Female Half-Elf Name Generator
Names for daughters of two worlds
Female half-elf names that draw on both sides of the family: elven given names with human surnames such as Aelira Tarrant, human given names with elven family names such as Rowena Birchlight, and blends like Kerithwen. The list also has short use-names and bynames such as Elspeth Borderborn.
About female Half-Elf names
A half-elf has two naming traditions to choose from. The fifth edition Player's Handbook says half-elves use human or elven naming conventions, and adds a twist: those raised among humans are often given elven names, while those raised among elves often take human names. Her name can mark her as the outsider in both homes.
This list is feminine names only, and it is built on that split. About three in five of the 500 entries are full names that cross the line: an elven given name with a human surname (Aelira Tarrant, Caelwen Rathmore), or a human given name with an elven family name, in Elvish style (Morwenna Quelistra) or as it would be said in Common (Rowena Birchlight). Others are blends, a human root with an elven ending or the reverse (Kerithwen, Rosaviel). The rest are given names alone, short use-names (Wren, Lys), and bynames for envoys, wanderers and go-betweens (Elspeth Borderborn, Tamsin Twomoons).
On gender: the elven names lean on feminine endings such as -iel, -wen, -eth, -ara and -is, and the human names are old-world women's names such as Isolde and Sigrid. A few of the handbook's elven examples, Naivara and Sariel among them, appear with new surnames. Everything else elven is invented, so treat it as homebrew.
How to choose female Half-Elf names
- Decide where she grew up first. By the handbook's pattern a half-elf raised in a human town is more likely to be an Aelira or a Caelwen, and one raised in an elven community a Rowena or an Agnes.
- Let the surname tell the other half of the story. Morwenna Quelistra keeps an elven family name, while Aelira Tarrant carries a human one.
- Pick a use-name as well. A long elven name tends to get shortened at a human table, so choose the short form yourself (Lys, Wren, Tam) before the party does.
- An elven family name can be given in Elvish or in Common. Use the Common form, such as Birchlight or Dawnreed, when you want the rest of the table to remember it.
- Save a byname for later. A title like the Envoy or the Go-Between lands better once the character has earned it in play.
Frequently asked questions
How do half-elves get their names in D&D?
The fifth edition Player's Handbook says half-elves use either human or elven naming conventions. It adds that those raised among humans are often given elven names and those raised among elves often take human names, as if to underline that they fit neither society fully. The handbook has no separate list of half-elven names, which is why this page mixes the two traditions.
What makes a half-elf name sound feminine?
The elven side favors flowing sounds and endings such as -iel, -wen, -eth and -ara, as in Lomiriel, Nythwen, Farineth and Zylvara. The human side is a set of old-world women's names, such as Isolde, Sigrid and Rosamund. None of this is a rule of the game, so a half-elf woman can carry any name her parents liked.
Do half-elves have surnames?
Both of her peoples use family names, so most half-elves have one, and it can come from either parent. A human surname such as Tarrant or Rathmore suggests a human household, while an elven family name such as Quelistra, or a Common form such as Birchlight, points to the elven side. Some entries here go by a byname instead, such as Elspeth Borderborn or Aelira the Wayfarer.
Can I use these names outside D&D?
Yes. Apart from a few Player's Handbook elven examples such as Naivara and Sariel, the elven names and blends here are invented and are not tied to any one setting. They suit half-elves in Pathfinder, homebrew worlds and fiction, and the human names are real-world names that fit most medieval-style settings.
