
Militaries have used forts for centuries to provide protection and strategic advantages against enemies.
The name “fort” comes from the fact that the area is fortified — meaning it’s been improved with security measures like walls and ditches.
As for castles, they’ve been around since the ninth century, and many still exist worldwide today!
Like forts, castles often served as fortified strongholds for rulers in places as wide-ranging as England, India, and Japan.
Whether you’re building a backyard fort or writing a story set in a medieval castle, we have more than 60 castle and fort names to choose from below.
Scroll past the list for tips to help you create more name ideas on your own!
- Hopeshire Fortress
- Windshire Palace
- Rose Castle
- Staerdale Fort
- Nightwell Palace
- Marshwood Castle
- Raven’s Bluff
- Direwood Fortress
- Castle Amarantha:
meaning “unfading” in Greek - Brightwater Keep
- Alhambra:
Spain’s “red castle” - Wishborne Castle
- Starminster Fortress
- Isengard:
from “Lord of the Rings” - Slyborn Palace
- Everkeep Castle
- Farfaith Castle
- Rose Keep
- Hogwarts Castle:
from “Harry Potter” - Cloudnest Keep
- Marshwood Ford
- Moonlight Bluff
- Sunspire Keep
- Woodlands Fort
- Beacon Hill
- Castle Haven
- Moving Castle:
reference to “Howl’s Moving Castle” - Pearlington Keep
- Warwick Castle
- Talonbluff Castle
- Moonreach Keep
- Skyguard Hall
- The Mount
- Sunspear Palace
- Falconreach Keep
- Osprey’s Reach
- Mito Castle:
a Japanese castle - Castamere:
from George R. R. Martin’s “A Song of Ice and Fire” - Iredale Keep
- Hillfort
- Starford Fortress
- Camelot:
where King Arthur held court - Whitehaven Castle
- Bluebird Keep
- Dawnton Place
- Greenhill Palace
- Casterly Rock:
from George R. R. Martin’s “A Song of Ice and Fire” - Windkeep Stronghold
- Lambkin Castle:
medieval word meaning “little lamb” - Saltwoods Fortress
- Castle Wolfthorn
- Redmont Keep
- Gramercy Castle:
medieval word meaning “thank you” - Caladan:
from “Dune” - Eastcairn Fortress
- Royal Citadel
- Saltwood Castle
- Dragonstone:
from George R. R. Martin’s “A Song of Ice and Fire” - Riverdale Fortress
- Furlong Castle:
medieval word meaning 220 feet - Cloveshire Castle
- [Last Name] Castle
- Bran Castle:
a Romanian castle name - Highgarden:
from George R. R. Martin’s “A Song of Ice and Fire” - Fowlsfield Keep
- [Last Name] Palace
- Leaves Fortress
How to Create a Cool Castle or Fort Name
If you’d prefer to create your own castle or fort name, keep the following tips in mind to help you brainstorm:
- Decide what type of name you want. Do you want a name that sounds historical, a funny name, or one that sounds like it’s from a fantasy world? Deciding the theme of your name is the first step to finding something that perfectly fits your castle or fort!
- Consider how you’ll use the name. Naming a backyard playhouse fort can be very different than naming a fort for a fictional story! This falls in line with deciding the type of name you want, but you might also want to consider factors like whether the name will look good as a logo (if you’re naming a physical location).
- Find inspiration in literature, pop culture, and history. Historically and in fictional worlds, there have been plenty of castles, forts, and other strongholds you can use to inspire your name! For example, if you love “Lord of the Rings,” you can get inspiration from one of its world’s many fortresses like Dunharrow and Isengard.
- Make a list of single words that appeal to you. Once you have one great word, you can add “Castle,” “Fortress,” “Keep,” “Palace,” or “Stronghold” to it to quickly create a great fort or castle name. For example, if you love the word “haven,” you could use “Castle Haven,” “Haven Keep,” or “Haven Palace.”

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