Imp Name Generator
Sly little devil and familiar names
Generate imp names with the right mix of infernal hiss and gutter mischief: short spiky names for D&D warlock familiars, folklore imps like Rumpelstiltskin's cousins, and small devils with grand-sounding titles they haven't earned.
About imp names
Imps are the smallest devils in the infernal hierarchy: winged, horned, stinger-tailed, and far more interested in trickery than in open combat. In D&D and Pathfinder they serve as warlock familiars, spies for archdevils, and the fine-print enforcers of infernal contracts. In older European folklore an imp is a household sprite or a witch's familiar, kept in a bottle or a ring, that curdles milk, hides keys and whispers gossip. A good imp name has to carry both sides: a whiff of brimstone and a lot of petty malice.
That gives you three useful naming styles. Sharp, spiky invented names (Skreek, Vezzik, Zaltar, Nabrix) with lots of K, X and Z sounds are the classic tabletop approach and echo the harsher devil names imps serve under. English folk-imp names lean on old words for tricks and mischief: Puck, Bogle, Filch, Wheedle, Widdershins, Pettifog. And the funniest imps carry a self-important epithet that undercuts them: Ozzik the Unimportant, Vezzik the Almost-Mighty, Quazzim the Contractual. Also listed: she-imps, Dante's devils, infernal clerks, bottle imps.
Whatever style you choose, keep it short. Imps are quick and small, and a two-syllable name with a hiss or a click in it says that far better than something long and grand. Save the multi-part titles for the moment an imp is trying to impress a summoner.
How to choose imp names
- Choose the flavor first: spiky infernal (Skreek, Krex) for a devil-servant, folksy English (Bogle, Filch) for a witch's familiar or a household pest.
- One or two syllables is ideal. Imps are quick and low-status, and a short snappy name reinforces that instantly.
- Add a mock-grand epithet (the Almost-Mighty, of the Third Pit) when the imp is trying to bluff, and drop it in casual scenes for comic contrast.
- For a warlock familiar, let the patron's tone shape the name: a fiend patron's imp sounds infernal, a fey or hag patron's imp sounds more like a boggart.
- Give the imp a job in its surname (Candlethief, Fine-Print, Doorknocker) and you get a hook for how it makes trouble.
Frequently asked questions
What is the difference between an imp and a demon?
In most fantasy settings, and in D&D specifically, imps are lesser devils from the lawful, contract-bound side of the underworld, not chaotic demons. They're small, sly, and more likely to spy or tempt than to fight, which is why their names sound sneaky rather than terrifying.
What should I name my warlock's imp familiar?
Short, hissy or clicky names like Skreek, Vezzik, Nix or Krex feel right for a Pact of the Chain imp, and adding a joking title (Zaltar the Perpetually Late) gives the familiar personality at the table.
Are imps from real folklore?
Yes. In British and German folklore imps were minor mischief spirits and witches' familiars, often kept in bottles or rings. Names like Puck, Bogle, Hob and Boggart come from that tradition and pair naturally with the modern fantasy imp.
Can I use these imp names in a published book or game?
The names are free to use commercially. Just avoid trademarked D&D-specific creatures or characters if you're publishing outside the SRD; a generic imp is a folklore creature and is fair game.
