Chaos Space Marine Name Generator

Traitor Astartes names for every Legion and warband

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Generate Chaos Space Marine names in the style of Warhammer 40,000's Traitor Legions: Black Legion warlords, Word Bearer apostles, Thousand Sons sorcerers, World Eater berzerkers, Death Guard plague lords and more, with ranks and earned epithets.

About Chaos Space Marine names

Chaos Space Marine names start from the same gothic, faintly Roman base as loyalist Astartes and then bend it toward their Legion's culture and patron god. Black Legion and renegade warlords keep Imperial-sounding names with a hard edge (Abaddon, Falkus Kibre, Haarken Worldclaimer). Word Bearers use Colchisian names heavy on Kor, Sor, Argel and -ek endings (Kor Phaeron, Erebus, Jarulek). Thousand Sons sound Prosperine and Egyptian (Ahriman, Hathor Maat, Menkaura). Night Lords carry Nostraman names that read as cold and Latinate (Talos Valcoran, Zso Sahaal). World Eaters pair short given names with brutal deed-names (Kargos Bloodspitter, Zhufor the Impaler), while Death Guard names rot into sounds like Grulgor, Necrosius and Typhus.

Epithets matter more for traitors than for loyalists. Ten thousand years of war means most named characters are known by a title earned in atrocity: the Despoiler, the Betrayer, the Eternal, the Undying. Rank is the other half of the formula, and ranks are Legion-flavoured: a Warsmith is always Iron Warriors, a Dark Apostle always Word Bearers, a Sorcerer most likely Thousand Sons, while Chaos Lord, Chosen, Aspiring Champion and Master of Executions fit any warband.

The list mixes canon characters with original names in each Legion's style: plain names, rank-and-name, and name-and-epithet, for everything from a squad sergeant to a warband leader.

How to choose Chaos Space Marine names

  • Pick the Legion first and borrow its phonology: Egyptian roots for Thousand Sons, Colchisian Kor- and Sor- names for Word Bearers, harsh Norse-adjacent deed-names for World Eaters, swollen disease words for Death Guard.
  • Give your warlord an epithet that describes a specific crime or trait (the Twice-Flayed, the Unbound, Worldclaimer) rather than a generic 'Dark' or 'Evil'. The best 40k epithets sound like they were earned.
  • Use rank to signal Legion at a glance: Warsmith, Dark Apostle, Sorcerer and Plague Surgeon each imply a lineage, while Chaos Lord and Aspiring Champion are neutral enough for renegade Chapters like the Red Corsairs.
  • For a fallen Chapter or recent renegade, keep the name fully Imperial and let only the title corrupt (Brother-Captain Lucan Ferre becoming Lord Lucan Ferre of the Ninth Dominion). It reads as a marine who turned, not one born to Chaos.
  • Avoid stacking too many apostrophes and Zs. Canon Chaos names are mostly pronounceable: Honsou, Lucius, Typhus, Ahriman. One harsh syllable per name is plenty.

Frequently asked questions

Are these canon Warhammer 40k Chaos Space Marine names?

Some are. The list includes well-known characters such as Abaddon the Despoiler, Khârn the Betrayer, Ahzek Ahriman and Huron Blackheart as reference points, but most entries are original names written in each Legion's style so you can use them for your own warband or Black Library-style fiction without clashing with established lore.

How do I name a Chaos Lord for my own warband?

Start with a two-part name in the Legion's flavour, then add either a rank or an epithet, rarely both. Chaos Lord Draxus Kael or Draxus the Hatebound both work; Chaos Lord Draxus Kael the Hatebound of the Ninefold Path is too much for a model card, though it can work in narrative play.

What is the difference between a Chaos Space Marine name and a loyalist one?

The raw material is similar, since most traitors were Imperial Astartes before the Heresy, but Chaos names are pushed further toward menace: deed-names replace surnames, Latin ranks give way to titles like Dark Apostle and Warpsmith, and god-aligned Legions drift toward their patron (plague words for Nurgle, blood words for Khorne, Egyptian sorcerer names for Tzeentch, decadent Chemosian names for Slaanesh).

Can I use these names for Chaos Space Marine tabletop armies and Kill Team?

