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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 |
|---|---|
| Abaddon the Despoiler | Abaddon, a place of destruction and archangel of the abyss from the Bible. [WH40k Chaos SpaceMarine SonsofHorus BlackLegion] |
| Adeptus Astartes | Latin adeptus, "having obtained" + Astarte, goddess of war in Canaanite and Phoenician mythology. [WH40k Imperial SpaceMarine] |
| Aggressor | "Aggressor", one who attacks first. [WH40k Imperial SpaceMarine] |
| Ahriman | Ahriman, the personification of evil in Zoroastrianism. [WH40k Chaos Tzeentch SpaceMarine ThousandSons] |
| Ahzek Ahriman | See Ahriman. [WH40k Chaos Tzeentch SpaceMarine ThousandSons] |
| Aiakos | Aeacus, king of Aegina in Greek mythology, and one of the judges of the underworld alongside Minos. [WH40k Imperial SpaceMarine Minotaurs] |
| Alpha Primus | Ancient Greek ἄλφα, "alpha", the first letter of the Greek Alphabet + Latin primus, "first". [WH40k Imperial SpaceMarine] |
| Androdinus | See: Decimus Androdinus Felix. [WH40k Imperial SpaceMarine Ultramarines] |
| Angelos | See: Gabriel Angelos. [WH40k Imperial SpaceMarine BloodRavens] |
| Antaro Chronus | Antares, one of the brightest stars in the night sky + Chronos, god of time in Greek mythology. [WH40k Imperial SpaceMarine Ultramarines] |
| Arcus | Latin arcus, "bow". [WH40k Imperial SpaceMarine Vehicle] |
| Argentius ¹ | Latin argenteus, "silvery". [WH40k Imperial SpaceMarine SilverSkulls] |
| Artemis | Artemis, goddess of the hunt in Greek mythology. [WH40k Imperial Inquisition SpaceMarine Mortifactors Deathwatch] |
| Asmodai | Asmodeus, a prince of demons in Abrahamic religions. [WH40k Imperial SpaceMarine DarkAngels] |
| Astartes | See: Adeptus Astartes, Legiones Astartes. [WH40k Imperial SpaceMarine] |
| Asterion Moloc | Asterion, king of Crete and foster-father of Minos in Greek mythology + Moloch, a biblical term that may refer to sacrifice or a Canaanite god, and is usually portrayed as a bull-headed man. [WH40k Imperial SpaceMarine Minotaurs] |
| Astorath | Ashtoreth, another name for Astarte, goddess of war in Canaanite and Phoenician mythology. [WH40k Imperial SpaceMarine BloodAngels] |
| Astraeus | Astraeus, god of the dusk in Greek mythology. [WH40k Imperial SpaceMarine Vehicle] |
| Azrael | Azrael, an angel of death in Abrahamic religions. [WH40k Imperial SpaceMarine DarkAngels] |
| Belial | Belial, a personification of the devil from the Bible. [WH40k Imperial SpaceMarine DarkAngels] |
| Bethor | One of the seven Olympian spirits referred to in Renaissance magical texts. [WH40k Imperial SpaceMarine DarkAngels] |
| Bibulus ¹ | See: Clof Bibulus. [WH40k Imperial SpaceMarine DarkAngels] |
| Bile | See: Fabius Bile. [WH40k Chaos SpaceMarine EmperorsChildren] |
| Biologus Putrifier | New Latin biologus, "biologist" + "putrefy", decompose or become gangrenous. [WH40k Chaos Nurgle SpaceMarine DeathGuard] |
| Bjorn the Fell-Handed | Old Norse bjǫrn, "bear". [WH40k Imperial SpaceMarine SpaceWolves] |
| Blackheart | See: Huron Blackheart. [WH40k Chaos SpaceMarine RedCorsairs] |
| Blackmane | See: Ragnar Blackmane. [WH40k Imperial SpaceMarine SpaceWolves] |
| Blackstar | See: Corvus Blackstar. [WH40k Imperial Inquisition SpaceMarine Deathwatch Vehicle] |
