Redguard Name Generator
Hammerfell names for Elder Scrolls warriors and Alik'r wanderers
Generate lore-friendly Redguard names for Skyrim, Elder Scrolls Online and tabletop Tamriel campaigns, drawing on the Arabic, Persian and North African sounds that define Hammerfell, complete with at-, af- and al- style surnames.
About Redguard names
Redguards are the people of Hammerfell, descended from the Ra Gada who sailed east from the lost continent of Yokuda. Bethesda gives them a distinctly Arabic, Persian and North African sound: short vowel-heavy first names such as Nazir, Saadia, Kematu, Rayya, Iszara and Cyrus, with hard consonants and a lot of names ending in -a, -ah, -im or -ir. Alik'r Desert warriors, Sword-Singers and Ansei from the old Yokudan sagas (Frandar Hunding, Makela Leki, Derik Hallin) add a more heroic register.
Surnames are optional. In Skyrim most Redguards go by a single name, but Elder Scrolls Online and the older lore books use a place-of-origin form built with a prefix: at- (Aisha at-Tura), af- (Talib af-Sadal) or al- (Rahdi al-Skaven), where the second element is a Hammerfell city or region such as Sentinel, Taneth, Rihad, Elinhir, Hegathe or Gilane. Forebears and Crowns, the two political factions, both use this pattern, so it works for any character background.
When picking a name, favour something a desert-born mercenary or Sentinel merchant could plausibly carry. Two syllables for a fighter, three for a mage or noble, and a regional surname if you plan to roleplay in ESO or on a Skyrim RP server. Avoid Nordic or Imperial-sounding endings like -ulf or -ius; they will read as another race entirely.
How to choose Redguard names
- Use a single name (Kematu, Saffir) for a Skyrim playthrough and add an at-/af-/al- surname when you want an ESO or RP character with a home city.
- Match the surname city to your backstory: Sentinel for Forebear merchants and sailors, Rihad and Taneth for the southern coast, Elinhir and Dragonstar for the Craglorn border.
- Sword-Singer and Ansei style epithets (Nine-Blades, Duneborn, the Sandwalker) work well for warrior or Alik'r characters, but keep them out of stealthy or scholarly builds. Titles such as Ansei, Magnifico and Throne Keeper suit nobles and sword-saints, sea epithets suit corsairs of the coast, and devotional names (Tava-blessed, Onsi-sworn) suit the devout.
- Check that the name is not already a major NPC (Nazir, Isran, Sai Sahan) if you play on RP servers that discourage lore-character names.
- Redguard names sound best without doubled letters or apostrophes; leave those to Khajiit and Dunmer.
Frequently asked questions
What real-world cultures inspire Redguard names?
Redguard names draw mostly on Arabic and Persian naming, with some North and West African influence. Their homeland Hammerfell and its Alik'r Desert are modelled on those regions, so names like Nazir, Rashid, Zahra and Farid all fit. This list also carries Amazigh names and a group of Turkish ones, which sit well beside Hammerfell place names such as Bergama and Ephesus.
Do Redguards have surnames in Elder Scrolls?
Sometimes. In Skyrim most Redguards use one name, but ESO and lore books show a place-based surname with a prefix, such as Talib af-Sadal or Aisha at-Tura, where the second part is a Hammerfell city or region.
Can I use these names for Skyrim, ESO or a D&D game?
Yes. All of the names are lore-friendly for any Elder Scrolls title, and because they lean on real Arabic and Persian sounds they also work for desert-themed characters in Dungeons & Dragons or original fiction.
What is the difference between Crown and Forebear names?
Lore does not prescribe separate name lists, but Crowns (traditionalists) tend to be written with older Yokudan flavour and heroic epithets, while Forebears (Tamriel-integrated) use plainer names and often adopt city-based surnames. The two-part saga-style names here, such as Torvan Hesk and Makara Dunsa, follow that older register.
