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With a rich background stretching back decades in time, the various Warhammer games contain a vast array of names (of people, places, items, and so on). Many of these names are original, but some happen to have a meaning in the real world, as obscure terms, foreign words, or cultural references. This page lists some of these underlying etymologies for your edification. Note that some of these are best guesses (speculative fan theory) rather than confirmed derivations.
Where a name is followed by the symbol ¹, if you hover over or click on that symbol you will see when that name was first mentioned in a publication.
| Name | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Eldrad Ulthran | Perhaps a blend of Eldar and Alban Arthan, a Druidic seasonal festival. Note also the character Eldrad from the Doctor Who episode The Hand of Fear (1976). [WH40k Eldar Craftworld Ulthwe Farseer] |
| Farseer | "Far", remote in time or space + "seer", one who divines the future. [WH40k Eldar Farseer] |
| Illiyanne Natasé | Ilie Năstase (1946-), a world No. 1 tennis player. See also: Illiyan Nastase. [WH40k Eldar Craftworld Ulthwe Farseer] |
| Natasé | See: Illiyanne Natasé. [WH40k Eldar Craftworld Ulthwe Farseer] |
| Ulthran | See: Eldrad Ulthran. [WH40k Eldar Craftworld Ulthwe Farseer] |
| Inspiration | |
| Warhammer Setting | The Dark Tongue; Daemonic Names; Lexicon; Short Stories; Cut-ups; Cool Stuff |
| Art | Golden Demon; Nurglesque Music |
| Speculation | Chaos God Correspondence; Dark Heresy Backgrounds; Sevenfold Path; Sevenrot; Seven Deadly Sins |
| Real World References | Nergal in Mesopotamian History; Symbolism of Three Circles; Symbolism of Seven |
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