Aserai Name Generator
Desert names for Bannerlord's Aserai Sultanate
Generate Aserai names for Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord in the game's altered-Arabic sound: given names such as Hazram, Qadrim and Nuzha, full names with a Banu clan like Khansa Banu Fayruz, and earned bynames like Talhan Dunewalker.
About Aserai names
The Aserai are the desert sultanate of Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord, a confederation of clans spread over the oases and trade towns of the Nahasa. Their names start from Arabic and then bend it. The game's lords are called Unqid, Adram, Tais and Nimr: short names of one or two syllables, full of q, dh, kh and gh sounds, with clipped endings such as -id, -am, -an and -ayn. This list keeps to that sound: coinages like Hazram, Qadrim, Nuzayr and Rushaym for men and Shamra, Asraya, Zanira and Tamadra for women, beside old Arabic names such as Harith, Labid and Atika.
Noble families are called Banu, "sons of", followed by the clan name, as in the game's Banu Hulyan, Banu Sarran, Banu Qild and Banu Habbab. A full name here is a given name plus a clan, carried unchanged by sons and daughters alike: Abdar Banu Dhurran, Khansa Banu Fayruz. The clans are invented on the same pattern and also stand on their own for players founding a house.
Wanderers and companions are known by what they have done, not by birth, so the last group gives earned bynames: Hazram the Falconer, Nuzha the Well-Finder, Talhan Dunewalker. The styles are mixed through the list, and all of it is fan-made.
How to choose Aserai names
- Keep a given name to one or two syllables and close it the way the game's lords do, with -id, -am, -an, -im or -ayn, so it sits naturally beside Unqid and Adram.
- Give nobles a Banu clan and leave it off commoners. When you found your own clan, type the whole form, such as Banu Qasrin, into the clan name field so it lines up with the native houses in the encyclopedia.
- Match a byname to the companion's job in your party: the Physician for your surgeon, the Reckoner for your quartermaster, the Horse-Whisperer for your scout.
- Name heirs in the same style as the founder. A family of Hazram, Nuzha and Rushaym reads as one lineage; a stray Vlandian name in the middle does not.
- Say the name aloud before you commit. You will see it on the party screen for a whole campaign, so choose a q or dh name only if you like how it sounds.
Frequently asked questions
What are Aserai names based on?
They are based on Arabic names, reshaped so they belong to Calradia and not to our world. The game's own examples, Unqid, Adram, Tais and Nimr, are short and consonant-heavy, and the names here follow that lead: Qadrim, Sahlan, Dharim, Arwiya, Ghusun.
What does Banu mean in an Aserai name?
Banu is Arabic for "sons of" or "children of" and marks a clan. Every Aserai noble house in Bannerlord uses it, as in Banu Hulyan and Banu Sarran. The clans on this list, such as Banu Qasrin, Banu Ghafran and Banu Samhar, are invented in the same form.
Are these names taken from the game?
No. The lords and the four clans named in the guide belong to the game and are there only to show the style. The 500 entries are a fan-made list written to match it, though a short name can always happen to coincide with a minor character's. This page has no connection to TaleWorlds.
Do these names work for the Sarranids in Warband?
Yes. Warband is set roughly two hundred years after Bannerlord, and its Sarranid Sultanate rules the same desert; the name echoes the Aserai clan Banu Sarran. A Sarranid emir called Ghalid or Marwad, or a wanderer called Khazim the Dune Fox, fits without changes.
