Nilfgaardian Name Generator

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Generate names in the style of the Nilfgaardian Empire from The Witcher: nobles such as Adriaan var Calloorn, Arent aep Rhydderch and Bethan van Aelderen, plus ranked officers, court officials, sorceresses and envoys from Vicovaro to Nazair.

About Nilfgaardian names

Nilfgaardian names in The Witcher have a sound of their own. The given names lean Dutch, Welsh and Irish, and a particle usually joins them to a family name: var, aep, van, de or Fitz, as in Emhyr var Emreis, Cahir Mawr Dyffryn aep Ceallach and Vattier de Rideaux. Some of the empire's best-known figures carry no particle at all, such as Morvran Voorhis and Menno Coehoorn. Of the particles, aep is the one with a plain reading: son of, so the name after it is a father's name.

This list keeps to that pattern and walks through the empire rank by rank. About two thirds of the entries are nobles and gentry in the plain form, like Adriaan var Calloorn, Arent aep Rhydderch, Bethan van Aelderen and Tancred Fitz-Berengar. The rest hold a place in the imperial order: field marshals, colonels and cornets, some with their division; seneschals, chamberlains, coroners and spymasters of the court; sorceresses and mages; and envoys, with origins in provinces such as Vicovaro, Nazair, Ebbing, Metinna and Maecht.

Most given names are real Dutch, Welsh and Irish names, with Latin and German ones mixed in. Most family names are invented in the imperial style, written for your own characters with no claim to match the books or games.

How to choose Nilfgaardian names

  • Let the particle do character work. You might keep var and aep for old families of the capital and give van, de and Fitz names to provincial gentry, envoys and courtiers.
  • With aep, choose the father first. Arent aep Rhydderch is Arent, son of Rhydderch, so brothers share the second half and a family tree almost writes itself.
  • Add rank only when the scene needs it. Colonel Wessel var Calloorn is a mouthful in dialogue; other characters would say "the colonel" or just "var Calloorn".
  • Use a province to hint at loyalty. A captain from Vicovaro and a clerk from Ebbing or Maecht need not see the empire the same way.
  • For sorceresses, look at the Latin bird names. Fringilla is Latin for finch, and the list borrows others in the same spirit, such as Alauda (lark) and Luscinia (nightingale).

Frequently asked questions

What do var and aep mean in Nilfgaardian names?

aep is read as "son of", so the name after it is a father's name, as in Arent aep Rhydderch. The other particles (var, van, de and Fitz) join a given name to a family name and are left unglossed here, because this page does not guess at meanings.

Are these names from The Witcher books or games?

No. They are written in the style of the Nilfgaardian Empire for fan fiction, tabletop campaigns and original characters, and they have not been compared with the books, games or show. Only the place and unit names, such as Vicovaro, Nazair and the Alba Division, come from the setting.

How do I name a Nilfgaardian officer?

Start with a particle name and put the rank in front: Colonel Wessel var Calloorn, Captain Evert var Dunmaer, Cornet Gwion aep Ruadric. A few entries add the unit as well, like Colonel Lorcan var Valkoorn of the Alba Division.

How is this different from the Witcher name generator?

The Witcher page covers the whole Continent, from witchers and Skelligers to elves and dwarves, with a small share of imperial names. This page is only the empire: nobles, ranked officers, court and intelligence posts, sorceresses and envoys from the provinces.

