Names of the fairies: Enchanted Fairy Names for Girls

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75 Magical Fairy Names for Girls (with Meanings)

If you’re looking to name your little one after magical fairies but want more options than Tinkerbell, here are the top fairy names and fa names for girls!

Updated: January 26, 2022

Fairies are delicate, magical, and a little naughty. A fairy name could be perfect for your little girl.

A fairy is a tiny, winged, mythological creature that originated in the Northern parts of Europe during the pagan times. Many fairy stories come from Ireland and England, but we also see them in the folklore of France, Germany, and the Slavic states.

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Fairies are commonly portrayed as spirits of nature, since the pagan cultures that created them were centered around nature and the elements. Although today we most often associate fairies with good beings, sometimes with a streak of innocent naughtiness, it wasn’t alway like that. Long ago, fairies were blamed for all sorts of misfortune, such as sickness or a poor crop yield. In Ireland, where the majority of fairy folklore comes from, the four leaf clover, which today is known as a good luck symbol, was used to ward off fairies.

In more recent times, fairies are seen in a more favorable light. Cicely Mary Barker created beautiful images of nature fairies for each season to accompany delightful poems for children. Everyone loves the pixie Tinkerbell in Peter Pan, even though she is a bit naughty and has a jealous streak. Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream also features friendly yet trouble-making fairies.

Because stories about fairies were used to explain natural phenomena, giving your little girl a fairy name is a great way to show your love for nature and the world’s elements, like the sun and the sea.

Check out our list of 75 fairy names to get inspired!

Adelina — Small winged one, German
Aine — Queen of fairies, Irish.
Alette — Small winged one, Latin.
Ashera — Goddess of fertility and motherhood, Hebrew.
Asia — Sunrise, Greek mythology.
Aubrette — Elf, German.
Aurora — Goddess of the dawn, Greek mythology.
Avery — Ruler of elves, Old English.
Brucie — Forest fairy, Scottish.
Calypso — A sea nymph, Greek mythology.
Celeste — Heavenly, French.
Charlotte — Baby princess fairy, English.
Chepi — Fairy, Native American.
Dana — Irish goddess, Irish.
Dela — Small winged one, Latin.
Derya — From the ocean, Turkish.
Dianthe — Divine flower, Greek.
Eflie — Elf, Irish.
Elida — Small winged one, Irish.
Elisa — Swan princess, Literary.
Ellie — Beautiful fairy woman, Greek.
Elvina — Elf empress, Old English.
Elvinia — Queen of elves, Irish.
Fay — Fairy, Old English.
Fayetta — Little fairy, French.
Fayette — Little fairy, French.
Fairy — Fairy, English.
Feya — Fairy, Hebrew.
Firtha — Sea maiden, Scotland.
Flora — A fairy, literary.
Hai — Fairy shoe, Vietnamese.
Ilayda — Water fairy, Turkish.
Kelpie — A water horse that turns into a beautiful woman, Celtic.
Lanette — Small songbird, nymph, Welsh.
Lara — A nymph, Latin.
Leucothea — A sea nymph, Greek mythology.
Linette — Fairy, nymph, French.
Linetta — Small songbird, Welsh.
Lynette — Small songbird, French.
Mariam — Star of the sea, Latin.
Marica — A nymph, Romanian.
Marin — Star of the sea, Gaelic.
Melody — Music, Greek.
Meriol — A sea nymph, Irish.
Migina — Fairy woman, Native American.
Naida — Water nymph, Arabic.
Nidaw — Fairy, Omaha Native American.
Nissa — Elf, fairy, Scandanavian.
Ondine — Spirit of the waters, Latin.
Olette — Small winged one, Latin.
Pari — Fairy, Indian.
Parisa — Fairy-like, Persian.
Pixie — A naughty, mythical flying creature, Irish.
Pippy — Horse lover, Swedish.
Posy — Small flower, English.
Poppy — Milk of happiness, Latin.
Rosemary — Sea dew, Latin.
Rusalka — Wood sprite, Russian.
Sebille — A fairy, literary.
Sen — Lotus flower, Vietnamese.
Shayla — Fairy palace, Hindi.
Shailagh — From the fairy palace, Gaelic.
Shailyn — From the fairy palace, Gaelic.
Shaylah — From the fairy palace, Irish.
Shaylee — Little fairy from over the hill, Irish.
Shayleen — From the fairy palace, Gaelic.
Shayleigh — Fairy princess, Celtic.
Siofra — Elf, Irish.
Taneisha — Fairy queen, American.
Tien — Fairy, Vietnamese.
Tiana — Fairy queen, Russian.
Titania — A fairy, Shakespeare.
Tryamon — Fairy princess, Arthurian legend.
Tunder — Fairy, Hungarian.
Win — Elf, English.

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Updated: Feb. 1, 2022

Originally Published: November 9, 2020

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So, you fancy yourself or your baby as a bit of a fairy, huh? Maybe you relate to woodland sprites. Or maybe you just understand Tinker Bell on a deeper level than most Disney fans. Whatever your reason for loving fairies, know that you’re not alone. People all over the world are obsessed with fairy life. There are actually whole sections of children’s bookstores devoted to the tiny winged creatures. There’s just something so magical and precious about the myth and lore behind fairies. And, OK, maybe a little creepy, too. Did you know the Irish believed that fairies would come in at night and “steal” the breaths of babes? That wasn’t the only less than happy rumor about fairies, either. Multiple cultures and religions have folklores that center around mischievous and often mean fairy-like creatures.

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Either way, if your little one is giving you serious mystical vibes, a fairy name might be suited for them. Children and the entire process of having a little one can be absolutely magical. So why not give your kiddo a name with just as much whimsy and playfulness? Fairy names have a certain lightness and fancy to them and aren’t just for your little girls. If you’re looking for a short name or one that will stick out in your kids’ class, you’ve come to the right place.

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The idea of fairies has been around for centuries, and they typically represent all that is sweet and whimsical in the world. Although they sometimes mess around with the fates of humans, they tend to teeter on the side of love, magic, springtime, and new beginnings. Sure, in some cultures they can also represent death, sexual depravity, abduction, and immorality. But let’s be real: Which magical creature doesn’t get a bad wrap sometimes? It’s nice to know fairies are complicated since, hey, so are people. Fairies just happen to have a human and magical side.

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Depending on where you get your fairy lore, you probably have a certain idea of names that work for fairies. If you’re particularly interested in the world of Tinker Bell, you know that sometimes fairies in that realm have fairly normal names that just sound a little, well, magical. Or, oftentimes, their name relates to the “job.” (Tinker Bell, for instance, “tinkers” and invents things.) If you’ve always fancied those delicate, watercolor “Flower Fairies,” you probably believe that most fairies have names found in nature: Irish, Peony, Sweet Pear, etc.

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Speaking of Tinker Bell, did you know her look was based on the actress Margaret Kerry? Disney wanted a live reference for their design. And although Margaret isn’t a real fairy, (or is she?) people have claimed to come in contact with these magical beings for centuries. The earliest case was in 1907, where a man and his wife claimed to have caught a fairy and kept it for two weeks. According to folklore, fairies can be incredibly small or they can be as big a child. They weren’t always believed to have wings but magic that gave them the gift of flight.

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Then, of course, the 2000s brought us a whole new version of fairies tied to literature — especially young adult fiction. In those worlds, we found names like Holly (Artemis Fowl) or Magnus (Laurell K. Hamilton). Even the Bard himself, William Shakespeare, had fairies in his work: Oberon, Puck (Robin Goodfellow), and Titania. Since many fairy stories are based in the United Kingdom (Ireland predominantly), nearly any name of Cornish, Welsh, or Celtic heritage might spring to mind the image of a fairy or pixie.

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One final note of interest? Mythically, fairies often have green eyes. So if your little one comes out with a celadon pair of their own, it might be a sign to gift them with a magical name.

These names are our absolute favorite options for fairy names for your babes.

