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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 |
|---|---|
| Imotekh the Stormlord ¹ | Blend of Imhotep (an Ancient Egyptian chancellor) and "tech" (technology). [WH40k Necron SautekhDynasty] |
| Mandragora ¹ | Mandragora, the genus of plants from which the mandrake root comes. [WH40k System Necron SautekhDynasty] |
| Obyron ¹ | Oberon, king of the fairies in European mythology. [WH40k Necron SautekhDynasty] |
| Orikan the Diviner ¹ | Blend of "oracle" (one who prophesies) and "can" (a cylindrical metal container). [WH40k Necron SautekhDynasty] |
| Vargard Obyron | See: Obyron. [WH40k Necron SautekhDynasty] |
| 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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