Temeraire Dragon Name Generator

Latin, Lung and ship-style names for the Aerial Corps

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1,000 dragon names in the style of the Temeraire novels: Latin names for the British corps such as Serenitas, Indomitus and Fulgurat, Lung line names such as Lung Tien Hua, plus English, ship-style, French and feral names.

About Temeraire dragon names

In Naomi Novik's Temeraire novels the Napoleonic Wars are fought with dragons, and every service names its beasts by its own custom. Britain's Aerial Corps favors Latin: Maximus is "greatest", Excidium is "destruction", Levitas is "lightness", Celeritas is "swiftness", and Laetificat is a whole verb, "gladdens". A few captains break the habit with plain English, as with Lily, and Temeraire himself is named for a ship.

China does it differently. A dragon carries the word Lung, which means dragon, then a line name, then a given syllable: Lung Tien for Celestials such as Lung Tien Xiang, Lung Qin for Imperials, Lung Yu for the Jade couriers. Iskierka takes a Polish word for a little spark, and ferals such as Arkady and Gherni keep short names of their own.

This list follows those habits. About two thirds is Latin in the forms the books use: abstract nouns (Serenitas, Constantia), superlatives for heavyweights (Fortissimus), quick adjectives for couriers (Pernix, Volucris), poetic compounds (Ignifer), verb forms (Fulgurat, Vigilet) and genitives (Tempestatis). The rest is English names, ship-style names, French, German and Polish words, Lung line names and feral names. About forty entries are dragons from the novels. The others are Latin words, ship names, words of other languages and invented feral names in the same patterns.

How to choose Temeraire dragon names

  • Match the name to the weight class: superlatives and battle words such as Fortissimus, Expugnator or Formidabilis suit a heavyweight, while Pernix, Alipes or Hirundo suit a courier or light-weight.
  • Keep the Latin ending as it stands, because it carries the sense: -tas and -tia make an abstract quality, -issimus means "most", and a Latin name ending in -at, -et or -it is a verb.
  • For a Chinese dragon choose the line first. Lung Tien marks a Celestial, the breed kept for the imperial family, so most dragons of your own should take another line such as Lung Yu or Lung Qin.
  • In the books a British captain names the hatchling at the harnessing, so let the name show the captain: a naval officer reaches for a ship name, a classically schooled aviator for Latin.
  • For fan fiction, give an original dragon a name the novels do not use, so readers never mistake it for Maximus or Lily.

Frequently asked questions

How are dragons named in the Temeraire books?

A British dragon gets its name from the captain who harnesses it at hatching, and the Aerial Corps habit is Latin, as in Maximus, Messoria and Nitidus. Chinese dragons carry the word Lung, meaning dragon, and a line name such as Tien or Qin before a given syllable. Ferals, who have no captains, keep names of their own.

Which names on this list come from the novels?

These entries are dragons from the series: Temeraire, Maximus, Lily, Excidium, Laetificat, Messoria, Immortalis, Nitidus, Dulcia, Levitas, Volatilus, Victoriatus, Obversaria, Celeritas, Mortiferus, Praecursoris, Iskierka, Arkady, Gherni, Wringe, Perscitia, Requiescat, Minnow, Moncey, Gentius, Majestatis, Ballista, Cantarella, Chalcedony, Elsie, Kulingile, Accendare, Eroica, Kefentse, Churki, Lung Tien Xiang, Lung Tien Lien, Lung Tien Qian, Lung Tien Chuan, Lung Qin Mei and Lung Yu Ping. The rest are not taken from the novels: they are Latin words, ship names, words of other languages and invented feral names in the same patterns, and with so many dragons in the series one may match a minor dragon by chance. This page is a fan resource with no connection to the author or publisher.

Are Regal Copper and Longwing dragon names?

No, they are breeds, like Yellow Reaper and Celestial. In the books a dragon is a Regal Copper called Maximus or a Longwing called Lily, so this list holds names only and leaves the breed for you to choose.

What do the Latin endings on these names mean?

Names in -tas and -tia are abstract qualities: Serenitas is calm and Constantia is steadfastness. The ending -issimus means "most", so Fortissimus is "strongest" or "bravest". Fulgurat and Vigilet are verbs, "it lightens" and "let him keep watch", and Tempestatis is a genitive, "of the storm".

