Murim Name Generator

Korean martial-world names, titles and sects

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Generate murim names the way Korean martial-arts manhwa and web novels write them: clan surnames like Namgung and Jegal with archaic two-syllable given names, Taoist and monk names, jianghu titles such as Cheonma and Geomseong, and the sects, cults and clans that rule the martial world.

About murim names

Murim (무림, the Korean reading of wulin) is the martial world of Korean manhwa and web novels such as Return of the Mount Hua Sect, Nano Machine and Legend of the Northern Blade. The setting is Chinese, but every name is filtered through Korean pronunciation, which gives the genre its distinct sound: Mount Hua becomes Hwasan, Wudang becomes Mudang, Shaolin becomes Sorim, and the Tang clan becomes Dang-ga. Names follow Korean order, surname first, and two-character surnames (Namgung, Jegal, Moyong, Hwangbo, Dokgo, Sama) mark a member of one of the Five Great Clans.

Given names are Sino-Korean and deliberately archaic, usually hyphenated in translation: Cheon Yeo-woon, Namgung Se-ah, Jin Mu-won. Syllables like cheon (heaven), mu (martial), geom (sword), ryong (dragon), seol (snow) and hwa (flower) carry meaning, so a name often hints at a character's style or fate. Taoists of Hwasan take a generation name plus one character (Cheongmyeong, Baek Cheon), and Sorim monks use dharma names such as Hyegak or Beopjeong.

The other half of a murim identity is the title the world gives you: Cheonma (Heavenly Demon), Geomseong (Sword Saint), Dowang (Blade King), Hyeolma (Blood Demon). These are romanized with their meaning so you can use the Korean form or the English epithet, alongside the sects, cults, clans and escort agencies of the Central Plains.

Tips for choosing a name

  • Use a two-character surname (Namgung, Jegal, Moyong, Hwangbo, Dokgo) only for members of a great clan; a wandering swordsman or cult assassin reads better with a single-syllable surname like Jin, Baek, Cheon or Dang.
  • Keep romanization consistent within a story. Pick one style for given names (Se-ah with a hyphen, or Seah joined) and one spelling for each sect (Hwasan, not Hwasan in one chapter and Mount Hua in the next) so readers can track who is who.
  • Let the title do the characterization. A character introduced as Heukui Sasin (Black-Robed Death God) needs no backstory paragraph; pair a plain name with a fearsome epithet for the classic murim contrast.
  • Mark factions by naming conventions: orthodox Jeongpa characters get dignified names and sect titles, while Magyo and Hyeolgyo cultists take names heavy in ma (demon), hyeol (blood) and gwi (ghost).
  • Taoist and monk names are short and have no surname. If a disciple of Hwasan or Sorim appears, drop the family name entirely and give them a two-syllable religious name like Cheongjin or Hyemyeong.

Frequently asked questions

What is the difference between murim, wuxia and xianxia names?

They describe the same Chinese martial world, but murim uses Korean readings of the characters. The Wudang sect is Mudangpa in murim and Wudang in wuxia; the Heavenly Demon is Cheonma rather than Tianmo. Xianxia adds immortal cultivation, so its names lean toward Daoist titles like Immortal Venerable, which murim rarely uses. If your story is based on a manhwa or Korean web novel, use the murim spellings.

How are murim names structured?

Surname first, then a one- or two-syllable given name: Cheon Yeo-woon, Baek Cheon, Namgung Se-ah. Great clans carry two-syllable surnames (Namgung, Jegal, Moyong). Taoists and monks use religious names without a surname, and famous fighters are known by a title such as Geomseong (Sword Saint) or Cheonma (Heavenly Demon), often with a region attached, like Gangbuk Dowang, the Blade King of the North.

What are the Five Great Clans and the Nine Sects in murim?