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All 1,000 Redguard names
A: 91 names
- Aaliyah
- Abbas al-Santaki
- Abzal
- Adara
- Addeku
- Aderfi
- Adiba
- Adil
- Adilah af-Belkarth
- Adnan af-Saintsport
- Afaf al-Pothago
- Afra
- Afshin
- Aghilas
- Ahd
- Ahlam
- Ahtar
- Aida
- Aisha
- Aisha at-Tura
- Akram
- Aksil
- Altan
- Alya
- Amal
- Amastan
- Amayas
- Amenu
- Amina
- Amir af-Taneth
- Amira
- Ammar
- Amnay
- Amren
- Anahita
- Anir
- Anisa
- Anisa at-Belkarth
- Ankhu
- Ansei Ahtuma
- Ansei Bakar
- Ansei Dravik
- Ansei Feduma
- Ansei Hasuna
- Ansei Kordan
A, continued
- Ansei Malira
- Ansei Radan
- Ansei Sorema
- Ansei Vosh
- Ansei Yulen
- Ansel al-Kozanset
- Anwar
- Arash
- Arash at-Satakalaam
- Ardashir
- Arezou
- Arib
- Arif
- Arman
- Arwa
- Asad
- Ashad
- Ashara
- Ashaz at-Marukh
- Ashiba
- Ashkan
- Ashkar
- Ashur
- Asila
- Asim al-Cybiades
- Asma
- Atefeh
- Atika af-Dragontail
- Aydin
- Aylin
- Ayman
- Ayyub al-Chasetown
- Ayyur
- Azadeh
- Azah
- Azar
- Azhir
- Aziman of Dragonstar
- Azita
- Aziz
- Aziza
- Aziza af-Chasetown
- Azmar
- Azmeh
- Azmina the Navigator
- Azzuna
B: 44 names
- Babak
- Badira
- Badis
- Badr
- Badra
- Bahija
- Bahir
- Bahiya
- Bahman
- Bahram
- Bahram af-Antiphyllos
- Bakhir
- Bakr al-Motalion
- Balim
- Banu
- Baraz Shieldbreaker
- Bardia
- Barik Longstride
- Barzin
- Bashir Sandstrider
- Basil of Saintsport
- Basim at-Elinhir
- Basira
- Basma
- Basrim
- Bassam af-Lainlyn
- Behnam
- Behrouz
- Behrouz af-Kozanset
- Belhuq
- Belqis of Rihad
- Belzan
- Besima
- Bijan
- Bilal
- Bishr al-Abibon
- Borzu
- Brakhim Mesk
- Bramic Sahdu
- Brandic Vosk
- Brenuin
- Burhan
- Bushra
- Buthayna
C: 9 names
- Captain Azeera
- Captain Hulayl
- Captain Maziya
- Captain Rusaym
- Chiruk
- Cirrun
- Corvad Tuma
- Cyrah
- Cyrus
D: 40 names
- Dahim
- Dahir the Honor-Bound
- Dakhil Stonestance
- Dakrim
- Dalal af-Ayasofya
- Dalia
- Dalila
- Dalira of Tigonus
- Damya
- Darius
- Dariush
- Darsa Kellin
- Darya
- Darzim
- Dassine
- Dastan of Santaki
- Dawar Deepkeel
- Dawud
- Dejmira
- Delara
- Delara al-Bergama
- Dembaru Stormrigger
- Demir
- Derik Hallin
- Dernan Kivo
- Dhakir
- Dhamir
- Dhaunira
- Diagna
- Diagna's Bronze Harbi
- Diagna-sworn Kehira
- Dilshad
- Dirar af-Hunding
- Divad Hunding
- Djaru
- Dovak Imral
- Dowesh Anchorhand
- Duha
- Dunya
- Dushari
E: 18 names
- Ebrim of Lainlyn
- Elif
- Elika Barsun
- Elnaz
- Embazi
- Emir
- Endon
- Enkara the Wellkeeper
- Enmon
- Erdem
