Touhou Name Generator
Gensokyo-style names for shrine maidens, youkai and fairies
Generate Touhou-style names for fan characters: Japanese full names with poetic family names like Sayo Harusame and Hayate Karasuba, Western names like Lavender Almanac, and single-name fairies and youkai, set beside cast names such as Reimu Hakurei and Cirno.
About Touhou names
The Touhou Project is a long-running series of bullet-hell shooting games set in Gensokyo, a hidden land where youkai, gods, ghosts, fairies and a few humans live. Most characters have a Japanese full name whose family name is a rare, evocative word tied to what the character is: Kirisame is drizzle, Izayoi is the sixteenth night of the lunar month, Yakumo is eight clouds. English-speaking fans write the given name first, so this list does too: Reimu Hakurei, not Hakurei Reimu.
There are three other patterns. The residents of the Scarlet Devil Mansion and a few others carry Western names built from a given name and a plain English word, such as Remilia Scarlet and Patchouli Knowledge. Fairies and small youkai often have a single name or a two-word English one, like Cirno, Rumia and Sunny Milk. Characters tied to ancient clans keep the old form with no, clan first, as in Fujiwara no Mokou.
About seventy members of the series cast are set among roughly 430 new names in the same styles, spread over shrine maidens, magicians, tengu, kappa, ghosts, oni, gods, moon dwellers, fairies and tsukumogami. The new names are for fan characters and are not official. Each Japanese one is built from real words, such as Sayo Harusame (spring rain) and Akari Tomoshibi (lamplight).
How to choose Touhou names
- Choose the species first, then a family name that hints at it. Wind and feather words suit tengu (Hayate Karasuba, Konoha Kurobane), water and machine words suit kappa (Kiri Haguruma), and sake and gourd words suit oni (Hisago Sennari).
- Keep the given name short. Two or three syllables such as Sayo, Kiku or Tae sit well in front of a long family name, which is how most of the cast is built.
- For a Western-style character, pair a herb, flower or old-fashioned given name with one plain English noun about what she does: Lavender Almanac for a librarian, Dahlia Marionette for a doll maker.
- Give fairies and small youkai less name, not more. A two-word English name tied to weather or a season (Icicle Chime, Dawn Chorus) or a single word (Kinako, Yukinko) marks a minor character at a glance.
- The list gives readings only, so pick the kanji yourself, and search the finished name before you post your character in case another fan work already uses it.
Frequently asked questions
What makes a name sound like Touhou?
An ordinary given name joined to a family name that is a real but rare word about the character's nature. A ghost might be Sayoko Hitodama, a moon dweller Koyomi Tachimachi, a tengu reporter Suzume Kawaraban. Western names follow the same idea in English, as in Verbena Grimoire or Winifred Frostbell.
Are these official Touhou characters?
About seventy are, including Reimu Hakurei, Marisa Kirisame, Sakuya Izayoi and Cirno, and they are listed so you can hear the style. The rest are new names for fan characters and are not official. No fan-game characters are included. The Touhou Project belongs to Team Shanghai Alice and is named here only to say what the names are for.
Why is the given name written first?
In Japanese the family name comes first, so the heroine is Hakurei Reimu. English-speaking fans usually reverse it, and this list follows that habit. The exceptions are the old clan names with no, such as Mononobe no Futo and the new Sugawara no Umeka, and the Chinese name Hong Meiling, which stay family name first.
Do the Japanese names mean anything?
Yes, the family names are real words. Haguruma is a gear, Hanafubuki is a flurry of falling petals and Tsukimi is moon viewing, so Kiri Haguruma, Yoshino Hanafubuki and Yuzu Tsukimi each say something about the character. The page does not assign kanji, which leaves the exact spelling to you.
