Manticore Name Generator

Names for the manticore, the lion with a human face and a tail full of spines.

Name format

Press Generate Names for 8 manticore names.

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By Rich · Updated

Example Manticore Names

A few names this generator came up with. Tap one to copy it, or press "Generate Names" above for more.

Any · Name only

  • Kazhar of the Broken Canyons
  • The Manticore of the Hunter's Pass
  • The Man-Eating Manticore
  • The Manticore of the Salt Flats

Any · With a title

  • Arzhang, Hunter of Men
  • The Desert Manticore of the Thorn Steppes
  • Kavush of the Bone Desert
  • The Ancient Manticore, Lord of the Wastes

Savage · Name only

  • Bonemaw
  • Thorntail
  • Rendhunter
  • Clawhide

Persian-sounding · Name only

  • Khoran
  • Shirak of the Dry Mountains
  • Golvar
  • Rustahm of the Lion Hills

Persian-sounding · With a title

  • Golnar of the Dust Sea
  • Sorkhan of the Black Sands
  • Kiyar, Terror of Caravans
  • Zarvakh of the Ruined City

Named for its hunting ground · Name only

  • The Barbed Manticore of the Red Waste
  • The Golden Manticore of the Scorched Plains
  • The Black-Maned Manticore
  • The Manticore of the Broken Canyons

How the Manticore Name Generator Works

It works from 102 names and name parts, which combine into over 4,200 possible results.

The choices:

  • Style: Any, Savage, Persian-sounding, Named for its hunting ground.
  • Name format:
    • Name only, e.g. The Wild Manticore of the Black Sands
    • With a title, e.g. Fanghide, Hunter of Men

Each press gives you 8 names. "Show 8 more" adds 8 you haven't seen yet, until the names for the choices you've made run out.

The manticore has a lion's body, a human face with three rows of teeth and a tail that shoots spines. Its name comes, through Greek writers, from an old Persian word meaning man-eater. This manticore name generator makes savage names like Spinetail, Persian-sounding names and manticores named for the wastes they hunt.

Where the manticore comes from

The manticore's name comes from Persian, through Greek, and means "man-eater".

  • Ctesias, a Greek doctor at the Persian court around 400 BC, described it: a red, lion-bodied beast with a human face, three rows of teeth, and a tail that shot spines.
  • Pliny the Elder repeated the description in his Natural History, and from there it passed into medieval bestiaries.
  • A tiger? Many think the legend began with travellers' tales of tigers, grown with each telling.

Naming a manticore

  • Savage names are all spine and fang: Spinetail, Fanghunter.
  • Persian-sounding names echo its origin: Martikhor, Varesh, Taravash.
  • Named for the wastes: the Manticore of the Scorched Plains, the Grinning Manticore of the Dust Sea.

For other lion-bodied beasts, try the Griffin and Sphinx name generators.

For more beasts of legend, see all the mythical creature name generators.

Frequently Asked Questions

What does manticore mean?
Man-eater. The word came into Greek from Persian.
Who first described the manticore?
Ctesias, a Greek doctor at the Persian court, around 400 BC. Pliny the Elder later repeated his description.
What's a good name for a manticore?
A savage one like Spinetail, a Persian-sounding one like Martikhor, or a place, like the Manticore of the Scorched Plains.

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