Numenera Name Generator

Ninth World names for glaives, nanos and jacks

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Generate Numenera character names that fit the Ninth World: eclectic first-and-surname pairs like Tybalt Ahl and Whenith Sarromere, exotic single names, and people named for Steadfast cities such as Charmonde and Qi. Useful for player characters, NPCs and Cypher System campaigns.

About Numenera names

Numenera is set a billion years in the future, on an Earth where eight great civilizations have risen and vanished, so Ninth World names do not belong to any one culture. The published material deliberately mixes the familiar with the strange: Tybalt Ahl, Whenith Sarromere, Calaval, Durkhal, King Laird of Ghan, Queen Armalu of Navarene. Some could pass on a modern street, others sound dredged out of a datasphere, and a name halfway between the two is usually the most convincing.

A few habits help. Many Ninth World people carry a short, slightly worn first name (Dori, Kaen, Oran, Nin) with a surname that is either blunt and consonant-heavy (Vosk, Dray, Tull) or long and liquid (Sarromere, Nebalich, Orrendale). Others go by a single name, or by their home: "Osca of Charmonde" tells a table where she is from and that she travels. Titles such as Aeon Priest or Amber Pope are roles rather than names and are best kept for NPCs.

This list mixes all of those styles, with nods to Steadfast places like Qi, Shallamas, Uxphon and Ledon. Pick a name that matches your descriptor and focus: a Clever Jack who Explores Dark Places can carry something wry and short, while a Mystical Nano who Commands Mental Powers can afford a name with more syllables.

How to choose Numenera names

  • Aim for the middle of the strangeness scale: a plain first name with an unusual surname (or the reverse) feels more Ninth World than a name that is all invented syllables.
  • Use "of" plus a Steadfast or Beyond location (Charmonde, Qi, Ancuan, Nihliesh) for wanderers and traders; it doubles as a hook for your character's backstory.
  • Single names suit nanos, mutants and visitants; two-part names suit glaives and jacks from settled towns. Let the name hint at where the character came from.
  • Save honorifics like Aeon Priest, Amber Pope or Queen for NPCs; players should simply be called by name at the table.
  • Say the name next to your descriptor, type and focus sentence. If it jars with "a Rugged Glaive who Hunts Abhumans," try a shorter, harder-sounding option.

Frequently asked questions

Are these names from the official Numenera books?

A handful at the top reference canon figures and places from the Ninth World (Tybalt Ahl, Whenith Sarromere, Calaval, the Amber Pope, cities like Charmonde and Qi), so you can see the house style. The rest are original names written in the same eclectic register and are free to use for your characters.

What do Numenera names usually sound like?

Deliberately mixed. Because the Ninth World inherits fragments of countless cultures, names range from familiar (Laird, Dori, Jack) to exotic (Nihliesh, Whenith, Armalu). Short worn-down first names paired with surnames that are either blunt or flowing are the most common pattern in the published adventures.

Do these work for other Cypher System games like The Strange?

Yes. Anything here fits The Strange, Gods of the Fall or a homebrew Cypher setting, especially the names that lean exotic. For Earth-based recursions in The Strange, favor the plainer options like Hugo Crest or Petra Vance.

How should I name a visitant, varjellen or lattimor character?

Non-human characters often take single names or names that humans find hard to say, so choose from the one-word and consonant-heavy options (Nihliesh, Zhev Nakkar, Queth) or pick a human name your character adopted on arrival, which is itself a good roleplaying detail.

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A: 39 names

  • Abel Pinnock
  • Absalom Dray
  • Adaline Greystoke
  • Agnes Ironbough
  • Akrion Thaemor
  • Aldous Penry
  • Aldren Mosk
  • Aldric Stone
  • Allegra Dorne
  • Amadea Strick
  • Amaryx Tull
  • Amaya Strand
  • Ambel Toth
  • Ambrose Keel
  • Amity Fell
  • Ankh Kaparin
  • Annika Droon
  • Annora Blight
  • Anouk Severy
  • Ansel Parrish
  • Anselm Rook
  • Ansgar Tolle
  • Anwar Seth
  • Aramine Solt
  • Ardo Quill
  • Armalu of Navarene
  • Arne Solvay
  • Asha Welleth
  • Ashlyn Perrote
  • Auberon Ketterley
  • Aubin Sorrell
  • Aubrynne Sarr
  • Aurek Dane
  • Aurel Kempe
  • Aurelian Fosk
  • Aurelie Domm
  • Aurelio Sunk
  • Aveline Mor-Hadda
  • Averil Hawke

