Female demon names sit between three very different traditions: the night spirits that ancient cultures genuinely feared, the elegant demonesses of gothic fiction, and the original names you invent for your own story or campaign. This page keeps those three apart so you can find the right register quickly instead of wading through one long alphabetical dump. The generator below gives you ten names per click across four styles, and the tables that follow hold 500+ female demon names with meanings, cultures, surnames and building blocks.
Female Demon Name Generator
The generator pulls from 160 names split into four pools, so the same style keeps giving you fresh combinations instead of the same ten results. Mythic names lean on ancient roots like lil-, nox- and -essa. Gothic names pair a soft first name with an elegant surname such as Valemont or Sangreal. Fierce names are short and hard, built for a warlord or a boss fight. Cursed names use night, ash and shadow words for something quieter and more unsettling.
Pick a style, click any name to copy it, then click again for a new set of ten. If you need a full character rather than just a name, take one result from Fierce and one from Gothic and use them as a first and last name together.
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Best Female Demon Names
These forty are the ones that work hardest across fiction, games and art: real folklore figures with documented sources, plus invented names built on the same roots. The second column tells you where each name comes from, which matters if you want accuracy rather than atmosphere.
| Name | Meaning or where it comes from |
|---|---|
| Lilith | the night figure of Jewish folklore; the Hebrew root points to the night |
| Naamah | Hebrew, pleasant; named in the Zohar among the queens of demons |
| Agrat bat Mahlat | a night demon named in the Talmud |
| Mahalath | a Hebrew root connected with dance or a harp |
| Lamashtu | Akkadian; the Mesopotamian demoness who threatened mothers and infants |
| Lilitu | the Mesopotamian night spirit class behind the later Lilith legends |
| Lamia | Greek; a queen turned into a child-stealing monster |
| Empusa | Greek; a shape-shifter described in the train of Hecate |
| Mormo | Greek; a bogey name mothers used to frighten children |
| Strix | Latin; a screech owl that became a word for a blood-drinking witch |
| Gello | Byzantine; a demoness said to steal newborns |
| Abyzou | Byzantine; named on amulets as a cause of miscarriage |
| Kikimora | Slavic; the female house spirit who tangles thread at night |
| Rusalka | Slavic; the spirit of a drowned young woman |
| Bean Nighe | Scottish Gaelic; the washerwoman at the ford who foretells a death |
| Yuki-onna | Japanese; the snow woman of winter storms |
| Hannya | Japanese; the horned female demon of Noh theatre |
| Shurpanakha | the rakshasi of the Ramayana |
| Pishachini | Sanskrit; the female form of a flesh-eating pishacha |
| Churel | South Asian; a woman who died young and is said to return with backwards feet |
| Vexara Vex | one syllable, sharp |
| Noxara Vex | one syllable, sharp |
| Serpeth Vex | one syllable, sharp |
| Empusa Vex | one syllable, sharp |
| Lirienne Vex | one syllable, sharp |
| Karnessa Vex | one syllable, sharp |
| Malefica Vex | one syllable, sharp |
| Honoria Vex | one syllable, sharp |
| Nephara Vex | one syllable, sharp |
| Morrigna Vex | one syllable, sharp |
| Carmine Vex | one syllable, sharp |
| Ulveth Vex | one syllable, sharp |
| Nyssa Vex | one syllable, sharp |
| Selveth Vex | one syllable, sharp |
| Zyrith Vex | one syllable, sharp |
| Vyrelle Vex | one syllable, sharp |
| Malvessa Vex | one syllable, sharp |
| Frostine Vex | one syllable, sharp |
| Ythra Vex | one syllable, sharp |
| Vesperine Vex | one syllable, sharp |
Demoness Names
Demoness is the ordinary English feminine form of demon, and it suits names with a long, elegant shape. Every name here pairs a feminine first name with a surname that carries its own meaning, so the combination reads like a person rather than a label.
| Name | Surname meaning |
|---|---|
| Lysandra Vaux | French, of the valley |
| Xessa Vaux | French, of the valley |
| Ivessa Vaux | French, of the valley |
| Emberlyn Vaux | French, of the valley |
| Morma Vaux | French, of the valley |
| Obsidia Vaux | French, of the valley |
| Wrenna Vaux | French, of the valley |
| Rusalka Vaux | French, of the valley |
| Pyrreth Vaux | French, of the valley |
| Xyrelle Vaux | French, of the valley |
| Dravena Vaux | French, of the valley |
| Qirith Vaux | French, of the valley |
| Izara Vaux | French, of the valley |
| Glycera Vaux | French, of the valley |
| Hannya Vaux | French, of the valley |
| Quereth Vaux | French, of the valley |
| Kalindra Vaux | French, of the valley |
| Orveth Vaux | French, of the valley |
| Qadira Vaux | French, of the valley |
| Irveth Vaux | French, of the valley |
| Aveline Vaux | French, of the valley |
| Ophara Vaux | French, of the valley |
| Fennira Vaux | French, of the valley |
| Thessa Vaux | French, of the valley |
| Persa Vaux | French, of the valley |
| Tamsin Vaux | French, of the valley |
| Tenebra Vaux | French, of the valley |
| Naameth Vaux | French, of the valley |
| Zethara Vauxc | French, of the valley |
| Sanguina Vaux | French, of the valley |
Ancient Female Demons From World Mythology
Most lists throw these together alphabetically and lose the point: a Mesopotamian amulet demon, a Japanese Noh mask and a South Asian village spirit are not the same kind of story. This table keeps each figure with its culture and what the sources actually say, so you can borrow the right one without flattening it.
