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Entity Name Generator

Names for spirits, presences and things without a shape

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Generate entity names for ghosts, demons, cosmic presences and the unexplained things that haunt horror stories: unpronounceable true names, whispered titles like The Watcher in the Static, paranormal case-file names and investigator designations. Built for horror fiction, analog horror, SCP-style writing, tabletop games and creepypasta.

About entity names

An entity is what you call something when you do not know what it is. Ghost, demon, spirit and god all carry assumptions; entity only says that a thing is present and that it is not you. Good entity names keep that uncertainty, in three registers. The true name is the one almost nobody speaks: a clotted, alien word like Vel'sharoth or Ixquinal. The title is what the people who live with the thing actually say, and it describes behavior rather than appearance: The Watcher in the Static, The Thing That Counts Stairs, Grandmother Hush. The designation is the bureaucratic name an investigator or containment agency files it under: Entity Nightjar, The Carrow Anomaly, Presence Hemlock.

This generator mixes all three, plus the folklore style used for real hauntings (The Blue Lady of Harrow Fell, The Knocker of Ashby Lane), family-style nicknames that make a presence feel horribly domestic (Uncle Hollow, Mother Marrow), collective names for swarms and congregations, and the found-footage register of analog horror, where the entity is named for where it was caught: The Figure on the Trail Camera, The Voice on the Baby Monitor. Give an entity all three and let your characters argue about which is correct.

Tips for choosing a name

  • Decide what the entity is not before you name it. If it is not a ghost, avoid dead-person names; if it is not a demon, avoid the Latin and Hebrew endings (-iel, -oth, -us) that readers associate with grimoires. Titles like The Hollow Guest keep the category open.
  • Name the behavior, not the body. The Thing That Answers Back or The Footsteps That Stop When You Do tells the reader exactly how the entity will show up in the story without fixing its appearance, which is where the dread lives.
  • Use a designation when your story has an institution in it. Entity Nightjar or Anomaly Kestrel implies files, protocols and people who failed to contain it, and it lets characters talk about the thing without sounding like they believe in it.
  • Domestic nicknames (Grandmother Hush, Uncle Hollow, Little Hush) are the scariest option for stories about families and children, because they suggest the household has already made peace with the presence.
  • For an original true name, keep it to two or three syllables with one unusual cluster (Qorvath, Ghalvedra, Tesh'vakar). A longer name should be balanced by a short title characters actually use.

Frequently asked questions

What is the difference between an entity and a ghost or demon?

Ghost implies a dead human, demon implies a religious hierarchy, and both tell the reader what rules apply. Entity is deliberately neutral: it covers poltergeists, cosmic presences, tulpas, glitches in reality and things that have no origin at all. Writers use it when they want the presence to stay unexplained, which is why this generator leans on titles and designations that describe behavior rather than nature.

How do I name an entity for analog horror or a creepypasta?

Analog horror names the thing by the medium it was caught on or the place it appeared: The Face in the Test Pattern, The Caller From the Disconnected Line, The Shadow at the Sleep Study. Pair that with a cold designation (Entity Lowtide, Subject Pale Tenant) used by whichever agency or broadcaster is covering it up. The gap between the clinical name and the unsettling description is the whole effect.

Are these names good for Dead by Daylight, SCP or tabletop horror?

Yes. The designation and case-file styles (The Carrow Anomaly, Presence Hemlock, Incident Widow's Stair) fit SCP Foundation and Delta Green writing, the titles suit Call of Cthulhu and Kult, and the true names work for warlock patrons, haunted-house campaigns and original killers in Dead by Daylight-style fan fiction. All names are original and free to use.

Should my entity have a pronounceable name?

Give it at least one. An unpronounceable true name (Pthaumekh, Vhul'ra-Thep) is fine for a grimoire or a chant, but your characters need something to say under their breath in the hallway, and your readers need something to remember. Most memorable horror entities are known by a short everyday title, and the true name is revealed late, if ever.

