diff --git a/pages/names.vue b/pages/names.vue
index 42b029e07..fc8774109 100644
--- a/pages/names.vue
+++ b/pages/names.vue
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import useConfig from '~/composables/useConfig.ts';
 import useDialogue from '~/composables/useDialogue.ts';
 import useHash from '~/composables/useHash.ts';
 import useSimpleHead from '~/composables/useSimpleHead.ts';
-import { Name, type NameRaw } from '~/src/classes.ts';
+import { Name } from '~/src/classes.ts';
 import { buildDict } from '~/src/helpers.ts';
 
 definePageMeta({
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ useSimpleHead({
 const { handleHash, setHash } = useHash();
 
 const namesAsyncData = useAsyncData(async () => {
-    const namesRaw = await $fetch<NameRaw[]>('/api/names');
+    const namesRaw = await $fetch('/api/names');
 
     return buildDict(function* () {
         const sorted = namesRaw.sort((a, b) => {
diff --git a/server/api/names/approve/[id].post.ts b/server/api/names/approve/[id].post.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8319d01b6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/api/names/approve/[id].post.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+import { auditLog } from '~/server/audit.ts';
+import { getLocale } from '~/server/data.ts';
+import { approveNameEntry } from '~/server/names.ts';
+
+export default defineEventHandler(async (event) => {
+    const { user, isGranted } = await useAuthentication(event);
+    if (!isGranted('names')) {
+        throw createError({
+            status: 401,
+            statusMessage: 'Unauthorised',
+        });
+    }
+
+    const id = getRouterParam(event, 'id')!;
+    const db = useDatabase();
+    await approveNameEntry(db, id, getLocale(event));
+
+    await auditLog({ user }, 'names/approved', { id });
+});
diff --git a/server/api/names/hide/[id].post.ts b/server/api/names/hide/[id].post.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e1c6659ec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/api/names/hide/[id].post.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+import SQL from 'sql-template-strings';
+
+import { auditLog } from '~/server/audit.ts';
+import { getLocale } from '~/server/data.ts';
+
+export default defineEventHandler(async (event) => {
+    const { user, isGranted } = await useAuthentication(event);
+    if (!isGranted('names')) {
+        throw createError({
+            status: 401,
+            statusMessage: 'Unauthorised',
+        });
+    }
+
+    const id = getRouterParam(event, 'id');
+    const db = useDatabase();
+    await db.get(SQL`
+        UPDATE names
+        SET approved = 0
+        WHERE id = ${id}
+    `);
+
+    await invalidateCache('names', getLocale(event));
+
+    await auditLog({ user }, 'names/hidden', { id });
+});
diff --git a/server/api/names/index.get.ts b/server/api/names/index.get.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7e7b810f2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/api/names/index.get.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+import { getLocale } from '~/server/data.ts';
+import { getNameEntries } from '~/server/names.ts';
+
+export default defineEventHandler(async (event) => {
+    const { isGranted } = await useAuthentication(event);
+    const db = useDatabase();
+    return await getNameEntries(db, isGranted, getLocale(event));
+});
diff --git a/server/api/names/remove/[id].post.ts b/server/api/names/remove/[id].post.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0c986ff58
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/api/names/remove/[id].post.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+import SQL from 'sql-template-strings';
+
+import { auditLog } from '~/server/audit.ts';
+import { getLocale } from '~/server/data.ts';
+
+export default defineEventHandler(async (event) => {
+    const { user, isGranted } = await useAuthentication(event);
+    if (!isGranted('names')) {
+        throw createError({
+            status: 401,
+            statusMessage: 'Unauthorised',
+        });
+    }
+
+    const id = getRouterParam(event, 'id');
+    const db = useDatabase();
+    await db.get(SQL`
+        UPDATE names
+        SET deleted=1
+        WHERE id = ${id}
+    `);
+