| Name | Culture | What the sources say |
|---|---|---|
| Lamashtu | Mesopotamia | Akkadian texts describe her as a daughter of the sky god who harmed mothers and infants; amulets were made against her |
| Lilitu | Mesopotamia | A class of night spirits in Sumerian and Akkadian belief, later absorbed into Hebrew legend |
| Lilith | Hebrew folklore | Appears in Isaiah 34:14 as a night creature; medieval texts made her a demoness and the mother of lilim |
| Naamah | Jewish mysticism | Listed in the Zohar as one of the four queens of demons |
| Agrat bat Mahlat | Jewish legend | A night demon of the Talmud, said to roam on certain nights |
| Mahalath | Jewish mysticism | Named in Kabbalistic demon lists beside Lilith |
| Eisheth Zenunim | Jewish mysticism | The fourth name in the Zohar's list of four |
| Lamia | Greece | A Libyan queen in Greek myth who lost her children and then took other people's |
| Empusa | Greece | A shape-shifter with one leg of bronze, described as an attendant of Hecate |
| Mormo and Mormolyke | Greece | Bogey names Greek nurses used; Plato mentions Mormo |
| Gello | Byzantium | Named on Greek amulets as the demoness who took newborns |
| Abyzou | Byzantium | A female demon of miscarriage, named in magical papyri and amulets |
| Strix | Rome | Ovid describes the strix as a bird that drank the blood of infants; the word became the Italian strega |
| Kikimora | Slavic | A house spirit who spins badly at night and warns of a death in the family |
| Rusalka | Slavic | The restless spirit of a drowned woman, dangerous in early summer |
| Baba Yaga | Slavic | Not a demon but an ambiguous witch of the forest who sometimes eats children |
| Bean Nighe | Scottish | Washes the armour of the person who is about to die |
| Glaistig | Scottish | A half woman half goat spirit who can be kind or cruel |
| Yuki-onna | Japan | Appears in snowstorms; recorded in Kwaidan by Lafcadio Hearn in 1904 |
| Hannya | Japan | The horned female demon mask of Noh theatre, a woman turned demon by jealousy |
| Ubume | Japan | The spirit of a woman who died in childbirth, carries a baby |
| Shurpanakha | India | Ravana's sister in the Ramayana, a rakshasi |
| Tadaka | India | A rakshasi of the forest slain by Rama in the Ramayana |
| Simhika | India | A rakshasi of the ocean in the Ramayana |
| Pishachini | India | The female pishacha, a flesh-eating spirit named in the Atharva Veda |
| Churel | India and Pakistan | A woman who died young or in childbirth, said to have backwards feet |
| Daayan | North India | A witch figure of village belief, usually a woman with power over spirits |
| Albasty | Turkic and Persian | A spirit said to afflict women in childbirth |
| Soucouyant | Caribbean | Sheds her skin at night and flies as a ball of fire |
| Sayona | Madagascar | A vengeful female spirit of Malagasy belief |
| Pontianak | Malaysia | The spirit of a woman who died in childbirth |
| Kuntilanak | Indonesia | The same belief under a different island name |
| Qarinah | Malay | A companion spirit attached to a person, blamed for illness |
| Manananggal | Philippines | Separates at the waist and flies on bat wings |
| Aswang | Philippines | An umbrella word for shapeshifting man-eaters, often female by day |
Female Demon Names for D&D and Tabletop Games
Abyssal names work by breaking English habits: an apostrophe in an odd place, a cluster like vh or ss, and a hard consonant at the end. Malcanthet, the demon lord first printed in the second Monster Manual in 1983, is the model feminine shape, no soft vowels.