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  • Vel'sharoth
  • Ixquinal
  • Oromandi
  • Thessevane
  • Kaethrum
  • Ulvaskar
  • Nihr'ael
  • Morrowgast
  • Ashkelion
  • Qorvath
  • Belthazzai
  • Yrrhamel
  • Sovantu
  • Drexilith
  • Haugrimm
  • Azhulek
  • Teneris Vox
  • Ormoloch
  • Vashtaren
  • Ghalvedra
  • Zethiron
  • Obraxis
  • Kuulanoth
  • Phaedrix
  • Sirrax
  • Venoctis
  • Meldrakh
  • Althuvane
  • Rhogothar
  • Issavel
  • Nyxmaroth
  • Caldreth
  • Uzzirae
  • Tholomund
  • Erevash
  • Skarrumel
  • Volgrethe
  • Ammerah-Kai
  • Xoth-Ikari
  • Daevrik
  • Ilquandra
  • Orrhun
  • Pazquol
  • Mherrath
  • Luvexis
  • Gorrandel
  • Seshem Ka
  • Taurvane
  • Wyrmath-Ul
  • Zavorrine
  • Ekthalion
  • Hollowreth
  • Yavanquil
  • Brimvastre
  • Nocturel
  • Osseraine
  • Qethmar
  • Raskuvel
  • Uldrimane
  • Vaszeroth
  • Cinderhael
  • Jorvalithe
  • Kreshmund
  • Anthevane
  • Murgolash
  • Pellucine
  • Drossamar
  • Felquith
  • Ghorvene
  • Ithrabbas
  • Oloveth
  • Sarquil
  • Thundrac
  • Vexilla Morn
  • Whisperling
  • Zuulamor
  • Balquor
  • Chelvane
  • Duskamel
  • Evenrael
  • Fhalmor
  • Grauveth
  • Hexaline
  • Irrovath
  • Jasmirrah
  • Kolvadis
  • Lissathrek
  • Malvereign
  • Noxquil
  • Ophuriel
  • Pyrravane
  • Quelmir
  • Rhenvastre
  • Shaelmund
  • Torvaquil
  • Ushkorreth
  • Velquane
  • Wrathemor
  • Xandrivel
  • Yeshmoral
  • Zoltharic
  • Aumbrevane
  • Brakkoleth
  • Cthirra
  • Dravanzul
  • Essembi
  • Forlorne Ash
  • Gilvaneth
  • Hraunmoor
  • Izzalith
  • Khorrunde
  • Lumvaskar
  • Mortelle Vyn
  • Nerrithane
  • Orquindel
  • Prasmekh
  • Quorveth
  • Rimmelash
  • Sulquaine
  • Thravendyl
  • Ulmora Dhy
  • Vorrhaken
  • Wendakai
  • Xiquaran
  • Zephrassa
  • Aldravoss
  • Bellacoth
  • Corvuline
  • Dhaemir Tull
  • Elkavane
  • Furnaquil
  • Grimmathel
  • Hollovex
  • Ishkabrel
  • Jevaroth
  • Kithrael
  • Lorquandel
  • Mavorreth
  • Nuulashar
  • Ovrenquil
  • Pellmorath
  • Quaszeroth
  • Rovaquine
  • Sethrumel
  • Tzalvex
  • Ullabis
  • Vrenquil
  • Wortheline
  • Xuulan
  • Yathmakkar
  • Zorrquine
  • The Watcher in the Static
  • The Hollow Guest
  • Grandmother Hush
  • The Lamplighter of Nowhere
  • Mister Teeth
  • The Tenant Upstairs
  • The Thing That Counts Stairs
  • The Unblinking
  • The Stranger at the Foot of the Bed
  • The Seamstress of Shadows
  • The Long Man
  • The Quiet Caller
  • The Hungry Hour
  • She Who Knocks Twice
  • The Cartographer of Dreams
  • The Ferryman of Lost Names
  • The Smiling Absence
  • The Drowned Choir
  • The Keeper of Unsent Letters
  • The Pale Custodian
  • The Collector of Breaths
  • The Gentleman Below
  • The Weaver of Static
  • The Toll-Taker
  • The Patient Dark
  • He Who Is Owed
  • The Mouth in the Wall
  • The Midwife of Ash
  • The Bride of the Lowest Room
  • The Second Shadow
  • The Lantern-Eater
  • The Thing That Wears Faces
  • The Unmade Child
  • The Listener Behind the Mirror
  • The Candle Warden
  • The Grinning Orchard
  • The Salt Mother
  • The Bell That Rings Itself
  • The Surveyor of Bones
  • The Visitor Without a Door
  • The Ninth Guest
  • The Archivist of Screams
  • The Doll That Remembers
  • The Walker Between Frames
  • The Stitched Man
  • The Whistler in the Reeds
  • The Hanged Lantern
  • Father Nightsoil
  • The Mourner Who Never Leaves
  • The Tallow King
  • The Orphan of the Deep Well
  • The Thin Gentleman
  • The Keyholder
  • The Rust Bride
  • The Humming Woman
  • The Hollow Shepherd
  • The Puppeteer of Sleepers
  • The Glass Confessor
  • The Beekeeper of Graves
  • The Ashen Usher
  • The Last Passenger
  • The Shadow That Eats Names
  • The Ragged Saint
  • The Dweller Under Ice
