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Underworld Name Generator

Names for the realms, rivers and rulers of the dead

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Generate underworld names for your fantasy world: sunless realms like Vorthul and Nethymir, landmarks such as the Gate of Nine Keys and the River Mourn, and the judges, ferrymen, gatehounds and hollow kings who rule them. Real names from Greek, Norse, Egyptian, Mesopotamian, Aztec and Maya myth are mixed with original ones built the same way.

About underworld names

Every mythology that buried its dead also mapped where they went, and the maps agree on a surprising amount. The Greek underworld had a ruler (Hades), a ferryman (Charon), a guard dog (Cerberus), five rivers (Styx, Acheron, Lethe, Phlegethon, Cocytus) and three judges (Minos, Rhadamanthus, Aeacus). The Mesopotamian Irkalla had seven gates and a queen, Ereshkigal. The Egyptian Duat had twelve hours of night and a scale that weighed hearts. Norse Hel had a bridge, Gjallarbru, and a hound, Garm. An underworld name that feels real usually belongs to one of those roles: the realm itself, a river or gate that marks its border, or the being who stands at the door.

The sound of the names matters too. Real ones are short and old-sounding (Kur, Duat, Yomi, Annwn, Mictlan), or they describe a feature plainly: the Field of Reeds, the House of Dust. Original names here follow both roads. Single-word realms like Ashkarath and Sunkenmere sit alongside plain descriptive places like the Weeping Stair and the Bridge of Sighs, and the rulers range from hollow kings to ferrymen and wardens whose surnames tell you their job.

Use the list to build a complete cosmology: pick a realm, name its river and its gate, then decide who collects the coin.

Tips for choosing a name

  • Name the parts, not just the place. A realm (Nethymir), its boundary river (River Mourn), its gate (the Gate of Nine Keys) and its warden (Kethrax of the Seventh Gate) together feel far more real than one grand name.
  • Match the name to what happens there. A judging underworld suits names about scales, courts and tribunals; a place of forgetting suits water and sleep; a place of punishment suits fire, pits and iron.
  • Borrow structure from myth rather than names. Use Charon's role (a ferryman who wants payment) with your own name, so you keep the resonance without importing Greek baggage.
  • Keep the sound consistent within one cosmology: harsh invented names (Zhorvaine, Ghorrath) for an ancient death-god pantheon, plain English compounds (Hollowrest, Gravemoor) for a folk-tale underworld.
  • Give living characters an everyday way to refer to it. 'Gone down to the Hush' or 'crossed the Mourn' works in dialogue better than a formal title.

Frequently asked questions

What are the names of the underworld in mythology?

Hades, Tartarus and Erebus (Greek); Orcus and Dis (Roman); Hel and Niflhel (Norse); Duat and Amenti (Egyptian); Irkalla, Kur and Aralu (Mesopotamian); Mictlan (Aztec); Xibalba (Maya); Yomi (Japanese); Diyu (Chinese); Naraka and Patala (Hindu and Buddhist); Annwn (Welsh); Tuonela (Finnish); Sheol (Hebrew); and Supay's Ukhu Pacha (Inca).

How is an underworld different from a hell?

An underworld is where all the dead go, good and bad, usually located beneath the earth or across a river in the west; a hell is specifically a place of punishment. Many underworlds contain a hell as one region (Tartarus inside Hades, Naraka below the other realms), which is a useful pattern when you are building your own.

What should I name the ruler of my underworld?

Decide first whether the ruler is a god, a former mortal, or simply an office that anyone can hold. Gods suit short invented names with hard consonants (Nergal, Ereshkigal, Keshtaroth); mortals suit a given name plus a telling surname (Ysolde of the Grey Oar, Hollis Graveward); offices suit titles like the Hollow King or the Warden of the Last Door.

Can I use these underworld names in my novel, game or D&D campaign?

Yes. Mythological names are public domain and the original names are free to use in personal and commercial projects. For tabletop settings, note that published worlds already have their own underworlds (the Shadowfell, Hades and Carceri in D&D), so invented names help your campaign stand apart.

