Fairy Name Generator

One press gives a fairy a flower name, a bright second name and a kind from folklore.

Fairy Name Generator: 20 fairies

Thistle Silverdrop, a gnome

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  • First nameThistle
  • Second nameSilverdrop
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    1. Nasturtium Blossomhop, a pixie
    2. Thistle Sparkledance, a naiad
    3. Cowslip Pollenskip, a pixie
    4. Dragonfly Ripplespark, an asrai
    5. Harebell Ribbonfeather, a lutin
    6. Verbena Whispersong, a leprechaun
    7. Catkin Berryhush, a leprechaun
    8. Catkin Puddleglow, a leprechaun
    9. Catkin Dewwing, a naiad
    10. Teasel Snowpocket, a hob
    11. Crocus Dapplesong, a hob
    12. Fennel Pebblepetal, a pillywiggin
    13. Dormouse Ripplethimble, a hamadryad
    14. Clematis Petalwhistle, a pillywiggin
    15. Robin Marbleslipper, an asrai
    16. Foxglove Ripplespark, a hob
    17. Tansy Sunwink, a hamadryad
    18. Yarrow Acorncap, a brownie
    19. Peony Blossomhop, a fenodyree
    20. Burdock Glimmerlantern, a sprite

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    How it works

    This fairy name generator names a garden fairy: a first name from a real flower, herb or small wild creature, a made-up second name, and the kind of fairy folk it is in the old stories.

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    Name one fairy or a whole ring

    Press New fairy name. Tap a part to lock it, then press again. Lock the second name and each press names a brother or a sister. Lock the kind on brownie to name a whole household of helpers.

    Every name has a fact

    The first names are real plants and creatures, and the list under the tool gives one true line for each: the harebell is the bluebell of Scotland, and nasturtium means nose-twister. Each kind of fairy folk has a line on what the old stories say.

    Tips
    • For a cutesy fairy name generator, lock the kind on pillywiggin and press until a name makes you smile.
    • Read the fact for the first name aloud: it tells you where the fairy lives.

    Questions and answers

    What is my fairy name?

    Some games make a fairy name from your initials or your birth month. This page deals one at random instead: press the button, and keep the first name you would answer to.

    What are good fairy last names?

    Two bright halves joined, such as Dewwing, Moonpocket or Petalwhistle. Every second name in the list under the tool is made up, and any of them can serve a whole fairy family.

    What kinds of fairies are there in folklore?

    Many. A pixie belongs to the moors of Cornwall and Devon, a brownie does chores in a Scottish house at night, a sylph is a spirit of the air and a dryad is a tree nymph of Greek myth.

    Are these fairies from a film or a book?

    No. The second names are our own and were searched on Wikipedia and on fan wikis of fairy stories; the ones that turned up were cut. The first names are ordinary names of plants and creatures.

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    First name: all 60 first names

    Flowers 20

    • Bluebell A bulb plant of the Atlantic edge of Europe, from Iberia to the British Isles.
    • Clematis Clematis is in the buttercup family.
    • Clover Clovers are also called trefoils, and most have leaves in three parts.
    • Cornflower Cornflowers once grew as a weed in grain fields, which gave them their name.
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    Flowers, continued

    • Cowslip A plant of the primrose family, native to most of temperate Europe and western Asia.
    • Crocus Crocuses are low plants whose flowers close at night and in cloudy weather.
    • Foxglove Foxgloves have tube-shaped flowers on a tall spike.
    • Fuchsia Most fuchsias are native to South America.
    • Harebell In Scotland the harebell is called the bluebell.
    • Jasmine Jasmines are shrubs and vines of the olive family.
    • Lupin A flower of the legume family, with peas and beans.
    • Marigold Calendulas, plants of the daisy family, are often known as marigolds.
    • Nasturtium The name nasturtium literally means nose-twister.
    • Peony Peonies have large flowers that often smell sweet, in late spring and early summer.
    • Primrose The primrose is a flowering plant native to Eurasia.
    • Snapdragon Named because the flower looks like the face of a dragon that opens and shuts its mouth when squeezed.
    • Snowdrop Its scientific name, Galanthus, comes from the Greek words for milk and flower.
    • Thrift Sea thrift grows in low clumps and sends up globes of bright pink flowers.
    • Tulip Tulips are spring-blooming bulb plants with large, showy flowers.
    • Wisteria Wisterias are woody twining vines of the legume family.

    Herbs 12

    • Betony A flowering plant of the mint family, also called wood betony.
    • Borage Borage is also known as starflower.
    • Chamomile Chamomile is the common name of several plants of the daisy family.
    • Fennel An herb of the carrot family, with yellow flowers and feathery leaves.
    • Marjoram An herb that dislikes the cold, with sweet pine and citrus flavors.
    • Mint Mints cross with each other naturally, so nobody is sure how many species there are.
    • Saffron A spice that comes from the flower of the saffron crocus.
    • Tansy A flowering plant native to temperate Europe and Asia.
    • Thyme A cooking herb of the mint family, native to Mediterranean countries.
    • Verbena Verbena is also known as vervain.
    • Woodruff Sweet woodruff is grown for its flowers and its sweet-smelling leaves.
    • Yarrow Yarrow has small whitish flowers, fernlike leaves and a strong smell.

    Wild plants 16

    • Bilberry The bilberry is also known as the European blueberry.
    • Bramble Brambles belong to the rose family, and their fruits include blackberries and raspberries.
    • Bulrush The same waterside plant is called bulrush in British English and cattail in American English.
    • Burdock Burdock clings to whatever brushes past, and that is how it spreads its seeds.
    • Catkin A catkin is a slim flower cluster with hardly any petals, usually pollinated by the wind.
    • Chicory Common chicory usually has bright blue flowers.
    • Dandelion Dandelions grow almost all over the world.
    • Gorse Gorse, also called furze or whin, is a thorny evergreen shrub of the pea family.
    • Kingcup The kingcup, or marsh-marigold, grows in marshes, fens, ditches and wet woods.
    • Meadowsweet Meadowsweet grows in damp meadows.
    • Mistletoe Mistletoes grow attached to a host tree or shrub.
    • Sorrel Wood-sorrel has a sour taste, and its scientific name says so.
    • Stonecrop Stonecrops store water in their thick leaves.
    • Teasel Teasels are tall plants, and most live for two years.
    • Thistle Thistles are flowering plants with sharp spikes on their leaves.
    • Windflower The wood anemone has long been known as windflower.

    Small creatures 12

    • Dormouse The hazel dormouse is a small dormouse native to Europe.
    • Dragonfly Most kinds of dragonfly live in the tropics.
    • Firefly Fireflies are soft-bodied beetles, and many kinds give off light.
    • Glowworm The common glowworm of Europe is a beetle, and the males have wings.
    • Goldcrest A very small bird, called the king of the birds in European folklore.
    • Lacewing Green lacewings are insects of a large, widespread family.
    • Ladybird Ladybirds are small beetles. In North America they are called ladybugs.
    • Lark In Europe the Eurasian skylark is commonly called the lark.
    • Linnet The linnet, a small finch, is named for the flax seeds it likes.
    • Mayfly Mayflies are water insects that belong to an ancient group.
    • Robin In the British Isles the European robin is called robin redbreast.
    • Wagtail Wagtails are named for the way they pump their tails.

    How this list was compiled: 60 first names that are real flowers, herbs, wild plants and small creatures. The line on each was checked against the English Wikipedia article linked on it on 2026-10-02 (CC BY-SA 4.0); the wording of each line is ours. Licence: own work

    Second name: all 70 second names

    A 2

    • Acorncap
    • Acornpetal

    B 9

    • Belldance
    • Belltoes
    • Berryglow
    • Berryhush
    • Blossomhop
    • Breezebell
    • Breezetwirl
    • Bubblebloom
    • Bubblewing
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    C 3

    • Candlehush
    • Cobwebbeam
    • Cobwebwish

    D 4

    • Dapplepocket
    • Dapplesong
    • Dewsong
    • Dewwing

    F 6

    • Featherbeam
    • Featherwish
    • Fluttertoes
    • Flutterwink
    • Frostbeam
    • Frostribbon