Adelina
Advika
Aelfdene
Ailsa
Aine
Ainslee
Aisling
Alette
Alette
Alfreda
Alice
Asherah
Aslan
Aspen
Aubrette
Aubrey
Aurora
Avery
Bayani
Bloom
Blossom
Blue
Briar
Bridget
Brucie
Calypso
Camellia
Céilidh
Celeste
Charlotte
Chepi
Cordelia
Cosmo
Dahlia
Daisy
Dana
Dash
Dela
Derya
Diana
Dianthe
Eflie
Éire
Elida
Elisa
Ellie
Elowen
Elvina
Elvinia
Fairy
Faye
Fayetta
Fern
Feya
Finn
Firtha
Fleur
Flora
Forrest
Frost
Gary
Gulliver
Hai
Hyacinth
Ilayda
Ireland
Iris
Ivy
Kelpie
Lanette
Leucothea
Lilac
Lily
Linetta
Linette
Lynette
Magnus
Mariam
Marica
Marin
Melody
Meriol
Migina
Morgan
Naida
Navi
Niall
Nidaw
Nissa
Nixie
Oberon
Olette
Ondine
Ophelia
Pari
Parisa
Peony
Petal
Pippy
Pixie
Poppy
Posy
Primrose
Puck
Radella
Rhiannon
Robyn
Roscoe
Rosemary
Rusalka
Sage
Sebille
Sen
Shailagh
Shailyn
Shayla
Shaylah
Shaylee
Shayleen
Shayleigh
Siofra
Summer
Tallulah
Taneisha
Tansy
Tatiana
Tiana
Tinsel
Titan
Titania
Tryamon
Tunder
Violet
Wanda
Weaver
Win
Winn

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Top 10 Fairy Names

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By: Steven Forsyth

As we mentioned in the Are Fairies Real? article, fairies are a type of creature typically associated with European folklore (although tales of them are global). Whether or not you believe in the existence of these fantastic beings, there is no doubt that it remains a significant part of our culture. Who knows, you could have a Fairy name and not even realise it!

1 — Aoife

Aoife was the second wife of the King of Lir and the sister of Eva, the King’s first wife. Eva had four children with the king but died soon after having her fourth child. The lonely Lir wanted a mother figure for his three boys, and one girl and Aoife fitted the bill. Legend has it that Aoife possessed magical powers.

Aoife condemned the Children of Lir to live as swans for 900 years across just three locations.

Although she enjoyed life with the king and children at first, she soon grew jealous of the attention Lir bestowed on the kids. One day, when she went to a nearby lake with the children, she used her magic to transform the kids into swans. The children were condemned to live as swans for 900 years with equal time spent at Lake Derravaragh, the Straits of Moyle and the Isle of Inish Glora. The curse could only be ended when the swans heard the ringing of a bell; this would signify the arrival of Saint Patrick in Ireland.

However, the swans could still talk, so they sang beautiful songs to tell their father what happened. Lir arrived at Lake Derravaragh and spoke to Fionnuala who confirmed that Aoife was a witch who had placed the curse on them. The king was incandescent with rage and banished Aoife into mist; she was never seen again.

2 – Angus

Angus mac Og (also spelled Aengus or Aenghus) was one of the Tuatha de Danann and was the Celtic god of youth and beauty. He is often depicted as having a group of birds flying around his head. According to legend, Angus was the son of the Dagda and Boann, and he apparently lived near Newgrange close to the River Boyne.

Angus’ parents were the Dagda and the river goddess Boann. The trouble was, Boann was the wife of Nechtan! The Dagda managed to hide the pregnancy by ensuring the sun stood still for the nine months from conception to birth. As a result, Angus was technically conceived, gestated and born in a single day!

3 – Bran

Also known as Bran the Blessed, he was the Celtic God of Health, the brother of Branwen, the Goddess of Love and Beauty, and the son of the Welsh Sea God Lyr. His name means ‘crow’ or ‘raven,’ and he appears in the Mabinogion, a collection of ancient Welsh stories. Bran was also a sea god and is described as being so large that no house was big enough to accommodate him.

In one story, the King of Ireland, Matholwch, married Branwen but subsequently treated her badly. The result was a war between Ireland and Britain, and eventually, Bran and his men killed the Irish King. However, Branwen was so devastated at the destruction that she dropped dead.

In another tale, Bran was approached by a beautiful woman who told him to search for a group of islands with no death, sorrow, evil or sickness. He completed the mission and found the Isle of Women. One of his friends lured him away, but when Bran discovered he was unknown back home, he left once again.

4 – Brighid/Brigit/Brigid

As you can see, there several different spellings for the name including the anglicised ‘Bridget.’ While it is common to associate the name with Saint Brigid of Kildare, it is also the name of one of the most famous goddesses in the Celtic pantheon. This ancient deity was a member of the Tuatha De Danann who ultimately became the Sidhe.

Brighid was also known as Brigid of the Flame, the element of fire and goddess of the sun.

Brighid was the Dagda’s daughter and oversaw healing, poetry, childbirth and smithcraft. She was also the Element of Fire and the goddess of the sun. There are some that suggest Brighid was actually the Great Mother and the Dagda was her son. According to legend, she was bathed in milk after birth and would only drink the purest milk from a fairy cow with red ears and white skin.

St. Brighid apparently died in 525 AD, but there are few verifiable records about her life, so most tales with the name ‘Brighid’ attached tend to be associated with the goddess. Her birth was celebrated by the Celts during the Imbolc festival at the start of February and even in the modern era, St. Brigid’s Day is celebrated on February 1.

5 — Dana

Dana is one of Irish Mythology’s greatest goddesses and was the female leader of the Tuatha De Danann. She is also known as ‘Danu’ or as ‘Don’ in Wales. The name means wisdom, knowledge, wealth, abundance, and teacher. Scholars are still in disagreement as to the etymology of the name since the name ‘Danu’ does not appear in medieval Irish texts. Indeed, the main mention of the name is within the term Tuatha De Danann which means Tribe of the Gods of Danu.

Lady Gregory refers to Dana when writing about the Tuatha De Danann in her 1904 work Gods and Fighting Men. In the book, Dana is depicted as having a level of power that goes far beyond that of the other queens. There is a suggestion that the name is a link to the Indian water goddess Danu.

In ancient mythology, there is also a suggestion that Dana acted as the Divine Ambassador to the Elemental Kingdoms. She provided the platform for interactions between the Fairy Folk and the Leprechauns.

6 – Diana

Diana was the goddess of the hunt, moon, and birth in Roman mythology. The name is aligned with the Latin words dius (daylight) and dium (sky). She is also associated with nature and in particular with wild animals, the forest, and the wilderness. Legend has it that she lived with the nymph Egeria in the Forest of Nemi. She is also identified with the goddess Artemis in Greek mythology.

Diana was the goddess of the hunt, moon, and birth in Roman mythology.

The figure of Diana is also of paramount importance in the field of witchcraft. According to Aradia: Gospel of the Witches, which was written in 1899, Diana was the spirit of the stars who created all men, dwarves, and giants. The grove of Diana Nemorensis on the shores of Lake Nemi near Rome was the most famous place of worship of the goddess.

7 — Diarmuid

Although he may not be classified as a fairy, Diarmuid Ua Duibhne’s powers were the epitome of supernatural! He was the son of Donn, the God of the Dead, and one of the most prominent members of the Fianna in the marvellous Fenian Cycle of Irish Mythology. According to legend, Aenghus Og, the God of Love, was Diarmuid’s protector and foster father.

When Aenghus gave Diarmuid his magical sword named Moralltach (the Great Fury), the already great warrior was almost invincible on the battlefield. His impressive array of weapons also included another sword called the Little Fury and two spears that caused wounds which could never be healed. In one battle, Diarmuid singlehandedly killed 3,400 men and helped save Fionn and the Fianna.

Diarmuid was an exceptionally handsome man and is legendary for his ‘love spot’. He received it from a young lady who he made love to. It turned out that she was the personification of youth and she placed the spot on his forehead; it made him irresistible to women. He was also the lover of Grainne, a woman who was supposed to marry Fionn. Eventually, Fionn forgave his one-time friend, but one day, Diarmuid was gored by a bull. Instead of using his power of healing, Fionn hesitated, and the delay led to the death of Diarmuid.

8 — Morgan

Morgan Le Fay, sometimes called Morgana, plays a pivotal role in the magical world of King Arthur and Camelot. It is important not to mix up this enchantress of Arthurian legend with Morrigan, the Celtic Goddess. However, some scholars believe there is a link between the two.

Morgan Le Fay, sometimes called Morgana, plays a pivotal role in the magical world of King Arthur and Camelot

Geoffrey of Monmouth is accredited with introducing the character of Morgan into literature with his book The Life of Merlin which he wrote in the 12th century. She uses her beauty and charm to lure men into dangerous situations. In Arthurian legend, she has affairs with Merlin and Accolon and is also in love with Sir Lancelot although the knight does not share these feelings.

It is perhaps her surname ‘Le Fay’ which is the most intriguing aspect of this sorceress. It comes from the French term la fee which means ‘the fairy.’ As a result, it is no surprise to learn that she possesses some of the traits associated with the supernatural female figures in Celtic Mythology.

