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Tiefling names: 190+ female, male and virtue name ideas

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In D&D's 2014 Player's Handbook, a tiefling has one of three kinds of name: one from the culture that raised them, an infernal name passed down through the family, or a virtue name, a word like Hope or Creed that a younger tiefling takes and tries to live up to. The book's infernal names sound Greek or Hebrew, like Akmenos, Kallista and Melech; fan-made ones such as Zariveth and Vorrex lean harder on z, x and k.

This page has 190+ original tiefling names: virtue names in three moods, Puritan-style phrase names, female, male and gender-neutral names, names built on real Latin and Greek roots, last names, titles and a few funny picks. None of them is copied from a rulebook or a novel: we checked every one against the Player's Handbook lists and famous tieflings like Karlach and Jester, so every name is free to make your own.

Can't decide? Shuffle 6 random picks

  • Overture

    A grand opening, for someone who loves an entrance

  • Kindle-Hope

    Lights fires for warmth, never for harm

  • Draxos

    Short, sharp and a little draconic

  • Beacon

    Means to be the light others steer by

  • Story

    Lives as if every day might end up in a legend

  • Calistrae

    Graceful but sharp, for a duelist with a smile

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Tiefling virtue names

In D&D's Player's Handbook, some younger tieflings adopt a name for a virtue or idea and try to live up to it. These hopeful concept names are our own picks.

  1. Resolve: Chosen by someone who refuses to quit, whatever the odds
  2. Candor: For an honest soul who says the hard thing kindly
  3. Vigil: Suits a guardian who keeps watch while others sleep
  4. Clemency: A promise to show the mercy they rarely received
  5. Fortitude: Strength of heart for someone who has endured a lot
  6. Humility: A surprising pick for someone born with horns and a temper
  7. Valiance: An old word for bravery, rarer than valor
  8. Fidelity: For a loyal friend who never breaks a promise
  9. Sincerity 7 in 2025: Says exactly what it means, with no hidden bargain
  10. Integrity: Ideal for a paladin who refuses every shortcut
  11. Diligence: Steady effort, perfect for a scholar or careful artificer
  12. Steadfast: Firm and unshakable, a good fit for a guard
  13. Mettle: Proven courage, the kind that shows under pressure
  14. Tenacity: Hangs on long after everyone else lets go
  15. Perseverance: A long name for a long, hard road walked anyway
  16. Redemption: For a hero determined to rewrite a family legacy
  17. Atonement: Carries a debt they fully mean to repay
  18. Forgiveness: Chosen by someone who decided not to hold grudges
  19. Devotion: Wholehearted loyalty to a cause, a god or a friend
  20. Truth 138 in 2025: Short, sharp and impossible to argue with
  21. Clarity 115 in 2025: A clear mind for a wizard or a detective
  22. Beacon 7 in 2025: Means to be the light others steer by

Dark tiefling virtue names

Not every concept name is sunny. Some tieflings take a grim word and wear it like armor, as a warning or as a dare.

  1. Malice: A warning to enemies, worn with a sharp smile
  2. Spite: Keeps a rogue going out of sheer stubbornness
  3. Envy 25 in 2025: Green-eyed and honest about wanting what others have
  4. Pride: Head held high, horns and all
  5. Wrath: A barbarian's name that promises trouble to troublemakers
  6. Defiance: Refuses to be what anyone expected
  7. Discord: Spreads chaos at the table, on purpose
  8. Hubris: A Greek word for outrageous arrogance, a fun flaw to play
  9. Folly: Knows the plan is risky and makes it anyway
  10. Avarice: Loves gold a little too much, like a dragon
  11. Remorse: Haunted by a past mistake that cannot be undone
  12. Regret: A wistful pick for a brooding warlock
  13. Melancholy: Poetic sadness for a bard who only plays in minor keys
  14. Exile: Cast out of home, still walking forward
  15. Solitude: Prefers their own company and the quiet of the road
  16. Reckoning: The day the bill comes due, as a name
  17. Requiem: A song for the dead, solemn and beautiful
  18. Lament: A mournful cry turned into a calling card
  19. Portent: A walking sign that something big is coming
  20. Brimstone: The old word for sulfur, smoky and impossible to ignore
  21. Hunger: Always wanting more: power, knowledge or another snack
  22. Bargain: A nod to the deal that started a warlock's story

Poetic and wandering virtue names

Concept names do not have to be grand. These pick a word that simply sounds like the character: curious, musical or restless.