Yes. They are written to fit on a unit card or Crusade roster, and the rank-prefixed entries (Warsmith, Sorcerer, Aspiring Champion, Master of Possession) map directly onto current Chaos Space Marine datasheets.

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A: 34 names

  • Abaddon the Despoiler
  • Adrastus Velune
  • Aelfric Dane
  • Ahzek Ahriman
  • Amadeus Kyel
  • Amenar Sothep
  • Amun Kel
  • Anhur Kaeph
  • Ankarus Vold
  • Ankhamun Ra
  • Ankhar Velst
  • Ankhereth Mu
  • Ankhu Anen
  • Anubar Kess
  • Anzhar the Hatebound
  • Arakh Holvan
  • Ardaric Vaanes
  • Argel Tal
  • Argus Brond
  • Armillus Dynat
  • Arvas Janic
  • Arvus Hane
  • Ashur-Kai Qezremah
  • Aspiring Champion Dreth Holkar
  • Aspiring Champion Ghorn Sekhar
  • Aspiring Champion Khaavos Rel
  • Aspiring Champion Lucan Vaerst
  • Aspiring Champion Mordrek Thul
  • Aspiring Champion Torvus Kane
  • Aspiring Champion Vekh Dralak
  • Aurelian Hest
  • Aurelis Ghentz
  • Azhrael Morn
  • Azhram Hellfather

B: 17 names

  • Bael Vestar
  • Barak Zoll
  • Baraxus Throatcutter
  • Barban Falk
  • Barghul Bloodtithe
  • Barrakh Slaughterhand
  • Berossus
  • Borgun Tallowbone
  • Brakhon Vael
  • Brother Gaelric Sorrow
  • Brother Hashk Ortal
  • Brother Mordath Vune
  • Brother Sarkhan Ezil
  • Brother Tollund Vesk
  • Brother Varyn Skell
  • Brother Vohl of the Nineteenth
  • Bulgoth Pestilan

C: 37 names

  • Caedrus Nox
  • Caedrus Vharl
  • Cael Torr
  • Calas Typhon
  • Cassian Vairo
  • Cassius Theel
  • Castor Maelon
  • Caulder Vreen
  • Ceraxia
  • Champion Askarion Vey
  • Champion Dhurak Skaal
  • Champion Ketheros Dhun
  • Champion Vaelen Morg
  • Chaos Lord Brannoch Vael
  • Chaos Lord Caedrak Morrin
  • Chaos Lord Draxus Kael
  • Chaos Lord Gavrek Thorne
  • Chaos Lord Malthus Rhaen
  • Chaos Lord Orsk Haltarn
  • Chaos Lord Ruthgar Skarloc
  • Chaos Lord Skarron Vohl
  • Chaos Lord Tharveth Gaunt
  • Chaos Lord Ulrek Hessk
  • Chaos Lord Vornak Threx
  • Chosen Ankar Velt
  • Chosen Ghul Kaedrin
  • Chosen Maukhan Ezrel
  • Chosen Morrek Sevast
  • Chosen Orlek Dahm
  • Chosen Vaskrath Hol
  • Chosen Zhakur Nal
  • Corvus Aelex
  • Corwin Aske
  • Crysos Morturg
  • Ctesias
  • Cyr Valeron
  • Cyrion

D: 30 names

  • Dael Hvoren
  • Dagotal
  • Dannek Voy
  • Darek Mornhold
  • Dark Apostle Ekarus Voln
  • Dark Apostle Kor Varaden
  • Dark Apostle Marthok Dheen
  • Dark Apostle Orruk Phael
  • Dark Apostle Sor Mekhan
  • Dark Apostle Thammun Sael
  • Dark Apostle Ukrith Vaal
  • Dark Apostle Valthor Erebane
  • Dark Apostle Zahrul Kol
  • Delvarus
  • Demerion Vask
  • Demeter Kaskerian
  • Demetrios Aulus
  • Devram Korda
  • Dorgan Vesh
  • Dorothar Krieve
  • Drakul Cragbone
  • Dravak of the Ninefold Path
  • Dravos Kulmar
  • Drazhul Axebrand
  • Dreadmark Varyn
  • Drelm Oskar
  • Dreyk Sallowmark
  • Drukhar the Unheeded
  • Drusal Khem
  • Druvan Mekh