9 — Oisin

One of the most famous tales in Irish folklore involves Oisin, the son of the legendary Fionn mac Cumhaill. Oisin’s mother was one of the fairy Sidhe people previously known as the Tuatha De Danann. One day, Oisin was hunting in the forest, and he was approached by a beautiful fairy woman known as Niamh of the Golden Hair.

Niamh chose Oisin as her lover and urged him to come to the land of Tír na nÓg. Oisin agreed and lived with Niamh in the land of eternal youth for 300 years. Although he was happy, Oisin yearned to return home, so Niamh gave him a magical horse to complete the journey. However, he could not let his feet touch the ground.

Niamh chose Oisin as her lover and urged him to come to the land of Tír na nÓg.

Upon his return to Ireland, Oisin was upset to learn that the men were physically far weaker than before. He was also surprised to find that the nation had converted to Christianity. While he was riding along the road, he noticed three men struggling to lift a rock. Oisin knew he could lift it easily, so he stopped to help. Alas, his saddle-girth slipped and caused his feet to touch the ground. Oisin became frail and blind instantly, and the horse vanished. Saint Patrick tried to convert him to Christianity, but Oisin remained Pagan as he didn’t want a life without women and feasting.

It is an interesting story insofar as it pitted the Pagan religion against Christianity and depicted Pagans as vibrant and powerful. Rather than being the Land of Eternal Youth, perhaps the Tír na nÓg Fairyland is a place for the dead. After all, once Oisin touched the earth, he aged instantly. There are many other stories of travellers to Fairyland turning to dust when they returned home; maybe this means they were dead all along?

10 — Rhiannon

The Celtic goddess Rhiannon is a pivotal figure in the Medieval Welsh story collection known as the Mabinogi. There is a possibility that she is based on an early Celtic deity who was one aspect of the Fairy Queen. She appears in the First and Third Branches of the Mabinogi.

In the First Branch, Rhiannon is pursued by Pwell, the prince of Dyfed. Eventually, he catches her and wins her heart. The couple gets married and have a son, but the child is stolen and discovered by the lord of Gwent-Is-Coed, Teyrnon. He and his wife raise the son as their own but are astonished when he grows at an incredible rate. Teyrnon eventually sees the resemblance between the boy and Pwell and returns him to his rightful home.

Rhiannon is also renowned for riding between the world of humans and the fairy kingdom on her white horse. If she touches your heart, it will be filled with inspiration and love. However, tales of Rhiannon also show that she is not always tender and motherly. She is quite ruthless when she needs to be.

Final Words

There are potentially hundreds of names with their roots in folklore so if your name isn’t on the list, don’t worry! Whether you are an avid reader of mythology, a believer in magical creatures such as fairies, or prefer to avoid the entire niche altogether, there is no question that folklore has left an indelible mark on the history of literature. After all, it’s hard to beat a good story!

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Individual Fairies

A list of fairy characters from legend, folklore, and literature.
For a list of types of fairies, see The Little Folk.

Ana: queen of the keshalyi, forest nymphs from the Roma lore of Transylvania. Ana was forced to marry the king of the demonic Locolics, and gave birth to nine increasingly hideous demons of disease, until finally her husband agreed to a divorce.

Pavelčík, N. and Pavelčík, J. (2001) Myths of the Czech Gypsies. Asian Folklore Studies, v. 60, pp. 21-30.
von Wlislocki, Heinrich. Volksglaube und religioser Brauch der Zigeuner. 1891.

Ariel: a sprite in Shakespeare’s Tempest, and the name of a sylph in The Rape of the Lock, one of the first works to portray fairies with wings.
In the 1990s, Edain McCoy described Ariel as the queen of the pillywiggins, flower fairies of dubious origin. By the details she gives, it is very likely that she took her description of Ariel directly from The Tempest.

Shakespeare, William. The Tempest. c. 1610-1611.
Pope, Alexander. The Rape of the Lock. 1712.
McCoy, Edain. A Witch’s Guide to Faery Folk: Reclaiming Our Working Relationship with Invisible Helpers. 1994.

Asmaghiah Peri (Raja Jinn Peri): Malaysia. The king of the fairies or jinn in the Malay Annals or the Sulalatus Salatin (Genealogy of Kings). He brought the three crowns of Solomon to King Suran.

Aureola: a name given to the fairy queen and wife of Auberon in a masque for Queen Elizabeth in 1591.

Bruster, Douglas. A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Evans Shakespeare Editions. 2012. p. 161.

Billy Blind: a helpful brownie-like being from English and Scottish legend, who appears in several of the Child ballads.

Brightkin, a fairy knight and son of the Mountain King. He fell in love with a fairy princess, the Lady of Elfin-Mere, who was referred to as the child of Titania.

Allingham, William. Songs, Ballads and Stories. 1877. «Prince Brightkin.»

Brownie-Clod: Scottish highlands. Named for his habit of throwing clods of earth at passerby. Companion, husband or son of Meg Mullach or Maggy Moulach.

Aubrey, John. Miscellanies Upon Various Subjects. 1890.
Briggs, Katharine Mary. A Dictionary of Fairies. 1976.
Stewart, William Grant. The Popular Superstitions and Festive Amusements of the Highlanders of Scotland. 1823. pp. 142-144.

Caelia: In the tale of «Tom a Lincoln,» she’s a fairy queen who marries King Arthur’s son and has his child, the Faerie Knight, but later commits suicide. In Edmund Spenser’s The Faerie Queene, she is the ruler of the House of Holiness where with the help of her three daughters she helps the Redcrosse Knight. She is the mother of Faith, Hope, and Charity, otherwise known as Fidelia, Speranza, and Charissa. A fairy named Celia also appears in Gilbert and Sullivan’s 1882 comic opera Iolanthe as an attendant of another Fairy Queen.

Carabosse: an evil fairy, name usually attributed to the fairy who curses Sleeping Beauty. Appears in Princess Mayblossom.
«Bosse» means a hump, as in a hunchback, and could also refer to a bubo, or swollen lump from the pox. «Cara» means «face» in Latin, indicating an ugly old woman with a disfigured face.

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Chloris: Oberon’s queen in The Faery Pastorall, or Forrest of Elves by William Percy, a raunchy play written around 1600.

Churn Milk Peg and Melch Dick: English fairies who guard nuts and orchards. Melch means moist.

«Churn Milk Peg,» Beachcombing’s Bizarre History Blog

Colman Grey: a baby piskie taken in by a farmer’s family. They were all very happy together until his birth father came to take him away again, and he vanished. The story is similar to Skillywiddens.

Couch, Thomas Q. «The folk Lore of a Cornish Village.» Notes and Queries vol. 11, 1855. p. 398.

Cranion: charioteer of Mab in Nymphidia. His name is another word for a fly.

Drayton, Michael. «Nymphidia: The court of Fairy.» 1627.
The Folk-lore Journal, Volume 3. 1885. p. 145.

Crokesot: In the 1262 work Li Jus Adain, Crokesot or Crokesou is a messenger of the fairy monarch Hellekin, dispatched to bring his suit to Morgain la Fee (Morgan le Fey).

Paton, Lucy Allen. Studies in the Fairy Mythology of Arthurian Romance. 1903. pp. 252-253.

Dovregubben: the king of the trolls in the 1867 Norwegian play Peer Gynt. Dovre is a mountainous place located in Norway which is frequently associated with trolls in folklore, and «gubbe» means old man. In English, the character is called The Old Man of the Mountains or the Mountain King.

The Erlking: a king of the fairies or elves. It is probably derived from ellekonge («elf-king,» Danish). The name entered poetry through works like Johann Gottfried Herder’s ballad «Erlkönigs Tochter» (1778).

Fanferluche: a fairy in the fairytale «Babiole.»

Friar Rush (Brauder Rausch) – a spirit or kobold who disguised himself as a friar to corrupt the men of an abbey, but could be identified by a cow’s tail, cloven feet, or hooked nails. In other stories he’s more benevolent and even gets banished from Hell, becoming an Ignuus Fatuus much like Jack o’ Lantern. He sometimes gets conflated with the Friar’s Lanthorn or Will o’ the Wisp, but the rush is from Rausch, German for a loud roaring noise.

Kittredge, G. L. «The Friar’s Lantern and Friar Rush.» PMLA, Vol. 15, No. 4 (1900), pp. 415-441.

Genesta: a fairy in the fairytale «Heart of Ice.» It’s a Latin name for a kind of shrub.

Gentille: a fairy in the fairytale «The Imp Prince.» Her name means «nice» or «kind.»

