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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 |
|---|---|
| Aggradon | "Aggro", aggravation or aggression + Ancient Greek ὀδών, "tooth". [AoS Order Seraphon] |
| Astrolith | Ancient Greek ἄστρον, "celestial body" + λίθος, "stone". [AoS Order Seraphon] |
| Bastiladon | French bastille, "fortress" + Ancient Greek ὀδών, "tooth". [AoS Order Seraphon] |
| Celestite | Blend of "celestian" (heavenly) and "-ite" (suffix denoting a mineral). [AoS Order Seraphon Material] |
| Dribl | "Dribble", saliva trickling from the mouth. See also: Drull. [BloodBowl Seraphon] |
| Drull | "Drool", saliva trickling from the mouth. See also: Dribl. [BloodBowl Seraphon] |
| Glotl Stop | Glottal stop, a sound found in many Seraphon names. [BloodBowl Seraphon] |
| Kroak | "Croak", to make a sound like a frog, and also a slang word meaning "to die". [WHFB Lizardman Slann AoS Order Seraphon] |
| Kroxigor | "Crocs", crocodiles + Gor. [AoS Order Seraphon] |
| Raptadon | Latin raptor, "thief" (used in English to refer to a bird of prey) + Ancient Greek ὀδών, "tooth". [AoS Order Seraphon] |
| Ripperdactyl | Blend of "ripper" (one who tears) and Pterodactyl (a prehistoric winged reptile). [AoS Order Seraphon] |
| Saurus | Ancient Greek σαύρα, "lizard". [WHFB Lizardman AoS Order Seraphon] |
| Seraphon | Seraph, a class of angel in Judaic mythology. [AoS Order Seraphon] |
| Skink | Skink, a type of lizard. [WHFB Lizardman AoS Order Seraphon] |
| Slann | Slan (1946), a science fiction novel by A. E. van Vogt. The Slan are a race of psychic super-beings that are persecuted by humanity. [WHFB Lizardman Slann AoS Order Seraphon WH40k] |
| Sotek | Sobek, crocodile-headed god in Egyptian mythology. [AoS Order Seraphon God] |
| Stegadon | Ancient Greek στέγος, "roof" (as per Stegosauria) + ὀδών, "tooth". [AoS Order Seraphon] |
| Stop | See: Glotl Stop. [BloodBowl Seraphon] |
| Terradon | Blend of "terror" (extreme fear) and Pteranodon (a prehistoric winged reptile). [AoS Order Seraphon] |
| Troglodon | Blend of "troglodyte" (someone/something living in caves or underground) and Ancient Greek ὀδών ("tooth"). [WHFB Lizardman AoS Order Seraphon] |
| 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 |
dedicated to Grandfather Plague