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All 500 Touhou names
A: 30 names
- Abe no Kikyou
- Acorn Cap
- Ageha Hanamitsu
- Akane Yuuyake
- Akari Tomoshibi
- Akatonbo
- Akiha Kurama
- Akiho Karita
- Alice Margatroid
- Allegra Windchime
- Amane Hagoromo
- Angelica Thimble
- Annelise Sanguine
- Aoba Chinju
- Aoi Mizutama
- Arare Shimobashira
- Aria Nightjar
- Asa Kawatare
- Asagi Mizukagami
- Astraea Zodiac
- Asuka Itoyuu
- Aunn Komano
- Awata no Suzuka
- Awayuki Nagori
- Aya Shameimaru
- Ayame Samidare
- Ayu Sawagani
- Ayuhime
- Azami Dokudami
- Azusa Yumihari
B: 8 names
- Belladonna Curtsey
- Beni Manjushage
- Bergamot Wisdom
- Botan Inokashira
- Breezy Feather
- Brina
- Brisa
- Byakuren Hijiri
C: 25 names
- Camellia Nocturne
- Cantata Bellchime
- Celesta Glassharp
- Chako Okuzashiki
- Chen
- Chidori Temari
- Chifuyu Yukidoke
- Chihaya Torakuma
- Chihiro Iwasaka
- Chirin Fuurin
- Chitose Tokoharu
- Chiyo Tamayori
- Chiyoko Higan
- Chizuru Origami
- Cicada Summer
- Cirno
- Citronella Footnote
- Clementine Pendulum
- Cloudy Marble
- Clover Patch
- Clownpiece
- Comet Ribbon
- Coppelia Stringfellow
- Cordelia Vermilion
- Corvina Inkwell
D: 8 names
- Dahlia Marionette
- Daisy Chain
- Dawn Chorus
- Dewy Cobweb
- Donguri
- Doremy Sweet
- Dulcie Musicbox
- Dusk Marigold
E: 7 names
- Eirin Yagokoro
- Eirlys Snowmelt
- Elixir Solitude
- Elspeth Moonflower
- Ember Poppy
- Enji
- Evangeline Starling
F: 17 names
- Firefly Lamp
- Flandre Scarlet
- Flicker Glowworm
- Flurrie
- Flutter Mothwing
- Frost Lullaby
- Fubuki Togakushi
- Fujiwara no Mokou
- Fuki Tsukushino
- Fuku Chabashira
- Fumi Kotonoha
- Fumie Fudezuka
- Fumika Kikigaki
- Furiko Hashiradokei
- Fuyu Hatsuyuki
- Fuyuko Kogarashi
- Fuyumi Shimogare
G: 3 names
- Giselle Gossamer
- Glacia
- Glacier Mint
H: 39 names
- Haji no Kurenai
- Hanada
- Haruhi Hanagumori
- Haruka Shinkirou
- Hasu Numata
- Hata no Kokoro
- Hatate Himekaidou
- Hato Yawata
- Hayame Ashige
- Hayate Karasuba
- Hazel Catkin
- Hazuki Miharashi
- Hecatia Lapislazuli
- Henrietta Midnight
- Hettie Coldbrook
- Hibari Soramichi
- Hibiki Yamanari
- Hieda no Akyuu
- Higoihime
- Hikage Yoiyami
- Hinata Nichirin
- Hinoe Irori
- Hinoka Kitsunebi
- Hisago Sennari
- Hisame Shimotsuki
- Hisoka Onibi
- Hisui Modoribashi
- Hitomi Urayomi
- Hiwa
- Hiyoko
- Hiyori Tenkiame
- Homare Ikkaku
- Homura Hokuto
- Honami Toyoashihara
- Hong Meiling
- Honoka Andon
- Hotaru Yuuyami
- Hoteri Shakunetsu
- Hyacinth Parasol
I: 18 names
- Ibara Okuyama
- Ichirin Kumoi
- Icicle Chime
- Iku Nagae
- Inaho Narukami
- Inbe no Asaka
- Inori Himorogi
- Io Ikada
- Irodori Nishiki
- Isami Chikaraishi
- Isolde Whitethorn
- Isuzu Onigawara
- Ito Ayatori
- Itoha Sangen
- Iwana Keiryuu
- Iyo Mochizuki
- Izumi Wakimizu
- Izumo no Musubi
J: 1 name
- Juniper Lullaby
K: 64 names
- Kaede Momijidani
- Kagachi Hoozuki
- Kagari Tourou
- Kagerou Imaizumi
- Kagura Miyashiro
- Kaguya Houraisan