Gloriadas, Gloriande, Lempatrix, Margale, Oryane, Translyne: attendants of Oberon in Huon. Along with Malabron, Gloriant tempers Oberon’s wrath with mercy. The magical horn of Oberon made of ivory by four of these fairies in the aisle of Cephallonia. Gloriande gave it the power to cure sickness with its blast, Translyne the power to satisfy hunger and curse, Margale to bestow joy, Lempatrix to summon those who heard it. Translyne was also the niece of Morgan le Fey.

Gloriana: Daughter of Oberon and the titular character of The Faerie Queene. Her birth name is Tanaquill. She had twelve knights, each personifying one of the virtues. Her character was a flattering allegory of Queen Elizabeth.

Spenser, Edmund. «The Faerie Queene.» 1590-1596.

Goldemar: In a legend recorded by Thomas Keightley, King Goldemar or Vollmar was an invisible kobold or house spirit, benevolent until angered. Goldemar was used as the name of the dwarf king by the author Villamaria. He was also mentioned as a dwarf-king by Jacob Grimm.

Keightley, Thomas. The Fairy Mythology. 1828, 1870. «King Goldemar.»
Villamaria (ed). Fairy Circles: Tales and Legends of Giants, Dwarfs, Fairies, Water-Sprites and Hobgoblins. 1877. «The Friendship of the Dwarves.»
Grimm, Jacob. Teutonic mythology vol. II. 1883.

Gorgonzola: a fairy in the fairytale «Heart of Ice.» She might be named for the cheese or for the city of Gorgonzola.

Goss’mour: Lover of Puck in The Faery Favour.

Hull, Thomas. «The fairy favour. A masque.» 1766.

The Greek Gods. Pluto and Proserpine are sometimes king and queen of the fairies, and Diana, goddess of the moon, is sometimes the fairy queen. One source calls Mercury the prince of the fairies. Neptune has also popped up a few times.

Grumedan: a fairy in the fairytale «Narcissus and Potentilla»

Gwyn ap Nudd, Welsh god of the Underworld, was later called the king of the Tylwyth Teg. This seems similar to the Roman gods Pluto and Proserpina being used as the fairy king and queen prior to Oberon and Titania.

Sikes, Wirt. British goblins : Welsh folk-lore, fairy mythology, legends and traditions. 1880.

Habetrot: In an English fairytale, she and her sisters make up a group of hideous but benevolent Rumpelstiltskin-like figures. One of her sisters is named Scantlie Mab.

Jacobs, Joseph. More English Fairy Tales. 1894. «Habetrot and Scantlie Mab.»

Habundia: In Heywood’s Hierarchie (1635), identified as the queen of the night ladies, analogous to the fatas, fees, sybyls, and all nymphs of watery places. Some have suggested that Queen Mab’s name comes from Habundia. A related name may be Dame Abonde.

Heywood, Thomas. «The hierarchie of the blessed angells Their names, orders and offices the fall of Lucifer with his angells.»
Keightley, Thomas. The Fairy Mythology. 1828, 1870. «France.»
Modern Language Notes, Volume 17. 1902.
King, Richard John. Two Lectures Read Before the Essay Society of Exeter College. 1840. p. 26.

Halte-kok: a nisse

Craigie, William Alexander. Scandinavian Folk-lore: Illustrations of the Traditional Beliefs of the Northern Peoples. 1896.

Hellekin, Harlequin: In Ordericus Vitalis’ Ecclesiastical History, he’s a giant who leads the Wild Hunt. In Li Jus Adan, 1262 work, Hellekin is a fairy king and suitor to Morgan le Fey.

Paton, Lucy Allen. Studies in the Fairy Mythology of Arthurian Romance. 1903. pp. 252-253.

Herodias: A Biblical figure who in Medieval times became associated with the Wild Hunt. She was said to be a queen of the witches, spirits or fairies. Other names for this figure included Minerva; Bensoria, Diana, Herodiana (Italy), Satia, Dame Abonde (France), Holde, Berchta (Germany), Irodiada, Aradia, Minerva, Pharaildis, or Noctiluca.

Hewie Milburn: A name repeated by a fairy in one Scottish account, which inspired James Telfer’s poem,

The Fairies Song beginning «O where is tiny Hew? And where is little Len? And where is bonnie Lu, And Menie of the Glen?

Douglas, George. Scottish Fairy and Folk Tales. 1901. «The Fairy’s Song.»
Sheldon, Frederick. The Minstrelsy of the English Border: Being a Collection of Ballads, Ancient, Remodelled, and Original, Founded on Well Known Border Legends. 1847. p. 179.
Lennard, John. Reginald Hill: ‘On Beulah Height’.

Hinzelmann: A German kobold. Heinze is a nickname for Heinrich, making his name something like Little Man Henry; other kobolds had names like Chimmeken (Joachim) and Wolterken (Walther). He had a wife named Hille Bingels. Hille is a pet form of the name Hildebrand. Bingels might be related to “binge,” a ditch or pit, or “pingel,” a Westphalian name for someone pedantic.

Keightley, Thomas. The Fairy Mythology. 1828, 1870. «Hinzelmann.»

Iolanthe: a central character and fairy in Gilbert and Sullivan’s play of the same name. She was banished from Fairyland because she married a mortal.

Iubdan and Bebo: king and queen of the little people, the leprechauns or Luchra. Their names are also spelled

Iubhdan (pronounced Uv-don) or Bé Bhó (pronounced Bay-voe).
In the Saga of Fergus mac Léti, King Fergus meets the «lúchorpáin,» or «little bodies.» These water sprites try to drag the sleeping king into the sea, but he wakes up and captures them, and will only let them go if they grant him wishes. They give him three wishes, including the ability to breathe underwater, but tell him never to swim in Loch Rudraige; he does so and this leads to his death. This is believed to be the first known reference to leprechauns.
A later version appears in the manuscript Egerton 1782, dating from c. 1517 and translated by Standish O’Grady in the Silva Gadelica. This is a a more involved and comical version that names the king and queen of the lúchorpáin. Upon first visiting court, the tiny monarchs fall into a bowl of porridge. Eventually, Iubdan gives Fergus a cauldron that can never be emptied, a harp that plays itself, and a pair of shoes that will let him travel freely through the water. However, again, this leads to Fergus’ death.

Binchy, D. A. The Saga of Fergus mac Léti.
O’Grady, Standish, ed. and trans. Silva Gadelica. 1892.
Story Archaeology. «A Crock of Old Cobblers.»
Excerpt from Silva Gadelica
Blog post: The King and Queen of the Leprechauns

Joan the Wad: In the mid-19th century, Joan with the Wad or Joan of the Wad was given as the name of a Pisky from Cornwall. A wad is a kind of bundle or torch, making her the female equivalent of Jack o’ Lantern or Will o’ the Wisp. Around the 1930s, newspapers carried advertisements for good luck charms symbolizing Joan the Wad. «A Short History of Joan the Wad, Queen of the Lucky Cornish Piskies,» was leaflet of 28 pages, used to advertise these charms.

Glossary of Words in Use in Cornwall, Volume 7. 1880.
Couch, Thomas Q. «The folk Lore of a Cornish Village.» Notes and Queries vol. 11, 1855. p. 398.
Who is Joan the Wad? (blog post)

Kenna: daughter of Oberon in the poem “Kensington Garden,” by Thomas Tickell. Oberon threw out Kenna’s human lover Albion and arranged for her to marry the fairy prince Azuriel, but Albion waged war on Oberon’s kingdom. Azuriel killed him, but Albion’s ancestor Neptune destroyed the kingdom. All the fairies but Kenna fled. Kenna tried to revive Albion with juice from the herb moly, but instead the body became a snowdrop. Later, when Wise laid out the grounds for the Prince of Orange, Kenna gave him the plans through a dream and the resulting garden was named after her. The poem later inspired a comic opera.

Tickell, Thomas. «Kensington Garden.» 1722.
German, Edward. A Princess of Kensington: A New and Original Comic Opera in Two Acts. 1903.

Kille Kopp: a troll changeling, also known as Kyllikop or Killkrack. The name is related to German dialect Kielkropf (changeling, aborted fetus).

Lindow, John. Swedish Legends and Folktales. 1978.

Knurremurre: a king of the trolls. Name means rumble-grumble, or the grumbler.

Keightley, Thomas. The Fairy Mythology. 1828, 1870. »The Troll Turned Cat.»

Lagrée: an ugly old fairy with only one eye and one tooth, in the story Fairer-than-a-Fairy

Laurin: a dwarf-king in German and Austrian tales. He appeared in a Middle High German poem titled «Laurin» or «Der kleine Rosengarten,» in which Dietrich von Bern fights him in order to rescue a girl he’s kidnapped.

