Demon Hunter Name Generator

Demon hunter names come from a handful of distinct traditions, and it helps to know which one you are writing in. The oldest is the gothic monster-hunter lineage: Van Helsing, the Belmont family of Castlevania, the Harkers of Dracula. Those names are European surnames, often Dutch, German or Central European, carried by families who have hunted for generations. The modern American variant, seen in Supernatural and Constantine, uses ordinary working-class names like Dean, Bobby, Jo and Rufus; the plainness is the point, because these hunters are blue-collar people doing a job.

Video games added two more flavours. World of Warcraft demon hunters are night elves and blood elves who bind fel energy to fight demons, so their names follow elven conventions with a violent surname: Illidan Stormrage, Kayn Sunfury, Altruis the Sufferer. Diablo's demon hunter class prefers short, hard single names like Valla, Josen and Kormac, and Devil May Cry gives us Dante, Vergil and Nero, Italianate names that sound both stylish and damned.

A good demon hunter name should sound like someone who has lost something. Codenames such as Wraith, Vigil or Absolution work well for hunters who have abandoned their past, while family surnames suggest a burden inherited rather than chosen. Pick the tradition that fits your setting, then let the name carry the character's history.