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All 500 female Half-Elf names
A: 41 names
- Adela Wynthalas
- Adrie Turnbull
- Aelira Tarrant
- Aelira the Wayfarer
- Aelora
- Aelora Sherwin
- Aelune Bellamy
- Aelythia
- Aerisanne Frostlily
- Agnes Evenhanded
- Agnes Vyrenthis
- Althaea Yarrow
- Alys
- Alys Riverglass
- Alysande
- Alysande Dewmantle
- Alysara
- Alysara Ashdown
- Amabel Glimmerford
- Amabel Ythrenor
- Amaril
- Amaril Aravethil
- Amarys
- Amarys Ashdown
- Amice Ilmarune
- Aneleth the Stranger
- Annariel
- Annora Kelvhanae
- Annora Sedgewater
- Aranisse
- Aranisse Westcott
- Aranith
- Aranith Maddox
- Ari
- Arivae the Unclaimed
- Aurenne
- Aurenne Everard
- Aveline Thalavanil
- Avice Larkmantle
- Avice Longyears
- Avisael Larchwind
B: 19 names
- Beatrith Windlace
- Beatrix Keenear
- Beatrix Morninglark
- Belunis
- Belunis Redfern
- Berinae
- Blanche
- Blanche Cyrmaethil
- Braelith Garrick
- Bria
- Brigid Quietwater
- Brigid Wainwright
- Brisaeth
- Brisanne
- Brisanne Farrow
- Bronwyn Longroad
- Brynnael
- Brynnael Mercer
- Brynnara Kaelanthir
C: 21 names
- Caelanne Nightorchard
- Caelanne Penrose
- Caelwen Rathmore
- Caelwen the Ambassador
- Caelynn Selwyn
- Caethira Nash
- Carys
- Carys Xyrelith
- Cass
- Catrielle
- Catrielle Violetmoor
- Catrin Thatcher
- Cecily Nuvalaar
- Cecily the Interpreter
- Celunae Ellery
- Cerisiel
- Clarice
- Clarice Fairbairn
- Clarisiel Pryce
- Constance
- Constance Yllastrae
D: 15 names
- Daelis Lockhart
- Daevinne
- Daevinne Draycott
- Dagny Owlfeather
- Danica Harvestmoon
- Deirdre Irinthal
- Deirdre Stillreed
- Delphiwen
- Delphiwen Embervine
- Delsira
- Delsira Mayhew
- Dess
- Dorathiel
- Dylaneth
- Dyrae Hawtrey
E: 32 names
- Edith
- Edlynne
- Edlynne Irwin
- Eirlys
- Eirlys Sylvaranth
- Elaris Eastley
- Elaris of the Low Road
- Elfrida Tirananthe
- Elinwe
- Elinwe Wynthalas
- Ellavae Hartwell
- Elle
- Elspeth Borderborn
- Elspira
- Elspira Fairbairn
- Eluned
- Eluned Aravethil
- Elunette Marsh
- Elunette Whisperpine
- Eluviel of the Ferry Town
- Elyrith Lorimer
- Emmelune Greaves
- Emmelune Larchwind
- Enna Chaloner
- Eristhae Merrick
- Esmyra
- Esmyra Kendrick
- Estrid
- Estrid Vaundrathil
- Evaneth
- Evelith
- Evelith Lirandel
F: 13 names
- Fae
- Faelina
- Faelina Carver
- Faevyn of Both Courts
- Faevyn Rook
- Farineth
- Faylinn Sherwin
- Faylinn Windlace
- Fenella
- Fenella Shaelivar
- Fiorith Sallow
- Freya
- Freya Quincey
G: 11 names
- Gaelune Aelovaris
- Gaevira Orymanthe
- Gaevira Whitlock
- Gisela Rainsong
- Greta Fletcher
- Greta Lanternhand
- Gudrun
- Gudrun Pinewatch
- Gwen
- Gwethil
- Gwynnara
H: 15 names
- Haelis
- Haelis Joyner
- Hale
- Hawise Cyrmaethil
- Helaeth
- Helewise Dusklantern
- Heloira Gilroy
- Heloira Lanternleaf
- Heloise Daevirune
- Heloise Sunthread
- Hesmira
- Hestara Starmeadow