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A: 88 names

  • Abendstern
  • Abundantia
  • Accendare
  • Accipiter
  • Acerrimus
  • Achilles
  • Acumen
  • Acutissimus
  • Adamas
  • Adjutrix
  • Adler
  • Admirabilis
  • Admirandus
  • Adsit
  • Adsum
  • Adventure
  • Advolat
  • Aequitas
  • Aeripes
  • Aerius
  • Aestivalis
  • Aeternitas
  • Aether
  • Aetheris
  • Aetherius
  • Agamemnon
  • Agilis
  • Agilitas
  • Agminis
  • Aigle
  • Ajax
  • Alacer
  • Alacritas
  • Alauda
  • Albionis
  • Algor
  • Aliger
  • Alipes
  • Alouette
  • Alpina
  • Altisonus
  • Altissimus
  • Altitonans
  • Altitudo

A, continued

  • Altivolans
  • Amicitia
  • Amplissimus
  • Amplitudo
  • Animosa
  • Animosissima
  • Antecursor
  • Antiquitas
  • Aquilifer
  • Aquilina
  • Aquilo
  • Arcet
  • Ardens
  • Ardent
  • Ardor
  • Arethusa
  • Argenteus
  • Arkady
  • Armiger
  • Armipotens
  • Armisonus
  • Ascendat
  • Ascendit
  • Asperitas
  • Asperrimus
  • Astrifer
  • Astutia
  • Atrocissimus
  • Atrocitas
  • Atrox
  • Audacia
  • Audacious
  • Audax
  • Audeo
  • Augurium
  • Auricomus
  • Aurifer
  • Aurorae
  • Aurore
  • Auspicium
  • Auster
  • Austeritas
  • Autumnalis
  • Avant-Garde

B: 39 names

  • Ballista
  • Barley
  • Beatissima
  • Beatitudo
  • Bellator
  • Bellatoris
  • Belle Étoile
  • Bellerophon
  • Belliger
  • Bellipotens
  • Bellows
  • Benevolentia
  • Benigna
  • Benignissima
  • Benignitas
  • Bess
  • Betony
  • Betsy
  • Bicornis
  • Bluebell
  • Błyskawica
  • Bodkin
  • Bonne Aventure
  • Borealis
  • Bourrasque
  • Braise
  • Bramble
  • Brasier
  • Bravoure
  • Brenka
  • Brevis
  • Britannia
  • Britanniae
  • Brumle
  • Bryony
  • Bulwark
  • Burrik
  • Burza
  • Button

C: 65 names

  • Caeli
  • Caelicola
  • Caeruleus
  • Callidissimus
  • Callidus
  • Campion
  • Candet
  • Candidissima
  • Candlewick
  • Candor
  • Canor
  • Cantarella
  • Carissima
  • Caurus
  • Celandine
  • Celer
  • Celeritas
  • Celerrimus
  • Celsissimus
  • Celsitudo
  • Centaur
  • Centimanus
  • Certamen
  • Chalcedony
  • Chalybs
  • Chant du Matin
  • Chmurka
  • Chorga
  • Churki
  • Ciconia
  • Circumvolat
  • Citissima

C, continued

  • Citus
  • Clair de Lune
  • Clangor
  • Clarissimus
  • Claritas
  • Claritudo
  • Clementia
  • Clementissima
  • Clover
  • Colendus
  • Colossus
  • Columen
  • Cometes
  • Concordia
  • Conqueror
  • Constantia
  • Constantissimus
  • Corniger
  • Cornipes
  • Coruscans
  • Coruscus
  • Coup de Vent
  • Courageux
  • Cragge
  • Crépuscule
  • Crescat
  • Croceus
  • Crystallina
  • Culmen
  • Curlew
  • Custodia
  • Custodit
  • Custos