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  • Hades
  • Tartarus
  • Erebus
  • Asphodel
  • Styx
  • Acheron
  • Lethe
  • Phlegethon
  • Cocytus
  • Charon
  • Cerberus
  • Thanatos
  • Hypnos
  • Persephone
  • Hecate
  • Minos
  • Rhadamanthus
  • Aeacus
  • Nyx
  • Orcus
  • Dis Pater
  • Pluto
  • Proserpina
  • Charun
  • Vanth
  • Irkalla
  • Ereshkigal
  • Nergal
  • Namtar
  • Kur
  • Aralu
  • Hel
  • Helheim
  • Niflhel
  • Garm
  • Modgud
  • Gjallarbru
  • Nastrond
  • Hvergelmir
  • Duat
  • Osiris
  • Anubis
  • Ammit
  • Apep
  • Amenti
  • Mictlan
  • Mictlantecuhtli
  • Mictecacihuatl
  • Xibalba
  • Hun-Came
  • Vucub-Came
  • Yomi
  • Izanami
  • Diyu
  • Yanluo
  • Naraka
  • Yama
  • Patala
  • Annwn
  • Arawn
  • Gwyn ap Nudd
  • Tuonela
  • Tuoni
  • Kalma
  • Sheol
  • Gehenna
  • Abaddon
  • Supay
  • Ukhu Pacha
  • Adlivun
  • Rarohenga
  • Pulotu
  • Hine-nui-te-po
  • Uggae
  • The Elysian Fields
  • Dis
  • Malebolge
  • Caina
  • Ptolomaea
  • Judecca
  • Acherusia
  • Avernus
  • Stygia
  • Helgrind
  • Amentet
  • Rosetau
  • Sekhet-Aaru
  • Neter-khertet
  • Irkalla's Seven Gates
  • Ganzir
  • Kigal
  • Kurnugia
  • Hubur
  • Ammut's Table
  • Duat's Twelve Hours
  • Vorthul
  • Ashkarath
  • Nethymir
  • Sunkenmere
  • Gloamhold
  • Morrowdeep
  • Ossuar
  • Drowndark
  • Hollowrest
  • Kharzun
  • Umbrahl
  • The Hollow Under
  • The Ashen Deep
  • Vaelmor
  • Nightsreach
  • Cindrathe
  • Sorrowmere
  • The Grey Descent
  • Ebonfell
  • Ythrakhal
  • Marrowdown
  • Palefast
  • The Long Dark
  • Nethergloam
  • Tombral
  • Velkarra
  • Shadefall
  • Grimhollow
  • Sablemoor
  • Underkeld
  • The Sunless Shore
  • Cairnreach
  • Ashmeridian
  • Dolorum
  • Varnoth
  • Wraithmere
  • Ghulkar
  • The Drowned Quiet
  • Hushmoor
  • Skarrow
  • Belthraine
  • Mourngate
  • Onyxdeep
  • Nulrath
  • The Weeping Country
  • Tenebrith
  • Cryptholme
  • Shrivenmere
  • Koldanar
  • Dreadmire
  • The Barrowsea
  • Zhul-Kethar
  • Stillwater Abyss
  • Faelthorne
  • Dirgehall
  • The Ninefold Pit
  • Lornhaven
  • Gravemoor
  • Abyssia
  • Ul-Nakhar
  • Morthane
  • Sepulchra
  • Quietus
  • Vexmoor
  • The Pale Country
  • Ashmourne
  • Gorrmund
  • Keldrath
  • The Cold Below
  • Silenthaven
  • Nyxmere
  • Barrowholt
  • Ythel
  • Sundermire
  • Cinderhollow
  • Tallowfen
  • Gloomreach
  • The Black Meadow
  • Karrak-Dun
  • Whisperlow
  • Hollowmark
  • Scaldrath
  • Vaultmere
  • The Sighing Lands
  • Ebonmere
  • Greymantle
  • Nethervale
  • Bleakmoor
  • Kharnvost
  • Saltgrave
  • Lanternless
  • The Undergloam
  • Thraxmere
  • The Drowned Kingdom
  • Mordhaven
  • Ossarium
  • Velnoth
  • The Sleeping Vault
  • Ashgrave
  • Grimvault
  • Sorrowfall
  • Pyrrhath
  • Murkmere
  • Kethraxis
  • The Vale of Bones
  • Blackwater Deep
  • Umberfall
  • Tanaroth
  • Dusklore
  • Nocturnis
  • The Last Shore
  • The Weeping Stair
  • The Gate of Nine Keys
  • The Ferry Landing
  • The Hall of Scales
  • The Bridge of Sighs
  • The River Forgetting
  • The Field of Unmarked Stones
  • The Tollgate
