Dark Souls Name Generator

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Generate Dark Souls character names in FromSoftware's style: grounded medieval given names with a homeland or epithet, like Solaire of Astora, Lucatiel of Mirrah, Horace the Hushed and Knight Artorias the Abysswalker. Covers Dark Souls 1, 2 and 3 NPCs and bosses alongside hundreds of original names for your Chosen Undead, Bearer of the Curse or Ashen One.

About Dark Souls names

Dark Souls names follow a few quiet rules that make them instantly recognisable. Ordinary Undead and NPCs carry a single, plausible medieval given name drawn from English, Germanic, French or Latin stock (Oscar, Laurentius, Lucatiel, Siegward, Greirat, Karla), never fantasy gibberish. That name is then anchored by a homeland (Solaire of Astora, Benhart of Jugo, Orbeck of Vinheim), a trade (Andre the Blacksmith, Maughlin the Armourer) or a short epithet that tells you their fate (Horace the Hushed, Hawkwood the Deserter, Kirk, Knight of Thorns).

Bosses and gods go bigger: a name plus a grand title separated by a comma or the word 'the' (Gwyn, Lord of Cinder; Aldrich, Devourer of Gods; Sif, the Great Grey Wolf), or a descriptive phrase with no name at all (Curse-rotted Greatwood, Dancer of the Boreal Valley). Titles of office come first (Pontiff Sulyvahn, Iudex Gundyr, Lord's Blade Ciaran), and lineage shows up in shared roots like Gwyn, Gwynevere and Gwyndolin.

This generator mixes canonical characters from all three games with original names that obey the same rules: lands like Astora, Carim, Catarina, Mirrah and Lothric, plain given names, and epithets about ash, hollowing, thorns and sunlight. Use them for a new Undead, a phantom name, a Soulslike tabletop campaign or fan fiction.

How to choose Dark Souls names

Start with a real medieval name (Aldric, Hildegard, Tancred, Wystan) rather than invented syllables; Dark Souls almost never uses fantasy-sounding names for humans.
Attach a homeland instead of a surname: X of Astora, of Carim, of Catarina, of Mirrah, of Lothric. Invent a new land only if you give it a one-word, slightly old-fashioned name like Berenike or Forossa.
Save comma titles for bosses and demigods (Name, Lord of Something); NPCs take 'the' epithets (Name the Hushed) or a leading office (Sorcerer, Cleric, Sir).
The in-game name field is short (16 characters), so pick a name whose first word stands alone, then keep the epithet for your summon sign or character notes.
Match the epithet to the build: the Ashen for a pyromancer, of Vinheim for a sorcerer, Knight of Thorns for a PvP invader, Sunbro or Warrior of Sunlight for a co-op helper.

Frequently asked questions

What kind of names do Dark Souls characters have?

Mostly short, real-sounding medieval names with a homeland or epithet: Solaire of Astora, Siegmeyer of Catarina, Lucatiel of Mirrah, Horace the Hushed. Bosses use a name plus a grand title, such as Gwyn, Lord of Cinder or Aldrich, Devourer of Gods.

Does this generator cover Dark Souls 1, 2 and 3?

Yes. It includes NPCs, invaders, summons and bosses from the original Dark Souls, Dark Souls II (including Scholar of the First Sin) and Dark Souls III with its DLCs, plus original names written in the same style.

Is there a character limit for names in Dark Souls?

Dark Souls III allows 16 characters and the earlier games are similar, so choose a given name that works on its own (Aldric, Hildegard, Tancred) and treat the epithet or homeland as flavour for your notes.

Can I use these names for Elden Ring or a Soulslike tabletop game?

Absolutely. The original names are free to use anywhere, and the same naming logic carries over to Elden Ring, Bloodborne and homebrew campaigns. Canonical names like Solaire or Artorias belong to FromSoftware and are best kept to fan works.

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All 500 Dark Souls names

This is the complete list the generator above draws its random batches from, sorted A to Z and grouped by first letter.

Plain text, one name per line.

A: 38 names

Aava, the King's Pet
Abbess Feeva
Abelard of Aldia's Keep
Abyss Dragon Vhael
Abyss Lord Manrick
Abyss Watchers
Abysswalker Ansel
Aelfwyn, Knight of Thorolund
Afflicted Graverobber
Aldia, Scholar of the First Sin
Aldous of Thorolund
Aldric of Astora
Aldrich Faithful
Aldrich, Devourer of Gods
Alessa of Archdragon Peak
Allfather Lloyd
Alphonse the Cartographer
Alsanna, Silent Oracle
Alva, Seeker of the Spurned
Alvina of the Darkroot Wood
Amalric of the Great Swamp
Anastacia of Astora
Ancient Dragon
Andre of Astora
Anri of Astora
Ansgar, Knight of the Boreal Valley
Archdeacon Klimt
Archdeacon McDonnell
Archdeacon Royce
Armand of Heide's Tower
Armorer Dennis
Ash-Touched Morien
Ashen Knight Boyd
Ashen One
Ashen One Rowan
Aslatiel of Mirrah
Asylum Demon
Aurel the Royal Sorcerer

