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.
1,467,648 combinations in this form
- Mekthurth Wormtaker
Mekth scale + urth grave
scale of the grave
Worm crawling thing + taker seizer
crawling thing seizer
- Peskaza Cinderdrinker
Pesk plague + aza void
plague of the void
Cinder spent coal + drinker guzzler
spent coal guzzler
- Hurneng Pitgnawer
Hurn horn + eng grip
horn of the grip
Pit bottomless hole + gnawer slow chewer
bottomless hole slow chewer
- Zekhrakh Sigilharrower
Zekhr bile + akh jaws
bile of the jaws
Sigil sealing mark + harrower tormentor
sealing mark tormentor
- Jhezurva Mirecrown
Jhez thirst + urva grave
thirst of the grave
Mire sucking bog + crown circle of rule
sucking bog circle of rule
- Gralvast Ironthroat
Gralv greed + ast desolation
greed of the desolation
Iron unbending metal + throat swallowing gorge
unbending metal swallowing gorge
- Ubzekh Saltthrone
Ubz depth + ekh gash
depth of the gash
Salt barren grit + throne seat of power
barren grit seat of power
- Wrezhukha Wormsealer
Wrezh wreck + ukha slag
wreck of the slag
Worm crawling thing + sealer pact-closer
crawling thing pact-closer
- Orthax Ashsealer
Orth order + ax blade
order of the blade
Ash burnt residue + sealer pact-closer
burnt residue pact-closer
- Mazral Coaltongue
Mazr maw + al deep
maw of the deep
Coal black fuel + tongue coaxing speech
black fuel coaxing speech
- Vesthusa Woundmarker
Vesth venom + usa decay
venom of the decay
Wound open hurt + marker sign-cutter
open hurt sign-cutter
- Brakhask Hungerthroat
Brakh binding + ask mask
binding of the mask
Hunger gnawing want + throat swallowing gorge
gnawing want swallowing gorge
- Ghadrarth Miresealer
Ghadr gall + arth downfall
gall of the downfall
Mire sucking bog + sealer pact-closer
sucking bog pact-closer
- Peskasa Gallwrecker
Pesk plague + asa cinders
plague of the cinders
Gall bitter bile + wrecker ruiner
bitter bile ruiner
- Nezkisk Cindergnawer
Nezk nausea + isk spark
nausea of the spark
Cinder spent coal + gnawer slow chewer
spent coal slow chewer
- Kethash Silencecrown
Keth chain + ash burnt residue
chain of the burnt residue
Silence held stillness + crown circle of rule
held stillness circle of rule
- Rekzika Cinderharrower
Rekz ruin + ika maggot
ruin of the maggot
Cinder spent coal + harrower tormentor
spent coal tormentor
- Morvikt Plaguescourer
Morv murder + ikt edict
murder of the edict
Plague spreading sickness + scourer flesh-scraper
spreading sickness flesh-scraper
- Varzoth Smokesealer
Varz blight + oth abyss
blight of the abyss
Smoke choking haze + sealer pact-closer
choking haze pact-closer
- Kuzmasha Hungertaker
Kuzm cinder + asha ashes
cinder of the ashes
Hunger gnawing want + taker seizer
gnawing want seizer
- Falkhist Brandwarden
Falkh fall + ist mist
fall of the mist
Brand seared mark + warden prison keeper
seared mark prison keeper
- Tazgos Coaltaker
Tazg tar + os bone
tar of the bone
Coal black fuel + taker seizer
black fuel seizer
- Kuzmaka Coalwringer
Kuzm cinder + aka gate
cinder of the gate
Coal black fuel + wringer twister
black fuel twister
- Ravzix Pitdevourer
Ravz raving + ix worm
raving of the worm
Pit bottomless hole + devourer swallower
bottomless hole swallower
How demon names are built
¶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.
Questions
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.