- Hilda Marketwise
- Hollisae
- Hollisae Dovedale
I: 25 names
- Ida Quickstudy
- Ida Ysmerille
- Idalis
- Idalis Atwater
- Idony Dawnreed
- Idony Rhyssanil
- Ielenia Hargrave
- Ilmira Quennell
- Ilsamae Mistbraid
- Ilsevyn Nettleton
- Ilvaneth
- Ilyanne Everard
- Ilyanne Starmeadow
- Ilyara Pickering
- Ilyara the Envoy
- Imthariel Upton
- Ingrid Skyharrow
- Ingrith Calloway
- Ingrith Saerendir
- Isa
- Isharil Inglewood
- Ismay Brennock
- Isolde
- Isolwen Rosewillow
- Isoviel
J: 18 names
- Jacquetta Swiftwillow
- Jacquetta Wennoriath
- Jaslyra Galathiir
- Jaslyra Rushworth
- Jenthae Oakensong
- Jessamael Langmoor
- Jessamael Oakensong
- Jhaelis
- Joan
- Joan Hollowfern
- Joannis
- Joannis Ulmer
- Johanna Mythraniel
- Johanna Nettlebrook
- Joliveth
- Jorelle Nightorchard
- Jori
- Juliana Oathbridge
K: 10 names
- Katerin Fuller
- Katerin Treatymaker
- Katrielle Wrensong
- Kerithwen
- Kerithwen Springtide
- Kesandra
- Kesandra Dawnreed
- Kisaeth
- Kisaeth Quincey
- Kit
L: 24 names
- Laeril the Guest
- Lark
- Laurith Barrowby
- Lettice Lorasiel
- Lettice Whisperpine
- Linnaeth
- Linnet Elunarae
- Linnet the Hedge Scholar
- Liv Reedwhistle
- Liv Vaelithorn
- Lomiriel
- Lomiriel Aldridge
- Lorawen the Foundling
- Lorawen Tolliver
- Lorelin
- Lorelin Maerethil
- Lorissa Foxley
- Lucia
- Ludmila
- Ludmila Tidewillow
- Luvaris
- Luvaris Webster
- Lys
- Lythienne Snowberry
M: 38 names
- Mabel Softword
- Mabel Thistlewick
- Mae
- Maelune
- Maelune Orrin
- Maerilda
- Maerilda Ambrose
- Maeruwen Mossley
- Maeruwen of Two Hearths
- Maevara Thalavanil
- Maevara Weaver
- Maeve Raethuviel
- Marawyn Cloudrowan
- Margery Caerwyndel
- Margery Ferncrest
- Marian of the Border Inn
- Marianwe
- Marianwe Zinvaeris
- Matilda
- Matilda Zinvaeris
- Maud Greenkin
- Mavela Westcott
- Melisende Pickering
- Melisende Taluvien
- Mialee Gilroy
- Mila
- Mila Marshlily
- Milliseth
- Mirelle Oswin
- Mirelle Urivael
- Mirenthil
- Mirenthil Glover
- Morwenna
- Morwenna Quelistra
- Morwyth
- Morwyth Pemberton
- Myrieth Coldwell
- Myrieth the Late Bloomer
N: 22 names
- Naevith Larkmantle
- Naivara Sedley
- Nell
- Nerilis Irwin
- Nerilis the Wanderer
- Nerys
- Nesta Petalwind
- Nestara
- Nim
- Nimara Bridgewalker
- Nimette Glynmarae
- Nimette Sallow
- Nimoriel Yardley
- Noemi
- Noemi Rosewillow
- Nolaris
- Nolaris Keswick
- Nolwenn Godwin
- Noraviel
- Nysha
- Nysha Varley
- Nythwen
O: 20 names
- Odelith
- Odelith Stanwick
- Odessiel
- Odette Ashlantern
- Odette Fairspoken
- Olwen Hazelmist
- Olwen Naethelis
- Olyndra
- Olyndra Ivers
- Ondrelle Springtide
- Ondrelle Verrall
- Oona
- Oriana Saerendir
- Oriel Shadefern
- Orivelle
- Orivelle Dunmere
- Oshaera
- Oshaera Vance
- Ottilae Rook
- Ottilae Sunthread
P: 12 names
- Paloma Goldenrill
- Perethil Arkwright
- Perriwen Willowford
- Petra Lirandel
- Petra Two-Tongues