B: 22 names

  • Baptiste Hale
  • Bard Oakes
  • Barnaby Thistle
  • Barrow Venstiel
  • Barto Quell
  • Bastian Lorre
  • Bastienne Vos
  • Beldrin Quay
  • Benedek Hoss
  • Benedict Oyle
  • Bennet Glass
  • Bettany Shale
  • Bram Ivorne
  • Brannagh Oddment
  • Brannoch Veil
  • Brennan Sorrel
  • Brielle Oakmantle
  • Brisa Kell
  • Brisei Tomar
  • Bronwen Teal
  • Bronwyn Oddfellow
  • Bryony Cask

C: 26 names

  • Cadence Morrow
  • Caius Welland
  • Calaval the Founder
  • Calla Drummond
  • Callisto Breve
  • Casimir Holt
  • Caskan Dule
  • Cassadine Ril
  • Cassius Greel
  • Cato Silverlode
  • Celestine Morrogh
  • Cerys Thorne
  • Challadien of Pytharon
  • Clemence Vair
  • Colette Farrand
  • Cora Wildsmith
  • Corisande Vey
  • Cormac Sallow
  • Corrin Ledonborn
  • Corveth Alm
  • Corvin Ashlar
  • Corwin Ballard
  • Cosima Hart
  • Cosmo Varrick
  • Cressida Lune
  • Cyrus Halloran

D: 19 names

  • Dag Threnody
  • Daggo Fenn
  • Dashell Mosc
  • Dashiell Corvane
  • Davor Kinnick
  • Delia Frost
  • Delphia Coy
  • Delphine Rask
  • Dimmett Vhar
  • Dmitri Vosk
  • Dori Fenwick
  • Dov Rensel
  • Dran Thane
  • Draol Varne
  • Dredge Ankaris
  • Dremmer Uxphon
  • Dulcie Hammer
  • Dunstan Lyle
  • Durkhal the Amber Pope

E: 26 names

  • Eamon Crux
  • Edda Pallister
  • Edric Thorne
  • Eira Mellick
  • Elesh Maradine
  • Elian Drusk
  • Eliot Sunderland
  • Elke Morrigan
  • Elodie Vance
  • Elowen Sar
  • Elspeth Marr
  • Eluned Pash
  • Emil Strand
  • Emrick Tole
  • Enid Sorrel
  • Errol Quade
  • Eskel Marrin
  • Esker Vane
  • Evander Noll
  • Evelyn Vaskar
  • Evrain Dorcas
  • Evrard Holle
  • Ewald Cornish
  • Ewan Lockett
  • Ezekiel Marchetti
  • Ezrah Thorncastle

F: 9 names

  • Faldren Moss
  • Farley Quince
  • Fenna Dusk
  • Fennick Stoat
  • Fenwick Tallis
  • Ferrin Galt
  • Ferris Aldwyn
  • Ferrisk Naan
  • Florian Tusk

G: 11 names

  • Garen Ruddock
  • Garn Westric
  • Garrick Hollow
  • Gaspard Ferrel
  • Ghanish Tarn
  • Gideon Marsh
  • Gilead Fortune
  • Giselle Nott
  • Glavis Threll
  • Greta Ironwood
  • Griff Talwyn

H: 20 names

  • Haddie Crouse
  • Hadrak Umbe
  • Halcyon Reed
  • Halix Orme
  • Halvard Okonkwo
  • Halvesh Onde
  • Hamar Vost
  • Harald Ketch
  • Hasdren Ko
  • Hawkin Brand
  • Helewise Dunn
  • Hesk Varrowind
  • Hesper Dale
  • Hesperine Coll
  • Hester Vane
  • Hollin Mae
  • Hollis Fayre
  • Honor Blythe
  • Hugo Crest
  • Hux Orrendale

I: 26 names

  • Idalia Corr
  • Idony Vale
  • Idrin Vaal
  • Idris Fallow
  • Idris Moonstone
  • Ignace Bellweather
  • Ignatius Roe
  • Ilesha Brokenvale
  • Ilsa Vey
  • Ilse Marrow
  • Iluvar Sesk
  • Ilyane Dosk
  • Imara Sloe
  • Imelda Fasque
  • Imogen Sable
  • Imogen Tanglewood
  • Ingram Stoke
  • Ingrid Mallow
  • Ione Vesper
  • Isa Kettle
  • Isidore Quant
  • Ismene Dart
  • Isolde Vrenn
  • Ithylia Rane
  • Ivaran Mote
  • Ivo Lisle

