Re: Real World Name Origins?
Baal, Saminga (or Samigina), Valefor (or Valefar), Beleth, Asmodeus, Furfur, Malphas, Haagenti, Vapula, Andrealphus, and Belial all go back to the Goetic precursor of the Pseudomonarchia Daemonum, although obviously Baal, Asmodeus, and Belial extend further back. I'm not going to bother cross-checking the Goetia and Incyclopedia extensively but there are a few more minor NPCs from the Pseudomonarchia/Lesser Key as well.
Nybbas appears in some sources as a bufoonish demon who sends false dreams, which seems about accurate. Maybe some etymological connection to Nihbhaz of 2 Kings or the Babylonian god Nebu, but that seems to be speculation.
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