Martian Name Generator

Names for natives and settlers of the Red Planet

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Generate Martian names in every tradition: pulp Barsoom warriors like Tars Tarkas, apostrophe-laden comic-book Martians like J'onn J'onzz, eerie Bradbury-style natives, and hard-SF colonists born under the domes of Olympus Mons.

About Martian names

Mars has been populated by fiction for well over a century, so "Martian" covers several distinct naming traditions. The oldest and most imitated is Edgar Rice Burroughs' Barsoom: two short, hard names per person (Tars Tarkas, Kantos Kan, Tardos Mors), with women taking flowing single names like Dejah Thoris, Thuvia and Sola. Ray Bradbury's Martian Chronicles went the other way, giving his dying natives airy, vowel-heavy names (Ylla, Yll, Tirra) or absurd ones like Mr. Aaa and Mr. Xxx. DC's Martian Manhunter introduced the apostrophe style that most people now picture, J'onn J'onzz and M'gann M'orzz, where the mark stands in for a swallowed syllable.

A good quarter of the list is human. Colonists in The Expanse, Red Mars and countless space operas are a blend of Earth surnames and Mars-born given names drawn from the landscape itself: Valles, Tharsis, Hellas, Elysium, Olympia, Deimos. A Mars-born character named after a crater or a canyon instantly tells the reader where their loyalties lie.

Whether you need an ancient warlord of the dead sea bottoms, a telepathic survivor of a vanished civilization, or a third-generation dome kid who has never seen an ocean, pick the tradition that fits your Mars and the name will sound like it belongs there.

How to choose Martian names

For pulp Martians, use two one-syllable names with hard stops (Tars Tarkas, Hor Vastus); the second name often repeats a consonant from the first, which makes it sound like a title rather than a surname.
For comic-book Martians, place an apostrophe after the first one or two letters (J'onn, M'gann, K'hym) and keep the surname one syllable heavier than the given name.
Bradbury-style natives get soft, open names built mostly from vowels and liquids (Ylla, Tirra, Aelo); they should sound like wind over sand, not like a war cry.
Mars colonists work best with an Earth surname plus a geographic given name (Tharsis Okafor, Hellas Varga); pick the feature that is near where they were born.
Keep one naming convention per culture. If green Martians use Barsoom names and red Martians use apostrophes, readers can tell the factions apart without a glossary.

Frequently asked questions

What do classic Martian names sound like?

The Burroughs template is two short hard names for men (Tars Tarkas, Kantos Kan) and a single flowing name for women (Dejah Thoris, Thuvia). Bradbury's natives have soft vowel names like Ylla, and DC-style Martians use apostrophes, as in J'onn J'onzz.

Does this generator include human Mars colonist names?

Yes. Roughly a quarter of the list is Mars-born humans, combining Earth surnames with given names taken from Martian geography such as Valles, Tharsis, Hellas, Olympia and Deimos.

Why do so many Martian names have apostrophes?

DC Comics popularized it with J'onn J'onzz in 1955, and it spread through comics and TV as shorthand for an alien language with sounds English cannot spell. Use it sparingly; one apostrophe per name is enough.

Can I use these names in a published story or game?

The original names are free to use. A few canon characters (Tars Tarkas, Dejah Thoris, J'onn J'onzz, Marvin) are included for reference and remain the property of their publishers, so write your own Martians around them rather than reusing those specific characters commercially.

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All 500 Martian names

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

Plain text, one name per line.

A: 30 names

A'lek J'orr
Aaru
Acidalia Romero
Aelo
Aeolis Kaur
Aethra Vol
Aiela
Aiyee
Aiyo
Alba Kuroda
Albor Duarte
Amazonis Petrova
Antoniadi Sow
Aolan
Aonia Tran
Apollinaris Bakshi
Aram Ostrowski
Arcadia Mbeki
Ard Selvok
Ares Mwangi
Aresh Kaplan
Aresia Kowalczyk
Argyre Dubois
Arian Obuya
Arsia Lindgren
Ascraeus Moreau
Ash Okonkwo
Athabasca Wanjiru
Ausonia Lindvall
Ayra Ptan

B: 11 names

B'ell M'krenn
B'ran H'rokk
Bal Morrus
Banth Kor
Basalt Chen
Beagle Murchison
Bessia
Bonneville Kaur
Bor Ulvak
Bosporos Iliev
Brun Kathos

C: 21 names

C'lar T'zann
Caldris
Candor Silva
Canyon Reed
Capri Adebayo
Carmine Desrosiers
Carthoris
Cassini Redfern
Cerberus Wilde
Charitum Bravo
Chryse Abubakar
Cimmeria Okafor-Bell
Cinder Mbeki
Claritas Opoku
Columbia Adjei
Coprates Nguyen
Cor Danthar
Crater Lux
Crimson Ishikawa
Curiosity Oyelowo
Cydonia Brandt