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A: 33 names

  • Aagje of Vicovaro
  • Adelbert de Thorne-Vaal
  • Adriaan var Calloorn
  • Aedan Tyrmoyle
  • Aernout var Dunmaer
  • Aeron aep Brannagh
  • Aisling van Terwilgen
  • Alaric Fitz-Noorden
  • Alauda var Hethvaen
  • Aldert Coevorden
  • Aled van Haagdoorn

A, continued

  • Aleid var Hethvaen
  • Aletta Brunsveld
  • Alun aep Daelan
  • Alun var Aeldric of Darn Rowan
  • Ambassador Anneke van Brakkenhof
  • Ambassador Glyn aep Tigernach
  • Ambassador Leonard Fitz-Coenraad
  • Ambassador Maximiliaan var Maelgarth
  • Ambroos var Caddrich of Vicovaro
  • Angharad var Praedel
  • Ansel Fitz-Dermott

A, continued

  • Anwen de Smedt
  • Aodh aep Maelgwn
  • Aodhan var Rosmael
  • Aoife var Cuilvaen
  • Archivist Aeron van Dorremaal
  • Ardea van Zwartewater
  • Arent aep Rhydderch
  • Art aep Hyfaidd of Maecht
  • Art aep Tegwared
  • Astrologer Urbaan var Neddrach
  • Aurel Fitz-Aldewyn

B: 27 names

  • Balthus Varnhagen
  • Barend var Eldegaard
  • Baron Dirk van Haagdoorn
  • Baron Finn aep Lugaid
  • Baroness Dearbhla de Croock
  • Baroness Katrijn var Orvelaen
  • Bastiaan var Haelbrecht
  • Bedwyr var Oestraad
  • Belia Verhaeghen
  • Benedict Fitz-Lambrecht
  • Benedikt Molenaer of Metinna
  • Berend Oosterlinck
  • Bethan van Aelderen

B, continued

  • Bleddyn var Paerholt
  • Boudewijn aep Cadfan
  • Bran Coed aep Ruadhri
  • Bran van Egelmeer
  • Branwen var Ruadhmoor
  • Brecht Vandermolen
  • Brechtje var Ildraeth
  • Brendan van Zandhoven
  • Brennan Fitz-Tiernan
  • Brigadier Conall aep Llywarch
  • Brigadier Gethin var Tegwaerd
  • Brigadier Karel van Roodenburg
  • Brigid de Clerck
  • Bronwen de Moor

C: 75 names

  • Cadell var Rhuddlaen
  • Cadfael aep Donnchad of Nazair
  • Cadfael aep Niallan
  • Cadoc Ros aep Maelbrigh
  • Cadwgan aep Fiachna
  • Cadwgan de Graeve
  • Calandra var Tirvoel
  • Caoimhe van Uilenbroek
  • Captain Bleddyn aep Conmael
  • Captain Cadell de Raedt
  • Captain Diarmuid aep Peredur of the Nauzicaa Brigade
  • Captain Evert var Dunmaer
  • Captain Gijsbert var Sivaerd
  • Captain Oisin van Tielrode
  • Captain Roelof var Ulvaren of the Impera Brigade

C, continued

  • Captain Zeger Brakel
  • Caradoc var Straelen
  • Carduela de Wael
  • Carel Tyrhaven
  • Carys van Brakkenhof
  • Casper aep Tuathal
  • Cathal de Jaeger
  • Catrin van Druyten
  • Ceinwen var Sternaeld
  • Certhia var Kaelgrim
  • Chamberlain Emlyn de Heere
  • Chamberlain Melchior var Ysselmaer
  • Chamberlain Nicolaas Fitz-Hubrecht
  • Chancellor Boudewijn var Eldegaard
  • Chancellor Iorwerth van Merwede

C, continued

  • Christiaan aep Llywarch
  • Cian van Raamsdonk
  • Cillian aep Rhain
  • Cinclia van Duivenkamp
  • Cipher Master Ruben van Kievitsloo
  • Clodagh var Daervoort
  • Colm aep Gwalchmai
  • Colonel Barend aep Seisyll of the Daerlan Brigade
  • Colonel Eoghan de Ridder
  • Colonel Iestyn aep Domnall
  • Colonel Joris van Steenwyck
  • Colonel Lorcan var Valkoorn of the Alba Division
  • Colonel Matthijs Varnhagen
  • Colonel Rhodri aep Bressal
  • Colonel Wessel var Calloorn