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All 1,000 imp names
A: 19 names
- Abbey Lubber
- Aiken Drum
- Akercock
- Alichino
- Amdrix
- Anchutka
- Apprentice Tempter Squeeb
- Ashiss
- Ashrik
- Ashrik Bottlefiend
- Asmik
- Assistant Whisperer Vosk
- Auditor of Dropped Stitches Twill
- Auerhahn
- Auntie Scorchwick
- Awd Goggie
- Azzik
- Azzop, Terror of Three Mice
- Azzrix
B: 66 names
- Baalzik
- Backbiter
- Badger
- Balderdash
- Baliol
- Balthik
- Balthik Sulphurwhisker
- Bamboozle
- Bane
- Barbariccia
- Barbason
- Barbik
- Belch
- Bellows
- Belphrix
- Belzik
- Belzik Ninefingers
- Bezzit
- Bicker
- Bilk
- Bilk Sixpence
- Billy Blind
- Bindweed
- Bixxle
- Blackguard
- Blarney
- Blather
- Blatherskite
- Blazzop
- Blazzop of the Lesser Furnace
- Blight
- Blight Windowsill
- Blighter
B, continued
- Blixit
- Blixit Buttonhoarder
- Blotch
- Bluecap
- Bluster
- Bodge
- Bodkin Needle-Eye
- Boggart
- Boggleboe
- Bogle
- Bogle Ashcroft
- Boneless
- Botch
- Botfly
- Brakk
- Brannit the Unconvincing
- Brimma
- Brimmet of the Pewter Flask
- Brimstone
- Brolt Wax-Tooth
- Brownie-Clod
- Brusk
- Bryony
- Bucca
- Buffardello
- Bugaboo
- Bullbeggar
- Bumble
- Bungle
- Bunkum
- Burdock
- Busybody
- Bwbach
C: 39 names
- Cackle
- Cadge
- Cadge Coppernose
- Cagnazzo
- Calcabrina
- Canker
- Cavil
- Chakkun
- Charlatan
- Charlotta Cinders
- Chicanery
- Chimmeken
- Chimneypot
- Chisel
- Chittiface
- Chort
- Chortle
- Churnmilk Peg
- Cinder
- Cinder Hearthgrudge
- Cindra
- Ciriatto
- Clabbernapper
- Clack Shutterbang
- Claptrap
- Clause-Warden Vetch
- Clerk of Minor Curses Zebb
- Clinker
- Cluricaune
- Coblyn
- Codswallop
- Collector of Lost Socks Pibbs
- Colt-Pixy
- Coreb
- Cozen
- Cozen Cutpurse
- Crick Stiffneck
- Cupbearer Third Class Snorr
- Cutty Soams
D: 25 names
- Dab Inkstain
- Dame Nibbins
- Darnel
- Deathcap
- Deathwatch
- Deputy Stoker Fuzzock
- Diablotin
- Dicker
- Dickon Smokehole
- Diddle
- Dodder
- Dokk
- Draghignazzo
- Draxul
- Draznip
- Draznip Spoonthief
- Drazzik
- Drazzik Coalspit
- Dregs under the Floorboard
- Dribb, Viscount of the Ash Bucket
- Dribble
- Drivel
- Dross
- Drozz Gutterspout
- Dunnie
E: 9 names
- Earwig
- Eavesdrop
- Ekkrit
- Elemauzer
- Elzig the Adequate
- Embry
- Errand-Devil Fleck
- Esseth
- Etch Marginscrawl
F: 48 names
- Fancie
- Far Darrig
- Farfadet
- Farfarello
- Feint
- Fennith
- Fenoderee
- Fesk Dog-Ear
- Fessil
- Fester
- Fetch
- Fetch Blackcandle
- Fibs
- Fibs Doubletongue
- Fidget
- Fidget Restless
- Filch
- Filch Fingersmith
- Filing Fiend Morrek
- Finagle
- Firedog
- Firedrake
- Fizzgar
- Fizzik
- Fizzik Wineimp
- Fizzwick the Harmless-Looking
- Fleabane
- Fleece