Conventions vary between series, but the Five Great Clans (Oda Sega) are usually Namgung, Jegal, Moyong, Hwangbo and the Sichuan Dang clan, sometimes with Paeng or Dokgo swapped in. The Nine Great Sects typically include Hwasan, Mudang, Sorim, Ami, Gonryun, Jeomchang, Gongdong and Cheongseong, with Gaebang (the Beggar Sect) as the one gang in Gupa Ilbang. All of these appear in the list.

Can I use these names for a cultivation novel or a D&D monk?

Yes. The personal names work for any East Asian-inspired fantasy setting, and the titles translate cleanly into English epithets. For a D&D or Pathfinder monk, pick a dharma-style name like Mugeuk or Beopgong, then add a murim title as the name the character earns at higher levels.

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  • Cheon Yeo-woon
  • Cheongmyeong
  • Baek Cheon
  • Yoon Jong
  • Jo Gul
  • Yu Iseol
  • Tang Soso
  • Jin Mu-won
  • Namgung Se-ah
  • Namgung Jin-hyeok
  • Namgung Cheol
  • Namgung Hwi
  • Namgung Do-wi
  • Namgung Myeong
  • Namgung Il-geom
  • Namgung Hye-ryeon
  • Namgung Tae-yang
  • Jegal Se-ryeong
  • Jegal Hyeon
  • Jegal Mu-hu
  • Jegal Ryeon
  • Jegal Seung
  • Jegal Cheong-un
  • Jegal Ji-hyeon
  • Jegal Won-hak
  • Moyong Baek
  • Moyong Seol-hwa
  • Moyong Jin
  • Moyong Ha-ryeong
  • Moyong Gang
  • Moyong Wol-a
  • Moyong Su-ryeon
  • Hwangbo Cheol-san
  • Hwangbo Gwon
  • Hwangbo Ryeon-hwa
  • Hwangbo Tae
  • Hwangbo Dae-ung
  • Hwangbo Man-cheon
  • Dokgo Gu-pae
  • Dokgo Seung
  • Dokgo Un-hak
  • Dokgo Hwan
  • Dokgo Bi-yeon
  • Dokgo Hyeop
  • Dokgo Il-ho
  • Sama Jun
  • Sama Cheon-rang
  • Sama Hyeon
  • Sama Ui
  • Sama Gwan-u
  • Dongbang Bul-pae
  • Dongbang Sak
  • Dongbang Yeon-hwa
  • Dongbang Gyu-cheol
  • Seomun Chwi-seol
  • Seomun Gyeong
  • Seomun Hwa
  • Seomun Gil-seon
  • Seonu Cheol
  • Seonu Bi
  • Seonu Mu-yeol
  • Seonu Hae-ryong
  • Eulji Ho
  • Eulji Ran
  • Eulji Seung-hyeok
  • Sagong Jeok
  • Sagong Hyeol
  • Sagong Dan-cheon
  • Gongson Chaek
  • Gongson Ryeo
  • Gongson Dae
  • Gongson Pyeong-an
  • Cheon Ma-hu
  • Cheon In-ji
  • Cheon Yu-seong
  • Cheon Mu-jin
  • Cheon Ha-ryeong
  • Cheon Seol-ran
  • Cheon Gang-ho
  • Cheon Un
  • Cheon Mu-gang
  • Cheon Ja-ryong
  • Cheon Hwan-hui
  • Baek Ri-hwan
  • Baek Mu-sang
  • Baek Seol
  • Baek Ri-seon
  • Baek Ha-ryeon
  • Baek Ik-hwan
  • Baek Cheon-rang
  • Baek Gwang
  • Baek Jong-won
  • Baek Yeon-hwa
  • Baek Un-ryong
  • Baek Ja-yeon
  • Jin Ho