| Blightbringer | See: Noxious Blightbringer. [WH40k Chaos Nurgle SpaceMarine DeathGuard] |
| Blight-hauler | See: Myphitic Blight-hauler. [WH40k Chaos Nurgle SpaceMarine DeathGuard Vehicle] |
| Blightlord Terminator | "Blight", cause of spoiling + "lord", master of a household + Terminator. [WH40k Chaos Nurgle SpaceMarine DeathGuard] |
| Blightspawn | See: Foul Blightspawn. [WH40k Chaos Nurgle SpaceMarine DeathGuard] |
| Bloat-drone | See: Foetid Bloat-drone. [WH40k Chaos Nurgle SpaceMarine DeathGuard Vehicle] |
| Boreas | Boreas, god of the north wind, one of the Anemoi in Greek mythology. [WH40k Imperial SpaceMarine DarkAngels] |
| Brutalis | Medieval Latin brutalis ("savage"), from Latin brutus, ("dull"). [WH40k Imperial SpaceMarine Vehicle] |
| Calas Typhon | Calas from "callous", heartless. See also: Typhon, Typhus. [WH40k Chaos Nurgle SpaceMarine DeathGuard] |
| Canis Wolfborn | Latin canis, "dog" + wolf + "born", having come into being. [WH40k Imperial SpaceMarine SpaceWolves] |
| Cassius | Cassius, a Roman family name notably of the leader of Julius Caesar's assassination, and of a usurper Roman Emperor. [WH40k Imperial SpaceMarine Ultramarines] |
| Castellan | Castellan, the governor of a castle. [WH40k Imperial Knight SpaceMarine BlackTemplars AdeptusCustodes] |
| Cataphractii | Latin cataphractus, "wearing armour". See also: Terminator. [WH40k Imperial SpaceMarine Armour] |
| Cato Sicarius | Cato the Younger (95-46 BC), a tenacious and incorruptible Roman senator + Latin sicarius, "assassin". [WH40k Imperial SpaceMarine Ultramarines] |
| Centurion | Centurion, a position in the Roman army. [WH40k Imperial SpaceMarine Armour] |
| Cerberus | Cerberus, a monstrous three-headed dog in Greek mythology. [WH40k Imperial SpaceMarine Vehicle] |
| Chronus | See: Antaro Chronus. [WH40k Imperial SpaceMarine Ultramarines] |
| Clof Bibulus ¹ | "Quaff", drink copiously + Latin bibulus, "fond of drinking". See also: Djinn Ntonnik, Rumman Koak. [WH40k Imperial SpaceMarine DarkAngels] |
| Consul | Consul, a chief magistrate in Rome. [WH40k Imperial SpaceMarine] |
| Contemptor | Latin contemptor, "one who despises". [WH40k Imperial SpaceMarine Vehicle] |
| Corbulo | Gnaeus Domitius Corbulo (7-67), a Roman general who faithfully committed suicide on Emperor Nero's order. [WH40k Imperial SpaceMarine BloodAngels] |
| Corvus Blackstar ¹ | Latin corvus, "raven" + Blackstar, a bogus secret spaceplane reported on in 2006. [WH40k Imperial Inquisition SpaceMarine Deathwatch Vehicle] |
| Crusader | "Crusader", one who goes on a military expedition. [WH40k Imperial Knight Inquisition SpaceMarine Vehicle] |
| Cypher | "Cipher", someone of no importance. [WH40k Imperial Chaos SpaceMarine DarkAngels] |
| Damocles | Damocles (4th century BC), a courtier to Dionysius II of Syracuse. [WH40k Imperial SpaceMarine Vehicle] |
| Dante | Dante Alighieri (c. 1265-1321), a poet whose work includes the Divine Comedy. [WH40k Imperial SpaceMarine BloodAngels] |
| Dark Angels ¹ | The Dark Angel (1893), a poem by Lionel Johnson. [WH40k Imperial SpaceMarine Chapter] |
| Death Guard ¹ | The Death Guard (1939), a novel by Philip George Chadwick. [WH40k Chaos Nurgle SpaceMarine Chapter] |
| Deathshroud | "Death", the cessation of life + "shroud", a sheet for dressing the dead. [WH40k Chaos Nurgle SpaceMarine DeathGuard] |
