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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 |
|---|---|
| Daemonette | Daemon + "-ette", female. [WHFB AoS BloodBowl WH40k Chaos Slaanesh Daemon LesserDaemon] |
| Dexcessa | Blend of Latin dexter (right) and "excess" (surpassing the limit). See also: Synessa. [AoS Chaos Slaanesh Daemon] |
| Eidolon | Eidolon, a spirit-image in Greek mythology. [AoS Order Aelf Idoneth WH40k Chaos Slaanesh SpaceMarine EmperorsChildren] |
| Fulgrim | Danish ful, "ugly" + grim, "ugly". [WH40k Chaos Slaanesh Daemon Primarch EmperorsChildren] |
| Keeper of Secrets | "Keeper of Secrets" is a title of the angel Raziel in Judaic mythology. [WHFB AoS WH40k Chaos Slaanesh Daemon GreaterDaemon] |
| Myrmidesh | Myrmidon, a member of a tribe from Thessaly in Greek mythology. [AoS Chaos Slaanesh] |
| Sigvald | Sigvaldi Strut-Haraldsson, a legendary chieftain from Denmark. [WHFB AoS Chaos Slaanesh Daemon DaemonPrince] |
| Slaangor | Slaanesh + Gor. [AoS WH40k Chaos Slaanesh Beastman] |
| Symbaresh | "Sybarite", a person devoted to pleasure. [AoS Chaos Slaanesh] |
| Synessa | Blend of Latin sinister (left or perverse) and "excess" (surpassing the limit). See also: Dexcessa. [AoS Chaos Slaanesh Daemon] |
| 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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