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All 500 Aserai names
A: 22 names
- Abdar Banu Dhurran
- Abrad
- Adhban
- Adhfar the Generous
- Adhra
- Adwan Banu Aswar
- Afra Banu Dahhak
- Aktham Banu Qirran
- Amrun
- Anqa Banu Fahdan
- Arqam Banu Tharwan
- Arwiya
- Ashqan
- Asmar
- Asmara
- Asraya
- Athal Banu Adhraq
- Atika
- Awsa
- Awsan
- Azraq
- Azza Banu Qaltan
B: 61 names
- Badhan
- Badra
- Bahdal Banu Ushayr
- Bahdim the Quick
- Bahiya Banu Furqad
- Bahra
- Bakhir
- Bakkar Banu Qaltan
- Bakran Banu Baydan
- Banu Arqad
- Banu Asbar
- Banu Bahzan
- Banu Burqan
- Banu Darwan
- Banu Dhamar
- Banu Dhuwayb
- Banu Fahran
- Banu Falhan
- Banu Ghafran
- Banu Ghuzlan
- Banu Hashran
- Banu Hirmas
- Banu Jadwan
- Banu Jazim
- Banu Khalwan
- Banu Kharqan
- Banu Lahyad
- Banu Madhran
- Banu Maznar
- Banu Nazram
B, continued
- Banu Nuhran
- Banu Qamran
- Banu Qasrin
- Banu Qudhar
- Banu Rasban
- Banu Ruhayl
- Banu Salqam
- Banu Samhar
- Banu Shuwayr
- Banu Tamrad
- Banu Thaqran
- Banu Tuhran
- Banu Uqdan
- Banu Urqub
- Banu Wazran
- Banu Wuhayb
- Banu Yahran
- Banu Zarqan
- Banu Zimran
- Bariha Banu Nuwaym
- Barqa
- Barqan
- Bashq
- Bilhad Banu Dimash
- Bishran
- Buhaysa Banu Hilqam
- Bujayr
- Bundar Banu Shadhil
- Burhaym
- Bushayra
- Buthra
D: 28 names
- Dahma Banu Ghumdan
- Dalal Banu Thulman
- Dalha
- Damrid
- Darim Banu Tuwaym
- Dawsar
- Dhabrid the Date Merchant
- Dhabya
- Dhabyan
- Dhafir Banu Hazzab
- Dhakir
- Dhalwa of the Red Wadi
- Dharim
- Dhilan of the Seven Wells
- Dhilfa the Learned
- Dhirgham the Camel-Breaker
- Dhuayb Banu Dubays
- Dhuha
- Dhuran
- Dhuraya
- Dhurra
- Dhuwad the Horse-Thief
- Dughaym Banu Wadqan
- Dughma of Sanala
- Dughman the Sleepless
- Dulaym
- Dumayna Banu Jurhan
- Dumran
F: 18 names
- Faddal Banu Lubad
- Fadrun
- Fakhra
- Falha
- Fariha
- Farqad
- Farwa Banu Hulwan
- Fasila Banu Khazran
- Fatik Banu Yazram
- Faynan
- Fayyad Banu Nuwaym
- Fazar Banu Fahdan
- Fazran
- Fihran
- Fudayl Banu Udhran
- Fulaih
- Furat
- Furayd of Askar
G: 27 names
- Ghadira Banu Wahram
- Ghadrun
- Ghadwan Goldtooth
- Ghalid
- Ghaliya
- Ghaniza the Silent
- Ghannam Banu Yarmak
- Gharid
- Ghatrif the Star-Reader
- Ghaydan
- Ghaylan
- Ghazala
- Ghazwa Banu Jawhar
- Ghazwar Banu Sarqad
- Ghazwid the Poet
- Ghazzal Banu Zubran
- Ghiddan the Lion
- Ghiyar Banu Hilqam
- Ghufayn the Rope-Maker
- Ghumayr the Unlucky
- Ghunaym
- Ghunwa
- Ghurab
- Ghusun
- Ghuzayla Banu Mihdar
- Ghuzra Thornpalm
- Ghuzram Stormeye
H: 24 names
- Habiba Banu Kindar
- Hafna
- Hamda
- Hamdur