  • Jin Gwang-ho
  • Jin So-yeon
  • Jin Cheon-hui
  • Jin Mugeuk
  • Jin Seol-a
  • Jin Dae-seong
  • Jin Ha-yeon
  • Jin Pal-bang
  • Jin Yeong-ung
  • Jin Ok-ran
  • Dang Gak
  • Dang Mu-yeol
  • Dang Se-hui
  • Dang Ok-jin
  • Dang Hyeol
  • Dang Bi-ryeon
  • Dang Cheol-woo
  • Dang Mun-hae
  • Dang Gun-ak
  • Dang Ryeo
  • Dang Hwa-rin
  • Dang Gwi-cheon
  • Im Cheong-ho
  • Im Seol-hwa
  • Im Baek-rok
  • Im Ga-ryeong
  • Im Jin-cheon
  • Im Chung-un
  • So Ryong
  • So Cheon-woo
  • So Mu-sang
  • So Yeon-bi
  • So Gyeong-cheon
  • Ha Ryeon
  • Ha Jin-gang
  • Ha Gwang-ho
  • Ha Mu-yeon
  • Ha Seol-ju
  • Ha Pung-un
  • Ju Baek-un
  • Ju Hyeon-ryeo
  • Ju Cheon-gang
  • Ju Seong-hwa
  • Ju Wol-ryeong
  • Jo Mu-ryang
  • Jo Gwang-cheon
  • Jo Yeong-ho
  • Jo Bi-yeon
  • Jo Hak-seon
  • Yu Seong-jin
  • Yu Mu-il
  • Yu Ha-ryeon
  • Yu Cheong-san
  • Yu Baek-rin
  • Yu Myeong-wol
  • Yun Gang-cheol
  • Yun Cheon-mu
  • Yun Tae-ho
  • Yun Jae-ho
  • Yun Hyeon-seo
  • Yun Bong-gil
  • Jang Ho-yeon
  • Jang Mu-gyeol
  • Jang Cheon-gang
  • Jang Bi-ryeon
  • Jang Sam-bong
  • Jang Geum-ryong
  • Jeong Ik-cheon
  • Jeong Mu-yeong
  • Jeong Un-bi
  • Jeong Gwang-ryeol
  • Jeong Hwa-seon
  • Go Seong-cheon
  • Go Mu-jin
  • Go Hye-rin
  • Go Cheon-ho
  • Go In-hyeok
  • Gang Cheol-su
  • Gang Ji-hwan
  • Gang Yeong-ryeol
  • Gang Baek-ho
  • Gang Sang-hyeop
  • Gang Noe-jin
  • Seol Bi
  • Seol Mu-cheon
  • Seol Ryeon-hwa
  • Seol Gang-ho
  • Seol Cheong-un
  • Seol Bing-hwa
  • Un Beom-jin
  • Un Hak
  • Un Gwi-ho
  • Un Pung-ho
  • Un Ja-hyeok
  • Pyo Ryong
  • Pyo Sa-mun
  • Pyo Cheol-san
  • Pyo Dae-ho
  • Ma Cheon-seok
  • Ma Hyeol-gang
  • Ma Jin-ho
  • Ma Seol-ryeon
  • Ma Heuk-jin
  • Heo Hae-in
  • Heo Baek-rin
  • Heo Cheong-ryong
  • Heo Gwang-hak
  • Wi Hwa-ryeon
  • Wi Su-ok
  • Wi Cheol-ho
  • Wi Jin-gang
  • Wi Su-hyang
  • Ok Ryeon-a
  • Ok Mu-cheon
  • Ok Seo-jin
  • Ok Eun-hwa
  • Yeon Ok-ryeon
  • Yeon Bing-ryeon
  • Yeon Ryeong
  • Yeon Cheon-seol
  • Yeon Hye-won
  • Yeom Gwang-ryeol
  • Yeom Ha-yeon
  • Yeom Wol-hyang
  • Yeom Tae-san
  • Seok Dae-san
  • Seok Yeon-ran
  • Seok Myeong-ho
  • Seok Eun-seol
  • Seok Jin-pyeong
  • Pi Ryeong
  • Pi Mu-gang
  • Pi Gi-cheon
  • Seo Mun-cheon
  • Seo Geum-hwa
  • Seo Gwang-il
  • Seo Ryeon-a
  • Seo Dong-hwa
  • Hong Gil-dong
  • Hong Heuk-ryong
  • Hong Seol-ryeon
  • Hong Ju-ok
  • Hong Yeol-ho
  • Bang Mu-il
  • Bang Ho-jin
  • Bang Gyeong-cheon
  • Bang Hak-gyu