C, continued

  • Commander Adriaan de Schepper
  • Commander Cormac van Zandhoven
  • Commander Geraint var Ardevaal
  • Commander Koenraad aep Brochfael
  • Commander Meurig aep Elffin of the Venendal Division
  • Conall var Sivaerd
  • Conan van Wintergroen
  • Conor aep Hyfaidd
  • Constantijn aep Bressal
  • Cordula Fitz-Roelant
  • Corentin Fitz-Oudaen
  • Cormac var Ulvaren
  • Cornelia van Vossenberg of Mag Turga
  • Cornelis var Morhaen
  • Cornet Gwion aep Ruadric

C, continued

  • Cornet Senan van Beukenrode
  • Cornet Thijs var Belhaern
  • Corran Dunloe
  • Corwin Ebbelaar
  • Count Christiaan var Grimberghe
  • Count Dafydd van Valkensteyn
  • Countess Eirwen de Vlaeminck
  • Countess Liesbeth var Rosmael
  • Court Astrologer Xander var Uthermoel
  • Court Physician Casper de Smedt
  • Court Secretary Gillis aep Colman
  • Crevan Morteyn
  • Crispin Fitz-Maerten
  • Cunera Wissekerke
  • Cynan var Tyrvaen

D: 22 names

  • Dacian Voorwind
  • Dafydd aep Cathbad
  • Dafydd de Schepper
  • Daithi aep Cadell
  • Dankert Stuyver
  • Dara of Maecht
  • Declan van Schoonhoven
  • Deiniol var Uthermoel
  • Delyth van Elsevoort
  • Devlin Kilbrannan
  • Dewi aep Ailill

D, continued

  • Diarmuid var Veldoch
  • Diederik var Raedwyn
  • Dieuwke Staverden
  • Dirk aep Maelduin
  • Donal aep Nudd
  • Dries Halloorn
  • Duchess Gwyneth van Oostervelt
  • Duchess Wilhelmina var Drostaen
  • Duke Gerard var Noordhael
  • Duke Llywelyn aep Gwrgan
  • Dylan van Heuvelrijk

E: 38 names

  • Eachan Ardfinnan
  • Eamon aep Merfyn
  • Eamon de Heere
  • Edern var Vreemoor
  • Edsel Braethwyn
  • Egbert Koolhaven
  • Eifion Glyn aep Dairmoch
  • Eimear var Eirdoch
  • Einion var Waelgrim
  • Eirlys van Grauwert
  • Eleri van Hazelaar
  • Elidir var Ardevaal

E, continued

  • Elin var Braemhorst of Loc Grim
  • Eluned var Tirvoel
  • Elwin Maasdorp
  • Elystan Morfa
  • Emberiza var Saelric
  • Emerentia Hoogwoud
  • Emeric Fitz-Reinoud
  • Emeric Skellaert
  • Emissary Beatrix var Vreemoor
  • Emissary Lucas van Uilenbroek
  • Emissary Seamus aep Morgant
  • Emlyn aep Conchobar
  • Emlyn de Raedt

E, continued

  • Emrys aep Faelan of Geso
  • Emrys aep Flann
  • Emrys van Dorremaal
  • Emyr Hir aep Cuanach
  • Enid de Meyere
  • Ensign Jasper van Lindeloo
  • Envoy Augustijn var Penhaelig
  • Envoy Bedwyr aep Niallan
  • Envoy Clemens van Loenhout
  • Envoy Margriet van Elsevoort
  • Eoghan var Wynthaer
  • Evert var Tegwaerd
  • Ewout Drakenborch

F: 14 names

  • Fearghal aep Morgant
  • Femke of Mag Turga
  • Fenna of Ebbing
  • Fergus van Wolfswaard
  • Ffion van IJzerloo
  • Fiachra var Aldoorn
  • Field Marshal Godfried Oosterlinck
  • Field Marshal Maredudd aep Rhydderch
  • Field Marshal Reinout var Haelbrecht
  • Finn aep Elidyr
  • Fionnuala var Gaerlinck
  • Floris var Valkoorn
  • Folkert Raamsveld
  • Frederik aep Idwal