E: 9 names

  • Eidolon
  • Ekodas
  • Erasmus Golg
  • Erebus
  • Esca
  • Evander Choss
  • Exalted Champion Dhaelor Kresh
  • Exalted Champion Varok Scythe
  • Ezrael Vorn

F: 6 names

  • Fabius Bile
  • Fabricus Ghul
  • Faelgrim Rustlung
  • Falkus Kibre
  • Fennrick Vaul
  • Florian Krade

G: 25 names

  • Gaeldis Vorthane
  • Galvaro Blight
  • Gareth Doull
  • Garreon the Corpsemaster
  • Garrok Flaycaller
  • Ghaedrus Vornmark
  • Ghaskar Trune
  • Ghaskrul Ironmaw
  • Ghazrul the Unmade
  • Gherrek Vall
  • Ghorak Bloodvane
  • Ghorm Halvek
  • Ghorsk the Ninefold
  • Ghorvan Hael
  • Ghulan Bilecroft
  • Ghurlum Stinkeye
  • Gorbus Wormgut
  • Gordrek the Flensed
  • Gorrak Thul
  • Gregoth Blightbane
  • Grol Headtaker
  • Grotus Leperborn
  • Grubrak the Bloated
  • Gulthrax the Weeping
  • Gurthak Blightmarch

H: 26 names

  • Haarken Worldclaimer
  • Hadrak Ossorian
  • Hakkar Ruinbringer
  • Halon Vaer
  • Harduk Skarsplitter
  • Harker Vulsk
  • Harkon Tombwarden
  • Harkor
  • Harrow Vaskh
  • Hathor Maat
  • Havoc Drusus Vhel
  • Havoc Gorek Thalin
  • Havoc Ruchek Vaal
  • Havoc Toreth Sunder
  • Havrek Sool
  • Hektor Vaine
  • Helgrath Blackbile
  • Heliac Vorne
  • Hemiunu Kharet
  • Herakon Dhal
  • Heskar Dolven
  • Hesket Amon
  • Hesketh Vilemarrow
  • Honsou
  • Huntsman Sor Vaedrak
  • Huron Blackheart

I: 6 names

  • Ignatius Grulgor
  • Ildrak Mourn
  • Ingo Pech
  • Iscaron Vane
  • Iskandar Khayon
  • Ivar Hollowcrown

J: 7 names

  • Jago Sevatarion
  • Janus Vask
  • Jarulek
  • Jeddek
  • Jorvan Thel
  • Julianus Kyne
  • Julius Kaesoron

K: 39 names

  • Kaelis Norn
  • Kaelor Drusk
  • Kaleb Hesst
  • Kalgor Skull-Tithe
  • Kalimos
  • Kalthis Orne
  • Kargos Bloodspitter
  • Karnak Redmaw
  • Karreth Dun
  • Karvel Sorrow
  • Kathar Vome
  • Kel Silonius
  • Kelmarius Vane
  • Kelnor Oozewright
  • Kesh Aramul
  • Kesrick Vyse
  • Khafret Osseth
  • Khalophis
  • Kharak Dreadwind
  • Khargul Blooddrinker
  • Khârn the Betrayer
  • Kheprem Ossk
  • Khnemet Vaul
  • Khorvos Brazenhand
  • Khul Sepsis
  • Kolvar Blackvein
  • Kor Dhenzar
  • Kor Phaeron
  • Koras Vild
  • Korrath Vene
  • Kosk Varyel
  • Krael Sinreaver
  • Kral Veinsplitter
  • Kravek Bonegrinder
  • Kroeger
  • Krukesh the Pale
  • Kulgan Bloatfather
  • Kurzhak Bloodmantle
  • Kydomor Forrix

L: 14 names

  • Lhassar Ekhet
  • Lheorvine Ukris
  • Lorcan Tael
  • Lord Discordant Thaskar Maal
  • Lord Discordant Vexul Gearwrought
  • Lord Thrakos Vehn
  • Lorgan Vhulkar
  • Lucan Ferre
  • Lucius the Eternal
  • Lucoryphus
  • Lucretius Vaen
  • Lurgan Plaguevoice
  • Lysander Vost
  • Lysandros Ghene