Sawyer, Ruth; Mollès, Emmy. Dietrich of Berne and the Dwarf King Laurin: Hero Tales of the Austrian Tirol. 1963.
Villamaria (ed). Fairy Circles: Tales and Legends of Giants, Dwarfs, Fairies, Water-Sprites and Hobgoblins. 1877. «The Friendship of the Dwarves.»

Little King Loc: a king of the gnomes in a French tale.

Lang, Andrew. The Olive Fairy Book. 1907. «The Story of Little King Loc.»
France, Anatole. «Abeille.» 1883.

Lulu ‘anaqidu (Clusters-of-Pearl): son of the Sultan of the Jann in an Iraqi fairytale similar to East o’ the Sun and West o’ the Moon.

Stevens. Folktales of Iraq. pp. 20-26.

Mab: Queen or Quean Mab is the «fairies’ midwife» mentioned by Shakespeare in Romeo and Juliet. She’s responsible for elflocks in horse’s manes, which are bad luck if not undone. She is associated with nightmares, succubi and witches, and is not presented as the wife and queen of Oberon until the 1627 poem “Nymphidia.”

Ailles. «The Fairy Queen Mab: Mediating Elizabeth in Early Modern England. » 2007.

Mable: daughter of Oberon and Mab in a poem by Rev. Thomas Parnell, which later had a stage adaptation, an unnamed «fairy opera» which was erroneously attributed to R. B. Sheridan.

Parnell, Thomas. «A Fairy Tale in the Ancient English Style.» c. 1714.
Patmore, Peter George. My Friends and Acquaintance. 1854. p. 302.
Milhous, Judith and Robert D. Hume. «One Hundred and Thirty-Seven Neglected English Play Manuscripts in the British Library (c. 1770-1809), Part I.» The Library, Volume 9, Issue 1, 1 March 2008, Pages 37–61. 2008.

Magotine: older sister of Carabosse in the French literary tale «The Green Serpent»

Malekin: an invisible spirit who haunted Dagworthy Castle in Suffolk, England; benevolent, if prone to pranks. He or she was originally a human infant kidnapped by the fairies. This was one of the stories related by the 13th-century writer Ralph of Coggeshall.

Mallebron, Malabron: in the medieval tale of Huon of Bordeaux, a fairy condemned by Oberon for his disobedience to take the form of a sea monster. He later received a twenty-eight year extension in return for pardoning Huon, and worked with fellow servant Gloriande to rescue Huon’s beloved.

Marmot: a fairy in the fairytale «Princess Camion.» She is a literal marmot.

Marsontine: a fairy in the fairytale «Heart of Ice.»

Master Dobbs: A brownie in Sussex lore.

Parish, William Douglas. A Dictionary of the Sussex Dialect and Collection of Provincialisms in Use in the County of Sussex, Issue 6. 1875. p. 35.

Mazilla: a fairy in the fairytale The Blue Bird

Melinette: a fairy in the fairytale «Narcissus and Potentilla»

Micol: The 17th-century astrologer William Lilly gave Micol as a name used to conjure a spirit. She is referred to as «regina pigmeorum,» queen of the pigmies, or fairies.

Lilly, William. William Lilly’s history of his life and times : from the year 1602 to 1681. 1715. p. 229.

Milkah: A nymph and the foster-mother of Albion in Kensington Garden. A very wily fairy with many mystic charms. Albion was a royal infant, whom she kidnapped and raised herself. She stunted his growth to Elfin standard by feeding him dwarf elderberries and daisy’s root. A fairy by the same name appeared in the masque The Fairy Favour.

Tickell, Thomas. «Kensington Garden.» 1722.
Hull, Thomas. «The fairy favour. A masque.» 1766.

Moonwort: a fairy, Titania’s favorite dancer, appearing in the fairytale book Oberon’s Horn. She was captured by a giant and rescued by the human prince, Rutifol Stiff-Beard. They wanted to marry, but in order to do so, either she must become a human and take on all of the 973 years she had lived, or he had to become like her. He decided to join her in Fairyland.

Morley, Henry. Oberon’s Horn: A Book of Fairy Tales. 1861.

Morgan le Fay: Morgan the fairy. An enchantress and healer of Arthurian legend. There are still references to her as a fairy queen or a goddess. She first showed up in Geoffrey of Monmouth’s Vita Merlini (c. 1150) as Morgen, ruler of an otherworldly island inhabited by mystically powerful women. She pops up as Fata Morgana in Italian legend, and «Margot la fee» is a word for fairies in Brittany.

Naggeneen: a mischievous Clurichaun.

Croker, Thomas Crofton. Fairy Legends and Traditions of the South of Ireland. 1826. «The Haunted Cellar.» p. 129-147.

Nanny Button Cap: A fairy in a Yorkshire rhyme. Evidence is lacking; investigation ongoing.

Wright, Elizabeth Mary. Rustic speech and folk-lore. 1913. p. 207.

Nymphidia: Trusted servant of Mab in the poem Nymphidia. While Puck aided Oberon, Nymphidia helped Mab by using magic and countering all of Puck’s tricks. This poem was formative in English fairy literature, parodying court life and further shrinking Shakespeare’s already-tiny fairies. The names would be used by other authors; Nymphidia was identified as the «mother of the maids» in Thomas Poole’s Parnassus.

Drayton, Michael. «Nymphidia: The court of Fairy.» 1627.
Poole, Thomas. «The English Parnassus, or, A helpe to English poesie.» 1657.

Oberon: The king of fairies, also referred to as Auberon or Oboram. He may have originated from the character of Elberich, the Norse king of the dwarves. Oberon first appears in «Huon de Bourdeaux,» a thirteenth-century French romance during which Oberon is the king of the fairies, a handsome dwarf, the height of a three-year-old child, who mentors Huon and later makes him his successor. Ogier le Danois calls Oberon Morgan’s brother. In the legend of Ysaie the Sad, the hero is aided by an ugly dwarf named Tronc, the son of Morgan le Fey and Julius Caesar. The fairies reward Tronc with beauty and a throne, and he takes the name Oberon. In Spenser’s “The Faerie Queen,” his genealogy is a pastiche of the royal family of England, so he succeeded his brother Elferon and his daughter is Gloriana, a copy of Queen Elizabeth.
In The Faery Pastorall (c. 1600), his father’s name is Julius, although the author considered naming him Albion.

List of Oberon’s family members in various literature
Oberon: Fairy King and Familiar Spirit

Old Moss the Fairy Queen: a boggart or feeorin of Saddleworth mentioned in a 19th-century poem. She married Tod of the Den (that being a name for a fox) and lived near Todmorden, on the moor.

Shaw, Thomas. Recent Poems: On Rural and Other Miscellaneous Subjects. 1824. «The Narrative of Shantooe Jest.» p. 127.
Young, Simon. «Shantooe Jest, A Forgotten Nineteenth-Century Fairy Saga.»
Notes and Queries. 1870. p. 156.

Oriande: a fay appearing in the late-12th century French tale Quatre Fils Aymon (The Four Sons of Aymon). She is the foster-mother and fairy lover of the enchanter Maugis d’Aigremont. She lives in the palace of Rosefleur.

Oriel: In Kensington Garden, an Oriel wooed Kenna but later aided her sweetheart Albion in battle. In the masque The Fairy Favour, written for the Prince of Wales, Oriel was the beloved son of Oberon and Titania and the heir to their kingdom. He had gone missing, causing Oberon and Titania and the rest of their subjects to worry, but Puck tracked him down. In fact he took the guise of a human prince and will spend a while in the mortal realm, presumably as George IV (the play was written for the then-4-year-old Prince of Wales). The fairies all wish him a long and happy life in the mortal state before he returns to them. The real George IV was ultimately very unpopular for his debauched living.

Tickell, Thomas. «Kensington Garden.» 1722.
Hull, Thomas. «The fairy favour. A masque.» 1766.
Hibbert, Christopher. George IV: The Rebel Who Would Be King. 2012.
Burden, Michael. The Independent Masque 1700-1800: A Catalogue. Royal Musical Association Research Chronicle No. 28 (1995), pp. 59-159.
Baker, David Erskine. Names of Dramas: A-L. 1812. p. 214.

