About geth names
Half the output reads as inventory codes like "Unit-e" and "Mod-e", while the rest borrows imposing common nouns such as "Goliath". That split mirrors how a synthetic hive might label hardware one day and earn a reputation the next, useful for Mass Effect inspired fiction or any networked AI faction. Use coded results for mass platforms and noun results for units organics have learned to fear.
How geth names are built
Geth names build in the style of Mass Effect's networked machines, where individuals are platforms rather than people. Two patterns exist: a designation form joining a label to a letter or index with a hyphen, as in Platform-c, and a single whole-word codename from a 30-entry bank, such as Apex or Goliath.
Apex
Apex
single-word codename
Platform-c
Platform + c
designation form (label-index)
Mod-b
Mod + b
designation form (label-index)
Naming notes
The codename bank (30) carries the standalone names, while the small label bank (nine) and index bank (six) drive the hyphenated platform tags. The set reads as cold and functional on the designation side and grandly mechanical on the codename side. Useful for AI collectives, drone units, or original synthetic characters in fan work.
Questions about geth names
- Are these official Geth names?
- No. They are fan-made names in that style, generated from label and codename banks, with no official status.
- Why are there two very different formats?
- One pattern produces functional designations like Platform-c, the other single-word codenames like Goliath, so the generator covers both how a machine is tagged and how it is called.
- Do these names imply gender?
- No. The set is neutral and machine-oriented, with no gendered forms.