Fantasy Races data
Tiefling name data
This is the whole grammar behind the Tiefling Name Generator: 40 building blocks in 4 sets, assembled by 2 patterns, with a selection space of 121,532,416 combinations. Nothing is withheld and nothing is summarised: the lists below are the arrays the generator runs on.
Summary
| Building blocks | 40 |
|---|---|
| Patterns | [virtue name][infernal syllables] |
| Selection space | 121,532,416 |
| Counted as | 16 virtue names, plus the infernal model (: 11 onsets x 5 nuclei x 9 coda options (coda is optional), summed over 2 to 3 syllables) |
Where these blocks came from
The two-tradition split (an infernal name or a chosen virtue name) is the convention set out in fifth edition D&D source material. The individual words are own selection.
The building blocks
Virtue names 16
One of the two tiefling naming traditions: an abstract noun taken as a name.
HopeAmbitionSorrowRuinIdealTormentGraceViceFearGloryEmberRequiemWhisperSolaceDreadWrath
Onsets 11
Opens each syllable. An empty onset is allowed where the model lists one, which is what lets a name start on a vowel.
BalMorZagVorKroGhaBelXerDravMalVex
Nuclei 5
The vowel core of each syllable. Digraphs like ae and ia carry most of the genre flavour.
aouauae
Codas 8
Closes a syllable, but only about half the time, so consonants do not pile up.
othethgorzulraxnorguthvak
Worked examples
Six names this generator produced, with the measurements the site shows next to every name. Syllables follow one published rule: count each run of vowel letters as one syllable, then subtract one for a silent trailing e when the word has more than one vowel group. The rule is approximate at the edges and deliberately simple, so anyone can apply it to any name here and get the same answer.
| Name | Characters | Syllables | Words | Pattern |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grace | 5 | 1 | 1 | CCVCV |
| Ambition | 8 | 3 | 1 | VCCVCVVC |
| Ideal | 5 | 2 | 1 | VCVVC |
| Zagaevorau | 10 | 4 | 1 | CVCVVCVCVV |
| Xeraegorkroa | 12 | 4 | 1 | CVCVVCVCCCVV |
| Belumorau | 9 | 4 | 1 | CVCVCVCVV |
How to cite this
NameForge. Tiefling name data, NameForge Naming Corpus v1. 2026. CC BY 4.0. https://nameforge.name/data/tiefling
BibTeX
@misc{nameforge-corpus-v1,
author = {NameForge},
title = {Tiefling name data, NameForge Naming Corpus v1},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {\url{https://nameforge.name/data/tiefling}},
note = {CC BY 4.0}
}
Reuse is welcome under CC BY 4.0. Attribution line: Data: NameForge Naming Corpus v1, https://nameforge.name/data. A name assembled from these blocks can coincide with a real name, business or trademark; nothing here is checked against any register.
Related corpus entries
The generators this one shares naming conventions with, and how their block counts compare. A larger corpus is not a better one: tiefling names are assembled from 40 blocks in 4 sets, and a generator with fewer blocks in more sets can still reach a wider selection space.
| Corpus | Blocks | Block sets | Combinations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Demon name data | 32 | 4 | 1,093,791,600 |
| Wizard name data | 49 | 5 | 161,119,728,000 |
| Character name data | 39 | 4 | 259,595,667,507,939,840,000 |
| Vampire name data | 28 | 2 | 208 |
Back to the Tiefling Name Generator, or to the full corpus index.
Last reviewed 6 August 2026. Corpus v1. Method: how NameForge builds a name. Built and maintained by FusionStudios.