Female Demon Name Generator

Demoness names from Lilith to original infernal queens

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Generate female demon names for villains, OCs, D&D fiends and dark fantasy: real demonesses from Mesopotamian, Hebrew, Greek, Hindu and Japanese lore alongside original names with infernal titles, poison-garden surnames and harsh, sibilant sounds.

About female demon names

Female demons have a longer pedigree than most people expect. The oldest named demoness is Lamashtu of Mesopotamia, a lion-headed spirit who threatened mothers and infants, followed by the lilitu night spirits that became the Hebrew Lilith. Kabbalistic tradition gives Lilith three companions, Naamah, Agrat bat Mahlat and Eisheth Zenunim, as the four queens of demons. Greece added Lamia, Empusa, Mormo and Gello; Byzantine charms named Abyzou and Obizuth; India has Putana, Taraka and Hidimbi; Japan has the horned kijo and the jealous Hannya; and Slavic and Filipino folklore supply the Nocnitsa, Kikimora, Aswang and Manananggal. The list starts with these genuine names because they carry weight that invented ones rarely match.

The original names follow a few rules that make a demoness sound right. Sibilants and harsh stops (Zyraketh, Vexahlia, Qorraxa) signal danger; Latin abstractions for vices and suffering (Maledicta, Perditia, Lamentia, Tristessa) suggest a demon who personifies a sin; and feminized goetic names (Asmodea, Belphegora, Malphasia) tie a character to the grimoire tradition. A quieter style pairs an elegant given name with a surname drawn from poison plants, decay or old punishments (Octavia Nightshade, Prudence Gallows, Lucrezia Sanguine), which works well for a demon passing as human or a gothic villainess.

Use short mythic names for ancient powers and two-part names for urban fantasy, webcomics and OCs.

How to choose female demon names

  • Match the name to the demon's rank: single, ancient-sounding names (Lamashtu, Ereshkigal, Qorraxa) suit archdemons and queens, while two-part names like Delphine Ashe or Hester Crowe suit lesser demons, familiars and demons living among mortals.
  • Borrow a real demoness only if you are happy to inherit her story. Lilith, Lamia and Empusa come with strong associations (child-stealing, seduction, shapeshifting), so readers will expect those traits.
  • Sound matters more than spelling: names with z, x, q, th and doubled consonants (Vexahlia, Zyraketh, Drusilith) read as infernal even in a single syllable, so you do not need apostrophes or extra letters to make them look demonic.
  • For a demon disguised as human, choose a plausible given name and let the surname do the work: Belladonna, Wormwood, Hemlock, Mortlake and Gallows all read as normal at a glance and sinister on a second look.
  • Avoid stacking titles. 'Naamah of the Deep' works once; a roster where every demoness is 'X, Queen of Y' flattens them into interchangeable villains.

Frequently asked questions

What are some real female demon names from mythology?

Lilith, Naamah, Agrat bat Mahlat and Eisheth Zenunim from Hebrew tradition; Lamashtu, Lilitu and Ardat-Lili from Mesopotamia; Lamia, Empusa, Mormo and Gello from Greece; Abyzou and Obizuth from Byzantine demonology; Putana, Taraka and Surpanakha from Hindu epics; and Hannya, Kiyohime and Yama-uba from Japanese folklore.

Is a demoness the same as a succubus?

No. A succubus is one specific type of female demon associated with seduction and dream visitation. A demoness can be any female demon: a war demon, a plague spirit, a child-stealing night hag, a fallen angel or a ruler of an infernal court. This generator covers all of those; use the succubus name generator for the seductive type specifically.

What makes a name sound like a female demon rather than a dark elf or a witch?

Demon names lean on harsh consonants (k, z, x, q, th), Latin or Hebrew-sounding endings (-ith, -iel, -ia, -eth) and references to sin, fire and the underworld. Elf names favor liquid l and r sounds, and witch names tend toward English folk names and herbs. Many names here deliberately sit on the border, which is useful for half-demons and cambions.

Can I use these names for D&D, Pathfinder or a video game character?

