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4 Letter Clan Names

Five four letter clan names a press, each with its meaning, and one box for two, three or five letters.

4 Letter Clan Names

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  1. RuneA letter of the ancient Germanic peoples, also used as a magic sign.
  2. FangA long, pointed tooth for biting and tearing.
  3. VoidAn empty space with nothing in it.
  4. WyrmA huge dragon without legs or wings.
  5. KeepThe main tower of a castle.

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2 letters 18

  • Aa Rough, jagged lava of the kind Hawaiian volcanoes pour out.
  • Ha The sound of a laugh, or a shout of triumph.
  • Hm A shorter hmm, the sound of someone thinking.
  • Id In Freud's model of the mind, the part that acts on impulse.
  • Io A rare old shout of joy or triumph.
  • Ka In ancient Egyptian belief, the part of the soul that keeps a person alive.
  • Mu The twelfth letter of the Modern Greek alphabet.
  • Nu A letter of the Greek alphabet, written Ν.
  • On Switched on and working.
  • Ow A cry of pain. Ouch.
  • Ox A strong farm animal of the cattle kind, used to carry and pull loads.
  • Pi A Greek letter, and the number that ties a circle's edge to its width.
  • Qi In traditional Chinese philosophy, a life force. Also spelled chi.
  • Up Toward a higher place.
  • We The speaker and the people with them.
  • Xi The fourteenth letter of the Greek alphabet.
  • Yo A slang greeting, like hi or hey.
  • Zo A cross between a yak and a cow. Also spelled dzo.

3 letters 58

  • Awe A feeling of amazement, with reverence in it.
  • Bam The sound of a loud noise or a heavy hit.
  • Bot A computer-controlled character in a game, or a program that works by itself.
  • Bug A problem in a program that needs fixing. Also a small insect.
  • Chi The twenty-second letter of the Greek alphabet.
  • Cog A tooth on a gear, or the gear itself.
  • Duo Two people who work together as partners.
  • Dux The top pupil of a school in Scotland or Australia. In Rome, a high commander.
  • Elf A small magical creature of folklore, often playful.
  • Eon An immeasurably long stretch of time.
  • Erg A unit of work or energy in physics.
  • Fam Slang for family, and a friendly word between close friends.
  • Fey Strange and otherworldly.
  • Fin The part a fish steers and swims with.
  • Foe An enemy.
  • Fun Amusement, enjoyment and play.
  • Hmm The sound of someone thinking it over.
  • Hub The centre of a wheel, or a point where many routes meet.
  • Hue A colour, or a shade of one.
  • Icy Cold as ice, in weather or in manner.
  • Imp A small, mischievous sprite of stories.
  • Ink The coloured fluid for writing and printing. A squid squirts its own.
  • Ion An atom or group of atoms that carries an electrical charge.
  • Lux The unit that measures how much light falls on a surface.
  • Maw The mouth and jaws of an animal.
  • Max Short for maximum.
  • Meh Unimpressed. Neither good nor bad.
  • Mod A player-made package of changes to a game. Short for modification.
  • Nap A short sleep, especially in the day.
  • Nth In maths, at position n of a series. Informally, a long way along it.
  • Odd Different from what is usual or expected.
  • Ohm The unit of electrical resistance.
  • Oof The sound of the air being knocked out of someone.
  • Ore Rock that holds metal worth getting out.
  • Paw The soft foot of an animal with claws.
  • Pax A cry for a truce in old British school games, and a long period of peace.
  • Phi The twenty-first letter of the Greek alphabet. In maths, the golden ratio.
  • Pow The sound of a hard hit.
  • Psi The twenty-third letter of the Greek alphabet.
  • Pup A young dog, wolf, fox or seal.
  • Raw Untreated, in its natural state.
  • Rex A king, particularly in ancient Rome.
  • Rho The seventeenth letter of the Greek alphabet.
  • Sly Cunning in a clever, quiet way.
  • Sol A solar day on the planet Mars.
  • Spy Someone who secretly watches what others do.
  • Tau The nineteenth letter of the Greek alphabet.
  • Top The highest part of something.
  • Vex To annoy or irritate.
  • Vie To compete eagerly for something.
  • Vow A solemn promise.
  • Win To come out on top in a game or a contest.
  • Wry Dryly humorous.
  • Yam A starchy root that is a staple food in the tropics.
  • Yum What people say when food tastes good.
  • Zag One of a run of sharp turns, the other half of a zigzag.
  • Zig A sudden, sharp turn.
  • Zzz The written sound of snoring.

