Darktide Name Generator
Grimdark Reject names for Warhammer 40K Darktide
Generate character names for Warhammer 40,000: Darktide with the right Imperial Gothic flavor: Veterans, Zealots, Psykers, Ogryns and Arbitrators ready for the hive city of Tertium, plus hive-gang nicknames and the Mourningstar's famous faces.
About Darktide names
Darktide drops you into the hive city of Tertium as a Reject: a convict pulled off a prison ship and pressed into Inquisitor Grendyl's warband. You name that character yourself, and the names that sound right follow the Imperium's house style. Given names are Latin, Germanic or Slavic with a Gothic twist (Aurelia, Konrad, Dmitri, Perpetua, Tiberius); surnames are short and hard-edged (Voss, Krell, Hesk, Brask, Morrow). Put the two together and you get something that belongs on a Munitorum roster.
Each class pulls the name in a different direction. Veterans read like Cadian troopers, often with a rank attached. Zealots borrow from the Ecclesiarchy, so Sister, Brother, Preacher and Confessor sit naturally in front of a saintly or Old Testament given name. Psykers suit thinner, colder names, and players often drop the surname entirely, as the game does with Sefoni. Ogryns get one blunt syllable, Bonk or Slab or Grubb, because that is all they need. Arbitrators, the newest class, sound like hive-city law: Proctor, Judge, Arbitrator plus a clipped surname. Hive scum backgrounds invite gang nicknames like Shank or Nails.
The list mixes all of those registers with a handful of the Mourningstar's own crew (Zola, Rannick, Hadron, Melk) so you can pick a name that fits your class, voice and backstory before the first mission loads.
How to choose Darktide names
- Match the name to your character's voice lines and home world: an Agripinaa veteran suits a stern Germanic name, a Cadian one suits clipped Latin, and a Savlar Chem-Dog or hive scum background suits a gang nickname.
- Zealots and Arbitrators carry titles well (Sister, Confessor, Proctor) but keep the actual name short so it reads cleanly in the squad list and kill feed.
- Psykers sound best with one or two syllables per word, or a single name; Sefoni and Grendyl set the tone, and something like Orin Pale or Xanthe Morrow lands harder than a long double-barrel.
- Ogryns should get a single blunt word that fits in a big mouth; if you want a surname, make it a nickname a squadmate would shout, like Big Mak or Knuckles.
- Avoid naming yourself after famous Imperial heroes (Gaunt, Cain, Yarrick); Rejects are nobodies, and an obscure name fits the fiction better than a borrowed legend.
Frequently asked questions
What kind of names fit Darktide characters?
Imperial Gothic names: a Latin, Germanic or Slavic given name with a short, grim surname, such as Konrad Ashe, Aurelia Voss or Dmitri Kasprak. Veterans often add a rank, Zealots an Ecclesiarchy title, Arbitrators a legal one, and Ogryns usually go by a single blunt word like Bonk or Slab.
Can I rename my character in Darktide?
Yes. Fatshark added a character rename option in the operative menu, so you can change the name you chose in the creator later. Choose something that still reads well in the squad roster and in voice lines, since your name appears alongside the others every mission.
Who are the named characters on the Mourningstar?
Inquisitor Grendyl runs the warband, with Explicator Zola and Interrogator Rannick handing out missions, Tech-Priest Hadron Omega-7-7 running the Shrine of the Omnissiah, Sefoni overseeing the Psykhanium, Sire Melk offering contracts, Shipmistress Brahms and pilot Masozi flying, and Commissar Dukane and Morrow on the vox. They are included here so you can reference or avoid them.
Should I use a title like Sister or Sergeant in my name?
It is common for Zealots, Veterans and Arbitrators and fits the fiction, but it eats space in the name field. A good compromise is to keep the title in your backstory and pick a name that implies it, or use a single short title plus a one-word surname, like Preacher Vell.
