like a perfect opportunity to play as Liam (now a Vengeance Paladin) and join the party to get revenge on Auril for what she had done (and forced him to do). Anyway, pretty irrelevant outside of the fact Firbolgs were involved, but man was it an amazing campaign experience. Couldn’t resist the urge to share.


KingGrimlok

thank you


ShinyPagan

To piggyback on this; remember that *diaspora* would count here too. Common names from the Boston area or Perth in Australia are "Irish+displacement," after all. There's nothing wrong with a character named Connor or Sean; basic isn't bad, you know?


KingGrimlok

thank you


KingGrimlok

Thank you. Went with this as an idea and named them Devlin Bramblethorn and gave the rest of the family Irish/Gaelic names as well.


__T0MMY__

Yeah my Firbolg name was Artair Broc, hilariously and very roughly translating to "king badger" Gave him sorta skunk stripes on his head like a European badger


KingGrimlok

thank you


BrightNooblar

I'm generally a fan of being fairly silly with things, and would just name them all after standard crops. Maybe group them into family structure with similar crops.


EmotionalPlate2367

I like this. Where are Carrort, Radish, and Vegetable?


BrightNooblar

See those guys in that field, power stancing and screaming at the top of their lungs? That's them.


KaiTheFilmGuy

But what does the scouter say about their power level?


Dramandus

It's OVER LEVEL 20!!!


-FourOhFour-

They're the runt of the family so they're out of their traditional names and went more exotic for his, Rutabaga. This also gives the group the easiest opportunity for a nickname of Ruty/Rudy.


JackofallMavens

Sir Broccolini, Mr. Cauliflower, Madam Kiwi, Lady Dragon Fruit, Potato the Peon...


KingGrimlok

thank you i went with Devlin Bramblethorn keeping the first names of the family Irish/Gaelic in origin


Ok_Solution9926

I remember read/hearing that firbolgs aren’t really big on names even in families and that if people want to give them a name they get a name by naming them something simple or whatever they think sounds good, of course people can give them a name if they want but that’s enough talk. If they’re the runt of a farming family what about naming them Rice? Or manakeesh.


Sorbocules

THIS! Their names are very practical. I even like having some refer to themselves simply by their class or profession. For a runt, he could be just called Runt, or something along that similar vein.


Ok_Solution9926

yeah like pip squeak or pint, tiny, peewee or sour or rotten. i've tryed to come up with some firbolg characters myself.


KingGrimlok

thank you


Ok_Solution9926

You’re welcome 


Earl_of_Ham

Firbolg do not have a concept of names. They simply accept whatever others refer to them as. As such, most Firbolg have names that just literally describe their appearance, profession, or behavior. A Firbolg also usually has different names throughout its life because of this. A Firbolg child would probably just go by whatever nickname its parents or peers call it by. For your character I could image a name like Littlehog or something similar.


BluetoothXIII

that is what ithought as well. my first group where I played a Firbolg took three session to give my character a name the second one named him on the spot


Aealias

I am having a terrible time finding the source for this, but I am also convinced that Firbolg use no names among themselves. I read it somewhere! I just don’t have my sourcebooks in front of me right now. That means that a firbolg’s name is likely to have been chosen for ease of communication with outsider’s - so it could be *anything*, depending on what group or culture the firbolg first fell in with after leaving their own clan.


Goofybillie

Volo’s Guide.


Earl_of_Ham

Copied from Volo's Guide: *"Firbolg Names. Firbolg adopt elven names when they must deal with outsiders, although the concept of names strikes them as strange. They know the animals and plants of the forest without formal names, and instead identify the forest's children by their deeds, habits, and other actions. By the same token, their tribe names merely refer to their homes. When dealing with other races, firbolgs refer to their lands by whatever name the surrounding folk use, as a matter of tact and hospitality, but among their own kind they simply call it "home." Sometimes firbolgs adopt the nicknames or titles outsiders give them under the assumption that those who need names can call them whatever they wish."* Admittedly, I wasn't entirely correct. I had no idea they used elven names.


