Werewolf names run on moon, fang and Old Norse roots. Fenrir is attested; Lunafang is built on the same feeling. Here are 120 names for werewolves: personal names, pack names, and the documented record underneath.
Sky roots and tooth roots, plus the record. Names bold, glosses italic, tradition labeled. Documented rows cite sagas, films and trial records; invented builds say invented.
Werewolf personal names with their builds, meanings and traditions
Name
Built from
Meaning
Tradition
Fenrir
attested whole
the bound wolf, doom of the gods
Norse (Poetic Edda)
Skoll
attested whole
mockery; the wolf that chases the sun
Norse (Poetic Edda)
Hati
attested whole
hater; the wolf that chases the moon
Norse (Poetic Edda)
Kveldulf
kveld (evening) + ulf (wolf)
evening wolf
Old Norse (attested saga name)
Wulfric
wulf (wolf) + ric (ruler)
wolf-ruler
Old English (attested name)
Cynewulf
cyne (royal) + wulf (wolf)
royal wolf
Old English (attested name)
Beowulf
beo (bee) + wulf (wolf)
bee-wolf, a poetic word for bear
Old English (attested name)
Lycaon
lykos (wolf) root
the king the myth turned wolf
Greek (Ovid)
Bisclavret
attested whole
the werewolf who kept his honor
Marie de France, 12th century
Guillaume de Palerne
attested whole
the werewolf king of the romance
medieval romance, 13th century
Thiess of Kaltenbrun
attested whole
a self-described hound of God
trial record, 1692 (historical receipt)
Larry Talbot
human-name cover
the name worn in daylight
The Wolf Man, 1941 (documented film)
David Kessler
human-name cover
the bitten American in London
An American Werewolf in London, 1981 (documented film)
Remus Lupin
Remus (the wolf-suckled) + lupus (wolf)
the professor named twice for wolves
Rowling (documented coinage)
Fenrir Greyback
Fenrir + Greyback
the attested wolf-name worn open
Rowling (documented coinage)
Jacob Black
human-name cover
the shifter of the later canon
Meyer (documented)
Scott McCall
human-name cover
the bitten captain
Teen Wolf (documented TV)
Derek Hale
human-name cover
the born wolf of the family line
Teen Wolf (documented TV)
Elena Michaels
human-name cover
the only female of her pack
Armstrong, Bitten (documented)
Vivian Gandillon
human-name cover
the pack daughter
Klause, Blood and Chocolate (documented)
George Sands
human-name cover
the werewolf sharing a flat with a ghost
Being Human (documented TV)
Oz
human-name cover
the guitarist who cages three nights a month
Buffy the Vampire Slayer (documented TV)
Veruca
human-name cover
the wild one of the same campus
Buffy the Vampire Slayer (documented TV)
Amaroq
attested whole
the great wolf
Inuit tradition
Asena
attested whole
the she-wolf mother of a people
Turkic legend
Geri
attested whole
greedy one; a wolf of Odin
Norse (Poetic Edda)
Freki
attested whole
ravenous one; a wolf of Odin
Norse (Poetic Edda)
Lupa
attested whole
the she-wolf who suckled Rome
Roman legend
Warg
attested whole
the outlaw-wolf of the law codes
Old English law
Vargr
attested whole
wolf and outlaw, one word
Old Norse law
Varulv
attested whole
the Swedish word for the creature
Swedish folklore
Loup-garou
loup (wolf) + garou (were-)
the French term for the change
French folklore
Vukodlak
attested whole
the South Slavic wolf-creature
South Slavic folklore
Volkolak
attested whole
the East Slavic wolf-man
East Slavic folklore
