Male Fairy Name Generator

Male fairies have a thinner naming tradition than their sisters, so folklore is the place to start: Puck and Robin Goodfellow, Oberon the fairy king, Finvarra who rules the Irish sidhe from Knockma, Midir and Aengus of the Tuatha De Danann, Gwyn ap Nudd who leads the Welsh Wild Hunt, and household spirits like the hob, nisse and tomte. Shakespeare added Cobweb, Moth, Mustardseed and Peaseblossom, the attendants of Titania, and the Disney Fairies gave us the sparrow men Terence, Bobble and Clank.

The flower-fairy tradition works for boys as long as you pick the right plants. Trees and hedgerow growth read as male: Bramble, Alder, Rowan, Hawthorn, Teasel, Burdock, Bracken, Gorse, Flint and Acorn. So do small, quick words that suggest a darting, mischievous creature: Pip, Twig, Flick, Sprig, Nib, Wick, Fidget, Tumble. Put one in front of a rustic surname and you get Pip Hazelmere or Twig Bramblewick, the sound picture books and fairy-door letters are after.

For a grander fae lord or a D&D archfey, reach for Celtic and Welsh given names (Lorcan, Emrys, Taliesin, Idris) or a slightly antique Victorian name paired with a plant surname, like Cornelius Thimbleweed or Barnaby Fernwhistle. The list mixes all of these, from hedge sprite to court prince.