  • The Midnight Auditor
  • The Unlit Bride
  • The Sleepless Congregation
  • The Thing in the Cistern
  • The Man Made of Moths
  • The Mother of Hinges
  • The Sower of Teeth
  • The Engine Beneath the Chapel
  • The Crooked Steward
  • The Matron of Empty Cradles
  • The Bone Cartographer
  • The Drowned Bellringer
  • The Widow in the Walls
  • The Barrow Herald
  • The Lullaby Thief
  • The Hollow Lighthouse Keeper
  • The Mirror Tenant
  • The Nameless Landlord
  • The Ossuary Clerk
  • The Whisper Under the Floorboards
  • The Gardener of Graves
  • The Sculptor of Fog
  • The Prince of Locked Rooms
  • The Hollow Messenger
  • The Pilgrim of the Unmapped Road
  • The Grey Orderly
  • The Mouthless Choirmaster
  • The Shepherd of Drowned Lambs
  • The Rotting Lantern
  • The Ledger Keeper of Souls
  • The Silent Bailiff
  • The Wanderer in the Wallpaper
  • The Feast That Waits
  • The Ink-Drinker
  • The Riddle in the Attic
  • The Hallway That Breathes
  • The Doorman of the Endless Hotel
  • The Thing Behind the Static
  • The Tenant of the Thirteenth Floor
  • The Unraveler
  • The Pale Cartwright
  • The Witness at Every Window
  • The Hour Without Hands
  • The Warden of Wrong Turns
  • The Empty Pew
  • The Borrower of Voices
  • The Hollow Bridegroom
  • The Crone of Quiet Lanes
  • The Gaunt Conductor
  • The Cold Spot
  • The Dancer in the Peripheral
  • The Furnace Saint
  • The Lightless Pilgrim
  • The Vestry Ghoul
  • The Blue Lady of Harrow Fell
  • The Weeping Boy of Room Twelve
  • The Knocker of Ashby Lane
  • The Hitchhiker of Greyford Pass
  • The Phantom Organist of St. Alder
  • The Faceless Nun of Corbridge
  • The Drowned Sailor of Morrow Quay
  • The Lady in Grey of Wexcombe Hall
  • The Screaming Skull of Tanner's Mill
  • The Lantern Man of Fenwater Marsh
  • The Headless Coachman of Briar Bend
  • The Crying Bride of Sallow Creek
  • The Piper of Hollow Tor
  • The Green Child of Eskdale
  • The Shadow Monk of Ravensworth Priory
  • The Black Dog of Thornley Moor
  • The Pale Nurse of Ward Nine
  • The Whistling Miner of Coldpit
  • The Weeping Widow of Larkspur House
  • The Scratching Thing of Cellar Four
  • The Hooded Figure of Milepost Seven
  • The Gray Child of the Orchard Road
  • The Phantom Lodger of Beckett Inn
  • The Singing Ghost of Wren Chapel
  • The Nameless Drowner of Ketchum Pond
  • The Rocking Chair Widow of Elm Row
  • The Attic Whistler of Dunmore
  • The Cold Hand of Pewsey Stair
  • The Bell-Ringer of Sunken Ashcombe
  • The Laughing Girl of Halloway Bridge
  • The Sentinel of Gallowsgate
  • The White Doe of Whitlow Wood
  • The Faceless Porter of Kingsfold Station
  • The Twins of Marrow Lane
  • The Hollow-Eyed Groom of Thistle Farm
  • The Shadow in the Sacristy at Bramwell
  • The Hanged Poacher of Brackenhurst
  • The Weeping Stone of Calder Moss
  • The Clockmaker's Wife of Gallantry Row
  • The Mourning Child of Nethercote
  • The Shape at Saltmarsh Lock
  • The Lightkeeper of Grieve Point
  • Entity Nightjar
  • Entity Hollowmere
  • Entity Saltglass
  • Entity Ninefold
  • Entity Wintergate
  • Entity Umbral Seven
  • Entity Thornwake
  • Entity Lowtide
  • Entity Vesper
  • Entity Blackroot
  • Anomaly Kestrel
  • Anomaly Greymantle
  • Anomaly Candlewick
  • Anomaly Marrowbone
  • Anomaly Stillwater
  • Presence 13-Orchard
  • Presence Alder-Nine
  • Presence Hemlock
  • Presence Ashfall
  • Presence Lantern Row
  • Subject Hollow
  • Subject Pale Tenant
  • Subject Mirrorwise
  • Subject Threadbare
  • Subject Cinderhush
  • Designation Wraithmoth
  • Designation Quietus
  • Designation Nightbloom
  • Designation Coldharbor
  • Designation Sorrowglass
  • Incident Widow's Stair
  • Incident Deepwell
