Names

A name is used to address a person, or sometimes also an animal (1). In Klingon, it is not possible to derive the gender from a name. With other words: There are no typical male or female Klingon names. (2)

List of canon Klingon names

This list contains canon names, that means approved by Marc Okrand written in Klingon spelling. Please note that entries with question marks are not confirmed, and may be incorrect here.

Non-Klingon and Terran names

English Klingon Source Note
Barbara March barbara' ma'rIch Star Trek Communicator #104, p. 17 actress of Lursa
Gwynyth Walsh ghuwI'nItlh wa'lIS Star Trek Communicator #104, p. 17 actress of B'Etor
John Colicos jan qalI'qoS Star Trek Communicator #104, p. 17 actor of Kor
Michael Ansara mayqel 'anSa'ra Star Trek Communicator #104, p. 17 actor of Kang
Michael Dorn mayqel Do'rIn Star Trek Communicator #104, p. 17 actor of Worf
James Kirk jemS tIy qIrk HolQeD 8:4 Star Trek character
Robert O'Reilly rabe'rIt 'o'raylIy Star Trek Communicator #104, p. 17 actor of Gowron
Roxann Biggs-Dawson raqSan bIQ-DawSon Star Trek Communicator #104, p. 17 actress of B'Elanna
Spock SIpoq Kauderwelsch Klingonisch Star Trek character

Klingon names

The names from Star Trek: Discovery where transcribed by dialogue translator Robyn Stewart and were vetted by Okrand at qepHom 2019.

The names in this list are sorted by Klingon alphabetical order.
English Klingon Source Appearance Note
Barot barot KGT p. 182 DSN father of T'vis
B'Etor be'etor SBC #26 TNG, DSN, ST7
Chang cheng KGT p. 52 ST6
D'Ghor Daghor qepHom 2019 DSC
Dennas DennaS qepHom 2019 DSC
Duras DuraS HolQeD 5.3 TNG, ENT
Gowron ghawran SBC #25 TNG, DSN
Grafk gha'vIq qepHom 2019 DSC
Grilka ghIrIlqa' KGT p. 41 DSN
Gorkon ghorqan Mailing list(3) ST6 son of Toq, house of Makok
Gorkon ghorqon Mailing list(4) Hamlet ancient spelling, used in Hamlet
Huss HuS TKD DSN daughter of A'trom
L'Rell lIr'el qepHom 2019 DSC
Lukara luqara' paq'batlh DSN love of Kahless
Lursa lurSa' SBC #26 TNG, DSN, ST7
Mara mara TKD p. 58 TOS
Martok martaq KGT p. 198 DSN
Maltz matlh TKD p. 58 ST3
M'Lind mI'lInnID KAW, qepHom 2014 father of K'Ratak
Mogh mogh KGT p. 41 TNG, DSN
Molor molor KGT p. 130 TNG
Mo'Kai mo'qay qepHom 2019 DSC
Pok paq KCD son of Torghn
Kargan qarghan SBC #7 TNG
Kang qeng TKD p. 58 TOS, DSN
Kahless qeylIS TKD p. 58 TOS, TNG, DSN
K'mpec qI'empeq HQ v10n2 TNG
Kol qol qepHom 2019 DSC
Koloth qolotlh TKD p. 58 TOS, TAS, DSN
Kor qor TKD p. 58 TOS, TAS, DSN
Korax qoreQ TKD p. 58 TOS, TAS
Ko(r)tar qotar DSN, VOY paq'batlh the ferryman on the mythical Barge of the Dead
Ko'lek qo'leq KGT p. 41
Kras QaS TKD p. 58 TOS
K'ratak Qa'taq KAW, qepHom 2014 an important and well known klingon author, son of M'Lind
Krell Qel TKD p. 58 TOS, ENT
Krenn Qen KCC p. 37 Captain of IKV Fencer in "The Final Reflection"
Krotmag Qotmagh KGT p. 17 powerful leader, Krotmag region named for him
Kruge Qugh TKD p. 58 ST3
Ruk'evet ruq'e'vet KGT p. 17 legendary warrior, Ruk'evet city named for him
Silrek SIlreq qepHom 2019 DSC
T'kuvma tIquvma qepHom 2019 DSC
T'vis tI'vIS KGT p. 182 DSN son of Barot
Torg torgh TKD p. 58 ST3
Torghn torghen KCD father of Pok
Klaa tlha'a KGT p. 52 ST5
Klavek tlha'veq KAW, qepHom 2014 a klingon author who presumably wrote parts of the ancient paq'batlh
Valkris valQIS TKD p. 58 ST3
Vixis vIqSIS KGT p. 197 ST5
Wa'Joh'a' wa'jo''a' KAW, qepHom 2014 the first Klingon god
Worf wo'rIv SBC #8, #20, HQ v4n3 TNG, DSN, ST6, ST7, ST8, ST9, ST10
A'trom 'atrom KGT p. 197 DSN father of Huss
Azetbur 'a'Setbur qepHom 2014 ST6 daughter of Chancellor Gorkon
Or'eq 'or'eq qepHom 2019 DSC
Ujilli 'ujIllI' qepHom 2019 DSC