D: 33 names

  • Daisy
  • Dauntless
  • Debellat
  • Debellator
  • Decertat
  • Defender
  • Defendit
  • Defensor
  • Defiance
  • Dervi
  • Dignissimus
  • Diligentia
  • Diligentissima
  • Diluculum
  • Dimicat
  • Discordia
  • Discovery
  • Diurnus
  • Docilis
  • Doctissimus
  • Dolly
  • Dominans
  • Dominator
  • Domitor
  • Donner
  • Dreadnought
  • Drenge
  • Dulcia
  • Dulcissima
  • Dunnock
  • Duraturus
  • Durissimus
  • Duritia

E: 31 names

  • Eburnea
  • Éclair
  • Efficacia
  • Efficax
  • Eisvogel
  • Elegantia
  • Elegantissima
  • Eloquentia
  • Elsie
  • Emergit
  • Eminet
  • Enituit
  • Épervier
  • Eroica
  • Erumpit
  • Étincelle
  • Eurus
  • Euryalus
  • Evasit
  • Evolat
  • Exarsit
  • Excellentia
  • Excelsissimus
  • Excidium
  • Excubitor
  • Explorator
  • Expugnat
  • Expugnator
  • Exsultans
  • Exsultat
  • Extremus

F: 80 names

  • Faithful
  • Falke
  • Farouche
  • Farthing
  • Fatidicus
  • Faucon
  • Favilla
  • Favonius
  • Fecunda
  • Fecundissima
  • Felicissima
  • Felicitas
  • Feritas
  • Ferocia
  • Ferocissimus
  • Ferocitas
  • Ferox
  • Ferrea
  • Fervet
  • Fervidus
  • Fervor
  • Festina
  • Festinat
  • Festinus
  • Festiva
  • Festivitas
  • Feu Follet
  • Fidelis
  • Fidelissimus
  • Fiducia
  • Fieldfare
  • Firmamentum
  • Firmissimus
  • Firmitas
  • Firmitudo
  • Flagrans
  • Flagrantissimus
  • Flambeau
  • Flammeus
  • Flammifer

F, continued

  • Flavus
  • Fleur de Feu
  • Florentissima
  • Floret
  • Fluctisonus
  • Fluctivagus
  • Fluminis
  • Formidabilis
  • Formidable
  • Formidandus
  • Formosa
  • Formosissima
  • Fortis
  • Fortissimus
  • Fortitudo
  • Fortunae
  • Fortunatissima
  • Foudre
  • Foudroyant
  • Fougueux
  • Fournaise
  • Foxglove
  • Fragor
  • Fremens
  • Fremit
  • Fremor
  • Frendens
  • Frendit
  • Fugax
  • Fulgidus
  • Fulgor
  • Fulgur
  • Fulgurat
  • Fulmen
  • Fulminans
  • Fulminator
  • Fulvus
  • Fumifer
  • Funke
  • Furens

G: 31 names

  • Gallant
  • Gaudet
  • Gelidus
  • Generosa
  • Gentius
  • Gewitter
  • Ghelda
  • Gherni
  • Ghoran
  • Glacies
  • Glaucus
  • Gloire
  • Gloriae
  • Gloriatur
  • Glorieux
  • Gloriosa
  • Goliath
  • Gracilis
  • Gracillima
  • Grandaevus
  • Grandiloquus
  • Grandis
  • Grando
  • Gratissima
  • Gravis
  • Gravissimus
  • Gravitas
  • Grizzle
  • Gubernator
  • Gubernatrix
  • Gwiazdka

H: 25 names

  • Habicht
  • Hagel
  • Halfpenny
  • Hardiesse
  • Harpy
  • Hazel
  • Hearthstone
  • Heather
  • Hercules
  • Herzag
  • Hesperus
  • Hetty
  • Hiemalis
  • Hilaritas
  • Hirondelle
  • Hirundo
  • Honestissima
  • Honeysuckle
  • Honoris
  • Horrendus
  • Horrificus
  • Horrisonus
  • Hortatur
  • Hostilis
  • Hrenni