- Petrael Moonsedge
- Petronilla
- Petronilla Heronmoor
- Phaelis Fuller
- Philippa Brewster
- Philippa Brightalder
- Pip
Q: 5 names
- Quelara the Tutor
- Quill
- Quinthia Embervine
- Quinthia Wyndham
- Quorieth
R: 23 names
- Raelith
- Ragna Fenthalion
- Ravithe Nuvalaar
- Rhiannon Coppard
- Rhosyn Summerlight
- Richenda Thornbloom
- Rohese Joyner
- Rohese the Steward
- Rosamae Amberleaf
- Rosamund
- Rosamund Thelmyranth
- Rosaviel
- Rosmaera Dunmere
- Rosmaera Riverglass
- Roswyth Marsh
- Roswyth Silverthaw
- Rowena Birchlight
- Rowena the Go-Between
- Rowenith
- Rowenith Jhaeranthe
- Rue
- Ruvaelis Dunstan
- Ruvaelis Marshlily
S: 41 names
- Sabinara
- Sabinara Oswin
- Sabine Evenfall
- Sabine Pellarion
- Sae
- Saelinda Thornbury
- Saelinda Yewshade
- Saelira of No Fixed Court
- Saeviel
- Sariel Greaves
- Sarnela Thatcher
- Selisande Lanternleaf
- Selvuna
- Selvuna Tamblyn
- Serafina
- Serafina Rowanmere
- Seren
- Seren Phaelindra
- Shaelani Songmender
- Shava Norwood
- Sibyl Hadleigh
- Sibylae Vaelithorn
- Sigrid
- Sigrid Zaurelin
- Sindril Oakhurst
- Sindril of the Harbor Ward
- Solveig Twilightglen
- Sorynn Swiftheel
- Sunnifae
- Sunnifae Ulmer
- Sunniva
- Sunniva Pryce
- Sylmara Oakes
- Sylowen Cromarty
- Sylowen Roadsinger
- Sylvanne
- Sylvanne Ysmerille
- Sylvene
- Sylvene Elwick
- Syndoria Ashlantern
- Syndoria Hadleigh
T: 29 names
- Tam
- Tamsin Faerondil
- Tamsin Twomoons
- Tamsinel Coppard
- Tavali Reed
- Tegan
- Tegan Orymanthe
- Tegwen
- Tegwen Laethrindel
- Tessariel Corwin
- Thaelyn
- Thalinda Northcott
- Thalinda Ythrenor
- Thaliriel Marchbank
- Thalis Jasmyrril
- Thalis the Minstrel
- Thandira Ilbert
- Therissia Fletcher
- Thessara of the Crossroads
- Thia Carrow
- Thiarene
- Thiarene Jessop
- Thirae
- Thirae Vickers
- Thyra Maerethil
- Thyra Tanglebriar
- Tiravette
- Tirawen Marlowe
- Tirawen the Cartographer
U: 10 names
- Ulmarie
- Ulmarie Calloway
- Ulricae Penrose
- Una Hearthseeker
- Una Jhaeranthe
- Ursaline Sylvaranth
- Ursula
- Ursula Redfern
- Uthaera
- Uthaera Pargeter
V: 20 names
- Vaelara Brennock
- Vaelara the Peacemaker
- Vaelette Kelvhanae
- Vala
- Valmira
- Valmira Fenwick
- Vanithe Brewster
- Vanithe Daevirune
- Vanora
- Vanora Aelovaris
- Velwyn Kirkby
- Verenwe
- Verenwe Underwood
- Vesna
- Vesna Urivael
- Viola Haevrendel
- Viola Snowberry
- Violeth
- Vyranthe Hazelmist
- Vyranthe Langmoor
W: 10 names
- Waelis
- Wilhaeth
- Willa
- Willa Glynmarae
- Winifred Tamblyn
- Winifred the Translator
- Winnithe
- Winnithe Holloway
- Wren
- Wynnifrae Slater
Y: 17 names
- Ylaris Bexley
- Ylaris of the Winter Road
- Yllvara Jardine
- Yrsa
- Yrsa Jasmyrril
- Ysabelis
- Ysabelis Thorne
- Ysmaera
- Ysmaera Hooper
- Ysoline Northcott
- Ythanne
- Ythanne Wyndham
- Yvaleth
- Yvelle
- Yvelle Wainwright
- Yvette Hedgerose
- Yvette Kaelanthir