Generate authentic and distinctive names for your Shadowrun characters.
Shadowrun Name Generator
Our Shadowrun Name Generator helps you create realistic and immersive names for your characters within the Shadowrun universe, considering the blend of fantasy and cyberpunk elements.
Generates names inspired by the lore and feel of the Shadowrun universe.
Offers a range of names, from street names and aliases to corporate identities.
Allows you to tailor the results to suit your character's background and persona.
Quickly generates name ideas, getting you out of a creative rut and back into the game.
Effortlessly create unique Shadowrun character names in just a few steps:
Optionally, provide information about your character's background, ethnicity, or role if you have specific ideas.
Click the 'Generate' button to receive a list of Shadowrun-inspired names.
Browse the generated names and pick the one that best fits your character's personality and story.
If you're not happy with the initial results, simply click ‘Generate’ again to get a new set of unique Shadowrun names.
Need a name for your hardened runner but drawing a blank? Stepping into the Sixth World requires a persona, a digital ghost humming beneath the neon glow of megacorp towers and forgotten alleyways. This Shadowrun Name Generator isn’t just a random mishmash of letters; it’s designed to spark your imagination and provide names steeped in the lore and themes of the acclaimed cyberpunk world.
This generator draws from the rich tapestries of Shadowrun’s cultures, technological advancements, and magical undercurrents. Whether you need a slick corporate alias, a grizzled veteran’s callsign, or a mystic’s evocative moniker, this tool can help. It blends linguistic influences from around the world (a nod to Shadowrun’s diverse melting pot settings), technical terms relevant to decking and cyberware, and magically suggestive phrases to give characters names with authentic “grit” to them.
What We Aim To Do:
Iconic Names & Their Shadows: A Glimpse into the Sixth World
The Shadowrun universe is populated with memorable characters and groups, but some iconic names have become synonymous with the franchise itself, and provide much back-story. Here are some example names in a table format along with details.
Name | Meaning/Source | Background Story/Association |
---|---|---|
Mr. Johnson | A Shadowrun Universal Designation | Shadowrun’s employer and general designation for shadowrunners. A person hiring you for something outside of of legal means through shadows on the streets. Usually a high-level connection from some corp. Is rarely a person’s actual name. |
Lone Star | Security MegaCorp | Mega Corporation contract security and local policy in Seattle. Seen as corrupt, brutish and also one possible contact within the shadows. Not every runner has a choice, when they are born or forced within this security presence |
Aztechnology Priest/Mage | A magic organization | Aztechnology are best known as Mesoan America. High end security with trained security magical personal. Can be either the hero or worse villians since they follow a much darker path overall |
Hammerhand | Street Name, Likely associated with brute strength | The “Hammerhand” title hints at physical strength but can sometimes relate to special powers or cybernetic enhancements that relate directly back to their hands/arms Such a hand related attribute makes them iconic. |
DataWitch | Decking, magical hacker | Combining technology and magic, the Datawitch are highly sought to gather electronic details about their opposition. Often, they can blend information of multiple subjects in many forms |
Sam Verner | Investigator, private eye | Verner and partner (Dirk Montgomery). He’s a street savvy but also knowledgeable of both magical and digital connections. He’s an investigator, and a good ally! |
This table highlights how source books, real names, nicknames , corporation ties, magic influences, and street reputation intertwine to create memorable and thematic names within the Shadowrun world. Using this as a jumping point, the provided Shadowrun Name Generator delivers even more customized creations rooted in the same level of thematic depth.
Examples of names generated for various Shadowrun character types:
Ghostwire, ZeroCool, Datastream, Pixel, Reaver
EdgeStrike, BlackKat, SteelClaw, Ronin, Chainsaw
Silverleaf, MoonShadow, WhisperWind, NightRaven, Firestorm
Jenson Archibald, Emily Hawthorne, Ricardo Vargas, Alistair Reed, Vivienne Deveraux
Crash, Fang, Raze, Jinx, Viper
Gearhead, Wrench, DroneMaster, LockJaw, ServoMike
Find answers to common questions about using the Shadowrun Name Generator: