Fairy Tale Name Generator

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Generate fairy tale names with real storybook flavor: classic characters from Grimm, Perrault, Andersen and Russian folklore alongside hundreds of original names for princesses, clever tailors, wicked stepmothers, goblins, talking animals and the youngest of three sons.

About fairy tale names

Fairy tale names work differently from fantasy names. The old tales were told aloud, so most characters are simply what they are: the Miller's Daughter, the Youngest Son, the Goose Girl, Little Red Riding Hood. When a name does appear it is usually a plain village name from the teller's own country, which is why Grimm gives us Hans, Gretel, Else and Jorinde, Perrault gives Finette and Ricky, Afanasyev gives Ivan, Vasilisa and Marya, and the Norwegian tales give Espen Askeladd. Descriptive nicknames carry the rest of the weight: Cinderella, Snow White, Tatterhood, Cap o' Rushes, Koschei the Deathless.

The second register is the aristocratic one of the French salon tales and Andersen: Florine, Belle-Etoile, Princess Printaniere, Prince Charmant. Flower, jewel and season names suit these royals, and a single epithet (the Fair, the Wise, the Patient) does the work of a surname. Witches and helpers get homely titles, Mother Holle, Frau Trude, Old Nan, while villains get something with a growl in it, Bluebeard, Rumpelstiltskin, Baba Yaga.

This list gathers the canon from German, French, Danish, English, Celtic, Italian and Slavic tradition and adds original names in each of those registers, from Gretchen Applebough and Clever Agnethe to Skarrow the Goblin King and Princess Celandine.

How to choose fairy tale names

  • Match the name to the character's station: plain village names (Hans, Lotte, Jan) for heroes and heroines, flower or jewel names for princesses, and a title plus homely noun (Mother Nettlewort, Goody Pinchpenny) for old women and helpers.
  • Let the villain's name sound wrong in the mouth: clusters like -stilt-, -skin, -gob and -grim (Rumpelstiltskin, Gristlebeard, Grumbold) read as threatening without any explanation.
  • Use a descriptive epithet instead of a surname; Tatterhood, Donkeyskin and Koschei the Deathless tell you the whole story in a word, which is exactly how oral tales worked.
  • Keep the naming tradition consistent within one tale: a Russian setting wants Ivan, Vasilisa and Tsar Berendey, not Hans and Gretel; a French court tale wants Florine and Prince Cheri.
  • Leave some characters unnamed on purpose (the Woodcutter, the Old King, the Seventh Daughter) and spend named attention only on the two or three who matter.

Frequently asked questions

What makes a name sound like it belongs in a fairy tale?

Simplicity and description. The classic tales use ordinary first names from their country of origin (Hans, Gretel, Ivan, Jack, Molly) and describe everyone else by trade, birth order or appearance: the Miller's Daughter, the Youngest Son, Little Red Riding Hood, Snow White. Royal characters get flower, jewel or light names (Aurora, Florine, Belle), and villains get harsh, growling sounds like Rumpelstiltskin or Bluebeard. Avoid invented high-fantasy syllables; they sound like a different genre.

Where do the classic fairy tale names come from?

Mainly from the Brothers Grimm (German: Rapunzel, Hansel, Gretel, Allerleirauh, Frau Holle), Charles Perrault and the French salon writers such as Madame d'Aulnoy (Cinderella, Puss in Boots, Bluebeard, Florine, the Yellow Dwarf), Hans Christian Andersen (Kai, Gerda, Thumbelina), Alexander Afanasyev's Russian collections (Vasilisa, Ivan Tsarevich, Baba Yaga, Koschei), Asbjornsen and Moe in Norway (Askeladden, Tatterhood), Basile's Pentamerone in Italy (Zezolla, Petrosinella) and Joseph Jacobs's English tales (Tom Tit Tot, Molly Whuppie, Cap o' Rushes).

Can I use these names for a fairy tale princess or prince?

Yes. The list includes classic royalty (Briar Rose, Snow White, Prince Charming, Tsar Saltan, King Thrushbeard) and many original princes and princesses with storybook flower, jewel and old European names such as Princess Celandine, Prince Florizel, Princess Elowen and Prince Casimir. Pair the name with a place epithet (Rosamund of the Glass Hill) or a single virtue (Yelena the Fair) for extra period flavor.

Are these names good for fairy tale retellings and bedtime stories?

That is what they are built for. For a retelling, keep the canonical name of the lead (Rapunzel, Gretel, Vasilisa) and use original names here for the side characters the original left unnamed, such as the stepsisters, the huntsman or the neighbouring prince. For original bedtime stories, pick a plain hero name, one comic helper name like Pip Pennyroyal and one villain name with a growl, and let everyone else be the Baker, the Queen or the Wolf.