Lunafang
luna (moon) + fang (the tooth that does the work)
moon and the tooth that does the work
Moon/fang compound (invented build)
Lunaclaw
luna (moon) + claw (the grip)
moon and the grip
Moon/fang compound (invented build)
Lunahowl the Silver-Scarred
luna (moon) + howl (the call) + the Silver-Scarred
moon and the call, met the metal and lived
Moon/fang compound (invented build)
Lunabane
luna (moon) + bane (the ruin brought)
moon and the ruin brought
Moon/fang compound (invented build)
Lunapelt
luna (moon) + pelt (the changed skin)
moon and the changed skin
Moon/fang compound (invented build)
Lunarunner Red-Shouldered
luna (moon) + runner (the path-taker) + Red-Shouldered
moon and the path-taker, seen and remembered
Moon/fang compound (invented build)
Lunahunter
luna (moon) + hunter (the tracker)
moon and the tracker
Moon/fang compound (invented build)
Lunagrip
luna (moon) + grip (the hold)
moon and the hold
Moon/fang compound (invented build)
Noctfang the Silver-Scarred
noct (night) + fang (the tooth that does the work) + the Silver-Scarred
night and the tooth that does the work, met the metal and lived
Moon/fang compound (invented build)
Noctclaw
noct (night) + claw (the grip)
night and the grip
Moon/fang compound (invented build)
Nocthowl
noct (night) + howl (the call)
night and the call
Moon/fang compound (invented build)
Noctbane Red-Shouldered
noct (night) + bane (the ruin brought) + Red-Shouldered
night and the ruin brought, seen and remembered
Moon/fang compound (invented build)
Noctpelt
noct (night) + pelt (the changed skin)
night and the changed skin
Moon/fang compound (invented build)
Noctrunner
noct (night) + runner (the path-taker)
night and the path-taker
Moon/fang compound (invented build)
Nocthunter the Silver-Scarred
noct (night) + hunter (the tracker) + the Silver-Scarred
night and the tracker, met the metal and lived
Moon/fang compound (invented build)
Noctgrip
noct (night) + grip (the hold)
night and the hold
Moon/fang compound (invented build)
Fenfang
fen (fen, marsh; Fenrir kin) + fang (the tooth that does the work)
fen, marsh; Fenrir kin and the tooth that does the work
fen, marsh; Fenrir kin and the hold, seen and remembered
Moon/fang compound (invented build)
Skolfang
skol (treachery; Skoll kin) + fang (the tooth that does the work)
treachery; Skoll kin and the tooth that does the work
Moon/fang compound (invented build)
Skolclaw
skol (treachery; Skoll kin) + claw (the grip)
treachery; Skoll kin and the grip
Moon/fang compound (invented build)
Skolhowl the Silver-Scarred
skol (treachery; Skoll kin) + howl (the call) + the Silver-Scarred
treachery; Skoll kin and the call, met the metal and lived
Moon/fang compound (invented build)
Skolbane
skol (treachery; Skoll kin) + bane (the ruin brought)
treachery; Skoll kin and the ruin brought
Moon/fang compound (invented build)
Skolpelt
skol (treachery; Skoll kin) + pelt (the changed skin)
treachery; Skoll kin and the changed skin
Moon/fang compound (invented build)
Skolrunner Red-Shouldered
skol (treachery; Skoll kin) + runner (the path-taker) + Red-Shouldered
treachery; Skoll kin and the path-taker, seen and remembered
Moon/fang compound (invented build)
Skolhunter
skol (treachery; Skoll kin) + hunter (the tracker)
treachery; Skoll kin and the tracker
