Demonic Names and Meanings

Fallen angels or demons, are considered inhuman beings that are more spirit than anything else, and are negatively looked upon as unclean and unholy. The demons are always shown as scrawny, or towering beasts with sneers and a feeling of death that settles upon their name and fame. Demons go as far back in literature as the 1940s, backpedaling maybe even decades before this century.

A lot of people look towards demons as icons of worship/reverence - known as entities of extreme power and control, where anything is attainable and harm to those around you is likely. Some people want to name their kids after demons, where a lot of them believe strongly in what they mean and convey. We look into demonic names and meanings for both boys and girls, that should give you an idea about these beings.

Demonic Names List

You'll find the demonic names and meanings of a whole bunch of male and female demons who have been feared, worshiped or thought to be the talk of myth and mystery. Compiled here are demon names that should perk your interest, or have you researching about some pretty dark entities. Let's take a look at some of these infamous demons names.

Demonic Names for Boys	Meaning
Ahriman	God of destruction, darkness and death.
Abaddon	God of ruin and destruction.
Apep	Other names this demon was given was Serpent of the Nile. It is either in the form of a serpent, snake or dragon.
Aliah	God of iniquity or evil.
Aza'zel	Known as the Angel of Death and seen as a demon goat.
Balam	King with three heads with a following of 40 legions.
Botis	Predictor of the past and future; resembles a viper.
Belial	Holds a position bringing on guilt and wickedness. Head of all devils.
Buer	Known as the king of hell and leads a legion of 50.
Beelzebub	Known as Lord of the flies and the Prince of Demons.
Cambion	Half human young of a succubus or incubus.
Congo Zandor	Haiti demon
Caym	All mighty king of hell.
Demogorgon	High ruling power of hell.
Dracul	Translates into dragon or devil.
Diabolos	Also known as Satan, and is a Greek name that is in common relation to the prince of darkness.
Eblis	Can be interchanged with the name 'Azazel', meaning despair.
Eurynome	Prince of Death
Furfur	Leads a legion of 26 and is known as the Count of Hell.
Gaap	Demon known to intensify both love and hatred, and is also known as the Prince of Hell.
Guaricana	Brazilian demon known for whipping men until blood is drawn.
Haures	Duke of Hell
Herensugue	Evil serpent
Ipos	Lion head angel that leads 36 legions.
Jilaiya	Indian demon that sucks the blood of people who speak of its name.
Kobal	Demon of Hilarity
Kerberos	Three headed dog, also known as the Demon of the Pit.
Lucifer	Translates into Daily Star or Morning Star. Also known as Satan.
Leviathan	Dragon of the Sea
Mammon	Demon of Money
Merihim	Prince of Pestilence
Nysrogh	Inferior demon
Orthon	Demon known to possess one's body.
Orias	Marquis of Hell
Pyro	Prince of Falsehood
Paymon	Rules 200 legions and is known as the King of Hell.
Rimmon	Ambassador of Hell
Shax	Deceitful Thief
Succorbenoth	Sexless demon
Tjernobog	God of Evil and Darkness
Teivel	Devil
Uphir	Demon physician
Vritra	Enemy of the Gods, and resembles the likeness of a serpent.
Verin	Demon of Impatience
Xic	Bringer of Death
Zherneboh	Black God
Demonic Names for Girls	Meaning
Hatu-Atu-Topun	Female demon who follows twilight and dawn.
Hekate	Goddess of the underworld, witchcraft, graves and demons.
Hecate	Queen of Witches
Iyzebel	Evil wife of King Ahab.
Jahi	Female demon of debauchery.
Lilith	Female demon of the night.
Lamia	Female demon who could transform into a serpent monster from a beautiful woman.

You can name not just your newborns these demonic names, but pets as well and why not? These dark and sinister names and the literature that surrounds each one's existence should prove to be quite a fascinating read that you should most definitely look up.