    G 4

    • Glimmercap
    • Glimmerlantern
    • Goldskip
    • Goldtwirl

    H 2

    • Honeyribbon
    • Honeyslipper

    L 2

    • Lanternribbon
    • Lanternslipper

    M 4

    • Marbleslipper
    • Mistflute
    • Mistwhistle
    • Moonpocket

    N 4

    • Nimblepetal
    • Nimblewink
    • Nutmegdance
    • Nutmegtoes

    P 8

    • Pebblecap
    • Pebblepetal
    • Petalskip
    • Petalwhistle
    • Pollenskip
    • Pollenwhistle
    • Puddleglow
    • Puddlehush

    R 6

    • Rainspark
    • Rainthimble
    • Ribbonbell
    • Ribbonfeather
    • Ripplespark
    • Ripplethimble

    S 11

    • Shimmerbloom
    • Shimmerpatter
    • Silverdrop
    • Silverpatter
    • Snowpocket
    • Sparkledance
    • Sparklelantern
    • Startoes
    • Starwink
    • Sunpetal
    • Sunwink

    T 3

    • Thimbleslipper
    • Tumblefeather
    • Tumbleflute

    W 2

    • Whispersong
    • Whisperwing

    How this list was compiled: Our own list of 70 made-up second names in two bright halves, written on 2026-10-02. Each was screened by script that day: an English dictionary; first-name and surname files; GeoNames places (https://download.geonames.org/export/dump/, CC BY 4.0); every list on this site and its sister sites; a rude-word list read across the join; exact page titles on English Wikipedia; every page title of 16 fantasy fan wikis; and exact page titles on 8 more fan wikis, among them wikis of fairy and pony stories for children (mlp.fandom.com, disney.fandom.com, winx.fandom.com, harrypotter.fandom.com, forgottenrealms.fandom.com, wowpedia.fandom.com, rainbowmagic.fandom.com, pathfinder.fandom.com). 10 candidates were cut (7 a rude word inside or across the join; 2 a name from published fiction, or one letter from it; 1 a dictionary word), among them Moonsong, Thimblebutton, Buttonfeather, Buttonbell, Twinklewish, Twinklehop. No list of fiction is complete, so search a name before you publish it. Licence: own work

    Kind of fairy: all 22 kinds of fairy

    House spirits 5

    • brownie A household spirit of Scottish folklore that comes out at night and does chores while the family sleeps.
    • hob A small household spirit of the English Midlands, northern England and the Scottish border.
    • hobgoblin A household spirit of English folklore, once thought helpful and later thought mischievous.
    • lutin A kind of hobgoblin in French folklore and fairy tales.
    • puck In English folklore a puck may be a house sprite or a nature sprite.
    Show all 22 kinds of fairy (17 more)

    Moor, wood and field 9

    • fenodyree A hairy sprite of the folklore of the Isle of Man.
    • ghillie dhu A solitary fairy of Scottish folklore, clothed in leaves and moss.
    • leprechaun A tiny being of Irish folklore, usually shown in a coat and hat and up to mischief.
    • pillywiggin A tiny fairy of English and Irish folklore that guards flowers and has the wings of a butterfly or dragonfly.
    • pixie A small creature of British folklore, most at home on the high moors of Cornwall and Devon.
    • spriggan A legendary creature of Cornish folklore.
    • sprite A fairy-like being of European mythology. The word comes from the Latin for spirit.
    • vila A Slavic fairy, similar to a nymph.
    • will-o'-the-wisp A ghostly light that travelers see at night over bogs and marshes.

    Air, earth and water 3

    • asrai A water fairy of English poems and tales that lives in lakes.
    • gnome A small spirit, usually shown as a little person who lives underground.
    • sylph A spirit of the air, first written about in the 1500s.

    Nymphs of Greek myth 5

    • dryad A tree nymph of Greek mythology: at first, the spirit of an oak.
    • hamadryad A tree nymph of Greek mythology, born bonded to one tree.
    • naiad A nymph of Greek mythology who watches over springs, streams and brooks.
    • nereid A sea nymph of Greek mythology.
    • oread A mountain nymph of Greek mythology.

    How this list was compiled: 22 kinds of fairy folk from European folklore, old stories and Greek myth. The line on each was checked against the English Wikipedia article linked on it on 2026-10-02 (CC BY-SA 4.0); the wording of each line is ours. Licence: own work