Villager Names

Villager Names

🧑‍🌾 Gives all villager entities a default or custom name to liven up the world.

8.3M downloads
Created Apr 9, 2026
by Serilum

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<p style="text-align: center;"><center><a href="https://serilum.com/"><img src="https://github.com/Serilum/.cdn/raw/main/description/header/header.png" alt="" width="838" height="400" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://curseforge.com/members/serilum/projects" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Serilum/.data-workflow/main/badges/svg/curseforge.svg" width="200" /></a> <a href="https://modrinth.com/user/Serilum" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Serilum/.data-workflow/main/badges/svg/modrinth.svg" width="200" /></a> <a href="https://patreon.com/serilum" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Serilum/.data-workflow/main/badges/svg/patreon.svg" width="200" /></a> <a href="https://youtube.com/@serilum" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Serilum/.data-workflow/main/badges/svg/youtube.svg" width="200" /></a></center></p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 24px;">Requires the library mod <a style="font-size:24px" href="https://modrinth.com/mod/collective" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Collective</a>.</span></strong><br><br><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This mod is part of <span style="color:#008000"><a style="color:#008000" href="https://modrinth.com/modpack/the-vanilla-experience" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">The Vanilla Experience</a></span> modpack and <span style="color:#006b3f"><a style="color:#006b3f" href="https://modrinth.com/mod/serilums-rpg-bundle" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Serilum's RPG Bundle</a></span> mod.</strong><br><span style="font-size:18px">Villager Names gives all unnamed villagers a pre-defined name. This will name old and new spawns in the world. The mod contains a list of 5000+ names, one of which will be randomly chosen whenever an unnamed villager is detected. The profession of the villager is also visible on the trade screen. You can also use your own custom name lists, see below. There are various config options available to determine what should and shouldn't be shown on the villager trade screen. Professions will be localized in the game language.<br><br>The mod can also name modded villagers! Let me know if you've found a villager-like entity that's not named so I can add it to the list.<br></span></p> <p><br><strong><span style="font-size:20px">Configurable:</span> <span style="color:#008000;font-size:14px"><a style="color:#008000" href="https://github.com/Serilum/.information/wiki/how-to-configure-mods" rel="nofollow">(&nbsp;how do I configure?&nbsp;)</a></span><br></strong><span style="font-size:12px"><strong>useCustomNames</strong>&nbsp;(default = true): Use the custom name list, editable in ./mods/villagernames/customnames.txt, seperated by a comma. If custom names are found, the default name list is ignored.</span><br><span style="font-size:12px"><strong>useDefaultFemaleNames</strong>&nbsp;(default = true): Use the list of pre-defined female names when naming villagers.</span><br><span style="font-size:12px"><strong>useDefaultMaleNames</strong>&nbsp;(default = true): Use the list of pre-defined male names when naming villagers.</span><br><span style="font-size:12px"><strong>useBothCustomAndDefaultNames</strong>&nbsp;(default = false): Disabled by default. Whether both custom and default names should be used to name villagers. Custom names will probably not be chosen often due to the amount of default names.</span><br><span style="font-size:12px"><strong>nameModdedVillagers</strong>&nbsp;(default = true): If enabled, also gives modded villagers a name. If you've found a 'villager'-entity that isn't named let me know by opening an issue so I can add it in.</span><br><span style="font-size:12px"><strong>showProfessionOnTradeScreen</strong>&nbsp;(default = true): Whether the profession should be added to the villager's trade screen next to their name.</span><br><span style="font-size:12px"><strong>switchNameAndProfessionTradeScreen</strong>&nbsp;(default = false): If enabled, switches the name and profession on the villager trading screen. Result: - .