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.

Vilina is derived from the Slavic component vila, meaning "fairy." Beware that rearranged, the letters almost spell "villain."

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.

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.

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

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.

Japanese name featured regularly in anime and manga.

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

In Greek mythology, nymphs of the breezes.

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

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

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.

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

Form of Elfrida

The final o adds a good measure of attractiveness.

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.

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".

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.