Underworld Names, Names from Hell
Names that mean underworld and names associated with the underworld.
 
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• MALE:

  1. ANPU: Egyptian myth name of a jackal-headed god of the underworld, meaning "royal child."

  2. ANUBIS: Greek form of Egyptian Anpu, name of a jackal-headed god of the underworld, meaning "royal child."

  3. ASAR: Original Egyptian form of Osiris, myth name of a god of the underworld, possibly meaning "something that has been made; a product." 

  4. ASHRIEL: Variant of Azrael, the name of the Angel of Death who separates the soul from the body upon death, meaning "help of God."

  5. AZARIL: Variant of Azrael, the name of the Angel of Death, who separates the soul from the body upon death, meaning "help of God." 

  6. AZRAEL: Variant of Hebrew Azriel, meaning "help of God." This is the name of the Angel of Death, who separates the soul from the body upon death. 

  7. AZRAIL: Variant of Azrael, the name of the Angel of Death, who separates the soul from the body upon death, meaning "help of God." 

  8. BA'AL: Semitic name of several storm gods, derived from the word ba'al, meaning either "lord" or "possessor."

  9. BAAL: Variant of Semitic Ba'al, meaning either "lord" or "possessor."

  10. BA'AL ZEBUB (Ba'al Zebūb): Hebrew form of Beelzebub, possibly meaning "lord or possessor of the high place."
  11. BA'AL ZEVUV (Ba'al Zebūb): Hebrew form of Beelzebub, possibly meaning "lord or possessor of the high place."
  12. BAALSEBUL: Variant of Beelzebub, possibly meaning "lord or possessor of the high place."
  13. BAALZEBUBG: Variant of Beelzebub, possibly meaning "lord or possessor of the high place."
  14. BEELZEBOUL: Variant of Beelzebub, possibly meaning "lord or possessor of the high place."
  15. BEELZEBUB: Biblical name derived from Hebrew Ba'al Zebūb. It might mean "Lord of Zebūb," referring to an unknown place called Zebūb. It might mean "Lord of flies," zebub being a Hebrew noun for "fly," which could mean that the Hebrews were mocking their enemies' god by referring to him as dung. It might be a corruption of Ba'al Zebul, "Lord of the High Place." The name appears in 1 Kings 8.13; 2 Kings 1.2-3, 6, 16; Matthew 10.25; Matthew 12.24, 27; Mark 3.22; and Luke 11.15, 18-19. 
  16. BEELZEBUL: Variant of Beelzebub, possibly meaning "lord or possessor of the high place."
  17. BEELZEBUS: Variant of Beelzebub, possibly meaning "lord or possessor of the high place."
  18. BEELZEBUTH: Variant of Beelzebub, possibly meaning "lord or possessor of the high place."
  19. BELZABOUL: Variant of Beelzebub, possibly meaning "lord or possessor of the high place."
  20. BELZEBUD: Variant of Beelzebub, possibly meaning "lord or possessor of the high place."

  21. CERBERUS: "Demon of the pit." Latin form of Greek Kerberos, myth name of the three-headed dog that guards the entrance to Hades. 

  22. CERNUNNOS: "Horned, antlered." Celtic myth name of an antlered god of animals, fertility and the underworld, from Gaulish carnon/cernon, meaning "horn, antler."

  23. CHARON: Greek myth name of the ferryman of Hades who ferries the dead across the river Acheron, meaning "fierce brightness."

  24. DEMOGORGON: Male Greek myth name of a god from the underworld, thought to be the name for Satan.

  25. DEVIL: Biblical title borne by Satan, derived from Greek Diabolos, meaning "accuser, slanderer."

  26. DIABOLOS: Greek form of the biblical title Devil, meaning "accuser, slanderer."

  27. ENKI: Babylonian myth name of a god of creation, wisdom, and keeper of divine laws, and half-brother to Enlil. The name is usually rendered "Lord of the Earth," but it may ultimately derive from en-kur, meaning "lord of the underworld."

  28. EREBOS: "Darkness." Greek myth name of the offspring of Chaos, brother of Nyx, and father of Aether. He is the personification of primordial darkness. In later legends he became a place in Hades, the underworld. The name is probably a loan from Semitic, like Hebrew erebh and Akkadian erebu, both of which mean "sunset, evening," hence "darkness."

  29. GWYN ap NUDD: "Fair/white son of Nudd." In Welsh mythology, he was the ruler of the underworld (Annwn), where he escorted the souls of the dead. In Arthurian legend, he abducted the maiden Creiddylad after her elopement with Gwythr ap Greidawl, a long-time rival of Gwyn. He helped Culhwch hunt the boar Twrch Trwyth, and in later legends he was king of the "fair folk" (tylwyth teg).