  • The Court of Echoes
  • The Well of Souls
  • The Broken Causeway
  • The Lantern Road
  • The Threshing Floor
  • The Chamber of Weighing
  • The Hall of Silent Feasts
  • The Salt Road
  • The Drowned Steps
  • The Ashen Gate
  • The Stair of Ten Thousand Years
  • The Bone Orchard
  • The Meadow of Unlit Candles
  • The River of Ash
  • The Vault of Names
  • The Pillar of Judgment
  • The Iron Ferry
  • The Gate of Horn
  • The Gate of Ivory
  • The Black Quay
  • The Hungry Gate
  • The Corridor of Last Words
  • The Lake of Reckoning
  • The Cistern of Sorrows
  • The Bridge of Blades
  • The Marsh of Forgotten Debts
  • The Chapel of Dust
  • The Pit of Tongues
  • The Road Without Return
  • The Hollow Crown Chamber
  • The Seven Wards
  • The Hall of Ferrymen
  • The Orchard of Grey Apples
  • The Maw
  • The Red Ferry Crossing
  • The Tarn of Faces
  • The Mourners' Gallery
  • The Cairnfield
  • The Shrine of Unspoken Names
  • The Silent Market
  • The Gallery of Hollow Kings
  • The Lightless Sea
  • The Cavern of Hanging Lamps
  • The Garden of Poppies
  • The Causeway of Thorns
  • The Harrowing Path
  • The Well of Lethe Water
  • The Twelfth Hour Hall
  • The Warden's Stair
  • The Last Lantern
  • The Ash Fields
  • The Gatehouse of Bones
  • The Ford of Tears
  • The Sunken Library
  • The Obsidian Crossing
  • The Furnace Below
  • The Dreaming Barrows
  • River Mourn
  • River Obel
  • River Sithe
  • River Dolour
  • River Ashka
  • River Hollowmere
  • River Lorne
  • River Vesper
  • River Quietus
  • River Umbral
  • River Cinder
  • Lake Tarnwater
  • Lake Hush
  • Lake Remembrance
  • The Still Lake
  • Gate Vorrath
  • Gate Ashkel
  • The Hollow Gate
  • The Gate of Teeth
  • The Gate of Salt
  • Charon's Wake
  • Keth the Ferryman
  • Orvendel the Boatman
  • Mireska the Ferrywoman
  • Ysolde of the Grey Oar
  • Thallus Greyoar
  • Dunmorrow the Ferrier
  • Old Hesket the Poleman
  • Vantris the Toll-Taker
  • Maudren the Coin-Keeper
  • Sethrisande of the Pale Court
  • Queen Morvaine
  • Queen Ashera of the Deep
  • Queen Ereskil
  • King Othmar Underthrone
  • King Vaelrek the Sunless
  • Velmorath the Hollow King
  • Nyssara the Silent Queen
  • The Hollow King
  • The Pale Queen
  • The Grey Lady
  • The Sunless Emperor
  • The Lord Below
  • The Widow of the Ninth Gate
  • The Warden of the Last Door
  • The Keeper of Unspoken Names
  • The Lamplighter of the Dead
  • The Gatherer of Coins
  • The Scribe of the Weighing Hall
  • The Judge of Three Faces
  • Rhadamant Ulcaster
  • Aethon Scalekeeper
  • Judge Morrigal
  • Judge Ulthane of the Scales
  • Kethrax of the Seventh Gate
  • Warden Belgrath
  • Warden Ilsabet Hollowmark
  • Warden Sorrowhand
  • Gatekeeper Ulthwe
  • Gatekeeper Nine-Eyes
  • Doorwarden Ashvael
  • Kestrian Ninegates
  • Hollis Graveward
  • Threnody Vael
  • Ismeria Duskwright
  • Lorcan Thrice-Buried
  • Ysmay Coldcandle
  • Durnock Cairnwright
  • Selwyn Palehand
  • Oriel Shroudmaker
  • Tamsin Graywater
  • Ambrose Lanternsworn
  • Wren Underfell
  • Cassius Mourne
  • Isolde Bonechapel