M: 37 names

  • Malakor Vasht
  • Malcharion
  • Malek Ghast
  • Malvorek Aun
  • Marduk
  • Marek Vusk
  • Marius Vairosean
  • Maskor Ghaelvar
  • Master of Executions Ghal Morthek
  • Master of Executions Rakh Veldane
  • Master of Possession Tharn Ophelus
  • Master of Possession Zekharis Vaun
  • Mathias Herzog
  • Mathias Vohl
  • Maximian Vhorst
  • Mazrek Hellcleaver
  • Mehkhet Oss
  • Mendahl Drox
  • Menhotek Sahl
  • Menkaura
  • Mentuhar Sah
  • Mercutian
  • Meskar Thune
  • Morbus Gulgotha
  • Mordane Ithur
  • Mordaxis
  • Mordian Vahl
  • Mordrak Valkor
  • Morghast Ulen
  • Morghul Plagueheart
  • Morkath the Hollow
  • Morlach Pusheart
  • Morrion Skal
  • Morvath Unforgiven
  • Mulrak Swillmouth
  • Murgoth the Festering
  • Murzhak the Scourged

N: 8 names

  • Nakhrun Warpbound
  • Naskar Vuul
  • Nebamun Tsek
  • Necrosius the Undying
  • Necrothax Vole
  • Nefraun Tol
  • Norkhan Drell
  • Nyle Vaskor

O: 17 names

  • Obliterator Ghulmak Vex
  • Obliterator Ghurzakh Mol
  • Obliterator Kravoth Hul
  • Occam the Untrue
  • Octavius Hesh
  • Odrak Mael
  • Ogvar Hellspite
  • Orath Kennek
  • Orkhar Nyst
  • Orsek Daemonbrand
  • Oruk Hellsgate
  • Osirak Thel
  • Osric Hame
  • Ossian Grell
  • Ossuran Vel
  • Ostrakh Vein
  • Ostrian Vale

P: 8 names

  • Perseon Drael
  • Pestrus Kahl
  • Phaedon Kelek
  • Phaelon Varkh
  • Phosis T'kar
  • Ptahmet Hesk
  • Ptolomar Khef
  • Pustrus Bilemonger

Q: 2 names

  • Quetzel Carthach
  • Quillon Ashe

R: 14 names

  • Raptor Kaelvos Nyx
  • Raptor Shrike Vaen
  • Raptor Ulmeth Sahal
  • Raptor Vaskar Corvix
  • Raptor Ysgarth Skree
  • Raskel Hune
  • Reydak Hal
  • Rhoul Maskar
  • Rothgar Miasmus
  • Ruhak Venn
  • Rukhan Skullhewer
  • Ruvane Cask
  • Ruven Aleth
  • Ruzhak Gorespiller

S: 46 names

  • Sanakht
  • Sarkhul Vaan
  • Sarkun Grievous
  • Sarrus Flyhost
  • Saruk Filthmantle
  • Sarvon Veil
  • Saveron Thale
  • Sayph Ektar
  • Scabius the Enduring
  • Sekhet Vahl
  • Selvar Hune
  • Sennar Ushet
  • Sergius Ophel
  • Sethrek Dunn
  • Severus Halrion
  • Sheshan Kor
  • Skane
  • Skaraak Wrathborne
  • Skarn the Mouthless
  • Skarus Ironhallow
  • Skarvek Fleshreaper
  • Skerrick the Twice-Flayed
  • Skorvane Thresh

S, continued

  • Skyrar
  • Sobekar Hen
  • Solas Vargh
  • Solomon Demeter
  • Sor Talgron
  • Sor Ulthak
  • Sorcerer Ahkmar Vesh
  • Sorcerer Amenemhar Quon
  • Sorcerer Ankhet Rhu
  • Sorcerer Ankhsar Kaph
  • Sorcerer Hekaru Vet
  • Sorcerer Khepresh Vaal
  • Sorcerer Menhotep Kahl
  • Sorcerer Nehmet Ushabti
  • Sorcerer Ptol Nereth
  • Sorcerer Sekhmenar Tos
  • Sorcerer Thanotep Sem
  • Sorkhan Vell
  • Sorvus Thane
  • Sovran Vhesk
  • Surlak
  • Sycorax Vorn
  • Szhalar Vesk

