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Seven deadly sins demons names: 220+ real and invented ideas

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The seven deadly sins demons, in the list German theologian Peter Binsfeld published in 1589, are Lucifer (pride), Mammon (greed), Asmodeus (lust), Leviathan (envy), Beelzebub (gluttony), Satan (wrath) and Belphegor (sloth). His pairings became the standard set that most modern fantasy borrows from.

The first section below explains each of those names and where it comes from, along with an earlier version of the list. The rest of the page is 200+ original demon names for novels, tabletop campaigns and video game characters: a section for each sin, Latin-rooted names and a lighter set of funny ones. Every name has a short note.

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  • Yawnwraith

    Spreads yawns through a room like a fog

  • Verdigris

    The green crust on old copper, slow and bitter

  • Iracundus

    Real Latin for hot-tempered, used as a title

  • Haughtmere

    A still lake that reflects only one face

  • Furiax

    From fury, the heat that comes before every storm

  • Cobwick

    Lives in cobwebs and calls them blankets

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Names of the 7 deadly sins demons (Binsfeld, 1589)

Peter Binsfeld, auxiliary bishop of Trier, paired each sin with a prince of hell in his 1589 treatise on the confessions of witches. The first seven entries are his list. The last three show an earlier pairing and the roots of two of the names.

  1. Lucifer: Pride. Latin for light-bringer, from the morning star of Isaiah 14
  2. Mammon: Greed. From an Aramaic word for wealth used in the Gospels
  3. Asmodeus: Lust. A demon from the Book of Tobit, likely Persian in origin
  4. Leviathan: Envy. A great sea creature named in Job, Psalms and Isaiah
  5. Beelzebub: Gluttony. From Baal-zebub, often translated as lord of the flies
  6. Satan: Wrath. From a Hebrew word meaning adversary or accuser
  7. Belphegor: Sloth. From Baal-Peor, a Moabite god named in Numbers 25
  8. Abaddon: Paired with sloth in the English Lanterne of Light, around 1410
  9. Baal-Zebub: The older form behind Beelzebub, a Philistine god of Ekron
  10. Aeshma: Avestan demon of fury, the likely root of Asmodeus

Pride demon names

Invented names for demons of pride: crowns, mirrors, thrones and very high opinions.

  1. Vaunthiel: From vaunt, to boast; it hears only its own praise
  2. Orgulon: From orgueil, French for pride, with a tyrant's ring
  3. Pavonix: From pavo, Latin for peacock, the classic symbol of vanity
  4. Mirrhaxis: A mirror-gazer that cannot look away from itself
  5. Hautemar: From haute, high, for a demon that looks down on everyone
  6. Lady Vainglora: Vainglory in a gown, draped in medals she never earned
  7. Aurelith the Unbowed: Golden, proud and unwilling to kneel to anyone
  8. Zenithrax: Named for the zenith, the highest point it craves
  9. Sovrael: Sounds like sovereign, for a demon that crowned itself
  10. Thronebrand: Marks every seat it takes as its own forever
  11. Haughtwyrm: A serpent coiled around its own trophies
  12. Celsior: Latin for higher, and it is always climbing
  13. Narcithel: Echoes Narcissus, who fell for his own reflection
  14. Exaltus: Demands to be praised and placed above all others
  15. Velmorax the Gilded: Gold leaf painted over a hollow heart
  16. Primaroth: From prime, first, and it insists on being first
  17. Arrogath: Arrogance hammered into a heavy, regal name
  18. Lucent Vey: Bright, cold and shining only to be seen
  19. Majestrix: A self-appointed empress with a very long title
  20. Haughtmere: A still lake that reflects only one face
  21. Grandeval: Grandeur in every syllable, humility in none
  22. Ostentar: From ostentation; it wears every jewel at once
  23. Nonpareil: French for without equal, a title it gave itself
  24. Queen Ivoria: Rules from an ivory tower and never comes down

Greed demon names

Coins, vaults, ledgers and hoards. Invented names for demons that always want more.