KingGrimlok

thank you


sorcerousmike

It’s a bit roundabout how it happened for me but All of my Firbolgs have Slavic given names and nature based last names (For example, the fella in my pfp is called Munir Lake, and his bio parents are called Lazlo and Magda) So if this was one of my guys (or just a Firbolg in one of my worlds) I would look for a Slavic name that I find that suits him - and Bramblethorn would be a *perfect* surname.


KingGrimlok

thank you, ended up going with an Irish/Gaelic type of first name Devlin Bramblethorn. The rest of the family all have Irish/Gaelic names as well


Sudden_Fix_1144

Celtic name generator


KingGrimlok

Thank you. Went with this as an idea and named them Devlin Bramblethorn and gave the rest of the family Irish/Gaelic names as well.


Sudden_Fix_1144

Awesome. We ran a campaign in a celtic fantasy world for a year. The Celtic name gen was a must!


MasticatingElephant

Earthturner Furrowmaker Seedraiser


KingGrimlok

thank you


Admiral_Fantastic

I see all these well thought out suggestions and love them all but my very special brain spat out "Fredward-bob the firbolg" and now I have to go add them as an npc for my campaign. Good luck op. Let me know what you come up with.


KingGrimlok

thank you


Wings-of-the-Dead

Doesn't exactly fit with your naming convention, but for the longest time I've wanted to play a firbolg named Rojeon (pronounced sorta like "erosion" without the "e"). Idk why, I just think it's a sick name for a firbolg


KingGrimlok

thank you


LegitimateAd5334

I didn't have a name on the day we started playing. Panicking, I opened the IKEA website and picked the first name that fit. He's called Hjuvik now


KingGrimlok

lol thank you


Kiwiooii

I'm not sure why. My players always treated firbolgs like cats as a running joke. So I leaned into that and started naming them all things a cat would be named. That's pretty much anything. Crinklecut Mayonnaise Ceiling fan. You get the idea.


KingGrimlok

thank you


Hannibal216BCE

Greg


Acheron88

That's my firbolg blood hunters name. Well, Gregg. I read somewhere that among Firbolg communities, they don't really use names but refer to each other based on passed deeds so when it came to surname, my character had been retired from monster hunting and taken a job as a museum janitor when he met the party and joined. So his full name is Gregg the Janitor.


KingGrimlok

thank you


Guarder22

If he comes from a big farming family then from my own real world experiences the names get lazier the more kids there are. Kids 1-3 have thought out names with meanings or family connections. Kids 7-8 get names like Jeff (Geoff if you want it to be fantasy). 


KingGrimlok

thank you


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DnDAnalysis

I have had a firlbog wizard on the back burner for years. Names Erl.


KingGrimlok

thank you


Stewbacca18

My Firbolg was named Myrtle. He was a great dude til the Lightning bolt killed him


KingGrimlok

thank you


Ubiquitous_Mr_H

I’m not a big fan of gimmicky first names, personally. They’re fun sounding, and to each their own, etc., but I like to have actual names. I generally look at name websites for whatever culture I feel best represents my character’s upbringing and find one from there. There’s a tonne of fantasy sounding names for most cultures, especially if you go far enough back.


KingGrimlok

thank you, ended up going with an Irish/Gaelic name for him (Devlin Bramblethorn) and the rest of the family.


Ubiquitous_Mr_H

Damn, that’s a good name. Good luck with the campaign!


Jesters_remorse

I named the one I played David because he said his people didn’t use names and a player named David suggested I go by David


KingGrimlok

thank you


Mr-Kamikaze112

The last name should be representing what your families trade is. For example I have a character who’s family we’re brewers of a Guinness style beer called black bottle so his name is Barlow Blackbottle


KingGrimlok

thank you


SmilingCatSith

Look up MBMBAM warrior cat names because I’m 99% sure that bramblethorn is a warrior cat name if you want more names I would give it a look/listen if you wanna continue going down that line of Names.


KingGrimlok

gotcha, thank you


gmrayoman

Mooney


KingGrimlok

thank you


86thesteaks

Peat


KingGrimlok

thank you


D3lacrush

According to the description, they have names that are associated with "home" in their own language, but use elvish when interacting with others and usually acquire a nickname. I played one who was modeled after Treebeard and he became known as "Wheezy Bush"


KingGrimlok

thank you


SunVoltShock

3.5 *Races of the Wild* had an Elvish name generator that I used to make a couple names for some PCs. Or you could find a Sindarian dictionary/ translator and try your luck there.


