Coming up with interesting names that won't have your players rolling their eyes can be difficult. At least it is for me. Here are some good resources to keep you come coming up with another name like "Hard Goodman."
Don't ask my why, but I needed to come up with Kobold names and started looking around. It's an odd subject to do a google search for and the results are even stranger.
My favorite, and probably the most useful, was this:
The Kobold Namer
http://www.dungeonraiders.com/files/kamb/
Just keep hitting refresh for more names.
And speaking of niche needs, try this amusing conversation if you're bored:
http://www.treasuretables.org/2006/07/itty-bitty-niche-products-how-much...
Grey Starr and Dimitria Night-Starr over at Grey's Castle have several quick name generators based on articles in Dragon Magazine. Here's their description from the page:
"All generators here-in are created from the works of Owen KC Stephens from the pages of Dragon Magazine... They follow the exact rules and no changes or modifications were made to the information used."
At the time of this post, they have the following generators:
Random Male Dwarf Names (with Stronghold name)
Random Female Dwarf Names (with Stronghold name)
Random Dwarf Cusses (Swear like a Dwarf)
Visit the site here:
http://grey-starr.ca/index.html
Another good name generator I've found is Samuel Stoddar's Fantasy Name Generator. From his introduction:
One of the perks of creating fantasy stories -- whether by writing a story or game or by role-playing -- is you get to make up the names. Some people relish the task while others are frustrated by it. Some like it but can't seem to create names that are diverse enough. Fantasy Name Generator is a tool that can help you. It can generate an endless number of random names (of people, places, or anything) that would be suitable for use in a fantasy setting. It can generate names on its own, or you can tell it what kind of name you're looking for. Feel free to use this tool and any name that comes out of it (assuming it doesn't accidentally generate a legally protected trademark or something).
Check it out here:
http://www.rinkworks.com/namegen/
There's a fun suite of name generators over at Seventh Sanctum that has a lot of good resources.
Check it out here:
http://www.seventhsanctum.com/index-name.php
Here are some of the more useful generators listed:
Tavern Namer - Where's the next drink, next clue, or next bar fight coming from? Inns and tavers are such an integral part of the average fantasyscape that naming them can be difficult (or boring). Skewed towards fantasy-style names, obviously.
Angel/Demon Namer - A mix of latin and hebrew-sounds, this is a generator for Judeo-Christian style Angels and Demons (just don't expect them to actually translate to anything).
Dark Elf Namer - Not all elves are nice, after all.
Dwarf Namer - Need a name for your latest bearded burrowing buttkicker? Come here! Generates names, full names, and clan names.
Elf Namer - Names for both Tolkeinesque elves, Wild Elves, and general fantasy.
Evil Deity Generator - Dark gods, evil spirits, basphemous amorphous horrors - all in one easy package!
Goblin Namer - Need to name members of your Rampaging Hordes of Vaguely Humanoid Evil? This is the place to do it - from first names to last names.
Kaiju Name Generator - Generates names for your general Rampaging Giant Monster.
Tree-Being Namer - Call them Ents, Treants, Treemen, what you will, this generator gives you something specific to call individuals.
Vampire Namer - From "common" sounding names to outrageous fantasy, it's all you need to name your latest bloodsucker!
Ship Namer - Generates ship names in a variety of style - perfect for anything from a personal craft to a starship, just spend some time generating to get one that fits.
I found this handy table to help create drow names that seems to be parked on The Realm's of Otara Role Playing group's site.
http://www.angelfire.com/rpg2/vortexshadow/drownames.html
I'm not sure what the source is, but it's a quick handy way of throwing some names together.