Demon Name Generator

Demon names assembled from a hard root and a bound ending, each one glossed, with sigil-titles for the ones that hold rank.

4,433,520 combinations

Mekthurth Wormtaker
Mekth scale + urth grave
scale of the grave
Worm crawling thing + taker seizer
Peskaza Cinderdrinker
Pesk plague + aza void
plague of the void
Cinder spent coal + drinker guzzler
Hurneng Pitgnawer
Hurn horn + eng grip
horn of the grip
Pit bottomless hole + gnawer slow chewer
Zekhrakh Sigilharrower
Zekhr bile + akh jaws
bile of the jaws
Sigil sealing mark + harrower tormentor
Jhezurva Mirecrown
Jhez thirst + urva grave
thirst of the grave
Mire sucking bog + crown circle of rule
Gralvast Ironthroat
Gralv greed + ast desolation
greed of the desolation
Iron unbending metal + throat swallowing gorge
Ubzekh Saltthrone
Ubz depth + ekh gash
depth of the gash
Salt barren grit + throne seat of power
Wrezhukha Wormsealer
Wrezh wreck + ukha slag
wreck of the slag
Worm crawling thing + sealer pact-closer
Orthax Ashsealer
Orth order + ax blade
order of the blade
Ash burnt residue + sealer pact-closer
Mazral Coaltongue
Mazr maw + al deep
maw of the deep
Coal black fuel + tongue coaxing speech
Vesthusa Woundmarker
Vesth venom + usa decay
venom of the decay
Wound open hurt + marker sign-cutter
Brakhask Hungerthroat
Brakh binding + ask mask
binding of the mask
Hunger gnawing want + throat swallowing gorge
Ghadrarth Miresealer
Ghadr gall + arth downfall
gall of the downfall
Mire sucking bog + sealer pact-closer
Peskasa Gallwrecker
Pesk plague + asa cinders
plague of the cinders
Gall bitter bile + wrecker ruiner
Nezkisk Cindergnawer
Nezk nausea + isk spark
nausea of the spark
Cinder spent coal + gnawer slow chewer
Kethash Silencecrown
Keth chain + ash burnt residue
chain of the burnt residue
Silence held stillness + crown circle of rule
Rekzika Cinderharrower
Rekz ruin + ika maggot
ruin of the maggot
Cinder spent coal + harrower tormentor
Morvikt Plaguescourer
Morv murder + ikt edict
murder of the edict
Plague spreading sickness + scourer flesh-scraper
Varzoth Smokesealer
Varz blight + oth abyss
blight of the abyss
Smoke choking haze + sealer pact-closer
Kuzmasha Hungertaker
Kuzm cinder + asha ashes
cinder of the ashes
Hunger gnawing want + taker seizer
Falkhist Brandwarden
Falkh fall + ist mist
fall of the mist
Brand seared mark + warden prison keeper
Tazgos Coaltaker
Tazg tar + os bone
tar of the bone
Coal black fuel + taker seizer
Kuzmaka Coalwringer
Kuzm cinder + aka gate
cinder of the gate
Coal black fuel + wringer twister
Ravzix Pitdevourer
Ravz raving + ix worm
raving of the worm
Pit bottomless hole + devourer swallower

Need a name that means something in particular? Build one from its meaning.

How demon names are built

Etymology

¶A demon name is a debt written down. The root names what the thing takes — Keth chain, Dagr debt, Jazr thirst, Skarv scar — and the ending names where it takes it to: oth the abyss, uth the pit, uk the shackle, arth ruin. Kethuth is chain of the pit. Nothing in the name describes the demon's appearance, because appearance is negotiable and the debt is not. Read the two halves and you have the terms.

The sound of the tradition is deliberate and nothing like the barking of an orc name. Demon roots front-load their consonants — zhr, kth, vkr, gr, xz — and then stop dead on a short vowel and a fricative, which is why the names feel bitten off rather than shouted. Endings are always vowel-initial so the cluster resolves cleanly: Vekth plus az gives Vekthaz, three consonants and out. A name you cannot finish in one breath is not a demon name.

Rank shows in the epithet, not the name. A named thing that has bound others carries a transparent compound afterwards — Chainbinder, Debtmonger, Ashharrower, Oathgnawer — and these are said aloud in the vernacular precisely so a summoner can be sure which office is answering. The convention matters at the table: the true name is what binds, and the epithet is only what the thing is willing to be called.

