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Warhammer Etymology

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.

NameMeaning
ArmageddonArmageddon, the location of the battle for the end times from the Bible. [WH40k SegmentumSolar ArmageddonSector System]
Cthonia"Chthonian", relating to the underworld. [WH40k SegmentumSolar System SonsofHorus]
HegemonSee: Tower of Hegemon. [WH40k SegmentumSolar SolarSector SolSystem Imperial Custodes]
Hive PrimusLatin primus, "first". [WH40k SegmentumSolar Necromunda City]
LunaLatin luna, "moon". [WH40k SegmentumSolar SolarSector SolSystem]
NecromundaAncient Greek νεκρός, "dead" + Latin mundus, "world". [WH40k SegmentumSolar System ImperialFists Necromunda]
SolLatin sol, "sun". [WH40k SegmentumSolar SolarSector System SolSystem]
Somnus CitadelSomnus, god of sleep in Roman mythology + "citadel", fortress above a city. [WH40k SegmentumSolar SolarSector SolSystem Imperial SistersofSilence]
TerraLatin terra, "earth". [WH40k SegmentumSolar SolarSector SolSystem]
Tower of HegemonAncient Greek ἡγεμών, "leader". [WH40k SegmentumSolar SolarSector SolSystem Imperial Custodes]
ZalktraaAnagram of "alkatraz", in reference to Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary. [WH40k SegmentumSolar Necromunda City]