Fairy Baby Names

Welcoming a new life is a life-altering experience! With the details of parenthood often shrouded in mystery, it can be a little difficult to include all the magic right from the start. However, with a fairy baby girl, boy, or gender-neutral name to remind you daily, that goal became much easier to achieve!... More

Fairy baby names are special because they embrace the mystery of old, finding the magical connections hiding in this world throughout history. With a large part of the influence of these names coming from the Celtic nations, you can spot the variations in ancient traditions. The prefixes of ael- and suffixes playing around with “Y”s and “N”s will give you an otherworldly—or just historical—charm.

The people of centuries-old Ireland, Scotland, Wales, and England have made their mark on fairy baby names. The beliefs in Paganism certainly lent themselves to the ethereal nature of these names, but there’s no record of English paganism. However, that doesn’t mean the people didn’t believe in the mystical. Fairies have been a part of historical belief since the 13th century, and that’s just what’s been recorded! But the ethereal beings on this mortal plane aren’t relegated to just a small fraction of western culture; fairies of different forms exist in many Asian cultures and mythologies, too!

Fairies, no matter where they’re from, are often characterized—simply—as gorgeous little tricksters. Having mythological connections to stories of elves, nymphs, naiads, and every whip-smart creature between, baby will have plenty to identify with when it comes to their dramatic flair for adventure. Fairies are believed to have magical powers, including flying, manipulating nature, and blinking in and out of existence when it suits them. With a name to help baby hone their sharp mind like the keen edge of a blade, they’ll be able to take on this world’s challenges in stride and with a creative edge, to boot!