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All 500 Darktide names
A: 32 names
- Abel Dunmore
- Adrastus Brask
- Aelia Tarkov
- Agathon Rask
- Alaric Hesk
- Aldous Perrin
- Amara Kestrel
- Ambrose Fell
- Annika Stroud
- Anselm Draven
- Anya Drozdov
- Arbitrator Brigid Ashcombe
- Arbitrator Cassius Thorne
- Arbitrator Dacia Krell
- Arbitrator Eamon Blackwell
- Arbitrator Ilka Brenner
- Arbitrator Ophelia Sharpe
- Arbitrator Orla Kendrick
- Arbitrator Soren Vale
- Arbitrator Thane Corrigan
- Arbitrator Vasco Marrick
- Ardent Kellerman
- Arkady Volkov
- Armsman Lothar Kessick
- Arno Bastik
- Ash Petrov
- Ash Varnham
- Astrid Volk
- Augustin Crane
- Aurel Haskett
- Aurelia Voss
- Aveline Mordaunt
B: 25 names
- Basil Trask
- Bastian Wolde
- Beatrix Hallow
- Belinda Voth
- Benedikt Sturm
- Benedikta Rhyne
- Berthold Krane
- Biff
- Big Mak
- Bolt Garrow
- Bonecrusher
- Bonk
- Boulder
- Bram Ostrakov
- Bran Kessler
- Brannoc Teague
- Brannock Hale
- Brick
- Brigid Shale
- Brother Absalom Reyes
- Brother Anselm Pike
- Brother Caspian Dray
- Brother Tobias Ferrick
- Bruiser
- Bruno Kalter
C: 34 names
- Caius Mercator
- Calder Wexler
- Caleb Warrick
- Caliban Roux
- Calista Dreyer
- Carmine Rosso
- Carys Pendrake
- Cassia Quill
- Cassius Drummond
- Catechist Ione Vasquez
- Cato Ironhand
- Cedric Hallam
- Celestine Mazarek
- Cerys Halloran
- Chunk
- Cinder Marrow
- Clara Venn
- Claudius Orr
- Cole Marsk
- Commissar Dukane
- Confessor Hedwig Strang
- Confessor Ursula Brandt
- Constantin Grael
- Cora Lisle
- Corisande Vey
- Corporal Jax Halloran
- Corporal Nessa Vail
- Corvin Strayne
- Corvus Blight
- Crank Volkov
- Crow Vaskel
- Crumb
- Cyrene Ashvale
- Cyril Danforth
D: 21 names
- Daggan Rusk
- Dagny Krask
- Damaris Oberlin
- Dane Orrick
- Darius Pravek
- Deacon Ambrose Tull
- Deaconess Hildegard Voss
- Decima Vorn
- Delia Marrs
- Demetria Kost
- Demetrius Coyle
- Dietrich Pohl
- Dmitra Volanis
- Dmitri Kasprak
- Domitia Lorne
- Dorcas Halliwell
- Dorothea Blum
- Dreg Hollis
- Dregg
- Drusus Garrow
- Dunstan Vorr
E: 22 names
- Ebon Marrick
- Edmund Sayer
- Edric Malvrey
- Elara Norrin
- Eleazar Fenwick
- Eli Voss
- Elias Thorn
- Elodie Marchand
- Elspeth Cairn
- Ember Halloway
- Emeric Tallis
- Emil Brandt
- Ephraim Ulmer
- Erasmus Yorath
- Eskil Ravn
- Esme Corwin
- Eudora Zavik
- Eugen Harl
- Evander Sholto
- Explicator Zola
- Ezekiel Varn
- Ezra Valance
F: 11 names
- Fabia Harrow
- Faelan Drust
- Farrow Glint
- Faustus Dravik
- Finn Halder
- Fiona Kessler
- Flagellant Jonah Pell
- Florentine Hask
- Florian Bellorac
- Freyja Halvorsen
- Frida Holm
G: 22 names
- Gabriel Solano
- Gaius Calvus
- Galen Erland
- Gallus Wray
- Garrod Pike
- Gaspard Lovell
- Gerard Foyle
- Gerda Lenz
- Gideon Ardath
- Gideon Vesperin
- Gray Lisk
- Gregor Jorrik
