Blood Hunter Name Generator
Grim, gothic names for D&D blood hunter characters
Generate blood hunter names for D&D 5e characters in the Order of the Ghostslayer, Lycan, Mutant or Profane Soul: grim Eastern European and Germanic full names, Witcher-style regional bynames and hard-earned epithets like Crimson-Hand or the Hollow-Eyed.
About blood hunter names
The blood hunter is Matt Mercer's homebrew-turned-staple class for D&D 5e: a monster hunter who fuels hemocraft with their own blood, takes Crimson Rites on their weapon, and belongs to an order that defines what they have sacrificed. Ghostslayers fight the undead, Lycans embrace a controlled curse, Mutants brew mutagens that warp their bodies, and Profane Souls bind a warlock-style patron. The class draws openly on the Witcher and on the gothic horror of Ravenloft and Castlevania, and the right name carries that same cold, Eastern European, lantern-in-the-fog mood.
Most of the names here follow three patterns. Full names pair a Germanic, Slavic, Hungarian, Romanian or Celtic given name with a bleak surname (Kasimir Voss, Mirela Stanciu, Ilsabet Crowmark), which suits a human or half-elf hunter from a Barovia-style setting. Regional bynames (Vasko of the Grey Fen, Marta of the Hanging Tree) read like a wandering Witcher and tell a table where the character learned the trade. Epithets (Gaspard the Hollow-Eyed, Brannoc Crimson-Hand, Nell the Bloodless) are the names villagers and rivals use, and they often point at the toll the hunter's rites have taken.
A handful of entries use harsher fantasy phonology for tiefling, dhampir, half-orc and dragonborn blood hunters, since the class is not limited to humans.
How to choose blood hunter names
- Let the name hint at the order: a Ghostslayer suits something solemn and old-fashioned, a Lycan can carry a wolf or moon epithet, a Mutant fits an alchemical or scarred byname, and a Profane Soul wants a touch of the infernal.
- Give your character a formal full name for their order's records and a shorter byname the common folk use; switching between them is an easy roleplay tool.
- Epithets work best when earned in play, so start with the plain name and let the table give you the Hollow-Eyed or Crimson-Hand later.
- Blood hunters lose hit points to their own rites, so names built on pallor, scars, cold and sleeplessness fit better than anything heroic or shining.
- Check the name against your setting's cultures: the Slavic and Germanic names here suit Barovia, Lamordia or Icewind Dale-style regions, while the Celtic ones fit misty coastal and forest regions.
Frequently asked questions
What is a blood hunter in D&D?
The blood hunter is a homebrew class by Matthew Mercer, widely used in 5e games and on Critical Role. Blood hunters sacrifice hit points to empower hemocraft abilities such as Crimson Rites and Blood Curses, and they choose an order (Ghostslayer, Lycan, Mutant or Profane Soul) at third level that shapes their abilities and story.
What kind of names suit a blood hunter character?
Grim, gothic and slightly old-world names work best: Slavic, Germanic, Hungarian and Romanian given names, bleak English-style surnames, Witcher-style bynames built from a place (of the Grey Fen), and epithets that describe what the hunt has cost them, such as the Hollow-Eyed or Nine-Scars.
Can I use these names for non-human blood hunters?
Yes. Most names fit humans and half-elves, but the list also includes tiefling, dhampir, half-orc and dragonborn-flavored names such as Damakos Crowmire, Korrin Duskbane and Brakka Grimwater. You can also attach any epithet or regional byname to a name from your race's own naming tradition.
Are these names from Critical Role or the Witcher?
No. They are original names written in the same gothic, monster-hunter register that inspired the class. You can drop them straight into a Ravenloft campaign, a Critical Role-style homebrew world or any dark fantasy setting without clashing with existing characters.