  • Gwon Cheol-ho
  • Gwon Se-hui
  • Gwon Mu-yeong
  • Gwon Dae-hyeop
  • Yeo Dong-hyeon
  • Yeo Seo-hwa
  • Yeo Gwan-ho
  • Yeo Ok-hwa
  • Nam Gyeong-ho
  • Nam Jeong-hyeop
  • Nam Cheon-ik
  • Nam Pil-seung
  • Gil Jae-cheon
  • Gil Gyu-ho
  • Gil Seon-gak
  • Ryu Cheon-ho
  • Ryu Seol-a
  • Ryu Mu-gyeong
  • Ryu Won-jin
  • Ryu Geom-un
  • Jeon Hak-yeong
  • Jeon Il-seon
  • Jeon Cheol-geom
  • Jeon Chang-ho
  • Hyeon Gak-hui
  • Hyeon Hwan-un
  • Hyeon Gwang-il
  • Hyeon Beom-ho
  • Hwang Bi-yeon
  • Hwang Cheon-gang
  • Hwang Mu-cheon
  • Hwang Ryeon-a
  • Hwang Gwang-bi
  • Kang Se-ryeong
  • Kang Cheon-ho
  • Kang Sang-cheol
  • Cheon Ji-ryong
  • Baek Hwa-yeon
  • Jin Cheong-a
  • Dang Wol-hwa
  • Seol Eun-ryeong
  • Moyong Ju-ryeon
  • Namgung Geom-ryong
  • Jegal Jeong-un
  • Dokgo Yeong-ryeol
  • Hyeonjong
  • Cheongjin
  • Cheongcheon
  • Cheonghwa
  • Cheongmun
  • Cheongseo
  • Cheongun
  • Baeksang
  • Baekun
  • Baekrin
  • Baekyeong
  • Unam
  • Ungeom
  • Hyeonyeong
  • Hyeonsang
  • Hyeonmu
  • Hyegak
  • Hyemyeong
  • Hyewon
  • Beopgong
  • Beopjeong
  • Beopmu
  • Mujin
  • Mugong
  • Muhae
  • Musang
  • Mugeuk
  • Gakwon
  • Gakmyeong
  • Gongmun
  • Gongsim
  • Ilcheon
  • Ilgak
  • Jincheon
  • Jinmu
  • Jinyeong
  • Daegak
  • Seonhye
  • Seonmu
  • Jeongak
  • Jeonghye
  • Cheonma (Heavenly Demon)
  • Geomseong (Sword Saint)
  • Geomje (Sword Emperor)
  • Geomwang (Sword King)
  • Geomma (Sword Demon)
  • Geomsin (Sword God)
  • Geomhwang (Sword Sovereign)
  • Dowang (Blade King)
  • Doma (Blade Demon)
  • Dosin (Blade God)
  • Musin (Martial God)
  • Mujon (Martial Venerable)
  • Muhwang (Martial Sovereign)
  • Hyeolma (Blood Demon)
  • Hyeolwang (Blood King)
  • Hyeolgwi (Blood Ghost)
  • Gwonwang (Fist King)
  • Gwonsin (Fist God)
  • Changwang (Spear King)
  • Dogwang (Poison King)
  • Dokseon (Poison Immortal)
  • Sasin (Death God)
  • Maje (Demon Emperor)
  • Mawang (Demon King)
  • Majon (Demon Venerable)
  • Mageom (Demonic Sword)
  • Mado (Demonic Blade)
  • Cheonha Jeil (First Under Heaven)
  • Cheonha Jeilgeom (First Sword Under Heaven)
  • Cheonhwang (Heavenly Sovereign)
  • Cheonjon (Heavenly Venerable)
  • Sinryong (Divine Dragon)
  • Singeom (Divine Sword)
  • Heungnyong (Black Dragon)
  • Baekryong (White Dragon)
  • Cheongnyong (Azure Dragon)
  • Baekho (White Tiger)
  • Jujak (Vermilion Bird)
  • Cheonsan Geomseong (Sword Saint of the Heavenly Mountain)
  • Hwasan Geomseon (Sword Immortal of Mount Hua)
