Panoply competitors8/1/2023 ![]() The perfect name for your little changeling. Echo: Echo was a oread or mountain nymph, who was so chatty she was cursed by the gods to only repeat what other people said (which is why you sometimes hear your echo in mountainous places).Shayla: This Gaelic baby name means “from the fairy place” and comes from the word “shee,” meaning “fairy.”.Eurydice: In Greeky mythology, Eurydice was a dryad - a tree nymph - whose husband Orpheus ventured to the Underworld to (unsuccessfully) free her from Hades.Tien: This lovely Vietnamese name literally means “fairy.” “Tien” is often found as part of place names throughout the country and is associated with fairies.Aziza: The Aziza are good fairies from various African tradition are kindly and beautiful winged nature spirits.Pixie: This modern fairy name is pretty self explanatory, we think.Naida: This Greek girls name means “nymph.” While nymphs are technically goddesses, we think of them today as being more in line with our idea of fairies.Elida: This name, possibly of Mexican origin, means “small winged one.”.Marigold is said to be a potent protection against the evil creatures. Marigold: Nowadays we associate fairies with goodness and granting wishes, but that was not always the case – throughout many cultures and much of histories fairies could be mischievious or downright evil.(Merryweather is our favorite, but it’s not a great name, so we’ll settle for Flora, which is lovely.) Flora: This name, which means “flowers” is the name of one of the three fairy godmothers in Disney’ Sleeping Beauty.It is the name of the Queen of the Fairies in Irish mythology. ![]() Áine: Like many Irish names, this one might not be intuitively pronounced by those who don’t speak Irish, but it’s a pretty simple one once you know: OHN-ya.Fata: In both Latin and Italian, this name means “fairy.” It’s not traditionally a given name but, like, why shouldn’t it be?.Morgan: In Authurian legend, Morgan LeFay was the Briton king’s witchy elder sister.Alvina: This Old English name has the cutest meaning in the world – “elf friend.” It can also be styled Elvina.Titania: In A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Titania is the discontented queen of the fairies who is in a fight with her husband after she adopts a human boy. ![]()
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