- Erkan
- Esfandiar
- Eshan
- Eshe
- Eshmar
- Esra
- Ezdehar
- Ezrak
F: 43 names
- Fadeel the Quiet
- Fadia al-Skaven
- Fadil at-Belkarth
- Fadila
- Fadwa
- Fahad the Sword-Singer
- Fahara'jad
- Fahim al-Kairou
- Fairuz
- Faisal
- Fakhri at-Khefrem
- Falion
- Far Shores Pilgrim Idrisa
- Far Shores Watcher Thaqib
- Farah
- Faramarz
- Faranak
- Fareka Selm
- Farhad
- Farhad af-Taneth
- Farid
- Farida
- Farida al-Antiphyllos
- Farideh
- Faris
- Faruq af-Rihad
- Farzad
- Farzin
- Farzul
- Fatimah at-Sentinel
- Fatin
- Fawzi
- Fayra
- Fendar Kothis
- Fenduli
- Fereshteh
- Fereydun
- Fezoun
- Fihada
- Firouzeh
- Frandar Hunding
- Fuad
- Fuhayd Reefrunner
G: 23 names
- Garshasp
- Gavrin Aldun
- Gaya
- Gemsha
- Ghada
- Ghaith af-Taneth
- Ghalen Thornshield
- Ghalib
- Ghaliya
- Ghanim af-Hallin
- Ghassan
- Ghazala
- Ghazala al-Kozanset
- Ghazi at-Aswala
- Ghusun
- Gita
- Giv
- Golnar
- Golnar af-Motalion
- Golshan
- Gozmar
- Gudarz
- Gulzar
H: 58 names
- Habib
- Habiba
- Hadi
- Hadil at-Myrkwasa
- Hadric Losk
- Hadum Tidecaller
- Hafsa
- Haidar
- Haifa al-Craglorn
- Hakar
- Hakim
- Halim of Taneth
- Halima
- Halisa Sword-Singer
- Hallash
- Halvek Orun
- Hamid
- Hamza
- Hana
- Hanan af-Bangkorai
- Hania
- Harith Swiftsaber
- Harun
- Hasdrun
- Hashim al-Ephesus
- Hasira al-Kozanset
- Hasna
- Hatim at-Bangkorai
- Havrika
- Hayat
- Hazan
- Hazima
- Hazur
- Hefdanu the Wayfinder
- Hesina
- Hesketu
- Hesra Miragewalker
- Hesvan Radik
- Hiba al-Totambu
- Hilal
- Hind
- Hisham at-Lainlyn
- Hobari al-Hunding
- Hodeyb
- Homa
- HoonDing's Herald Makrim
- HoonDing-called Kedmira
- Hormoz
- Hoshtan of Bergama
- Hotepa
- Houman
- Huda
- Hujeyr al-Rihad
- Hunira
- Hunzar
- Hurayth the Elder
- Husam af-Myrkwasa
- Hushang
I: 36 names
- Ibrahim
- Ibtisam
- Idara
- Idir
- Idris
- Idris al-Hegathe
- Ihdil at-Sunna
- Ihram Ironblade
- Ihsan at-Chasetown
- Ijena
- Ikram al-Alik'r
- Ilboun
- Ilham
- Ilhan
- Ilyan
- Ilyara at-Elinhir
- Ilyas
- Ilyas af-Sadal
- Ilza the Caravan Guard
- Imad
- Iman
- Imara Seaborn
- Imdeqa
- Imran af-Cybiades
- Inara
- Inas at-Cybiades
- Intisar
- Iskandar
- Ismeya
- Isran
- Iszara
- Iszendi Hunsk
- Itri
- Itto
- Izem
- Izmira
J: 29 names
- Jabari
- Jabir
- Jafar
- Jahan
- Jahangir
- Jahid the Oathbound
- Jahir
- Jahira
- Jala
- Jaleel at-Rihad
- Jalena Vahr
- Jalil
- Jamal
- Jamila
- Jamshid
- Jamshid al-Belkarth
- Jarir at-Dragontail
- Jawad
- Jawahir
- Jazul
- Jelmut
- Jerad Volek
- Jesra Windscarred