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All 500 blood hunter names
A: 40 names
- Abelard Strange
- Adaline Rook
- Adela Vrba
- Adelheid Rask
- Aelfgifu Hollow-Bone
- Agata the Night-Sexton
- Agnes of the Red Ford
- Agnieszka Marr
- Ailis Crowmark
- Ailith Bone-Reader
- Alaric Hesse
- Alder Fennick
- Aldric the Unwell
- Ambrose Gaunt
- Ambrosius Kell
- Ambrozy of Many Stitches
- Amos Hatherleigh
- Andrei Cojocaru
- Anika of the Long Moor
- Anneliese Gorm
- Annika Greywood
- Anouk the Scarred
- Ansel Crowther
- Anselm Rotwasser
- Anselm Rourke
- Anselmo Carrion
- Anya Tereshkova
- Anzhela Veyr
- Arnulf the Pale Hound
- Asher Blackwell
- Ashlin Red-Veil
- Aubrec the Unhallowed
- Augustin Lefort
- Aurek Thornwilde
- Aurelia Grausam
- Aurelie Sombre
- Aurelien Thorncroft
- Aurelio Sangue
- Aveline Hext
- Azrael Vantis
B: 30 names
- Balthus Grell
- Barnabus Quell
- Bartholomew Creel
- Bastian Greywood
- Bastien Sorrow
- Beata Novak
- Beatrix Vane
- Benedek Ravasz
- Bertram Redgrave
- Bettany of Hollowmere
- Bogdan Ivanović
- Bogdan the Lame Wolf
- Bogomil Corpse-Candle
- Borislav Ravenfeather
- Brakka Grimwater
- Bram Corvino
- Bram Tulliver
- Brangwen Grave-Touched
- Branimir Petrov
- Branka Kovač
- Brannoc Crimson-Hand
- Brigid Sallow
- Brigida Nine-Scars
- Brigitta Keller
- Brona Ravensgate
- Bronislav Kettle-Black
- Bronwen Hollow-Hand
- Brunhilde Ostrander
- Brynmor Ellis
- Bryony Sharpe
C: 24 names
- Caedric Holt
- Caius Morrow
- Calix Hemlock
- Calla Brightmoor
- Callum Ravensworth
- Casimir Holt
- Casimira Ash-Eyes
- Cassius Hallowmere
- Castiel Blackmarsh
- Catrin Draycott
- Celestine Mourne
- Celine Ravenel
- Clara Ashfell
- Clementine Vasko
- Conrad Ashworth
- Cordelia Mordaunt
- Corentin Wolf-Sworn
- Cormac Ludlow
- Corvin Ashe
- Corvus Melling
- Cosima Strand
- Cosmin the Unmourned
- Cyprian Wolfe
- Cyrus Blackstone
D: 21 names
- Dagmar Holm
- Dagna Wolf-Tongue
- Dagny Mirk
- Dain Harrowgate
- Dalibor Krevan
- Damakos Crowmire
- Danica Crow-Sworn
- Delphine Sorrel
- Demelza Penrose
- Desdemona Vyse
- Dmitri Korsak
- Dorian Veyr
- Dorn of Greyhaven
- Dorota Wisniewska
- Dorothea Kordova
- Dragoslav the Pale
- Draven Calloway
- Dravka Ironwold
- Drusilla the Cutter
- Dunstan Gorecroft
- Dusan the Twice-Buried
E: 30 names
- Eamon Ravenholt
- Eamonn of Sorrow Bend
- Edeline Ironvein
- Edgar Vasilescu
- Edmund Quarrie
- Eira Sorrowmoor
- Eithne the Moon-Touched
- Elara Thornfield
- Eleanora Wick
- Elin Strand
- Elke Brennan
- Elowen Tregarth
- Elowyn Ashfall
- Elspeth of the Drowned Coast
- Eluned the Sanguine
- Elzbieta Corvane
- Emeric Greymantle
- Emeric Valdane
- Emil Knife-Tithe
- Emrys Gallow
- Eoin Night-Cutter
- Ermengard Ember-Eyed
- Ermin Scarrow
- Estera Nowak
- Eszter Varga
- Eva Thornquist
- Ewald Kruger
- Ewan Haggard
- Ewart Red-Handed
- Ezekiel Hart
F: 8 names
- Falk Rommel
- Fenna Grey-Heart
- Fenwick Crale
- Ferdinand Ashe
- Ferenc the Gutter-Saint
- Fiadh Blackwater
- Florian Nachtwald
- Fulk Ravenscar
G: 16 names
- Garen Ashworth
- Garrick the Unshriven
- Gaspard the Hollow-Eyed
- Gavrel Hollins
- Genevieve Strix
- Gerolt Redwater
- Gideon Ravensgate
- Godric the Leech
