Ogryns are the Imperium's gentle giants, provided you're on their side. Their names are short and blunt, and the name everyone actually uses is the one the squad gave them. This Ogryn name generator gives you an Ogryn name with a nickname, a squad title or a regiment, for Warhammer 40,000 games, Darktide and fan fiction.
What Ogryns are
- Abhumans. Ogryns are descended from humans who settled on high-gravity worlds and grew huge and immensely strong.
- Loyal to a fault. They're not clever, but they're devoted to their officers and the Emperor, and a happy Ogryn will hold a line nothing else could.
- Bone 'eads. Some Ogryns are given a brain implant to make them smart enough to lead; the others call them Bone 'eads. In Darktide, Ogryns are a playable class, and their dim, sincere dialogue is a fan favourite.
How Ogryns get their names
- Short and heavy. One syllable, two at most, ending in a thud: Graug, Thunk, Bruk.
- Squad nicknames. The Guardsmen around them give Ogryns nicknames, often affectionate and usually literal: Doorstop, Biscuit, Mister Shovel.
- Deeds they're proud of. An Ogryn will happily tell you he's the Catcher of Grenades. Whether that's a good thing depends who threw them.
- Regiments. Ogryns serve as auxiliaries in Imperial Guard regiments. The regiment names here use real 40K homeworlds, like Cadia and Valhalla, with invented regiment numbers.
Playing an Ogryn
- Keep the name simple and let the nickname do the character work.
- Give them something to protect: a commissar, a ratling friend, a lucky rock.
- For greenskin enemies, try the Warhammer Orc Name Generator.