Bat Name Generator
Our Bat Name Generator creates names for pet bats, familiars, fantasy creatures and the colonies they live in, from “Pip” to “The Dusk Wing Colony.” It suits D&D players, writers, game designers and anyone naming a small animal that hangs upside down.
Click for five names, click again for more, and copy any name with the icon beside it.
Where bat names come from
Bats are the only mammals capable of true flight, and there are more than 1,400 species. Many names borrow from that, because wings, dusk, echoes and the way the animal hangs are what people notice first.
Some species names are cute in their own right. The pipistrelle is a small European bat, and its name is the source of the nickname Pip.
Names by use
Pet and familiar names: Pip, Nocturne, Squeak, Dusty, Upside, Biscuit
Fantasy bat names: Vespera, Nocturna, Umbrix, Chirel, Skreeline, Echo
Compound names: Duskwing, Nightflit, Echoleaf, Velvetear, Shadowglide, Mothfang
Ranks and titles: Captain Wingfold, Lady Nightsong, Sir Hangly, Mister Flap, Old Dusklow
Colonies and roosts: The Dusk Wing Colony, The Hollow Echo Roost, The Velvet Moth Cloud, The Silent Lantern Flight
A bat with a job
Take the name Biscuit and give it three sentences.
Biscuit is a bat that lives in the rafters of a village inn. He wakes every evening at the same moment the innkeeper lights the lamps, and the staff has learned to treat him as a clock. One night, when the lamps are still dark, he wakes early and flies straight at the cellar door.
A small animal with a clear habit is a useful plot device, because the players notice when the pattern breaks.
Bats in D&D and fiction
In fifth edition, a bat is one of the animals a wizard can summon with the find familiar spell. A familiar needs a name the player will say a hundred times, so short ones such as Pip or Wisp tend to survive the campaign.
For a druid, a bat can be a wild shape or a companion; try our Druid Name Generator for the owner. If the bats live in a cave or a ruin, the Cave Name Generator names the place.
Darker campaigns often tie bats to the night. Our Vampire Name Generator pairs well with a colony that serves a count, and the Warlock Name Generator fits a patron with a taste for shadows.
Names for different kinds of bats
Real bats vary a lot, and you can borrow that variety. Fruit bats, often called flying foxes, are large and gentle, so names like Sir Mango or Velvet suit them.
Horseshoe bats take their name from the shape of the nose, and small insect-eaters such as pipistrelles are tiny and quick. Names like Pip, Flit and Squeak match their size.
Only three species of vampire bats feed on blood, which is fewer than most people expect. If your story needs a menacing colony, borrow that fear with a name like Umbrix or The Hollow Echo Roost.
For a giant or magical bat, go grander and use a long name with an epithet, such as Vespera Dusk-Wing. A name that takes a breath to say tells the table that this creature is not a pet.
Bat Name Generator FAQs
What are good names for a pet bat?
Short, sound-based names work well, such as Pip, Squeak, Biscuit or Wisp. Names from the night, like Nocturne, also suit a small flier.
What is a group of bats called?
A group is usually called a colony. Roost describes where they rest, and writers sometimes use “cloud” or “flight” for fantasy.
What is a good name for a bat familiar in D&D?
Pick something the player will enjoy saying, such as Pip or Vespera. Familiars speak little, so a clear, short name helps.
Can I use these names for fantasy creatures?
Yes. The generator also makes grander names such as Umbrix and Vespera Dusk-Wing for giant or magical bats.