Roll two syllables and combine.
Samples: Glucksnik, Brigmog, Grimgom, Mothclaw, Gograt, Flargrim, Gogded, Morgrob, Wiglash, Grommoon, Mirkbane, Loprat
This is the generator I use in my solo OSE game to name orcs, goblins, and hobgoblins. Motchclaw, Lokug, Skraglurk, Golgob, Dedbane, Wolfeye, and Rangrop all came from here. Unlike my usual name generators, this one eschews ordered prefixes and suffixes, so you can combine the generated syllables in whatever order you like. The demi-humans in my game could’ve easily been named Clawmoth, Uglok, Lurkskrag, Gobgol, Baneded, Eyewolf, and Roprang if I had rolled differently or liked the sound of those better. If you want a single-syllable name (such as for a goblin chieftain like Bolg of the North or Grom the Paunch) you can do that too, although you might need to pick or re-roll a few times for results like “Eye” or “Moon”.
This generator was made by disassembling orc and goblin names from Tolkien, Warhammer Fantasy, and vermin characters from the Redwall series, filled in with sounds I thought were appropriate. The tone I was shooting for is on the lighter side, a little more The Hobbit than The Lord of the Rings.
Additional Generators
To further customize your band of orcs, consider the following generators. Gear gives you a general look, Motifs give you a symbol for shields, banners, and treasure, and Embellishments can be used to accentuate a leader. When an embellishment tells you to use a motif, you can use the band's motif or roll a new one.
If you are playing something more D&D-like than Middle-Earth-like, consider replacing the “Mushroom” motif with “Monster” and choose or roll something from a local encounter table (such as the dungeon level they were encountered on or the wilderness encounter table for their region). It’s fun to imagine a goblin band with the sign of the Beholder painted on their shields, or fighting under the banner of the Stirge.
Gear:
Uniforms and hobnailed boots
Patchwork clothes and scraps of armor
Obscuring cloaks and wraps
Lizard-skins and monster-hides
Heraldic surcoats and snarling helms
Garish stripes and checks
Motifs:
Bat
Eye
Spider
Fly
Goblin Face
Hand / Claw
Weapon
Skull
Mushroom
Wolf
Snake / Dragon
Grinning Moon
Embellishments:
Cloak with long pointed hood
Strings of teeth and/or claws
Rings and coins sewn onto clothing
Jeweled scabbard
Wide belt w/ motif on buckle or medallions
Pouches of herbs, mushrooms, bat wings
Iron-toed boots w/ motif
Bracers or greaves w/ motif
Arm ring w/ motif
Horned/winged helmet
Plumes of black feathers
Man-skin cape
Sample 1: Morgoff, an orc captain whose troop dress in jerkins of soft rat-fur and half-capes made from the stony skins of cave lizards. Their shields bear the sigil of a green reptilian Eye, and the iron toe-caps of Morgoff’s big troll-leather boots are also worked with eye designs.
Sample 2: Giffbit, the leader of a gang of scrawny, long-armed goblins dressed in patchwork clothes and scraps of scavenged armor. Their ragged banner and battered shields bear a yellow serpent device. While most of the gang fight with spears and bows, Giffbit wields a beautiful elvish sword in a jeweled scabbard.