</span><br><span style="font-size:12px"><strong>hideMerchantLevelTradeScreen</strong>&nbsp;(default = false): Whether the merchant level (novice, apprentice etc.) should be hidden on the trade screen.<br></span><strong>shouldCapitalizeNames</strong> (default = true): If enabled, the mod capitalizes each word in the custom name list.<br><br><br><span style="font-size:24px"><strong>Commands:</strong></span><br><span style="font-size:14px"><em>/villagernames unname</em> - Removes the names of all loaded villagers.<br><em>/villagernames name</em> - Gives all unnamed loaded villagers a name.<br><em>/villagernames rename</em> - Gives all loaded villagers a new random name.</span><br><br><br><br><strong><span style="font-size:24px">Version 2.0 adds custom name lists:</span><br></strong><span style="font-size:14px">When first loading the mod, it'll create a file in your .minecraft folder in /config/villagernames/ called "customnames.txt".</span><br><img src="https://github.com/Serilum/.cdn/raw/main/projects/villager-names/a.jpg" width="258" height="213"><br><br><span style="font-size:14px">You can add as many names as you want to this list. Just make sure they're separated by a comma (the new line is not necessary).&nbsp;<strong>Make sure that "useCustomNames" in the config is enabled</strong>.</span><br><img src="https://github.com/Serilum/.cdn/raw/main/projects/villager-names/b.png" width="171" height="120"><br><br><br><strong><span style="font-size:18px">Because it's difficult to determine the profession of a named villager:</span><br><img src="https://github.com/Serilum/.cdn/raw/main/projects/villager-names/c.png" width="1033" height="600"><br><br></strong><strong><span style="font-size:18px">The mod also adds the profession on the trade screen:</span><br><img src="https://github.com/Serilum/.cdn/raw/main/projects/villager-names/d.png" width="958" height="557"></strong></p> <p><br><br><span style="font-size:18px">There are various commands available to unname, name and rename loaded villagers:</span></p> <details><summary>Show Spoiler</summary> <p><img src="https://github.com/Serilum/.cdn/raw/main/projects/villager-names/e.gif"></p> </details> <p>&nbsp;<br>------------------<br><br><span style="font-size:24px"><strong>You may freely use this mod in any modpack, as long as the download remains hosted within the Modrinth ecosystem.</strong></span><br><br><span style="font-size:18px"><a style="font-size:18px;color:#008000" href="https://serilum.com/" rel="nofollow">Serilum.com</a> contains an overview and more information on all mods available.</span><br><br><span style="font-size:14px">Comments are disabled as I'm unable to keep track of all the separate pages on each mod.</span><span style="font-size:14px"><br>For issues, ideas, suggestions or anything else there is the&nbsp;<a style="font-size:14px;color:#008000" href="https://github.com/Serilum/.issue-tracker" rel="nofollow">Github repo</a>. Thanks!</span><span style="font-size: 6px;"><br /><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><center><a href="https://serilum.com/donate" target=_blank><img src="https://github.com/Serilum/.cdn/raw/main/description/projects/support.svg" alt="" width="320" /></a></center></p>

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v1.21.11-8.3-fabric+forge+neoLatest
1.21.11fabric, forge, neoforge, quiltDec 10, 2025

<p>Updated mod to Minecraft version 1.21.11.</p><p>The complete changelog with previous versions can be found at: <br>&nbsp; <a href="https://serilum.com/mods?changelog=villager-names" target="_blank">https://serilum.com/mods?changelog=villager-names</a></p>

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v1.21.10-8.3-fabric+forge+neo
1.21.10fabric, forge, neoforge, quiltOct 7, 2025

<p>Updated mod to Minecraft version 1.21.10.</p><p>The complete changelog with previous versions can be found at: <br>&nbsp; <a href="https://serilum.com/mods?changelog=villager-names" target="_blank">https://serilum.com/mods?changelog=villager-names</a></p>

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v1.21.9-8.3-fabric+forge+neo
1.21.9fabric, forge, neoforge, quiltOct 2, 2025

<p>Updated mod to Minecraft version 1.21.9.</p><p>The complete changelog with previous versions can be found at: <br>&nbsp; <a href="https://serilum.com/mods?changelog=villager-names" target="_blank">https://serilum.com/mods?changelog=villager-names</a></p>

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Minecraft: 1.21.11

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