  1. Riddle: Hard to read and harder to solve
  2. Paradox: Two things at once, like a kind-hearted fiend
  3. Cadence 321 in 2025: Rhythm and flow for a bard or dancer
  4. Refrain: The line in the song everyone remembers
  5. Anthem 20 in 2025: Loud, proud and made to be sung by a crowd
  6. Rhyme: Playful and musical, a good fit for a trickster
  7. Story 120 in 2025: Lives as if every day might end up in a legend
  8. Myth: Half real, half rumor and all intrigue
  9. Rumor 5 in 2025: Everyone has heard of this one, and nobody agrees
  10. Wander 6 in 2025: Restless feet and no fixed home
  11. Yonder: Always looking toward the next horizon
  12. Elsewhere: A mind that drifts to some other place
  13. Someday: Holds on to a dream that has not happened yet
  14. Eventide: An old, poetic word for evening
  15. Caprice 14 in 2025: Sudden whims and quick changes of heart
  16. Wonderment: Wide-eyed amazement at a big, strange world
  17. Epilogue: The part of the story that comes after the ending
  18. Overture: A grand opening, for someone who loves an entrance
  19. Ink: A scribe's name, dark and ready to write history
  20. Wayfarer: A traveler on foot who is never in a hurry
  21. Question: Curious about everything, including the rules

Puritan-style phrase names

From the 1500s, some English Puritans named children with a whole phrase, like Praise-God or Search-the-scriptures. These phrase names are our own, built the same way, for a tiefling whose virtue takes a sentence.

  1. Fear-Not-the-Dark: A brave promise for a tiefling raised on scary stories
  2. Mend-What-Burns: A healer who fixes what their temper once broke
  3. Turn-Away-Wrath: From the proverb that a soft answer turns away wrath, for a peacemaker
  4. Owe-Nothing: Has never signed an infernal deal and never will
  5. Rise-Again: For a tiefling who keeps getting back up
  6. Kindle-Hope: Lights fires for warmth, never for harm
  7. Bear-the-Brand: Wears the fiendish mark without shame
  8. Walk-in-Light: Chosen to prove a fiend's child can
  9. Prove-Them-Wrong: For a tiefling who heard what the village said
  10. Keep-the-Vow: A paladin's name, sworn and kept
  11. Burn-Bright: Lives fast and warm, like a candle in a window
  12. Spare-the-Fallen: Shows mercy even to the enemy on the ground

Female tiefling names

Original infernal-style names for tiefling women and girls. Every one is our own invention.

  1. Zariveth: Smoky Z opening and a soft finish, good for a sorcerer
  2. Mirelka: Quick and bright, made for a fast-talking rogue
  3. Ashkaria: Warm and hissing, like embers settling in a grate
  4. Velisande: Elegant and long, suited to a noble's runaway daughter
  5. Nyrrhea: A rolling double R gives it an otherworldly purr
  6. Calistrae: Graceful but sharp, for a duelist with a smile
  7. Orzeline: An unusual Z sound wrapped in a gentle ending
  8. Brimiel: A fiery opening with an angel-style ending
  9. Sabrenna: Smooth and warm, a good fit for a bard
  10. Lyskara: Light at the start, hard at the end, like a blade
  11. Ezravine: A trailing vine sound for a druid or herbalist
  12. Quessa: Short and unusual, thanks to the rare Q
  13. Ravessa: Dark-feathered and dramatic, for a warlock
  14. Kethryn: Familiar enough to say easily, odd enough to stand out
  15. Malvessine: Moody and regal, made for a villain with style
  16. Solkara: A sun-warm opening for someone who runs hot
  17. Xaviella: Bold X and a sweet ending, good for a performer
  18. Tamrisa: Soft and steady, a healer's name
  19. Hezvara: Spiky and striking, suits a sharp-tongued sorceress
  20. Embrisa: Glowing and warm, with a breathy finish
  21. Selzirra: Silky S and buzzing Z, perfect for a schemer
  22. Orshenne: Low and mysterious, for a fortune teller

Male tiefling names

Original infernal-style names for tiefling men and boys, from theatrical to blunt.