D: 19 names

D'sann K'vorr
D'var M'zell
Daedalia Verhoeven
Dak Thoran
Dal Vorrik
Dan Kirvos
Dao Holmgren
Dar Tarus
Deimos Kowalski
Dejah Thoris
Dejara
Diara Vash
Djor Kantos
Dorsa Quill
Dov Rathal
Dune Harlan
Dur Ptoran
Dusty Okonjo
Dyrissa

E: 14 names

E'ron M'kell
Echus Castellano
Eelu
Eiri
Ek Tarnos
Elthea
Elua
Elysium Adeyemi
Ember Lindqvist
Endeavour Mbeki-Ross
Eola
Eos Mahlangu
Essa Kadar
Eyla

F: 6 names

F'rell S'orr
Fan Kirsh
Faon
Fel Kanthar
Flint Varga
Fossa Lindahl

G: 12 names

Gaelia
Gahan of Gathol
Gale Whitford
Galle Thackeray
Gar Tavos
Gath Helar
Ghan Torvis
Gol Hadar
Gor Hajus
Gordii Ramaswamy
Gul Mardan
Gusev Tanaka

H: 26 names

H'lenn D'kass
H'ral V'zann
H'tanna R'ooz
Hadriacus Leone
Hak Vestral
Hal Ventos
Harmakhis Banerjee
Hathora
Hebes Okonkwo
Hebrus Adichie
Hecates Morrow
Hellas Varga
Hellespontus Dlamini
Hematite Dubois
Hep Zodun
Hesperia Mendes
Hessira
Hin Abtol
Holden Ayodele
Hon Zardak
Hor Vastus
Hovan Du
Hud Varnos
Hul Mardos
Huygens Obaro
Hydraotes Chaudhry

I: 18 names

I'nna B'rell
Icaria Bélanger
Ieolu
Iilla
Ilara
Ilessa Kor
Ilieu
Iolla
Irru
Iseva
Isidis Haddad
Ismenius Carvalho
Issus
Ith Korvane
Ith Morvan
Ithee
Ius Baptiste
Iyari

J: 12 names

J'anna D'vorr
J'emm K'rann
J'kar
J'onn J'onzz
Jad Hessar
Jal Ptoss
Jandra
Jat Or
Jek Ptarn
Jezero Marinović
Jor Sandar
Jur Vastok

K: 23 names

K'ess O'marr
K'hym J'onzz
K'leth V'ann
K'ronn Z'ett
K'tor D'ann
Kab Kadja
Kadmor Thun
Kal Tharvun
Kaldak Mor
Kaldira
Kalthessa
Kan Dralos
Kantos Kan
Kar Zethan
Kasei Fonseca
Kel Zarkon
Kepler Vasquez
Kethis
Kham Dorran
Kor Dahan
Korolev Mensah
Kos Vandar
Kulan Tith

L: 20 names

L'arr T'nann
L'ira D'kyss
L'uma D'orr
Labeatis Fenn
Lael
Laiu
Lan Garth
Lanith
Leea
Lenna Kor
Lira Hov
Llana of Gathol
Lor Vashek
Lorquas Ptomel
Lothea
Lowell Nakagawa
Lum Dorak
Lunae Park
Lycus Bell
Lyot Eriksen

M: 36 names

M'arr T'rezz
M'gann M'orzz
M'orra T'zell
M'yrr T'kell
Ma'alefa'ak
Maja Quintero
Mangala Sørensen
Mara Veldhuis
Mareotis Farrow
Margaritifer Lowe
Mariner Castellanos
Marisol Ndlovu
Marsden Okoye
Martina Reyes-Tanaka
Martius Kade
Marvin the Martian
Matai Shang
Mav Kessar
Medusae Ferris
Melas Ibrahim
Memnonia Tsai
Meridiani Oyelaran
Meroa
Mok Tarvun
Mon Tarkan
Mors Kajak
Morthia
Morvel Zadan
Mr. Aaa
Mr. Eee
Mr. Iii
Mr. Uuu
Mr. Xxx
Mr. Yyy
Mrs. Ooo
Mur Tavik

N: 22 names

N'dal J'zann
N'ssa T'lann
N'var J'morr
Nak Torvel
Nakhla Fonseca
Nal Vordan
Nanedi Brightwater
Nathea
Nathor Vael
Nectaris Yusuf
Nereidum Asante
Nes Tarquin
Newton Obi
Nili Andersen
Nima Tor
Nirgal Osei
Noachis Grant
Noctis Ferreira
Nor Hajar
Nur An
Nyrath
Nyssara