- Grenda Blackbarrow
- Griet the Pale Widow
- Grigor of the Nine Gallows
- Grigori Antonov
- Grizel of the Grey Reach
- Gunther Stillblood
- Gwenllian Grimsworn
- Gyles Thorne
H: 24 names
- Hadrik Vell
- Halvard Ironquill
- Hamish Blackwell
- Hanna Lindgren
- Hanne Vesterholm
- Haskel the Red Wolf
- Havel Dusek
- Hawke Mortlake
- Hedda Lindqvist
- Hedwig Grave-Sworn
- Helena Blackmarsh
- Helka Vrane
- Helmut Sorrowgate
- Henrike Saltpyre
- Hesper the Stitched
- Hester Vale
- Hilde Bauerlein
- Hollis Carrow
- Honorine the Unburied
- Horace Pike
- Hrodger the Unsleeping
- Hrothgar the Scarlet
- Hugo Ravenhurst
- Hyacinth Marrowgate
I: 25 names
- Idony Fell
- Ilarion Vesk
- Ilinca of Blackwater
- Ilka Vargas
- Ilona Blood-Sworn
- Ilsa Kettler
- Ilsabet Crowmark
- Ilse of Saltmarsh
- Imogen Dreadwood
- Inessa Voloshin
- Ingeborg Malik
- Ingram Wolfsbane
- Ingrid Bloodmere
- Iolanthe Mourne
- Irenka Moroz
- Irina Balogh
- Iris Mortlake
- Isabeau Corvi
- Isarra Veilwright
- Iseult Varney
- Isolde Sallow
- Istvan the Red Hand
- Iulia Mortensen
- Ivar Greyling
- Ivor Gallowglass
J: 16 names
- Jadranka the Lye-Burned
- Jadwiga Lark
- Jakub Wrobel
- Jaska Hollowbrook
- Jasper Drear
- Jelena Sorrowfield
- Jerome Gallowglass
- Jerzy Red-Lantern
- Jiri the Red Monk
- Jolanta of the Salt Wastes
- Jonas Kettleburn
- Jory the Quiet
- Josse the Marked
- Jowita Salt-Eyed
- Jozef Malinowski
- Jutta Hollander
K: 16 names
- Kaelen Morrowick
- Kaldor Redmane
- Kasimir Voss
- Kaspar the Forsaken
- Katarina Vlasek
- Katja Moss
- Kazimierz Lis
- Kazimir of Hollowgate
- Kell Brackwater
- Kestrel Aubrey
- Kethra Mirefang
- Kira Dravenko
- Kirsa Thornvale
- Klaus Wyrmwood
- Konrad Ellery
- Korrin Duskbane
L: 26 names
- Lazare Hexblood
- Lazarus Thorne
- Lazlo Ferenczi
- Leander Prewitt
- Lenart the Bleeder
- Lenore Ashbury
- Leofric the Pale Rider
- Leonora Draganova
- Leutwin Harrowell
- Lev Sokolov
- Lida Sokolova
- Liesl Adder
- Liliana Ferris
- Lisbet Harrowgate
- Ljubica Ash-Mother
- Lorcan Ashby
- Lorna Wyck
- Lothar Blackstaff
- Lowri Caddock
- Lucan Draeger
- Lucian Wraithmoor
- Lucien Varga
- Lucius Blackstaff
- Ludmila Greyhackle
- Ludovic the Unblinking
- Ludovika Stern
M: 35 names
- Mael Gallows-Born
- Magda Sorrow
- Magdalena Vrost
- Malakai Thorn
- Marek Crow-Eater
- Maren Blackthorne
- Margaux Lisle
- Margit Fekete
- Marguerite Ashdown
- Marisa Hollowell
- Marisol Ashgrave
- Marius Vexley
- Marjolein Black-Veil
- Marketa Zeman
- Marlena Zielinski
- Marta of the Hanging Tree
- Marzanna of the Far Marsh
- Marzena Kruk
- Mathias Redmond
- Mattheus of Vorne
- Mielle Tarrow
- Mila Voronova
- Milos Krev
- Minerva Drake
- Mircea the Unshriven
- Mireille Sombre
- Mirela Stanciu
- Mirith Hollowsong
- Mirosława the Hollow
- Morag Thrice-Bitten
- Morcant Rust-Eye
- Mordecai Half-Blind
- Morgause Hallow
- Mortimer Pell
- Morwenna Cale
N: 15 names
- Nadezhda Volkova
- Natalia Crowhurst
- Nell the Bloodless
- Nerys Widow-Maker
- Nessa Crowe
- Nevin Half-Dead
- Niamh Blackthorn
- Nikita Holloway
- Nikolai Graves
- Nikolaus Dorn
- Nimue Blackthorn
- Nina Skarsgard
- Niniane Gore-Mantle
- Noor Halverson
- Nyssa Bloodthorn