B: 32 names

Bartholomew of Zena
Bashful Ray
Bastien of the Dragon Aerie
Bearer of the Curse
Bearer of the Curse Elric
Bed of Chaos
Belfry Gargoyles
Benhart of Jugo
Berengar of Balder
Berenike of Carim
Berserker Dunstan
Bertrand of Carim
Bevan the Oathbreaker
Big Hat Logan
Black Dragon Kalameet
Black Hand Gotthard
Black Hand Kamui
Black Iron Tarkus
Black Knight Osric
Black Witch Cornelia
Blacksmith Lenigrast
Blacksmith Vamos
Blade of the Darkmoon
Blade of the Darkmoon Caspian
Bloathead Sorcerer Grumm
Blue Sentinel Targray
Bonfire Tender Hester
Bowman Guthry
Bradley of the Old Guard
Brannoc of Oolacile
Brisa of the Tomb of Giants
Burnt Ivory King

C: 42 names

Caddoc of the Darkroot Wood
Caedmon of Ariandel
Caitha, Goddess of Tears
Cale the Cartographer
Capra Demon
Captain Drummond
Captain Ingolf of the Drakeblood
Captain Murdo of the Iron Keep
Carhillion of the Fold
Cathedral Knight Ulrich
Ceaseless Discharge
Centipede Demon
Cerah the Old Explorer
Champion Aldwyn
Champion Gundyr
Champion's Gravetender
Chancellor Wellager
Chaos Witch Quelaag
Chosen Undead
Chosen Undead Alaric
Clem the Laddersmith

C, continued

Cleric Ealdred of Thorolund
Cleric Isolde of Thorolund
Cleric Osgood of Lindelt
Company Captain Yorshka
Cornyx of the Great Swamp
Corran of the Undead Burg
Corvian Settler Heloise
Corvin the Gravedigger
Corwen the Sealer
Covetous Demon
Creighton the Wanderer
Crestfallen Aldhelm
Crestfallen Warrior
Cromwell the Pardoner
Crossbreed Priscilla
Crystal Sage
Crystal Sage Adelhard
Crystal Sorcerer Gideon
Cudd the Hollowed
Curse-rotted Greatwood
Cuthbert of Volgen

D: 33 names

Dame Alys of Catarina
Dame Brienne of Astora
Dame Ceridwen of Mirrah
Dame Iseult of Catarina
Dame Rowena of Berenike
Dancer of the Boreal Valley
Dark Sun Gwyndolin
Darkdiver Grandahl
Darkeater Midir
Darkeater Mordeth
Darklurker
Darkmoon Blade
Darkstalker Kaathe
Darkwraith Fenric
Daughter of Crystal Kriemhild
Deacon Vossler
Deacons of the Deep
Demon Cleric Erzo
Demon Firesage
Demon from Below Skarn
Demon in Pain Grael
Demon of Song
Demon Prince
Demon Prince Vorath
Desert Pyromancer Zoey
Devotee Scarlett
Domhnall of Zena
Dorothea of Drangleic
Dragonslayer Armour
Dragonslayer Ornstein
Dragonslayer Orsic
Drakeblood Knight
Dusk of Oolacile

E: 19 names

Ebenezer the Outcast
Ebrin of Farron
Edith of Melfia
Edmund of the Untended Graves
Eingar the Egg-Burdened
Eingyi the Egg-Bearer
Elana, the Squalid Queen
Elfric the Pardoner
Elizabeth the Mushroom
Elspeth the Sinner
Emerald Herald Shanalotte
Emma, High Priestess of Lothric
Evangelist Hedda of Lothric
Everard of Jugo
Everild of Zena
Executioner Blackbelly Horst
Executioner Smough
Executioner's Chariot
Eygon of Carim

F: 12 names

Father Ariandel
Felkin the Outcast
Fencer Sharron
Fenella the Wanderer
Filianore
Fina, Goddess of Love
Fire Keeper of Firelink
Fire Witch Ivelda
Flann, God of Fire
Flexile Sentry
Folcard of the Dreg Heap
Forlorn

