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Villager Names

by Serilum · for Minecraft

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

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About Villager Names

From Modrinth

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

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About the mod

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.

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. You can also add it yourself with the 'extraEntityTypesToName' config option, or stop entities from being named with 'entityTypesToIgnore'.



Dependencies

Requires Collective
Included in The Vanilla Experience<img src="https://cdn.serilum.com/description/badges/dependencies/includes/rpg-bundle.svg" alt="Included in Serilum&#x27;s RPG Bundle" width="334" height="49">
Environment: Server




Configurable

Configuration guide

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All available config options:

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useCustomNames&nbsp;&nbsp;default true
Use the custom name list, editable in ./config/serilum/villagernames/customnames.txt, seperated by a comma. If custom names are found, the default name list is ignored.

useDefaultFemaleNames&nbsp;&nbsp;default true
Use the list of pre-defined female names when naming villagers.

useDefaultMaleNames&nbsp;&nbsp;default true
Use the list of pre-defined male names when naming villagers.

useBothCustomAndDefaultNames&nbsp;&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.

nameModdedVillagers&nbsp;&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.

extraEntityTypesToName&nbsp;&nbsp;default ""
A comma-separated list of entity ids that are also given a name, next to the villagers the mod already names. Use '&lt;modid&gt;:' to name every entity of a mod.

entityTypesToIgnore&nbsp;&nbsp;default ""
A comma-separated list of entity ids that are never given a name by this mod, even when they are a (modded) villager. Use '&lt;modid&gt;:
' to skip every entity of a mod.

showProfessionOnTradeScreen&nbsp;&nbsp;default true
Whether the profession should be added to the villager's trade screen next to their name.

switchNameAndProfessionTradeScreen&nbsp;&nbsp;default false
If enabled, switches the name and profession on the villager trading screen. Result: &lt;profession&gt; - &lt;name&gt;.

hideMerchantLevelTradeScreen&nbsp;&nbsp;default false
Whether the merchant level (novice, apprentice etc.) should be hidden on the trade screen.

shouldCapitalizeNames&nbsp;&nbsp;default true
If enabled, the mod capitalizes each word in the custom name list.




Commands

/villagernames unname - Removes the names of all loaded villagers.
/villagernames name - Gives all unnamed loaded villagers a name.
/villagernames rename - Gives all loaded villagers a new random name.




Description

Read the full description on Modrinth →

Highlights

From source data

Game versions

Supports 29 Minecraft versions, the newest being 26.3.

Loaders

Runs on Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt.

Footprint

Rated a light load on a server.

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, Forge, NeoForge, Quilt
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
26.1.2-8.9-fabric+forge+neo, released 2026-10-28

Game versions by loader

LoaderGame versionsNewest
Fabric1.20.1 to 26.3 (7 versions)26.3
Forge1.20.1 to 26.3 (7 versions)26.3
NeoForge1.20.1 to 26.3 (7 versions)26.3
Quilt1.20.1 to 26.3 (7 versions)26.3

From 18 recorded builds of Villager Names.

Recent builds

BuildReleasedGame versionsLoaders
26.1.2-8.9-fabric+forge+neo2026-10-2826.1.2Fabric, Forge, NeoForge, Quilt
26.3.0-8.9-fabric+forge+neo2026-10-2026.3Fabric, Forge, NeoForge, Quilt
26.2.0-8.9-fabric+forge+neo2026-10-2026.2Fabric, Forge, NeoForge, Quilt
1.21.1-8.9-fabric+forge+neo2026-10-201.21 to 1.21.1 (2 versions)Fabric, Forge, NeoForge, Quilt
1.20.1-8.9-fabric+forge+neo2026-10-201.20.1Fabric, Forge, NeoForge, Quilt
26.3.0-8.8-fabric+forge+neo2026-10-1726.3Fabric, Forge, NeoForge, Quilt

Dependencies

  • Required: modrinth project e0M1UDsY (modrinth, not in our catalogue)

Declared by the newest build that lists any. Required ones are installed with it on one-click installs.

Run Villager Names on a Minecraft server

Pick a server or deploy a new one above; it is installed in one click.

What kind of mod it is

From the catalog
Listed on Modrinth as “Mods”

Creatures & NPCs

Adds or changes creatures, NPCs and how they behave.

Runs on your server

From source side support

Modrinth lists Villager Names as required on the server. Check its Modrinth page to see whether players need it too.

Compatibility

Game
Minecraft
Loaders
FabricForgeNeoForgeQuilt
Runs on
Serverrequired on the server
Game versions
26.3 and 28 earlier

Verified at the source

  • ✓ModrinthOfficial listing, checked 2026-10-29Open ↗
  • ✓AuthorSerilum, as published on Modrinth
  • ✓LicenseLicenseRef-All-Rights-ReservedFree

Villager Names, answered

Generated from the mod’s own source data.

Do my players need to install Villager Names?

Modrinth lists Villager Names as required on the server. Check its Modrinth page to see whether players need it too.

Which loaders does it support?

Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt.

Is it free?

Yes. Villager Names is free to download from Modrinth. Its license is LicenseRef-All-Rights-Reserved.

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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