English/United Kingdom Sounding City Names

These charts help you invent English/United Kingdom sounding city names. For an overview and charts for city names of other cultures, see the main Random (or not) City Name Charts page.

Step 1: Determine which columns to use in step 2

d6	Columns to Use
1-3	1 + 2 + 3
4	1 + 2
5	1 + 3
6	2 + 3

Step 2: Roll for each column as determined in step 1

d20	Column 1	Column 2	Column 3
1	A	Amp	Borough
2	Birm	Bang	Bridge
3	Chi	Ber	Burgh
4	Cov	Cam	Bury
5	Ed	Carl	Dee
6	Ex	Cas	Deen
7	Glou	Cest	Derry
8	Lan	Chest	Dom
9	Lei	Dur	Er
10	Lic	En	Field
11	Mar	Et	Ford
12	New	In	Ham
13	Nott	Ing	Isle
14	Ox	Is	Land
15	Pet	Lich	Or
16	Sal	Lon	Port
17	South	Minst	Pool
18	Sund	New	Tle
19	West	Ply	Ton
20	Win	Ver	Try

Examples

A: d6:1 = 1+2+3; d20:13= Nott; d20:13= Ing, d20:9=Er; Nottinger

B: d6:6 = 2+3; d20:19 = Ply; d20:10 = Field; Plyfield

C: d6: 1 = 1+2+3; d20:4 = Cov; d20:8 = Chest; d20:2 = Bridge; Covchestbridge

D: d6: 5 = 1+3; d20:19 = West; d20:9 = Er; Wester

E: d6: 3 = 1+2+3; d20:15 = Pet; d20:5 = Carl; d20:12 = Ham; Petcarlham

F: d6: 1 = 1+2+3; d20:13 = Nott; d20:14 = Is; d20:4 = Bury; Nottisbury

Covchestbury and Petcarlham seem a little wrong, but one can look at them as a starting point and change them to Covisbury or Leichestbury and Petenham or Westcarlham.

In all there are 9200 combinations.