RWBY Weapon Name Generator

Ruby Rose wields Crescent Rose, a scythe-sniper rifle; Weiss Schnee uses Myrtenaster, a Dust-loaded rapier; Blake Belladonna's Gambol Shroud is a katana, cleaver and pistol on a ribbon; Yang Xiao Long fights with the Ember Celica shotgun gauntlets. Team JNPR carry Crocea Mors (Jaune), Magnhild (Nora), Miló and Akoúo̱ (Pyrrha) and StormFlower (Ren). Other well-known names include Qrow's Harbinger, Raven's Omen, Cinder's Midnight, Neo's Hush and Ozpin's The Long Memory.

Character names in RWBY must evoke a color, and weapon names usually echo that theme in a subtler way: Crescent Rose for Ruby, Ember Celica for Yang, Crocea (yellow) Mors for Jaune, Myrtenaster with its white myrtle for Weiss. The weapon name rarely states the color outright; it uses a flower, a material, a time of day or a foreign word that carries the color association.

No. Many canon weapons use English (Sharp Retribution, Fast Knuckles, Floating Array, The Executioner, Disciplinary Action), and several are single English words like Fetch, Timber, Thorn and Hush. Foreign-language names are common for weapons with a classical or noble feel, but an English idiom that fits the character's personality is just as canon.

Yes. The original names here are free to use for OCs, fan fiction, roleplay and fan art. The canon weapon names belong to Rooster Teeth's characters, so for an OC it is better to pick or adapt one of the originals, or follow the same pattern with a word tied to your character's color, weapon form and fairy-tale inspiration.