Necron Name Generator

Phaerons, overlords and crypteks of the Warhammer 40k tomb worlds

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Generate Necron names for Warhammer 40,000: Phaerons, Overlords, Nemesors, Crypteks, Lychguard and Destroyer Lords with the Egyptian-flavoured, hard-edged sound of the Necrontyr, plus epithets and tomb-world titles that fit beside Imotekh and Trazyn.

About Necron names

Necron names in Warhammer 40,000 are built on ancient Egyptian sounds run through a metallic filter. Games Workshop's named characters show the pattern: Imotekh (Imhotep), Szarekh, Anrakyr, Zahndrekh, Orikan, Trazyn, Obyron, Szeras. Hard consonants (k, kh, z, sz, tz, dj) sit on Egyptian roots like ankh, khet, nefer, hotep and ptah, and names end in -ekh, -akh, -yr, -yn, -ar or -esh far more often than in soft vowels. Dynasties follow the same rule: Sautekh, Nihilakh, Novokh, Mephrit, Szarekhan.

Rank is almost always spoken with the name. The Silent King Szarekh rules the Triarch; a Phaeron rules a dynasty and an Overlord a tomb world; Nemesors command armies and Vargards serve as bodyguards; Crypteks split into Chronomancers, Plasmancers, Psychomancers and Technomancers; Lokhust, Skorpekh and Destroyer Lords lead the cults of destruction, and Royal Wardens, Lychguard and Triarch Praetorians fill the court. Important Necrons also carry an epithet earned over sixty million years (the Stormlord, the Infinite, the Diviner) or are named with their seat, as in Oltyx of Ithakas.

This list gives bare Necrontyr names, titled court names, epithet names and names bound to a dynasty or tomb world, alongside the canon characters for reference. Use them for Crusade warlords, Kill Team leaders, homebrew dynasties or fiction.

How to choose Necron names

Lead with the rank: Overlord Khenrahtekh or Nemesor Thoszar reads as 40k in a way a bare name does not, and it tells your opponent what the model is.
Earn the epithet in play. Start a Crusade warlord as plain Vaszekh and add the Undying after the battle where he refused to stay dead; players remember names with a story.
Lean on kh, z, sz and tz for the metallic edge (Szorekh, Tzahrekh) and use Egyptian roots (ankh, nefer, hotep, amun) only as seasoning, otherwise the name drifts into Tomb Kings territory.
Female Necrons existed in life and exist in the lore, so Phaerakh, Nefrusar or Tiyesh are as valid as any Phaeron; the codex uses Phaerakh for a female dynastic ruler.
Keep the canon characters (Imotekh, Trazyn, Orikan, Szeras, Anrakyr) as references and name your own Necrons something original so they do not clash at the table.

Frequently asked questions

What do Necron names sound like?

Like ancient Egyptian filtered through metal. The named characters, Imotekh, Szarekh, Anrakyr, Zahndrekh, Orikan, Trazyn, Obyron and Szeras, combine Egyptian roots with hard consonant clusters (kh, sz, tz, dj) and endings such as -ekh, -akh, -yr and -yn. Dynasty names like Sautekh, Nihilakh and Novokh follow the same pattern.

What titles do Necron lords use?

Szarekh is the Silent King of the Triarch. A Phaeron (or Phaerakh if female) rules a dynasty, an Overlord rules a tomb world or region, a Nemesor commands armies and a Vargard guards a lord. Crypteks are Chronomancers, Plasmancers, Psychomancers or Technomancers, Destroyer cults are led by Lokhust, Skorpekh and Destroyer Lords, and the court includes Royal Wardens, Lychguard and Triarch Praetorians.

How do I name a Necron for a Crusade or Kill Team?

Pick a bare name from the list, add the rank that matches the model, and give it an epithet or a home once it has done something memorable: Overlord Tzaroth, Overlord Tzaroth the Patient, Overlord Tzaroth of Sarnekh. Pair the name with a dynasty (canon like Mephrit, or your own) and reuse the dynasty's sound across your Lords and Crypteks so the force feels like one court.

Are the named Necrons in this list canon?

The canon characters included for reference are Szarekh, Imotekh, Trazyn, Orikan, Illuminor Szeras, Anrakyr, Zahndrekh, Obyron and a few from the Forge World and Black Library range such as Thaszar, Kutlakh, Toholk, Oltyx and Djoseras. Everything else is original and free to use for your own army, though you should check your tournament's rules on naming models after official characters.