List of non-canon Klingon names from Paramount

This section is for names used in various television series. They have not been created by Marc Okrand. Because they do not have Klingon spellings, they are alphabetized by the English transcriptions.
Name Appearance Note
Amar VOY
Antaak ENT
Atul DSN
Barak-Kadan DSN opera singer
Bar'el TNG
Ba'el TNG
B'Elanna Torres VOY beylana in email list
B'iJik TNG
Bo'rak DSN
Brok'tan VOY
Brota DSN
Bu'kaH ENT
Ch'Pok DSN
Ch'Rega VOY
Ch'Targh DSN
Chu'vok DSN
Darok DSN
Dax DSN
D'Ghor DSN
Divok TNG
Doran DSN
Drex DSN
Gi'ral TNG
Goroth ENT
Gorta TNG
G'trok DSN poet, author of "The Fall of Kang" (KGT, p. 108)
Hij'Qa VOY
H'ohk VOY Starfleet professor
Hon-Tihl DSN
H'ta DSN
Japar DSN
J'Dan TNG
Ja'rod TNG
Jodmos DSN
Kahlest TNG
Kahmar DSN
Karana DSN
Katogh DSN
Kaybok DSN
K'chiQ TNG
Kee-Bohr DSN
Keedera DSN opera composer
K'Ehleyr TNG
Kell TNG
Klag TNG, ENT
Klaang ENT
Kluge TNG
K'mtar TNG
K'Nera TNG
K'Nor TNG
Kobor DSN
Kodrak DSN
Kohlar VOY
Kolana DSN
Kolax VOY
Kolos ENT
Konmel TNG
Koral TNG
Korath VOY
Kornan DSN
Korok VOY, ENT
Koroth TNG
Korris TNG
Koth DSN
Kozak DSN
K'Ratak TNG, VOY author of "The Dream of the Fire" (qul naj, cf. The Klingon Art of War, p. 21)
Krelik VOY
K'Rene VOY
K'retok DSN
K'Tal TNG
K'Temang DSN
K'Temoc TNG
K'Trelan DSN
Kulge TNG
Kurak TNG
Kurn TNG, DSN qurIn in email list
K'vada TNG
K'Vagh ENT
K'Vok VOY
Laneth ENT
Larg TNG
Larna DSN
Leskit DSN
Linkasa DSN
L'Kor TNG
L'Naan VOY
Lorgh TNG
Lurkan DSN
Magh ENT
Marab ENT
Miral VOY
M'Kota R'Cho VOY Klingon athlete
Morag TNG
Morak VOY
Morath TNG, VOY
Morka DSN
Movar TNG
Mow'ga DSN
M'Rek ENT
M'Rel TNG
Mur'Eq VOY
N'Garen DSN
Noggra DSN
Nu'Daq TNG
Orak ENT
Ortikan DSN
Pahash DSN
Reclaw DSN
Rodek DSN
Rurik DSN "Rurik the damned"
Rynar DSN
Sarpek VOY "Sarpek the Fearless"
ShiVang DSN
Shovak DSN
Sirella DSN
Sompek DSN
Sorval DSN
Stex ST6
Synon DSN
Talij VOY
Tanas DSN
Tavana DSN
Telok DSN
Tel-Peh DSN
T'Greth VOY
Thopek DSN
T'Kar DSN
Toq TNG
Torak TNG
Torin TNG
Tse'Dek DSN
Tumek DSN
Vagh TNG
Vekma TNG
Vorok ENT
W'mar DSN
Yeto DSN
Zegov TNG

List of non-canon Klingon names of Klingonists

This section is for names that have been invented by klingonists or authors. That means that they are not canon. Please note the Klingon alphabetical order when adding more names.

