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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 |
|---|---|
| Akhelian | Achelous, god of the longest river in Greece in Greek mythology. [AoS Order Aelf Idoneth] |
| Allopex | Ancient Greek ἀλώπηξ, "fox". Used for the shark-like Allopex due to the genus of the thresher shark (also known as fox shark), Alopias. [AoS Order Aelf Idoneth] |
| Eidolon | Eidolon, a spirit-image in Greek mythology. [AoS Order Aelf Idoneth WH40k Chaos Slaanesh SpaceMarine EmperorsChildren] |
| Isharann | Ishara, a goddess of oaths in Mesopotamian mythology. [AoS Order Aelf Idoneth] |
| Leviadon | Blend of Leviathan (a sea serpent in Judaic mythology) and Ancient Greek ὀδών ("tooth"). [AoS Order Aelf Idoneth] |
| Lotann | Lotan, servant of the sea god Yam in Levantine mythology. [AoS Order Aelf Idoneth] |
| Namarti | Namor, the Sub-Mariner, a comic character who is adapted to underwater. [AoS Order Aelf Idoneth] |
| Volturnos | Latin Vulturnus, the Volturno river in Italy. [AoS Order Aelf Idoneth] |
| 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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