O: 25 names

O'sha K'rell
Oaru
Ochre Vasiliev
Ogygis Walcott
Ol Vantak
Oleo
Olivine Haddad
Ollo
Olympia Reyes
Olympus Mbatha
Ondrea Vash
Onna Tal
Oola
Ooli
Oori
Oorla
Ophir Delacroix
Ord Banth
Orn Kavash
Orthis Kan
Orvala
Ov Kellan
Ovessa
Oxia Blum
Oyla

P: 22 names

P'ol S'kann
P'tann V'morr
Pak Thuran
Pan Dan Chee
Pathfinder Oyelaran-Hale
Pavonis Diallo
Peneus Strand
Perseverance Achike
Phaidor
Phaola
Pharia
Phobos Lindqvist
Phoenix Adeleke
Pol Kandros
Promethei Aldana
Pru Hajek
Ptan Vorus
Ptarthia
Ptarvan Sol
Ptel Vanthor
Ptheia
Ptor Kadek

Q: 3 names

Q'ell S'dann
Quenna
Quor Dannath

R: 19 names

R'ann L'morr
R'ell K'tann
R'oss H'kann
R'tann H'vell
Rak Dothan
Ral Sovan
Ras Thavas
Ravi Solberg
Red Tamura
Ressa Vol
Reull Espinoza
Rhen Vatar
Rhessa
Riiu
Rouge Achebe
Rov Sendak
Rovia
Rul Tavask
Rust Calloway

S: 33 names

S'hen B'arr
S'kar M'dann
S'vara M'tell
Sab Than
Sabaea Kinsella
Sal Hajun
Sanoma Tora
Sar Ptarvis
Sarkan Dol
Sarkoja
Sathis
Scandia Ferrante
Scarlet Oyelaran
Schiaparelli Moss
Seela
Sek Tovarn
Selith
Sella Gan
Sev Kallos
Shalbatana Ruiz
Sim Korrath
Simud Okeke
Sirenum Halvorsen
Sirru
Sojourner Blake
Sol Ferreira-Lund
Sol Weaver
Sola
Solis Ivanova
Sorava
Sova Thar
Sovanna Thur
Syrtis Hallström

T: 45 names

T'arra V'rell
T'ess V'lorr
T'kai N'doss
T'lann B'rezz
T'renn B'orr
Taelo
Tal Hajus
Tam Dekar
Tan Hadron
Tantalus Ekwueme
Tara of Helium
Tardos Mors
Tars Tarkas
Tav Korran
Tavanna
Tavia
Taz Vendar
Teela
Tempe Zhang
Th'orr M'kenn
Thak Sorrun
Than Kosis
Thar Gorvus
Tharsis Okafor
Thaumasia Ng
Thavanna
Thavia
Thenda
Thessa Mur
Tho Rastan
Thuran Vost
Thurid
Thuvia
Tiiri
Tirra
Tirrel
Tirrin
Tissint Mahlangu
Tithonia Rahman
Tiu Marchetti
Tor Havras
Tractus Ibarra
Tul Marrak
Tur Ptaran
Tzara

U: 16 names

U'lan K'zett
Uaru
Uella
Ul Dorvan
Ulan Dek
Ulanna
Ulathia
Ulu
Uncle Martin
Ur Jan
Urr Hostak
Utopia Chen
Uulia
Uurra
Uyla
Uzboi Sato

V: 24 names

V'ell D'rann
V'laya S'rann
V'orr J'ett
V'sorr M'ann
V'yra K'lann
Vad Varo
Vael Tarnoth
Vala Dorn
Valla Dia
Valles Nakamura
Vallis Harrow
Van Thessar
Vanora
Varth
Vas Kor
Vash Kor
Vek Tarmin
Ven Harkos
Vessa Tor
Viking Estrada
Vor Kantan
Vorthan Tek
Vost Kirran
Vul Hanthor

W: 4 names

W'sha T'morr
Wessia
Wor Kadran
Wul Kandek

X: 8 names

X'orr
Xanthe Oduya
Xar Tovan
Xaxa
Xenthe
Xodar
Xol Varrus
Xyla

Y: 16 names

Y'lenn J'kann
Y'sha M'rr
Yaalu
Yad Tharak
Yaelo
Yalathis
Yan Thorvak
Yek Thanor
Yiri
Ylara
Yll
Ylla
Yllo
Yor Kathan
Yrra
Yvalla

Z: 15 names

Z'ann O'morr
Z'arr V'dell
Zal Tokar
Zaldira
Zan Korrus
Zan Thav
Zand Korvel
Zarna
Zat Arras
Zendra
Zephyria Montoya
Zethia
Zhurong Alves
Zor Malhan
Zul Kaddar