+    await invalidateCache('names', getLocale(event));
+
+    await auditLog({ user }, 'names/removed', { id });
+});
diff --git a/server/api/names/submit.post.ts b/server/api/names/submit.post.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..864e34c23
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/api/names/submit.post.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+import SQL from 'sql-template-strings';
+import { ulid } from 'ulid';
+
+import { auditLog } from '~/server/audit.ts';
+import { getLocale } from '~/server/data.ts';
+import { approveNameEntry } from '~/server/names.ts';
+import { isAllowedToPost } from '~/server/user.ts';
+
+export default defineEventHandler(async (event) => {
+    const { user, isGranted } = await useAuthentication(event);
+    const db = useDatabase();
+
+    if (!user || !await isAllowedToPost(db, user)) {
+        throw createError({
+            status: 401,
+            statusMessage: 'Unauthorised',
+        });
+    }
+
+    const locale = getLocale(event);
+    const body = await readBody(event);
+
+    const id = ulid();
+    await db.get(SQL`
+        INSERT INTO names (id, name, locale, origin, meaning, usage, legally, pros, cons, notablePeople, links, namedays, namedaysComment, deleted, approved, base_id, author_id)
+        VALUES (
+            ${id},
+            ${body.name}, ${locale},
+            ${body.origin || null}, ${body.meaning || null}, ${body.usage || null}, ${body.legally || null},
+            ${body.pros.length ? body.pros.join('|') : null}, ${body.cons.length ? body.cons.join('|') : null},
+            ${body.notablePeople.length ? body.notablePeople.join('|') : null}, ${body.links.length ? body.links.join('|') : null},
+            ${body.namedays.length ? body.namedays.join('|') : null}, ${body.namedaysComment || null},
+            0, 0, ${body.base}, ${user.id}
+        )
+    `);
+    await auditLog({ user }, 'names/submitted', body);
+
+    if (isGranted('names')) {
+        await approveNameEntry(db, id, locale);
+        await auditLog({ user }, 'names/approved', { id });
+    }
+
+    setResponseStatus(event, 201, 'Created');
+});
diff --git a/server/express/names.ts b/server/express/names.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 0a2c1c65b..000000000
--- a/server/express/names.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,151 +0,0 @@
-import { Router } from 'express';
-import type { Request } from 'express';
-import { getH3Event } from 'h3-express';
-import SQL from 'sql-template-strings';
-import { ulid } from 'ulid';
-
-import { handleErrorAsync } from '../../src/helpers.ts';
-import { auditLog } from '../audit.ts';
-import type { Database } from '../db.ts';
-
-import { getLocale } from '~/server/data.ts';
-
-interface NameRow {
-    id: string;
-    name: string;
-    locale: string;
-    origin: string | null;
-    meaning: string | null;
-    usage: string | null;
-    legally: string | null;
-    pros: string | null;
-    cons: string | null;
-    notablePeople: string | null;
-    links: string | null;
-    namedays: string | null;
-    namedaysComment: string | null;
-    deleted: number;
-    approved: number;
-    base_id: string | null;
-    author_id: string | null;
-}
-
-const approve = async (db: Database, id: string, locale: string) => {
-    const { base_id } = (await db.get<Pick<NameRow, 'base_id'>>(SQL`SELECT base_id FROM names WHERE id=${id}`))!;
-    if (base_id) {
-        await db.get(SQL`
-            UPDATE names
-            SET deleted=1
-            WHERE id = ${base_id}
-        `);
-    }
-    await db.get(SQL`
-        UPDATE names
-        SET approved = 1, base_id = NULL
-        WHERE id = ${id}
-    `);
-    await invalidateCache('names', locale);
-};
-
-const router = Router();
-
-const getNames = defineCachedFunction(async (db: Database, isGranted: Request['isGranted'], locale: string) => {
-    return await db.all(SQL`
-            SELECT n.*, u.username AS author FROM names n
-            LEFT JOIN users u ON n.author_id = u.id
-            WHERE n.locale = ${locale}
-            AND n.deleted = 0
-            AND n.approved >= ${isGranted('names') ? 0 : 1}
-            ORDER BY n.approved, n.name
-        `);
-}, {
-    name: 'names',
-    getKey: (db, isGranted, locale) => locale,