G: 37 names

  • Gareth aep Cuilenn
  • Gareth de Haene
  • Garvan Inishmore
  • Gawein Ruyssel
  • Geert Hollebeek
  • Geesje Tollenaer
  • General Cornelis aep Tuathal
  • General Diederik van Westerholt
  • General Fintan aep Cadwallon
  • General Hywel var Morhaen
  • General Lambert de Coninck
  • General Urien var Aerenhout

G, continued

  • Geraint var Belhaern
  • Gerard aep Conmael
  • Gerlach de Sarn-Oeven
  • Gerlof Brandaris
  • Gerrit var Ysselmaer
  • Gethin var Corvaert
  • Gijsbert var Brannoch
  • Gillis aep Peredur
  • Glyn aep Dubhthach
  • Godelieve Maertens
  • Godfried var Kaerloon
  • Goronwy var Drostaen

G, continued

  • Governor Fearghal van Noordwyk
  • Governor Willem var Straelen
  • Grainne var Heddraen
  • Gregor var Fionnach of Ymlac
  • Griet var Dermaath of Gemmera
  • Gruffydd aep Aengus
  • Gwenllian var Vaelhoorn
  • Gwern Cwm aep Laisren
  • Gwilym aep Labraid
  • Gwilym de Coninck
  • Gwion aep Ronan
  • Gwydion Tregarth
  • Gwyn van Merwede

H: 15 names

  • Hadewych var Keirnoch
  • Hadrian Teirlinck
  • Harmen Coppelstock
  • Hefin Du aep Morchad
  • Heiko Varrentrap
  • Heledd var Wendraeth
  • Herald Jurriaan var Daelgarn
  • Hilde van Heuvelrijk of Liddertal
  • Hillegonda Vosmaer
  • Hirunda var Gaerlinck
  • Hubrecht var Saelric
  • Hugo aep Murchad
  • Huw van Nachtegael
  • Hywel de Vlaeminck
  • Hywel var Emlinck

I: 16 names

  • Ida Ravesloot
  • Idris aep Cearbhall
  • Idris de Wael
  • Iestyn var Fennoech
  • Ieuan aep Donnchad
  • Ifan Penhallow
  • Ifor Pen aep Conlaed
  • Imperial Coroner Laurens var Corvaert

I, continued

  • Imperial Coroner Sander aep Eochaid
  • Ioan van Kievitsloo
  • Iorwerth var Grimberghe
  • Isaura Fitz-Aelbrecht
  • Isidore Fitz-Hubrecht
  • Ivo Maerschalk
  • Ivo of Ymlac
  • Ivor van Ottenrode

J: 10 names

  • Jasper aep Seisyll
  • Jelmer of Gemmera
  • Jelmer Oudenaerde
  • Jochem Baerle
  • Joost var Aerenhout
  • Joren Tavernier
  • Joris var Daelgarn
  • Josina Bentveld
  • Julius de Pauw of Etolia
  • Jurriaan aep Domnall

K: 5 names

  • Karel aep Gwrgan
  • Kasimir Voorhelm
  • Kieran van Beukenrode
  • Klaas aep Lugaid
  • Koenraad var Eithmoor

L: 27 names

  • Lady-in-Waiting Lowri var Moerwyn
  • Lady-in-Waiting Sofie var Praedel
  • Lambert var Faerholt
  • Laurens aep Tewdwr
  • Leander Schuyl
  • Legate Madoc aep Cathbad
  • Legate Viktor var Laerdoch
  • Lennart Brakel
  • Leopold Fitz-Coenraad
  • Liduina Schoonebeek
  • Lieutenant Aodhan de Backer
  • Lieutenant Elidir var Glaendor
  • Lieutenant Joost aep Cynfyn