Paribanou/Peri Banu: Arabic. A fairy bride from the story «The Story of Prince Ahmed and the Fairy Paribanou.” Peri is an Arabic word for fairy, and her name translates literally to Fairy Lady. She is a radiantly beautiful and wealthy woman, while her brother Schaibar or Shabbar is an incredibly strong dwarf. This story appeared in Antoine Galland’s version of the Arabian Nights, but was actually one of the oral tales he learned from the storyteller Hanna Dyab. It was not originally part of the One Thouand and One Nights.
An identical Italian tale appears under the title “The Daughter of the Dwarf” in Gianni and the Ogre by Ruth Manning-Sanders (1971).

Paridamie: a fairy in the story «Princess Rosanella»

Patch and Pinch and Grim and Gull, Tib and Sib and Licke and Lull: These fairies are servants of Oberon whom Puck meets in The Life of Robin Goodfellow. Patch and Pinch and Grim and Gull are the brothers; Tib, Sib, Licke and Lull are their sisters.
Sib and Tib are the leaders of the female fairies. The female siblings of this family don’t go abroad every night as the men do, but occasionally they’ll make a trip together and warm and dress their children by human fires. They will leave money for the cleanly and organized, but further dirty the homes of the lazy. They live within a hill where they lend money to humans, but if a human fails to pay back the money, they are punished with pinches and bad luck. I’ve seen Sib compared to Sibillia, an Italian fairy sorceress and seer who lives in a mountain, where treasure is kept and the magic arts are taught. In the Middle Ages, Tibb was a stock name for a lower-class, sexually promiscuous woman, a character who often appeared in plays. Tibb’s Eve was originally a non-time, similar to silly phrases like the ‘twelfth of never’ and ‘when two Sundays fall together’ being others, but is now an actual thing in Newfoundland. Licke is a cook and Lull is a nursemaid. Patch monitors housewives and those who take care of animals, punishing the lazy by making them dirtier than ever. Patch or Pach was a common name for a court fool in Shakespeare’s time. Pinch’s name refers to the fairy habit of pinching lazy maidens black and blue. Grim is a herald of death and misfortune, who takes the form of a black dog — a frequent form for spirits of foreboding. Grim is a common name for fairies such as church grims, which toll church bells and appear at funerals. It could possibly be derived from Grimr, meaning masked or hooded one, who was the alter ego of Odin when he walked among mortals. Gull (a word for tricking people) punishes slovenly servants, switches babies for changelings, steals food and mimics voices. In his role as Hagge or Nightmare, he also lies on people’s chests and induces nightmares.

«Robin Goodfellow: his mad prankes, and merry Jests, full of honest mirth, and is a fit medicine for melancholy.» 1628. Printed in Illustrations of the Fairy Mythology of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Volume 14, Halliwell-Phillipps, 1845, pp.120-165.

Peallaidh: «Shaggy one.» A hairy, demonic creature that haunted streams. According to Scottish toponymist William J. Watson, Peallaidh was the king of the uruisgs in Breadalbane. An Urisk or Uraisg was a type of water fairy in the Scottish Highlands. Other urisks included Bruinidh an Easain, Bruinidh an Eilen, Padarlan, Cas-luath an Leitir, and Triubhas-dubh a Fartairchill.
«Peallaidh an Spùit» (Peallaidh of the Spout), «Stochdail a’ Chùirt», and «Brùnaidh an Easain» (Brownie of the little waterfall) were names of Scottish brownies.

Scottish Folk-Lore and Folk Life — Studies in Race, Culture and Tradition; The Silver Bough 126-127
Transactions, Volume 25, 134

Peaseblossom: One of Titania’s attendants in A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Like many of the fairies, he is named not only for plants but for «domestic objects» used for medicines and condiments. The human Bottom facetiously inquires after Peaseblossom’s parents, Mistress Squash and Master Peascod.
Peaseblossom and Mustardseed appeared in the 20th-century fairytale The Forest of Wild Thyme.

Wall, Wendy. «Why Does Puck Sweep?: Fairylore, Merry Wives, and Social Struggle.» Shakespeare Quarterly, Volume 52, Number 1, Spring 2001, pp. 67-106.
Noyes, Alfred. The Forest of Wild Thyme: A Tale for Children Under Ninety. 1905.

Pheradzoye: queen of fays in Demantin by Berthold von Holle.

Puckett, H. W. «The Fay, Particularly the Fairy Mistress, in Middle High German.» Modern Philology Vol. 16, No. 6 (Oct., 1918), pp. 297-313.

Pigwiggen, Pigwidgeon: A fairy knight who vied with Oberon for Mab’s affections in Nymphidia. Tom Thumb was his page. Pigwidgeon is a term for a very tiny person. In «The Sources and Analogues of a Midsummer Night’s Dream,» it’s said that «‘Piggy-widden’ is a west-country dialect term, meaning a little white pig, used as an endearment for the youngest of a family.»

Drayton, Michael. «Nymphidia: The court of Fairy.» 1627.
Blog Post: Nymphidia and the Fairies of Michael Drayton

Puddlefoot – Scottish brownie who would splash around in a stream. Like brownies who vanish when given clothing, Puddlefoot left as soon as someone named him.

Briggs, Katharine Mary. The Fairies in Tradition and Literature. 1967.
Briggs, K. M. The Personnel of Fairyland. 1953. p. 127.

Puck: a mischievous spirit. In A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Shakespeare combined two different folklore characters, Robin Goodfellow and Puck, to create Oberon’s manservant. In a 1628 ballad, he’s the son of Oberon by a mortal woman. It’s unclear which came first.
He is a shapeshifter with a distinctive laughing cry of “ho, ho, ho,» who has been portrayed as a goblin, satyr, demon, or house-cleaning spirit similar to a brownie.
Alternate names: Robin Goodfellow, Hob, Hobgoblin, Willy Wisp, Crisp, Hodgepoke, Puckrel, Lob-lie-by-the-fire, Pug, Hob, Lubbar fend, Puckling, puck-hairy, Pixie, Pug-Robin.

Shakespeare, William. A Midsummer Night’s Dream. c.1595-1596.
Nutt, Alfred. The fairy mythology of Shakespeare. 1900.
«Robin Goodfellow: his mad prankes, and merry Jests, full of honest mirth, and is a fit medicine for melancholy. » 1628. Printed in Illustrations of the Fairy Mythology of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Volume 14, Halliwell-Phillipps, 1845, pp.120-165.

Saradine: a fairy in the fairytale «Featherhead»

Sybilla: A Sybil was associated with Monte Vettore, a mountain in the Apennines; according to Ortelius’ Cartographia Neerlandica (16th century), Sybilla lives inside a paradisical cave deep within the mountain. This was connected to the European folk motif of Venusberg, the mountain of Venus, in which a man is seduced into visiting the otherworld by a fairy queen. Antoine de la Sale’s La Salade (c. 1440) told the story of the sinful but alluring Queen Sibilla. This tale later became conflated with the German story of Tannhauser. In «Huon of Bordeaux,» Sybilla is a fairy queen under the emperor Oberon, and in Arthurian lore, Sebile showed up as an evil enchantress and companion of Morgan le Fey.

Skillywidden: A faerie child captured by a farmer in Cornwall. The farmer’s family called the child Bobby Griglans; in Celtic Cornish dialect, griglans means heath, or an area of land full of heather and gorse. The fairy child’s parents eventually retrieved him.
Later writers Enys Tregarthen and Eileen Molony used the word “skillywidden” or “skillywiddon” as a term for young fairies in general.
Skillywadden Moor, Skillywadden Farm, and Skillywadden Barn are locations close by the setting of the story. They may have existed beforehand. The barn is now a holiday location where you can stay.

Hunt, Popular Romances of the West of England. 1865. pp. 450-451.
Jago, Frederick William Pearce. The Ancient Language and the Dialect of Cornwall: With an Enlarged Glossary of Cornish Provincial Words. 1882. p. 182.
Molony, Eileen. Folk Tales from the West. 1971.
Young, Simon. «Enys Tregarthen’s Folklore Tales: A Selection.» 2017.
Bond, Chris. An Index to the Historical Place Names of Cornwall: Vol 2 — L to Z. 2007. p. 248.

Soussio: the villain’s fairy godmother in «The Blue Bird»

Surcantine: a fairy in the fairytale «Princess Rosanella»

Taboret: a fairy in the fairytale «A Toy Princess»

Tam Lin, Tomalin, Tamlane: A famous changeling from Scottish ballads, dating back at least as far as 1549. His sweetheart rescued him from the Fairy Queen. In the poem Nymphidia, Tomalin was a kinsman and servant of Oberon.