G: 27 names

Gaelric the Ashen
Gaping Dragon
Garlon of the Duke's Archives
Gaskin of No-Man's Wharf
Gavlan the Gyrm
Gertrude, the Heavenly Daughter
Giant Blacksmith
Giant Lord
Gisela of Venn
Glyn of Ash Lake
God of War Faraam
Godric the Deserter
Grave Warden Agdayne
Gravelord Nito
Gravetender Greatwolf
Gravetender Ossian
Greirat of the Undead Settlement
Grete the Ringfinger
Griggs of Vinheim
Grotte, Mound-Maker
Guardian Dragon
Guardian of the Grave Hagen
Gully
Gunther of Heide
Gurd the Jailer
Gwyn, Lord of Cinder
Gwynevere, Princess of Sunlight

H: 27 names

Half-Dragon Aurelian
Halflight, Spear of the Church
Halgrim the Unkindled
Halvor of the Boreal Valley
Havel Knight
Havel the Rock
Hawkeye Gough
Hawkeye Orlen
Hawkwood the Deserter
Head of Vengarl
Hedwig of Mirrah
Heide Knight Lucan
Helewise of the Shrine of Amana
Hengist of Olaphis
Herald Eamon of the Sunken King
Hieronymus of Huntsman's Copse
High Lord Wolnir
Hildegard of Mirrah
Hildred of the Fold
Hob the Armourer
Hollis of the Profaned Capital
Hollow of Londor
Holy Knight Aurheim
Holy Knight Hodrick
Horace the Hushed
Hoskin the Gaoler
Hrothgar of Forossa

I: 9 names

Idony of Alken
Idris the Deserter
Ingward of New Londo
Iona, Blade of the Darkmoon
Irina of Carim
Iron Golem
Iudex Gundyr
Iudex Vaerith
Izalith Witch Ysmene

J: 2 names

Jester Thomas
Judicator Argo

K: 10 names

Karla the Witch
King Vendrick
Kingseeker Frampt
Kirk, Knight of Thorns
Knight Artorias the Abysswalker
Knight Lautrec of Carim
Knight Slayer Tsorig
Knight Ulven of Irithyll
Knight Wulfric of Lothric
Knightess Cerys of Mirrah

L: 36 names

Laddersmith Gilligan
Lady Elowyn of Lothric
Lady Gwenydd of Anor Londo
Lady Morgana of Carim
Lapp
Laurentius of the Great Swamp
Leofric the Crestfallen
Leofwin the Wanderer
Leonhard the Ringfinger
Licia of Lindelt
Linnet of Amana
Lion Knight Albert
Lisbeth, Finger of Rosaria
Lise of Brume Tower
Lissa of Brightstone Cove
Livid Pyromancer Dunnel
Londor Assassin Yselda
Londor Pale Shade
Lone Hunter Schmidt
Longfinger Kirk
Looking Glass Knight
Lord Aldemar of New Londo
Lord Asvath of Izalith
Lord of Cinder Gwynhale
Lord of Hollows
Lord's Blade Ciaran
Lorian, Elder Prince
Lorna the Scaleless
Lothar the Scholar
Lothric Knight Durran
Lothric, Younger Prince
Lucatiel of Mirrah
Lud and Zallen, the King's Pets
Ludleth of Courland
Ludolf of Catarina
Lunete of the Ringed City

M: 31 names

Mabyn of Lothric
Mad Warrior Caine
Maddock the Thief
Maelys of Melfia
Magerold of Lanafir
Maldron the Assassin
Maneater Mildred
Manhunter O'Harrah
Manscorpion Tark
Manus, Father of the Abyss
Maren the Stone Trader
Margery the Firekeeper
Marvelous Chester
Masterless Glencour
Maud the Firekeeper
Maughlin the Armourer
Melinda the Butcher
Merchant Hag Melentia
Merwyn of Eleum Loyce
Mild-Mannered Pate
Milibeth
Millwood Chieftain Rogar
Mirabel of Lothric
Mirrah Mercenary Osmund
Moaning Knight
Moonlight Butterfly
Morholt the Darkwraith
Mortimer of the Dragon Shrine
Morwen of Irithyll
Mound-Maker
Mytha, the Baneful Queen

N: 8 names

Nadalia, Bride of Ash
Nahr Alma
Nameless Knight of the Storm
Nameless Usurper
Ned the Ember-Seeker
Nerissa of Harvest Valley
Nico of Thorolund
Nymue the Crossbreed

O: 17 names

Oceiros, the Consumed King
Old Demon King
Old Dragonslayer
Old Iron King
Onion Knight Siegbert
Onion Knight Siegrune
Orbeck of Vinheim
Ordell, the Deep Accursed
Orlaith of Majula
Orren the Gravedigger
Orwin the Hollow-Eyed
Osbert the Gravelord's Servant
Oscar of Astora
Oswald of Carim
Oswin the Unkindled
Ottoline of Vinheim
Ovid the Lizard-Eater