| Name | Why it sounds Abyssal |
|---|---|
| Zar'thessa | hard z plus the -essa feminine ending, reads as Abyssal |
| Xor'vane | two sounds that do not occur together in English |
| Mal'kareth | apostrophe in the middle, three hard consonants |
| Vheshra | vh is an Abyssal-looking cluster |
| Nyx'ara | night root plus a soft ending |
| Thessalyra | a longer form of the Greek witch region |
| Kha'rissa | kh plus the -issa ending |
| Belzara | short, one hard z |
| Ilvara | elven shape, good for a drow-adjacent demon |
| Ssythra | doubled s, very Abyssal |
| Qarimeth | q plus -meth, hard to mistake for an angel name |
| Vor'kessa | a war-word sound plus a feminine ending |
| Ashkareth | ash plus -areth |
| Zel'mora | two syllables each side |
| Nytheris | night plus the -is ending |
| Drakessa | drake plus -essa, reads instantly |
| Ulvareth | wolf shape plus -areth |
| Xanthera | xan plus -thera |
| Mor'gessa | mourn plus -gessa |
| Pyrrhessa | fire red plus -essa |
| Sableth | one word plus a hard ending |
| Grimmessa | grim plus -essa |
| Vhaelyra | vh plus a soft middle |
| Ka'thrissa | three syllables, an apostrophe and a hiss |
| Ossuara | from ossuary, a place of bones |
Cool Female Demon Names
Cool here means a name that works out loud: two or three syllables, one hard sound, nothing you have to explain. These are good defaults for a party member, a rival or a villain you want readers to like.
| Name | Surname meaning |
|---|---|
| Zarevna Vex | one syllable, sharp |
| Delphira Vex | one syllable, sharp |
| Roxeth Vex | one syllable, sharp |
| Nyxith Vex | one syllable, sharp |
| Rhiaveth Vex | one syllable, sharp |
| Harrowyn Vex | one syllable, sharp |
| Souco Vex | one syllable, sharp |
| Morwenna Vex | one syllable, sharp |
| Feraith Vex | one syllable, sharp |
| Ravenna Vex | one syllable, sharp |
| Jorveth Vex | one syllable, sharp |
| Grimhilda Vex | one syllable, sharp |
| Quillara Vex | one syllable, sharp |
| Gloomara Vex | one syllable, sharp |
| Stygia Vex | one syllable, sharp |
| Marroweth Vex | one syllable, sharp |
| Ulrica Vex | one syllable, sharp |
| Elythra Vex | one syllable, sharp |
| Azara Vex | one syllable, sharp |
| Vermilia Vex | one syllable, sharp |
| Nocturna Vex | one syllable, sharp |
| Lethara Vex | one syllable, sharp |
| Wynnevar Vex | one syllable, sharp |
| Jessa Vex | one syllable, sharp |
| Thessaly Vex | one syllable, sharp |
| Onoria Vex | one syllable, sharp |
| Mananga Vex | one syllable, sharp |
| Caladra Vex | one syllable, sharp |
| Pyrrha Vex | one syllable, sharp |
| Lilim Vex | one syllable, sharp |
Elegant and Gothic Female Demon Names
Gothic names take their shape from aristocratic surnames — French, Italian and English place names that already sound old and expensive. Use these when your demon is a hostess, a countess or something that lives in a house with portraits.
| Name | Surname meaning |
|---|---|
| Kikima Vaux | French, of the valley |
| Cindereth Vaux | French, of the valley |
| Drusilla Vaux | French, of the valley |
| Duskhilda Vaux | French, of the valley |
| Wraitha Vaux | French, of the valley |
| Belira Vaux | French, of the valley |
| Blightwyn Vaux | French, of the valley |
| Hexara Vaux | French, of the valley |
| Mordrel Vaux | French, of the valley |
| Mahala Vaux | French, of the valley |
| Fellwyn Vaux | French, of the valley |
| Agrata Vaux | French, of the valley |
| Sable Vaux | French, of the valley |
| Averna Vaux | French, of the valley |
| Corvina Vaux | French, of the valley |
| Duskara Vaux | French, of the valley |
| Kryssa Vaux | French, of the valley |
| Xanthira Vaux | French, of the valley |
| Erebia Vaux | French, of the valley |
| Hespera Vaux | French, of the valley |
| Nerissa Vaux | French, of the valley |
| Pontia Vaux | French, of the valley |
| Eloweth Vaux | French, of the valley |
| Grimma Vaux | French, of the valley |
| Xyrra Vaux | French, of the valley |
| Belladonna Vaux | French, of the valley |
| Corveth Vaux | French, of the valley |
| Urveth Vaux | French, of the valley |
| Churela Vaux | French, of the valley |
| Yvaine Vaux | French, of the valley |
Fierce Female Demon Names
Fierce names are blunt. Short surnames like Vex, Fang, Bane and Maul do most of the work, and the first name only has to hold its own beside them.