  1. Hoardrake: Sleeps on a mountain of treasure like a dragon
  2. Avarel: Short, sharp and built from avarice
  3. Coinmaw: A mouth that swallows every coin it sees
  4. Gildreth: To gild is to coat in gold, and it gilds everything
  5. Ledgerath: Keeps a record of every debt, forever
  6. Duke Tallyhorn: Counts and recounts its fortune every midnight
  7. Vaultheart: Its heart is a locked vault with no key
  8. Aurumox: From aurum, the Latin word for gold
  9. Mistress Ingot: A cold, heavy name for a demon of riches
  10. Grasprel: Never lets go of anything it grabs
  11. Pennagrim: Grim and gloomy about every penny it might lose
  12. Usurael: From usury, lending at cruel interest rates
  13. Midasorn: A nod to Midas, whose touch turned things to gold
  14. Cofferling: A small, sneaky imp that lives inside treasure chests
  15. Plutessa: From Plutus, the Greek spirit of wealth
  16. Hoardmistress Vex: Guards a fortune she will never spend
  17. Gaudrex: Named for gaudy treasure piled far too high
  18. Bullionar: Built from bullion, gold cast in bars
  19. Sarn Silverpurse: Buys loyalty and never pays full price
  20. The Tollkeeper: Charges a fee for every door, road and favor
  21. Rapaxis: From rapax, Latin for grasping or greedy
  22. Ducatra: From the ducat, an old gold coin of Venice
  23. Moremaw: Its one and only word is more
  24. Aurivex: Gold-hungry and vexed by anyone else's fortune

Lust and temptation demon names

Kept PG-13: these invented names lean on charm, longing and temptation rather than anything explicit.

  1. Velvessa: Soft as velvet, with a smile that hides a bargain
  2. Siren Moraine: Lures travelers off the road with a lovely song
  3. Charmelith: Built from charm; every word it speaks is a trap
  4. Yearnwraith: A ghostly demon made of wishes that never came true
  5. Dezirath: Desire, spelled to sound older and darker
  6. Lady Rosethorn: A beautiful bloom with hidden thorns
  7. Amorix: From amor, Latin for love, twisted toward obsession
  8. Allurel: Hard to resist and even harder to trust
  9. Honeyveil: Hides its true face behind sweet words
  10. Nocturnelle: A nighttime tempter who visits only in dreams
  11. Mistress Ardor: Feeds on burning passion, night after night
  12. Infatuar: Spins infatuation into chains that feel like ribbons
  13. Seraine: A soft, singing name for a tempting voice in the dark
  14. Coquessa: From coquette, a flirt who plays with hearts
  15. The Velvet Bargain: Offers your heart's desire, with very fine print
  16. Glamoura: Glamour once meant a magic spell, which fits
  17. Fervane: From fervent; it burns bright and never cools
  18. Heartsnare: Catches hearts the way a trapper catches rabbits
  19. Lady Wistera: Wistful and tangled like wisteria vines
  20. Enthrallis: From enthrall, to hold someone captive with charm
  21. Rosavel: A rose-scented name for a gentle-seeming tempter
  22. Paramourn: Paramour plus mourn: love that always ends badly
  23. Moonlure: Calls to dreamers from the far side of the moon

Envy demon names

Green eyes, sidelong glances and old grudges. Invented names for demons of envy.

  1. Covetor: Wants what you have the moment you have it
  2. Viridane: From viridis, Latin for green, the color of envy
  3. Jadeheart: Green-hearted and bitter about every neighbor's luck
  4. Mora Greeneye: A nod to Shakespeare's green-eyed monster of jealousy
  5. Sidelong: Named for the sideways glance it gives everyone
  6. Mimicor: Copies anything it envies, but never gets it right
  7. Grudgemire: A swamp of old grudges it refuses to drain
  8. Rivalyn: Turns every friend into a rival
  9. Lady Spiteling: Small, sharp and always keeping score
  10. Emulath: From emulate; it wants to become whoever you are
  11. Doppelvane: A double that steals the lives it admires
  12. Glancewyrm: Watches from the corner of every room
  13. Zelotyx: From zelotypia, an old Greek-rooted word for jealousy
  14. Thornglass: Peers through glass at lives it will never have
  15. Verdigris: The green crust on old copper, slow and bitter
  16. Gallwyrm: Gall means bitterness, and this serpent is full of it
  17. Covessa: A whispering demon who points out everything you lack
  18. Sourwyn: A sour name for a sour, watchful spirit
  19. Echo Vane: Repeats your words back, slightly meaner
  20. Wishthief: Steals the wishes of anyone happier than itself
  21. Smaragdine: An old word meaning emerald green
  22. The Comparer: Measures everyone against itself and is never pleased
  23. Hollowgaze: Stares at what others have until it feels empty
  24. Bitterwell: A well that only fills with resentment

Gluttony demon names

Feasts, maws and bottomless appetites. Invented names for demons of gluttony, with no gross-out humor.

