Kenku Name Generator

Kenku names are not names at all, in the traditional sense. They are sounds. In D&D, kenku lost the ability to speak creatively — they can only mimic sounds they have heard. This curse extends to their names: a kenku is known by a sound that defines them, a snippet of noise that other creatures use as an identifier.

A kenku who works as a blacksmith might be called 'Clang.' One who lurks near waterfalls might answer to 'Splash.' A kenku thief could be known as 'the sound of coins jingling' — written colloquially as Jingle or Clink. These names are inherently onomatopoeic, and they shift and evolve as the kenku's life circumstances change.

Playing a kenku is an exercise in creative constraint, and naming one is the first test. The best kenku names are specific, evocative sounds that immediately paint a picture of who this bird-person is and what they do. A kenku name should make you hear the sound in your mind — the screech of a rusted hinge, the whisper of turning pages, the crack of a whip. The name is the character, distilled into a single auditory moment.