| Decimus Androdinus Felix | Latin decimus, "tenth" + Ancient Greek ἀνδρός, "of a man" + Ancient Greek δύναμις, "power" + Latin felix, "lucky". [WH40k Imperial SpaceMarine Ultramarines] |
| Defiler | "Defiler", one who desecrates. [WH40k Chaos SpaceMarine Vehicle] |
| Deimos | Deimos, god of dread in Greek mythology, and hence one of the moons of Mars. See also: Predator. [WH40k Imperial Chaos ImperialGuard SpaceMarine Vehicle] |
| Deredeo | Latin derideo, "I laugh at". [WH40k Imperial SpaceMarine Vehicle] |
| Devastator | "Devastator", one who ruins a large area. [WH40k Imperial SpaceMarine] |
| Djinn Ntonnik ¹ | Gin and tonic, a popular cocktail. See also: Clof Bibulus, Rumman Koak. [WH40k Imperial SpaceMarine DarkAngels] |
| Draigo | See: Kaldor Draigo. [WH40k Imperial Inquisition SpaceMarine GreyKnights] |
| Dreadnought ¹ | Dreadnought, a heavily-armed battleship, named after the 1906 HMS Dreadnought of the Royal Navy. [WH40k Imperial Chaos SpaceMarine] |
| Eidolon | Eidolon, a spirit-image in Greek mythology. [AoS Order Aelf Idoneth WH40k Chaos Slaanesh SpaceMarine EmperorsChildren] |
| Eliminator | "Eliminator", one who gets rid of. [WH40k Imperial SpaceMarine] |
| Epimetheus | Epimetheus a Titan in Greek mythology, tasked with giving a positive trait to all animals but running out by the time he reached humans. [WH40k Imperial SpaceMarine DarkAngels GreyKnights] |
| Eradicator | "Eradicator", one who destroys completely. [WH40k Imperial SpaceMarine] |
| Erebus | Erebus, primordial deity of darkness in Greek mythology, and child of Chaos. [WH40k Chaos SpaceMarine WordBearers] |
| Erik Morkai | Erik the Red (c. 950-1003), a Norse explorer + Old Norse mǫrk, "forest". [WH40k Imperial SpaceMarine SpaceWolves] |
| Exodus | "Exodus", a departure of many people. [WH40k Chaos SpaceMarine AlphaLegion] |
| Ezekiel | Ezekiel, a prophet in Abrahamic religions. [WH40k Imperial SpaceMarine DarkAngels] |
| Fabius Bile | Fabius, a child of Hercules in Roman mythology + "bile", a liver secretion. [WH40k Chaos SpaceMarine EmperorsChildren] |
| Feirros | Latin ferrum, "iron". [WH40k Imperial SpaceMarine IronHands] |
| Felix | See: Decimus Androdinus Felix. [WH40k Imperial SpaceMarine Ultramarines] |
| Felthius | "Filthy", very dirty. [WH40k Chaos Nurgle SpaceMarine DeathGuard] |
| Foetid Bloat-drone | "Foetid", foul-smelling + "bloat", distend + "drone", worker insect. [WH40k Chaos Nurgle SpaceMarine DeathGuard Vehicle] |
| Forgefiend | "Forge", a smith's workshop + "fiend", demon. [WH40k Chaos SpaceMarine Vehicle] |
| Foul Blightspawn | "Foul", disgusting + "blight", cause of spoiling + "spawn", offspring. [WH40k Chaos Nurgle SpaceMarine DeathGuard] |
| Furioso | Italian furioso, "furious". [WH40k Imperial SpaceMarine BloodAngels Vehicle] |
| Gabriel Angelos | Gabriel, an archangel from the Bible + Ancient Greek ἄγγελος, "messenger" (later, "angel"). [WH40k Imperial SpaceMarine BloodRavens] |
| Gabriel Seth | Gabriel, an archangel of revelation from the Bible + Seth, the third son of Adam and Eve in Abrahamic religions. [WH40k Imperial SpaceMarine FleshTearers] |
| Gladiator | Gladiator, an armed entertainer in Roman culture. [WH40k Imperial SpaceMarine Vehicle] |