- Jinan
- Jorda Makun
- Jorim Saltwind
- Juba
- Jubair al-Satakalaam
- Jumana at-Ephesus
K: 60 names
- Kaan
- Kadar at-Hegathe
- Kadir
- Kadira al-Hegathe
- Kadisha of Totambu
- Kadiza
- Kahina
- Kalila
- Kalima
- Kalos af-Taneth
- Kalzeh
- Kambiz
- Kamil
- Kamira Brightsteel
- Kamran
- Karan of the Hollow Waste
- Karden Ostra
- Karim
- Karima
- Karima al-Taneth
- Kaseem Ironhand
- Kashif
- Kasim
- Kasira Sunblade
- Katayoun
- Kaveh
- Kaveh al-Dragonstar
- Kavessa
- Kawthar af-Totambu
- Kayd
- Kaykhosrow
- Kazreh
- Kazum Brinebeard
- Kefil
- Kehana
- Kelanu
- Kella
- Kelvad Estra
- Kemal
- Kematu
- Kemon
- Kemshu
- Kerah
- Kesh
- Keyvan
- Khadija
- Khalid
- Khalid at-Tava
- Khalida
- Khemu
- Khosrow
- Khuzar
- Kianush
- Kinan al-Hallin
- Kofira
- Koray
- Korvan
- Kourosh
- Kutay
- Kwarad
L: 23 names
- Labib at-Ojwambu
- Lahira of Abah's Landing
- Lakana
- Laleh
- Lamis af-Ojwambu
- Lamya
- Latifa
- Layla
- Layla af-Gilane
- Layth
- Lazira the Veiled
- Lazma
- Leki
- Leki's Pupil Sadeem
- Leki-taught Aznara
- Leki-touched Nabir
- Lirela Ostun
- Loric Mahsen
- Lubna
- Lujain at-Santaki
- Lumedra
- Lunja
- Luqman
M: 78 names
- Magnifica Halaya
- Magnifica Noushin
- Magnifica Rubayya
- Magnifica Tasmira
- Magnifica Zerina
- Magnifico Adjemu
- Magnifico Dalhim
- Magnifico Jashan
- Magnifico Qudamah
- Magnifico Sarhan
- Maha
- Mahin
- Mahmud
- Mahnaz
- Mahsa
- Maisa
- Majid
- Makara Dunsa
- Makela Leki
- Makendu
- Maleki Orsa
- Malik
- Malika
- Malun
- Manal
- Mandana
- Manijeh
- Mansur
- Manuchehr
- Maram at-Saintsport
- Marasa at-Dragonstar
- Maraya
- Marden Okesh
- Marisha af-Sentinel
- Markunda
- Marukh af-Rihad
- Marwa
- Marwan
- Marwan al-Motalion
M, continued
- Marzeh
- Massinissa
- Massinissa at-Chasetown
- Mayada af-Craglorn
- Mayar al-Sadal
- Maysun
- Mazdak
- Mazhar Brasshelm
- Mazin af-Kairou
- Mebruka
- Meddur
- Mehrdad
- Mehri
- Mehrnaz
- Melek
- Mendifa
- Mennad
- Meritah
- Meziane
- Mezrin
- Mikail
- Mina
- Miqdad al-Myrkwasa
- Mirela Hadun
- Mirzah Goldsash
- Mitra
- Mitra at-Sadal
- Morsha
- Morwha's Daughter Orsheba
- Morwha's Hand Rumeya
- Morwha-favored Yuhana
- Mosheba the Corsair
- Muhsin al-Saintsport
- Mumtaz
- Muna
- Mundhir
- Munir
- Murad
- Mustafa
N: 57 names
- Nabiha
- Nabil
- Nabila af-Tava
- Nada
- Nadeem the Sandwalker
- Nadhil
- Nadia
- Nadim al-Gilane
- Nadir
- Nadira the Dune-Reader
- Nahid
- Nahla
- Naima
- Nairn
- Najib
- Najla
- Najwa af-Khefrem
- Nakhti