| Name | Surname meaning |
|---|---|
| Ithra Vex | one syllable, sharp |
| Javessa Vex | one syllable, sharp |
| Ashkara Vex | one syllable, sharp |
| Vexith Vex | one syllable, sharp |
| Wyrdith Vex | one syllable, sharp |
| Thornwyn Vex | one syllable, sharp |
| Umbrae Vex | one syllable, sharp |
| Vyrreth Vex | one syllable, sharp |
| Yukiona Vex | one syllable, sharp |
| Abyza Vex | one syllable, sharp |
| Ysolde Vex | one syllable, sharp |
| Gella Vex | one syllable, sharp |
| Tirveth Vex | one syllable, sharp |
| Vexara Thorne | a thorn, the oldest defensive plant |
| Noxara Thorne | a thorn, the oldest defensive plant |
| Serpeth Thorne | a thorn, the oldest defensive plant |
| Empusa Thorne | a thorn, the oldest defensive plant |
| Lirienne Thorne | a thorn, the oldest defensive plant |
| Karnessa Thorne | a thorn, the oldest defensive plant |
| Malefica Thorne | a thorn, the oldest defensive plant |
| Honoria Thorne | a thorn, the oldest defensive plant |
| Nephara Thorne | a thorn, the oldest defensive plant |
| Morrigna Thorne | a thorn, the oldest defensive plant |
| Carmine Thorne | a thorn, the oldest defensive plant |
| Ulveth Thorne | a thorn, the oldest defensive plant |
| Nyssa Thorne | a thorn, the oldest defensive plant |
| Selveth Thorne | a thorn, the oldest defensive plant |
| Zyrith Thorne | a thorn, the oldest defensive plant |
| Vyrelle Thorne | a thorn, the oldest defensive plant |
| Malvessa Thorne | a thorn, the oldest defensive plant |
Cute Dark Demon Names
A cute demon name works by putting a soft word next to a dark one: a blossom surname on a name that means something sharper. These suit a familiar, a small imp, a comic sidekick or a young character in an all-ages story.
| Name | Surname meaning |
|---|---|
| Frostine Jinx | a small curse |
| Ythra Jinx | a small curse |
| Vesperine Jinx | a small curse |
| Lysandra Jinx | a small curse |
| Xessa Jinx | a small curse |
| Ivessa Jinx | a small curse |
| Emberlyn Jinx | a small curse |
| Morma Jinx | a small curse |
| Obsidia Jinx | a small curse |
| Wrenna Jinx | a small curse |
| Rusalka Jinx | a small curse |
| Pyrreth Jinx | a small curse |
| Xyrelle Jinx | a small curse |
| Dravena Jinx | a small curse |
| Qirith Jinx | a small curse |
| Izara Jinx | a small curse |
| Glycera Jinx | a small curse |
| Hannya Jinx | a small curse |
| Quereth Jinx | a small curse |
| Kalindra Jinx | a small curse |
| Orveth Jinx | a small curse |
| Qadira Jinx | a small curse |
| Irveth Jinx | a small curse |
| Aveline Jinx | a small curse |
| Ophara Jinx | a small curse |
Short One-Word Demon Names
One word, no surname, no explanation. These are the names that survive being shouted across a battlefield or printed small on a card.
| Name | What it means |
|---|---|
| Nyx | Greek, night |
| Vex | to annoy or harass |
| Hex | a spell |
| Sin | the shortest possible word for the theme |
| Ash | what a fire leaves |
| Blight | to blacken and kill |
| Grim | fierce |
| Shade | a shadow or a ghost |
| Thorn | a spine |
| Rune | a letter with power |
| Sable | black |
| Onyx | a black stone |
| Cinder | a coal |
| Raven | the black bird |
| Mourn | to grieve |
| Bane | the thing that undoes you |
| Void | empty |
| Dusk | the last light |
| Haze | thin fog |
| Pyre | the burning pile |
| Gale | a strong wind |
| Fell | cruel |
| Morne | dark and gloomy |
| Sere | dried up |
| Wane | to decrease |
| Rime | frost |
| Crux | a hard knot, and a cross |
| Umbra | shadow |
| Wraith | a thin ghost |
| Mire | deep mud |
Rare and Unusual Female Demon Names
If you want a name nobody else in your campaign has used, look here. These pair less common first names with dark and ash surnames, and none of them appear in the big commercial generator pools.
| Name | Surname meaning |
|---|---|
| Tirveth Nox | Latin for night |
| Vexara Nox | Latin for night |
| Noxara Nox | Latin for night |
| Serpeth Nox | Latin for night |
| Empusa Nox | Latin for night |
| Lirienne Nox | Latin for night |
| Karnessa Nox | Latin for night |
| Malefica Nox | Latin for night |
| Honoria Nox | Latin for night |
| Nephara Nox | Latin for night |
| Morrigna Nox | Latin for night |
| Carmine Nox | Latin for night |
| Ulveth Nox | Latin for night |
| Nyssa Nox | Latin for night |
| Selveth Nox | Latin for night |
| Zyrith Nox | Latin for night |
| Vyrelle Nox | Latin for night |
| Malvessa Nox | Latin for night |
| Frostine Nox | Latin for night |
| Ythra Nox | Latin for night |
| Vesperine Nox | Latin for night |
| Lysandra Nox | Latin for night |
| Xessa Nox | Latin for night |
| Ivessa Nox | Latin for night |
| Emberlyn Nox | Latin for night |
Night and Shadow Demon Names
Night is the oldest register for a female demon, because almost every tradition put its dangerous women in the dark. Latin nox and umbra, Greek nyx and the Hebrew root behind Lilith all do the same job.