  • Petrus Nightlantern
  • Merrick Stillwater
  • Evanthe Hollowsong
  • Radomir Gravesend
  • Lysanthe Veilbreaker
  • Gideon Ashkey
  • Marisol Duskferry
  • Leocadia Mournmantle
  • Sabine Lightless
  • Morwenna Graythorn
  • Ophelia Drownmere
  • Rowan Last-Light
  • Griselda Bonehollow
  • Ingrith Stillhearth
  • Maelis Shroud
  • Idony Cinderwake
  • Vortigern Sunless
  • Ysabeau Tombwright
  • Dorothea Lanternfall
  • Octavia Mourngate
  • Elspeth Barrowlight
  • Rosamund Quietmoor
  • Isaura Ninthgate
  • Sybil Lanternless
  • Morgause Ashenhall
  • Garmr the Gatehound
  • The Hound of the Iron Gate
  • Vorrkhal the Three-Throated
  • Skulfang
  • Ashmaw
  • The Gatehound Nix
  • The Hound Called Silence
  • The Pale Hound
  • Hollowfang
  • The Toll Wyrm
  • Obrathor the Sleeper Below
  • Nul-Azhun
  • The Wyrm of the Ninth River
  • Mal'Kethra
  • Zhorvaine
  • Azhkarrun
  • Drathmael
  • Ul'Vesh
  • Keshtaroth
  • Mor'Dhal
  • Ithrakhal
  • Vael'Nakhar
  • Sethrakul
  • Orrovahn
  • Thul-Kessar
  • Nakhtmoira
  • Ur-Shalath
  • Ghorrath
  • Yzrathiel
  • Nyarlak
  • Qor'Thessa
  • Vhulmirr
  • Ankhessar
  • Ser-Uthmar
  • Belzharoth
  • Kharn-Velu
  • Ossirath
  • Maghul-Dun
  • Thessarine
  • Ulqorr
  • Zhen-Tarak
  • Noctavir
  • Veshkarrah
  • Daemorrah
  • Ishkalun
  • Ruthvaine
  • Aszhkarr
  • Mor Ivreth
  • Kethuun
  • Nephthara
  • Orobas Vey
  • Sathriel the Unwaking
  • Umbrathine
  • Vhalorr
  • Xerthumal
  • Yldrissa
  • Zothrakar
  • Corvinus Nox
  • Irthessa
  • Qeshmara
  • Vorrasketh
  • The Gloaming Court
  • The Court of Ash and Salt
  • The Pale Court
  • The Ninefold Tribunal
  • The Sunless Parliament
  • The Order of the Grey Oar
  • The Ferrymen's Guild
  • The Lamplighters of Erebus
  • The Wardens of the Last Door
  • The Keepers of the Coin
  • The Choir of Unmourned
  • The Silent Legion
  • The Tollmen
  • The Ash Priests
  • The Shroud Sisters
  • The Bone Cartographers
  • The Gatekeepers' Covenant
  • The Hollow Watch
  • Vesperfall
  • Lornwater
  • Shroudmere
  • Oblivion's Ford
  • Perdition's Gate
  • Purgatory Reach
  • Limbo Shore
  • Ossuary Deep
  • Catacomb Vale
  • Sepulchre Row
  • Reliquary Gate
  • The Undercroft of Kings
  • The Second Death
  • The Long Sleep
  • The Unmourned Acre
  • Thornvast
  • Ulmirrah
  • Dwimmerdeep
  • The Hush
  • Sarkoth's Cellar
  • Low Annach
  • Ferrowmere
  • The Unlit Country
  • Calvaire
  • Oshtur Below
  • The Grey Quays
  • The Hall of Unfinished Meals
  • The Bridge of Coins
  • The Pool of Unmourned Faces
  • The Antechamber of Dust
  • The Stair of Ten Doors
  • The Rookery of Souls
  • The Scales of Meresh
  • The Cold Anvil
  • The Orchard of Unripe Years
  • The Causeway of Hooks
  • The Tribunal of Lamps
  • River Ossa
  • River Wending
  • River Hesk
  • The Unnamed River
  • Lake Still-Ink
  • Gate Ulmarrow
  • The Gate of Last Breath
  • Morrow the Ferrywright
  • Ebb the Boatman
  • Harrowen of the Long Pole
  • Ithne of the Hook
  • Ghast-Warden Kerrow
  • The Counter of Teeth

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