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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 |
|---|---|
| Auralan | Latin aureus, "golden". [AoS Order Aelf Lumineth] |
| Avalenor | Avalon, a legendary island in Arthurian mythology. [AoS Order Aelf Lumineth] |
| Celennar | Selene, goddess of the Moon in Greek mythology. [AoS Order Aelf Lumineth] |
| Hurakan | "Hurricane", a strong tropical cyclone. [AoS Order Aelf Lumineth] |
| Scinari | Latin scin, "do you know?". [AoS Order Aelf Lumineth] |
| Sevireth | Blend of "seventh" and Sephiroth (ten God-created attributes in Kabbalah). [AoS Order Aelf Lumineth] |
| Vanari | "Vanguard", the leading units of an army. [AoS Order Aelf Lumineth] |
| 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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