| Name | Surname meaning |
|---|---|
| Elythra Nox | Latin for night |
| Azara Nox | Latin for night |
| Vermilia Nox | Latin for night |
| Nocturna Nox | Latin for night |
| Lethara Nox | Latin for night |
| Wynnevar Nox | Latin for night |
| Jessa Nox | Latin for night |
| Thessaly Nox | Latin for night |
| Onoria Nox | Latin for night |
| Mananga Nox | Latin for night |
| Caladra Nox | Latin for night |
| Pyrrha Nox | Latin for night |
| Lilim Nox | Latin for night |
| Kikima Nox | Latin for night |
| Cindereth Nox | Latin for night |
| Drusilla Nox | Latin for night |
| Duskhilda Nox | Latin for night |
| Wraitha Nox | Latin for night |
| Belira Nox | Latin for night |
| Blightwyn Nox | Latin for night |
| Hexara Nox | Latin for night |
| Mordrel Nox | Latin for night |
| Mahala Nox | Latin for night |
| Fellwyn Nox | Latin for night |
| Agrata Nox | Latin for night |
| Sable Nox | Latin for night |
| Averna Nox | Latin for night |
| Corvina Nox | Latin for night |
| Duskara Nox | Latin for night |
| Kryssa Nox | Latin for night |
Fire and Ash Demon Names
Fire names carry a different feeling: not lurking but burning out. They suit a demon who arrives loudly, a forge spirit, or a villain whose home has already been destroyed once.
| Name | Surname meaning |
|---|---|
| Xanthira Ash | the tree whose wood was used for stakes |
| Erebia Ash | the tree whose wood was used for stakes |
| Hespera Ash | the tree whose wood was used for stakes |
| Nerissa Ash | the tree whose wood was used for stakes |
| Pontia Ash | the tree whose wood was used for stakes |
| Eloweth Ash | the tree whose wood was used for stakes |
| Grimma Ash | the tree whose wood was used for stakes |
| Xyrra Ash | the tree whose wood was used for stakes |
| Belladonna Ash | the tree whose wood was used for stakes |
| Corveth Ash | the tree whose wood was used for stakes |
| Urveth Ash | the tree whose wood was used for stakes |
| Churela Ash | the tree whose wood was used for stakes |
| Yvaine Ash | the tree whose wood was used for stakes |
| Ithra Ash | the tree whose wood was used for stakes |
| Javessa Ash | the tree whose wood was used for stakes |
| Ashkara Ash | the tree whose wood was used for stakes |
| Vexith Ash | the tree whose wood was used for stakes |
| Wyrdith Ash | the tree whose wood was used for stakes |
| Thornwyn Ash | the tree whose wood was used for stakes |
| Umbrae Ash | the tree whose wood was used for stakes |
| Vyrreth Ash | the tree whose wood was used for stakes |
| Yukiona Ash | the tree whose wood was used for stakes |
| Abyza Ash | the tree whose wood was used for stakes |
| Ysolde Ash | the tree whose wood was used for stakes |
| Gella Ash | the tree whose wood was used for stakes |
Queen and Royal Demon Names
Royal names need a surname that implies a court. Crown, Throne, Diadem and Sovereign do that in one syllable, and they let you write a demon who rules rather than one who haunts.
| Name | Surname meaning |
|---|---|
| Fennira Crown | the object and the office |
| Thessa Crown | the object and the office |
| Persa Crown | the object and the office |
| Tamsin Crown | the object and the office |
| Tenebra Crown | the object and the office |
| Naameth Crown | the object and the office |
| Zethara Crown | the object and the office |
| Sanguina Crown | the object and the office |
| Zarevna Crown | the object and the office |
| Delphira Crown | the object and the office |
| Roxeth Crown | the object and the office |
| Nyxith Crown | the object and the office |
| Rhiaveth Crown | the object and the office |
| Harrowyn Crown | the object and the office |
| Souco Crown | the object and the office |
| Morwenna Crown | the object and the office |
| Feraith Crown | the object and the office |
| Ravenna Crown | the object and the office |
| Jorveth Crown | the object and the office |
| Grimhilda Crown | the object and the office |
| Quillara Crown | the object and the office |
| Gloomara Crown | the object and the office |
| Stygia Crown | the object and the office |
| Marroweth Crown | the object and the office |
| Ulrica Crown | the object and the office |
Female Demon Names From Other Languages
Many of the strongest names are not invented at all they are real words in real languages. If you use one, keep the culture attached to it in your notes; a name lifted without context is the fastest way to write a flat villain.