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All 500 Necron 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: 28 names

Abnekh of Drazak
Abrakhen the Unsung
Ahmekh the Undying Lantern
Ahmoszar the Sunscourge
Akhenet
Akhrazen
Amenemhekh
Amenhotekh
Amenrekh
Amenrun of Antagonis
Amenzhar of the Ebon Reach
Amkhetar
Amunhar the Hidden
Amunrak the Iron Hand
Amunszar the Wrathful
Anhurzek
Ankhesar of the Dead Suns
Ankhorun the Eclipse
Ankhrath the Unkind
Ankhrazor the Bladed One
Ankra the Colossus
Anrakyr the Traveller
Anrhesh
Anubrekh
Anzahr
Architect Khemrun
Arszekh the Warlord of Thokt
Ausrakh the Risen

B: 8 names

Baketesh the Dust Queen
Bakhruz
Bastesh
Behdetar the Winged Disc
Belzhar the Vault-Sealed
Besrun
Bethrun of Solemnace Minor
Bhorsekh

C: 34 names

Cethrun the Breaker of Hosts
Chezhret
Chronomancer Bunrekh
Chronomancer Cashret
Chronomancer Dothur
Chronomancer Hemyrak
Chronomancer Orthekh
Chronomancer Szathun
Chronomancer Vaureth
Cryptek Bethnur
Cryptek Cozhrekh
Cryptek Dunszar the Many-Eyed
Cryptek Eshmakh
Cryptek Fozheth
Cryptek Gulraz
Cryptek Hekathor
Cryptek Hethnar
Cryptek Ilzekh
Cryptek Imenszar
Cryptek Ithyrak
Cryptek Jorvesh
Cryptek Khaszeru
Cryptek Khemrekh
Cryptek Lomszar
Cryptek Nyszeth
Cryptek Ozhrakhet
Cryptek Senwosreth
Cryptek Szoreth
Cryptek Thalszar
Cryptek Tzentekh
Cryptek Vezhmet
Cryptek Vornaszet
Cryptek Zamunekh
Cyrnekh

D: 14 names

Dakhmun
Deathmark Tzekhar
Dedumekh
Destroyer Lord Ithkhor
Destroyer Lord Khemrath
Destroyer Lord Vorthun
Dhuresh
Djerakh
Djoseras
Dorszen
Dorvesh the Silent Hand
Draszekh the Warbringer
Dzheret of the Waking Deeps
Dzhoser the Pyramid Lord

E: 8 names

Ekhnaton
Ekhorr
Ekhrazar
Emnekhar
Eszethar
Ethermancer Nyrekh
Ethrak of Gidrim Secundus
Ezhkar the Unmade

F: 4 names

Farekhun
Fenzhet the Pale Sovereign
Fethraz
Fharzul

G: 7 names

Gashrun the Lightless
Geberakh the Earthshaker
Geomancer Khonszar
Geomancer Tzaresh
Gezhret
Ghorsun
Gorthun

H: 20 names

Hakorekh
Harbinger Vokhran
Harsiesekh of the Ninth Vault
Hasketh
Hatshepresh of the Silent Throne
Hemiun
Hemrekh the Unforgiving
Hemszar the Cold
Hemuthek of the Tomb of Mirrors
Hephraz
Heqetesh
Hesyrakh
Hexmark Szunakh
Hexmark Vyrath
Hezhmar the Slow Death
Horemzar
Hotekhar
Hunszar
Hurrakh the Firstborn
Huzekh of Mandragora's Reach

I: 23 names

Ibnuresh
Ikhnetekh the Aeon-Seer
Ikhraz
Ikhszar the Ruinous
Illuminor Nemrakh
Illuminor Szeras
Illuminor Thaszekh
Illuminor Urszar
Imhotar the Master Builder
Imotekh the Stormlord
Intefrekh the Endless Sleeper
Iretekh
Isnethekh
Ithekhar of the Voidgate
Ithorekh the Harvester
Ithorun of Damnos
Ithrakh
Ithraun the Unmourned
Ithrek of the Pariah Nexus
Ithvesh the Tombwarden
Ithyx
Ithzar the Shattered
Izkhoret the Unburied

J: 2 names

Jakhorun
Juszar the Voiceless

K: 41 names

Kashtekh
Kavrusun
Kemathor
Kemresh
Khaemwaset the Vault-Reader
Khafrekh the Sphinx Lord
Khaiyn the Vigilant
Khamaat the Lawgiver
Khamrun of Mandragora Secundus
Khamureth
Kharesh
Kharnak
Kharoth of the Dying Star
Kharsun of the Sunless Core
Khashet the Unwelcome
Khaszet
Khaszor the Flayed
Khaszun of Kavar
Khemsut
Khemun of Trakonn

K, continued

Khenmut
Khenrahtekh of the Crownworld Gheden
Khenrath the Unyielding
Kheprish
Khethor the Awakened
Khetnefer
Khetzar of the Sautekh Reach
Khezhret the Quiet Blade
Khnumrekh the Shaper
Khoratekh
Khorrath of Cadmus Regio
Khorrun the Scourge
Khorvakh the Executioner
Khorvekh of Moebius
Khoryn the Heretic King
Khoszan the Chainbreaker
Khufarekh the Pyramid-Raiser
Khuvaresh of the Ashen Reach
Kothrun
Kozheth the Dune-Walker
Kutlakh the World Killer

