I built a fantasy name generator with real etymology using Next.js and linguistic databases

Most fantasy name generators are just random syllable mashups. I wanted something smarter — a generator that produces names with actual linguistic roots and cultural context. The Tech Stack I built LoreNamer using Next.js 14 with TypeScript. The core challenge was structuring etymological data in a way that's both accurate and performant. How It Works Each culture (Viking, Elf, Medieval, etc.) has a curated database of name components with real linguistic origins. For Viking names, I pulled from