4 letters 80

  • Band A group of people joined for a common purpose.
  • Bane A cause of misery or ruin.
  • Bard A poet and singer, as among the ancient Celts.
  • Beta The second letter of the Greek alphabet, and a test version of software.
  • Blur Something too hazy to see clearly.
  • Bond A tie that holds people together, as in a friendship.
  • Buff In games, an effect that makes a character stronger.
  • Byte A unit of computer storage equal to eight bits.
  • Calm Peaceful, free from anger and worry.
  • Chip A small piece broken from a larger one, or a game token.
  • Coin A piece of metal money.
  • Cool Calm and in control. Also mildly cold.
  • Cowl A hood that can be pulled forward to cover the face.
  • Cusp A sharp point, and the moment a big decision is made.
  • Daft Informal British word for silly.
  • Dare A challenge to prove courage.
  • Dire Warning of bad things to come. Dreadful.
  • Dodo A large flightless bird, now extinct.
  • Dozy Quite sleepy.
  • Duel An arranged fight between two people, or any struggle between two sides.
  • Earl A British nobleman ranked above a viscount and below a marquess.
  • Fang A long, pointed tooth for biting and tearing.
  • Fate The force said to decide events before they happen.
  • Feud A long-standing quarrel between two sides.
  • Fizz A rush of bubbles and the sound they make.
  • Flow Smooth, continuous movement.
  • Fray A noisy fight.
  • Glow Steady light given off by something.
  • Grid A pattern of equal squares, as in a crossword puzzle.
  • Grim Gloomy, cold and unrelenting.
  • Honk The call of a goose, or the sound of a car horn.
  • Howl The long, mournful cry of a wolf or a dog.
  • Hunt To search hard for something.
  • Iota The ninth letter of the Greek alphabet, and a very small amount.
  • Keep The main tower of a castle.
  • Kilo Short for kilogram, and the radio alphabet's word for K.
  • Kith An old word for friends and acquaintances.
  • Lair The home of a wild animal, often a cave or a hole.
  • Lazy Unwilling to make an effort.
  • Link A connection, or one ring of a chain.
  • Lore The facts and traditions gathered about a subject over time.
  • Luck Something that happens by chance.
  • Mace A heavy club, and the ceremonial staff made in its shape.
  • Mage A magician or wizard, chiefly in fantasy.
  • Mana Magical energy in fantasy games. In Polynesian belief, a supernatural force.
  • Mane The long hair on the neck of a horse or a lion.
  • Meow The cry of a cat.
  • Mesh A net of connected strands with even gaps between them.
  • Mind The power to think.
  • Moat The deep, wide ditch round a castle, usually filled with water.
  • Myth A traditional story that explains a belief or a wonder of nature.
  • Neon The chemical element with atomic number 10, and the bright signs lit with it.
  • Node A computer or other device attached to a network.
  • Null An empty value. Nothing.
  • Ogre A large, brutish monster of folklore.
  • Oink The grunt of a pig.
  • Omen A sign of something good or bad to come.
  • Oops What people say after a small mistake.
  • Pact A formal agreement between two sides.
  • Pawn The most numerous piece in chess. Each side starts with eight.
  • Perk In games, a bonus ability a character can gain.
  • Raid A quick attack that comes and goes.
  • Rank A position in an ordered list, or a row of soldiers.
  • Rift A chasm or crack.
  • Ruin The remains of something destroyed.
  • Rune A letter of the ancient Germanic peoples, also used as a magic sign.
  • Saga An Old Norse tale of families and legends, and any long story.
  • Sync Short for synchronization. Also harmony.
  • Tier A row or level, one above another.
  • Tofu A food made from curdled soy milk.
  • Tuba A large brass instrument with a low voice.
  • Veil A cloth that hides the face, and anything that hides a clear view.
  • Void An empty space with nothing in it.
  • Ward Protection and defence. In old use, a guard.
  • Wisp A small, thin line of cloud or smoke.
  • Woof The sound of a dog's bark.
  • Wyrm A huge dragon without legs or wings.
  • Yawn To open the mouth wide and take a long breath when tired.
  • Zero The number before one. Nothing.
  • Zeta The sixth letter of the modern Greek alphabet.