L, continued

  • Lieutenant Pryderi aep Dunchad
  • Lieutenant Rutger var Wynthaer of the Magne Division
  • Lieutenant Tiernan van Egelmeer
  • Linaria van Terwilgen
  • Lleu van Sperwerhof
  • Llywelyn aep Faelan
  • Lorcan de Ridder
  • Lorcan var Caddrich
  • Lowri van Kromwijk
  • Loxia Fitz-Evert
  • Lucan Fitz-Joris
  • Ludolf Graswinckel
  • Luscinia van Aelderen
  • Lutgard Campenhout

M: 42 names

  • Maarten var Hoorvaen
  • Mabon Llanfaes
  • Machteld var Llanvaer
  • Macsen var Halvaert
  • Madoc aep Colman
  • Maelon van Reigersberg
  • Maeve de Brauwer
  • Mage Balthazar var Fennoech
  • Mage Egidius van Ottenrode
  • Mage Ignaas aep Scannlan
  • Mage Oswald de Haene
  • Mage Raphael aep Blathmac
  • Mage Theodoor var Istraed
  • Mairead van Vossenberg

M, continued

  • Major Bastiaan aep Idwal
  • Major Cynan var Faerholt
  • Major General Tadhg var Emlinck
  • Major General Wouter Fitz-Berengar
  • Major Hubrecht de Jaeger
  • Major Ruairi van Kromwijk
  • Major Tegid aep Murchad
  • Maredudd var Istraed
  • Margrave Arent var Hoorvaen
  • Margrave Einion aep Maelduin
  • Margriet var Moerwyn
  • Marijke van Druyten of Ebbing
  • Marnix Ravenswaay
  • Master of Horse Padraig aep Flann

M, continued

  • Matthijs var Immelrath
  • Mechteld Uyttenbogaert
  • Meindert Zoeterwoud
  • Meinir of Metinna
  • Meirion aep Blathmac
  • Melchior aep Dunchad
  • Mererid van Lindeloo
  • Merula var Cuilvaen
  • Meurig var Kelvoort
  • Morfudd var Aeldric
  • Morgan van Loenhout
  • Motacilla Voorwind
  • Muireann var Kaelgrim
  • Myfanwy van Molenbeek

N: 6 names

  • Nardus Kettelaar
  • Nerys van Noordwyk
  • Nesta var Braemhorst
  • Niall van Tielrode
  • Nicolaas aep Cynfyn
  • Nuala van Westerholt

O: 13 names

  • Odhran aep Meilyr
  • Odilia Wassenburg
  • Odo Fitz-Ingelram
  • Oisin var Dermaath
  • Olivier Duyvendak
  • Olwen van Oostervelt
  • Oriola Fitz-Noorden
  • Orla de Zwaene
  • Osric Lammertyn
  • Ossian van Valkensteyn
  • Otto aep Cethern
  • Owain aep Tigernach
  • Owain de Brune

P: 11 names

  • Padraig aep Gwyddno
  • Parula var Eirdoch
  • Pedr aep Fergal
  • Petronella var Nantraed
  • Philip aep Gwalchmai of Winneburg
  • Pieter aep Brochfael
  • Prefect Macsen aep Rhiwallon
  • Prefect Valentijn var Halvaert
  • Pryderi var Lowaeth
  • Pwyll Goch aep Tnuthgal
  • Pyrrhula Oosterlinck

Q: 3 names

  • Quartermaster Gerrit van Raamsdonk
  • Quartermaster Tudur aep Ynyr
  • Quirijn Malefijt

R: 22 names

  • Radboud Stellinga
  • Radegund Slootmaker
  • Regula de Meyere
  • Reinier var Jorweth
  • Reinout aep Eochaid
  • Reyer Hoogstraal
  • Rhiannon van Roodenburg
  • Rhodri var Merhoven
  • Rhun Penmaen
  • Rhydian aep Sechnall
  • Rhys van Kraanvelt