I: 53 names

  • Igneus
  • Ignifer
  • Ignigena
  • Ignipes
  • Illustrious
  • Illustris
  • Illustrissimus
  • Imber
  • Imbrifer
  • Immanis
  • Immanitas
  • Imminet
  • Immortalis
  • Impavida
  • Impavidus
  • Imperat
  • Imperatoris
  • Imperatrix
  • Imperii
  • Impétueux
  • Implacabilis
  • Implacable
  • Impregnable
  • Incendium
  • Indefatigable
  • Indomitable
  • Indomitus
  • Industria
  • Inexorabilis
  • Inexpugnabilis
  • Infatigabilis
  • Inflexible
  • Ingens
  • Innocentia
  • Insignis
  • Insolentia
  • Instat
  • Insuperabilis
  • Integerrimus
  • Integritas
  • Intonat
  • Intrepid
  • Intrepidus
  • Invadit
  • Invaluit
  • Invicta
  • Invictissimus
  • Invincible
  • Iracunda
  • Irresistible
  • Irruit
  • Iskierka
  • Iskra

J: 8 names

  • Jack Tar
  • Jaskółka
  • Jubar
  • Jucunda
  • Jucundissima
  • Jucunditas
  • Justitia
  • Juvenilis

K: 8 names

  • Kefentse
  • Kestrel
  • Kettle
  • Kingfisher
  • Kirvash
  • Kitty
  • Kolvar
  • Kulingile

L: 84 names

  • Laeta
  • Laetatur
  • Laetificat
  • Laetissima
  • Laetitia
  • Lantern
  • Lapwing
  • Laudabilis
  • Laudandus
  • Laudis
  • Lavender
  • Lectissimus
  • Legionis
  • Lenis
  • Lenissima
  • Lenitas
  • Letalis
  • Levamen
  • Leviathan
  • Levipes
  • Levissima
  • Levitas
  • Liberrima
  • Libertas
  • Libertatis
  • Lily
  • Limpidus
  • Linnet
  • Lively
  • Longaevus
  • Loquax
  • Luceat
  • Lucidus
  • Lunae
  • Lung Qin Bao
  • Lung Qin Cheng
  • Lung Qin Hai
  • Lung Qin He
  • Lung Qin Jun
  • Lung Qin Lan
  • Lung Qin Mei
  • Lung Qin Rong

L, continued

  • Lung Qin Shu
  • Lung Qin Tao
  • Lung Qin Wen
  • Lung Qin Xue
  • Lung Qin Yan
  • Lung Qin Zhi
  • Lung Tien Chuan
  • Lung Tien Feng
  • Lung Tien Guang
  • Lung Tien Heng
  • Lung Tien Hong
  • Lung Tien Hua
  • Lung Tien Jing
  • Lung Tien Kai
  • Lung Tien Lien
  • Lung Tien Ming
  • Lung Tien Qian
  • Lung Tien Rui
  • Lung Tien Sheng
  • Lung Tien Wei
  • Lung Tien Xiang
  • Lung Tien Yi
  • Lung Tien Yue
  • Lung Tien Yun
  • Lung Tien Zhao
  • Lung Tien Zhen
  • Lung Yu Fu
  • Lung Yu Hui
  • Lung Yu Jian
  • Lung Yu Jin
  • Lung Yu Lin
  • Lung Yu Ling
  • Lung Yu Luo
  • Lung Yu Ping
  • Lung Yu Qing
  • Lung Yu Song
  • Lung Yu Tai
  • Lung Yu Xia
  • Lung Yu Xin
  • Lung Yu Zhu
  • Lurza
  • Luscinia

M: 60 names

  • Macte
  • Magnanimus
  • Magnificentia
  • Magnificus
  • Magniloquus
  • Magnitudo
  • Majestatis
  • Majestic
  • Mallow
  • Maneat
  • Mansuetudo
  • Mansurus
  • Marigold
  • Marrow
  • Matutinus
  • Maximus
  • Meadowsweet
  • Mellifluus
  • Memorabilis
  • Memoria
  • Merry
  • Messoria
  • Metuendus
  • Mgiełka
  • Micans
  • Micat
  • Militat
  • Milvus
  • Minatur
  • Minax
  • Minitans
  • Minnow
  • Minotaur
  • Mirabilis
  • Mirandus
  • Mirificus
  • Mirzak
  • Mistral
  • Mitis
  • Mitissima
  • Mobilitas
  • Molly
  • Monarch
  • Moncey
  • Monticola
  • Montium
  • Montivagus
  • Monumentum
  • Mordax
  • Morgenrot
  • Morgenstern
  • Mortiferus
  • Multiformis
  • Munificentia
  • Munificus
  • Munimen
  • Munimentum
  • Mustard
  • Mustela
  • Myrtle