L: 13 names

Lamrekh the Ash Crown
Lathorek
Lokhust Lord Bahrekh
Lokhust Lord Khetszar
Lokhust Lord Nekhrun
Lokhust Lord Zharun
Lord Amenkhar
Lord Khaszem
Lord Ozhamun
Lord Szuthrek
Lothekhar
Lychguard Captain Khoszekh
Lyszekh

M: 16 names

Maahesar the Lion of Novokh
Mahkezar
Mekethor the Lance of Judgement
Menkaurekh
Menkhaur
Menmaat the Weigher of Souls
Mentep
Menthrazar
Meretakh
Meryrekh the Beloved of the C'tan
Merytekh of the Golden Tomb
Montuzar the Hawk of War
Morvekh
Muthar of Sarnekh Prime
Muthrezan
Muzhar the Coiled

N: 41 names

Nakhtekh
Naszur the Unmaker
Nebenszar
Nebtekh the Golden Lord
Neferten
Nefrusar of the Starless Court
Nefrusekh
Nekhmaat of the Whispering Tomb
Nekhmar of Borsis
Nekhrys the Veiled
Nekhtar the Voidwarden
Nekhtyr
Nemesor Akhmenesh
Nemesor Chethrun
Nemesor Dakhszar the Tactician
Nemesor Esnurekh
Nemesor Govrath
Nemesor Hotarun the Methodical
Nemesor Ikhnoret
Nemesor Khenszar

N, continued

Nemesor Lunszekh
Nemesor Orthanekh
Nemesor Phorzen
Nemesor Ptahrun
Nemesor Qethrun
Nemesor Sobkhar
Nemesor Thoszar
Nemesor Vaszekh the Unbroken
Nemesor Zahndrekh
Nemesor Zhamekh
Nemkheret
Nephreth the Untouched
Nephtarek the Veiled Crown
Nethrun the Hollow Star
Nimlotekh
Nitokrekh
Nuthrak
Nyrakh the Silent Tyrant
Nyrun the Sleepless Eye
Nyszar of Sekhmet's Rest
Nyszekh the Pale Reaper

O: 29 names

Okhrathek the Tomb-Sleeper
Oltyx of Ithakas
Omszar
Onuretekh of the Red Necropolis
Onuvakh the Spear of Dawn
Ophrakhet
Orikan the Diviner
Osiran of the Ninth Dynasty
Oskharen
Osorkhar
Ossirakh
Ossuar
Oszekh the Wakeful
Overlord Ankhmerekh
Overlord Gethrazun
Overlord Hurkhan the Unrested
Overlord Khorvath the Patient
Overlord Lashekhar
Overlord Morzheth
Overlord Nebmaatekh
Overlord Qhaszeth of the Drowned Tomb
Overlord Quonrekh
Overlord Rethkhaun
Overlord Wenzhor
Overlord Yaszeth of Gidrim
Ozhekh the Relentless
Ozhrakh of the Crownworld
Ozhran the Hungering
Ozhrun the Unblinking

P: 45 names

Pakhetekh the Huntress
Paszunekh
Pethraun
Phaerakh Amunesh the Veiled
Phaerakh Merneith the Unbowed
Phaerakh Neshkhet
Phaerakh Tiyesh the Radiant
Phaeron Ahkhenrekh
Phaeron Bakhruzar the Ninefold
Phaeron Dhorsekhet
Phaeron Ishnekhar of Thokt
Phaeron Ithnakhar
Phaeron Khathrazek
Phaeron Menkhepresh
Phaeron Menraz the Crownbreaker
Phaeron Nemthosar
Phaeron Omrakhet
Phaeron Sekhuret
Phaeron Szuretakh of the Sautekh
Phaeron Tzarhotekh
Phaeron Ulkhaten
Phaeron Uthorakh the Unsleeping

P, continued

Phaeron Vaszethor
Phaeron Zorthekh
Pharuz the Untamed
Pinedjekh
Plasmancer Djedkhar
Plasmancer Eszrun
Plasmancer Fakhrath
Plasmancer Ghuren
Plasmancer Ithrun
Plasmancer Nefrakh
Plasmancer Sethyrak
Plasmancer Zhorekh
Praetorian Khamszar
Psamtekh
Psarekh of the Last Vault
Psusennekh the Thrice-Crowned
Psychomancer Amunekh
Psychomancer Hunzheth
Psychomancer Khethren
Psychomancer Nekhtys
Psychomancer Vyszar
Ptahmesh
Ptorekh the Artificer