R, continued

  • Rikkert Vaandrager
  • Roderic Fitz-Evert
  • Roemer Castelein
  • Roisin van Zwartewater
  • Ronan aep Cynddylan
  • Ronan de Backer
  • Roos of Etolia
  • Roswitha Kranenburg
  • Ruadhan aep Cuhelyn
  • Ruben aep Elffin
  • Rutger var Laerdoch

S: 36 names

  • Sander aep Ruadric
  • Saoirse van Duivenkamp
  • Seamus aep Arthfael
  • Sebastiaan aep Rhiwallon
  • Seger Wittewrongel
  • Senan aep Tudwal
  • Seneschal Constantijn var Raedwyn
  • Seneschal Frederik van Schoonhoven
  • Seneschal Goronwy aep Cethern
  • Seren de Leeuw
  • Sergeant Colm Stuyver
  • Sergeant Dewi aep Fearghus

S, continued

  • Sergeant Klaas Hollebeek
  • Serina var Maeroch
  • Servaas Bouckaert
  • Siarl Bryn aep Aedhgal
  • Sibilla var Othmaer
  • Sieglinde Daverveld
  • Sitta var Nantraed
  • Sorceress Cassia de Brune
  • Sorceress Drusilla var Othmaer
  • Sorceress Faustina van Grauwert
  • Sorceress Leontine de Leeuw
  • Sorceress Livia van Hazelaar

S, continued

  • Sorceress Lucretia var Sternaeld
  • Sorceress Marcella var Keirnoch
  • Sorceress Octavia Fitz-Sievert
  • Sorceress Severa var Ildraeth
  • Sorceress Vespera var Wendraeth
  • Sorcha var Maeroch
  • Spymaster Deiniol var Lowaeth
  • Spymaster Tobias aep Tewdwr
  • Standard-Bearer Cillian aep Selyf
  • Standard-Bearer Teun var Eskaerd
  • Steward Trefor var Paerholt
  • Sybrand Molenaer

T: 21 names

  • Tadhg var Fionnach
  • Taliesin aep Cennfaelad
  • Taliesin de Croock
  • Tamme Offringa
  • Tancred Fitz-Berengar
  • Tegan Glascoed
  • Tegwen van Steenwyck
  • Teun aep Fearghus
  • Theodora Bruggeman
  • Thijs aep Ynyr

T, continued

  • Tiernan var Glaendor
  • Tjerk Bronkhorst
  • Tobias aep Muirchad
  • Tomos Mawr aep Feidlim
  • Tomos of Geso
  • Treasurer Ewout de Graeve
  • Treasurer Otto var Kelvoort
  • Trefor aep Loingsech
  • Tringa var Heddraen
  • Tudur var Orvelaen
  • Turlough aep Brynach

U: 3 names

  • Ulrik Steenhouwer
  • Una de Pauw
  • Urien var Penhaelig

V: 7 names

  • Valentijn aep Selyf
  • Valerius Sneek
  • Veit Ostendorp
  • Vigor Maelcote
  • Viscount Hugo var Jorweth
  • Viscount Ronan Fitz-Maerten
  • Viscountess Johanna var Immelrath

W: 13 names

  • Walburga Zeldenrust
  • Walter Fitz-Lambrecht of Eiddon
  • Warner Kuylenburg
  • Wessel aep Tiernach
  • Wigbold Sassenheim
  • Wilbert Tromper
  • Willem aep Cadwallon
  • Wolfram Fitz-Gheraert
  • Wolter aep Corwyn
  • Wolter of Nazair
  • Wouter var Maelgarth
  • Wybrand Dorrestein
  • Wyn aep Scannlan

Y: 3 names

  • Ysbrand Coorte
  • Ysbrand de Kell-Maren
  • Ysolde Marckwald

Z: 1 name

  • Zweder Malkenhorst