- Grenadier Mattias Rhone
- Grendyl
- Greta Vasily
- Gristle
- Gristle Kane
- Grit Fenwick
- Grubb
- Grunk
- Gunnar Stroem
- Gustav Renner
H: 23 names
- Hadrian Quarren
- Hadrik Stoll
- Hadron Omega-7-7
- Halden Vesk
- Hale Brannock
- Halvard Ossian
- Hanna Kirsch
- Harlan Voigt
- Hatchet Bray
- Hawk Sturm
- Hedda Lisk
- Hektor Blackmane
- Helena Corvane
- Henrik Dahl
- Hesketh Mallory
- Hesper Dunn
- Hester Quayle
- Hilde Marask
- Hive Rat Nell
- Hollin Mace
- Honoria Vaskel
- Hugo Trant
- Hyacinth Orme
I: 14 names
- Idris Calder
- Ignacio Verra
- Ignatius Krell
- Ilse Marrow
- Imre Szalok
- Ines Calloway
- Ingmar Solvay
- Interrogator Rannick
- Irene Halsey
- Isaak Stern
- Isador Wren
- Isadora Wyck
- Isolde Brannagh
- Ivan Petrov
J: 14 names
- Jacinta Moll
- Jarek Hollis
- Jarl Fenrik
- Jasper Creed
- Jericho Sloane
- Jessamine Cole
- Jett Morrow
- Jolene Rusk
- Jonas Vrell
- Jorvik Stane
- Joss Kavanagh
- Jude Arkwright
- Judith Mace
- Julius Stroud
K: 18 names
- Kael Dorne
- Kaja Strandberg
- Karl Denzler
- Kasimir Renn
- Kaspar Lindt
- Kasrkin Vance Orlok
- Katharina Vell
- Katrin Volmer
- Kern Ashby
- Kestrel Marne
- Kestrel Voss
- Kira Novak
- Kit Vaelek
- Klaus Meinert
- Knuckles
- Konrad Ashe
- Krunk
- Kyra Selvane
L: 21 names
- Lance Corporal Hannelore Stein
- Lars Fjeld
- Laura Cassel
- Lazarus Quint
- Leander Holt
- Leif Varga
- Leon Haddock
- Leopold Vahn
- Lilith Coren
- Lockjaw Brennick
- Lorne Faversham
- Lothar Gram
- Lucan Vasquez
- Lucasta Orme
- Lucia Ferrante
- Lucius Drayne
- Ludmila Ferrov
- Lug
- Lump
- Lux Harrow
- Lysandra Krane
M: 31 names
- Maddock Sayer
- Magda Orlick
- Magnus Thorold
- Magpie Hesk
- Malachi Strand
- Mara Vell
- Marcelline Dusk
- Marcus Thrall
- Margit Hollen
- Marik Gavrell
- Marksman Tomas Ilvane
- Martin Sayle
- Masozi
- Mathias Grendon
- Matilda Rasmus
- Matthias Ruck
- Maud Tennant
- Max Sturm
- Maxim Kurov
- Medicae Sable Wren
- Merrow Vane
- Mikhail Sorin
- Mina Vossberg
- Mira Tolland
- Miriam Glass
- Mordecai Stern
- Morgan Blackwood
- Morrow
- Morwen Gault
- Mouse Rhenn
- Mugg
N: 14 names
- Nadia Pell
- Nails Corven
- Needle Pell
- Nell Drayne
- Nestor Hyde
- Niamh Corrigan
- Nikita Strelok
- Nikolai Berenov
- Nikolaus Kern
- Nils Hagen
- Njal Torsk
- Nobby
- Nora Drake
- Novice Thea Lindqvist
O: 14 names
- Octavia Marsh
- Octavian Krupp
- Oddny Halvard
- Olga Varyk
- Oliver Brisk
- Oren Castelan
- Orin Pale
- Orlando Marsk
- Orsolya Dane
- Oskar Vrane
- Oswald Crane
- Oswin Tarr
- Otho Lind
- Ottoline Strake
P: 33 names
- Patch Orlok
- Patrik Molnar
- Pavel Drusk
- Pax Kessick
- Pellam Tarrow
- Penitent Hollis Grime
- Penitent Oswin Blythe
- Perpetua Mordant
- Perpetua Vane
- Petra Halvane
- Phaedra Lusk
- Philo Brennick
- Pia Henrikson
- Piet Vanderhoek
- Pilgrim Ezra Stane
- Plank