- Flibbertigibbet
- Flick Ear-Tweak
- Flimflam
- Flit
- Flummox
- Flutter
- Folletto
- Fopdoodle
- Foulweather
- Frateretto
- Frazzle
- Friar Rush
- Fribbix
- Fripp Ragpicker
- Frizz
- Frizzak
- Frowst
- Fumble
- Fume
- Fussbudget
G: 56 names
- Gabble
- Gadabout
- Gallytrot
- Galtzagorri
- Garzul
- Ghrezmel
- Ghrezmel Grudgekeeper
- Gib Mousebane
- Gilitrutt
- Gleek Sidelong
- Glimm, Lord of the Lost Button
- Glitch
- Glix
- Gloat
- Gnarrak
- Gnash Loosebutton
- Gnat
- Gnaw
- Goad
- Gobble
- Goldemar
- Gorb the Overlooked
- Gossip
- Grackle
- Grackle Sharpbeak
- Graffiacane
- Grax
- Grax Cinderwing
- Greedigut
- Grezz
- Gribble
- Gribble Ashpocket
- Grift
- Grift Ninelives
- Grimalkin
- Grimalkin Hearthcat
- Grimble
- Grimble the Meddler
- Grime
- Grindylow
- Grissel
- Grizzik
- Grizzik of the Third Pit
- Grogoch
- Grotch
- Grotch the Provisional
- Grovel
- Grozzle
- Grub
- Grudge
- Grumble
- Gubbins
- Guile
- Guttersnipe
- Guzzle
- Gyl-Burnt-Tail
H: 41 names
- Habetrot
- Hagatha Nipwell
- Hardname
- Harpier
- Hassif
- Hazzuk the Barely Feared
- Heckle
- Hedley Kow
- Henbane
- Hex
- Hexley
- Hexley Pinprick
- Hexwick, Heir to Nothing Much
- Hexxet
- Hiaclito
- Hiccup
- Hide-the-Thimble
- Hinky Punk
- Hinzelmann
- Hisk
- Hissop
- Hitch Thornybreeks
- Hob
- Hob Undercroft
- Hobbididance
- Hobbledehoy
- Hobby-Lanthorn
- Hobgoblin
- Hobthrush
- Hodekin
- Hodge Bitterbarrel
- Hodge-Pocher
- Hogwash
- Hokum
- Hoodwink
- Hornet
- Hornswoggle
- Humbug
- Hurr Shoelace
- Hush
- Hushabye
I: 10 names
- Iniquity
- Inkcap
- Inkwell-Page Drabbin
- Ixil
- Ixit
- Ixit Curdlemilk
- Ixnaz
- Ixnaz Doorwedge
- Iznak
- Iznak Fine-Print
J: 21 names
- Jabber
- Jabbit Elbowjog
- Jack Sooterkin
- Jack-in-the-Wad
- Jackanapes
- Jackdaw
- Jarmara
- Jaxx
- Jazzrak
- Jeer
- Jekk
- Jenkin Rushlight
- Jezz of the Dusty Cauldron Shelf
- Jibb Candlesnuff
- Jinx
- Jixit
- Jixit Threadbare
- Joan the Wad
- Jolt Midnight-Thump
- Jott in the Margins
- Junior Tormentor Pipkin
K: 43 names
- Kallikantzaros
- Kelzim
- Kelzim Sulphurbreath
- Kettlebrix
- Kettlebrix Steamwhistle
- Kibbix
- Kibosh
- Killico
- Killjoy
- Killmoulis
- Kinkach Martinko
- Kit with the Canstick
- Kitty-Witch
- Kizzrak
- Klabautermann
- Knave
- Knocker
- Knotgrass
- Knurl Cobwebcoat
- Kobold
- Krabbit, Count of Spilled Ink
- Kraddle
- Kraddle Coalgrin
- Krakkit
- Kratt
- Kraxle
- Kraxle Firebelly
- Krex
- Krex Sootbelly
- Kribb of the Broken Seal
- Krillik
- Krillik Cellarrat
- Krimp
- Krivvle
- Krixa
- Krizzle
- Krizzop Spitspark
- Krodd the Unsummoned
- Krunkle
- Krunkle Ratbiter
- Kruzz
- Kwip Loosetread
- Kzarr
L: 20 names
- Lampblack
- Lazy Lawrence
- Ledger-Imp Tallix