- Kai Watashimori
- Kajika Seseragi
- Kamo no Mizuha
- Kana Higurashi
- Kanade Unjou
- Kanako Yasaka
- Kaname Suehiro
- Kanoko Shikano
- Karan Komageta
- Karin Hibana
- Kasane Tamamushi
- Kasen Ibaraki
- Kasuga no Kojika
- Kasumi Haguro
- Katsura Gekkyuu
- Katsuragi no Hitoha
- Kaya Mayudama
- Kazuha Komorebi
- Keine Kamishirasawa
- Ki no Suzushiro
- Kibi no Momoe
- Kiku Yoizuki
- Kinako
- Kine
- Kingyohime
- Kinu Hataori
K, continued
- Kirara Hoshimatsuri
- Kiri Haguruma
- Kirika Tsumujikaze
- Kiriko Tansu
- Kiyo Usuyuki
- Koakuma
- Koban Tokkuri
- Kogane Tanabata
- Kogasa Tatara
- Kogitsune
- Kohaku Kitsunezuka
- Kohane Wataridori
- Koishi Komeiji
- Koma Zenmai
- Komachi Onozuka
- Kome Tawara
- Kon
- Konoha Kurobane
- Kosuzu Motoori
- Koto Shiosai
- Kotoba Hayamimi
- Kotoha Asagiri
- Kotora Takebayashi
- Kotowari Shirasu
- Koume Hanaikada
- Koyoi Utatane
- Koyomi Tachimachi
- Kozue Sugikodachi
- Kuchinashi
- Kureha Momijigari
- Kuri Tochinoki
- Kuzumochi
L: 10 names
- Lavender Almanac
- Leonora Cinnabar
- Letty Whiterock
- Lilac Shower
- Lily White
- Lucciola
- Lucretia Carmine
- Ludmila Chandelier
- Luna Child
- Lunasa Prismriver
M: 59 names
- Madoka Mangetsu
- Madoromi
- Maho Hoshiyomi
- Mahoro Yumeutsutsu
- Maika Hiten
- Maki Oumagatoki
- Mame Bunbuku
- Mameda
- Mamizou Futatsuiwa
- Maple Sugar
- Marisa Kirisame
- Marjoram Folio
- Mashiro Yamainu
- Matsuba Senkyou
- Matsubokkuri
- Matsuyo Takasago
- Mayo Nemachi
- Mayoi Yomiji
- Mayu Itoguruma
- Medicine Melancholy
- Meguri Rokudou
- Mei Usuzumi
- Mejiro
- Melusine Riverbell
- Michiru Kusamakura
- Midori Mizuguruma
- Mikage Hauchiwa
- Mikan Kotatsu
- Minamitsu Murasa
- Minato Watanohara
- Mine Iwakura
- Minomushi
- Minori Sakagura
- Mio Hafuri
- Mirabelle Teacup
- Mirei Mikumari
- Misago Takamine
- Misora Tsugomori
- Misty Bell
- Misuzu Sakakibara
- Mitarashi
- Mitsu Tsukinowa
- Mitsue Yorishiro
- Miwa Kannabi
- Miwa no Odamaki
- Miyo Ushimitsu
- Miyuki Sasameyuki
- Mizuki Nagareboshi
- Moegi Sasabune
- Momiji Inubashiri
- Momo Tougen
- Momoka Onigashima
- Monaka
- Mononobe no Futo
- Morphea Daydream
- Moss Button
- Mutsumi Sanzu
- Myrrha Epigraph
- Mystia Lorelei
N: 20 names
- Nae Tanokami
- Nagare Tanigawa
- Nagi Kazamachi
- Nagisa Kawazoko
- Nakatomi no Kiyone
- Nami Ryuuguu
- Naruko Kokeshi
- Natsuki Hotarubi
- Natsuko Utsusemi
- Natsumi Aoarashi
- Nazrin
- Nazuna Wakakusa
- Nell Greywether
- Nemuri Yumemakura
- Nerine Tidewater
- Nimbus Cotton
- Nitori Kawashiro
- Nodoka Hidamari
- Nowaki Minekaze
- Nue Houjuu
O: 11 names
- Oboro Kirigakure
- Odile Swansdown
- Oibane Hagoita
- Okina Matara
- Ono no Kogiku
- Ootomo no Sayuri
- Ophelia Crimson
- Oriha Kumonosu
- Oto Narigama
- Otoha Suzunari
- Ottilie Clockwork
P: 9 names
- Pandora Keyhole
- Patchouli Knowledge
- Pebble Skip
- Petal Parade
- Philippa Quicksilver
- Pluvia
- Pollen Puff
- Ponko Haratsuzumi
- Puddle Jump
R: 20 names
- Raika Inazuma
