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Generate Elden Ring samurai names for your Land of Reeds Tarnished: archaic Japanese given names, clan-first full names, and epithets in the game's own style, from Bloody Finger Hunter Yura to ronin, duelists and blade-maidens of your own making.

About Elden Ring samurai names

The Samurai starting class comes from the Land of Reeds, a far country the game never shows but constantly hints at through the Uchigatana, Nagakiba, the Land of Reeds and Ronin armour sets and the White Reed shinobi gear. Its only named representatives are Bloody Finger Hunter Yura, a weary ronin who hunts invaders, and Rakshasa, the blood-drunk great katana wielder of the Shadow Realm. Both show how FromSoftware handles the theme: a plain Japanese-sounding given name, no surname, and a descriptive epithet placed in front of it.

For the given name itself, archaic warrior names work best. Two-element names ending in -masa, -toki, -nobu, -hisa or -naga (Kagemitsu, Sadatsuna, Tokiharu) sound like retainers from a chronicle, while short names such as Yura, Tsuru or Ren feel like the game's own minimalist naming. Women's names drawn from flowers, seasons and weather (Kikyo, Fuyu, Hisame) suit a blade-maiden. If you want a clan, put it first, Japanese order: Kuroyama Tadanaga, Shirase Kagemitsu.

Epithets should describe role or fate, never rank: Recusant Hunter, Reed-Blade, Bloodless Hand, or the Elden Ring comma form, Sakon, Hunter of Recusants. The list mixes all of these so you can name a Moonveil duelist, a Rivers of Blood invader or a Great Katana knight in the DLC.

How to choose Elden Ring samurai names

Decide first whether you want a bare given name (Yura, Kaede), a clan-first full name (Kurosawa Hidetora) or an epithet name; mixing all three in one name gets unwieldy on a summon sign.
Put the epithet before the name to match Bloody Finger Hunter Yura, or after a comma to match Fia, Deathbed Companion; both read as authentic Elden Ring.
Tie the epithet to your build: Moonveil Keeper for a sorcery-katana hybrid, Rot-Eater for a Scarlet Rot bleed build, Dragon-Hunter for a Great Katana dragon slayer.
Avoid ranks like Lord or Daimyo; a Tarnished from the Land of Reeds is masterless by definition, which is why ronin, wanderer and exile epithets fit so well.
Elden Ring's name field allows 16 characters, so keep a short form ready (Kagemasa, Sayo Rainveil) even if your full roleplay name is longer.

Frequently asked questions

What is the Land of Reeds in Elden Ring?

It is the unseen homeland of the Samurai class, Bloody Finger Hunter Yura and the DLC invader Rakshasa, described in item text as a distant land of reeds where katana, longbows and great katana are made. It stands in for feudal Japan the way the Lands Between stands in for medieval Europe.

Does Elden Ring have canonical samurai names I can reuse?

Only a few: Yura and Rakshasa are the named Land of Reeds characters, and weapon names like Nagakiba, Moonveil and Rivers of Blood are often borrowed as epithets. Everything else in this list is original but built on the same patterns.

How long can a character name be in Elden Ring?

Sixteen characters including spaces. Names like Kagemasa, Tsuru the Silent or Sayo Rainveil fit; longer epithet names work better as roleplay names for summon-sign messages or fan fiction.

Should I use a Japanese surname for my samurai Tarnished?

You do not have to. Yura and Rakshasa have none, which suits a masterless ronin. If you want one, place it first in Japanese order (Tachibana Yoshiteru) and choose a surname built from landscape words such as kuro (black), yama (mountain), kawa (river) or shima (island).

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A: 19 names

Akamaru
Akashiro Tsunemasa
Akinori of the Salt Road
Akiyo
Amagiri Fuyu
Amagiri Sakon
Amane
Aoi
Arakawa Sadahide
Arimasa
Arimasa the Thrice-Exiled
Asagiri
Asagiri, Morning-Mist Cutter
Ash-Eyed Morinaga
Ashikari Moritsuna
Ayame
Ayame of the Iris Banner
Ayame, Last of the Red Sleeves
Ayano

B: 8 names

Blade-Maiden Momiji
Blood-Oath Sadayori
Bloodless Hand Sato
Bloodless Ronin of Limgrave
Bloodroot Amane
Bloody Finger Hunter Yura
Bloody Finger Sakuma
Bloody Finger Shume