  1. Malzareth: Heavy and theatrical, made for a warlock villain
  2. Kastovan: Strong and grounded, good for a fighter or soldier
  3. Vorrex: Two syllables with a snarling X at the end
  4. Zethrael: A hissing Z paired with a solemn, angelic ending
  5. Draxos: Short, sharp and a little draconic
  6. Belkarin: Bell-like start and a hard finish, good for a bard
  7. Tharzim: A desert-dry sound for a wandering mercenary
  8. Orvesh: Quiet and brooding, a scholar's name
  9. Kolvaris: Stately and cold, suits a noble or general
  10. Sarkon: Blunt and punchy, easy to shout across a battlefield
  11. Ezrakai 6 in 2025: Bright and quick, made for a sorcerer; also a rare real name, given to 6 US boys in 2025
  12. Mavrok: Gruff and rocky, for a barbarian with a soft heart
  13. Valtheon: Grand and old-sounding, good for a paladin
  14. Hexander: Hides a hex inside a familiar name
  15. Ruskaan: Rusty, rolling and hard to forget
  16. Zorvane: Sounds like a storm rolling in from far away
  17. Caziel: A clipped, angel-style name with a devilish K sound
  18. Ithrax: Sharp and scholarly, for an alchemist
  19. Morkesh: Dark and guttural, fit for an enforcer
  20. Nazrevan: Long, smooth and a little sinister
  21. Severak: Severe at the start, cracking at the end
  22. Dravan: Simple and strong, an everyday choice

Gender-neutral tiefling names

Short, flexible infernal names that suit any tiefling.

  1. Azrin: Clean and quick, works for anyone
  2. Kessix: A playful hiss of S and X sounds
  3. Vael: One soft syllable, easy to whisper
  4. Zephyx: Breezy start with a crackling end
  5. Tezra: Bright and balanced, for any class
  6. Ruzzek: Short, earthy and a bit mischievous
  7. Xevin: A familiar shape with a fiery X up front
  8. Ilvex: Two crisp syllables made for a spellcaster
  9. Merix: A merry sound with a sly ending
  10. Quillon: Named for a quillon, one arm of a sword's crossguard
  11. Hazrel: Hazy and warm, like heat rising off a road
  12. Ondrel: Gentle and low, for a quiet observer
  13. Vesryn: Elegant and hard to pin down
  14. Sayth: One crisp syllable, like a whispered secret
  15. Corvaen: Built on corvus, the Latin word for raven

Infernal names built on real roots

Invented names built on real Latin and Greek words for fire, smoke, night and the deep. The roots are real; the names are ours.

  1. Ignarius: Built on ignis, the Latin word for fire
  2. Cinerae: From cinis, Latin for ash, the root of incinerate
  3. Noctavia: From nox, the Latin word for night
  4. Fumara: From fumus, Latin for smoke and the root of fume
  5. Pyrrion: From pyr, the Greek word for fire
  6. Skotara: From skotos, the Greek word for darkness
  7. Tartaren: Echoes Tartarus, the deepest pit of the Greek underworld
  8. Sulphira: From the Latin sulphur, the yellow brimstone found near volcanoes
  9. Keravion: From keras, the Greek word for horn
  10. Fervora: From fervor, Latin for boiling heat
  11. Caudren: From cauda, the Latin word for tail
  12. Infernia: From infernus, Latin for lower or below ground
  13. Abyssia: From abyssos, the Greek word for bottomless
  14. Tenebrin: From tenebrae, the Latin word for darkness
  15. Flammara: From flamma, the Latin word for flame
  16. Favillia: From favilla, Latin for hot, glowing ash
  17. Calidra: From calidus, the Latin word for hot
  18. Ardentia: From ardere, Latin for to burn, the root of ardent
  19. Carbrix: From carbo, Latin for coal or charcoal

Tiefling last names

The Player's Handbook gives tieflings no family names, so these invented surnames work for a family, a found family or an adopted home.

