About YANDO's Villager Names
From ModrinthA mod that adds names to villagers and golems
VillagerNames
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Overview
When playing Minecraft, we encounter a vast array of Mobs. Most of them are either passive or aggressive. However, only two can be considered your allies: the tamed wolves and the Villagers (No, cats don't count. They really don't care about you).
Villagers are very useful, albeit a bit dumb sometimes. We rely on them for trades, automated crops, and Iron Farms. But they often don't receive the recognition they deserve. Sure, you can name them with nametags, but is it REALISTIC? Is it IMMERSIVE? NO!
The purpose of this mod is to bring more life into your game. Every villager that spawns in your world will be given a random name from a list of over 6000 names, which you can customize as desired. This way, every one of those big noses will be a person, not a thing. And you'll feel guilty when pushing them into lava because you don't like their trades.
Showcase Video:
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Features:
- Adds names to villagers when your server boots up for the first time
- Adds the villager's profession to the villager's names when they get a profession (config enabled)
- Adds a " the Child" tag to children (config enabled)
- Adds robot names to iron golems (config enabled)
- Allows you to format the villager names into different text styles (config enabled)
- Allows you to customize the added villager text for a nitwit (we know they are useless. Config enabled)
- Provides a command system for dedicated servers and a modmenu screen for integrated (singleplayer) ones
- Removes the profession name from a villager when it turns into a zombie and gives them the Zombie tag
- When converting back from a zombie, it will change back to a normal villager + normal villager text
- Shuts the console up when a villager dies, so you can do whatever you want to them without Minecraft screaming at you (config enabled)
- Allows you to customize the text for a wandering trader (config enabled)
Command Tree
This mod also allows you to use commands to customize it. The root command is /villagername
toggle- professionNames - Toggles villagers having added professions in their names. Default true
- golemNames - Toggles names for golems. Default true
- needsOP - Enables commands only for OP's. Default true
- childNames - Toggles children villagers having the added "the Child" tag in their name. Default false
- turnOffConsoleSpam - Toggles console spam off when you kill a villager. Default true
- wanderingTraderNames - Toggles names added for the wanderingTrader
add- villagerNames (name) - Adds a name to the villagerNames list
- golemNames (name) - Adds a name to the golemNames list
remove- villagerNames (name) - Removes a name from the villagerNames list
- golemNames (name) - Removes a name from the golemNames list
set- nitwitText (text) - Sets the added text for a nitwit villager. Defaults to 'the Nitwit'. Will always be prefixed by 'the'
- wanderingTraderText (text) - Sets the added text for a Wandering Trader. Defaults to 'the Wandering Trader'. Will always be prefixed by 'the'
- villagerTextFormatting (formatting) - Sets the villager text to the following formatting. Defaults to WHITE. Specific formattings can be found here or can be found by the suggestions in the commands.
info- sends the player all the current config values
Please note that some of these commands require a server restart to apply.
Note for Modpack Makers
You're free to use our mods in your Modpacks so long the download is redirected either to here or CurseForge. No credit is necessary, although appreciated!
Thanks for using our mods!
Highlights
From source dataGame versions
Supports 9 Minecraft versions, the newest being 1.21.
Loaders
Runs on Fabric.
Footprint
Rated a light load on a server.
YANDO's Villager Names on Nxeon
From our catalogue- One-click install
- Supported on Nxeon Minecraft servers. We download it from Modrinth, place it, and restart the server.
- Server side
- Required on the server
- Server type needed
- Fabric
- Server load
- light
- Smallest plan we suggest
- Minecraft — 2 GB (2 GB RAM). This follows our own load rating above, not a benchmark.
- Latest build
- 4.5.4, released 2024-06-14
Game versions by loader
| Loader | Game versions | Newest |
|---|---|---|
| Fabric | 1.20 to 1.21 (5 versions) | 1.21 |
From 5 recorded builds of YANDO's Villager Names.
Recent builds
| Build | Released | Game versions | Loaders |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.5.4 | 2024-06-14 | 1.21 | Fabric |
| 4.5.4 | 2024-04-26 | 1.20.5 | Fabric |
| 4.5.4 | 2024-04-08 | 1.20.4 | Fabric |
| 4.5.2 | 2024-01-03 | 1.20.4 | Fabric |
| 4.5.1 | 2023-06-10 | 1.20 to 1.20.1 (2 versions) | Fabric |
Run YANDO's Villager Names on a Minecraft server
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What kind of mod it is
From the catalogCreatures & NPCs
Adds or changes creatures, NPCs and how they behave.
Runs on your server
From source side supportModrinth lists YANDO's Villager Names as required on the server. Check its Modrinth page to see whether players need it too.
Compatibility
- Game
- Minecraft
- Loaders
- Fabric
- Runs on
- Serverrequired on the server
- Game versions
- 1.21 and 8 earlier
Verified at the source
- ✓ModrinthOfficial listing, checked 2026-10-01Open ↗
- ✓AuthorOverlordsIII, as published on Modrinth
- ✓LicenseMITFree
YANDO's Villager Names, answered
Generated from the mod’s own source data.
Do my players need to install YANDO's Villager Names?
Modrinth lists YANDO's Villager Names as required on the server. Check its Modrinth page to see whether players need it too.
Which loaders does it support?
Fabric.
Is it free?
Yes. YANDO's Villager Names is free to download from Modrinth. Its license is MIT.
How do I add it to my Nxeon server?
Use “Add to a server” on this page, or open NxLabs from your dashboard. We install it, restart your server and switch it on.

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