C: 9 names

Calm-Water Nagi
Chiharu
Chika
Chikamasa of the Sunken Reeds
Chiyo
Chiyo, Thousand-Year Edge
Cold Edge Rei
Crimson Ran
Crucible-Scarred Tadamune

D: 6 names

Daigo
Daigo Ironsheath
Deathbed Blade Kikyo
Deathblade Chika
Dragon-Hunter Tomoe
Dusk-Bell Masayori

E: 2 names

Eight-Fold Yae
Ember-Scarred Hotaru

F: 13 names

Fang-Cutter Izumi
Festering Fang Mao
Fingerbane Michinaga
Forsaken Wakana
Frenzied Edge Hisamasa
Frostblade Fuyu
Fudo
Fudo the Immovable
Fujikage Tamaki
Fumi
Fumiko
Fuyu
Fuyu of the Frozen Lake

G: 14 names

Gen
Gen of the Deep Scabbard
Gennosuke
Genta the Unbowed
Genta, Sworn to No Lord
Ghostflame Ayano
Godskin Hunter Shinobu
Goemon
Grace-Forsaken Naotoki
Grave-Digger Tomokage
Grave-Quiet Hatsune
Gravebird Hibari
Greatsword-Bane Yoriyoshi
Grey Bannerman Yoshinaga

H: 38 names

Hanbei
Hanbei Ghostblade
Hanzo Drakefang
Hanzo the Drakebane
Hanzo, Hunter of Dragons
Haru
Harue Moonscar
Harue the Twice-Cut
Harue, Keeper of the Long Fang
Haruki
Harunobu
Hatsune
Hatsune, Hunter of Night's Cavalry
Hayashida Kiyoka
Hayashida Norikage
Hazuki
Hazuki, Eighth-Moon Swordswoman
Heihachi
Hibari
Hidetoki the Crane-Footed
Hideyo
Hideyo Ashveil
Hideyori
Hina
Hinata
Hirohisa
Hirotoki
Hisame
Hisame of Farum Azula
Hisame, Cold Rain Swordswoman
Hollow Scabbard Hidemasa
Horn-Cutter Tokiyori
Hornsent-Hunter Yasutsuna
Hoshimaru
Hoshizaki Michiru
Hotaru
Hozumi Kagehisa
Hunter of the Roundtable Hold

I: 14 names

Ichiro
Ichiro Firstblade
Ieyoshi, Swordsman Without Banner
Inaba Hanzo
Ine
Iori the Weaver
Isamu Reedshadow
Isamu the Reedless
Isamu, Blade of the Reeds
Itsuki the Lone Pine
Iwakura Norimune
Izumi
Izumi of the Lake of Rot
Izumi, Spring of the Reeds

J: 4 names

Jin
Jin the Quiet Steel
Jinpachi
Jubei

K: 67 names

Kaede of the Haligtree
Kaede, the Red-Leaf Ronin
Kagari
Kagari, Bonfire of the Reeds
Kagawa Kureha
Kagehisa
Kagehisa, Who Sheathed the Dragon
Kagekatsu
Kagemaru
Kagemasa
Kagemasa Wolfborne
Kagemitsu
Kagetoki, Who Buried His Lord
Kagetsu Nobunari
Kai the Drifter
Kana
Kanade
Kanade of the Reed Flute
Kanetsugu
Kaoru
Kasumi
Kasumi the Unseen Stroke
Katsuie
Katsuragi Arimasa
Katsutoki the Forsaken Retainer
Kawakami Sayuri
Kaze
Kaze the Wind-Drawn
Kazemaru
Kenshin Oathsteel
Kenshin, Oathbound Swordsman
Kenshiro
Kenshiro Starcut

K, continued

Kiku
Kiku, Chrysanthemum Blade
Kikyo
Kikyo of the Raging Wolf
Kiri
Kiri of the Fog
Kisaragi Renji
Kiyoka Greyveil
Kiyoka, the Sheathless
Kiyomasa Rainveil
Kiyomasa the Unsheathed
Kiyomasa, Swordsman of Sellia
Kiyoshi
Kohaku
Kohaku, Amber-Eyed Ronin
Kohana
Koharu
Koharu, Late-Autumn Steel
Kojiro
Kojiro Swallowcut
Kotaro
Kumi
Kunitoki
Kuon
Kuon the Eternal
Kurando
Kureha
Kureha, Crimson-Leaf Duelist
Kurosawa Hidetora
Kuroyama Hisame
Kuroyama Tadanaga
Kusunoki Takeo
Kyo
Kyo the Lantern-Bearer

