Ethereal/fairy names

[Ginnywoofly]

Dd1 has nickname Pixie (not related to actual name but she is very pixie like) and dd2 is likely to be very fair. We are looking for an ethereal/fairy type name (not too “out there” but unusual/maybe vintage style) that conjures up images of nature, Celtic folklore (Irish surname so open to Irish or possibly welsh suggestions) magical forests, nymphs, or maybe an underused flower name. We have Scandinavian heritage so a Scandinavian/Nordic folklore name could be good. We want it to be like a Disney princess/lord of the rings style name, but an actual name not made up/obviously named after a character. This is what we have so far:
Althea
Dorothea
Gwyneth, Gwendolyn
Arwen, Ariel (similar sound to these but real name suggestions?)
Fae, Faith, Effie
Tatiana/Titania/Tiana
Flora or Frida
Lilith/Lilian
Felicity
Sylvie
Elif (we have no Turkish background)
Elinor or Elin
Elodie, Melodie, Eilidh, Elsa, Elspeth/Elsbeth
Laurel (suggestions for similar real name?)
Morwen, Marion, Miriam, Merida, Mara, Mabel
Katja

Any other suggestions/feedback?

Guinevere
Morgan
Armida
Caelia or Celia
Artemis
Aurora
Avery
Titania
Elfreda (Elfie)

Also...
Anais
Tallulah
Sidonie

Nimue
Mireille

Agree Sylvie is lovely - makes me think of words like silver and sylph

Síofra irish for little fairy... Pronounced (she-frá)

Nice suggestions to consider 🙂

Elvie
Elke

Alva and Ella both mean fairy. Don't do Katja, it's very dated and russian.

Silke is not fey or ethereal. It's a short form of Cecilia, which is a name dating back to Roman times. It's a very nice name - so is Silke - but perhaps not what the OP is asking for.

Similarly, Eilidh (or various spellings) is not fey/mystical or Celtic or whatever. It's simply a form of Helen (ie Ellie) spelled and pronounced in the Gaelic manner.
Elinor and Elin are also versions of Helen. It IS a name linked to the Moon, but really rather mainstream (nothing at all wrong with that, but just perhaps not what the OP was after): www.behindthename.com/name/helen

Ishbel/Elspeth/Elsa are versions of the internationally popular name Elizabeth. That is a splendid name, but not really linked to fairies.

Effie is traditionally the short form of Euphemia, which is of Greek origin and means well/beautifully spoken. A nice name, but no connection with fairies.

Marion (in France and in Scotland) is a loving short form of Marie. Again, an excellent name, but nothing to do with fairies.

Miriam is Hebrew and is the 'accurate' name for Mary the mother of Jesus. Again, a lovely name, but about as far from pagan fariyness as you can possibly get.

In the distant past, powerful sipirts etc had names which were often never spoken aloud, especially to ordinary people. So, in N Europe and parts of Britain, we only know them through the works of Roman conquerors, who saw the locals as barbarians but described the landscape.
This means that the names are preserved often in place names, such as Sabrina ( a river goddess)
If you really wish to investigate, here you go:
www.peiraeuspubliclibrary.com/names/europa/brythonic.html
http://www.romanplaces.eu/
http://www.old-north.co.uk/Holding/celt_personalnames.html

What about a Marielle then? It’s a beautiful French name and somewhat similar to Ariel without the Disney princess connotations.

I personally think Gwendolyn is beautiful and ready for a solid come back. This evokes the most fairy energy from your list imo.

I also really strongly agree with someone else’s suggestion of Sylvie (it means spirit of the wood).

Miranda
Angela
Siofra
Joan-Elfie
Elvina
Faerie
Aldora
Lucia
Adrielle
Gabrielle

Catrin
Rhian
Rhiannon
Fay
Lowri
Megan
Ceinwyn
Fern
Primrose
Jasmine
Wren
Nia
Seren
Cariad
Non
Anwen
Sian

Zombie thread - baby will be nearly four now!

Fenn
Fiadh
Rowan

Echo