P: 19 names

Painter of the Painted World
Paladin Leeroy
Pale Shade Cassius
Pardoner Gwendal of Carim
Peculiar Kindalur
Pellam of Blighttown
Petrus of Thorolund
Pharis the Archer
Pilgrim Bellclaire
Pilgrim of Dark Haldric
Pim the Faithless
Pinwheel
Pontiff Sulyvahn
Priestess Amalthea of Lanafir
Primordial Serpent Vashet
Prowling Magus
Pyromancer Ambrose
Pyromancer Gwenda of Izalith
Pyromancer Tarrant of the Great Swamp

Q: 4 names

Queen Nashandra
Quelana of Izalith
Quella, God of Dream
Quellyn the Chaos-Born

R: 23 names

Raime, the Fume Knight
Ralen the Usurper
Ranulf of Catarina
Rapacious Andrei
Renaud, Captain of the Legion
Renwick of the Grand Archives
Rhea of Thorolund
Rhoy the Explorer
Rickert of Vinheim
Ringed Knight Auric
Ringfinger of Rosaria
Roane the Darkdiver
Roderic of Astora
Rokk of the Shaded Woods
Rolf of Jugo
Rosabeth of Melfia
Rosalind of Lindelt
Rosaria, Mother of Rebirth
Royal Rat Authority
Royal Sorcerer Navlaan
Ruin Sentinels
Ruined Aflis
Ryse the Fume-Blackened

S: 49 names

Sabine of Courland
Sanctuary Guardian
Saulden the Crestfallen Warrior
Scaleless Sorcerer Zethar
Scorpioness Najka
Seath the Scaleless
Sellsword Luet
Shira, Knight of Filianore
Shiva of the East
Shrine Handmaid
Sieglinde of Catarina
Siegmeyer of Catarina
Siegward of Catarina
Sif, the Great Grey Wolf
Silver Knight Ledo
Sinh, the Slumbering Dragon
Sir Alonne
Sir Aubrey of Zena
Sir Baldric of Anor Londo
Sir Godwin the Unbowed
Sir Percival of Astora
Sir Tybalt of Thorolund
Sir Vilhelm
Sirris of the Sunless Realms

S, continued

Sister Friede
Skell of the Depths
Slave Knight Gael
Slave Knight Gareth
Smelter Demon
Snuggly the Crow
Solaire of Astora
Sora the Crowfeather
Sorcerer Balthus of Vinheim
Sorcerer Edric of Vinheim
Sorceress Seraphine of Vinheim
Sorceress Tanith of the Crystal Cave
Soul of Cinder
Spear of the Church
Steady Hand McDuff
Steelheart Ellie
Stig of the Valley of Drakes
Stone Trader Chloanne
Stone-humped Hag
Stormdrake Rider Caius
Straid of Olaphis
Stray Demon
Sweet Shalquoir
Sword Master
Sybilla of the Cathedral of the Deep

T: 24 names

Talwyn of Anor Londo
Tamsin of the Great Swamp
Tancred of Forossa
Tarquin of Londor
Taurus Demon
Teague of the Painted World
Thale of Shulva
Thane of the Lost Bastille
The Darkwraith
The Duke's Dear Freja
The Fair Lady
The Four Kings
The Last Giant
The Lost Sinner
The Nameless King
The Pursuer
The Rotten
Theodric of Lindelt
Throne Defender
Throne Watcher
Titchy Gren
Tobin the Sunless
Torvald of Carthus
Trusty Patches

U: 3 names

Ulfa the Wolf-Blooded
Unbreakable Patches
Undead Merchant

V: 9 names

Varg
Varian the Royal Aegis
Velka, Goddess of Sin
Vell the Painter
Velstadt, the Royal Aegis
Vengarl of Forossa
Vermund of the Undead Crypt
Vince of Thorolund
Vordt of the Boreal Valley

W: 15 names

Wace of the Undead Parish
Warrior of Sunlight
Watchdog of Farron
Watcher Haldane of Farron
Weaponsmith Ornifex
Weyland of the Forest of Fallen Giants
Wigmund of the Undead Settlement
Witch Beatrice
Witch of Carim Morgause
Wolf Knight Fenrick
Woodland Child
Wulfram the Hollow Knight
Wulfstan of Balder
Wynn of Lanafir
Wystan of New Londo

X: 1 name

Xanthous King Jeremiah

Y: 9 names

Yellowfinger Heysel
Yhorm the Giant
Yoel of Londor
Yorick of the Black Gulch
Ysgrith of the Frigid Outskirts
Ysil the Ashen
Ysmay of New Londo
Ysolde of Carim
Yuria of Londor

Z: 1 name

Zullie the Witch