L: 4 names

Lantern-Quiet Teruhisa
Lily-Blade Yuri
Lone Swordsman Tadamasa
Long Fang Sora

M: 37 names

Mai
Maiden-Sworn Sakuya
Makoto
Marsh-Blade Mio
Masachika, Bearer of the Long Fang
Masamune
Masamune Fangsmith
Masaru
Masatsura
Masked Duelist Orin
Michinaga
Michiru Lakeshadow
Michiru the Moon-Touched
Michiru, Wanderer of the Lakes
Mikage
Mikoto Reedsong
Mikoto the Reed-Sworn
Minase Tokiwa
Minazuki
Minazuki the Waterless Blade
Mio
Mist-Walker Yugiri
Mitsu
Mitsu of Castle Sol
Mitsu, Honey-Tongued Duelist
Mitsuhide
Mitsunobu the Oath-Severed
Mizushima Harue
Momiji
Moonveil Keeper Kasumi
Morinaga of Ordina
Moritsuna
Moritsuna, Hound of the Reed Marsh
Motonari
Motonari Three-Arrows
Munenobu of the Drowned Fields
Musashi

N: 23 names

Nadeshiko
Nadeshiko, the Unwilting
Nagamasa
Nagatoki
Nagi
Nagi of the Still Water
Nagisa
Nanashi
Nanashi the Nameless
Nao
Naomasa, Sword of the Lesser Lord
Natsu
Night-Cavalry Slayer Hirohisa
Night-Rider Asagiri
Night-Sworn Yoru
Nobuhide
Nobuyuki
Norikage the Grey
Norikage, Hunter of Bloody Fingers
Norimune
Norimune the Iron-Sleeved
Nozomi
Nozomi, Hope Unsheathed

O: 8 names

Oathless Ryuu
Ogasawara Michinaga
Ohara Masanori
Okimoto
Omen-Hunter Takatsune
Oracle's Edge Nagatoki
Orin
Orin Bloodsheath

P: 2 names

Paper-Crane Fumi
Pine-Shadow Itsuki

Q: 1 name

Quiet Hand Katsumasa

R: 29 names

Rai
Raiden
Raiden the Storm-Sworn
Raimaru
Rain-Blade Uta
Rakshasa
Ran
Ranmaru
Recusant Hunter Kagemasa
Recusant Kumagoro
Red-Sleeved Ayame
Redmane Recusant Takamasa
Reed-Cutter Kyo
Reed-Sworn Kagetora
Reedborn Hirotoki
Reedwarden Kunitoki
Rei
Rei, Blade Without Master
Reika
Reika the Bell-Flower
Ren
Ren, Lotus of the Reeds
Renshu
Rinne, Blade-Maiden of Caelid
Rokuro
Rot-Eater Munemasa
Rotblade Suzume
Rui
Ryuu

S: 80 names

Sachi
Sadamaru
Sadame
Sadame Stillwater
Sadanobu, Last of the Reed Guard
Sadatsuna
Sae
Sagara Tomokage
Sagiri
Sagiri of the Lakebed Mist
Saizo
Saki
Sakon Mournsteel
Sakon the Hollow-Eyed
Sakon, Hunter of Recusants
Sakura
Sakura of the Falling Petals
Sakuya of Nokron
Salt-Wind Shigenobu
Sana
Sanemori
Sasuke
Sato
Sato Greyfang
Satsuki
Satsuki the Unhurried
Sayo
Sayo, Whose Blade Sleeps
Sayuri Bloodveil
Sayuri the Bloodless
Sayuri, Silent Edge
Scabbard-Broken Ujitsuna
Seibei
Sellia Ronin Kanetsugu
Sen
Sen of the Thousand Cuts
Setsuna
Setsuna the Fleeting
Shigenobu
Shigure Hazuki