- Leech
- Levik
- Libicocco
- Lickpenny
- Lickspit
- Lierd
- Linchetto
- Lixit
- Lob-Lie-by-the-Fire
- Lod Breadmould
- Lubberkin
- Lubbert Churnspoil
- Lurchall
- Lurk-in-the-Cupboard
- Lurker
- Lurzak
- Lutin
M: 58 names
- Mabsy
- Madame Skreel
- Madcap
- Maggot
- Mahu
- Makebate
- Makeshift
- Malacoda
- Malarkey
- Maligna
- Malinger
- Malkin
- Malphik
- Malphik Twelve-Lies
- Mamilion
- Mammik
- Marplot
- Massariol
- Matagot
- Mazapegul
- Mazzamurello
- Meddle
- Meg Mullach
- Mephit
- Mephrik
- Mezzot of the Ninth Sub-Basement
- Mibb Creakstair
- Midge
- Mildew
- Mirrin
- Miscreant
- Mishap
- Mizrax
- Modo
- Mogg in the Thimble
- Mokk
- Molik
- Mollyndroat
- Monaciello
- Mooch
- Mordax
- Morga
- Morl Lanternjaw
- Morphix
- Morrit of the Witch's Pocket
- Morzibund
- Morzibund the Overpromised
- Mountebank
- Mox the Self-Appointed
- Muddle
- Mugwort
- Mulzar
- Mumble
- Mumble Cobwebs
- Mumpoker
- Murk
- Mussith
- Mutter
N: 41 names
- Nabber
- Nabber Lockpick
- Nabrix
- Nabrix Ashwhisker
- Nain Rouge
- Natter
- Nazzle
- Ne'er-Do-Well
- Nedkin Ashbucket
- Nelly Longarms
- Nettie Burr
- Nettle
- Nettle Sourtongue
- Nettock in the Inkpot
- New-Guise
- Newes
- Nezzabel
- Nezzabel Half-Halo
- Nezzop Lostkey
- Nibble
- Nibble Larderfiend
- Niggle
- Nisse
- Nitpick
- Nix
- Nix Sourmilk
- Nixil
- Nizzle
- Nizzle Stingtail
- Nobbet the Technically Infernal
- Nokk
- Nokk Wetfoot
- Notary Kwill
- Nubb Oddsock
- Nubbin
- Nubbin Sootfoot
- Nudge
- Nuggle
- Nurk, Scourge of Clean Laundry
- Nurzet
- Nuton
O: 16 names
- Obbrik
- Obbrik Six-Toes
- Obidicut
- Oggrum of the Second-Best Pitchfork
- Ophiss
- Orm, Marquis of the Mousehole
- Orrin of the Brass Ring
- Orzik
- Orzik Boilerbelly
- Ottrix
- Ottrix Puddlefoot
- Ouph
- Ozgrim
- Ozzabel
- Ozzik the Unimportant
- Ozzlet Pincushion
P: 58 names
- Paddock
- Peck in the Crown
- Peep-through-the-Keyhole
- Peerifool
- Peeve
- Peg Powler
- Penalty-Clause Scribe Ombrix
- Perkin Turnspit
- Pester
- Pettifog
- Pettifog Smallprint
- Pezzimund
- Pezzimund the Nearly Terrible
- Pezzit the Loophole
- Phelbix
- Phelbix Underfoot
- Philpot
- Phleggit
- Phleggit Gutterking
- Picktree Brag
- Piffle
- Pilch Applecore
- Pilfer
- Pinch
- Pinch Saltcellar
- Pinchpenny
- Pippin
- Pipsqueak
- Pique
- Pitchfork-Polisher Nurg
- Pitfall
- Plekk
- Pluck
- Popinjay
- Poppycock
- Portirichio
- Powrie
- Prang Crackplate
- Prattle
- Prattle Chatterbone
- Prickeare
- Prickle
- Printer's Devil Ezzit
- Probationary Fiend Dweez
- Prowl
- Puck
- Puck Nightpester
- Puckle
- Puffball
- Pug
- Pumice
- Purloin
- Purzinigele
- Pwca
- Pyewacket
- Pygine
- Pyxle
- Pyxle Hookhorn
Q: 15 names
- Qualm