  • Hwasan Sinryong (Divine Dragon of Mount Hua)
  • Namgung Geomhwang (Sword Sovereign of Namgung)
  • Sacheon Dokwang (Poison King of Sichuan)
  • Gangnam Cheonma (Heavenly Demon of the South)
  • Gangbuk Dowang (Blade King of the North)
  • Bukhae Bingma (Ice Demon of the Northern Sea)
  • Namhae Geomseon (Sword Immortal of the Southern Sea)
  • Seoyeok Mawang (Demon King of the Western Regions)
  • Dongyeong Changwang (Spear King of the Eastern Isles)
  • Jungwon Geomseong (Sword Saint of the Central Plains)
  • Cheolgwon Noya (Iron Fist Elder)
  • Muyeong Geomgaek (Shadowless Swordsman)
  • Paegeom (Tyrant Sword)
  • Paedo (Tyrant Blade)
  • Paewang (Tyrant King)
  • Gwangma (Mad Demon)
  • Gwanggeom (Mad Sword)
  • Gwangseung (Mad Monk)
  • Chwiseon (Drunken Immortal)
  • Chwigeom (Drunken Sword)
  • Geolgae Wang (Beggar King)
  • Geolgae Noya (Beggar Elder)
  • Bingsim Seonja (Ice-Hearted Fairy)
  • Seolhwa Seonja (Snow-Flower Fairy)
  • Wolha Seonja (Moonlit Fairy)
  • Hwamyeon Geomhui (Flower-Faced Sword Maiden)
  • Hyeolhwa Mahui (Blood-Flower Demoness)
  • Hongryeon Mahui (Red Lotus Demoness)
  • Cheongryeon Geomhui (Blue Lotus Sword Maiden)
  • Baekryeon Seonja (White Lotus Fairy)
  • Baekui Geomgaek (White-Robed Swordsman)
  • Heukui Sasin (Black-Robed Death God)
  • Cheongui Geomseon (Blue-Robed Sword Immortal)
  • Hwangpo Noin (Yellow-Robed Old Man)
  • Cheolmyeon Pangwan (Iron-Faced Judge)
  • Cheolhyeol Daehyeop (Iron-Blooded Great Hero)
  • Ilgeom Dansa (One Sword Kill)
  • Ildo Yangdan (One Blade Splits Two)
  • Ilgwon Pasan (One Fist Shatters the Mountain)
  • Sipbo Pilsal (Ten Steps, Certain Death)
  • Baekbo Sinchang (Hundred-Step Divine Spear)
  • Cheonri Chugeom (Thousand-Li Pursuing Sword)
  • Manri Dokhaeng (Ten Thousand Li Alone)
  • Chilsal Geomgaek (Seven-Kill Swordsman)
  • Samhon Dosa (Three-Soul Taoist)
  • Oryong Noya (Five-Dragon Elder)
  • Gujeol Hyeonin (Nine-Broken Sage)
  • Bulsa Mageom (Undying Demon Sword)
  • Cheolsan Jangbu (Iron-Mountain Man)
  • Hyeolgeom Nangja (Blood-Sword Wanderer)
  • Pungun Geomgaek (Wind-and-Cloud Swordsman)
  • Pungsin (Wind God)
  • Noesin (Thunder God)
  • Hwagwon Daeryeok (Fire-Fist Great Power)
  • Bingryong Geomseong (Ice-Dragon Sword Saint)
  • Geom Gwi (Sword Ghost)
  • Baekgol Ma (White Bone Demon)
  • Amgi Daesa (Hidden Weapon Master)
  • Gaebang Gumo (Nine-Bag Beggar)
  • Gaebang Palde (Eight-Bag Beggar)
  • Hwasan Maegwa (Plum-Blossom Sword of Mount Hua)