More demon names

Male demon names

Mekthikh Tarthrone scale of the splinter
Mordhas Coalreaper tally of the cinders
Ekthesh Silencemarker husk of the hearth
Nekthush Debtscourer carrion of the reek
Qorvir Pitwringer sigil of the ember
Kethath Mawcrown chain of the scorch
Ozgam Wormgnawer toll of the hall
Cazrul Tarsunderer chasm of the dark
Kadrol Boneunmaker shackle of the hollow
Thagrok Smokescourer rot of the shell
Vekthash Pitcrown venom of the burnt residue
Ozgurth Woundunmaker toll of the grave
Dhozir Coalgate dust of the ember
Vekthish Wormdevourer venom of the shard
Pazgaz Silencegnawer plague of the void
Dhozikh Smoketongue dust of the splinter
Hazroth Bonethrone smoke of the abyss
Vakreth Ironwringer vow of the soot

Female demon names

Thegruma Blighttaker rot of the murk
Morvazra Chaindevourer dusk of the scourge
Morvasa Saltshackler dusk of the cinders
Skelvaza Plaguesealer scar of the void
Nezrana Wormscourer nail of the vault
Nokthosa Chaindrinker carrion of the bone
Morvaza Gallharrower dusk of the void
Rhezila Mirewarden razor of the coil
Voznona Rustharrower gloom of the throne
Grezeza Saltthief grief of the sting
Rekzurva Coaltallier ruin of the grave
Rekzima Wormtongue ruin of the swarm
Bhezutha Silencetaker veil of the shaft
Drezotha Coalunmaker dread of the abyss
Rekzekha Saltsealer ruin of the gash
Zegrora Tartongue sorrow of the furnace
Ghaluza Oathunmaker gall of the craving
Meskorva Gallthrone scale of the tomb

Neutral demon names

Ghornost Thirstshackler grinding of the bone
Jhalkang Rustthrone jealousy of the fang
Pyrnax Oaththrone pyre of the blade
Wozgarn Silencescourer waste of the furnace
Ondrorn Saltscourer burden of the spur
Ghornist Ashmarker grinding of the mist
Ezthurn Chainwarden emptiness of the ash vessel
Yendrirg Mawdevourer yearning of the wound
Pyrnith Coalgnawer pyre of the manacle
Vorthizk Coaldevourer vengeance of the brine
Blathax Plagueunmaker blame of the blade
Thravorn Branddrinker thrall of the spur
Ondrox Shackledrinker burden of the yoke
Thulvax Pitdrinker threshold of the blade
Ikthorg Hungerthief itching of the maw
Blathast Pitthroat blame of the desolation
Chaznikt Debtwarden reckoning of the edict
Ezthuzk Mirebinder emptiness of the hunger

Questions

FAQ

What are good demon names for D&D?

Pick a root that names an appetite and an ending that names a place, then keep it to three syllables so a player can say it at the table under pressure. Draghoth, Kethuk, Varzash. Save the long forms for the ones nobody is meant to summon, and give anything with rank a plain English epithet so the party has something to call it.

Are these real demon names from grimoires?

No, and that is on purpose. Every root and ending here is invented, so nothing produced is lifted from any occult text or published setting and you can use the results freely in fiction or games. The phonetics follow the same instincts the old lists follow, which is why the output reads authentic without borrowing a single entry from them.

What is the difference between a demon name and a devil name?

In most tables demons are chaotic and devils are lawful, and the naming can carry that. Demons read best with abrupt endings that stop on a consonant, since nothing about them is negotiated. For a devil, choose the roots naming debt, oath, toll and tally and pair them with the ordered epithets, because a devil's name should sound like a contract.

How do you pronounce these demon names?

Front the cluster and let the vowel take the stress: Azhroth is AZH-roth, Vekthaz is VEKTH-az, Kuzrith is KUZ-rith. The zh is the sound in measure, kh is a hard back-of-throat h, and gh is a voiced version of the same. If a cluster fights you, it is meant to; the tradition rewards names that are slightly difficult to say.

Can a demon name be feminine?

Yes. The feminine forms use the same roots with vowel-and-a endings — Kezhira, Velzura, Azhotha — which lengthens the name without softening it, since the meaning is carried by the root and the root is unchanged. In practice these read older and more courtly than the masculine forms, which suits anything that bargains rather than rampages.