Picking out a baby name is a special task. However, how can you settle on one when there are so many adorable names to choose from?!
If you’re a fantasy lover, there are few better options than a mystical elf name, though! In this post, we’ve collected together the best female elf names, including mystical dark elf names.
Even if you’re not having a baby, you can still use one of these magical names as a unique character name for your role-playing game avatar or a fantasy story you’re writing.
The Best Female Elf Names
Here are our top female elf name picks from A-Z. Most of these names come from popular movies, series, games, and shows that fantasy lovers will be familiar with!
- Aafje
I find Dutch names to be very sophisticated, especially when it comes to pronunciation. And the name Aafje is no exception to it. It sounds classy and holds the meaning of elf. A good nickname to go with this name is Afi. If you are looking for a unique name, this is the name for you!
- Ada
Ada is a short and beautiful name that has multiple roots and meanings. The Sardinian version of Ada comes from the name Agatha and translates to good. The Turkish version of Ada translates to island. The Galician and German version of Ada is taken from the word Adah. And finally, the Filipino form of Ada holds the meaning of fairy.
- Albrun
Did you know that the Albrun Pass in the Alps is the lowest of them all? It holds a connection between Italy’s Baceno and Switzerland’s Binn town. The name Albrun has its roots in the ancient Germanic language and holds the meaning of elf magic.
- Alfdis
If you are looking for a name that is super rare, sounds pretty, and has a soothing vibe to it, Alfdis is the name for you. Also, this can be a good fit for your baby girl if you want to give her a name with at least some connection to goddesses. Alfdis has Old Norse roots and translates to elf goddess or elf woman.
- Alfiva
If you have finally become parents after a long wait or a complicated pregnancy and consider your girl as god’s blessing, Alfiva can be a good name to go for. It originated in the Norwegian language and holds the meaning of a gift from the elves.
- Adaia
The City Elf, Adaia, appears in a quest in the game Dragon Age: Origins. The name Adaia is also a Hebrew name that means “witness of God” or “adornment of God.”
- Alisaie
Alisaie Leveilleur is an Elezan elf and the twin sister of Alphinaud Leveilleur in Final Fantasy XIV. She is a key character in the Binding Coil of Bahamut storyline. The name Alisaie is of Gaelic origin and means “joyfulness,” “reliability,” “refreshing,” and “newness.”
- Allisara
Allisara is a wood elf character who is the sister of the Mage Queen Ariel in the Warhammer games. The name Allisara or Alisara is thought to be of Thai origin, meaning “beautiful girl” or “princess.”
- Alengwan
Alengwen is a Moredhel dark elf princess from the land of Midkemia in The Riftwar Cycle book series co-authored by Raymond E. Feist. The actual meaning and origin of the name Alengwen is unknown.
- Alglaranna
Aglaranna is an Eledhel elf and Queen of Elvandar from the land of Midkemia in The Riftwar Cycle book series co-authored by Raymond E. Feist. The actual meaning and origin of the name Aglaranna is unknown.
- Alachia
Alachia is an immortal elf and Queen of the Kingdom of Spires in the Shadowrun fantasy game. The actual meaning and origin of the name Alachia is unknown.
- Alysia
In the Warhammer games, Alysia of House Emeraldsea is a High Elf and late mother to the twins, Teclis and Tyrion. The name Alysia or Alicia is of German, French, English, and Greek origin and means “noble,” “of noble kind,” and “entrancing.”
- Amberle
Amberle Elessedil is the main character of The Shannara Chronicles and granddaughter to Eventine Elessedil, the King of the Elves. The name Amberle or Amberlea is thought to be of American or African American origin, meaning “sky.”
- Anethra
Anethra Helbane is a dark elf from the Warhammer games. The name Anethra is thought to be of Tamil origin and means “Queen.”
- Anwen
Anwen is a ranger elf character featuring in both the Heroes of Might and Magic V and Might & Magic: Clash of Heroes games. The name Anwen or Anwyn is of Welsh origin and means “very fair” and “very beautiful.”
- Apolline
Apolline Delacour is part-Veela and mother to Fleur Delacour in the Harry Potter series of books and movies. The name Apolline is of Greek origin and means “belonging to or of the God Apollo.”
- Arathel
Arathel is the Elven Queen of Norwood in the Magic the Gathering card game. The actual meaning and origin of the name Arathel is unknown.
- Ariane
Ariane is a Dalish elf warrior who appears in the Dragon Age: Origins and Heroes of Dragon Age games. The name Ariane is related to the Welsh name Ariane and the Greek name Ariadne. It means “most holy.”
- Arianni
Arianni is a Dalish elf who appears in the Dragon Age II game. The actual meaning and origin of the name Arianni is unknown.