  • Incident Saltchapel
  • Case File Mourningvale
  • Case File Hushmoor
  • The Ashdown Presence
  • The Bramford Entity
  • The Carrow Anomaly
  • The Dunwich Visitor
  • The Ellery Manifestation
  • The Fellgate Intrusion
  • The Grimsby Haunting
  • The Hollins Phenomenon
  • The Kestrel Street Occupant
  • The Lockwood Residual
  • The Maribel Apparition
  • The Nettleton Shade
  • The Oakhaven Echo
  • The Pemberly Attachment
  • The Quarry Road Wanderer
  • The Ravenhill Poltergeist
  • The Southgate Resident
  • The Tilbury Shadow
  • The Ulverston Knocker
  • The Vane Street Whisper
  • The Wellow Chapel Visitant
  • The Yardley Cold Spot
  • Azrathune the Unseen
  • Belmorra of the Static
  • Cirque the Hollow
  • Dhovaraine the Drowned Mother
  • Ethelvane the Mirror-Walker
  • Faunmoreth the Orchard Shade
  • Gruvalith the Wall-Borer
  • Hesketh-Maul the Lantern Thief
  • Ilmarune the Unborn
  • Jhoravex the Tallow Prince
  • Kelmaroth the Tide-Herald
  • Lothvane the Whispering Tenant
  • Maevoreth the Nine-Eyed Seamstress
  • Norvaskar the Warden of Dusk
  • Osqueth the Ash Midwife
  • Pravalune the Sleepwalker's Guest
  • Sethuvane the Bell Eater
  • Ulquiel the Door Without a House
  • Wrenvaskar the Salt Widow
  • Yevrune the Mourner Below
  • Grandfather Cinder
  • Mother Marrow
  • Uncle Hollow
  • Aunt Threnody
  • Sister Ashgrove
  • Brother Tallow
  • Old Man Lantern
  • Auntie Nightsoil
  • Cousin Quietus
  • Little Hush
  • Papa Mirror
  • Mama Gravel
  • Sir Nothing
  • Lady Absence
  • Madam Threadneedle
  • Doctor Hollowell
  • Reverend Ashmouth
  • Nurse Pale
  • Captain Fathom
  • Professor Umbra
  • Miss Evenfall
  • Mister Saltmarsh
  • Master Keyhole
  • The Yellow Tenant
  • The Orange Lantern Man
  • The Red Visitor
  • The Grey Hum
  • The Black Hymn
  • The White Knocker
  • Velvet Null
  • Tallow Null
  • Umbral Hush
  • Static Mother
  • Hollow Vesper
  • Ashen Nocturne
  • Sable Quietus
  • Dust Choir
  • Marrow Light
  • Bone Gloaming
  • Carrion Hymn
  • Cold Evensong
  • Cinder Lullaby
  • Rust Matins
  • Veil Threnody
  • Hush-of-Lanterns
  • Mouth-of-Many-Doors
  • Walker-of-Wrong-Stairs
  • Eater-of-Echoes
  • Keeper-of-the-Unlit-Hour
  • Singer-Beneath-the-Floor
  • Counter-of-Breaths
  • Wearer-of-Borrowed-Faces
  • Teller-of-the-Last-Name
  • Bride-of-the-Cold-Spot
  • The Sovereign of Sleep Paralysis
  • The Hollow Behind the Eyes
  • The Static Between Stations
  • The Thing That Answers Back
  • The Glitch in the Family Photo
  • The Figure on the Trail Camera
  • The Voice on the Baby Monitor
  • The Shape in the Night-Vision Footage
  • The Guest in the Polaroid
  • The Silhouette at Frame 24
  • The Caller From the Disconnected Line
  • The Face in the Test Pattern
  • The Missing Person Who Came Back
  • The Thing in the Backrooms Lobby
  • The Shadow at the Sleep Study
  • The Reflection That Lags
  • The Hum Beneath Channel Zero
  • The Visitor After the Emergency Broadcast
  • The Doppelganger at the Kitchen Table
  • The Smile on the Security Feed
  • Oulmirae
  • Tesh'vakar
  • Ghrumlaine
  • Ayvorreth
  • Iskaldis
  • Ne'quorath
  • Rhavimbra
  • Ossuvane
  • Brethilmund
  • Duvaskaroth
  • Ferrolith
  • Gaszembar
  • Halquandra
  • Ivvorath
  • Jhulmaine
  • Kethamira
  • Lovrassi
  • Maeshvakar
  • Nuvorreth
  • Olquithe
  • Pthaumekh
  • Quevrakin
  • Ruumathel
  • Sorvaquine
  • Tilmarrow
  • Uvashkerri
  • Vhoramel
  • Wuldraith
  • Xevrin Tal
  • Yuulmbai
  • Zaszemund
  • The Nurse Who Counts Backwards
  • Orvendakh
  • The Clerk of the Unnumbered Door
  • Mrs. Candlesnuff
  • The Lodger Who Pays in Teeth
  • Skeirravane
  • The Applause From the Empty Theatre

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