Yes. The mythic names fit Abyssal lords, hags and fiendish patrons, the invented ones work for tieflings, cambions, warlock patrons and boss monsters, and the gothic two-part names suit urban fantasy or Vampire: The Masquerade-style games. Everything in the list is original or drawn from public mythology and folklore.

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

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A: 41 names

  • Abyzou
  • Acheronia
  • Acridia
  • Aello
  • Aglaope
  • Agrat bat Mahlat
  • Agrippa Mortlake
  • Aisha Qandisha
  • Akhlys
  • Alecto
  • Allatu
  • Alrune
  • Alukah
  • Amarantha Hallowmere
  • Ambrelith
  • Ambrosine Fell
  • Ame-onna
  • Ammit
  • Anath Blackhand
  • Anathemia
  • Andrealphia
  • Angustia
  • Annis Blackwood
  • Annora Hollowgate
  • Araminta Gravesend
  • Ardat-Lili
  • Arkhessa
  • Armarosa
  • Asherah Vane
  • Asmodea
  • Asmodeia
  • Astaroth
  • Astarte Mourne
  • Astoreth Pyre
  • Aswang
  • Athaliah Rook
  • Atrocyra
  • Aurelia Blackwell
  • Aveline Scar
  • Azazela
  • Azvelia

B: 22 names

  • Baba Yaga
  • Baelquith
  • Bai Gu Jing
  • Baobhan Sith
  • Barbatia
  • Basilissa
  • Bathina
  • Batibat
  • Bean Nighe
  • Beatrix Henbane
  • Belethia
  • Belialith
  • Bellamira Cole
  • Belphegora
  • Belphoebe Corvid
  • Belverine
  • Belzara
  • Bezrath
  • Black Annis
  • Blasphemae
  • Bloodwyn
  • Bolotnitsa

C: 23 names

  • Caelestra
  • Cailleach
  • Calamitas
  • Caligyra
  • Carabossa
  • Carmilla
  • Carnissa
  • Cassiopeia Grue
  • Celaeno
  • Cerberith
  • Charybdine
  • Chastity Moor
  • Churel
  • Ciguapa
  • Cihuateteo
  • Clarimond Vesper
  • Clemence Thrall
  • Constance Bleak
  • Cordelia Belladonna
  • Corisande Veil
  • Corvessa
  • Cressida Hale
  • Cuca

D: 24 names

  • Daayan
  • Daji
  • Dakini
  • Dantalia
  • Dazhira
  • Deino
  • Delilah Vanth
  • Delphine Ashe
  • Desdemona Vale
  • Desolatrix
  • Devora
  • Doloressa
  • Dracissa
  • Draculesca
  • Drakhessa
  • Dreadwyn Mal
  • Drude
  • Druja
  • Drusilith
  • Drusilla Bane
  • Dulcibella Knell
  • Durzelith
  • Duskmara
  • Dzaoura

E: 14 names

  • Echidna
  • Eisheth Zenunim
  • Eleanora Foxglove
  • Eligosa
  • Elsbeth Cinder
  • Empusa
  • Enepsigos
  • Erebyss
  • Ereshka
  • Ereshkigal
  • Ermengarde Sloe
  • Euryale
  • Ezhorra
  • Ezzithra

F: 8 names

  • Faith Vellacourt
  • Faustina Dole
  • Fenrisa
  • Fiorenza Dread
  • Forneia
  • Furiah
  • Furvessa
  • Futakuchi-onna

G: 17 names

  • Gello
  • Ghesiana
  • Ghorvina
  • Ghula
  • Ghulvenna
  • Ginevra Thorne
  • Glaistig
  • Gloamwraith
  • Gorevelle
  • Gorgonelle
  • Gorgophone
  • Gorgyra
  • Gorvanya
  • Gremory
  • Guinevere Datura
  • Gulvassa
  • Gumiho

H: 22 names

  • Hanba
  • Hannya
  • Hariti
  • Harpyia
  • Hashihime
  • Hazrith
  • Hekaline
  • Herodias Blackmoor
  • Hester Crowe
  • Hexaphine
  • Hexaria
  • Hidimbi
  • Holika
  • Hone-onna
  • Honoria Blackburn
  • Honorine Gall
  • Hrokessa
  • Huli Jing
  • Hurqath
  • Hyacinth Sable
  • Hydrassa
  • Hylda Nightbane