Moon/fang compound (invented build)
Skolgrip
skol (treachery; Skoll kin) + grip (the hold)
treachery; Skoll kin and the hold
Moon/fang compound (invented build)
Hatifang the Silver-Scarred
hati (hater) + fang (the tooth that does the work) + the Silver-Scarred
hater and the tooth that does the work, met the metal and lived
Moon/fang compound (invented build)
Haticlaw
hati (hater) + claw (the grip)
hater and the grip
Moon/fang compound (invented build)
Hatihowl
hati (hater) + howl (the call)
hater and the call
Moon/fang compound (invented build)
Hatibane Red-Shouldered
hati (hater) + bane (the ruin brought) + Red-Shouldered
hater and the ruin brought, seen and remembered
Moon/fang compound (invented build)
Hatipelt
hati (hater) + pelt (the changed skin)
hater and the changed skin
Moon/fang compound (invented build)
Hatirunner
hati (hater) + runner (the path-taker)
hater and the path-taker
Moon/fang compound (invented build)
Hatihunter the Silver-Scarred
hati (hater) + hunter (the tracker) + the Silver-Scarred
hater and the tracker, met the metal and lived
Moon/fang compound (invented build)
Hatigrip
hati (hater) + grip (the hold)
hater and the hold
Moon/fang compound (invented build)
Wulfrfang
wulfr (wolf) + fang (the tooth that does the work)
wolf and the tooth that does the work
Moon/fang compound (invented build)
Wulfrclaw Red-Shouldered
wulfr (wolf) + claw (the grip) + Red-Shouldered
wolf and the grip, seen and remembered
Moon/fang compound (invented build)
Wulfrhowl
wulfr (wolf) + howl (the call)
wolf and the call
Moon/fang compound (invented build)
Wulfrbane
wulfr (wolf) + bane (the ruin brought)
wolf and the ruin brought
Moon/fang compound (invented build)
Wulfrpelt the Silver-Scarred
wulfr (wolf) + pelt (the changed skin) + the Silver-Scarred
wolf and the changed skin, met the metal and lived
Moon/fang compound (invented build)
Wulfrrunner
wulfr (wolf) + runner (the path-taker)
wolf and the path-taker
Moon/fang compound (invented build)
Wulfrhunter
wulfr (wolf) + hunter (the tracker)
wolf and the tracker
Moon/fang compound (invented build)
Wulfrgrip Red-Shouldered
wulfr (wolf) + grip (the hold) + Red-Shouldered
wolf and the hold, seen and remembered
Moon/fang compound (invented build)
Lycfang
lyc (wolf, Greek) + fang (the tooth that does the work)
wolf, Greek and the tooth that does the work
Moon/fang compound (invented build)
Lycclaw
lyc (wolf, Greek) + claw (the grip)
wolf, Greek and the grip
Moon/fang compound (invented build)
Lychowl the Silver-Scarred
lyc (wolf, Greek) + howl (the call) + the Silver-Scarred
wolf, Greek and the call, met the metal and lived
Moon/fang compound (invented build)
Lycbane
lyc (wolf, Greek) + bane (the ruin brought)
wolf, Greek and the ruin brought
Moon/fang compound (invented build)
Lycpelt
lyc (wolf, Greek) + pelt (the changed skin)
wolf, Greek and the changed skin
Moon/fang compound (invented build)
Lycrunner Red-Shouldered
lyc (wolf, Greek) + runner (the path-taker) + Red-Shouldered
wolf, Greek and the path-taker, seen and remembered
Moon/fang compound (invented build)
Lychunter
lyc (wolf, Greek) + hunter (the tracker)
wolf, Greek and the tracker
Moon/fang compound (invented build)
Lycgrip
lyc (wolf, Greek) + grip (the hold)
wolf, Greek and the hold
Moon/fang compound (invented build)
What do werewolf names mean?
