![]() ![]() We think Tam would make a great name for a baby boy.įairies are also associated with the Nerida (sea nymph) and the Naida (water nymph) in Greek mythology. In a tale originating in Norfolk, Tam Lin is a mortal man who has been captured and enchanted by a beautiful fairy woman - the queen of the fairies. In Arthurian legend, Morgan Le Fey, or Morgan of the Fairies, is a powerful enchantress who is a sometime enemy of King Arthur, whilst Olwen is the beautiful daughter of Ysbaddaden the Giant. In Welsh mythology Gwyn ap Nudd is the king of the Tylwyth Teg or "fair folk" and the ruler of the Welsh Otherworld. The Tuatha Dé Dannan were led by a fairy king called Nuada who was injured in a great battle and had his arm replaced with silver.Ĭeltic and Gaelic names are favourites for fairy characters, as the UK has a rich history of fairy mythology. The Sidhe and also the legendary Tuatha Dé Dannan (people of the fairy goddess Dana or Danu) of Irish folklore, are sometimes thought to be gods and sometimes thought to be fairy folk. She is the last High Queen of the Daoine Sidhe in Irish fairy folklore. ![]() In the Disney version of the fairy tale Sleeping Beauty, the wicked fairy queen is called Maleficent, although the Disney film titled Maleficent starring Angelina Jolie suggests she was misunderstood! The film Legend, starring a young Tom Cruise, featured a fairy called Oona, which is an Anglicization of an old Irish and Scottish Gaelic name, Una or Oonagh, which means lamb. You will see echoes of these names in our generator! Fairies in Films The play also features a fairy character called Puck, or Robin Goodfellow, and minor characters Peasblossom, Cobweb, Moth, and Mustardseed, who are fairy servants to Titania. In A Midsummer Night's Dream, the fairy king and queen are called Oberon and Titania. Shakespeare also mentions a fairy called Queen Mab in Romeo and Juliet, who he describes as the fairies' midwife, who helps sleepers give birth to their dreams. We we think Ariel would make a beautiful name for a baby girl, even though the original character was a boy. The fairy in Shakespeare's The Tempest is called Ariel. They have titles like "The Sweet-Pea Fairies," "The Almond Blossom Fairy," and "The Christmas Tree Fairy." The fairies in the generator have individual appearances with their own style of clothing and pretty coloured wings like butterflies, moths, and dragonflies. The descriptions are inspired by the beautiful fairy paintings of Cicely Mary Barker, whose flower fairies wear leaves, moss, petals, and bell-shaped flowers as hats. ![]() She wanted them to summon up a feeling of enchantment and wonder, but also to be cute and sweet. At the time she was thinking of Tinker Bell from Peter Pan, so she designed the names to be funny, whimsical, romantic, and pretty. It has been online since Emma created it in 1999 when she made it to teach herself how to code. This page is probably the second name generator ever published on the internet. Regarding Fairy Names About The Generator ![]()
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