Random Village Names
by Serilum
With Random Village Names, every village in a world receives a name drawn from a preset list and shown on a sign at its center.
What it does
The sign at the center of each village carries the generated name. The name is displayed in the GUI through the Areas mod, which is required, and Collective is required as well. Both must be installed for the naming to work.
Installation covers the server and each player's game. The license is All rights reserved, and the code is not open source. Builds exist for 1.16.5 – 26.3 across Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt, with 26.3.0-4.3-fabric+forge+neo for 26.3 as the latest file, published 2026-10-02.
Owners who want a different label can remove the generated sign and rename it, or place an empty sign in its position to drop the name altogether. A custom sign can also replace the automatic one, provided it sits within a 15 block radius of the original.
Key features
Random village names
Each village receives a name from a preset list, so new worlds get distinct settlement labels.
Center sign display
The name appears on a sign placed at the center of the village, where the Areas GUI can show it.
Replaceable sign
A player can remove the automatic sign and place a sign of their own within a 15 block radius.
Empty sign option
Placing an empty sign in the same position removes the name from that village.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
26.x5 of 5 versions with builds
1.21.x12 of 12 versions with builds
1.20.x7 of 7 versions with builds
1.19.x3 of 3 versions with builds
1.18.x1 of 1 version with builds
1.16.x1 of 1 version with builds
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 2
Use cases
Immersive worlds
Named villages give a survival or roleplay world more texture when travelling between settlements.
How it compares
Show Dimension In Name is open source under the MIT License, is server required with client optional, and covers 1.20 – 26.3. Randomized Blocks is client and server, not open source, and covers 1.20.1 – 1.21.1. Randomized Spawn Point and Villager Names each cover different ranges and differ in license; both are server required with client optional.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Random Village Names | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.16.5 – 26.3 | Client and server | 2026-10-02 |
| Show Dimension In Name | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.20 – 26.3 | Server required, client optional | 2026-10-01 |
| Randomized Blocks | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2025-12-14 |
| Randomized Spawn Point | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.21.11 – 26.1.2 | Server required, client optional | 2026-04-08 |
| Villager Names | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.20.2 – 1.21.11 | Server required, client optional | 2025-02-21 |
Questions
Does Random Village Names need Areas?
Does the server need the mod?
Can the "Entering" text be removed from the displayed name?
In the catalog
Random Village Names is one of 5,392 Social mods on ModsFinder, and one of 4,084 Social mods for Fabric. 8,071 mods support Minecraft 26.3.
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What the author says
Random Village Names is a mod which gives all villages in the world a random name chosen from a preset list. This name is given via a sign in the center of the village, see the description of Areas for more information on how this is done. It'll give your world a bit more immersion. It is possible to remove the sign…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/random-village-names
- Owner
- Serilum
- Published
- 2022-09-01
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-10-02
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15