  1. Gorgemaw: A bottomless mouth that is never, ever full
  2. Feastrel: Arrives at every banquet and leaves nothing behind
  3. Banquetor: Hosts endless feasts where only it eats
  4. Gourmandra: From gourmand, someone who loves food far too much
  5. Voraxis: From vorax, Latin for devouring
  6. Hungerling: A small, sniffing imp that follows the smell of bread
  7. Glutteron: A lumbering name for a demon of excess
  8. Duke Seconds: Always asks for another helping, then another
  9. Platterwraith: Haunts empty plates long after dinner ends
  10. Crumbwyrm: A serpent that leaves crumbs across the whole kingdom
  11. Appetix: Pure appetite with nothing else inside
  12. Sir Gobblet: Gobble plus goblet, a demon of the endless table
  13. Mawmother: Mother of hunger, feeding nothing but herself
  14. Ravanel: From ravenous, a polite name for a bottomless hunger
  15. Edax: Latin for gluttonous or devouring, short and sharp
  16. Cauldrake: A dragon that sleeps curled around a soup pot
  17. Larderlich: A lich that guards the pantry instead of a crypt
  18. Sugarmaw: Craves sweets above all and shares none of them
  19. Satiel: Never reaches satiety, the feeling of having had enough
  20. Trencherion: From trencher, the bread plate of medieval feasts
  21. The Last Bite: Takes the final morsel, no matter who is hungry
  22. Feastqueen Ombra: Rules a hall where dinner never ends
  23. Gulzhar: A rumbling name that sounds like a hungry stomach
  24. Hungerhorn: A banquet horn that summons only one guest

Wrath demon names

Fire, storms and short tempers. Invented names for demons of wrath.

  1. Furiax: From fury, the heat that comes before every storm
  2. Rancorath: Built from rancor, an old and lasting bitterness
  3. Stormgrudge: Never forgets a slight and never calms down
  4. Ignivar: From ignis, Latin for fire, with a growl at the end
  5. Cindrath: Glowing embers that flare at the smallest spark
  6. Thundermaw: Speaks only in roars that shake the halls
  7. Lady Scaldra: Hot-tempered and quick to boil over
  8. Ireborn: Born from anger and never grew out of it
  9. Vexnar: Easily vexed and impossible to soothe
  10. Choleron: From choler, the old word for a quick temper
  11. Furnacron: A walking furnace of temper
  12. Tempestra: A tempest in demon form, always mid-storm
  13. Smoldrin: Low, patient anger that never quite goes out
  14. Grudgeforge: Hammers every insult into a permanent grudge
  15. Ashfury: What remains after a temper burns everything down
  16. Brimvex: Brimstone and vexation, an old fire-and-fury pairing
  17. Khagrath: A hard, growling name for a demon of battle rage
  18. Feralith: Wild, untamed anger with no leash
  19. Howlmarch: Its march is one long, furious howl
  20. Pyrrhex: From pyr, the Greek word for fire
  21. Quickfuse: The shortest temper in the whole underworld
  22. Galeheart: A heart like a gale, always blowing hard
  23. Embercrown: Wears a crown of sparks that flare when it is angry
  24. Seether: A quiet demon that simmers for centuries

Sloth demon names

Fog, dust, yawns and tomorrow. Invented names for demons of sloth.

  1. Somnivar: From somnus, Latin for sleep
  2. Lethargon: Lethargy given a heavy, drowsy name
  3. Yawnwraith: Spreads yawns through a room like a fog
  4. Mosshallow: So still that moss grows on its shoulders
  5. Drowsel: It never quite wakes up, and neither will you
  6. Languira: From languor, a pleasant and dangerous tiredness
  7. Torpex: From torpor, the deep stillness of a hibernating animal
  8. Lady Dustveil: Wrapped in the dust of tasks never started
  9. Cobwick: Lives in cobwebs and calls them blankets
  10. Idlethorn: Pricks anyone who tries to get some work done
  11. Lullabane: A lullaby that ruins every good intention
  12. Fogmantle: Wears a cloak of mist that makes everyone sleepy
  13. Duke Tomorrow: Promises to do it later, every single day
  14. Slumberax: A heavy name for heavy eyelids
  15. Hibernael: Hibernates through every season, not only winter
  16. Stillmire: A deep, still swamp that pulls you down for a nap
  17. Procrastos: Built from procrastination, which it will finish later
  18. Inertius: Objects at rest stay at rest, and so does it
  19. Nodwyn: Nods off midsentence, every time
  20. Sluggard King: An old word for a lazy person, crowned
  21. Waneveil: Drains the will to start anything
  22. Slowfen: A misty marsh where time moves at half speed
  23. Ennuiel: From ennui, the French word for weary boredom
  24. Driftmoor: Lets everything float by without lifting a hand

Names from the Latin sins

The traditional Latin names of the sins, plus invented demon names built from them. Latin gives any name instant old-world weight.