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A: 24 names

  • Adelheid Wintergreen
  • Agnetha Tallowcandle
  • Aino Lakewhisper
  • Aladdin
  • Ali Baba
  • Allerleirauh
  • Alyonushka
  • Alys Fairweather
  • Amabel Quince
  • Annaliese Foxglove
  • Anneli Dewdrop
  • Anton Rosebriar
  • Aoife of the Waves
  • Ariel
  • Ashenputtel
  • Askeladden
  • Astrid Frostpetal
  • Augustin Bellwether
  • Auld Crabbit
  • Auntie Cobweb
  • Auntie Hare
  • Aurelio
  • Aurora
  • Avenant

B: 35 names

  • Baba Yaga
  • Babushka Varvara
  • Badroulbadour
  • Baker Crustwell
  • Baron Cragmoor
  • Bartholomew Cress
  • Bastiaan Polder
  • Belle
  • Belle-Belle
  • Belle-Etoile
  • Benedikt Longshadow
  • Bertold of the Mountain
  • Betony the Spinner
  • Bettina Sugarplum
  • Bianca Neve
  • Bistra
  • Black Annis
  • Blancaflor
  • Blodeuwedd
  • Bluebeard
  • Bogle Finn
  • Bolek the Cobbler
  • Bramblebriar
  • Bramblekin
  • Branwen
  • Brave Marit
  • Brede the Skier
  • Briar Rose
  • Brigid Moss
  • Brother Lustig
  • Brother Wolf
  • Bruin the Bear
  • Brunhilde Spindlewort
  • Bryony the Weaver
  • Burd Ellen

C: 22 names

  • Caer Ibormeith
  • Cap o' Rushes
  • Casper Nightcap
  • Ceridwen
  • Chanticleer
  • Childe Rowland
  • Cinderella
  • Clever Agnethe
  • Clever Else
  • Cliodhna
  • Clove the Baker's Boy
  • Cobbleberry
  • Cobbler Tacknail
  • Cobweb
  • Comfrey the Herbwife
  • Conla
  • Corwin of the Crossroads
  • Cosimo
  • Count Vellmar
  • Cousin Rook
  • Culhwch
  • Cuthbert Hollins

D: 18 names

  • Dagmar Honeyfern
  • Dame Dimplecheek
  • Dame Hazelwort
  • Dame Hedgehog
  • Dame Wrenfield
  • Dedushka Mitya
  • Deirdre
  • Dew-of-the-Morning
  • Dick Whittington
  • Dirk Duckweed
  • Donkeyskin
  • Dorothea Sweetwater
  • Dragana Ravenhair
  • Dragomir
  • Drosselmeyer
  • Duke Ravensbury
  • Dunya Spinningwheel
  • Dunyazad

E: 12 names

  • Ebbe Hazelnut
  • Edric of the Hollow Oak
  • Eleonora Nightshade
  • Elias Pumpernickel
  • Elidyr
  • Elisa of the Wild Swans
  • Else Breadcrumb
  • Elswyth of the Tower
  • Emmerich Larkspur
  • Ermintrude Sallow
  • Espen Askeladd
  • Etain

F: 19 names

  • Faithful John
  • Falada
  • Farmer Haystack
  • Father Frost
  • Femke Windmill
  • Fennelfoot
  • Fiachra
  • Finette Cendron
  • Finist the Falcon
  • Fionnuala
  • Fiorella
  • Florentin Harp
  • Florimond
  • Foolish Jan
  • Fortunio
  • Frau Holle
  • Frieda Cuckoo
  • Fritz Bumblebrook
  • Fyodor the Firebird Keeper

G: 27 names

  • Geppetto
  • Gerda
  • Gertrud Thornwing
  • Gisela Cornflower
  • Godfrey of the Marsh
  • Goldilocks
  • Goldilore
  • Goodman Tallow
  • Goodwife Sorrel
  • Goody Pinchpenny
  • Gorbelly the Ogre
  • Gracieuse
  • Graciosa
  • Grandfather Bear
  • Granny Ashgrate
  • Greedy Grimm
  • Gretchen Applebough
  • Gretel
  • Grimbart the Badger
  • Griselda the Patient
  • Gristlebeard
  • Grumbold the Troll
  • Guardian of the Bridge
  • Gudbrand of the Hillside
  • Gudrun the Cinderlass
  • Gwion
  • Gwydion

H: 18 names

  • Habetrot
  • Halvor
  • Hanna Brambleton
  • Hans Goosefeather
  • Hans in Luck
  • Hansel
  • Hedda the Cinder Maid
  • Hedwig Thimbleweed
  • Helga of the Hearth
  • Hildegard Mossmantle
  • Hob o' the Hill
  • Hobnail
  • Hobthrush
  • Holger Bramblebeard
  • Honest Jakob
  • Honeyheart
  • Hop-o'-My-Thumb
  • Humphrey Goosecap