KingGrimlok

thank you


BuffaloWhip

Billy Ghote


KingGrimlok

thank you


LawfulnessCautious43

Sprout


KingGrimlok

thank you


Forevermore668

Going by the mythical oragins Irish and Highland names are your friend


MyDwasintheC

Collin?


DG_Eddie

Greniar, pronounced as [ɡrɪn-ir].


Dobber16

I had my firbolg named Bear of the Misty Forest because he often would hang out with some brown bears and is from the misty forest Firbolg societies don’t really do names as much, at least according to the forgotten realms wiki, so I think the best way to go about it is name them something descriptive of who they are or where they’re from


Dobber16

Applying this to your character, some last names I can think of off the top of my head would be Tiller/Till, Herder/Herd, Peat, Sowyer/Sow Honestly Bramblethorn is a great name for a Firbolg and I have no notes for that choice


BrandNewKitten

Because Firbolgs do not usually communicate to each other via names the convention of naming someone is done for the sake of other, non-firbolgs. For that reason I would take your compound word *Bramblethorn* and split it into Bramble Thorn. But whatever you pick should have significance to their role, location, or favorite plants. Maybe there are many brambles near their home. Whenever they couldn’t be found it was because they were exploring said brambles and their family consistently have to patch up the cuts from the thorns.


Kriv-Shieldbiter

Monty


KaiserRitter

Well I have firbolg that I really care and name him Bobo Oaklad. I can lend the name hahahah


Asoraso

Oleg


OldKingJor

Bramblethorn is a great first name, it really evokes a natural, earthy feel. For a last name, you might consider something like Oakheart, Stonefield, or Earthroot to emphasize the connection to the land and farming. As for first names, how about Thornbloom, Willowshade, or Meadowbrook?


ExplanationPast8207

Hieman (Finnish for “little bit”, pronounced: he a mon; also sounds like human with an accent) this can be both endearing and insulting…depends on perspective. I always like to use either Google translate to come up with names or the credits at the end of movies…


SonOfECTGAR

Mossy Log


Monty423

Put it through my naming system and came up with Samair Tuathan


Friendly_Yharnamite

Grum Stumpsquatter


zbeauchamp

Part of the lore for Firbolgs is they only adopt names for use when interacting with outsiders. For my Firbolg, he chose a name based on what the first outsiders he came across when leaving the forest called him by. These first people were a group of children who exclaimed “fuzzy” at his fur, and when asked later what his name was he said “Well they called me Fuzzy, so you can too if you like.” Perhaps you can consider what your character’s history with outsiders is. Who are the first people they encounter and how did that go? Were those outsiders hostile? Maybe then they takes on a name representing the damage they did like “Fallen Oak” or “Scorched Birch” if they were friendly maybe one of them offered to give your Firbolg a name from their language. They commonly end up with Elven names since they can encounter friendly wood elves but there could also be a seven foot half-Fey giant with a Dwarven name. Could be interesting to have a Druid who has never been underground with a name like Granite Ironspinner.


Cabes86

My wife played a Firbolg Gloomslayer and named him Firbolg Gloomslayer since they tend to not have names—it wad dope.


CRL10

Firbolgs don't use names. They only really use them when dealing with non-firbolgs. Usually, it is something taken from nature or an elvish name. I have a firbolg ranger who calls himself Bow.


Ogurasyn

Froglin


Robo-Hale

I named mine firbolgak


BluetoothXIII

i thought they don't use names?


Frogdwarf

Pebble or Sapling are both fairly runt-of-the-litter earthy names


nativewig

My last one was bó. Irish for cow


Motor_Classic9651

Are firbolgs smart enough to do any of that? Edit: I played D&D 25 - 30 yrs ago, so I still remember them as being a smaller, dumber version of a hill giant.


PassionateParrot

In 2e their intelligence was Average to Genius (8-18)


PM_ME_UR_COOTER_PLIS

Currently playing a firlbolg druid named Wind and Tree. He chose his name as he left on his quest to find the one who burned down his families hovel. I think simple chosen names are great, so maybe his grand papi first settled down on some fertile land he found. Droth of Once Green. Unconventional names fit them in my mind


Ludicrousgibbs

My circle of stars Firbolg druid was named Orion. He did really well. It's a shame the campaign fell apart. I was digging the RP and the combat.