N: 20 names

  • Naiad
  • Navalis
  • Nell
  • Nemorivagus
  • Nimbifer
  • Nitet
  • Nitidus
  • Nitor
  • Nivalis
  • Nobilissima
  • Nobilitas
  • Noctivagus
  • Nocturnus
  • Nordwind
  • Nubifer
  • Nubigena
  • Nubium
  • Nubivagus
  • Numen
  • Nutmeg

O: 19 names

  • Obruit
  • Obstat
  • Obumbrat
  • Obversaria
  • Oceani
  • Old Tom
  • Olor
  • Optatissima
  • Orage
  • Orichalcum
  • Orion
  • Oritur
  • Ornatissima
  • Orvek
  • Ossifraga
  • Ostri
  • Ouragan
  • Ovans
  • Ovat

P: 90 names

  • Pacificus
  • Panache
  • Paratissimus
  • Patientia
  • Patriae
  • Pavor
  • Pegasus
  • Pelican
  • Penniger
  • Pepper
  • Perdurat
  • Perduret
  • Peregrinus
  • Perennitas
  • Perge
  • Peritia
  • Peritissimus
  • Perlustrat
  • Pernix
  • Perscitia
  • Perseverantia
  • Perseverat
  • Perstat
  • Pertinacia
  • Pervicacia
  • Pervicax
  • Pervolat
  • Pethra
  • Petulantia
  • Phoebe
  • Pietas
  • Pippin
  • Placidissima
  • Placidus
  • Płomyk
  • Plover
  • Plucky
  • Pluvialis
  • Pollet
  • Polly
  • Polyphemus
  • Poppy
  • Populator
  • Portentum
  • Potentia

P, continued

  • Potentissimus
  • Potestas
  • Powerful
  • Praecedit
  • Praeceps
  • Praecurrit
  • Praecursoria
  • Praecursoris
  • Praedatoria
  • Praepotens
  • Praesidium
  • Praestantia
  • Praestantissimus
  • Praestat
  • Praevaleat
  • Praevolat
  • Pretiosa
  • Primrose
  • Primus
  • Procella
  • Procellae
  • Procellosa
  • Prodigium
  • Proeliator
  • Proelii
  • Profligat
  • Profuturus
  • Promptissimus
  • Properat
  • Propugnaculum
  • Propugnat
  • Propugnator
  • Prosternit
  • Protegit
  • Providentia
  • Prudentia
  • Prudentissima
  • Pruina
  • Pszczółka
  • Pugnacissimus
  • Pugnax
  • Pulcherrima
  • Pulchritudo
  • Purissima
  • Purpureus

Q: 1 name

  • Quatit

R: 36 names

  • Radiat
  • Rafale
  • Rapacitas
  • Rapax
  • Rapidissimus
  • Rapidus
  • Raucisonus
  • Redibo
  • Redoutable
  • Regalis
  • Regnans
  • Regnat
  • Renidet
  • Renown
  • Repellit
  • Repentinus
  • Repulse
  • Requiescat
  • Resistit
  • Resolution
  • Resonat
  • Restitit
  • Resurgam
  • Revenge
  • Reverentia
  • Robust
  • Robustissimus
  • Roscidus
  • Rosemary
  • Rowan
  • Royal Sovereign
  • Rubicunda
  • Rugit
  • Russet
  • Rutilans
  • Rutilus

S: 77 names

  • Saevissimus
  • Saevitia
  • Sagacitas
  • Sagax
  • Sagittaria
  • Salutis
  • Sandpiper
  • Sans-Pareil
  • Sapientia
  • Sapientissima
  • Scandit
  • Scintilla
  • Seahorse
  • Securiger
  • Sentinelle
  • Serena
  • Serenissima
  • Serenitas
  • Servat
  • Servator
  • Servatrix
  • Severitas
  • Shuvek
  • Sibilat
  • Sidereus
  • Sidus
  • Signifer
  • Silex
  • Silvicola
  • Sinceritas
  • Sixpence
  • Skolde
  • Skylark
  • Snaggle
  • Solamen
  • Solitudo
  • Solivagus
  • Sollertia