The name lives between what changes and what it changes into. One part points at the sky or the dark, one at the body or the deed. Twelve spotlights:
Werewolf name meanings spotlight
Name
Built from
Meaning
Tradition
Fenrir
attested whole
the bound wolf, doom of the gods
Norse (Poetic Edda)
Skoll
attested whole
mockery; the wolf that chases the sun
Norse (Poetic Edda)
Hati
attested whole
hater; the wolf that chases the moon
Norse (Poetic Edda)
Kveldulf
kveld (evening) + ulf (wolf)
evening wolf
Old Norse (attested saga name)
Beowulf
beo (bee) + wulf (wolf)
bee-wolf, a poetic word for bear
Old English (attested name)
Lycaon
lykos (wolf) root
the king the myth turned wolf
Greek (Ovid)
Bisclavret
attested whole
the werewolf who kept his honor
Marie de France, 12th century
Amaroq
attested whole
the great wolf
Inuit tradition
Asena
attested whole
the she-wolf mother of a people
Turkic legend
Blood Moon Pack
Blood (temperament: the red hunt) + Moon (totem: the moon) + Pack
the red hunt, the moon, the bond: a pack
Pack-name convention (invented build)
Iron Moon Kin
Iron (temperament: the unbowed) + Moon (totem: the moon) + Kin
the unbowed, the moon, the bond: kin
Pack-name convention (invented build)
How do werewolf names work?
Moon root plus fang root, or a human-name cover. Lunafang = luna (moon) + fang (the tooth). The Old Norse layer runs underneath: vargr meant wolf and outlaw at once. The craft lesson lives on the how to name a character page; this is the wolf chapter.
What are werewolf last names?
Werewolves carry packs, not surnames. The pack name is the family, and it outlives every member. Six with their senses:
Pack names with their senses
Pack
Built from
Sense
Blood Moon Pack
Blood (temperament: the red hunt) + Moon (totem: the moon) + Pack
the red hunt, the moon, the bond: a pack
Blood Howl Kin
Blood (temperament: the red hunt) + Howl (totem: the voice) + Kin
the red hunt, the voice, the bond: kin
Blood Fang Howl
Blood (temperament: the red hunt) + Fang (totem: the tooth) + Howl
the red hunt, the tooth, the bond: the howl-circle
Blood Claw Clan
Blood (temperament: the red hunt) + Claw (totem: the grip) + Clan
the red hunt, the grip, the bond: a clan
Blood Pelt Pack
Blood (temperament: the red hunt) + Pelt (totem: the skin) + Pack
the red hunt, the skin, the bond: a pack
Blood Den Kin
Blood (temperament: the red hunt) + Den (totem: the home) + Kin
the red hunt, the home, the bond: kin
The pack-name index
Pack names follow their own two-level system. The personal name is private currency; the pack name is the public banner. Name the temperament, name the totem, name the bond. Thirty, decomposed:
Werewolf pack names with their builds and meanings
Pack name
Built from
Meaning
Blood Moon Pack
Blood (temperament: the red hunt) + Moon (totem: the moon) + Pack
the red hunt, the moon, the bond: a pack
Blood Howl Kin
Blood (temperament: the red hunt) + Howl (totem: the voice) + Kin
the red hunt, the voice, the bond: kin
Blood Fang Howl
Blood (temperament: the red hunt) + Fang (totem: the tooth) + Howl
the red hunt, the tooth, the bond: the howl-circle
Blood Claw Clan
Blood (temperament: the red hunt) + Claw (totem: the grip) + Clan
the red hunt, the grip, the bond: a clan
Blood Pelt Pack
Blood (temperament: the red hunt) + Pelt (totem: the skin) + Pack
the red hunt, the skin, the bond: a pack
Blood Den Kin
Blood (temperament: the red hunt) + Den (totem: the home) + Kin
the red hunt, the home, the bond: kin
Blood Trail Howl
Blood (temperament: the red hunt) + Trail (totem: the path) + Howl
the red hunt, the path, the bond: the howl-circle
Blood River Clan
Blood (temperament: the red hunt) + River (totem: the boundary) + Clan
the red hunt, the boundary, the bond: a clan
Blood Pine Pack
Blood (temperament: the red hunt) + Pine (totem: the wood) + Pack
the red hunt, the wood, the bond: a pack