| Gorgon | Gorgon, a snake-haired monster in Greek mythology. [WH40k Imperial ImperialGuard Vehicle SpaceMarine IronHands Tyranid HiveFleet] |
| Gravis Armour | Latin gravis, "heavy". [WH40k Imperial SpaceMarine Armour] |
| Grimaldus | Grimoaldus (?-1137), a Roman Catholic archpriest. Chosen as the name includes the word "grim" (dismal). [WH40k Imperial SpaceMarine BlackTemplars] |
| Haarken Worldclaimer | Haakon the Good (c. 920-961), king of Norway + "world", planet + "claimer", one who demands ownership. [WH40k Chaos SpaceMarine SonsofHorus BlackLegion] |
| Hastur Sejanus | Hastur, a powerful entity in the Cthulhu mythos, first appearing in "Haïta the Shepherd" (1891) by Ambrose Bierce + Sejanus (20BC-31AD), a soldier and confidant of the Roman Emperor Tiberius. [WH40k Imperial SpaceMarine SonsofHorus] |
| Havoc | "Havoc", widespread devestation. [WH40k Chaos SpaceMarine] |
| Hecaton | Ancient Greek ἑκατόν, "hundred". [WH40k Imperial SpaceMarine Minotaurs] |
| Helbrute | "Hell", place of great suffering + "brute", senseless beast. [WH40k Chaos SpaceMarine] |
| Heldrake | "Hell", place of great suffering + "drake", a dragon. [WH40k Chaos SpaceMarine Vehicle] |
| Hunter | "Hunter", one who searches for. [WH40k Imperial SpaceMarine Vehicle] |
| Huron Blackheart | Old French huron, a title given to members of the 1358 Jacquerie revolt + "blackheart", a cruel and remorseless person. [WH40k Chaos SpaceMarine RedCorsairs] |
| Impulsor | Latin impulsor, "instigator". [WH40k Imperial SpaceMarine Vehicle] |
| Inceptor | Latin inceptor, "beginner". [WH40k Imperial SpaceMarine] |
| Incursor | Latin incurso, "I charge towards". [WH40k Imperial SpaceMarine] |
| Inferno Pistol ¹ | Originally the Inferno Pistol was available only to Commander Dante of the Blood Angels. This makes Dante's Inferno Pistol a reference to Dante's Inferno, part of the epic poem Divine Comedy (14th century). [WH40k Imperial SpaceMarine BloodAngels Weapon] |
| Infiltrator | "Infiltrator", one who penetrates surreptitiously. [WH40k Imperial SpaceMarine] |
| Intercessor | Latin intercessor, "mediator". [WH40k Imperial SpaceMarine] |
| Invictor | Latin invictus, "unconquered". [WH40k Imperial SpaceMarine Vehicle] |
| Invocatus | Latin invocatus, "invoked". [WH40k Chaos Khorne SpaceMarine WorldEaters] |
| Kaldor Draigo | Old Norse kaldr, "cold" + Irish draig / Welch draig, "dragon". [WH40k Imperial Inquisition SpaceMarine GreyKnights] |
| Kayvaan Shrike | Persian کیوان, "Saturn" + shrike, the butcherbird. [WH40k Imperial SpaceMarine RavenGuard] |
| Khan | See: Jaghatai Khan, Kor'sarro Khan. [WH40k Imperial Primarch SpaceMarine WhiteScars] |
| Khârn the Betrayer | Arabic خائن, "betrayer". [WH40k Chaos Khorne SpaceMarine WorldEaters] |
| Kharybdis | Charybdis, a sea monster in Greek mythology. [WH40k Imperial SpaceMarine Vehicle] |
| Kildare ¹ | See: Kylex Kildare. [WH40k Imperial SpaceMarine DarkAngels] |
| Kor'sarro Khan | Qasar, brother to Genghis Khan + khan, ruler of a Mongol horde. [WH40k Imperial SpaceMarine WhiteScars] |
| Kratos | Kratos, god of strength in Greek mythology. [WH40k Imperial Chaos SpaceMarine Vehicle] |
| Krom | Crom Cruach, a god in Irish mythology. [WH40k Imperial SpaceMarine SpaceWolves] |