- Quazzim
- Quazzim the Contractual
- Quend the Last-Minute
- Quep Featherpluck
- Quezzle
- Quezzle Barrelbottom
- Quib of the Needle Case
- Quibble
- Quibble Splithair
- Quidnunc
- Quilla
- Quirrik
- Quirrik Whisperer
- Quirt Sourgrape
R: 27 names
- Ragamuffin
- Ragnell
- Ragwort
- Rakefire
- Rancour
- Rankle
- Rapscallion
- Rarach
- Rascal
- Rasp
- Rattle-the-Latch
- Rawhead
- Razzek
- Ricdin-Ricdon
- Rivvy
- Robin Artisson
- Robin Goodfellow
- Robin Roundcap
- Robinet
- Rook Chimneynest
- Rotter
- Rubicante
- Ruffman
- Rumpelstiltskin
- Ruse
- Rutterkin
- Rybald
S: 180 names
- Sack and Sugar
- Saltpetre
- Scald
- Scallywag
- Scamp
- Scamper
- Scapegrace
- Scaramouch
- Scarmiglione
- Scoff
- Scofflaw
- Scorch
- Scoundrel
- Scratch
- Scratch Underbed
- Scrawl
- Screech
- Scribble
- Scrimp
- Scrivello
- Scrivello Quillsnatch
- Scrounge
- Scurry
- Scuttle
- Scuttle Drainpipe
- Sedge
- Sedge Mudsnout
- Seethe
- Sentry of the Lower Gate Skadd
- Sevvith
- Shacklesoul
- Shallis
- Shellycoat
- Shenanigan
- Shessa
- Shirker
- Shiver
- Sibbith
- Sibilus
- Sidle
- Sili go Dwt
- Silth
- Silverfish
- Simper
- Singe
- Skabb
- Skabbrik
- Skarnix
- Skarnix Candlethief
- Skarrow
- Skarrow Wickpincher
- Skazz
- Skebb Tailknot
- Skedaddle
- Skep in the Snuffbox
- Skezzin
- Skimp
- Skinflint
- Skint the Twice-Demoted
- Skitter
S, continued
- Skitter Rafterfoot
- Skive
- Skive Ratcatcher
- Sklix
- Skorbit
- Skorbit Sootlicker
- Skrag
- Skrat
- Skree
- Skreek
- Skreek Half-Horn
- Skrell
- Skriker
- Skrilla
- Skritch
- Skritta
- Skrix
- Skrizzle
- Skrumm, Duke of Damp Corners
- Skulduggery
- Skulk
- Skulk of the Coal Scuttle
- Skulvik
- Skulvik Lampsnuffer
- Skuzzet
- Slag
- Slink
- Slink Cellardoor
- Sliss
- Slither
- Slubberdegullion
- Sludge
- Slyboots
- Smellfeast
- Smidgen
- Smirch
- Smirk
- Smoke Inspector Quorl
- Smokejack
- Smoulder
- Smudge
- Smudge the Nearly Invisible
- Smulkin
- Smut
- Snaffle
- Snafu
- Snag
- Snarkle
- Snarkle Mudgargle
- Snarl
- Snarrak
- Snatch
- Snazzik
- Snazzik Pocketfiend
- Sneak
- Sneer
- Snib
- Snib Toenail
- Snick
- Snick Latchlifter
S, continued
- Snigger
- Sniggle
- Sniggle Chucklegut
- Snikk
- Snipe Ankle-Biter
- Snitch
- Snitch Keyholecreeper
- Sniv behind the Skirting Board
- Snivel
- Snivel Dampcloak
- Snizz
- Snollygoster
- Snook
- Snook Sneezeweed
- Snoop
- Snorrbit
- Snorrbit Chimneytail
- Snuff
- Snuff-the-Candle
- Snurk
- Soot
- Soot Kettleback
- Sooth
- Soul-Tally Abbak
- Spill-the-Salt
- Spite
- Spitewyn
- Spitjack
- Spizz
- Spoilsport
- Spoorn
- Sprak
- Sprig
- Sprig Thornback
- Spriggan
- Sprix
- Spurge
- Sputter
- Squabbik
- Squabbik Crumbhoarder
- Squall
- Squawk