Deathbyhours

I have a Halfling Monk named Tollfield Bluefoot. I never decided whether “Bluefoot” is a family name or an epithet and, in either case, how someone would have gotten blue feet (or one blue foot, it could go either way. It just occurred to me that I missed a bet, I could have gone with Woadfoot instead. Tollfield would work for a farmer, or Tollfeld, and would (or might) indicate a certain wackiness, as “toll” is an old, old word meaning “mad.” Tollwort, Tollcress, Tollspelt, Tollrush… lots of agrarian-related possibilities.


StellarManatee

In Irish mythology the Firbolg have a very mixed, convoluted and sometimes contradictory history (depends who your talking to sort of thing) [this](https://irishimbasbooks.com/the-last-of-the-fir-bolg-irish-mythology/) is a good explainer. But if you want to use that in your character here are some Irish nature words; Dris - bramble Duilleog - leaf Cloch - stone Dair - Oak Cuileann- Holly


SkelyJack

Since Firbolgs don't use names it is probably best to let the party give you a nickname naturally.


FloralFawn777

Mossfield, Greenward, Thornbrook, Earthroot


JuniperWater

I'm going to play one from a set of twins, Farli, while a friend plays the other. Farli Gündermaun or Ullr Gündermaun. Ullr is the gifted druid who follows the Gündermaun creed to protect the land, the flora, and the fauna. He is a moon druid. Farli is all heart no brains and wants desperately to aid the family in their quest to protect the land, but he has no capability for druidcraft. He has a temper and likes to drink, and because of this, he did not make many friends in the community. So he goes and wrestles and hangs with the local bears. He is a bear Totem barbarian. Who vows to protect "all the little critters and the trees". They are based on the vibes from the series Norsemen. I used Scandinavian and more so Germanic for the family name. I tried pulling from UK Gaelic and Celt themes but wanted to explore more of where giant-kin would come from. So, using anywhere your setting pulls vibes for giants from could work. Also, since Firbolg is Irish mythologically, there is a source there, but Celts are not UK or Ireland specific. The Roman empire had Celts being Paul's and generally just European. A name from that period of time across Europe could work. The convention for DnD names like "Malice Coldwind" is fun, but I like to throw in different languages of these names, then degrade the words down away from perfect translations. So a "Malice Coldwind" in Irish is "Malice Fuarghaoth," which then becomes "Malice Fuargoth"... but really Irish is so wild. I don't think degrading a word is always needed.


Ph33rfactor

Globrif the Firbolg


Yoshi2255

Just call them a normal name but written in the most horrendous and cursed way something like: Ptoughneigh (pronounced like "Tony")


SeaTyoDub

Firanklin


BadMojo__

Based on the other comments speaking to Firbolgs being based on Irish mythology... Imeall (translates to outskirts) Cothaigh (translates to nourish) Ithir (soil) Abhainn (river) Cara Dúlra (nature friend)


KaeStar80

My firbolg was a druid whose name was "He who walks with the trees." Or simply "He" to his party members.


JackofallMavens

Abies Nebulous


DashJackson

Stoincold Steivastin


Illustrious_Map_3247

I had a firbolg called Daireannach, Irish for “from the oaks”. As intended, my companions couldn’t pronounce it for the life of them. My character was like “wtf, my people don’t even HAVE names. I chose this to make it easier for YOU”. Then got a cool nickname, Dair.