S, continued

Shimazu Moriyasu
Shin
Shin the Oath-Keeper
Shingen
Shingen Mountainsteel
Shinobu
Shinobu, the Patient Blade
Shinpachi
Shion the Violet
Shiori Mistwalker
Shiori the Rain-Soaked
Shiori, the Unsheathed
Shiragiku
Shirase Kagemitsu
Shiro
Shiromaru
Shizuka
Shizuka of Raya Lucaria
Shizuka, Keeper of Cold Steel
Sho the Swift
Silent Kana
Sleepless Retainer Ietsuna
Sleepless Rui
Smoke-Veiled Kumi
Snowbound Tsuki
Sora
Sora the Sky-Cutter
Sorrow-Sworn Akiyo
Spring-Steel Haru
Starless Sae
Sukemori
Sukenaga
Sukenaga, Ronin of the Ravine
Sumeragi Rinne
Sumire
Sumire of Sellia
Sunlit Hina
Suzume
Suzume, Sparrow of Sellia
Swordsman Hyogo

T: 78 names

Tachibana Yoshiteru
Tadahiro the Unmasked
Tadakatsu
Tadamasa
Tadamune
Tadashi
Tae
Takahisa of the Burned Temple
Takatsune
Takeo the Wolf-Tongued
Takeo, Exile of the Reeds
Takeshi
Tamaki
Tamaki of the Ringed Sheath
Tarnished Ronin Sanemori
Tatsuya the Quickdraw
Tatsuya, Duelist of the Altus Plateau
Terumasa, Blade of the Last Crossing
Terumoto
Tessai
The Blood-Thirsty Reed
The Drowned Ronin of the Lakes
The Frenzied Swordsman
The Grey Ronin of the Altus
The Kneeling Swordsman
The Last Bannerman of the Reeds
The Masked Swordsman of Liurnia
The Masterless Fang
The Meteoric Blade
The Moonveil Duelist
The Pale Blade of the Mountaintops
The Rain-Cloaked Duelist
The Red Sleeve
The Reed Swordsman
The Reed That Does Not Bend
The Reed-Maiden of Limgrave
The Reedless Ronin
The Ronin Who Would Not Kneel
The Rot-Blooded Ronin

T, continued

The Scarlet Ronin of Caelid
The Serpentbone Swordsman
The Seventh Son of the Reeds
The Silent Duelist of Sellia
The Sixth Blade of the Reeds
The Tarnished of the Long Sleeve
The Uchigatana Pilgrim
The White Reed
Tide-Cut Chikayoshi
Toki
Toki the Hourless
Tokiharu
Tokimasa, Hunter of Sleep-Wraiths
Tokiwa
Tokiwa, the Evergreen Blade
Tokunaga Sukemori
Tomoe
Tomoe Ashwalker
Tomokage
Tomoyuki
Tomoyuki of Castle Morne
Toshiie
Toshiro
Toshizo
Tsubame
Tsubame the Swallow-Cut
Tsugumi
Tsugumi, Thrush of Liurnia
Tsukasa
Tsukasa the Steward
Tsuki, Moonlit Edge
Tsukimaru
Tsukioka Kiyomasa
Tsunehisa the Pilgrim Blade
Tsunenaga
Tsunetomo
Tsuru, Who Cuts the Wind
Tsuruhime
Twin-Katana Saki

U: 7 names

Ujihisa the Reed-Maimed
Ujitsuna
Ujiyasu
Ume
Ume the Winter Blossom
Uta
Utsugi

V: 1 name

Vow-Breaker Tamaki

W: 6 names

Wakana
Wakizaka Kenshin
Wandering Ronin Sadame
Whetstone Hermit Shigetoki
Wolf-Pelt Rika
Wraith-Cutter Mitsumasa

Y: 29 names

Yae
Yagyu Tatsuya
Yanagi Mikoto
Yasha
Yasha the Night-Demon
Yasumori of the Four Belfries
Yasutsuna
Yorimasa the Ninth Son
Yoritomo
Yoru
Yoru the Night-Sworn
Yoshihisa of the Broken Scabbard
Yoshimori
Yoshimoto
Yoshinaga
Yoshitsune
Yugiri
Yugiri, Evening-Mist Blade
Yukimaru
Yukimori
Yukimori of Caria
Yukimura
Yukimura Redsteel
Yukino
Yukino, Snow-Sworn Hunter
Yura
Yura of the Land of Reeds
Yuri
Yuu

Z: 1 name

Zenji