  30. HADES: Latin form of Greek Haides, myth name of the god of the underworld, brother of Zeus and husband of Persephone, from the Greek word aides, meaning "unseen."

  31. HAIDES: Original Greek form of Latin Hades, meaning "unseen."

  32. IZRAIL: Variant of Azrael, the name of the Angel of Death, who separates the soul from the body upon death, meaning "help of God."

  33. KERBEROS: Original Greek form of Latin Cerberus, meaning "demon of the pit."

  34. KHTHONIOS: Greek myth name, an epithet applied to Hermes and Zeus. It is the masculine form of Khthonia, meaning "of the earth/underworld."

  35. LUCIFER: "Light-bringer." A Roman astrological term for the "morning star (Venus)," composed of the Latin elements lux "light" and ferre "to bring." The word was a direct translation of the Greek word eosphorus "dawn-bearer" used by Jerome in the Vulgate; in Isaiah 14:12, it was used as an honorific title of a Babylonian king. Later interpretations by people who were influenced by Dante and Milton led to the idea that Lucifer and Satan were one and the same.

  36. MICTLANTECUHTLI: Aztec myth name of a god of the underworld, meaning "lord of Mictlan."

  37. ORPHEUS: "Darkness of night." Greek myth name of a poet who charmed Hades with his lyre in an attempt to rescue his wife from the underworld.

  38. OSIRIS: Greek form of Egyptian Asar, myth name of a god of the underworld, possibly meaning "something that has been made; a product." 

  39. PLOUTON: Original Greek form of Latin Pluto, myth name of a god of the underworld, derived from the word ploutos, meaning "wealth."

  40. PLUTO: Latin form of Greek Plouton, meaning "wealth," myth name of a god of the underworld after whom a planet was named.

  41. SAMAEL: In Jewish mythology, the Prince of Darkness, Angel of Death or Poison, accuser, seducer, and destroyer. He rules over the seven habitations called Sheba Ha-yechaloth, regions of the Earth, where he is a Prince. The Talmud states: "the evil Spirit, Satan, and Sama'el the Angel of Death, are the same"; and Samael is also therein made equivalent to the Biblical serpent who tempted Eve in the Garden of Eden. He is called the chief of the Dragons of Evil, and is held responsible for the scorching wind of the desert, called the simoom. His name is said to mean "Venom of God," but could also have been derived from the name of the Syrian god Shemal, meaning "he who lets his arrows fly."

  42. SATAN: Biblical name of the enemy of God, derived from Hebrew satan, meaning "adversary." He is also known by the Greek name Diabolos, the Devil.

  43. VELES: Slavic myth name of a god of the earth, underworld, dragons, cattle, magic and trickery. He is an enemy of Perun and is described as being horned and serpentine. The name may mean "enclosed" or "concealed."

  44. VOLOS: Variant of Slavic Veles, possibly meaning "enclosed" or "concealed."

• FEMALE:

  1. ALCESTIS: Greek myth name of a princess who was rescued by Hercules when she descended into Hades in place of her husband, meaning "might of the home."

  2. ELYSIA: "Lightning-struck." English name derived from the name of the heavenly fields of Elysia in Greek and Roman mythology, a section of the Underworld called Elysium in Latin, Elysion in Greek. The name evolved from a designation of a place, or person, struck by lightning--enelysion, enelysios.

  3. ERESHKIGAL: Mesopotamian myth name of the goddess of Irkalla, the land of the dead. There are various meanings given for her name: "Lady of the Great Place," "Lady of the Great Earth," and "Lady of the Great Below." 

  4. HECATE: Latin form of Greek Hekate, myth name of a goddess of witchcraft, demons, graves, and the underworld, meaning "far off."

  5. HEKATE: Original Greek form of Latin Hecate, meaning "far off."

  6. KHTHONIA: Greek myth name, meaning "of the earth/underworld." It is another epithet of Hekate or Persephone.

  7. KORE (Korė): Greek myth name borne by Persephone, a goddess of the underworld, meaning "maiden." 

  8. NYX: Greek myth name of a goddess of night, meaning "night."

  9. PERSEPHONE: "Person-slayer." Greek myth name of a daughter of Zeus and Demeter, probably composed of the elements perso "person; human being" and phonos "murderer, slayer."

  10. SEMELE: Greek myth name of a lover of Zeus. It is the Phrygian form of Greek Khthonia, meaning "of the earth/underworld."