Child, Francis James, ed. English and Scottish Popular Ballads. I Part 2. (1890). «Tam Lin.» pp. 335–358.
Drayton, Michael. «Nymphidia: The court of Fairy.» 1627.
Tam Lin: Child Ballad 39A — Tam Lin Balladry

Titania: The Fairy Queen in A Midsummer Night’s Dream and pretty much every piece of fairy literature since then, vying with Mab.

Tom Thumb: You’ll also run into Tom over on the Thumblings page, but he shows up a few times in fairy literature. In Nymphidia, he’s a fairy page who backed Pigwiggen, and in a ballad of Robin Goodfellow, he lives in Fairyland as a musician and porter.

Drayton, Michael. «Nymphidia: The court of Fairy.» 1627.
«Robin Goodfellow: his mad prankes, and merry Jests, full of honest mirth, and is a fit medicine for melancholy.» 1628. Printed in Illustrations of the Fairy Mythology of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Volume 14, Halliwell-Phillipps, 1845, pp.120-165.

Tryamour, Triamour: a fairy mistress character from 14th-century romance of Sir Launfal, by Thomas Chestre. She marries Launfal, a knight of King Arthur. She identifies herself as the daughter of the king of Olyroun — a name which brings to mind both Oberon and Avalon and could also be the real island of Oléron.
In the source material, «Lanval» (one of the 12th-century lais of Marie de France), the fairy bride is left unnamed but is from Avalon.

Voro: queen of the child-eating Mola of Guadalcanal.

Fox, C. E. Threshold of the Pacific. 1925.
Luomala, Katharine. The Menehune of Polynesia and other mythical little people of Oceania. 1951.

Vurtesniken: a troll who steals beer, name meaning “covetous of wort.” He is called home to tend to his child, Ållermore.

Lindow, John. Swedish Legends and Folktales. 1978.

Wanne Thekla: queen of elves and witches in the folklore of the Netherlands. She is a night-traveling figure similar to the goddesses Perchta and Holle.

Thorpe, Benjamin. Northern Mythology vol. 3. p. 265.

Will o’ the Wisp: an alternate name for Jack o’ Lantern or Puck. This can be used as a personal name but is usually the name of a whole race of fairies. Others include Hob a Lantern, Gyl-Burnt-Tayle (a flirty female will-o-wisp), Kit with the canstick, Peg-a-Lantern, Jenny-Burnt-Tale, Ellylldan, Bob-a-Longs, Hinky-punk, Dick o’ Tuesday, Pinket, Poake, Jack the White Hate, Old White Ha, Meg o’ the Lantern, Mad crisp, Dank Will, or Miscann Many.

Xamet and Fatma Fofana: Wolof folklore, Senegal. The king and queen of the konderong, and guardians of the animals. Xamet was in charge of antelope and deer, Fatma Fofana in charge of milking animals. A hunter always had to invoke the konderongs’ blessing, and Fatma Fofana – since she was concerned with the welfare of all animals – was always the final one invoked.

Ames, David W. (1958). The Dual Function of the «Little People» of the Forest in the Lives of the Wolof. The Journal Of American Folklore, (279), 23.

Yallery Brown: England. In a Lincolnshire tale, this was the name of an imp the size of a baby, with yellow hair and brown skin. It helped a young boy who rescued it, but when he made the mistake of thanking it, he was plagued by bad luck for the rest of his life.

Balfour, M. C. (1891). «Legends Of The Cars». Folk-Lore Vol II, No III, pp. 264-271
Jacobs, Joseph. More English Fairy Tales. 1894. «Yallery Brown.» pp. 26–33, 222–3.

Zephyrus, a fairy in the opera “A Princess of Kensington.»

German, Edward. A Princess of Kensington: A New and Original Comic Opera in Two Acts. 1903.

120 Fabulous Fairy Names For Girls From Around The World

Fairies have played a very important part in our lives.

We’ve grown up hearing fairy tales with famous fairy godmothers who always end up helping the protagonist. Fairies are also integral to folklore and appear a lot in popular fiction.

Fairies possess a magical quality that fills our world with fantasy and makes it an enchanting one. Fairy names are unique and often have a mystical quality to them. Your baby girl is truly special and deserves a name that allows her to stand out from the rest. Why go for an ordinary name for your little princess when you can opt for a magical fairy name that perfectly captures how special your daughter is?

Our fascination with the world of magic has resulted in several fairy names that make for great baby names. Our list is a compilation of some of the best fairy names in existence so that your baby name choice is made easier. For more inspiration, you can also check out our lists of the best fairy tale name that you’ll love and the best magical girl names for babies.

Gaelic Fairy Names For Girls

Check out this list of Gaelic inspired names for fairies and pick a name you like.

1. Ailsa (Gaelic origin), the name means «elf victory».

2. Beagan (Gaelic origin), meaning «little one».

3. Breena (Gaelic origin), meaning «fairy land».

4. Elfie (Gaelic origin), meaning «elf».

5. Elida (Gaelic origin), meaning «small winged one».

6. Firtha (Gaelic origin), meaning «maiden of the sea».

7. Marilla (Gaelic origin), meaning «shining sea».

8. Marin (Gaelic origin), meaning «star of the sea».

9. Shailagh (Gaelic origin), the name means «one who is from the fairy palace».

10. Shailyn (Gaelic origin), the name means «one who is from the fairy palace».

11. Shaylah or Shayleen (Gaelic origin), meaning «from the fairy palace».

Names That Mean Fairy For Girls

Want to pick a name for your daughter that literally means fairy? Pick a name from this list.

12. Aine (Irish origin), the name means «Queen of fairies».

13. Brucie (Scottish origin), the name means «forest fairy».

14. Celeste (French origin), the name means «heavenly».

15. Charlotte (English origin), the name means «baby princess fairy».

16. Chepi (Native American origin), the name means «fairy». A unique magical name for your little princess.

17. Ella (English origin), the name means «fairy maiden».

18. Ellie (Greek origin), the name means «beautiful fairy woman».

19. Fay or Faye (English origin), meaning «fairy folk». A popular name for girls today.

20. Fayetta or Fayette (French origin), meaning «tiny fairy».

21. Faylinn (English origin), the name means «fairy kingdom».

22. Feya (Hebrew origin), a mystical name meaning «fairy».

23. Ilayda (Turkish origin), the name means «water fairy». This is a unique fairy name.

24. Linette (French origin), the name means «fairy».

25. Miginia (Native American origin), the name means «fairy woman». A unique name for your little girl.

26. Nidaw (Native American origin), the name means «fairy».

27. Nissa (Scandinavian origin), the name means «fairy».

28. Pari (Indian origin), the name means «fairy».

29. Parisa (Persian origin), meaning «one who is like a fairy».

30. Pixie (Irish origin), this Irish name means «fairy».

31. Sebille (English origin), the name means «a fairy».

32. Shaylee (Irish origin), the name means «tiny fairy from over the hill».

33. Shayleigh (Celtic origin), this name means «fairy princess».

34. Sigilla (Latin origin), the name means «one who has magical power».

35. Siofra (Irish origin), the name means «fairy».

36. Tana (Slavic origin), the name means «fairy queen».

37. Taneisha (American origin), the name means «fairy queen».

38. Tiana (Russian origin), the name means «fairy Queen». This name gained popularity after Disney’s ‘The Princess And The Frog’ was released.

39. Tien (Vietnamese origin), the name means «fairy». This is a good fairy name.

40. Tryamon (English origin), the name means «a fairy princess». This is a magic name from the Arthurian Legend.

41. Tunder (Hungarian origin), the name means «fairy».

Magical Fairy Names From Around The World

Looking for good fairy and magical names for girls from around the world? Take your pick from among this list of names.

42. Adelina (Latin origin), meaning «small winged one» or «noble kind».

43. Aerwyna (English origin), meaning «friend of the sea».

44. Alette (Latin origin), meaning «truth», «small winged one», or «verity».

45. Alfre (German origin), meaning «magical counsel» or «elf».

46. Alfreda (English origin), meaning «elf power». This is a powerful fairy name.

47. Alvar (English origin), meaning «magical army or warrior».

48. Amitola (Native American origin), the name means «rainbow». This is a good mystical name for your little fairy.

49. Angelica (Latin origin), the name means «like an angel». This is a good fairy name.

50. Angeni (Native American origin), the name means «angel».

51. Ariel (Hebrew origin), meaning «lion of God», popularized by the character from the animated film, ‘The Little Mermaid’.

52. Asherah (Hebrew origin), meaning «one who walks on the sea». This name refers to the Goddess of motherhood and fertility.