- Ariel
Ariel is the Elven Queen of the Athel Loren forest in the Warhammer games. Ariel is an ancient Hebrew name meaning “Lion of God.”
- Arwen
Arwen Undómiel is the famous half-elven daughter of Elrond, Lord of Rivendell and wife of Aragorn, King of Gondor, in the Lord of the Rings trilogy of books and movies. The name Arwen is of Welsh origin and means “muse” or “noble maiden.”
- Ashalle
Ashalle is a Dalish Elf who appears in the Dragon Age: Origins game. The actual meaning and origin of the name Ashalle is unknown.
- Ashniel
Ashniel is a dark elf character who appears in the Warhammer games. The actual meaning and origin of the name Ashniel is unknown.
- Atara
Lady Atara Nelea Dewmaker is a blood elf character from the World of Warcraft games. The name Atara is of Hebrew origin and means “crown.”
- Ayara
Queen Ayara (the Shadow Queen) is an ancient elf who appears in the Magic the Gathering card games. The name Ayara, Ayarah, or Aiyara is thought to be of Sanskrit or Incan origin, meaning “gift of God” or “wild quinoa.”
- Branwen
Branwen is the daughter or Llŷr and features in the legendary story, Branwen ferch Llŷr. The name Branwen or Branwyn is of Welsh origin and means “fair, white, blessed” and “beautiful raven.”
- Brelyna
Brelyna Maryon is a Dunmer dark elf mystic who appears in the Skyrim game. The actual meaning and origin of the name Brelyna or Brelena is unknown.
- Briala
Briala is an elven handmaiden who appears in the Dragon Age: The Masked Empire, Dragon Age: Inquisition Trespasser, and Heroes of Dragon Age games. The name Briala or Braila is of Irish origin and means “slender girl or woman.”
- Celebrían
Celebrían is the elven mother of Arwen and daughter of Galadriel in The Lord of the Rings trilogy. The name Celebrían means “silver queen” in the elven Sindarin language.
- Clothild
Clothild is the sister of Liallan from the land of Midkemia in The Riftwar Cycle book series co-authored by Raymond E. Feist. The name Clothild, Clothilde, Clotilde, or Clothid is of Germanic origin and means “renowned battle” or “famous in battle.”
- Cullich
Cullich is the Moredhel dark elf sister of Liallan from the land of Midkemia in The Riftwar Cycle book series co-authored by Raymond E. Feist. The name Cullich, Kullich, Culwhch, or Ceallach originates from the popular Welsh legend of Olwen and means “hiding place of the pig.”
- Cylia
Cylia is a Cylian elf shaman who features in the Magic the Gathering card games. The name Cylia is thought to mean “gift from God” or “heaven.”
- Dalish
Dalish is an elven mage who features in the Dragon Age: Magekiller, Dragon Age: Inquisition, and Heroes of Dragon Age games. The actual meaning and origin of the name Dalish is unknown.
- Dirael
Dirael is a druidess elf in the Heroes of Might and Magic V game. The actual meaning and origin of the name Dirael is unknown.
- Eldyra
Eldyra is the youngest daughter of the high elf Eldyr in the Warhammer games. The actual meaning and origin of the name Eldyra is unknown.
- Elanor
Elanor is a golden, star-shaped flower that grew in the Lórien in the land of Middle Earth in The Lord of the Rings trilogy. Samwise Gamgee named his daughter Elanor Gamgee after the flower. The name Elanor or Eleanor is a Greek name that means “sun’s rays” or “sun star.”
- Elenwen
Elenwen is an Altmer High Elf emissary who appears in the Skyrim game. The actual meaning and origin of the name Elenwen is unknown.
- Elezen
The Elezen are a race of elves who inhabit the land of Eorzea in the Final Fantasy XIV game. The actual meaning and origin of the name Elezen is unknown.
- Ellia
Ellia is an Ocedhel elf from the land of Midkemia in The Riftwar Cycle book series co-authored by Raymond E. Feist. The name Ellia is a variant of the French name Ella, which means “little cinders,” “bright one,” “shining one,” and “goddess.”
- Elynea
Elynea Mothren is a Dunmer elf alchemist from the Skyrim game. The actual meaning and origin of the name Elynea is unknown.
- Elvinia
Elvinia, Alvina, or Alvinia is a cute female elf name of Old English origin. It means “elf,” faerie,” “little friend,” and “magical being.”
- Éowyn
Éowyn is the White Lady of Rohan in the Lord of the Rings Trilogy. Though not technically an elf, her name is quite magical. The name Éowyn means “horse lover” or “horse of joy.”
- Failla
Queen Failla is an elven character from the Shadowrun fantasy games. The name Failla is a popular Italian surname that means “spark.”