| Kylex Kildare ¹ | Kylix, an Ancient Greek drinking cup + Dr. Kildare, a fictional doctor first appearing in Internes Can't Take Money (1936) by Frederick Schiller Faust (under the pen name Max Brand). Note that Kylex Kildare is a medic. [WH40k Imperial SpaceMarine DarkAngels] |
| Land Raider ¹ | "Land", region of ground + "raider", one who plunders. See also: Arkhan Land, Proteus. [WH40k Imperial Chaos ImperialGuard SpaceMarine Vehicle] |
| Lazarus | Lazarus of Bethany, who was raised from the dead by Jesus in the Bible. [WH40k Imperial SpaceMarine DarkAngels] |
| Leetu ¹ | Sounding out of "LE2", the product code for the original limited edition Space Marine miniature from 1985. [WH40k Imperial SpaceMarine] |
| Legiones Astartes ¹ | Latin legiones, "legions" + Astarte, goddess of war in Canaanite and Phoenician mythology. [WH40k Imperial SpaceMarine] |
| Leviathan ¹ | Leviathan, a sea serpent in Judaic mythology. [WH40k Imperial SpaceMarine Vehicle Tyranid HiveFleet] |
| Lufgt Huron | See: Huron Blackheart. [WH40k Imperial SpaceMarine AstralClaws] |
| Lukas the Trickster | Loki, trickster god in Norse mythology. [WH40k Imperial SpaceMarine SpaceWolves] |
| Lysander | Dranath, a fictional herb from Dragon Prince + Lysander (?-395 BC), a Spartan general. [WH40k Imperial SpaceMarine ImperialFists] |
| Machinator | See: Vex Machinator. [WH40k Chaos SpaceMarine BlackLegion] |
| Malignant Plaguecaster | "Malignant", malevolent + "plague", a pestilential epidemic + "caster", one who performs magic. [WH40k Chaos Nurgle SpaceMarine DeathGuard] |
| Mastodon | Mastodon, a prehistoric elephant-like creature. [WH40k Imperial SpaceMarine Vehicle] |
| Maulerfiend | "Mauler", one who causes serious wounds + "fiend", demon. [WH40k Chaos SpaceMarine Vehicle] |
| Medusa | Medusa, a snake-haired monster in Greek mythology. [WH40k Imperial ImperialGuard SpaceMarine Vehicle Tyranid HiveFleet] |
| Mephiston | Mephisto, a demon in German mythology. [WH40k Imperial SpaceMarine BloodAngels] |
| Miasmic Malignifier | "Miasma", a noxious atmosphere + "malign", evil. [WH40k Chaos Nurgle SpaceMarine DeathGuard] |
| Minotaurs | Minotaur, a monster in Greek mythology. [WH40k Imperial SpaceMarine Minotaurs] |
| Morbus | Latin morbus, "disease". [WH40k Imperial SpaceMarine Minotaurs] |
| Morkai | See: Erik Morkai. [WH40k Imperial SpaceMarine SpaceWolves] |
| Morlock | Morlock, a monstrous species from the 1895 H. G. Wells novel The Time Machine. [WH40k Imperial SpaceMarine IronHands] |
| Mournival ¹ | "Mournival", four playing cards with the same value. [WH40k Imperial SpaceMarine SonsofHorus] |
| Mutilator | "Mutilator", one who destroys beyond recognition. [WH40k Chaos SpaceMarine] |
| Myphitic Blight-hauler | "Mephitic", foul-smelling + "blight", cause of spoiling + "hauler", one that transports by pulling. [WH40k Chaos Nurgle SpaceMarine DeathGuard Vehicle] |
| Nauseous Rotbone | "Nauseous", causing vomiting + "rot", decay + "bone", component of a skeleton. [WH40k Chaos Nurgle SpaceMarine DeathGuard] |
| Nephilim | Nephilim, mysterious giants from the Bible. [WH40k Imperial SpaceMarine Vehicle] |
| Njal Stormcaller | Njáll Þorgeirsson (10th/11th century), a very wise man, a protagonist in the Icelandic text Njáls saga. [WH40k Imperial SpaceMarine SpaceWolves] |
| Noxious Blightbringer | "Noxious", harmful + "blight", cause of spoiling + "bringer", one who supplies. [WH40k Chaos Nurgle SpaceMarine DeathGuard] |