-    shouldBypassCache: (db, isGranted) => isGranted('names'),
-    maxAge: 24 * 60 * 60,
-});
-
-router.get('/names', handleErrorAsync(async (req, res) => {
-    const locale = getLocale(getH3Event(req));
-    return res.json(await getNames(req.db, req.isGranted, locale));
-}));
-
-router.post('/names/submit', handleErrorAsync(async (req, res) => {
-    if (!req.user || !await req.isUserAllowedToPost()) {
-        return res.status(401).json({ error: 'Unauthorised' });
-    }
-
-    const locale = getLocale(getH3Event(req));
-
-    const id = ulid();
-    await req.db.get(SQL`
-        INSERT INTO names (id, name, locale, origin, meaning, usage, legally, pros, cons, notablePeople, links, namedays, namedaysComment, deleted, approved, base_id, author_id)
-        VALUES (
-            ${id},
-            ${req.body.name}, ${locale},
-            ${req.body.origin || null}, ${req.body.meaning || null}, ${req.body.usage || null}, ${req.body.legally || null},
-            ${req.body.pros.length ? req.body.pros.join('|') : null}, ${req.body.cons.length ? req.body.cons.join('|') : null},
-            ${req.body.notablePeople.length ? req.body.notablePeople.join('|') : null}, ${req.body.links.length ? req.body.links.join('|') : null},
-            ${req.body.namedays.length ? req.body.namedays.join('|') : null}, ${req.body.namedaysComment || null},
-            0, 0, ${req.body.base}, ${req.user ? req.user.id : null}
-        )
-    `);
-    await auditLog(req, 'names/submitted', { ...req.body });
-
-    if (req.isGranted('names')) {
-        await approve(req.db, id, locale);
-        await auditLog(req, 'names/approved', { id });
-    }
-
-    return res.json('ok');
-}));
-
-router.post('/names/hide/:id', handleErrorAsync(async (req, res) => {
-    if (!req.isGranted('names')) {
-        return res.status(401).json({ error: 'Unauthorised' });
-    }
-
-    await req.db.get(SQL`
-        UPDATE names
-        SET approved = 0
-        WHERE id = ${req.params.id}
-    `);
-
-    await invalidateCache('names', getLocale(getH3Event(req)));
-
-    await auditLog(req, 'names/hidden', { id: req.params.id });
-
-    return res.json('ok');
-}));
-
-router.post('/names/approve/:id', handleErrorAsync(async (req, res) => {
-    if (!req.isGranted('names')) {
-        return res.status(401).json({ error: 'Unauthorised' });
-    }
-
-    await approve(req.db, req.params.id, getLocale(getH3Event(req)));
-
-    await auditLog(req, 'names/approved', { id: req.params.id });
-
-    return res.json('ok');
-}));
-
-router.post('/names/remove/:id', handleErrorAsync(async (req, res) => {
-    if (!req.isGranted('names')) {
-        return res.status(401).json({ error: 'Unauthorised' });
-    }
-
-    await req.db.get(SQL`
-        UPDATE names
-        SET deleted=1
-        WHERE id = ${req.params.id}
-    `);
-
-    await invalidateCache('names', getLocale(getH3Event(req)));
-
-    await auditLog(req, 'names/removed', { id: req.params.id });
-
-    return res.json('ok');
-}));
-
-export default router;
diff --git a/server/global.d.ts b/server/global.d.ts
index c2fdfc54f..245949de9 100644
--- a/server/global.d.ts
+++ b/server/global.d.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ declare global {
             isGranted: (area?: string, locale?: string) => boolean;
             locales: Record<string, LocaleDescription>;
             db: Database;
-            isUserAllowedToPost: () => Promise<boolean>;
         }
 
         export interface Response {
diff --git a/server/index.ts b/server/index.ts
index 295546a3f..fd39f2c1a 100644
--- a/server/index.ts
+++ b/server/index.ts
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ import discord from './express/discord.ts';
 import grantOverridesRoute from './express/grantOverrides.ts';
 import imagesRoute from './express/images.ts';
 import mfaRoute from './express/mfa.ts';
-import namesRoute from './express/names.ts';
 import profileRoute from './express/profile.ts';
 import pronounceRoute from './express/pronounce.ts';
 import sentryRoute from './express/sentry.ts';
@@ -33,7 +32,6 @@ import { config } from './social.ts';
 
 import { closeAuditLogConnection } from '~/server/audit.ts';
 import { getLocale } from '~/server/data.ts';
-import { isAllowedToPost } from '~/server/user.ts';
 
 class StorageStore extends session.Store {