53. Asia (Greek origin), the name means «sunrise». This is a good fairy name from Greek mythology.

54. Asteriea (Greek origin), the name means «one who is like a star».

55. Aubrette (German origin), meaning «elf» or «powerful, magical being».

56. Aubrey (French origin), the name means «ruler of the elves’.

57. Aurora (Greek origin), the name means «Goddess of the dawn». This is a name from Greek mythology.

58. Avery (English origin), the name means «ruler of the elves’.

59. Ayesha (Persian origin), the name means «small one».

60. Calliope (Greek origin), the name means «beautiful voice».

61. Callula (Latin origin), meaning «tiny beauty». This is a good fairy name.

62. Calypso (Greek origin), meaning «a sea nymph» from Greek mythology.

63. Coralia (Greek origin), meaning «like coral».

64. Cyrene (Greek origin), this name means «sovereign Queen».

65. Deema (Arabic origin), the name means «a soft, rainy cloud».

66. Dela (Latin origin), meaning «tiny winged one».

67. Derya (Turkish origin), meaning «from the ocean».

68. Dianthe (Greek origin), meaning «divine flower».

69. Doris (Greek origin), the name means «the ocean’s friend».

70. Elga (English origin), meaning «elfin spear».

71. Elvey (French origin), the name means «battle elf».

72. Elvina (English origin), meaning «elf friend». This is a magical girl name.

73. Elvinia (Irish origin), meaning «Queen of the elves». This is a strong fairy name.

74. Gelsey (English origin), meaning «jasmine».

75. Kaia (Hawaiian, Greek origin), the name means «pure» in Greek and «sea» in Hawaiian.

76. Kendra (English origin), meaning «magical». Perfect for the magic your little fairy fills your world with.

77. Lanette (Welsh origin), this name means «nymph» or «small songbird».

78. Leucothea (Greek origin), meaning «sea nymph», a fairy name from Greek mythology.

79. Lorelai (German origin), a mystical name meaning «alluring».

80. Marcelline (French origin), the name means «the sea’s protector».

81. Mariam (Hebrew, Latin origin), the name means «star of the sea».

82. Maurelle (French origin), a mystical name meaning «elfin».

83. Meriol (Irish origin), the name means «sea nymph».

84. Miranda (Latin origin), the name means «marvelous» or «deserving of admiration». This is perfect for your little fairy who truly deserves all the admiration in the world.

85. Naida (Arabic origin), this magical name means «water nymph».

86. Olette (Latin origin), the name means «small winged one». This is a magical girl name.

87. Ondine (Latin origin), the name means «spirit of the waters».

88. Posy (English origin), meaning «small flower».

89. Poppy (Latin origin), the name means «milk of happiness». This is an excellent fairy name for your little bundle of joy.

90. Radella (English origin), meaning «advisor to the elves». This is a good fairy name.

91. Rosemary (Latin origin), the name means «sea dew».

92. Rusalka (Russian origin), the name means «wood sprite».

93. Sadie (Hebrew origin), meaning «princess». This is a strong fairy name for your little girl.

94. Shae (Irish origin), meaning «from the fairy fort».

95. Tinka (Latin origin), the name means «heavenly one». This is a mystical girl name.

96. Trixy (Latin origin), the name means «blessed» or «voyager through life». This is a mystical girl name.

97. Uira (Arabic origin), this unique fairy name means «water lady».

98. Ulloriaq (Native American origin) the name means «like a star».

99. Win (English origin) the name means «elf».

100. Yaritza (Portuguese origin), the name means «tiny butterfly». This is one of the unique fairy names that can conjure up the world of magic for your little one.

101. Zia (Latin origin), meaning «splendor» or «light». This is a magical name for your magical daughter.

Fairy Names From Fiction

Want to name your little girl after some great fairies’ names from fiction? Choose a name from this list of magical girl names.

102. Arwen (Welsh origin), meaning «noble maiden». Name of the elven princess from ‘Lord Of The Rings’.

103. Bell (French origin), meaning «lovely one» or «beautiful». Inspired by the fairy, Tinker Bell from ‘Peter Pan’.

104. Cirilla (Greek origin), meaning «lady», from ‘The Witcher’ books.

105. Fauna (Roman origin), refers to the «Goddess of nature and animals». A fairy godmother from Disney’s ‘Sleeping Beauty’.

106. Flora (Roman origin), refers to the «Goddess of spring and flowers». A fairy godmother from Disney’s ‘Sleeping Beauty’.

107. Gentille (French origin), this name means «kind» or «nice». The name of a fairy from ‘The Imp Prince’ by Marie Catherine d’Aulnoy.

108. Iridessa (Latin origin), meaning «resembling a rainbow», a Disney fairy.

109. Leetah (Spanish origin), meaning «strong woman», an elven from ‘Elfquest’, the comic.

110. Luna (Latin origin), meaning «moon», a light Disney fairy.

111. Mab (Irish origin), meaning «baby». The Queen of fairies from Shakespeare’s ‘Romeo And Juliet’.

112. Merryweather (English origin), among the names of fairies from Disney’s ‘Sleeping Beauty’.

113. Navi (Hebrew origin), the name means «to name». She is the fairy from ‘Legend Of Zelda: Ocarina Of Time’, the video game.

114. Rosetta (Italian origin), meaning «splendid», a garden fairy from the ‘Disney Fairies’ franchise.

115. Sookie (Hebrew origin), the name means «lily» or «rose», a half fairy from ‘True Blood’.

116. Tabitha (Aramaic origin), the name means «gazelle». She is the fairy queen from ‘Thumbelina’.

117. Titania (Greek origin), meaning «great one». She is the Queen of fairies in ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ by William Shakespeare.

118. Vidia (Sanskrit origin), the name means «knowledge». She is the fastest nature fairy from the ‘Tinker Bell’ films.

119. Yuna (Japanese origin), meaning «the desired one», from the ‘Final Fantasy’ video games.

120. Zarina (Persian origin), the name means «golden». She is a dust keeper Disney fairy.

Kidadl has lots of great baby names articles to inspire you. If you liked our suggestions for fairy names for girls then why not take a look at these magical names for boys, or for something different try these names that mean mystery of secret.

Names that Mean Fairy, sprite or nymph

Names that mean Pixie, Elf, Elfin, Mermaid, Fairy, Sprite, Nymph or «Faerie».. the alternate spelling of «fairy»

Fairies are called many things… here is a short list of synomyms for fairy: gnome, brownie, gremlin, puck, goblin, elf, hob, siren, imp, enchanter, mermaid, spirit, leprecaun, fay, nymph, sprite, bogie, genie, pixie, sylph and nissie. Now, I know what you are thinking…
A lot of those names are commonly used for other creatures, i.e. mermaid: half fish, half human, but a fairy is actually just a supernatural being.

Name

Origin

Meaning

Aelfdene

English

from the elfin valley

Albreda

German

Feminine form of Old French Aubrey counsel from the elves.; elf counsel

Alf

English

Wise counsel; elf or magical counsel

Alfred

English

Wise counsel; elf or magical counsel

Alfreda

German

Wise counsel; elf or magical counsel

Alfredo

English

Wise counsel; elf or magical counsel

Alvan

Latin

from Alba; elf or magical being, friend

Alvin

English

Elf wine; Noble friend; elf or magical being, friend

Alvina

English

Friend of the elves; elf or magical being, friend

Alvy

Latin

from Alba; elf or magical being, friend

Alvyn

English

Wise friend. ; elf or magical being, friend

Alwin

English

Wise friend.; elf or magical being, friend

Alwyn

English

Elf wine; Noble friend; elf or magical being, friend

Andromeda

Greek

Beautiful maiden rescued by Perseus; leader of men

Aretha

Greek

Nymph; excellence; righteous

Arethusa

Greek

myth name nymph

Aubrey

German

Rules with elf-wisdom; elf or magical being, power

Averey

German

elf or magical being, power; elf or magical counsel

Azinza

African

Mermaid

Berengaria

English

Spearbearer maid; maiden of the bear-spear

Breen

Irish

Fairy palace

Breena

Irish

Fairy palace

Brucie

French

Forest sprite

Chepi

Native American

Fairy (Algonquin)

Chu’mana

Native American

Snake maiden (Hopi)

Chu’si

Native American

Snake flower (Hopi)

Clytie

Greek

myth name a water nymph; lovely one

Coventina

Anglo Saxon

Name of a nymph

Cyrena

Greek

Cyrene was a water nymph who wrestled with a lion which endeared her to the sun god Apollo. He built a city for her named Cyrenacia. Variant of Cyrene.

Cyrene

Greek

Name of a mythological nymph

Daisey

English

Day’s eye; Flower name

Daisey

Latin

Day’s eye; Flower name

Daisi

English