Did You Know?
- Oblivion was the first Elder Scrolls game to use full voice acting for every NPC — which required over 50 voice actors, though famously many NPCs ended up sharing the same handful of voices.
- Imperial names in Oblivion draw directly from ancient Roman naming conventions. Characters like Uriel Septim, Martin, and Jauffre reflect the game's heavy Roman Empire influences on Cyrodiil's culture.
- The Oblivion Remastered edition (2025) rebuilt the entire game in Unreal Engine 5, giving Cyrodiil's rolling hills and Imperial City a massive visual upgrade while preserving the original's beloved quest design.
This Oblivion name generator produces Cyrodiil-style character names by race and class, including Imperial names, which make up most of what people search for here. It gives each one a short NPC-style backstory. Unlike our Skyrim name generator, it builds on Roman-flavoured Imperial naming and a mixed cast, not Nordic compound names. Below are 44 names to copy, grouped by where they come from.
Imperial Names from the Main Quest
These are characters from the Oblivion Crisis storyline. Imperial naming in the game is Roman in feel, so these double as a template for your own Imperial character.
| Uriel Septim VII | The Emperor who is killed early in the story; ruler's name with a regnal number |
| Martin Septim | Uriel's illegitimate son, a priest in Kvatch who later becomes emperor |
| Jauffre | Grandmaster of the Blades; single given name for a soldier-monk |
| Baurus | Blades agent who guards the Emperor |
| Savlian Matius | Imperial Legion captain at Kvatch |
| Chancellor Ocato | Title plus surname for an Elder Council politician |
| Janus Hassildor | Count of Skingrad; noble two-part name |
Dark Brotherhood, Thieves Guild and Mages Guild Names
The guild questlines hold some of the game's best character names. The assassins lean towards smooth, French- and Italian-sounding names, which is why a killer called Lucien sounds more like a dinner guest than a threat.
| Lucien Lachance | Dark Brotherhood Speaker; the polite, elegant assassin template |
| Vicente Valtieri | Dark Brotherhood member with a Romance-language name |
| Antoinetta Marie | Dark Brotherhood member; French-style female name |
| Ocheeva | Argonian Black Hand member; one-word Argonian given name |
| Gray Fox | Thieves Guild legend known by an alias, not a name |
| Mankar Camoran | Leader of the Mythic Dawn cult; first name plus Camoran surname |
Daedric Princes and Shivering Isles Names
Daedra names are not race-bound, so they suit villains, cult leaders and anything from the planes of Oblivion itself.
| Mehrunes Dagon | Daedric Prince of Destruction, worshipped by the Mythic Dawn |
| Sheogorath | Daedric Prince of Madness who rules the Shivering Isles |
| Jyggalag | Daedric Lord of Order and the expansion's antagonist |
| Umaril | Sorcerer-king villain of Knights of the Nine |
| Akatosh | Dragon-God of Time, the divine side of the Imperial pantheon |
| Alessia | Saint-Empress of Imperial history, a good Imperial female name |
| Tiber Septim | Founder of the Septim line, background figure for dynasty names |
| M'aiq the Liar | Khajiit prefix-and-apostrophe name with an epithet |
Names Built to Oblivion's Conventions
These are not NPCs from the game. They are our own examples written to the patterns above, using real Latin given names for the Imperials. Use them as starting points, not canon.
| Marcus Varon | Imperial: Roman given name plus surname, no affix |
| Cassius Varon | Imperial: a legion officer's name |
| Tertia Corvus | Imperial female: Latin ordinal given name |
| Lucius | Imperial commoner: one name, no surname needed |
| Serveria Antonia | Imperial noble female: two Latin-style names |
| Guilbert Alard | Breton: French-style given name plus surname |
| Dralora Athram | Dunmer: sharp consonants, Great House-style surname |
| Ulfgar Hale | Nord: Old Norse given name, plain surname |
| Burz gro-Khash | Orsimer male: gro- patronymic is required |
| Mazoga gra-Durag | Orsimer female: gra- with the mother's name |
| Ri'zakar | Khajiit leader: Ri' prefix marks status |
| J'Ghasta | Khajiit: J' prefix for a young or agile one |
| S'krivva | Khajiit: S' prefix for an adult |
| Dar-Ma | Argonian: hyphenated Jel-style name |
| Hides-His-Heart | Argonian: translated Verb-The-Object descriptor |
| Calindil | Altmer or Bosmer: flowing, many-vowel elvish name |
| Carahil | Altmer: musical three-syllable name |
| Valen Dreth | Dunmer: given name plus clan-style surname |
| Salmo | Imperial baker or shopkeeper: short, ordinary |
| Hieronymus | Imperial: long Latin-Greek name for a scholar or official |
| Corvus | Imperial: Latin for raven, good for a nightblade |
How This Generator Keeps Races Apart
The generator's prompt enforces affixes by race and checks them in its own examples. An Orsimer name must carry gro- or gra-, so "Burz Khash" is wrong and "Burz gro-Khash" is right. Khajiit names bind J', S', M', Ri' or Dro' to the base with an apostrophe. Argonian translated names are hyphenated. An Imperial name never gets an Orc affix.
With no race chosen, a batch of five is split 2 Imperial, Breton or Redguard, 1 Orsimer, 1 Khajiit and 1 Argonian or Nord, so you see range at once. Pick Imperial in the Race field if you want a full batch of Roman-style names.
Skip two things. First, do not stack fantasy-generic surnames like "Moonwhisper" on an Orc; it reads as another game. Second, avoid giving every Imperial a long dynastic name. In the game, only nobles and rulers get them, while commoners get one short name.
Which Race, Which Sound
- Imperial: Latin and Italian roots. The generator treats this as the default Cyrodiil voice.
- Breton: French and Celtic feel, aristocratic.
- Nord: Old Norse, blunt, deliberately out of place among Imperials.
- Dunmer and Altmer: Dunmer names are sharp-edged; Altmer names are long and musical.
Sources
- The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (Wikipedia), for the main-quest characters and factions.
- The Elder Scrolls IV: Shivering Isles (Wikipedia), for Sheogorath and Jyggalag.
- The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered (Wikipedia), for the 2025 release details.
Common Questions
What are good Imperial names for Oblivion?
Use a Roman-style given name with a surname, such as Marcus Varon or Tertia Corvus, and keep commoners to one short name like Lucius or Salmo. Nobles can carry two-part names in the style of Janus Hassildor. Set Race to Imperial in the generator for a whole batch.
Do Oblivion Remastered names differ from the original?
No. The remaster, released on April 22, 2025, was built with Unreal Engine 5 for the visuals while the original Gamebryo engine still handles elements like physics and combat. The characters and their names are the ones from the 2006 game.
Can I use an Oblivion name in Skyrim or Elder Scrolls Online?
Race conventions carry over, since an Orsimer patronymic or a Khajiit prefix means the same thing in any Tamriel setting. For Nord-heavy names, try the Skyrim name generator instead.
How do Khajiit and Orc names work in Oblivion?
Khajiit names use a status prefix joined by an apostrophe, such as J', S', M', Ri' or Dro'. Orsimer names use gro- (son of) or gra- (daughter of) plus a parent's name. The generator applies both rules automatically.
Updated November 2026: rebuilt around 44 named examples grouped by source, added sources, a section on how the generator separates race conventions, and rewrote the FAQ from current search questions.