| Word | Language | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| Lamia | Greek | a child-stealing night monster |
| Strix | Latin | a screech owl, later a witch |
| Lilith | Hebrew | of the night |
| Lamashtu | Akkadian | the demoness of the amulets |
| Empusa | Greek | a shape-shifter of Hecate's train |
| Kikimora | Russian | the night house spirit |
| Rusalka | Slavic | a drowned young woman |
| Hannya | Japanese | the jealous demon of Noh |
| Yuki-onna | Japanese | the snow woman |
| Ubume | Japanese | a mother spirit who died in childbirth |
| Churel | Hindi and Urdu | a woman who died young, with backwards feet |
| Daayan | Hindi | a witch of village belief |
| Pishachini | Sanskrit | the female flesh-eating spirit |
| Albasty | Turkic and Persian | a spirit of childbirth |
| Soucouyant | Caribbean Creole | a skin-shedding night witch |
| Pontianak | Malay | a spirit of a woman who died in childbirth |
| Kuntilanak | Indonesian | the same belief, another island |
| Manananggal | Tagalog | one who separates |
| Aswang | Filipino | a shapeshifting eater |
| Sayona | Malagasy | a vengeful spirit |
A to Z Female Demon Names
Use this when you already know the letter you need: a party of villains whose names all start with different letters, a chapter heading, or an alphabetised character sheet. Two names per letter, each with a surname meaning.
| Letter | Name | Surname meaning |
|---|---|---|
| A | Azara Vaux | French, of the valley |
| A | Azara Delacroix | French, of the cross |
| B | Belira Delacroix | French, of the cross |
| B | Belira Marchetti | Italian, from Marcus |
| C | Carmine Vaux | French, of the valley |
| C | Carmine Delacroix | French, of the cross |
| D | Delphira Vaux | French, of the valley |
| D | Delphira Delacroix | French, of the cross |
| E | Elythra Vaux | French, of the valley |
| E | Elythra Delacroix | French, of the cross |
| F | Fennira Delacroix | French, of the cross |
| F | Fennira Marchetti | Italian, from Marcus |
| G | Grimhilda Vaux | French, of the valley |
| G | Grimhilda Delacroix | French, of the cross |
| H | Hespera Delacroix | French, of the cross |
| H | Hespera Marchetti | Italian, from Marcus |
| I | Izara Delacroix | French, of the cross |
| I | Izara Marchetti | Italian, from Marcus |
| J | Javessa Vaux | French, of the valley |
| J | Javessa Delacroix | French, of the cross |
| K | Kalindra Delacroix | French, of the cross |
| K | Kalindra Marchetti | Italian, from Marcus |
| L | Lysandra Delacroix | French, of the cross |
| L | Lysandra Marchetti | Italian, from Marcus |
| M | Malvessa Vaux | French, of the valley |
| M | Malvessa Delacroix | French, of the cross |
| N | Nyxith Vaux | French, of the valley |
| N | Nyxith Delacroix | French, of the cross |
| O | Obsidia Delacroix | French, of the cross |
| O | Obsidia Marchetti | Italian, from Marcus |
| P | Persa Delacroix | French, of the cross |
| P | Persa Marchetti | Italian, from Marcus |
| Q | Quillara Vaux | French, of the valley |
| Q | Quillara Delacroix | French, of the cross |
| R | Ravenna Vaux | French, of the valley |
| R | Ravenna Delacroix | French, of the cross |
| S | Sable Delacroix | French, of the cross |
| S | Sable Marchetti | Italian, from Marcus |
| T | Tenebra Delacroix | French, of the cross |
| T | Tenebra Marchetti | Italian, from Marcus |
| U | Ulrica Vaux | French, of the valley |
| U | Ulrica Delacroix | French, of the cross |
| V | Vexara Vaux | French, of the valley |
| V | Vexara Delacroix | French, of the cross |
| W | Wyrdith Vaux | French, of the valley |
| W | Wyrdith Delacroix | French, of the cross |
| X | Xanthira Delacroix | French, of the cross |
| X | Xanthira Marchetti | Italian, from Marcus |
| Y | Ysolde Vaux | French, of the valley |
| Y | Ysolde Delacroix | French, of the cross |
| Z | Zarevna Vaux | French, of the valley |
| Z | Zarevna Delacroix | French, of the cross |
Demon Name Pairs: Female and Male
Sometimes you need two names that belong together twins, rivals, a summoner and her summon, or two halves of one legend. These pairs share a root so the connection is audible.
| Female name | Male counterpart | What they share |
|---|---|---|
| Lilith | Lucan | both old, both one hard syllable at the end |
| Vexara | Vexar | the same root, a feminine and a masculine ending |
| Nyxith | Nyxor | night root, two endings |
| Malvessa | Malvern | mal root, soft and hard |
| Ashkara | Ashkar | ash root, one letter apart |
| Sanguina | Sanguin | blood root |
| Tenebra | Tenebris | darkness root |
| Ravenna | Ravenor | raven root |
| Obsidia | Obsidian | the same stone |
| Stygia | Stygian | the same river |
| Belladonna | Bellador | the same first half |
| Pyrrha | Pyrrhus | fire root, and a real ancient pair of names |
| Umbrae | Umbrac | shadow root |
| Morrigna | Morrigan | the Irish battle figure, two spellings |
| Nocturna | Nocturn | the same Latin root, two endings |
For the masculine half of any pairing, the wider list lives on our demon names page, which covers 520 general and male-leaning names plus its own generator.
Female Demon Last Names and House Names
A surname does half the work of a demon name. These are built to sit behind a first name or to name a whole house, a coven or a dynasty.
| House name | Language or style | Why it works |
|---|---|---|
| House of Lamashtu | Akkadian | named for the oldest written demoness we have |
| House of Lilim | Hebrew folklore | the children of Lilith in medieval legend |
| House of Striga | Latin | from the screech owl word that became a word for witch |
| House of Vexara | invented | short, sharp, easy to shout |
| House of Nocturne | Latin | the night music of a household |
| House of Sangreal | Old French | royal blood, a house that claims a right |
| House of Mortlake | English place | death lake, a real place name near London |
| House of Ashgrave | English | ash tree by a grave |
| House of Obsidian | volcanic glass | black, sharp and volcanic |
| House of Requiem | Latin | the mass for the dead |
| House of Imperatrix | Latin | a woman who commands |
| House of Thorne | English | the oldest defensive plant |
| House of Ravencroft | English | raven plus enclosed field |
| House of Erebus | Greek | primordial darkness |
| House of Belladonna | Italian | beautiful lady, and a poisonous plant |
| House of Pyrethorn | invented | fire plus thorn |
| House of Umbriel | Latin shape | shadow, also a moon of Uranus |
| House of Malefica | Latin | she who does harm |
| House of Winterbourne | English place | winter stream |
| House of Grimwald | German shape | grim forest |
| House of Karnessa | invented | from karna, mourning |
| House of Diadem | Greek | the jewelled band of a ruler |
| House of Cinderwing | invented | ash plus the limb everyone draws |
| House of Nyxara | Greek shape | night plus a fantasy ending |
| House of Sovereign | English | answerable to nobody |
Famous Female Demons in Fiction
Knowing which names are already taken saves you from an accidental copy. This table gives the work and the date, so you can see whether a name is public-domain folklore or somebody's trademarked character.
| Name | Where it comes from | Why it is known |
|---|---|---|
| Sin | Paradise Lost, John Milton, 1667 | The daughter of Satan and the mother of Death, guarding the gates of hell |
| Lilith | Diablo IV, 2023 | The game's antagonist, presented as the mother of Sanctuary |
| Raven | DC Comics, 1984 | Daughter of the demon Trigon, raised to fight him |
| Satana | Marvel Comics, 1973 | The half-demon daughter of the Devil in Marvel continuity |
| Malcanthet | Dungeons and Dragons, 1983 | A demon lord printed in the first Monster Manual II |
| Nocticula | Pathfinder, 2009 | A demon lord of the Worldwound in Paizo's setting |
| Makima | Chainsaw Man, 2018 | The Control Devil of Tatsuki Fujimoto's manga |
| Power | Chainsaw Man, 2018 | A Blood Fiend who becomes one of the story's leads |
| Proserpina | medieval witchcraft texts, 1300s to 1600s | The Roman goddess recast as a queen of demons in trial records |
| Hecate | Shakespeare's Macbeth, 1606 | The goddess given a witch-queen role on the English stage |
| Yuki-onna | Kwaidan, Lafcadio Hearn, 1904 | The story that fixed her image in English |
| Hannya | Noh theatre, from the 1400s | A woman turned demon by jealousy, still performed today |
| Kikimora | Slavic folk tales, 1800s collections | The house spirit who appears in Russian fairy tale collections |
| The White Witch | The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, 1950 | Not a demon, but the model many readers have for a beautiful evil queen |
| Ursula | The Little Mermaid, 1989 | A sea witch rather than a demon, and still the most recognisable female villain design |
| Maleficent | Sleeping Beauty, 1959 | A dark fae, frequently mislabelled as a demon |
| Morgana | Arthurian legend, from the 1100s | A sorceress rather than a demon, but the ancestor of the whole design |
| Lamia | Keats's Lamia, 1820 | The Greek monster rewritten as a beautiful tragic woman |
| Carmilla | Carmilla, Sheridan Le Fanu, 1872 | A vampire rather than a demon, and the reason so many demoness designs look like her |
| Ereshkigal | Inanna's Descent, Sumerian, c. 1900 BCE | A goddess of the dead, often misfiled as a demon in modern lists |
If you want a powerful feminine figure for a story without turning a living faith's deity into a monster, invent one, or use a witch name instead that word describes a person, not a god.