     get(sid: string, callback: (err: unknown, session?: (session.SessionData | null)) => void): void {
@@ -133,7 +131,6 @@ router.use(async function (req, res, next) {
         req.isGranted = authentication.isGranted;
         req.locales = buildLocaleList(locale, locale === '_');
         req.db = new LazyDatabase();
-        req.isUserAllowedToPost = (): Promise<boolean> => isAllowedToPost(req.db, req.user);
         res.on('finish', async () => {
             await req.db.close();
             await closeAuditLogConnection();
@@ -159,7 +156,6 @@ router.use(adminRoute);
 router.use(mfaRoute);
 router.use(pronounceRoute);
 router.use(censusRoute);
-router.use(namesRoute);
 router.use(imagesRoute);
 router.use(calendarRoute);
 router.use(translationsRoute);
diff --git a/server/names.ts b/server/names.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..de95b2a0b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/names.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+import SQL from 'sql-template-strings';
+
+import type { Database } from '~/server/db.ts';
+import type { User } from '~/src/user.ts';
+
+interface NameRow {
+    id: string;
+    name: string;
+    locale: string;
+    origin: string | null;
+    meaning: string | null;
+    usage: string | null;
+    legally: string | null;
+    pros: string | null;
+    cons: string | null;
+    notablePeople: string | null;
+    links: string | null;
+    namedays: string | null;
+    namedaysComment: string | null;
+    deleted: boolean;
+    approved: boolean;
+    base_id: string | null;
+    author_id: string | null;
+}
+
+type NameRowWithAuthor = NameRow & { author: User['username'] };
+
+export const getNameEntries = defineCachedFunction(async (
+    db: Database,
+    isGranted: IsGrantedFn,
+    locale: string,
+) => {
+    return await db.all<NameRowWithAuthor>(SQL`
+            SELECT n.*, u.username AS author FROM names n
+            LEFT JOIN users u ON n.author_id = u.id
+            WHERE n.locale = ${locale}
+            AND n.deleted = 0
+            AND n.approved >= ${isGranted('names') ? 0 : 1}
+            ORDER BY n.approved, n.name
+        `);
+}, {
+    name: 'names',
+    getKey: (db, isGranted, locale) => locale,
+    shouldBypassCache: (db, isGranted) => isGranted('names'),
+    maxAge: 24 * 60 * 60,
+});
+
+export const approveNameEntry = async (db: Database, id: string, locale: string) => {
+    const { base_id } = (await db.get<Pick<NameRow, 'base_id'>>(SQL`SELECT base_id FROM names WHERE id=${id}`))!;
+    if (base_id) {
+        await db.get(SQL`
+            UPDATE names
+            SET deleted=1
+            WHERE id = ${base_id}
+        `);
+    }
+    await db.get(SQL`
+        UPDATE names
+        SET approved = 1, base_id = NULL
+        WHERE id = ${id}
+    `);
+    await invalidateCache('names', locale);
+};
diff --git a/src/classes.ts b/src/classes.ts
index f78156c45..1d1a7c968 100644
--- a/src/classes.ts
+++ b/src/classes.ts
@@ -1317,16 +1317,16 @@ export class TermsEntry implements Entry {
 export interface NameRaw {
     id: string;
     name: string;
-    origin: string;
-    meaning: string;
-    usage: string;
-    legally: string;
-    pros: string;
-    cons: string;
-    notablePeople: string;
-    links: string;
-    namedays: string;
-    namedaysComment: string;
+    origin: string | null;
+    meaning: string | null;
+    usage: string | null;
+    legally: string | null;
+    pros: string | null;
+    cons: string | null;
+    notablePeople: string | null;
+    links: string | null;
+    namedays: string | null;
+    namedaysComment: string | null;
     approved: boolean;
     base_id: string | null;
     author: string | null;
@@ -1335,16 +1335,16 @@ export interface NameRaw {
 export class Name {
     id: string;
     name: string;
-    origin: string;
-    meaning: string;
-    usage: string;
-    legally: string;
+    origin: string | null;
+    meaning: string | null;
+    usage: string | null;
+    legally: string | null;
     pros: string[];
     cons: string[];
     notablePeople: string[];
     links: string[];
     namedays: string[];
-    namedaysComment: string;
+    namedaysComment: string | null;
     approved: boolean;
     base: string | null;
     author: string | null;