  1. Superbia: Latin for pride, the sin usually ranked first
  2. Avaritia: Latin for greed or avarice
  3. Luxuria: Latin for lust, and the root of the word luxury
  4. Invidia: Latin for envy, from a verb meaning to look at with malice
  5. Gula: Latin for throat, the word used for gluttony
  6. Ira: Latin for wrath or anger, short and fierce
  7. Acedia: From Greek for lack of care, the old name for sloth
  8. Tristitia: Latin for sorrow, a vice on early lists of eight
  9. Superbiel: A twist on pride's Latin name for a fallen, haughty one
  10. Avarith: Shortened from avaritia, with a hissing finish
  11. Luxeris: A lavish demon of indulgence, built from luxuria
  12. Invidrax: Invidia, Latin for envy, with a set of teeth
  13. Gulareth: Built on gula, for a demon of endless appetite
  14. Irathos: From ira, anger, with a Greek-style ending
  15. Acedion: From acedia, for a demon that makes you stop caring
  16. Superbos: A blunt, heavy take on superbia
  17. Avarexa: A sharp, feminine take on avaritia
  18. Invidessa: A courtly lady of envy, built from invidia
  19. Iracundus: Real Latin for hot-tempered, used as a title
  20. Gulosa: From gulosus, Latin for gluttonous
  21. Avidus: Latin for eager or greedy, a fitting demon title
  22. Ignavia: Latin for idleness, a natural name for a sloth demon
  23. Luxurion: A grand, decadent title built from luxuria

Funny sin demon names

For lighter campaigns, comedy one-shots and kids who love spooky stories. These pun on the sins, never on faith.

  1. Sir Naps-a-Lot: A sloth demon with a very strong pillow game
  2. Count Snackula: Gluttony meets a vampire who only bites cookies
  3. Lord Hoardington: Owns forty treasure chests and still wants one more
  4. Duchess Me-First: A pride demon who cuts every line in the underworld
  5. Grumblefang: A wrath demon whose bite is mostly complaining
  6. Snoozeferatu: A sleepy vampire demon who misses every midnight
  7. Mister Mine: A greed demon with one possessive word in his vocabulary
  8. Green-With-Envy Gary: Wants your snack, your hat and your seat
  9. Lady Look-At-Me: A pride demon who poses for a portrait every five minutes
  10. Couchgoyle: A gargoyle who never leaves the sofa
  11. Tantrumax: A wrath demon who stomps when the snacks run out
  12. Pocketgrab: A tiny greed imp who loves your loose change
  13. The Buffet Fiend: Banned from every all-you-can-eat restaurant in the underworld
  14. Sir Meh: A sloth demon whose battle cry is a shrug
  15. Gloatwick: A smug imp who brags about every little win
  16. Hissy Fitz: A wrath demon whose tantrums are famous across the underworld
  17. Lord Lazybones: Too sleepy to haunt anyone before noon
  18. Imp Patience: A wrath imp who cannot wait for anything
  19. Grabby McGreedface: The internet's favorite naming style, now with horns
  20. Baron Von Brag: Hangs a painting of himself in every room
  21. Fumewick: A candle-sized imp that fumes constantly
  22. Crumbsby: A gluttony imp who leaves crumbs on every scroll

How to pick the right name

Start with the sin's core image

Pride suggests mirrors and crowns, greed suggests coins and vaults, wrath suggests fire and storms, and sloth suggests fog and sleep. Build the name from that image and it will feel right before anyone reads the description.

Borrow from Latin or Greek

Words like superbia, avaritia, ira, vorax and somnus give a name instant weight. Trim the word and add a dark ending such as -ax, -oth or -iel.

Keep the real names for real lore

If your world uses Binsfeld's seven princes, keep their names as they are and invent lieutenants, heralds or rivals beneath them. That respects the source and gives you more characters to play with.

Match the tone of your table

A grim campaign suits names like Vaultheart or Ashfury. A family game night suits Count Snackula. Pick the section that fits the mood.

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Frequently asked questions

What are the names of the seven deadly sins demons?

In Peter Binsfeld's 1589 list they are Lucifer (pride), Mammon (greed), Asmodeus (lust), Leviathan (envy), Beelzebub (gluttony), Satan (wrath) and Belphegor (sloth). Most modern games and novels that use sin demons follow this list.

Who created the list of the seven princes of hell?

Peter Binsfeld, a German theologian and auxiliary bishop of Trier, published it in 1589 in a treatise on the confessions of witches. He was also a leading figure in the Trier witch trials.

Which demon represents envy?

Leviathan represents envy in Binsfeld's list. An earlier English tract, the Lanterne of Light (around 1410), gave envy to Beelzebub instead.

Is there only one version of the sin demon list?

No. The Lanterne of Light uses a different set, with Beelzebub for envy, Belphegor for gluttony and Abaddon for sloth. Binsfeld's 1589 version is the one most fiction uses today.

How do I make up a sin demon name?

Start from a word tied to the sin (vaunt, hoard, ember, slumber) or its Latin name (superbia, avaritia, ira), then add a dark ending like -ax, -oth or -iel. Say it out loud to check it sounds menacing rather than silly, unless silly is the goal.

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