Fantasy Girl Names from Myths & Magic

Fantasy girl names transport us to worlds of magic, mythology, and imagination. Whether drawn from the pages of beloved fantasy novels like Tolkien and George R.R. Martin, from ancient mythology, or from the names of legendary figures and magical creatures, fantasy names offer something truly otherworldly. These names are both enchanting and surprisingly wearable in the real world.

51 names listed

Arwen

Noble maiden; the evenstar; half-elven princess

Sindarin Elvish (Tolkien)

Galadriel

Maiden crowned with a radiant garland of light

Sindarin Elvish (Tolkien)

Eowyn

Horse joy; delight of horses; shield-maiden

Old English (Tolkien)

Luthien

Enchantress; daughter of flowers; nightingale

Sindarin Elvish (Tolkien)

Tauriel

Forest daughter; daughter of the woodland realm

Sindarin Elvish (Tolkien)

Lyra

Lyre; her daemon is a shapeshifting creature; destined child

Invented (Philip Pullman)

Serafina

Witch queen of the lake clans; fiery; burning one

Invented via Latin (Philip Pullman)

Hermione

Well-born; daughter of Helen; greatest witch of her age

Greek mythology (J.K. Rowling)

Luna

Moon; lunar; Lovegood by name and nature

Latin (J.K. Rowling)

Fleur

Flower; part-Veela; charm and beauty personified

French (J.K. Rowling)1 syllable

Ginny

Pure; virginal; the girl who survived the Chamber

English diminutive (J.K. Rowling)

Katniss

Katniss plant; aquatic plant with edible roots; the Girl on Fire

Invented via botanical (Suzanne Collins)

Celaena

Assassin; darkness; born from shadow

Invented (Sarah J. Maas)

Feyre

Mortal turned faerie; light bringer; High Lady of the Night Court

Invented (Sarah J. Maas)

Nesta

Pure; holy; the golden warrior made iron

Welsh via Invented (Sarah J. Maas)

Elain

Fawn; gentle; the Made seer of the Spring Court

Welsh via Invented (Sarah J. Maas)

Aelin

Fire-bringer; true name of Celaena; queen of Terrasen

Invented (Sarah J. Maas)

Manon

Ironteeth witch queen; iron nails; darkness given form

French via Invented (Sarah J. Maas)

Lysandra

Freeing of a man; shapeshifter; loyal friend

Greek via Invented (Sarah J. Maas)

Morrigan

Phantom queen; terror; great queen of darkness

Celtic mythology (Sarah J. Maas / Irish mythology)

Violet

Purple flower; royal; Sorrengail heir of all gifts

Latin via Invented (Rebecca Yarros)

Cersei

Bird; she who snares; lioness of Lannister

Invented (George R.R. Martin)

Daenerys

Lady of hope; mother of dragons; breaker of chains

Invented (George R.R. Martin)

Sansa

Charm; praise; gracious; wolf girl of Winterfell

Invented via Sanskrit (George R.R. Martin)

Arya

Noble; honorable; the girl with no name

Sanskrit (George R.R. Martin)

Ygritte

You know nothing; free folk wildling; kissed by fire

Invented (George R.R. Martin)

Brienne

High; noble; virtuous; warrior maid of Tarth

Celtic/French via Invented (George R.R. Martin)

Margaery

Pearl; the Rose of Highgarden; political queen

Old French via Invented (George R.R. Martin)

Nimue

Lady of the Lake; she who enchanted Merlin

Arthurian legend / Old French

Morgana

Sea circle; great queen; enchantress of Camelot

Welsh / Arthurian legend

Elaine

Shining light; bright one; the lily maid of Astolat

Old French / Arthurian legend

Isolde

Ice ruler; fair lady; the tragic heroine of Tristan

Welsh / Medieval legend

Viviane

Alive; lively; the enchantress of the lake

Latin / Arthurian legend

Titania

Great one; queen of the faeries; Oberon's queen

Latin / Shakespeare (A Midsummer Night's Dream)

Peaseblossom

Tiny fairy attendant of Titania; delicate blossom

Invented (Shakespeare)

Mustardseed

Fairy servant; tiny but potent; attendant of Titania

Invented (Shakespeare)

Tinkerbell

Tinker fairy; the loyal bell-fairy companion of Peter Pan

Invented (J.M. Barrie)

Wendy

Friend; the girl who mothered the Lost Boys of Neverland

Invented (J.M. Barrie)

Alice

Noble; truthful; the girl who fell through the looking glass

Old French / Lewis Carroll

Dorothy

Gift of God; the Kansas girl who followed the yellow brick road

Greek / L. Frank Baum

Glinda

Holy; fair; the good witch of the South

Invented via Welsh (L. Frank Baum)

Elphaba

Born of the wicked; green-skinned; truly good beneath the wicked

Invented from initials L.F.B. (Gregory Maguire)

Galinda

Good witch before she became Glinda; love made her good

Invented (Gregory Maguire)

Ozma

True ruler of Oz; princess of the enchanted land

Invented (L. Frank Baum)

Thumbelina

Tiny girl; born from a flower; no bigger than a thumb

Invented (Hans Christian Andersen)

Rapunzel

Rampion plant; let down your hair; tower-bound princess

Germanic fairy tale (Brothers Grimm)

Cinderella

Little cinder girl; she who rises from ash to royalty

French fairy tale (Charles Perrault)

Maleficent

Evil-doer; she who does harm; dark fairy of ill will

Invented via Latin (Disney / Charles Perrault)

Seraphina

Fiery-winged; burning angel; one of the highest seraphim

Hebrew via Invented

Thessaly

Ancient land of magic; dream witch; knower of secrets

Greek mythology (Neil Gaiman)

Delirium

Endless change; the youngest of the Endless; chaos and wonder

Invented (Neil Gaiman)

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