  1. Ashborne: Born from the ashes, for a family that rebuilt
  2. Brimvale: A valley that always smells faintly of sulfur
  3. Cindermoor: Moorland scorched by a fire nobody remembers
  4. Embervane: A weathervane that glows red at dusk
  5. Sulfurwick: A candlemaking family with a smoky secret
  6. Thornreach: Outcasts who settled where the brambles grow tallest
  7. Hornbrook: A stream where horned children once played
  8. Smokeharrow: Farmers of a field that never stops smoldering
  9. Charwell: A family that dug its well in burned ground
  10. Redtail: Plain and proud, for a family that hides nothing
  11. Kindlewick: Starters of fires, literal and otherwise
  12. Scaldmere: A lake warm enough to steam in winter
  13. Duskspire: A family that lives in a narrow tower at the edge of town
  14. Pyrewood: Forest folk who know every way to light a flame
  15. Cinderfield: Farmers who plant only after the burn
  16. Nightbrand: Marked by a star-shaped scar at birth
  17. Coalridge: Miners from a ridge of black stone
  18. Firethorn: Named for the real shrub with flame-red berries
  19. Sablecrest: A dark crest on an old, contested coat of arms
  20. Hollowhorn: A clan whose horns ring softly when tapped

Tiefling titles and epithets

Pair any first name with a title for a full introduction, like Velisande the Brass-Tongued.

  1. the Ember-Eyed: For a tiefling whose eyes glow in the dark
  2. Twice-Born: Survived something that should have ended them
  3. the Tail-Twister: A nervous habit turned nickname
  4. Cinder-Crowned: Wears smoldering horns like a crown
  5. the Brass-Tongued: A smooth talker who could sell sand in a desert
  6. Child of Two Fires: Torn between a human hearth and an infernal flame
  7. the Last Ember: Final survivor of a once-great bloodline
  8. the Unbargained: Proudly owes nothing to any devil
  9. Pactbreaker: Escaped an infernal deal and lived to tell it
  10. the Lantern-Horned: Hangs a small lamp from one horn on dark roads
  11. Smoke-Walker: Moves through burning ruins without a cough
  12. the Velvet Fiend: Charming manners, dangerous reputation
  13. the Kindly Devil: Looks fearsome, gives away every last coin
  14. the Scarlet Wanderer: A crimson-cloaked traveler known in every port
  15. Hornsworn: Swore an oath on their own crown of horns

Funny tiefling names

Puns and silly picks for one-shots, comic sidekicks and players who refuse to be grim.

  1. Tiefany: A sparkly pun on Tiffany, a 1980s favorite
  2. Tailor Made: Sews every party cloak with a slit for the tail
  3. Hornswoggle: Real slang for tricking someone, perfect for a rogue
  4. Deviled Egbert: Brings snacks to every session, no matter what
  5. Hornbeam Hal: Shares a name with a real tree and loves it
  6. Horn-Rimmed Harold: A bookish type whose glasses rest on his horns
  7. Pointy Pete: Says it like it is, horns first
  8. Sir Swishington: Cannot keep that tail still for a second
  9. Toasty McHorns: Always warm, great company on cold nights
  10. Sulfurious Sam: Easily angered and smells faintly of matches
  11. Asterisk Annie: Always reads the tiny footnote at the bottom of the deal
  12. Crimson Ted: Bright red and extremely ordinary
  13. Fiendrick: A friendly fiend with a regular-guy name
  14. Brimsworth: Polite, proper and lightly smoking at all times
  15. Tailbert: A noble name with an extra appendage
  16. Hornelius: Distinguished, scholarly and very pointy

How to pick the right name

Choose heritage or virtue

An infernal name like Malzareth hints at family and bloodline. A virtue name like Resolve tells everyone what the character has chosen to become.

Let the sound match the personality

Hissing z and s sounds suit schemers and sorcerers. Hard k and x sounds suit fighters. Soft endings like -elle or -ine make a sharp name gentler.

Pick a virtue with a story in it

A tiefling named Clemency who struggles with mercy, or one named Wrath who never loses their temper, gives you something to play at every session.

Say it out loud first

Your table will say the name hundreds of times. If it trips your tongue, drop a syllable or swap a hard cluster for a smoother one.

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Tiefling names, checked: what the rulebooks really say, which names belong to someone else, and the virtue names real babies get

By The Nomezo Editors · Updated October 26, 2026 · How we research names

The 2014 Player's Handbook gives tieflings three kinds of name, from their culture, from Infernal or from a virtue, and no surnames at all. The 2024 rules drop the name lists entirely and settle the pronunciation: TEE-fling.

Some virtue names are real baby names too: 868 US girls were named Hope in 2025 and 413 boys Creed, both on the rulebook's own virtue list. The finder above narrows this page's names by section, length or first letter, and the tags show the US count for the names real babies get.

  1. Step 1Pick a kind of nameInfernal, virtue or phrase.
  2. Step 2Know the rulesThe rulebook gives no tiefling surnames.
  3. Step 3Avoid famous namesKarlach and Jester are taken.
  4. Step 4See real virtue namesHope and Creed are on US birth records.

