We created two charts to generate romance novels titles for romance novels. Use your first, middle, and last names to create combinations.
We Designed Two Charts to Create Romance Novel Titles
Romance novel titles, especially old-school romances and bodice rippers, seem to come out of a generator. We decided to have some fun with this concept. Here are two charts to help you develop a distinctive romance novel title—or have some fun. Create a title using your full name.
Modern-Sounding Historical Romance Titles
Today the popular trend for historicals is to add “Duke,” or another title, or terms like “Rogue,” “Rake,” “Devil,” or “Scoundrel” to a previously known idiom or phrase. Take, for example, The Viscount Who Loved Me, or I Kissed an Earl.
Some modern titles have me groaning. They are a bit silly, and so is this chart!
With this chart, you can use your first, middle (if you have one), and last names to form a romance novel title.
Take my name, for example, Jacqueline Diaz. J and D become A Jewel’s Dream. Not bad, not bad.
When I used my husband’s initials E, P & M, the result was: An Earl Pursues His Mistress. Now, that one sounds very intriguing! Try different combinations and see what you can come up with.
(Note: the chart has four columns, so if using a mobile phone, either scroll to the far right to view them all or hold the phone horizontally.)
Our Romance Novel Title Generator Chart
| LETTER | FIRST NAME | MIDDLE NAME | LAST NAME |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | (An) Aristocrat | After (the) | All/Always |
| B | (The) Baron | Better (be) | Beauty/Beautiful |
| C | (A) Countess | Caress(es) | Caring/Care |
| D | (The) Duke | Does/Did/Do | (a) Dream (s) |
| E | (An) Earl | Embrace(s) | Ecstasy |
| F | (A) Fantasy | Feels (for) | Forever |
| G | (A) Gentleman | Get(s) | (the) Girl/ Guy |
| H | He/ She | Has/ Have | (His/ Her) Heart |
| I | I | In/ Is/ It | Inside |
| J | (A) Jewel(s/’s) | Just (has/ have) | Joy |
| K | (The) King | Know(s) | Kiss(es) |
| L | (A) Lady | Lust(s) (for) | Love(s) |
| M | (A) Master | Make(s) | (A/ His) Mistress |
| N | (A) Nobleman | Never (is) | Need(s/ed) |
| O | (The) Overlord | Of/ Or | Obsession |
| P | (The) Prince | Pursue(s) | Passion |
| Q | (A) Queen | Question(s) | (the) Queen |
| R | (The) Royal | Ravish(es) | Romance(s) |
| S | (The) Squire | Seduce(s) | (a) Sinner |
| T | (The) Tycoon | Touch(es) | (of) Temptation |
| U | (The) Ultimate | Use(s) | (of) Unity/United |
| V | (The) Viscount | Visit(s) | (a) Virgin |
| W | (The) Warrior | Woo(s/ing) | (a) Wench |
| X | (The) X-Factor | eXcite(s) | (of) eXtasy |
| Y | You | Yearn(s/ing) (for) | (for) You |
| Z | (The) Zealous | (and) Zany | Zest |
| LETTER | FIRST | MIDDLE NAME | LAST NAME |
The “Zebra” Style Romance Title Chart
Our romance novel name generator is styled a la Zebra’s naming conventions. No one did formulaic titles better than the folks at Kensington/ Zebra. For over 20 years, they released romances that adhered to a specific formula. So you combine:
A Happy or Angry Adjective
add
The Name of a State/Location/Native American Tribe
add
A Semi-Romantic Noun
- POSSIBLE TITLES:
- Wild Texas Bride; Sweet Stolen Surrender; Sweet Silken Bondage
Another possible combination:
Use either
A Happy or Angry Adjective
or
The Name of State/ Location/Native American Tribe
Then add
A Noun with Romantic Connotations
- POSSIBLE TITLES:
- Rebel Vixen; Apache Captive
So again, use the initials of your name to create a unique title. If you don’t have a middle name, that’s okay. It still works; you can choose the first or middle name options.
For example, my name, Jacqueline Diaz, would be Jubilant Destiny, which sounds romantic. Jacksonville Destiny is another romance novel title possible outcome from this generator.
Then I took my husband’s initials and got the title Enchanting Pittsburgh Marriage, which I’m sure applies to some actual romances, but it lacks a certain je ne sais quoi.
Try and see what title you can create using the chart! Does it sound like a great bodice ripper?
(Note: the chart has four columns, so if using a mobile phone, either scroll to the far right to view them all or hold the phone horizontally.)
Our Chart to Create a Zebra Romance Title
| LETTER | FIRST NAME | MIDDLE NAME | LAST NAME |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | Adoring | Algonquin | Amethyst |
| B | Beautiful | Boston | Bliss |
| C | Captivating | Connecticut | Coitus |
| D | Darling | Dakota | Destiny |
| E | Enchanting | El Paso | Ecstasy |
| F | Furious | Fresno | Flame |
| G | Golden | Georgia | Glow |
| H | Hot | Hialeah | Heart |
| I | Impulsive | Indiana | Intercourse |
| J | Jubilant | Jacksonville | Jewel |
| K | Kinky | Kentucky | Kiss |
| L | Lusty | Louisiana | Love |
| M | Magical | Minnesota | Marriage |
| N | Naughty | Nantucket | Nectar |
| O | Obsessive | Oregon | Opal |
| P | Purple | Pittsburgh | Passion |
| Q | Quivering | Quebec | Queen |
| R | Ravishing | Rhode Island | Rapture |
| S | Seductive | Seminole | Slave |
| T | Tempestuous | Tucson | Torment |
| U | Ultimate | Utah | Union |
| V | Virile | Vermont | Virgin |
| W | Wanton | Wyoming | Wench |
| X | Xenial | Xalapa | Xanthium |
| Y | Yellow | Yosemite | Yearning |
| Z | Zealous | Zamora | Zinnia |
Your Opinion on Our Romance Title Generator Charts
If you liked either of these title charts we designed, maybe we’ll come up with more. Let us know in the comments.
What book title do the initials of your name create? Play around, have some fun, and see what combinations you can come up with!
As always, please drop a comment, and let’s talk romance.
Love the titles!
Yes, there are many new book titles that are just old song titles repurposed for romance. Sometimes I think they’re cute, but I could do without all those nobles in Romanclandia. There’s too much focus on Dukes!
Hi, Jacqueline.
I like this idea. From my screen name, my romance title would be “Beyond Fantasy”. If I used my real initials, it would be “Ecstasy’s Torrid Welcome”. You’ve given me some food for thought, so I’ll see if I can come up with others.
BTW, you are SO right about Zebra/Kensington’s titles and the current tendency toward “cutesy” titles. Some that I have seen:
“Sex and the Single Earl”.
“Live and Let Spy”.
“One Thing Leads to a Lover”.
“Waiting for an Earl Like You”.
Clearly, a lot of today’s historical romance authors came of age in the 70’s and/or are 1980’s music fans.