Tiefling Name Generator

Tieflings in Dungeons & Dragons carry the blood of the Nine Hells, usually traced back to Asmodeus, and their names reflect a people caught between two worlds. The Player's Handbook describes three naming traditions. Some tieflings take Infernal names inherited from a fiendish ancestor: Akmenos, Kairon, Morthos, Bryseis, Damaia, Nemeia. Others are raised among humans and simply have the names of the culture they grew up in, whether that's a Sword Coast name like Rolan or something you'd hear in a Waterdeep tavern. A third group chooses a "virtue name," a common English word that declares who they intend to be: Hope, Reverence, Sorrow, Creed, Nowhere.

Infernal names lean on Greek and Hebrew-sounding syllables, with masculine names ending in -os, -on, -as, or -ech and feminine names ending in -a, -is, or -ia. Baldur's Gate 3 names like Karlach, Zevlor, and Alfira follow the same rhythm. Virtue names can be uplifting or bleak; a tiefling named Carrion or Torment has made a very different choice from one named Mercy.

When picking a name, ask what the character's relationship with their heritage is. A tiefling proud of infernal blood might carry an Infernal name openly; one hiding it might go by a human name and reveal the true one later. Pair any style with a human-style surname if your setting expects them.