Klingonists of Note

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Real name Klingon name Grammarian
Andeen, Eric pagh BG
Anderson, Alan ghunchu'wI' BG, Star Trek: Discovery
Anderson, Joel jol rojpuqloD, mrklingon  
Barron, David DaraQ Postal Course
Boozer, Steven Voragh  
Bradley, Jack DeSDu' 'eSrIv, prolific translator
Braun, Chet QetaH / HetaQ Secret Fighting Arts of The Warrior Race
Brown, Jonathan qe'San TalkNow
Cheesbro, Roger DloraH BG
Cowan, Jeremy janSIy, qamQel KLI, KCC, Duolingo
Dadap, Daniel Hugh iOS port of boQwI'
Donnelly, Terrence ter'eS BG
Dobelbower, Barbara trI'Qal BG
Ekstrom, Sarah   KSRP, Hamlet
Everson, Michael varSan Unicode
Fenwick, Rhona QeS BG, Rime of the Ancient Mariner
Franklin, Randall yoDtargh BG
Harness, John 'arHa BG
Hauhio, Iikka translation of boQwI'
Litaer, Lieven L. Quvar valer BG, translation of boQwI'
Lipscombe, Chris qurgh Klingon Christmas Carol
Longton, William ngenDa' la' Extended Corpus Project
Malmenbeck, Felix loghaD Duolingo, Extended Corpus Project
Martin, William charghwI' BG
Matos, Thiago tI'agho translation of boQwI'
Miller, Andrew 'enru' Kaspersky Password Checker
Nicholas, Nick nIchyon Hamlet
Okrand, Marc The Klingon Dictionary
Öqvist, Zrajm maHvatlh Klingonska Akademien
Proechel, Glen pIntIn Interstellar Language School
Roney, Melanie naHQun Klingon Kama Sutra, Religious Text Translation Project
Schoen, Lawrence M. 'angghal, vavoy Klingon Language Institute
Shoulson, Mark Seqram
Solska, Agnieszka 'ISqu' Tao Te Ching, The Art of War, Duolingo
Speers, D'Armond Holtej BG
Stauffer, Tad taD BG
Stewart, Robyn Qov BG, Star Trek: Discovery, Duolingo
Strader, Andrew ghuy'Do wa' Hamlet
Trimboli, David SuStel BG
Willis, Scott ngabwI' BG
Yampell, Rich Qanqor, Captain Krankor, HoD Qanqor BG, The Grammarian's Desk
Yonge-Mallo, David De'vID boQwI'

Other Klingonists

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Real name Klingon name remark
Appleyard, Anthony
Atherton, Christine vanya
Beckley, Laurel
Beesley, Ken
Blair, Stuart K'odak
Boese, Daniel Dep'ong
Buchberger, Ernst SaghwI'
Clegg, Paul Paul
Gromis, June Jar'agh Gromargh
Jekat, Astrid taj'IH
Jones, Bryan Se'noj
Kounenos, Michael Dana'an
Mandel, Mark marqem
Myers, Heather
Myhrer, Donna
Morse, Daniel peHruS
Peeters, Thorwald qa'pIn qI'meQ
Peschier, Jarno peSHIr
Rodrigues, Nicolau ghaHbe'wI'
Seifert, Ludwig SuvwI'noy
Smith, Letty DrujIv
Stapp, Lisa
Webley, Jonathan joqral
Weaver, Steve Soqra'tIS
Whiteacre, Matt Do'val
Wiersma, Christa QISta'
Wilkinson, Steven Qo'DamaH
Wilson, Brad gheyIl
Willmerdinger, Bill Qob
Wyman, Rachel r'Hul
Zay, Eric SuSvaj

See also

References

1 : The Klingon Dictionary p. 58

2 : Marc Okrand during qepHom 2022

3 , 4 : Message to the list through David Yonge-Mallo of July 1st, 2018

 
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