I: 19 names

  • Iara
  • Ibaraki-dōji
  • Iblisah
  • Ignatha
  • Ilvanna Hush
  • Inkarra
  • Irkalla
  • Isabeau Mortmain
  • Isadora Aconite
  • Ishkara
  • Ishtaraq
  • Ishvereth
  • Isolde Ravenhurst
  • Isoldra Vask
  • Isthvara
  • Ithrael
  • Itzpapalotl
  • Ixilith
  • Izzabeth Hollow

J: 7 names

  • Jahi
  • Javaleth
  • Jenny Greenteeth
  • Jezebel Crane
  • Jezebeth
  • Jezibaba
  • Jorōgumo

K: 16 names

  • Kalzareth
  • Kampe
  • Kasdeya
  • Kazimira Blight
  • Kelmarith
  • Kerrazhe
  • Ketosia
  • Khazrina
  • Kheraza
  • Khessadyn
  • Kijo
  • Kikimora
  • Kiyohime
  • Krasue
  • Krethys
  • Kuchisake-onna

L: 24 names

  • La Llorona
  • Lacerata
  • Lamashtu
  • Lamentia
  • Lamia
  • Langsuir
  • Lavinia Carrion
  • Leanan Sidhe
  • Lenore Ashgrave
  • Leocadia Mort
  • Lettice Hollowell
  • Leucosia
  • Leyak
  • Ligeia
  • Lilith
  • Lilitu
  • Lilivet Voss
  • Lucasta Vey
  • Luciella Morningstar
  • Lucifera
  • Lucrezia Sanguine
  • Lupessa
  • Lycaenia
  • Lysandra Pyre

M: 37 names

  • Mahalath
  • Maledicta
  • Malefica
  • Malphasia
  • Malvora
  • Manananggal
  • Mara
  • Marbasia
  • Marcelline Ghast
  • Maressa
  • Margery Coffin
  • Mavka
  • Medusara
  • Megaera
  • Melinoë
  • Melusine Oleander
  • Mercy Killbride
  • Meridiana
  • Mezzariah
  • Miasmira
  • Mirabel Thorncastle
  • Mirzath
  • Miseria Vayle
  • Moloqiel
  • Momiji
  • Morbessa
  • Mordiah
  • Morgause Reyne
  • Morgrexa
  • Mormo
  • Mormolyke
  • Moroiana
  • Morrigane Dusk
  • Morvessa
  • Morwenna Blackthorn
  • Morzethra
  • Murkessa

N: 27 names

  • Naamah
  • Naamah of the Deep
  • Naberia
  • Naberiel
  • Nadhera
  • Nahema
  • Namtara
  • Nasu
  • Necrissa
  • Nelly Longarms
  • Nerezza
  • Nessaqi
  • Nhakira
  • Nightmara
  • Nimuelle Grave
  • Nocnitsa
  • Noctarra
  • Noctiluca
  • Nocturnia
  • Noxvena
  • Nü Gui
  • Nure-onna
  • Nyctessa
  • Nyctoria
  • Nyssa Corvane
  • Nyxaria
  • Nyxolith

O: 20 names

  • Obizuth
  • Obrielle
  • Octavia Nightshade
  • Ocypete
  • Omnirah
  • Ondrassa
  • Onibaba
  • Onoskelis
  • Ophelia Yewbane
  • Ophidia
  • Orghazna
  • Orobasia
  • Orravyne
  • Osakabe-hime
  • Ossuaria
  • Ostrava Mal
  • Ottilie Hexham
  • Ottoline Gorge
  • Oxanthe
  • Ozmarine

