Elfin Names
Names associated with elves/elfs. Names that mean elf.
Elf counselors; friends of elves; elf power; elf warriors, elf armies, etc.
 
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• UNISEX:

  1. AUBREY: English unisex name derived from a French form of the Germanic name Alberic, meaning "elf power," from alb "elf" and ric "power." Alberic was the name of a legendary sorcerer king of the elves.

  2. AUBRIE: Variant of English unisex Aubrey, meaning "elf power."

  3. AVERY: English surname transferred to unisex forename use, itself from the masculine name Alfred, meaning "elf counsel."

  4. OLLIE: English unisex nickname for Oliver and Olivia, both probably meaning "elf army."

• MALE:

  1. AELFHARE (Ælfhare): "Elf army." Anglo-Saxon name composed of the Old English elements ælf "elf" and hari/heri "army."

  2. AELFHERE (Ælfhere): Variant of Anglo-Saxon Aelfhare, meaning "elf army."

  3. AELFRED (Ælfred): "Elf counsel." Anglo-Saxon name composed of the Old English elements ælf "elf" and ræd "counsel." 

  4. AELFRIC: "Elf ruler." Anglo-Saxon name composed of the Old English elements ælf "elf" and ric "rule." 

  5. AELFWEALD (Ælfweald): "Elf ruler." Anglo-Saxon name composed of the Old English elements ælf "elf" and weald "rule."

  6. AELFWEARD (Ælfweard): "Elf guard." Anglo-Saxon name composed of the Old English elements ælf "elf" and weard "guard."

  7. AELFWINE (Ælfwine): "Elf friend." Anglo-Saxon name composed of the Old English elements ælf "elf," and wine "friend."

  8. AILELL: Variant of Irish/Gaelic Ailill, meaning "elf."

  9. AILFRID: Irish/Gaelic form of English Alfred, meaning "elf counsel."

  10. AILFRYD: Variant of Irish/Gaelic Ailfrid, meaning "elf counsel."

  11. AILILL: Irish/Gaelic myth name of the husband of queen Méabh, meaning "elf."

  12. ALBERIC: "Elf power." Original German masculine form of English unisex Aubrey, composed of the elements alb "elf" and ric "power." In Germanic mythology, this was the name of a sorcerer king of elves.

  13. ALBERICH: Variant of German Alberic, meaning "elf power."

  14. ALF: "Elf." Nickname for English Alfred, and Norse legend name of a king who pursued the maiden Alfhildr. 

  15. ALFIE: Nickname for English Alfred, meaning "elf counsel."

  16. ALFIHAR: Old Germanic form of Anglo-Saxon Aelfhare, meaning "elf army."

  17. ALFRÉD: Hungarian form of English Alfred, meaning "elf counsel."

  18. ALFRED: English form of Anglo-Saxon Aelfred, meaning "elf counsel."

  19. ALFREDO: Italian and Spanish form of English Alfred, meaning "elf counsel."

  20. ALFRID: Variant of English Alfred, meaning "elf counsel."

  21. ALFY: Nickname for English Alfred, meaning "elf counsel."

  22. ALGAR: "Elf spear." English name composed of the Old English elements aelf "elf" and gar "spear." 

  23. ALGER: Variant of English Algar, meaning "elf spear."

  24. ALLGAR: Variant of English Algar, meaning "elf spear."

  25. ALLGER: Variant of English Algar, meaning "elf spear."

  26. ALUIN: Filipino form of English Alvin, meaning "elf friend."

  27. ALUINO: Filipino form of English Alvin, meaning "elf friend."

  28. ALURED: Latin form of English Alfred, meaning "elf counsel."

  29. ALVAR: English name derived from Anglo-Saxon Aelfhere, meaning "elf army."

  30. ALVEN: Variant of English Alvin, meaning "elf friend."

  31. ALVIE: Nickname for English Alvin, meaning "elf friend."

  32. ALVIN: Modern English form of Anglo-Saxon Aelfwine, meaning "elf friend."

  33. ALVY: Pet form of English Alvin, meaning "elf friend."

  34. ALVYN: Variant of English Alvin, meaning "elf friend."

  35. ALWIN: Variant of English Alvin, meaning "elf friend."

  36. ALWYN: Variant of English Alvin, meaning "elf friend."

  37. AUBERON: French name of Germanic origin. Possibly from adal "elf" and ber(n) "bear," thus "elf bear." 

  38. ELGAR: Variant of English Algar, meaning "elf spear." 
  39. ELGER: Variant of English Algar, meaning "elf spear."
  40. ELLGAR: Variant of English Algar, meaning "elf spear."
  41. ELLGER: Variant of English Algar, meaning "elf spear."

  42. ELRIC: English abbreviated form of Anglo-Saxon Aelfric, meaning "elf ruler."

  43. ELVIN: Variant of English Alvin, meaning "elf friend."

  44. ELWIN: Variant of English Alwin, meaning "elf friend."

  45. ELWOOD: English surname transferred to forename use, itself from the Anglo-Saxon personal name Aelfweald, meaning "elf ruler."
  46. ELWYN: Variant of English Elwin, meaning "elf friend."