- Narveh
- Nasib
- Nasima Dawnrider
- Nasir
- Nasr of Leki's Blade
- Nasrin
- Nasrin al-Elinhir
- Navid
- Nawal
- Nawar al-Ojwambu
- Nawfal af-Ephesus
- Nazeem
- Nazeha
- Nazhin the Shipwright
- Nazima the Steadfast
- Nazir
- Nazra of Stros M'Kai
- Nazul
- Nebwen
- Nefru
- Negar
- Nejumi
- Nekhet
- Nezha
- Nibal
- Niloufar
- Nireka Solun
- Niusha
- Nizar at-Tigonus
- Nour
- Nour af-Satakalaam
- Nuaym
- Nuh
- Nuha
- Nuram
- Nuraya the Far-Sighted
- Nuri
- Nurvan
- Nuzeira
O: 23 names
- Oduran
- Okemu
- Okhbar
- Omar
- Omid
- Onsi
- Onsi's Edge Harzan
- Onsi's Whetstone Kuraym
- Onsi-sworn Dalma
- Onsimar
- Oreka Lunek
- Orhan
- Orisa
- Orzul
- Oshandu
- Osman
- Ouksem
- Ourane
- Ozal
- Ozan af-Alik'r
- Ozara
- Ozkar
- Ozzy Alik'ri
P: 10 names
- Pari
- Parisa
- Parsa
- Parvaz
- Parviz
- Peyman
- Pharuna
- Piruz
- Pouya
- Purandokht
Q: 9 names
- Qadim Dustcloak
- Qadir
- Qais at-Pothago
- Qamar
- Qaril
- Qasim
- Qasra the Harbor Hawk
- Qeshud
- Qorun
R: 58 names
- Rabia
- Raed al-Lainlyn
- Rafa
- Rafiq
- Rahdi al-Skaven
- Raheem
- Rahim at-Sentinel
- Rahima
- Rahmi al-Gilane
- Rakhal
- Ramin
- Ramin at-Gilane
- Ramiz
- Rania
- Rasha
- Rashad
- Rasheed Nine-Blades
- Rashid
- Rashim Wavecutter
- Rasil the Unsheathed
- Rasoul at-Elinhir
- Ravam
- Ravik
- Rawan at-Kairou
- Rayeh
- Rayhan
- Rayya
- Raziya
- Rebdun
- Reem al-Tigonus
- Rida
- Ridwan af-Santaki
- Rihab af-Pothago
- Rihala the Sunscorched
- Rihaya
- Risa Handrel
- Riyad
- Roshan
- Rostam
- Roya
- Roya at-Rihad
- Ruba al-Ayasofya
- Rudabeh
- Rufaida of Port Hunding
- Rukaya
- Rukhana
- Rumail
- Rumaysa
- Ruptga's Star Yebnu
- Ruptga-guided Shazia
- Ruqaya af-Sadal
- Rustak
- Rustem
- Ruwaya Stormveil
- Ruzan
- Ruzbeh the Quartermaster
- Ruzgar
- Ruzina
S: 91 names
- Saadia
- Sabah
- Sabef
- Sabih
- Sabir
- Sabra Duneshadow
- Sabrin al-Bangkorai
- Sadal at-Gilane
- Sadiq
- Sadiqa af-Antiphyllos
- Sadira
- Sadok
- Sadrim
- Saffir
- Safiya
- Safwan at-Totambu
- Sahar
- Sahira
- Sahul
- Sai Sahan
- Saif
- Sakhr af-Verkarth
- Salim
- Salwa
- Samad Seven-Cuts
- Samara Sunspear
- Sameer at-Fayid
- Samir
- Samira
- Samiya of Kozanset
- Sana
- Sanaz
- Saneka Morl
- Sanura of Belkarth
- Sarik
- Sarima Gullwing
- Sariya
- Sarrakh
- Sarvan
- Satakal's Coil Zakembe
- Satakal's Scale Miruna
- Sawsan
- Sayma
- Sazim
- Sebtari
S, continued
- Sefra Moonsaber
- Sefrune
- Sekkoura
- Selin
- Serdar
- Sevda
- Shadia
- Shahd al-Dragontail
- Shahin
- Shahram