| Ntonnik ¹ | See: Djinn Ntonnik. [WH40k Imperial SpaceMarine DarkAngels] |
| Ofanim Court | Ophanim, a class of angels in Judaic mythology + "court", a royal or legal collective. [WH40k Imperial SpaceMarine BloodAngels] |
| Palaemon | Palaemon, one of several heroic figures in Greek mythology. [WH40k Imperial SpaceMarine Minotaurs] |
| Phobos Armour | Ancient Greek φόβος, "fear". [WH40k Imperial SpaceMarine Armour] |
| Plagueburst Crawler | "Plague", a pestilential epidemic + "burst", missile explosion + "crawler", one who creeps along the ground. [WH40k Chaos Nurgle SpaceMarine DeathGuard Vehicle] |
| Plaguecaster | See: Malignant Plaguecaster. [WH40k Chaos Nurgle SpaceMarine DeathGuard] |
| Praetor | Latin praetor, "leader". [AoS Order StormcastEternal WH40k Imperial ImperialGuard Vehicle AdeptusCustodes SpaceMarine] |
| Predator | "Predator", one that preys on others. See also: Deimos. [WH40k Imperial Chaos ImperialGuard SpaceMarine Vehicle] |
| Primaris | Latin primarius, "top-ranking". [WH40k Imperial SpaceMarine] |
| Proteus | Proteus, a sea god of change in Greek mythology. See also: Land Raider. [WH40k Imperial Chaos SpaceMarine Vehicle] |
| Putrifier | See: Biologus Putrifier. [WH40k Chaos Nurgle SpaceMarine DeathGuard] |
| Ragnar Blackmane | Ragnar Lodbrok (9th century), a legendary Viking hero. [WH40k Imperial SpaceMarine SpaceWolves] |
| Rainbow Warriors ¹ | The legend of the Rainbow Warriors (folklore originating in 1962). [WH40k Imperial SpaceMarine Chapter] |
| Rapier | Rapier, a type of sword. [WH40k Imperial ImperialGuard SpaceMarine Vehicle] |
| Raptor | Latin raptor, "thief", used in English to refer to a bird of prey. [AoS Order StormcastEternal WH40k Chaos SpaceMarine] |
| Razorback | Razorback is an American term for a feral pig. [WH40k Imperial SpaceMarine Vehicle] |
| Redemptor | Latin redemptor, "contractor". [WH40k Imperial SpaceMarine Vehicle] |
| Reiver Armour | Border reivers, raiders operating along the English-Scottish border from the 13th to 17th centuries. [WH40k Imperial SpaceMarine Armour] |
| Repulsor | "Repulsor", something that deflects other objects. [WH40k Imperial SpaceMarine Vehicle] |
| Rhino | Clipping of rhinoceros. [WH40k Imperial Inquisition ImperialGuard SpaceMarine SistersofBattle AdeptusCustodes Vehicle] |
| Rotbone | See: Nauseous Rotbone. [WH40k Chaos Nurgle SpaceMarine DeathGuard] |
| Rubric | Rubric, a section of text highlighted in red, particularly in medieval Christian manuscripts. [WH40k Chaos Tzeentch SpaceMarine ThousandSons] |
| Salamanders | Salamanders, fire-proof lizards in European mythology. [WH40k Imperial SpaceMarine Salamanders] |
| Sammael | Samael, an archangel of destruction in Talmudic mythology. [WH40k Imperial SpaceMarine DarkAngels] |
| Sanguinor | Latin sanguino, "I bleed", "I am bloodthirsty". [WH40k Imperial SpaceMarine BloodAngels] |
| Sarpedon | Sarpedon, a hero (taking part in the Trojan War) in Greek mythology. [WH40k Imperial SpaceMarine SoulDrinkers] |
| Saturnine | "Saturnine", grim. See also: Terminator. [WH40k Imperial SpaceMarine Armour] |
| Scarab Occult Terminator | Scarab, an Ancient Egyptian amulet + "occult", mystical + Terminator. [WH40k Chaos Tzeentch SpaceMarine ThousandSons] |
