Fairy and Elf Names

In The Lord of the Rings, Eärendil is a half-Elven seafarer whose ship turns into a star. J.R.R. Tolkien based his name off of the Anglo-Saxon Ēarendel, a variation of Aurvandill, a Germanic mythological character.

Luminara Unduli is a character from the Star Wars universe. The name is based on the Latin lumen "light".

Japanese name featured regularly in anime and manga.

A preppy surname and place name derived from the Anglo-Saxon personal name Ælfweard "elf guardian" + the -by suffix, meaning "village, homestead". Ellerby feels like a quirkier Ellery or Emery.

An archaic astrological term for the planet Venus. You may also recognize Evenstar as a name of Arwen Undómiel in The Lord of the Rings series.

Evenstar is an old name for the planet Venus, the "evening star" of astronomy. Lord of the Rings fans may recognize it as a name of Arwen Undómiel.

In Greek mythology, nymphs of the breezes.

A preppy surname and place name derived from the Anglo-Saxon personal name Ælfweard "elf guardian" + the -by suffix, meaning "village, homestead". Ellerby feels like a quirkier Ellery or Emery.

A minor elf character in The Lord of the Rings, whose name is as light and lyrical as its meaning.

The name of the daughters of the Greek sea god Nereus and also a celestial name, belonging to one of Neptune's moons.

The lilting Lorelei has given birth to many variations, including this one, now extinct.

Princess Ozma was the leading character of L. Frank Baum's book Ozma of Oz.

An elf maiden in Tolkien's legendarium who was lost at sea, and became the subject of the Song of Nimrodel, sung by Legolas by the river of the same name.

The final o adds a good measure of attractiveness. Álvaro is well-used Spanish saint's name with a lot of flair that could definitely cross over to more general usage. It reached its peak in the United States in 1985, when it ranked Number 456. In Spain, Álvaro is a Top 20 boys' name.

Form of Elfrida

In the tales of the Arabian Nights, Paribanu or Paribanou is a fairy who falls in love with the human Prince Ahmed and rescues him.

This German name has a whimsical meaning- a combination of "elf" and Runo, meaning "secret lore".

An alternative name of the elf Tinúviel in The Lord of the Rings. Lúthien is an immortal elf maiden who chooses to make herself mortal to marry the human Beren. Their love story is told to Frodo by Aragorn, and the names Beren and Lúthien appear on the grave of Tolkien and his wife Edith.

Elf is an adorable nickname for the otherwise-clunky Elfrida or Elfrieda. Elf was used for the tragic sister in Miriam Toews' novel All My Puny Sorrows.