- Hammad Banu Thulman
- Hamna Banu Razim
- Hanzal Banu Jurhan
- Harith
- Hasna
- Hawdhan
- Hawshab Banu Adhraq
- Haylan
- Hazdan of the Dunes
- Hazima
- Hazram
- Hazram the Falconer
- Hilwa
- Hizara the Astrologer
- Hubaysh Banu Zaffar
- Hudhal
- Hujayma Banu Qasmir
- Hujr
- Hulwa
- Hunayda
I: 4 names
- Idhram the Dice-Thrower
- Idran Banu Jabran
- Ilyan Banu Ammad
- Iyas Banu Baydan
J: 24 names
- Jabbur Banu Khazran
- Jadhim
- Jadhran the Grey
- Jadwid of the Black Tents
- Jafnar Banu Dubays
- Jahdama Banu Marwaz
- Jahdar
- Jahm Banu Bulhan
- Jalwa
- Jamra Banu Zilhan
- Jandal of Quyaz
- Jarwal
- Jasrim
- Jassar Banu Wahram
- Jazya
- Jubrad
- Juhda
- Juhram the Lame
- Jumaira
- Jundar
- Juwad
- Juwana
- Juwayra Banu Sablan
- Juzayna Windchaser
K: 24 names
- Kabsha Banu Nasrim
- Kahla
- Kahlan
- Kardam Banu Fahdan
- Kazdim the One-Eyed
- Khadwa the Honey-Tongued
- Khaldim the Shield-Breaker
- Khallad Banu Ghassab
- Khamdan the Caravan Master
- Khansa Banu Fayruz
- Khazim the Dune Fox
- Khazna
- Khidash Banu Dahhak
- Khufaf
- Khulayda
- Khuthaym the Moneylender
- Khuwar
- Khuwayla the Mapmaker
- Khuzam Banu Mihdar
- Khuzayn of the Southern Gate
- Kinad
- Kinza
- Kulaym
- Kulthum Banu Talhaq
L: 15 names
- Labid
- Lahham Banu Qasmir
- Lahiq Banu Razim
- Lahza
- Lamiza the Glassblower
- Lamqan the Elder
- Layan
- Luay Banu Hilqam
- Lubaba
- Lubaid
- Lubayna Banu Qurzan
- Luhaym
- Luqaym
- Luqran the Raider
- Luzam the Mameluke
M: 24 names
- Madhwa Halfmoon
- Malhan
- Maliha Banu Barq
- Marwad
- Masdan Saltbeard
- Masrud
- Mawiya Banu Rimal
- Maysun
- Mayyada
- Mazna
- Mazrun
- Mihra
- Mirdas Banu Sablan
- Misfar Banu Furqad
- Mishal Banu Jurhan
- Mishqa the Physician
- Mujalid Banu Mufrad
- Mulayka Banu Ghurran
- Mundhar
- Munira
- Murqasha the Waterbearer
- Murrad
- Muthan
- Muzrid the Viper
N: 23 names
- Nabhan Banu Zilhan
- Nadwa
- Nahar Banu Ghumdan
- Nahla
- Naila Banu Hajran
- Najda
- Naqid
- Nasiba Banu Sinjar
- Nawfar
- Nawra
- Nawwar Banu Dhurran
- Nizran
- Nudhra the Pearl Diver
- Nuhayl
- Nujaym
- Numayr
- Nuqayd Banu Talhaq
- Nusayra
- Nuwayr Banu Khazran
- Nuzayla the Hawk
- Nuzayr
- Nuzha
- Nuzha the Well-Finder
Q: 26 names
- Qabila Banu Qirran
- Qabus
- Qadrim
- Qahtar Banu Khuld
- Qamila
- Qamra
- Qannas Banu Hulwan
- Qanwar the Hound-Keeper
- Qarib Banu Mihdar
- Qaridha Banu Tharwan
- Qasdim the Horse-Whisperer
- Qasma
- Qasran
- Qasriya Longshadow
- Qaydar
- Qindila the Tentmaker
- Qirtam the Faris
- Qudam
- Qudhaym the Flute Player
- Qudhayma the Left-Handed
