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 + taker
worm taker
- Peskaza Cinderdrinker
Pesk plague + aza void
plague of the void
Cinder + drinker
cinder drinker
- Hurneng Pitgnawer
Hurn horn + eng grip
horn of the grip
Pit + gnawer
pit gnawer
- Zekhrakh Sigilharrower
Zekhr bile + akh jaws
bile of the jaws
Sigil + harrower
sigil harrower
- Jhezurva Mirecrown
Jhez thirst + urva grave
thirst of the grave
Mire + crown
mire crown
- Gralvast Ironthroat
Gralv greed + ast desolation
greed of the desolation
Iron + throat
iron throat
- Ubzekh Saltthrone
Ubz depth + ekh gash
depth of the gash
Salt + throne
salt throne
- Wrezhukha Wormsealer
Wrezh wreck + ukha slag
wreck of the slag
Worm + sealer
worm sealer
- Orthax Ashsealer
Orth order + ax blade
order of the blade
Ash + sealer
ash sealer
- Mazral Coaltongue
Mazr maw + al deep
maw of the deep
Coal + tongue
coal tongue
- Vesthusa Woundmarker
Vesth venom + usa decay
venom of the decay
Wound + marker
wound marker
- Brakhask Hungerthroat
Brakh binding + ask mask
binding of the mask
Hunger + throat
hunger throat
- Ghadrarth Miresealer
Ghadr gall + arth downfall
gall of the downfall
Mire + sealer
mire sealer
- Peskasa Gallwrecker
Pesk plague + asa cinders
plague of the cinders
Gall + wrecker
gall wrecker
- Nezkisk Cindergnawer
Nezk nausea + isk spark
nausea of the spark
Cinder + gnawer
cinder gnawer
- Kethash Silencecrown
Keth chain + ash ashes
chain of the ashes
Silence + crown
silence crown
- Rekzika Cinderharrower
Rekz ruin + ika maggot
ruin of the maggot
Cinder + harrower
cinder harrower
- Morvikt Plaguescourer
Morv murder + ikt edict
murder of the edict
Plague + scourer
plague scourer
- Varzoth Smokesealer
Varz blight + oth abyss
blight of the abyss
Smoke + sealer
smoke sealer
- Kuzmasha Hungertaker
Kuzm cinder + asha ashes
cinder of the ashes
Hunger + taker
hunger taker
- Falkhist Brandwarden
Falkh fall + ist mist
fall of the mist
Brand + warden
brand warden
- Tazgos Coaltaker
Tazg tar + os bone
tar of the bone
Coal + taker
coal taker
- Kuzmaka Coalwringer
Kuzm cinder + aka gate
cinder of the gate
Coal + wringer
coal wringer
- Ravzix Pitdevourer
Ravz raving + ix worm
raving of the worm
Pit + devourer
pit devourer
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.