About wizard names
A wizard's name has to carry weight. Old-fashioned given names like Aldric or Morwen sound learned and ancient, and the right epithet tells everyone what kind of magic to expect.
Choose a school of magic to shape the titles. Elementalists earn names like the Storm-Caller, necromancers the Gravewarden, illusionists the Many-Faced and seers the Star-Reader. Some wizards are known instead by the tower or order they belong to.
Tips for choosing a wizard name
Let others give the title
Wizards rarely choose their own epithet. Who gave it, and was it a compliment?
Contrast helps
A gentle name with a grim title, or the reverse, makes a wizard instantly interesting.
Use the tower
'Of the Sunken Library' gives you a location and a mystery in one line.
Questions
Can I use these for witches and sorcerers?
Yes. The female and neutral options work well for witches, and all of them suit sorcerers.
What does the school of magic change?
It changes the epithets, so a necromancer and an illusionist with the same name end up sounding very different.