  47. GANDALF: "Wand elf." Norse myth name of a dwarf, composed of the elements gandr "cane, staff, wand" and álfr "elf." 

  48. GONCALO (Gonçalo): Portuguese form of Spanish Gonzalo, meaning "battle genius; war elf."
  49. GONCALVO (Gonçalvo): Variant of Portuguese Gonçalo, meaning "battle genius; war elf."
  50. GONZALO: Spanish form of Visigothic Gundisalv, meaning "battle genius; war elf."
  51. GUNDISALV: Visigothic name composed of the elements gund "strife, war" and alfs "elf, wise fog spirit (from Nordic mythology), hence "battle genius; war elf."
  52. GUNDISALVUS: Latin form of Visigothic Gundisalv, meaning "battle genius; war elf."
  53. NAPOLEON: French form of Italian Napoleone, a very rare name borne by a short emperor (5'6"), usually translated as "lion of Naples" but only because of its association with Italian Napoli "Naples" and leone "lion." Etymologists now believe the name to be of Germanic origin, from elvish Nibelungen "sons of the mist," the name of a race of dwarfs; thus, a more accurate translation for our short emperor's name would be "elf, dwarf, Nibelung."
  54. NAPOLEONE: Italian form of French Napoleon, probably meaning "dwarf, elf, Nibelung."
  55. NOLL: Medieval pet form of English Oliver, probably meaning "elf army."

  56. OBERON: English variant of French Auberon, meaning "elf bear." In Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream," this was the name of the king of the fairies.

  57. OILILL: Variant of Irish/Gaelic Ailill, meaning "elf."

  58. OILIOLL: Variant of Irish/Gaelic Ailill, meaning "elf."

  59. OLI: Nickname for English Oliver, probably meaning "elf army."

  60. OLIVER: English form of French Olivier, probably meaning "elf army." 

  61. OLIVIER: Of Norman French origin, thus ultimately of Germanic origin. It is probably a form of Old Norse Alfihar, meaning "elf army," The name was first used as a character name in the French epic La Chanson de Roland.

• FEMALE:

  1. AELFGIFU (Ælfgifu): "Elf gift." Anglo-Saxon name composed of the Old English elements ælf "elf," and giefu "gift."
  2. AELFLAED: (Ælflæd): "Elfin beauty." Anglo-Saxon name composed of the Old English elements ælf "elf," and flæd "beauty."
  3. AELFTHRYTH (Ælfþryð): "Elf strength." Anglo-Saxon name composed of the Old English elements ælf "elf" and þryð "strength."

  4. AILSA: "Elf victory." Scottish name derived from Alfsigesey, meaning "Island of Alfsigr," the Norse name for Ailsa Craig, an island off Scotland. 

  5. AILSE: Variant of Scottish Ailsa, meaning "elf victory."

  6. AILSIE: Variant of Scottish Ailsa, meaning "elf victory."

  7. AILSE: Variant of Scottish Ailsa, meaning "elf victory."

  8. ALFHILD: Norwegian name derived from Old Norse myth name Alfhildr, meaning "elf battle."

  9. ALFHILDR: "Elf battle." Old Norse myth name derived from the elements alfr "elf" and hildr "battle."

  10. ALFREDA: Feminine form of English Alfred, meaning "elf counsel."

  11. ALFSIGR: Old Norse name meaning "elf victory."

  12. ALIVIA: Variant of English Olivia, meaning "elf army."

  13. ALVA: Norwegian feminine form of Alf, meaning "elf."

  14. ALVENA: Feminine form of English Alvin, meaning "elf friend."

  15. ALVERAD: "Elf council." Visigothic name composed of the Germanic elements alf "elf" and rad "council."

  16. ALVERY: Derived from Visigothic Alverad, meaning "elf council."

  17. ALVILDA: Danish form of Norwegian Alfhild, meaning "elf battle."

  18. ALVINA: Feminine form of English Alvin, meaning "elf friend."

  19. ALWILDA: English form of Norwegian Alfhild, meaning "elf battle."

  20. AUBREE: Feminine form of English unisex Aubrey, meaning "elf power."

  21. ELFA: Variant of Anglo-Saxon Elva, meaning "elf friend."
  22. ELFI: Pet form of German Elfriede, meaning "elf strength."
  23. ELFREDA: English form of Anglo-Saxon Aelfthryth, meaning "elf strength." 
  24. ELFRIDA: Variant of English Elfreda, meaning "elf strength."
  25. ELFRIEDA: Variant of English Elfreda, meaning "elf strength."
  26. ELFRIEDE: German form of Anglo-Saxon Aelfthryth, meaning "elf strength." 
  27. ELVA: Abbreviated form of Anglo-Saxon Elvina, meaning "elf friend."
  28. ELVINA: Feminine form of Anglo-Saxon Elvin, meaning "elf friend."
  29. FREDA: Nickname for English Elfreda, meaning "elf strength."

  30. FRIDA: Hungarian and Swedish form of German Friede, meaning "elf strength."

  31. FRIEDA: Variant of English Freda, meaning "elf strength."
  32. FRIEDE: Nickname for German Elfriede, meaning "elf strength."

  33. LIVIA: Often used as a nickname for Olivia (probably meaning "elf army"), it was originally a feminine form of Latin Livius, possibly meaning "bluish."

  34. LIVVY: Pet form of Olivia, probably meaning "elf army."

  35. OLÍVIA: Portuguese form of Olivia, probably meaning "elf army."
  36. OLIVIA: Feminine form of Oliver, probably meaning "elf army."
  37. OLIVIE: French form of Olivia, probably meaning "elf army."
  38. OLIWIA: Polish form of Olivia, probably meaning "elf army." 
  39. OLYVIA: Variant of Olivia, probably meaning "elf army."

  40. SIOFRA: Irish/Gaelic name meaning "elf."

  41. VENA: Nickname for English Alvena, meaning "elf friend."