J: 22 names

  • Jago Pendle
  • Jahvis Orrun
  • Jaleel Vaskar
  • Jarek Quade
  • Jem Farrier
  • Jeranda Vell
  • Jeremiah Crowl
  • Jerrod Halse
  • Jessa Morrow
  • Jessamine Varr
  • Jessamyn Kove
  • Jessick Tare
  • Jessup Kane
  • Joaq Melisande
  • Jocasta Veer
  • Jorun Pellet
  • Jorvan Abernathy
  • Jory Blackmantle
  • Juliet Vexley
  • Juniper Wolde
  • Juno Farrow
  • Jyrek Halde

K: 15 names

  • Kaen Dhrosi
  • Karsten Voll
  • Kaspar Rune
  • Kasper Ondine
  • Katya Roose
  • Kazimir Otho
  • Kellan Drift
  • Kester Wainwright
  • Kestra Holm
  • Keth Wilder
  • Kiran Desh
  • Kit Saltmarsh
  • Konrad Velle
  • Konstantin Verrall
  • Krell Avarine

L: 30 names

  • Laird of Ghan
  • Lazare Ostrow
  • Lazlo Quent
  • Leander Thrale
  • Lem Sarrow
  • Leopold Quast
  • Leta Varnish
  • Liesel Ambry
  • Liesl Varrow
  • Linette Farrowmere
  • Linnea Faust
  • Linnet Hawkes
  • Lissandre Hoke
  • Lomire Quell
  • Lorcan Dwyer
  • Lorelei Fisk
  • Loris Venner
  • Lorne Ashkettle
  • Lornic Saye
  • Lothar Spence
  • Lucan Vire
  • Lucasta Breen
  • Lucien Drakeford
  • Lucius Wren
  • Ludo Fairweather
  • Ludovic Harn
  • Lumen Tarr
  • Lyric Dunmore
  • Lysander Pike
  • Lyse Ambergast

M: 30 names

  • Mab Orlick
  • Mab Underhill
  • Mabry Oldcastle
  • Maelor Quist
  • Maeve Quarrel
  • Maren Kestrel
  • Margery Thrush
  • Maribel Rusk
  • Marisol Hatch
  • Marisol Orrery
  • Marrok Ilsander
  • Matheunis Kore
  • Matthias Crowe
  • Mattias Orlund
  • Maud Sallow
  • Melia Shrike
  • Meliora Vast
  • Melusine Farr
  • Mercy Holloway
  • Meridian Pell
  • Merritt Sloane
  • Minna Albright
  • Mirabel Coste
  • Mireille Dasq
  • Mirelle Kast
  • Mirrah Tessalyn
  • Mirren Gaust
  • Mordecai Lute
  • Morwenna Gale
  • Mulen Dray-Tessik

N: 17 names

  • Nadia Farquhar
  • Naia Oskund
  • Nalsh Terrigan
  • Nell Harrowgate
  • Nell Sandovar
  • Nemuel Harrowick
  • Nerys Talbot
  • Nessa Quill
  • Nia Hollenbeck
  • Nihliesh
  • Nimue Stark
  • Nin Ramba
  • Niva Steck
  • Nolla Vashti-Orr
  • Noor Halvesen
  • Nyssa Kell
  • Nyx Tallow-Benn

O: 28 names

  • Obre Talmash
  • Octavia Brisk
  • Odalys Crane
  • Odile Renfrew
  • Oisin Marrable
  • Olwen Stroudwater
  • Ondrea Bask
  • Oona Blackridge
  • Ophelie Quint
  • Oran Nebalich
  • Oriane Fisk
  • Orianthe Vell-Aumont
  • Orielle Hask
  • Oriol Marrick
  • Orla Windmere
  • Orrila Sund
  • Orrin Stave
  • Orsino Black
  • Osca of Charmonde
  • Ossam Kettrick
  • Ossendar Vey
  • Ossiri Iscobal
  • Oswin Haler
  • Ottilie Bloom
  • Ottoline Steed
  • Oudin Strazz
  • Ovik Stane
  • Ozren Holloway

P: 17 names

  • Pascal Ruhe
  • Pell Ardent
  • Pellery Ancuan
  • Perdita Lamb
  • Perrin Ashcombe
  • Persimmon Loe
  • Pesh Calloran
  • Petra Vance
  • Petronella Skye
  • Philippa Dusk
  • Philippa Van Ord
  • Piers Goodfellow
  • Piet Holsten
  • Pim Haskel
  • Pollix Vane-Sarro
  • Prudence Vale-Haddon
  • Ptolemy Brisk