5 letters 75

  • Agile Quick and ready to move.
  • Bacon Cured meat from the sides, belly or back of a pig.
  • Bongo One of a pair of small Cuban drums played with the hands.
  • Bravo A shout of approval, and the radio alphabet's word for B.
  • Brood The young of a bird, hatched at one time.
  • Cadre The core that a new regiment is formed round.
  • Charm An object or words believed to have magic power.
  • Chill Slang for calm and relaxed. Also a mild but piercing cold.
  • Cloak A long outer garment worn over the shoulders, often with a hood.
  • Creed A set of beliefs.
  • Crumb A small piece that breaks off bread or cake.
  • Dizzy Feeling as if everything is whirling.
  • Donut A North American spelling of doughnut, the fried ring of dough.
  • Druid A priest of the ancient Celts. In fantasy games, a mage of nature.
  • Dryad A tree spirit of Greek mythology.
  • Feral Wild and untamed.
  • Fluke A lucky result that is unlikely to happen twice.
  • Fuzzy Covered with fuzz, or not clear.
  • Gamma The third letter of the Greek alphabet.
  • Giddy Dizzy, with the head spinning.
  • Gizmo Slang for a gadget whose real name is forgotten.
  • Gloom Darkness and dimness.
  • Glyph A carved figure that stands for a sound, a word or an idea.
  • Golem In myth, a humanoid creature of clay brought to life by magic.
  • Gravy A thick sauce made from the juices of cooking meat.
  • Horde A wandering troop, and any very large number of people or things.
  • Jelly A dessert set with gelatine, or a clear fruit preserve.
  • Liege A sovereign lord, and also one who serves him.
  • Lucid Clear and easily understood.
  • Lumen The unit that measures the light a source gives off.
  • Mango The fruit of a tropical Asian tree.
  • Melee A battle fought at close range.
  • Merit Something worthy of praise or reward.
  • Nacho One tortilla chip from a dish of nachos.
  • Night The time when the Sun is below the horizon.
  • Pasta Dough of wheat and water formed into shapes and boiled.
  • Pixel One of the tiny dots that make up an image on a screen.
  • Poise Balance and composure.
  • Posse A group or company of people. In history, one called out to help the law.
  • Prism A solid whose two ends are the same shape and size.
  • Prize A reward to be won in a contest.
  • Quack The sound a duck makes.
  • Quark One of the elementary particles that form matter.
  • Realm A kingdom, or a field of knowledge.
  • Recon Military slang for reconnaissance.
  • Ronin A samurai without a master.
  • Salsa A spicy tomato sauce of Mexican origin, and a dance.
  • Salvo A burst of fire from many guns at once.
  • Savvy Shrewd, well-informed and perceptive.
  • Shade Darkness where light is blocked.
  • Siege The blockade of a city or fortress in order to conquer it.
  • Sigil A seal or signet, and a magical sign.
  • Sigma The eighteenth letter of the Greek alphabet. In maths, the sign for a sum.
  • Silly Laughable through foolishness.
  • Snore To breathe with harsh, snorting noises while asleep.
  • Socks Knitted coverings for the feet.
  • Soggy Soaked with liquid.
  • Sonar Finding things under water by sound and its echoes.
  • Spear A long stick with a sharp tip, for throwing or thrusting.
  • Spuds An informal word for potatoes.
  • Sting The pointed part an insect attacks with.
  • Stoic A person indifferent to pleasure or pain.
  • Sword A long bladed weapon with a grip.
  • Tango A ballroom dance, and the radio alphabet's word for T.
  • Thane A rank of nobility in England before the Normans.
  • Theta The eighth letter of the Modern Greek alphabet. In maths, the measure of an angle.
  • Toast Bread browned by heat.
  • Truce An agreed stop to fighting for a time.
  • Umbra The fully shaded inner part of a shadow.
  • Wafer A light, thin, flat biscuit.
  • Whiff A brief, gentle puff of air.
  • Wight In poetry, a ghost or other supernatural being.
  • Witty Clever in an amusing way.
  • Yikes A word of shock and alarm.
  • Yodel To sing with the voice flipping between chest voice and falsetto.

How it works

4 letter clan names, each with its meaning: Rune, Fang, Void, Wyrm, Keep, Pact, Byte, Buff. Every name is one real word of exactly four letters, so it fits a tag box that stops at four.

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Cool 4 letter clan names

The four-letter set is the largest, with 80: fierce words such as Bane, Dire, Raid and Lair, myth words such as Mage, Lore and Mana, and castle and rank words such as Moat, Pawn and Earl. In capitals each reads as a tag: RUNE, VOID.

5 letter clan names

The five-letter set has 75, from Siege, Ronin, Sigil and Umbra to Lucid and Stoic. A third of it is the funny clan names of 5 letters: Yikes, Soggy, Nacho, Gravy, Quack.

2 letter clan names

Few two-letter words read as a name, so this set stops at 18, among them Ox, Pi, Qi, Ka and Io. Three letters has 58, such as Rex, Dux, Vow, Imp and Lux.

  • Fifteen names are Greek letters, ready-made tags: Pi, Mu, Nu, Xi, Chi, Psi, Phi, Rho, Tau, Beta, Zeta, Iota, Sigma, Theta, Gamma.

Questions and answers

What are some great 4 letter clan names?

Omen, Howl, Saga, Ward, Rift, Veil, Null, Grid, Sync, Cusp, Glow and Neon are twelve of the 80. The whole set is printed under the tool, every name with its meaning.

What are 4 letter clan names with meaning?

Every name here has one. Wyrm is a huge dragon without legs or wings, Kith an old word for friends, Bane a cause of ruin, Keep the main tower of a castle, Mana magical energy in fantasy games.

What are good clan names with 2 letters?

All 18: Pi, Mu, Nu, Xi, Ox, Qi, Ka, Aa, Io, Zo, Id, Up, On, We, Yo, Ha, Hm and Ow. Aa is rough lava, Io an old shout of triumph, Ka a part of the soul in ancient Egyptian belief.

What are some funny clan names with 5 letters?

Yikes, Dizzy, Silly, Giddy, Soggy, Fuzzy, Nacho, Bacon, Toast, Donut, Jelly, Gravy, Salsa, Spuds, Socks, Snore, Yodel, Quack and Gizmo are nineteen of the 25.

Are these clan names already taken?

Nobody can say from here. No name was checked against any game's list of taken names or tags, and plain short words are shared widely, so try yours in the game before the clan agrees on it.

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