Names that Resemble Locations in India

These charts help you invent location names that are similar to those found in one part of India.  (India has an official language, Hindi.  English is an “official subsidiary language” and there are also around 20 regional languages.)  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

d8	Number of Syllables to Use
1-2	2
3-4	3
5-6	4
7	5
8	6

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

d100	Syllable	d100	Syllable
1-2	Ba	51-52	Na
3-4	Ban	53-54	Nam
5-6	Brah	55-56	Ni
7-8	Cha	57-58	Pa
9-10	Chan	59	Pal
11-12	Chi	60-61	Pe
13-14	Da	62-63	Pu
15-16	De	64-66	Pur
17-18	Di	67-68	Put
19-20	Don	69-71	Ra
21-22	Dra	72-73	Ri
23-24	Gar	74	Rim
25-26	Gi	75-76	Ru
27-28	Gu	77-78	Sa
29-31	Jah	79-80	San
32	Jay	81-82	Ta
33-34	Ka	83-84	Tan
35-36	Ki	84-86	Tek
37-38	Ko	87-88	Ti
39-40	La	89-90	Tin
41-42	Li	91-92	Tu
43-44	Lu	93-94	Va
45-47	Ma	95-96	Ve
48	Mil	97-98	Vi
49-50	Mu	99-100	Yan

Examples

A: d8: 7=5 Syllables; d100s: 33= Ka; 100=Yan; 90=Tin; 44=Lu, 23=Gar = Kayantinlugar

B: d8: 2 = 2 Syllables; d100s: 10=Chan; 82=Ta = Chanta

C: d8: 3 = 3 Syllables; d100s: 32=Jay; 98=Vi; 65=Pur = Jayvipur

D: d8: 5 = 4 Syllables; d100s: 23=Gar; 17=Di, 81=Ta; 65=Pur = Garditapur

E: d8: 6 = 4 Syllables: d100s: 95=Ve; 79=San; 39=La; 53=Nam = Vesanlanam

F: d8: 6 = 4 Syllables; d100s: 3=Ban; 29=Jay; 77=Sa; 9=Chan = Banjaysachan

If any seem incorrect when you sound them out, it is easy to re-roll it or swap one syllable for another choice on the chart.