Q: 8 names

  • Quade Fallender
  • Quathe Ilirin
  • Quentin Oakhurst
  • Queth Amaranth
  • Quilliam Sage
  • Quillon Sard
  • Quora Mashad
  • Quorrin Blackvale

R: 25 names

  • Radek Hollander
  • Rafe Tollund
  • Rafferty Coyle
  • Rais Addington
  • Ravel Tessin
  • Ravenna Kyle
  • Remi Castellan
  • Remy Vulgaire
  • Ren Ardeyn
  • Ressa Thule
  • Rhiannon Voll
  • Rhyn Othello
  • Roan Kessler
  • Roderic Ash
  • Roderick Sallowgate
  • Romilly Fane
  • Rook Alderman
  • Rosalind Ferris
  • Rowan Ashenford
  • Ruan Castor
  • Rufus Copperline
  • Ruq Tamberlane
  • Rurik Stane
  • Ruthven Oaks
  • Ruvo of Rarmon

S: 25 names

  • Sabine Tallow
  • Sabra Lind
  • Sabrine Tull
  • Sallah of Shallamas
  • Sander Pollock
  • Sarin Holl
  • Saskia Lorne
  • Sefa Pellerin
  • Sephony Wald
  • Seraphine Hollis
  • Seria Vell
  • Seth Mallory
  • Seudo Vaan
  • Sev Tirune
  • Sibyl Tarrasque
  • Sidonie Park
  • Sidony Verge
  • Silke Varnum
  • Silvan Tolle
  • Skaro Indwell
  • Sorcha Lind
  • Sorcha Tamblin
  • Suri Lockwood
  • Sylas Veer
  • Sylvaine Tuck

T: 34 names

  • Tamanthe Quor
  • Tamar Oskerith
  • Tamarind Sole
  • Tamlin Rusk
  • Tamsen Relloway
  • Tamsin Reave
  • Tancred Ulm
  • Tansy Ardell
  • Tarquin Mole
  • Tarrin Ashgrove
  • Tavik Sorrowind
  • Tavora Marchbanks
  • Tenzyl Aumont
  • Teshik Milave
  • Tessaly Quon
  • Thaddeus Welkin
  • Thalia Stroud
  • Thea Brightwater
  • Thessaly Umbrick
  • Thessaly Whitlock
  • Thom Ashby
  • Thomasine Gale
  • Tiamor Held
  • Tiernan Voss
  • Tilda Fennimore
  • Tobiah Kemp
  • Tobiah Skell
  • Tobias Ghann
  • Tobin Ashe
  • Tomas Ruthven
  • Torin Blake
  • Torsten Vail
  • Tovar Quindle
  • Tybalt Ahl

U: 2 names

  • Ulric Shale
  • Umbra Solis

V: 16 names

  • Vaedra Ilsh
  • Vandro Isk
  • Varla Sunder
  • Vashek Orrindale
  • Vashti Orme
  • Velkha Surr
  • Velloth Dray
  • Verity Shaw
  • Verrin Cloudsley
  • Vesna Holt
  • Vesper Aldane
  • Vespera Lund
  • Vethra Qi
  • Viggo Lant
  • Vinter Koss
  • Vivienne Carrow

W: 10 names

  • Whenith Sarromere
  • Wilda Branner
  • Wilhelmina Grey
  • Willa Scarrow
  • Wolfric Dane-Ellis
  • Wren Calloway
  • Wrenneth Oul
  • Wyn Tarso
  • Wynn Ochre
  • Wyr Anshel

X: 2 names

  • Xander Holme
  • Xandrel Mo

Y: 14 names

  • Yael Onderlinde
  • Yael Rhodes
  • Yarrow Benn
  • Yenth Ambrosi
  • Yolu Brenn
  • Yorrin Thade
  • Ysabeau Kerr
  • Ysabet Amberlock
  • Ysbet Harrowane
  • Ysmay Tarrant
  • Ysolde Kramm
  • Ysolde Varrin
  • Ysolt Marrick
  • Yvane Driskell

Z: 7 names

  • Zachary Threlkeld
  • Zaria Venn
  • Zef Maralind
  • Zephyrine Mott
  • Zhev Nakkar
  • Zinnia Marr
  • Zora Tennant