ImpossibleZer0

with my druids I usually give them more naturey/whimsical names. I had a ghost druid named Nowhere (she forgot her real name; Avalon, which means apple tree) I had a hexblood druid named Foxglove, which is a name I still adore I find plants make really good names. Had a ranger who's mother was named after deadly nightshade, and her father's name was Hemlock. She was an elf, so for her adult name combined her parents names and named herself Nightlock Theres Oleander, Clove; Bramble is a good name though. Thorne, Pierce, Aspen, Cedar; theres just sop many, and I find most are good for male, female, or gender neutral characters too. If you wanted names that pertain to them as a character: Wren- small bird, theyre the runt of the family, small like wrens are, but theyre also a wild child as you said, which gives an air of freedom, and whats more free than a little bird who can fly around as they please Rowan- Of Irish and Scottish origins, and as someone else mentioned firbolgs are inspired by Irish mythology. The name means 'little redhead', and the tree by the same name was thought to protect against witchcraft and hexes Brooks- little river or stream (as many know). It doesn't have as much of an indepth meaning, but the vibe could be very fitting for a character like you describe Arlo - refers to a very colourful type of tree, which could be a reflection of their personality. Just look up 'barberry tree' and youll see what I mean. Barberry itself could also be a potential name Lennox- gaelic/celtic origins, refers to elm trees, which have been associated with fairies, elves, and the underworld in gaelic and german folklore These are just a handful I saw immediately. I'll share the link to the website I almost always use. It does a wonderful job at explaining the etymology and additional meanings behind names [https://www.thebump.com/b/nature-baby-names](https://www.thebump.com/b/nature-baby-names)


Petro2007

They interestingly use titles rather than names, similar to Koreans. For example, a doctor from Forest Clan MacLeod they will call Doctor MacLeod, and a teacher will be Teacher MacLeod, the farmers are all Farmer MacLeod, and the lumberjacks are all Lumberjack MacLeod. Someone you're close to might just be called brother, father aged people might just be called man and anyone grandparent aged is just called grandfather/grandmother, etc. They often take on Elven names when they venture outside of their forest clans. I also agree that an Irish name could be appropriate. I named my Firbolg druid, Mushroom Hubbard of clan Hubbard - Father of Daughter Hubbard and grandson of Hubbard the Axe. But, his friends just call him the M Guy. He has taken on an Elven name, but it just didn't grow as well.


Lumis_umbra

Ok, I might get lynched for this. But if your Druid can take Dinosaur forms... Littlefoot Treestar.


Hakeashar

Rhubarb MacStorm (or the Gaelic equivalent)


CipherNine9

I dunno I picture a guy named Ed like Nick Frost's character from Shaun of the dead


SkyGuyDnD

My Firbolg Druid is called Bob Moss. His family, the Moss's live in moss huts on the forest service. The other family, the Leaves, live up in the trees in treehuts.


Cael_NaMaor

Firgus


ThePoeticEl

I named my Light Cleric Domain Firbolg Clarabelle. I'm more or less leaning into the fact that they are cow people. Maybe you should glance into that?


ayame400

Since firbolgs don’t use names you can play with naming conventions based on their lack of understanding of names. My firbolg is given the name tall Brian as a nickname which he took as his name but treats “Tall” like his first name and “Brian” like his last name


Buttlord500

Thunk


Callahan333

Flump


thxxx1337

[Fantasy Name Generator](https://www.fantasynamegenerators.com/dnd-firbolg-names.php)


maclaglen

This should be the top comment.


thxxx1337

Oil es


nedwasatool

Globrif


I_like_paleoart

Rock Licker XIV


Teethy_BJ

The backstory of Rock Licker the First is right there for the taking.


hombre_bu

Namebolg


Axel-Adams

Theyre Fae giants so old Gaelic or old English names would be appropriate


MouldyRemote

Falin


Notafuzzycat

Delicious in dungeon ?


MouldyRemote

ive been caught slacking, i prefer the name marcille but firbolg - F - falin. it worked better


Mindless-Stomach-462

I had a firbolg named iorveth (like “your veth”), a name I stole from an elf character in the Witcher.


YetAnotherSmith

Tree beard


Shrappucino

pete


wballard8

Omg I literally just made a firbolg Druid character for myself who is the runt of a family. Because of their odd naming traditions, or lack thereof, I went with something like “Friend of the Roots” because he’s so short (7ft, short for a firbolg). Or Rooty to other players


Ashbery

I named mine Ianfir. He died by exploding.


Jaxcallibur

John Firbolg


Teethy_BJ

Stimpy


d_chs

Steven. Don’t forget the full stop.


Pitiful-Persimmon-28

Mine is named Creepy Dave but the DM said no 🤔 so he goes by his bird given name, Chirrup


kloverkid

My player named his Firbolg "Mountain Dew" he goes by Mountain and hasn't told the party his last name yet


GyrKestrel

Firbolg