Village Names
by AstroTibs
Village Names gives every village and many villagers, structures and entities a generated name, and backports newer village designs to older Forge versions.
What it does
The mod replaces village generation with its own generator, which can place road blocks other than gravel and can use certain backported Grass Path blocks on 1.7. Village size, components and syllable pools for name generation are all configurable, and each village can receive its own name signs, banners and preferred colors.
Beyond villages, the mod backports Concrete, Glazed Terracotta, Guardian, Monuments, Prismarine and Igloos to earlier versions, and adds an item that names supported non-village structures. Villagers receive skin tones based on their spawn biome, and modified trade pools add treasure trades for Librarians and Cartographers. Entities can be configured to receive names on spawn or when right-clicked.
Village Names is published for Forge only, with files for 1.7.10 – 1.12.2 and the latest file 4.4.13-1.12 for 1.12.2, released 2024-11-09. The mod is open source under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only, and it runs on client and server, so the server and every player need it.
Key features
Configurable village generator
Village size, components and road blocks are set in config, and the generator can place road blocks other than gravel.
Name generation
Syllable pools control how village and villager names are built, and each village can have its own signs, banners and colors.
Name item for structures
An item names supported non-village structures and can be obtained from Librarians, Cartographers or chest loot.
Biome-based villager skins
Villagers take skin tones from their spawn biome, and outfits are modular by biome and profession.
Gallery
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
How it compares
Structures Plus II is a Forge mod for 1.16.5 – 1.20.1 that runs server-side only and is not open source. Villages Revamped covers Fabric, Forge and NeoForge for 1.21 – 26.3 and needs the server, with the client optional. Regions targets 1.7.10 only and is client required with the server optional, under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Village Names | Forge | 1.7.10 – 1.12.2 | Client and server | 2024-11-09 |
| Structures Plus II | Forge | 1.16.5 – 1.20.1 | Server-side only | 2024-06-29 |
| Villages Revamped | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.21 – 26.3 | Server required, client optional | 2026-10-11 |
| Regions | Forge | 1.7.10 | Client required, server optional | 2024-11-12 |
Questions
Does Village Names need to be installed on the server?
Which game versions have files for Village Names?
Can the name item work on structures outside villages?
In the catalog
Village Names is one of 8,515 World generation mods on ModsFinder, and one of 5,058 World generation mods for Forge. 2,920 mods support Minecraft 1.12.2.
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What the author says
The Village Names mod backports modern village structures and villager skins, and assigns randomized names to villages and villagers and other structures and entities. The mod offers a lot of customization village generation and entity naming. Some features developed over the years: A new village generator, able to…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/village-names
- Owner
- AstroTibs
- Published
- 2022-06-01
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2024-11-09
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15