- Qudsa
- Qunbur Banu Ghurran
- Qurad
- Qutan
- Qutayla
- Qutrid Blackturban
R: 30 names
- Rabban Banu Fayruz
- Rabhan
- Rabwa
- Raddad Banu Qasmir
- Rafda
- Raqasha Banu Sarqad
- Raqim
- Rashd
- Rawhan
- Rayhana
- Rayyan Banu Dhurran
- Rifad
- Rubab Banu Shadhil
- Rubayya the Younger
- Rudayn Banu Jawhar
- Rudhwa the Veiled
- Rufayd the Pious
- Ruhdan the Ivory Trader
- Ruhma
- Rukham the Red
- Rukhna Swiftcamel
- Rumaysa
- Rumayth
- Rumla Banu Ushayr
- Ruqda Whitecloak
- Ruqman Sandviper
- Rushaym
- Rushda of the Long Caravan
- Ruwayda
- Ruwaym
S: 36 names
- Sahdiya the Bone-Setter
- Sahla
- Sahlan
- Sakhra
- Sakhran
- Salit
- Sallam Banu Aswar
- Salma Banu Tuwaym
- Saluma
- Samrun
- Saqr
- Saqran the Tax-Dodger
- Sarhiya the Storyteller
- Sarqa
- Sawda Banu Wadqan
- Shabib Banu Sablan
- Shaddan
- Shadhra the Nightwalker
- Shamra
- Shanfar the Jackal
- Shaqlan Redsash
- Shaqra Banu Ghassab
- Shihran the Sandblind
- Shubran Dawnrider
- Shuhayra the Bandit's Bane
- Shumar
- Shumaysa the Patient
- Sidra
- Sinan Banu Kindar
- Subay Banu Hazzab
- Sufyad Ironsandal
- Suhaym
- Sulqan the Tall
- Sumaydh the Sun-Scarred
- Sumayqa Sandstrider
- Sumra
T: 27 names
- Talhan Dunewalker
- Tamadra
- Tamid
- Tamima Banu Khuld
- Tammam Banu Barq
- Tamran
- Tarfa
- Tarfan
- Tazrin the Perfumer
- Thaghrim the Twice-Robbed
- Thamina
- Tharid
- Thawban
- Thubayta Banu Yazram
- Thulayn of the Salt Flats
- Thumal Banu Marwaz
- Thumayd the Wanderer
- Thurayba the Bold
- Tufayl Banu Sarqad
- Tuhayya the Spice Trader
- Tuhfa
- Tulayb Banu Talhaq
- Tulhim Dustmantle
- Tumair
- Tumayra Banu Udhran
- Tuwayl
- Tuzayn the Exile
U: 19 names
- Ubayda
- Ubayn
- Udhar
- Ufayr Banu Nasrim
- Ulaya
- Ulayf
- Umaima
- Umama Banu Yarmak
- Unays
- Unaysa
- Uqayl Banu Jabran
- Uqbar
- Urayba Banu Zubran
- Urqayn of the Nahasa
- Urwan Banu Ghurran
- Usaym
- Uthal
- Uways Banu Dimash
- Uzrad the Swordsmith
W: 21 names
- Wabra
- Wabran
- Waddah Banu Hajran
- Wadha Banu Adhraq
- Wadhan
- Wafra
- Wahban
- Wahda
- Wahhaj Banu Qurzan
- Wahiba Banu Dimash
- Wajda
- Waqid
- Waqrim the Far-Traveled
- Wardan Banu Ghassab
- Warqan
- Wasila Banu Zaffar
- Wathil
- Wathiq Banu Wadqan
- Wisal
- Wisma the Silk Merchant
- Wudran the Mirage
Y: 20 names
- Yaghrim the Stargazer
- Yamar
- Yamman Banu Yazram
- Yamna
- Yaqdan
- Yaquta
- Yarbu
- Yarzam the Scorpion
- Yasar Banu Rimal
- Yashkur Banu Mufrad
- Yasira
- Yasmira Banu Baydan
- Yasrim
- Yathim
- Yazdir
- Yuhan
- Yuhana
- Yumna Banu Ammad
- Yuqdam the Oathkeeper
- Yuzra the Oasis-Born