- Preacher Coriolanus Fitch
- Preacher Josiah Vell
- Preacher Malachi Rourke
- Prior Gerhardt Mosk
- Proctor Mattheus Vogel
- Proctor Reinholt Gage
- Psyker Ambrose Nyx
- Psyker Calla Devane
- Psyker Caspar Wendell
- Psyker Dorian Ashe
- Psyker Ezekiel Wraithe
- Psyker Halcyon Verne
- Psyker Ione Hesk
- Psyker Ivo Tarrant
- Psyker Lorcan Blyth
- Psyker Marisol Quade
- Psyker Seren Halloway
Q: 4 names
- Quentin Sallow
- Quillon Dask
- Quintilla Fane
- Quintus Marrick
R: 20 names
- Radek Sovar
- Rafael Duarte
- Ragna Ulvsen
- Raphael Torne
- Raven Trant
- Ravenna Cole
- Rebekah Voss
- Regulus Fane
- Remus Kettering
- Rendell Voss
- Reuben Hark
- Rex Volkov
- Rhea Lasko
- Rhoda Mallory
- Roderick Bain
- Rook Ardath
- Rosalind Vey
- Rosamund Ashe
- Rufus Goddard
- Rusty Keller
S: 44 names
- Sabine Orlok
- Sabrina Kohl
- Sam Krell
- Samuel Orrin
- Sanctioned Psyker Lyra Stavros
- Sanctionite Oriel Vask
- Sasha Vereen
- Saul Brecker
- Sayer Lindholm
- Scab Mortlock
- Scar Haldane
- Scout Petra Kessler
- Sebastian Mool
- Sefoni
- Seraphina Dusk
- Sergeant Ava Lockridge
- Sergeant Olva Drake
- Severin Kroll
- Shank Dorsey
- Shipmistress Brahms
- Sigrid Valk
- Silas Whitlock
- Simeon Grist
- Sindre Lokk
- Sire Melk
- Sister Agnetha Crowe
- Sister Cordelia Harrow
- Sister Maren Duskwold
- Sister Veradis Kohl
- Skav Drunn
- Slab
- Smoke Dunmore
- Sniper Elke Varnham
- Sofia Drake
- Solomon Grey
- Sorin Valdeck
- Sorn Vaelek
- Sorrel Kane
- Spanner Quill
- Sparrow Lind
- Stellan Mork
- Stitch Marlow
- Stomper
- Sybilla Drance
T: 30 names
- Tallow Grisk
- Tam Ossian
- Tamara Greaves
- Tamerlane Gosse
- Tamsin Rourke
- Tarquin Moss
- Tessa Halvane
- Thaddeus Pike
- Theo Lasker
- Theodora Lisk
- Theodric Hale
- Thessaly Burke
- Thora Mellin
- Thumper
- Tiberius Vance
- Tinder Rask
- Tobiah Renke
- Tobias Gunn
- Torvald Hesk
- Tova Hendrick
- Tove Eiriksen
- Trigger Vance
- Trooper Brom Ashfield
- Trooper Dace Whitlow
- Trooper Dusan Kovak
- Trooper Fenn Hargrove
- Trooper Garrick Shaw
- Trooper Kade Borren
- Trooper Rook Callahan
- Tumbler
U: 8 names
- Ulf Brandvold
- Ulla Drayton
- Ulric Brand
- Ulrich Pallas
- Ulrika Benz
- Ulysses Carrow
- Uriel Sanz
- Ursula Kettle
V: 15 names
- Valen Stroud
- Valentin Roth
- Valentina Brisk
- Valeria Kask
- Varl Kessick
- Vasil Kyrov
- Vera Kaszynski
- Vesper Lorn
- Vic Hesk
- Vigdis Aasen
- Viktor Haldane
- Vincent Moray
- Viviane Halstead
- Voxman Enzo Ferran
- Vulture Mott
W: 11 names
- Wanda Fell
- Wendeline Pryor
- Werner Stahl
- Wes Tallis
- Wick Tolland
- Wilhelm Cray
- Wilhelmina Drood
- Witch-hunter Lucan Sable
- Wrecker
- Wren Castellan
- Wyn Harlock
X: 3 names
- Xanthe Morrow
- Xavier Dorn
- Xerxes Calvane
Y: 6 names
- Yevgeni Tsarov
- Yngve Soderholm
- Yolanda Rhenn
- Yorick Strand
- Yuri Belkov
- Yvette Marchetti