I: 11 names

  • Ilmari Stoneforge
  • Ilse Brinkerhoff
  • Ingebjorg
  • Ingrid Wolfsbane
  • Irmgard Firelight
  • Iron Hans
  • Isengrim the Wolf
  • Ivan the Fool
  • Ivan Tsarevich
  • Ivanushka
  • Ivo Tumbledown

J: 12 names

  • Jack Frost
  • Jack the Giant Killer
  • Janusz Mossbeard
  • Jasper Thornapple
  • Jelena the Nightingale
  • Jenny Greenteeth
  • Jock o' the Bridge
  • Jorah Stonebread
  • Jorinde
  • Joringel
  • Joris Clogmaker
  • Josef Tinderbox

K: 22 names

  • Kai
  • Kaisa Lingonberry
  • Karen of the Red Shoes
  • Kari Woodencloak
  • Karl Thistlewood
  • Kate Crackernuts
  • Keeper of the Golden Key
  • Kelpie Morag
  • King Aldous
  • King Grimwald
  • King Hollin the Just
  • King of the Birds
  • King Thrushbeard
  • Kjersti
  • Klara Nightingale
  • Knight of the Rose
  • Knud Netmender
  • Kolobok
  • Konrad Blackbramble
  • Koschei the Deathless
  • Krasimira
  • Kunigunde Sparrowhawk

L: 26 names

  • Lady Ambrosine
  • Lady of the Lake
  • Lady Spring
  • Lazy Heinz
  • Leandro
  • Lena Moonbasket
  • Leonora of the Silver Wood
  • Liesbeth Starling
  • Liesl Brambleworth
  • Little Annika
  • Little Ida
  • Little Red Riding Hood
  • Liv
  • Lord Graymantle
  • Lord of the Glass Mountain
  • Lorelei
  • Lorelei Mistvale
  • Lorenz Mapleburr
  • Lorinda Willowbank
  • Lotje Lacemaker
  • Lotte Honeycomb
  • Lubberkin
  • Lucky Lukas
  • Ludovica
  • Lumi Snowlantern
  • Lyuba Sunbraid

M: 40 names

  • Mab Crumplefoot
  • Magda Ravenfeather
  • Mallow the Cowherd
  • Marfa the Wise
  • Margarethe Lindenleaf
  • Marie Stahlbaum
  • Marijke Spindleshank
  • Marit Dawnshoe
  • Marquis of Carabas
  • Marya Morevna
  • Master Magpie
  • Master Peverell
  • Matthias Quillfeather
  • Matti Birchbark
  • Meg o' the Marsh
  • Melusina
  • Melusine
  • Merrowen
  • Midir
  • Mildred Plumtree
  • Miller Dustysack
  • Milos Sevenbrothers
  • Mina Candlewick
  • Mirela Wolfsister
  • Mister Badger
  • Mistress Marrowbone
  • Molly Whuppie
  • Moonlit Greta
  • Moonwhistle
  • Morgiana
  • Morozko
  • Mortlock the Miser
  • Morvoren
  • Mother Crumpet
  • Mother Goose
  • Mother Hollowell
  • Mother Hulda
  • Mother Midnight
  • Mother Nettlewort
  • Mustardseed

N: 10 names

  • Naida Riverdaughter
  • Nan o' the Moor
  • Nastasya the Golden Braid
  • Nennella
  • Nennillo
  • Nerissa Tidewhisper
  • Nettlebane
  • Niamh of the Golden Hair
  • Nils Cloudberry
  • Nixie Marrowdeep

O: 17 names

  • Oberon
  • Ognyan
  • Oisin
  • Old Gaffer Gotobed
  • Old King Cole
  • Old Mab Crookback
  • Old Man Winter
  • Old Nan Thimble
  • Old Nanny Goat
  • Old Snatchwick
  • Ole Lukoie
  • Olenka Dandelion
  • Olwen
  • Ondine of the Spring
  • Orlando
  • Oskar Chimneysweep
  • Ottilie of the Mill