- Squelch
- Squib
- Squib Matchstick
- Squiggle
- Steward of Sour Milk Mizzen
- Stikk
- Stinkhorn
- Strakk
- Strix
- Sub-Tempter Glibb
- Sulk
- Sulphie
- Sulphur
- Summons-Fiend Bleck
- Susurr
- Swindle
- Swindle Farthing
- Sythe
T: 75 names
- Tallow
- Tallow Greasepaw
- Tamper
- Tangle
- Tangle-the-Yarn
- Tankerabogus
- Tansy Ratstail
- Tantarrabob
- Tap-at-the-Pane
- Taradiddle
- Tarnish
- Tarzeg
- Tatterdemalion
- Tatterfoal
- Taunt
- Tazzit
- Teasel
- Telltale
- Terrytop
- Tewhit
- Third Deputy Snurt
- Thistlehiss
- Thresh
- Threxit
- Threxit the Underwhelming
- Thrip Butterthumb
- Thrix
- Thrubb the Reluctantly Obedient
- Thrummy-Cap
- Thwack
- Tibb
- Tibbald Cinderheap
- Tiddler
- Tiddy Mun
- Tilberi
- Tinker
- Titivil
T, continued
- Titteliture
- Titter
- Tizzik
- Tizzik Barbtail
- Tizzy
- Toadflax
- Toadflax Wartsworth
- Toadstool
- Toady
- Tocobatto
- Tom Dockin
- Tom Tit Tot
- Tom Tumbler
- Tom-Poker
- Tomkin Soursop
- Tommyrot
- Tosh
- Tosspot
- Trasgu
- Trikk
- Trit-a-Trot
- Trixit
- Trozz
- Truant
- Trwtyn-Tratyn
- Tuppet in the Teapot
- Turn-the-Milk
- Turncoat
- Tutgot
- Twiddle
- Twiddle Thumbscrew
- Twillik
- Twillik Threadpuller
- Twitch
- Twitch Bellrope
- Tyffin
- Tyke
- Tzikkel
U: 9 names
- Ubrik
- Ubrik Bootlicker
- Ulp in the Pepper Pot
- Ulzeg
- Under-Clerk Snibbet
- Under-Usher Mewl
- Urchin
- Urrik
- Uzzet of the Cracked Lamp
V: 34 names
- Varmint
- Varn Stopclock
- Varx
- Vaskel
- Vazz
- Vebb the Easily Bribed
- Vekk
- Velkor
- Vessith
- Vex
- Vexxarion
- Vexxarion, Prince of One Puddle
- Vezzik
- Vezzik the Almost-Mighty
- Vezzimundo
- Vezzra
- Vinegar Tom
- Vint of the Stoppered Jar
- Vixx
- Vixx Emberclaw
- Vizzet
- Vizzop, Baron of a Broom Cupboard
- Vlixx
- Vorpik
- Vorpik Ashsniffer
- Vozzle
- Vrask
- Vrezzik
- Vrikkash
- Vrikkash the Slightly Damned
- Vrilla
- Vrizz
- Vrizzet Larderlurk
- Vulkus
W: 41 names
- Waffle
- Waffle Sidestep
- Wag-at-the-Wa'
- Wangle
- Warden of the Back Stairs Ghrum
- Wastrel
- Watkin Wormcast
- Weevil
- Wex of the Sealing Wax
- Whammy
- Wheedle
- Wheedle Honeytongue
- Wheeze
- Whelp
- Whippersnapper
- Whisht
- Whuppity Stoorie
- Wick
- Wick Tallowdrip
- Widdershins
- Widdershins Backwards
- Wim Yarnsnarl
- Wirrikow
- Wisk Moth-Eaten
- Wisp
- Wisp Ashgrin
- Wisperel
- Witness to Signatures Blot
- Wizzabet
- Wizzak
- Woodlouse
- Wormwood
- Wozzimund
- Wozzimund the Fourth-Rate
- Wrazzle
- Wrekk
- Wretchit
- Wrix
- Wrix Inkwell
- Wrizz of the Seventh Footnote
- Wryneck
X: 3 names
- Xakk
- Xaphel
- Xilt
Y: 10 names
- Yallery Brown
- Yap Nip-Heel
- Yikkra
- Yix
- Yix Bramblehide
- Yix the Uncounted
- Yowl
- Ysseth
- Yzzabet
- Yzzabet Needlehorn