- Shahriar
- Shahrzad
- Shakir af-Harun
- Shams of Hallin's Stand
- Shapur
- Shatha at-Hunding
- Shavari
- Shemira
- Shideh
- Shirin
- Shirin af-Hegathe
- Shobek
- Siavash
- Simin
- Sindra Tamor
- Sirah
- Siyamak
- Sohrab
- Sohrab al-Sentinel
- Soraya
- Sorush
- Suad al-Bergama
- Sudabeh
- Suha
- Suhail
- Suhrim
- Sukayna
- Sulaym
- Sulayman af-Sentinel
- Suleh of Hunding Bay
- Sulvar
- Sumaya
- Sumra Red-Sash
- Sunara
- Sundus at-Hallin
- Suwayd
T: 79 names
- Tacfarinas
- Tafedna
- Tafsut
- Tafukt
- Taha
- Tahemet
- Tahir Twin-Sabers
- Tahira
- Tahmasp
- Tahmineh
- Talal at-Ayasofya
- Talea Renhol
- Talib af-Sadal
- Tall Papa's Lamp Abdonu
- Tamilla
- Tamir
- Tamrik
- Tanan
- Tanina
- Tanirt
- Tanzin
- Tareka Volun
- Tarfa of the Fallen Wastes
- Tariq
- Tariq af-Skaven
- Tasnim af-Tigonus
- Tava
- Tava's Feather Jubran
- Tava-blessed Samina
- Tava-winged Lubaya
- Tavaresh
- Tavash
- Tavia
- Tavik of Skaven
- Tavim Scorpion-Step
- Tawfiq
- Tayri
- Tazar
- Tazim of Hegathe
T, continued
- Tembara
- Temsari the Shehai-Seeker
- Tenduka
- Tevrin Akaya
- Tewfar
- Tezkar
- Tezmun Blacksail
- Thabit
- Thamir
- Themara
- Throne Keeper Hazrim
- Throne Keeper Mubin
- Throne Keeper Umbira
- Throne Keeper Yashfa
- Thuram
- Thurayya
- Tighmar
- Tilelli
- Timur
- Tinhinan
- Titrit
- Tiziri
- Tizra
- Tobias
- Tolga
- Tolun of the Abecean
- Torvan Hesk
- Touraj
- Tovrim
- Trayvar Lionheart
- Tuda
- Tudert
- Tulani
- Tumaas
- Tumaqi
- Turhan
- Tus
- Tuwhacca's Blade Reza
- Tuwhacca's Lantern Yaqzan
- Tuwhacca-warded Hunaya
U: 10 names
- Ubaid at-Sentinel
- Ubar
- Ubayd
- Ulmeda
- Umaima al-Khefrem
- Umar
- Umeshra
- Unays at-Craglorn
- Urfan of Satakalaam
- Usem
V: 12 names
- Vahid
- Vanisa
- Vareth af-Bergama
- Varic Sedim
- Varim
- Vashi
- Vazira
- Vekim
- Velika Sarn
- Vendaru Scimitar-Hand
- Vida
- Volkan
W: 12 names
- Wafa
- Wahb Oasisborn
- Wajiha
- Walid
- Waqar
- Warda
- Wasim
- Welduma
- Wenbara Ashblade
- Wesmet
- Wijdan al-Aswala
- Wisal at-Verkarth
Y: 35 names
- Yahya
- Yalda
- Yalda al-Tava
- Yaman al-Verkarth
- Yamin of Elinhir
- Yamina
- Yaqub
- Yarim
- Yasaman
- Yashira af-Elinhir
- Yasima
- Yasir
- Yasmeen of the Alik'r
- Yasmin
- Yasmira
- Yavuz
- Yazan the Patient Blade
- Yazar
- Yazid
- Yemira the Helmswoman
- Yezda Hearthguard
- Yezira
- Yokala
- Yokeda
- Yokhari of Hew's Bane
- Yolan at-Rihad
- Ysana Durrek
- Yuba
- Yugrem
- Yunus
- Yunus at-Bergama
- Yusik
- Yusra
- Yusuf at-Satakalaam
- Yuvedra