What the rulebooks say about tiefling names

  • Where the word comes from. Tieflings first appeared in the Planescape Campaign Setting in 1994, and Wolfgang Baur built the name from the German tief, deep or low, plus -ling, offspring; they became a core race in the 4th edition (Wikipedia).
  • Grim virtue names are official. The rulebook says a virtue name is a noble quest for some tieflings and a grim destiny for others, so its list includes Despair, Sorrow and Torment beside Hope and Glory (D&D Beyond).
Tiefling names in the 2014 and 2024 D&D rules
RulebookWhat it gives
2014 Player's HandbookThree kinds of name: one from the culture that raised them, an Infernal name passed down through generations, or a virtue name that some younger tieflings adopt and try to live up to
2014 name lists14 male and 13 female Infernal names, such as Akmenos and Kallista, and 21 virtue names, from Art and Carrion to Torment and Weary
2014 surnamesNone: dwarves, elves, halflings, gnomes and dragonborn get clan or family names, tieflings do not
2024 rulesNo names at all; the pronunciation TEE-fling and three fiendish legacies, Abyssal, Chthonic and Infernal

Sources: D&D Beyond: Basic Rules (2014), Free Rules (2024).

Names that already belong to someone

  • Famous tieflings. Karlach is a companion in Baldur's Gate 3 (Wikipedia), and Jester Lavorre and Mollymauk Tealeaf belong to Critical Role's Mighty Nein (Wikipedia). Fine at a home table, but a published story needs its own names.
  • D&D's own devils. Asmodeus comes from the Book of Tobit, but Zariel was first mentioned in the 1999 Guide to Hell and Glasya in a 1983 Dragon magazine article by Gary Gygax, so a story that names them is borrowing from D&D (Wikipedia)).
  • Real virtue names are Puritan. Puritans gave names like Grace, Faith and Hope from the 16th century, and some gave whole phrases, such as Praise-God and Search-the-scriptures (Wikipedia). The phrase names on this page are built the same way.

Tiefling virtue names on US babies

Virtue names from the rulebook and this page, US babies in 2025
NameWhere it comes fromUS babies, 2025
HopePlayer's Handbook868 girls (No. 352)
CreedPlayer's Handbook413 boys (No. 663)
CadenceThis page245 girls
ClarityThis page115 girls, its most ever
StoryThis page110 girls
GloryPlayer's Handbook107 girls
TruthThis page101 boys
QuestPlayer's Handbook57 boys

Source: US Social Security Administration, births 1880 to 2025. Creed had its best year in 2024, with 467 boys.

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Frequently asked questions

What are tiefling virtue names?

In D&D's 2014 Player's Handbook, some younger tieflings take a word for a virtue or idea and try to live up to it: a noble quest for some, a grim destiny for others. The book's examples include Hope, Sorrow and Quest; this page's own picks include Resolve, Candor and Wonderment.

What are good female tiefling names?

Zariveth, Velisande, Ravessa, Malvessine and Embrisa are original picks with an infernal edge. For a virtue name, try Clemency, Cadence or Defiance.

What are good male tiefling names?

Malzareth, Kastovan, Vorrex, Zethrael and Valtheon all sound suitably infernal. For a concept name, Resolve, Steadfast or Wrath work well.

Where does the word tiefling come from?

Tieflings first appeared in the Planescape Campaign Setting for Advanced Dungeons & Dragons in 1994. Designer Wolfgang Baur coined the name from the German tief, meaning deep or low, a nod to their roots in the lower planes, plus -ling, meaning offspring. It is pronounced TEE-fling.

Do tieflings have last names?

The Player's Handbook gives them none, so it is up to you. A tiefling raised by a human family might use that family's surname, while one who chose a virtue name might go by that single word. Invented surnames like Ashborne or Kindlewick work for either.

How do you pronounce tiefling?

TEE-fling. The 2024 D&D rules give that pronunciation. The word comes from the German tief, deep or low, a nod to the lower planes.

Are there official tiefling names?

In the 2014 Player's Handbook, yes: 14 male and 13 female Infernal names, such as Akmenos and Kallista, and 21 virtue names, such as Hope, Creed and Sorrow. The 2024 rules give no tiefling names, and no edition gives tieflings surnames.

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