Top 67 Castle Names and Cool Fort Names

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!

1. Hopeshire Fortress
2. Windshire Palace
3. Rose Castle
4. Staerdale Fort
5. Nightwell Palace
6. Marshwood Castle
7. Raven’s Bluff
8. Direwood Fortress
9. Castle Amarantha:
   meaning “unfading” in Greek
10. Brightwater Keep
11. Alhambra:
    Spain’s “red castle”
12. Wishborne Castle
13. Starminster Fortress
14. Isengard:
    from “Lord of the Rings”
15. Slyborn Palace
16. Everkeep Castle
17. Farfaith Castle
18. Rose Keep
19. Hogwarts Castle:
    from “Harry Potter”
20. Cloudnest Keep
21. Marshwood Ford
22. Moonlight Bluff
23. Sunspire Keep
24. Woodlands Fort
25. Beacon Hill
26. Castle Haven
27. Moving Castle:
    reference to “Howl’s Moving Castle”
28. Pearlington Keep
29. Warwick Castle
30. Talonbluff Castle
31. Moonreach Keep
32. Skyguard Hall
33. The Mount
34. Sunspear Palace
35. Falconreach Keep
36. Osprey’s Reach
37. Mito Castle:
    a Japanese castle
38. Castamere:
    from George R. R. Martin’s “A Song of Ice and Fire”
39. Iredale Keep
40. Hillfort
41. Starford Fortress
42. Camelot:
    where King Arthur held court
43. Whitehaven Castle
44. Bluebird Keep
45. Dawnton Place
46. Greenhill Palace
47. Casterly Rock:
    from George R. R. Martin’s “A Song of Ice and Fire”
48. Windkeep Stronghold
49. Lambkin Castle:
    medieval word meaning “little lamb”
50. Saltwoods Fortress
51. Castle Wolfthorn
52. Redmont Keep
53. Gramercy Castle:
    medieval word meaning “thank you”
54. Caladan:
    from “Dune”
55. Eastcairn Fortress
56. Royal Citadel
57. Saltwood Castle
58. Dragonstone:
    from George R. R. Martin’s “A Song of Ice and Fire”
59. Riverdale Fortress
60. Furlong Castle:
    medieval word meaning 220 feet
61. Cloveshire Castle
62. [Last Name] Castle
63. Bran Castle:
    a Romanian castle name
64. Highgarden:
    from George R. R. Martin’s “A Song of Ice and Fire”
65. Fowlsfield Keep
66. [Last Name] Palace
67. 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.”