P: 50 names

  • Paal
  • Partlet
  • Patient Hedda
  • Peaseblossom
  • Peg Powler
  • Per
  • Percinet
  • Percival Nutkin
  • Perronelle
  • Peter Millstone
  • Petrosinella
  • Piet Windmill
  • Pinocchio
  • Pip Pennyroyal
  • Pippa Goosegrass
  • Prince Aldric
  • Prince Amadeo of the Orchard Kingdom
  • Prince Ansel
  • Prince Bertram
  • Prince Casimir
  • Prince Charming
  • Prince Cheri
  • Prince Evander
  • Prince Florian
  • Prince Florizel
  • Prince Gvidon
  • Prince Leopold
  • Prince Lysander
  • Prince of the Frogs
  • Prince Orimund
  • Prince Ottokar
  • Prince Tancred
  • Prince Thaddeus
  • Prince Valerian
  • Prince Vladislav
  • Princess Amaranth
  • Princess Celandine
  • Princess Columbine
  • Princess Eglantine
  • Princess Isolde Snowlace
  • Princess Lisabetta
  • Princess Marigold
  • Princess Ottoline
  • Princess Perdita
  • Princess Printaniere
  • Princess Rosalind
  • Princess Wilhelmina
  • Prudence Ashby
  • Puck
  • Puss in Boots

Q: 5 names

  • Queen Adelise
  • Queen Helewise
  • Queen Mab
  • Queen Morwenna
  • Queen Under the Hill

R: 18 names

  • Ragna Troll-tamer
  • Rapunzel
  • Rasmus Winterbloom
  • Reynard the Fox
  • Rhiannon
  • Ricdin-Ricdon
  • Ricky of the Tuft
  • Robin Goodfellow
  • Roderick Hollybright
  • Rosalba
  • Rosamund of the Glass Hill
  • Rose Red
  • Rosethorn
  • Roswitha Duskbell
  • Rubezahl
  • Rue the Charcoal Burner
  • Rumpelstiltskin
  • Rusalka Vesna

S: 31 names

  • Sadko
  • Saffron the Dyer
  • Saskia Tulipfield
  • Scheherazade
  • Scrawn the Cat
  • Sebastian Owlfeather
  • Sedge the Tinker
  • Selkie Brona
  • Serafina
  • Sigbjorn
  • Sigismund Brightwater
  • Sigrid Silverthread
  • Sigrun of the Northern Ice
  • Silverwing
  • Sir Gawen Thornhollow
  • Sirena Glassmere
  • Sister Anne
  • Sister Fox
  • Skarrow the Goblin King
  • Smorbukk
  • Snagglewort
  • Snegurochka
  • Snow White
  • Snowdrop
  • Snowflake Sasha
  • Solvei Goldenspindle
  • Sorrel the Goosegirl
  • Spinner of Straw
  • Squire Huxtable
  • Starlight Nell
  • Sunbright

T: 49 names

  • Talia
  • Taliesin
  • Tall Tobias
  • Tam Lin
  • Tam o' the Mill
  • Tamsin Wickerby
  • Tansy Thistledown
  • Tattercoats
  • Tatterhood
  • Teun Barleyfield
  • The Blind Harper
  • The Brave Little Tailor
  • The Clever Tailor
  • The Fairy Godmother
  • The Fisherman's Wife
  • The Frog Prince
  • The Gingerbread Man
  • The Goat Herder
  • The Golden Goose
  • The Goose Girl
  • The Miller's Daughter
  • The Old Beggar Woman
  • The Pied Piper
  • The Seventh Son
  • The Snow Queen
  • The Soldier with the Tinderbox
  • The Steadfast Tin Soldier
  • The Ugly Duckling
  • The Wandering Prince
  • The Woodcutter's Youngest
  • The Youngest Daughter
  • Thistlebloom
  • Thomas the Rhymer
  • Thumbelina
  • Tikhon Bellmaker
  • Tinker Bell
  • Tinker Tinpot
  • Titania
  • Tobias Wrenwhistle
  • Tom Hickathrift
  • Tom Thumb
  • Tom Tit Tot
  • Tommasina
  • Trudi Mossbank
  • Tsar Berendey
  • Tsar Saltan
  • Tsarevna Frog
  • Tuuli Windrider
  • Tybalt the Cat

U: 4 names

  • Ulla Frostwhistle
  • Ulrike Featherdown
  • Undine
  • Urho Greatbear

V: 7 names

  • Valemon the White Bear
  • Valentin Greymoss
  • Vanya Goldenhands
  • Vasilisa Ivanovna
  • Vasilisa the Beautiful
  • Veslefrikk
  • Vuk the Grey

W: 15 names

  • Walburga Nettlecap
  • Wanda of the River
  • Watcher at the Well
  • Weaver Woolward
  • Wee Kirsty
  • Wee Willie Winkie
  • Wendeline Rosethorn
  • Whuppity Stoorie
  • Widow Brackenridge
  • Widow Owl
  • Wilfred Muddlecombe
  • Wilhelm the Stout
  • Winifred Pennywhistle
  • Wintermere
  • Wouter Wildgoose

Y: 4 names

  • Yarrow the Shepherd
  • Yelena the Fair
  • Yemelya
  • Ysolde of the Seven Lakes

Z: 4 names

  • Zezolla
  • Zimushka
  • Zora of the Morning Star
  • Zosia Featherlight