S, continued

  • Sonipes
  • Sorrel
  • Speciosa
  • Speculator
  • Speedwell
  • Sperber
  • Spirat
  • Spitfire
  • Splendidissimus
  • Splendidus
  • Squamiger
  • Stabilitas
  • Staturus
  • Steadfast
  • Stellifer
  • Sternschnuppe
  • Stormcock
  • Strenuissimus
  • Strepit
  • Stridor
  • Sturmvogel
  • Suavis
  • Suavissima
  • Suavitas
  • Sublimis
  • Sublimitas
  • Subtilis
  • Summus
  • Superat
  • Superb
  • Superbia
  • Superbus
  • Supervolat
  • Supremus
  • Surgat
  • Surprise
  • Sustinet
  • Swift
  • Swiftsure

T: 55 names

  • Talsk
  • Tansy
  • Tarrok
  • Teasel
  • Tegmen
  • Temeraire
  • Temperantia
  • Tempestas
  • Tempestatis
  • Tempestiva
  • Tempête
  • Tenacissimus
  • Tenacitas
  • Tenax
  • Tenerrima
  • Terret
  • Terribilis
  • Terrible
  • Terrificus
  • Terrigena
  • Theseus
  • Thimble
  • Thistle
  • Thrum
  • Thunderer
  • Tilly
  • Timendus
  • Tinder
  • Tolmir
  • Tonans
  • Tonat
  • Tonitrus
  • Tonnant
  • Tonnerre
  • Tonuit
  • Tormentum
  • Tourbillon
  • Tramontane
  • Tranquillissima
  • Tranquillitas
  • Tranquillus
  • Transcendit
  • Transvolat
  • Tremendous
  • Tremendus
  • Tricornis
  • Triumph
  • Triumphans
  • Triumphator
  • Truculentissimus
  • Trusty
  • Tuetur
  • Tuppence
  • Turbinis
  • Tutamen

U: 10 names

  • Ubertas
  • Ultimus
  • Ultor
  • Ultrix
  • Undat
  • Undisonus
  • Undrek
  • Unicorn
  • Urget
  • Uzgar

V: 68 names

  • Vaillance
  • Valeat
  • Valiant
  • Validissimus
  • Vanguard
  • Varsk
  • Vashka
  • Vastator
  • Vastatrix
  • Vastissimus
  • Vastitas
  • Vastitudo
  • Vehemens
  • Vehementia
  • Vehementissimus
  • Velivolus
  • Velocissimus
  • Velox
  • Venator
  • Venatoria
  • Venatrix
  • Venerabilis
  • Venerable
  • Venerandus
  • Vengeance
  • Vengeur
  • Ventorum
  • Ventosa
  • Venturer
  • Venturus
  • Venustas
  • Venustissima
  • Verendus
  • Veridicus

V, continued

  • Vernalis
  • Vespertinus
  • Vetustissimus
  • Vicissitudo
  • Victoire
  • Victoriatus
  • Victory
  • Victrix
  • Victurus
  • Vif-Argent
  • Vigeat
  • Viget
  • Vigil
  • Vigilantia
  • Vigilet
  • Vincit
  • Vindex
  • Vindicis
  • Vindicta
  • Violentia
  • Violet
  • Virtutis
  • Vitalis
  • Vivacitas
  • Vivat
  • Vivax
  • Vividus
  • Volans
  • Volatilus
  • Volitat
  • Volucris
  • Vorax
  • Vulnificus
  • Vulturnus

W: 12 names

  • Wagtail
  • Warspite
  • Wenzik
  • Wetterleuchten
  • Whinchat
  • Wiaterek
  • Wicher
  • Windsbraut
  • Windsor Castle
  • Wirbelwind
  • Wren
  • Wringe

Y: 3 names

  • Yarrow
  • Yerva
  • Yorsk

Z: 4 names

  • Zealous
  • Zéphyr
  • Zerka
  • Zorza