- Rainy Lantern
- Ran Yakumo
- Rei Hakumei
- Reiha Tamashizume
- Reika Kannagi
- Reimu Hakurei
- Reisen Udongein Inaba
- Remedy Forlorn
- Remilia Scarlet
- Ren Unsui
- Renge Gokuraku
- Reverie Nightcap
- Rin Kaenbyou
- Rindou Tsuyukusa
- Ripple Lily
- Rosemary Lexicon
- Rugiada
- Rumia
- Ruri Hoshikuzu
S: 65 names
- Sae Tsujigami
- Saeki no Matsuho
- Saffron Marginalia
- Sagiri Unkai
- Sakurako Sumizome
- Sakuya Izayoi
- Sanae Kochiya
- Sarasa Kageboushi
- Sasa Kumazasa
- Sato Ubusuna
- Satori Komeiji
- Sawa Minamo
- Sayaka Gekkou
- Sayo Harusame
- Sayoko Hitodama
- Sazanami
- Seija Kijin
- Sen Kusabue
- Seraphina Nightingale
- Serenade Larkspur
- Seri Nanakusa
- Shibuki Takitsubo
- Shigure Atago
- Shiho Tsukikage
- Shijimi Fuchigami
- Shinmyoumaru Sukuna
- Shino Yukiakari
- Shiori Fumikura
- Shirabe Okuribi
- Shiratama
- Shizue Kawazu
- Shizuka Yashiro
S, continued
- Shizuku Imachi
- Shizume Kanameishi
- Shizuru Tasogare
- Shou Toramaru
- Sibyl Looking-Glass
- Sleet Whisper
- Snowdrop Bell
- Soga no Tojiko
- Solette
- Somnia Featherbed
- Sora Yamabiraki
- Sorrel Candlewick
- Sounosuke Furudougu
- Star Sapphire
- Starry Parasol
- Subaru Yozora
- Sugawara no Umeka
- Suika Ibuki
- Suiren Hasuike
- Sumi Suzuribako
- Sumika Kagaribi
- Sumireko Usami
- Sunbeam Sorbet
- Sunny Milk
- Suou
- Susu Entotsu
- Suwako Moriya
- Suzu Kazaguruma
- Suzume Kawaraban
- Suzumi Uchiwa
- Suzumushi
- Suzuna Mikagami
- Suzuran Kazahana
T: 38 names
- Tabitha Pincushion
- Tachibana no Kaoruko
- Tae Misogi
- Tama Futamata
- Tamaki Omamori
- Tamao Shouryou
- Tanpopo
- Tansy Hourglass
- Tenebra
- Tenshi Hinanawi
- Tetsuko Fuigo
- Tewi Inaba
- Thistle Down
- Tobari Yamakaze
- Toki Asahikage
- Tokiwa
- Tomoe Ooeyama
- Tomoko Mukaebi
- Tomori Chouchin
- Tora Hinoguruma
- Toyosatomimi no Miko
- Tsubaki Akebono
- Tsubame Hayakaze
- Tsubomi Ichimatsu
- Tsukiko Ariake
- Tsukiyo Sakazuki
- Tsukushi Harukaze
- Tsumugi Karakuri
- Tsumuji Kazakiri
- Tsurara Koorimizu
- Tsurugi Mihari
- Tsuruha Jougen
- Tsutsumi Furoshiki
- Tsuyuha Usugumo
- Tsuyuko Kusaba
- Tsuzumi Tobikura
- Tsuzuri Makimono
- Twinkle Thimble
U: 13 names
- Uguisu
- Uirou
- Ume Hatsuhana
- Umi Shiranui
- Urabe no Kiyora
- Urara Bonbori
- Uri Kappabuchi
- Uriko Sawanobori
- Uroko Shirohebi
- Uta Yamabiko
- Utako Kotodama
- Utsuho Reiuji
- Uzuki Tamausagi
V: 4 names
- Valeriana Bookplate
- Verbena Grimoire
- Vespera Ruby
- Vetiver Codex
W: 7 names
- Wakaba Shinryoku
- Wakana Saotome
- Wake no Masumi
- Warabi Yamana
- Wilhelmina Garnet
- Winifred Frostbell
- Wriggle Nightbug
Y: 22 names
- Yae Hanagasumi
- Yamabuki
- Yaoki Daruma
- Yobuko Tanima
- Yoi Tokoyo
- Yomogi Kusushi
- Yoshino Hanafubuki
- Youmu Konpaku
- Yuge Yunohana
- Yukari Yakumo
- Yuki Tamagaki
- Yukinko
- Yukino Maboroshi
- Yumeji Utakata
- Yumi Mikazuki
- Yuugi Hoshiguma
- Yuuka Kazami
- Yuuko Omokage
- Yuuna Yuugure
- Yuyuko Saigyouji
- Yuzu Tsukimi
- Yuzuha Kuzunoha