  • Mudang Taegeuk Geom (Taiji Sword of Wudang)
  • Sorim Geumgang Seung (Vajra Monk of Shaolin)
  • Ami Seonja (Emei Fairy)
  • Dang-ga Amgi Wang (Hidden Weapon King of the Tang Clan)
  • Namgung Ilgeom (First Sword of Namgung)
  • Jegal Jihye (Wisdom of Jegal)
  • Moyong Mugeom (Dance Sword of Moyong)
  • Hwangbo Geumgang (Vajra of Hwangbo)
  • Cheonma Jon-ja (Heavenly Demon Venerable)
  • Bukhae Bingwang (Ice King of the Northern Sea)
  • Jungwon Jeil Gogu (First Master of the Central Plains)
  • Gwi Seon (Ghost Immortal)
  • Cheonma Sinnyeo (Heavenly Demon Maiden)
  • Cheonma Hugye (Heavenly Demon Heir)
  • Hwasanpa (Mount Hua Sect)
  • Mudangpa (Wudang Sect)
  • Sorimsa (Shaolin Temple)
  • Gaebang (Beggar Sect)
  • Amipa (Emei Sect)
  • Gonryunpa (Kunlun Sect)
  • Jeomchangpa (Diancang Sect)
  • Gongdongpa (Kongtong Sect)
  • Cheongseongpa (Qingcheng Sect)
  • Cheonmasingyo (Heavenly Demon Divine Cult)
  • Magyo (Demonic Cult)
  • Hyeolgyo (Blood Cult)
  • Ilwol Singyo (Sun-Moon Divine Cult)
  • Baengnyeongyo (White Lotus Cult)
  • Jeongpa (Orthodox Faction)
  • Sapa (Unorthodox Faction)
  • Mungnim Maeng (Murim Alliance)
  • Jeongdo Maeng (Orthodox Alliance)
  • Sado Ryeonmaeng (Unorthodox League)
  • Gupa Ilbang (Nine Sects and One Gang)
  • Oda Sega (Five Great Clans)
  • Namgung Sega (Namgung Clan)
  • Jegal Sega (Jegal Clan)
  • Moyong Sega (Moyong Clan)
  • Hwangbo Sega (Hwangbo Clan)
  • Sacheon Dang-ga (Sichuan Tang Clan)
  • Hanam Paeng-ga (Henan Paeng Clan)
  • Yongmun Sega (Dragon Gate Clan)
  • Cheolhyeol Sega (Iron Blood Clan)
  • Bingung (Ice Palace)
  • Hyeolgung (Blood Palace)
  • Cheongung (Heavenly Palace)
  • Manmagung (Ten Thousand Demon Palace)
  • Cheonun Jang (Heavenly Cloud Manor)
  • Baekhwa Jang (Hundred Flower Manor)
  • Heukryong Mun (Black Dragon Gate)
  • Mujeok Mun (Invincible Gate)
  • Hwanggeum Pyoguk (Golden Escort Agency)
  • Yongmun Pyoguk (Dragon Gate Escort Agency)
  • Namgung Ryeon-ha
  • Jegal Bi-ryong
  • Moyong Cheon-ryeong
  • Hwangbo Hyeok
  • Paeng Dae-ho
  • Paeng Gil-san
  • Paeng Ryeon-ju
  • Eulji Tae-rang
  • Cheongpung
  • Hyeonso
  • Beopseon
  • Jangwang (Palm King)
  • Cheolgeom Noya (Iron Sword Elder)
  • Nokrim Wang (Green Forest King)
  • Nokrim Chilsibi Chae (Seventy-Two Strongholds of the Green Forest)
  • Janggang Suchae (Yangtze River Bandits)
  • Sandong Gwonwang (Fist King of Shandong)

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