T: 36 names

  • Talos Valcoran
  • Talvus Hynd
  • Tanek Vurn
  • Targus Keld
  • Tarkhan Ulmesh
  • Tarkhos Ebon
  • Tarquin Vessa
  • Tarvok Ghaal
  • Taurel Vennimor
  • Telemachon Lyras
  • Tephrax Kul
  • Terminator Lord Akhrus Vosk
  • Terminator Lord Gorthal Kraine
  • Terminator Lord Sedrak Hohl
  • Terminator Lord Vaskarion Hulde
  • Terminator Lord Vaskh Thurm
  • Tertius Ankersol
  • Thaddeus Vore
  • Thagun Ironbite
  • Thamuz Rotcaller
  • Tharun Kinslayer
  • Thorgrim Vael
  • Thotmes Aun
  • Thrakhan Redspill
  • Throndar Doomhelm
  • Thrugal Scabmantle
  • Thrukh Sporeheart
  • Thrym the Warpseer
  • Tiberian Selke
  • Tolbek
  • Tor Vargash
  • Toramino
  • Toran Hask
  • Tybalt Vein
  • Tybrius Ghol
  • Typhus the Traveller

U: 16 names

  • Ukhtar the Ravenous
  • Ulfar Kolcan
  • Ulkhan Rotbringer
  • Ulmar Corpsetongue
  • Ulthas Vedrin
  • Ulthor Kress
  • Ulvan Rotmantle
  • Ulzhar the Dreadsworn
  • Uriel the Fallen
  • Urkrathos
  • Urzak Threefold
  • Usekh Ramoth
  • Ushkar Gorefang
  • Uthrak Carrionspeaker
  • Uthraq Sil
  • Uzas

V: 36 names

  • Vaelith Morn
  • Vaelkor Haskh
  • Vaenor Sael
  • Vaerus Thorne
  • Valdrek Soulflayer
  • Valerian Vyne
  • Valicar Hyne
  • Valthex
  • Vandrake Mor
  • Vandred
  • Variel the Flayer
  • Varsonius Chel
  • Vaskul Drenn
  • Velkar Voidgaunt
  • Velnar Hulk
  • Veshar Ghoulmark
  • Vezrakh Thule
  • Vhalrek Doomwrought
  • Vharik Tull
  • Vhorkar Skinslayer
  • Vodrak Plagueshroud
  • Vohr Thallan
  • Voloth Wormcaller
  • Voltus Garrik
  • Von Kalda
  • Vorashk Gorehound
  • Vorath the Unbound
  • Vorias
  • Vorkan Skullsworn
  • Vorkul Narsin
  • Vorlath Rotwalker
  • Vorthrek Skullhollow
  • Voshkar Helvane
  • Vosk the Tyrant
  • Voss Kaedir
  • Vysel Garrok

W: 17 names

  • Warp Talon Ophrel Kaas
  • Warp Talon Xhareth Vaal
  • Warpsmith Akhar Voskos
  • Warpsmith Drussek Vane
  • Warpsmith Ghedru Halk
  • Warpsmith Kaldus Morreth
  • Warsmith Andras Kruel
  • Warsmith Barak Tessek
  • Warsmith Drakh Melor
  • Warsmith Ghorath Tane
  • Warsmith Heskal Morn
  • Warsmith Hurgen Slavechain
  • Warsmith Karask Vhul
  • Warsmith Kestar Ironspite
  • Warsmith Ogrun Halt
  • Warsmith Tolmak Vaed
  • Warsmith Vulkor Dess

X: 3 names

  • Xandrel Voe
  • Xaphen
  • Xarl

Y: 2 names

  • Ylarus Voin
  • Ythar Voll

Z: 8 names

  • Zadkiel
  • Zaraphiston
  • Zerath Pike
  • Zerukh Neckbreaker
  • Zethan Ghule
  • Zhaedrak Moll
  • Zhufor the Impaler
  • Zso Sahaal