| Scimitar | Scimitar, a curved Middle Eastern sword. [WH40k Imperial SpaceMarine Vehicle] |
| Scorpius | Latin scorpius, "scorpion". [WH40k Imperial SpaceMarine Vehicle] |
| Scribbus Wretch | Latin scribo, "I write" + "wretch", one who is miserable. [WH40k Chaos Nurgle SpaceMarine DeathGuard] |
| Sejanus | See: Hastur Sejanus. [WH40k Imperial SpaceMarine SonsofHorus] |
| Seth | See: Gabriel Seth. [WH40k Imperial SpaceMarine FleshTearers] |
| Shrike | See Kayvaan Shrike. [WH40k Imperial SpaceMarine RavenGuard] |
| Sicaran | Latin sicarius, "assassin". [WH40k Imperial SpaceMarine Vehicle] |
| Sicarius | See: Cato Sicarius. [WH40k Imperial SpaceMarine Ultramarines] |
| Spartan | "Spartan", someone/something from Sparta, a city-state in Ancient Greece. [WH40k Imperial Chaos SpaceMarine Vehicle] |
| Stalker | "Stalker", one who secretly follows. [WH40k Imperial SpaceMarine Vehicle] |
| Tarantula | Tarantula, one of a family of large spiders. [WH40k Imperial ImperialGuard SpaceMarine Vehicle] |
| Tartaros | Tartarus, the afterlife of the cursed in Greek mythology. See also: Terminator. [WH40k Imperial SpaceMarine Armour] |
| Telion | Greek τελιών, "of the wires". [WH40k Imperial SpaceMarine Ultramarines] |
| Terminator | "Terminator", one who ends something. See also: Cataphractii, Saturnine, Tartaros. [WH40k Imperial Chaos SpaceMarine Armour] |
| Tigurius | Tigurini, a Helvetian people that fought the Romans. [WH40k Imperial SpaceMarine Ultramarines] |
| Tolmeron | Ancient Greek τολμηρός, "daring". [WH40k Imperial SpaceMarine BloodAngels] |
| Tycho | Tycho Brahe (1546-1601), an astronomer after whom the Tycho crater on the Moon is named. This crater was the location of the monolith in the 1968 film 2001: A Space Odyssey. [WH40k Imperial SpaceMarine BloodAngels] |
| Typhon | Typhon, a divine monster in Greek mythology. See also: Calas Typhon, Terminus Est. [WH40k Imperial SpaceMarine Vehicle Chaos Nurgle DeathGuard] |
| Typhus ¹ | Typhus, a disease. From Ancient Greek τῦφος, "fever". [WH40k Chaos Nurgle SpaceMarine DeathGuard] |
| Ultramarines | Ultramarine, a deep blue pigment. Sounds like "ultra" + "marine" (beyond a usual Space Marine). [WH40k Imperial SpaceMarine Chapter] |
| Uriel Ventris | Uriel, an archangel of wisdom in Judeo-Christian religions + Latin ventris, "of the belly". [WH40k Imperial SpaceMarine Ultramarines] |
| Ventris | See: Uriel Ventris. [WH40k Imperial SpaceMarine Ultramarines] |
| Vex Machinator | "Vex", annoy + "machinator", one who plots with evil intent. [WH40k Chaos SpaceMarine BlackLegion] |
| Vindicator | Latin vindicator, "avenger". [WH40k Imperial Chaos SpaceMarine Vehicle] |
| Whirlwind | "Whirlwind", a violent windstorm. [WH40k Imperial SpaceMarine Vehicle] |
| Wolfborn | See: Canis Wolfborn. [WH40k Imperial SpaceMarine SpaceWolves] |
| Worldclaimer | See: Haarken Worldclaimer. [WH40k Chaos SpaceMarine SonsofHorus BlackLegion] |
| Wretch | See: Scribbus Wretch. [WH40k Chaos Nurgle SpaceMarine DeathGuard] |
| Wulfen | Middle English wulf, "wolf". [WH40k Imperial SpaceMarine SpaceWolves] |
| Zakariah | Zechariah, a prophet in Abrahamic religions. [WH40k Imperial SpaceMarine DarkAngels] |
| 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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