Q: 4 names

Qenrakh the Enduring
Qenthur
Qozhar
Quezhar the Sundered Crown

R: 13 names

Rahotekh of Nagathar
Ramessekh
Ramethrekh the Sun-Forged
Ramuthek
Raszhor
Renpetesh
Rhazekh
Rhesketh
Royal Warden Pentekh
Royal Warden Szeth
Royal Warden Vosekh
Rudamun of the Scoured Worlds
Ruszet the Dust-Cloaked

S: 35 names

Sakhmet the Destroyer of Hosts
Sanuthekh
Sazhrun the Bright Ruin
Sekhat
Sekhemrath the Bone Crown
Semerkh
Sephrekh the Seer of Dust
Seshrakh the Scribe of Ruin
Setekhar
Sethkaur
Sethmesh the Red Storm
Sethnakhte the Flayer King
Sethrun the Inexorable
Shoshnekh
Siptahrekh
Skorpekh Lord Ghuraszet
Skorpekh Lord Szarun
Skorpekh Lord Tzorekh
Sneferukh the Unfinished
Sobekhar of Zantragora
Sobekneferesh of the Deep Reach
Sobkharesh
Szaketh the Worldbane
Szamekh the Deathless
Szanrekh of the Shattered Crown
Szarekh the Silent King
Szekhmar
Szenrath the Watcher
Szethen of Hyperion
Szethun the Reaper
Szorath of Gheden Prime
Szorekh the Immovable
Szorun the Merciless
Szuret
Szuvan the Riddle

T: 37 names

Tahek the Deathless
Takelotekh
Tanuthek the Crowned Serpent
Tarkhyn the Forgotten
Tebrekh
Technomancer Ithmaat
Technomancer Khornekh
Technomancer Ptahzar
Technomancer Szekhret
Technomancer Vaszuret
Tefnakhar
Tekharesh
Tethmar
Tetirekh
Thanesh of Moebius Prime
Thaszar the Invincible
Thothrakh
Thutmekh
Toholk the Blinded
Tothrekh the Dawn-Eater
Trazyn the Infinite
Triarch Praetorian Khorth
Tsazekh
Tuskhemen
Tuthorakh of the Iron Pyramids
Tuthrekh
Tzahr the Unspoken
Tzahrekh the Patient
Tzarnekh
Tzaroth of Sarnekh
Tzarun the Sunderer
Tzehrun of the Deep Tombs
Tzekhraun of the Outer Vaults
Tzenakh
Tzeshet the Oracle
Tzetsekh the Unblinking Gaze
Tzolekh

U: 9 names

Ubastekh the Cat of Sautekh
Udjaresh the Eye of Ruin
Ulthanrekh
Ulthyx the Last Witness
Unnas the Ascended
Urthyx the Dawnless
Ussarekh of the Shrouded Stars
Uszorun
Uzekh

V: 36 names

Valgûl the Fallen Lord
Vamekhet
Vargard Anuszar
Vargard Buthrek
Vargard Ghomrun
Vargard Heszethar
Vargard Ithun
Vargard Juthrakh
Vargard Khorak
Vargard Mennesh
Vargard Nekhbar
Vargard Obyron
Vargard Osszar
Vargard Sobhrun the Shield of Ithakas
Vargard Tszerakh
Vargard Urhotep
Vargard Zhethun
Vaskhar the Sovereign of Dust
Vaszerekh the Voidborn
Vaszoreth of Thanatos Minor
Vaszun the Collector
Vaunekh the Hoarder of Ages
Vaunrath the Dreamer
Vhotekh the Shadow of Mephrit
Vorkhan
Vorkhel the Hunter of Suns
Vorlokh the Slaughterer
Vorszekh of Drazak
Vorthekh the Devourer
Vosmenekh of the Ninefold Seal
Vosrath the Conqueror
Vosrekh
Voszaq the Hollow
Vothmar of Antagonis Secundus
Vrekhaton
Vykhet the Slumbering

W: 7 names

Wadjrekh the Green Flame
Wahibrekh the Silent Executor
Warden Ankhtesh
Warden Zhoruth
Wenamun the Tombforger
Weshret
Wosrekh

X: 2 names

Xarnuth
Xothun

Y: 8 names

Yenekh
Ynrakh the Starless
Ythrazekh
Yuszekh
Yuyaresh
Yzarekh the Burning Eye
Yzethar
Yzorath of the Hollow Throne

Z: 16 names

Zahrakh of the Obsidian Vault
Zaphrekh
Zarhesh
Zarkhet
Zebkhar
Zhan-Tekh
Zhaqen the Gravewarden
Zhareth the Stormbringer
Zhaszar
Zhemrek
Zhethar the Starbreaker
Zhoreth of the Ghoul Stars
Zhotekh
Zhurnak
Zorathek the Star-Eater
Zultanekh