How it works
This fae name generator joins an opening and an ending into a courtly name, then ties it to a court of folklore: the Seelie or Unseelie Court, the Tylwyth Teg, the Aos Sí. Made-up courts are marked as ours.
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Name one of the fae or a whole court
Press New fae name. Tap a part to lock it, then press again for the rest. Lock the court to name its whole retinue. Lock an ending and every name in a family shares one sound.
The courts of folklore
Scottish folklore divides the fairies into the Seelie Court, which returns kindness with favors, and the Unseelie Court, which needs no offense to turn on people. The Tylwyth Teg are the fair folk of Wales and the Aos Sí those of Ireland.
Tips
- It doubles as a faerie name generator: faerie is a deliberately old spelling of fairy.
- Keep the folklore courts for tales of Scotland, Wales or Ireland, and the made-up ones for your own world.
Questions and answers
What is the difference between the Seelie and Unseelie Courts?
In Scottish folklore the Seelie Court returns human kindness with favors of its own, though it will avenge an insult. The Unseelie Court is the darkly inclined one, and needs no offense to act against people.
Is a fey name generator the same thing?
Yes. Fae is another spelling of fey, the fairy folk, so the names this page makes are fey names too.
What are fae last names?
This page gives the fae no family name. It puts the court, host or realm they belong to where a family name would go, so each name here ends in "of" and a court.
Are these names from a book series?
No. Every name the parts can spell was searched as a page title on Wikipedia and on fan wikis of fantasy novels and games, and matches were cut. No court is taken from a published series.