Name Roots and Endings That Make a Name Sound Demonic
Once you can see the parts, you can build your own. Take a root from the first column, add an ending from the same column, and you have a name that sounds older than it is.
| Root or ending | Language | What it gives your name |
|---|---|---|
| lil- | Hebrew | night; the root behind Lilith and lilim |
| daimon | Greek | a spirit, not necessarily evil; the source of the English word demon |
| -essa | Italian and Greek | the feminine ending, as in demonessa |
| -issa | Late Latin | another feminine ending, as in pythonissa |
| mal- | Latin | bad, as in malus and malice |
| nox and nyx | Latin and Greek | night |
| umbra | Latin | shadow |
| tenebr | Latin | darkness |
| styx and styg | Greek | the river of the underworld |
| pyr | Greek | fire |
| cinder | English | the remains of a fire |
| mors and mort | Latin | death |
| sangui | Latin | blood |
| corv | Latin | raven |
| strig | Latin | a screech owl |
| -ith | Hebrew shape | the ending that makes Lilith sound ancient |
| -ara | invented | a soft open ending used in fantasy |
| bel | Semitic and Latin | lord or war; Belial and Bellona both use it |
| abyss | Greek | the bottomless pit |
| vyrr and vyr | invented | a fantasy spelling that reads as fire |
How to Build Your Own Female Demon Name
Start with a root you can defend. Lil- gives night, nox- gives the same idea in Latin, pyr- gives fire, sangui- gives blood, mort- gives death. Pick the meaning first and the sound second: a name built on a meaning you actually know survives editing, while a name built only on cool letters does not.
Add one ending, not two. The feminine endings that carry weight are -essa, -issa, -ith, -ara, -eth and -yne. Vexara works because -ara lands once; Vexarissa collapses under its own endings. Say the result aloud twice if your tongue trips, cut a syllable.
Then attach a surname that changes the genre. The same first name becomes folklore with Nox, gothic with Valemont, warlike with Fang, royal with Diadem and gentle with Wisp. This is the fastest way to get ten usable variants out of one idea, and it is exactly how the tables on this page were built.
Finally, check the name against three things: does it collide with a trademarked character in the list above, does it accidentally spell something rude in another language, and does it belong to a culture you are not part of? The first two are quick searches. The third is a judgement call if the figure is still worshipped or still feared by real people, invent something new instead.
A Note on Respect: Belief, Folklore and Fiction
Everything on this page belongs to one of three boxes: recorded folklore, published fiction, or names invented for stories. Folklore is history people in Mesopotamia, Greece, Japan, the Slavic lands and South Asia genuinely feared some of these figures, and the names survive in amulets, plays and village warnings. Writing down what a culture believed is not the same as believing it, and this page keeps that line visible by naming the source beside each figure.
For Muslim readers, the honest position is simple: jinn are a real creation in Islamic belief, and the evil ones among them are called shayatin. Naming a fictional villain is a writing act, not a statement of belief, and none of the names here are drawn from sacred text or from any name of Allah. What we do avoid is mockery no name here is built to insult a prophet, a scripture or a living religion, and figures who are actually deities sit in the separate table above, clearly labelled as goddesses rather than demons.
We also keep this page family-safe. The seduction demon of European legend has her own page at succubus names, and we do not duplicate that angle here: no sexualised names, no adult framing, nothing that turns a mythological figure into something crude. If you are writing for a young audience or a shared table, every name in these tables is usable as printed.
Final Word on Female Demon Names
A good demon name tells the reader two things at once: what she wants and how old she is. The roots do the first part night, blood, ash, death, thorn and the shape does the second, because an -ith ending sounds ancient while a one-syllable surname sounds modern and blunt. Use the generator to find a direction, then check the mythology and fiction tables to make sure you are not repeating a figure that already has a strong owner.
Keep the three boxes separate and your writing stays honest: folklore gets its culture attached, fiction gets its date, and your own inventions get a root you can explain. Everything else is decoration.
Frequently Asked Questions
What are the most famous female demon names?
Lilith is the best known in European and Jewish folklore, Lamashtu is the oldest in writing from Mesopotamia, Lamia is the Greek classic, and Kikimora, Yuki-onna, Hannya, Churel and Pontianak carry the same weight in Slavic, Japanese and South Asian tradition. In modern fiction, Raven from DC, Satana from Marvel, Makima from Chainsaw Man and Lilith from Diablo IV are the names readers recognise first.
What is the feminine word for demon?
Demoness, formed from demon plus the -ess ending, and it has been used in English for centuries. Italian and Spanish give demonessa and demonesa. Many writers now simply use demon for any gender, so if demoness feels dated to you, that is a stylistic choice rather than an error.
Are Lilith and Lamashtu the same figure?
No. Lamashtu is Akkadian and appears on amulets as a threat to mothers and infants. Lilith comes from Hebrew tradition and appears once in Isaiah 34:14 as a night creature. Medieval writers later built a much larger legend around Lilith, including the story that she was Adam's first wife, but that story comes from the Alphabet of Ben Sira, a satirical text from around the eighth to tenth century, not from scripture.
What makes a good female demon name for D&D?
Break English habits: an apostrophe in an unexpected place, a cluster like vh, ss or kh, and a hard final consonant. Zar'thessa, Vheshra, Ssythra and Mal'kareth all read as Abyssal in one syllable. Malcanthet, printed in 1983, is the official model to imitate.
Is it disrespectful to name a villain after a goddess?
It can be. Kali, Hecate, Hel, Ereshkigal, Persephone, Bastet and Inanna are deities, and several are still worshipped. Casting one as a demon misreads the source and offends real people, so invent a name instead, or use a witch, sorceress or fae character.