Iron Moon Kin
Iron (temperament: the unbowed) + Moon (totem: the moon) + Kin
the unbowed, the moon, the bond: kin
Iron Howl Howl
Iron (temperament: the unbowed) + Howl (totem: the voice) + Howl
the unbowed, the voice, the bond: the howl-circle
Iron Fang Clan
Iron (temperament: the unbowed) + Fang (totem: the tooth) + Clan
the unbowed, the tooth, the bond: a clan
Iron Claw Pack
Iron (temperament: the unbowed) + Claw (totem: the grip) + Pack
the unbowed, the grip, the bond: a pack
Iron Pelt Kin
Iron (temperament: the unbowed) + Pelt (totem: the skin) + Kin
the unbowed, the skin, the bond: kin
Iron Den Howl
Iron (temperament: the unbowed) + Den (totem: the home) + Howl
the unbowed, the home, the bond: the howl-circle
Iron Trail Clan
Iron (temperament: the unbowed) + Trail (totem: the path) + Clan
the unbowed, the path, the bond: a clan
Iron River Pack
Iron (temperament: the unbowed) + River (totem: the boundary) + Pack
the unbowed, the boundary, the bond: a pack
Iron Pine Kin
Iron (temperament: the unbowed) + Pine (totem: the wood) + Kin
the unbowed, the wood, the bond: kin
Silver Moon Howl
Silver (temperament: the self-scarred) + Moon (totem: the moon) + Howl
the self-scarred, the moon, the bond: the howl-circle
Silver Howl Clan
Silver (temperament: the self-scarred) + Howl (totem: the voice) + Clan
the self-scarred, the voice, the bond: a clan
Silver Fang Pack
Silver (temperament: the self-scarred) + Fang (totem: the tooth) + Pack
the self-scarred, the tooth, the bond: a pack
Silver Claw Kin
Silver (temperament: the self-scarred) + Claw (totem: the grip) + Kin
the self-scarred, the grip, the bond: kin
Silver Pelt Howl
Silver (temperament: the self-scarred) + Pelt (totem: the skin) + Howl
the self-scarred, the skin, the bond: the howl-circle
Silver Den Clan
Silver (temperament: the self-scarred) + Den (totem: the home) + Clan
the self-scarred, the home, the bond: a clan
Silver Trail Pack
Silver (temperament: the self-scarred) + Trail (totem: the path) + Pack
the self-scarred, the path, the bond: a pack
Silver River Kin
Silver (temperament: the self-scarred) + River (totem: the boundary) + Kin
the self-scarred, the boundary, the bond: kin
Silver Pine Howl
Silver (temperament: the self-scarred) + Pine (totem: the wood) + Howl
the self-scarred, the wood, the bond: the howl-circle
Ash Moon Clan
Ash (temperament: the burned past) + Moon (totem: the moon) + Clan
the burned past, the moon, the bond: a clan
Ash Howl Pack
Ash (temperament: the burned past) + Howl (totem: the voice) + Pack
the burned past, the voice, the bond: a pack
Ash Fang Kin
Ash (temperament: the burned past) + Fang (totem: the tooth) + Kin
the burned past, the tooth, the bond: kin
The pack-naming logic shares its bones with clan naming, and the clan name generator builds that bigger machine.
Where werewolf names come from
Three shelves: the Old Norse record, the films, the folk terms. Each labeled per row:
Two words of image, one word of belonging. Blood Moon Pack, Silver Fang Clan, Iron Moon Kin. The modifier names the temperament, the noun names the totem, the collective names the bond. The pack index above holds thirty.
What is the oldest werewolf name?
Lycaon, if myth keeps score. Ovid tells the king the gods turned wolf. The Norse receipts are older still as wolf names: Fenrir, Skoll, Hati, the wolves of the Eddas.
Can werewolf names be ordinary human names?
Yes, and the canon says so deliberately. Larry Talbot and David Kessler are human-name covers, worn in daylight. The wolf name is for packmates; the human name is for the world. Two registers, one creature.
Where the meanings come from.Old Norse and Old English names are attested and cited; films and shows are named on their rows; the 1692 trial figure is historical record, presented as such. Invented builds say invented. Where every name's receipt comes from →