P: 30 names

  • Paimonia
  • Pandora Blight
  • Patasola
  • Pazuzaia
  • Peg Powler
  • Peisinoe
  • Pellucia Ashborn
  • Pemphredo
  • Penanggalan
  • Penemue
  • Penitentia
  • Perdita Stillwater
  • Perditia
  • Perpetua Grimm
  • Persephone Crane
  • Pestilla
  • Petni
  • Philippa Wormwood
  • Phryxelle
  • Pisachini
  • Plaguewyn
  • Podarge
  • Poludnitsa
  • Pontianak
  • Praxilla Mor
  • Prosperine
  • Prudence Gallows
  • Putana
  • Putresca
  • Pyrrhanne

Q: 7 names

  • Qadira Blood
  • Qarinah
  • Qel'Ashara
  • Qirinya
  • Qorraxa
  • Quelthis
  • Quorvaine

R: 13 names

  • Rakshasi
  • Rangda
  • Ravanna Scorch
  • Ravenna Nocturne
  • Ravissa
  • Rhiannon Blight
  • Rokurokubi
  • Rosalba Mourn
  • Rosalind Hemlock
  • Rotheva
  • Rowena Blackfyre
  • Ruqmira
  • Rusalka

S: 40 names

  • Sabine Grieve
  • Sabrina Nocturne
  • Saevitia
  • Salome Darkwater
  • Samaela
  • Samodiva
  • Sanguinette
  • Saphrixa
  • Sariela
  • Sazae-oni
  • Scarlatyne
  • Scylla
  • Selene Mortlock
  • Senna Blackveil
  • Sepulchra
  • Seqhira
  • Seraphine Voss
  • Sethiraz
  • Shadraxa
  • Shaelith Crane
  • Shaitana
  • Shakchunni
  • Shemyazai
  • Si'lat
  • Sibylla Mandrake
  • Sidonie Marrow
  • Siguanaba
  • Simhika
  • Skorvaine
  • Sorrowyn
  • Sortilegia
  • Sphinxia
  • Stheno
  • Strigoica
  • Strzyga
  • Styxia
  • Sulkith
  • Surpanakha
  • Sybaris
  • Syrakhel

T: 25 names

  • Tabitha Thorncroft
  • Tamamo-no-Mae
  • Tamsyn Ravel
  • Taraka
  • Tartaressa
  • Tarvaxis
  • Tasmiran
  • Temperance Hex
  • Tenebra
  • Thalmyr
  • Thelxiepeia
  • Theodora Vex
  • Thessamyr
  • Tholvyra
  • Thomasina Bellwether
  • Thrazzine
  • Thuleth
  • Tiamat
  • Tisiphone
  • Tlahuelpuchi
  • Tombreth
  • Torvessa
  • Toxara
  • Tristessa
  • Tzitzimitl

U: 6 names

  • Ukhara
  • Ulmessa
  • Ulrika Grimshaw
  • Ulvessa
  • Umbrielle
  • Umm al-Sibyan

V: 28 names

  • Vaelithra
  • Vahkthira
  • Valcrythe
  • Vampyra Dorne
  • Vashtira
  • Vassaga
  • Velmorra
  • Venefica
  • Venomyra
  • Vepara
  • Verity Graves
  • Vermillia
  • Verrine
  • Veshtitsa
  • Vesperine
  • Vetali
  • Vethrana
  • Vexahlia
  • Vhelkira
  • Vindicta
  • Violante Cruor
  • Vipressa
  • Vixana
  • Vokhara
  • Voraxia
  • Vorkessa
  • Vrexa
  • Vulpina Dusk

W: 5 names

  • Wilhelmina Bane
  • Wistaria Gore
  • Wrathia Kell
  • Wrexalith
  • Wyrmella

X: 5 names

  • Xanthe Gore
  • Xaravel
  • Xiomara Hellgate
  • Xtabay
  • Xylthera

Y: 10 names

  • Yakshini
  • Yama-uba
  • Yevgenia Strix
  • Ylgrath
  • Yolanthe Grue
  • Yrsalith
  • Ysgrith
  • Ysmaelle
  • Ysolde Raven
  • Yuki-onna

Z: 10 names

  • Zaltyx
  • Zaraveth
  • Zarqueth
  • Zenobia Hex
  • Zepara
  • Zephyrine Hex
  • Zhulessa
  • Zoraphine
  • Zyraketh
  • Zyvirah