O: 26 names
- Obrecht of Vethmoor
- Octavia Lisle
- Oktavian Mohr
- Oleg Grave-Eye
- Olesya Grim-Lantern
- Olwen Ravensworth
- Ondine Harrow
- Opal Nightingale
- Ophelia Stahl
- Oriana Sable
- Orianthe Sallowmere
- Oriel Graveshade
- Orin of the Black Mire
- Orla Wray
- Orsa Crow-Feeder
- Orsolya Nagy
- Osgar Wulfstan
- Oskar Blackmoor
- Osmund Tarrant
- Osric Lamb
- Osvald Halloran
- Oswin of Crowhaven
- Ottavia Dreadmark
- Ottmar Hale
- Ottoline the Hollow
- Ozren the Cursed
P: 9 names
- Pavel Gorić
- Perpetua Ash-Sworn
- Perrin Gravesend
- Petra Csillag
- Philippa Brand
- Phineas Crane
- Pietro Corvino
- Piotr Halloran
- Pyotr Blackcandle
Q: 1 name
- Quillon Drake
R: 32 names
- Radegund the Drowned
- Radek Holub
- Radka Hlavac
- Radoslav Wyrmbane
- Radoslava Ninefingers
- Radovan of Karst
- Rafe Coldwell
- Ragna Blackwood
- Ragnvald Ash-Lunged
- Rainer Holtz
- Raoul Grimaud
- Ravok Ironhide
- Reinhild the Bitter
- Reza Nightmoor
- Rhea Vanterpool
- Rhiannon Blackveil
- Rhona Blackfen
- Rhoswen Galloway
- Roderick Cale
- Roland Hexworth
- Rosalba Corvi
- Rosalie Dravenmoor
- Rosalind Mabry
- Rosaline of Carrow
- Roswitha Bonecutter
- Rozalia of the Bone Bridge
- Ruaridh the Wolf-Cut
- Ruben Sable
- Rurik Draycott
- Rurik Sorn
- Ruslan Iron-Lunged
- Ruvan Kettering
S: 24 names
- Sabelle of the Cold Harbor
- Sabine Kordova
- Sabra of the Low Fens
- Sandor Fekete
- Sanja Ravenscroft
- Saoirse Brannigan
- Saskia Dorn
- Sebastian Grell
- Seraphine Dulac
- Seris Nightvein
- Severin Dusk
- Sibyl Lockhart
- Sidonie Coldiron
- Sigrun Eldrich
- Slavica Red-Eyed
- Solveig Harrow
- Sorcha Grimm
- Soren Valdmar
- Sorrel Ash-Veil
- Stanislaw the Unforgiven
- Stellan Hext
- Sunniva the Long Knife
- Sythe Mournvale
- Szandor Vellick
T: 25 names
- Tamar Ashgrove
- Tamsyn the Starveling
- Tancred Mire
- Tarquin Moreau
- Tatiana Draganova
- Teodora Ilić
- Teofil the Black Leech
- Tesza the Sleepless
- Thalric Stonefen
- Thane Ulfric
- Theobald Gallowsmark
- Theodora Gresham
- Theron Blackwood
- Thessaly Voss
- Tihana Blackreed
- Tihomir of the Quiet Hills
- Tilda Cragmoor
- Tobiah Sorn
- Tobin Sallis
- Tomasz Hexley
- Torgan Hollowmaw
- Torvald Kessler
- Tova Ashlund
- Tove Ekdahl
- Tristan Ashmore
U: 6 names
- Ulf the Butcher's Son
- Ulla the Grim
- Ulmar Saltwound
- Ulric Stone
- Ursule Gray-Tongue
- Uther Blackfriar
V: 21 names
- Valko Drăgulescu
- Varno of the Weeping Wood
- Vasily Grimsworth
- Vasko of the Grey Fen
- Velimir Cold-Blood
- Velka Half-Shadow
- Velkan Greythorn
- Vera Koszarek
- Verena Dusk
- Verity Aske
- Veronika Ash-Heart
- Vesna Halloway
- Vidar Ashcombe
- Viggo Blackfen
- Viggo Stahlberg
- Vincent Ashby
- Viola Petrescu
- Vitus Grael
- Vivienne Blackburn
- Vlad the Hound
- Vukasin the Last Rite
W: 14 names
- Walther Grim-Tooth
- Wanda Krol
- Wenna of Gallowfield
- Wiktoria Zielonka
- Wilhelmine Cold-Iron
- Wilmot Dreyling
- Winifred Ashgrove
- Wojtek the Merciful
- Wolfgang Vrba
- Wren Hollister
- Wren Mordaunt
- Wrenna of the Pale Shore
- Wulfric Hale
- Wybert the Hollowed
Y: 6 names
- Yaroslava Wick-Burner
- Yelena Sorrowgate
- Yevgenia Pale
- Ysabel Frost
- Ysmay the Gaunt
- Ysolde Marrick