- Faralda
Faralda is an Altmer High elf mage character from the Skyrim game. The name Faralda or Farald is of Ancient Germanic origin and means “the ruler who guides or leads.”
- Fleur
Fleur Delacour is a quarter-Veela witch featuring in the Harry Potter books and films. The name Fleur is of French origin and means “flower” or “bloom.”
- Freyalise
Freyalise is a half-elven planeswalker who features in the Magic the Gathering card games. The actual meaning and origin of the name Freyalise is unknown.
- Galadriel
Galadriel is the the “Lady of the Woods” of Lothlórien in the Lord of the Rings books and movies. The name Galadriel means “lady crowned with a beautiful garland” in the elf Sindarin language.
- Gheyna
Gheyna is a Dalish elf character featured in the Dragon Age: Origins game. The actual meaning and origin of the name Gheyna is unknown.
- Jenassa
Jenassa is a Dunmer elf mercenary character featured in the Skyrim game. The actual meaning and origin of the name Jenassa is unknown.
- Katriel
Katriel is an elven bard character featured in the Dragon Age: The Stolen Throne, Dragon Age: The Calling, Dragon Age: Origins, and Dragon Age II games. The name Katriel is of Hebrew origin and means “God is my crown.”
- Kira
Kira is a female Gelfling who appears in the movie, The Dark Crystal. The name Kira is the female form of the Russian name Kir, which means “ruler,” “mistress,” and “leader of the people.” In Japanese, the word kira means “shiny” or “glittery.”
- Laina
Laina is the leader of the Fyndhorn Elves who appears in the Magic the Gathering card games. The name Laina is an Old English name literally meaning “pathway” or “lane.”
- Laniatte
Laniatte de Haillenarte is an elf character appearing in the Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward game. The actual meaning and origin of the name Laniatte is unknown.
- Lauriel
Lauriel is a lovely elf female name to call a baby. The name Lauriel is of Latin origin and means “laurel,” “sweet bay tree,” and “symbol of victory” as the laurel bay tree or a crown of laurel leaves symbolizes victory.
- Liallan
Liallan is a Moredhel elf and leader of the Snow Leopards from the land of Midkemia in The Riftwar Cycle book series co-authored by Raymond E. Feist. The actual meaning and origin of the name Liallan is unknown.
- Liriel
Liriel is a gorgeous female elf name to call a baby. The name Liriel is of Latin origin and means “perfect,” “lily,” “perfection,” and “perfect woman.”
- Liselle
Liselle is a High Elf character featuring in the Warhammer games. The name Liselle is of English and French origin, and its meaning is unknown.
- Loriel
Loriel is a sweet elvish name to call a baby girl. The name Lauriel is similar to Lauriel, of Latin origin and means “laurel,” “sweet bay tree,” and “symbol of victory” as the laurel bay tree or a crown of laurel leaves symbolizes victory.
- Ludmilla
Ludmilla Reanka is part of the powerful House of Reanka in the Shadowrun fantasy games. The name Ludmilla is of Slavic origin and means “beloved of the people” or “dear to the people.”
- Lúthien
Lúthien or Tinúviel is the Princess of Doriath and the daughter of the Elf King Thingol in the world of Middle Earth. The name Lúthien means “daughter of the flowers” in the elf language.
- Máire
Máire O’Toole is an elf character from the Shadowrun fantasy games. The name Máire is of Irish and Latin origin and means “star of the sea” but also “bitterness of the sea” or “bitter sea.”
- Mayael
Mayael is an elf shaman from the Magic the Gathering card game series. The actual meaning and origin of the name Mayael is unknown.
- Merril
Merril is a Dalish elf mage who features in the Dragon Age: Origins, Dragon Age II, Dragon Age: Inquisition, and Heroes of Dragon Age games. The name Merrill is of English origin and means “bright sea” or “brilliant sea.”
- Miara
Miara is an elf scout who features in the Magic the Gathering card game series. The name Miara is of English origin and means “wise.”
- Mihris
Mihris is a Dalish elf mage who features in the Dragon Age: The Masked Empire and Dragon Age: Inquisition games. The actual meaning and origin of the name Mihris is unknown.
- Minaeve
Minaeve is an elf mage scholar character who appears in the Dragon Age: Inquisition game. The name Minaeva or Minaeve is of Russian origin, and its meaning is unknown.
- Nadja
Nadja Daviar is an elf character from the Shadowrun fantasy game. The name Nadja or Nadia is of Russian origin and means “hope.” In Persian, it means “dew” and “generosity,” and in Arabic, it means “tender” and “delicate.”
- Niranye
Niranye is an Altmer high elf merchant who features in the Skyrim game. The actual meaning and origin of the name Niranye is unknown.
- Nirya
Nirya is an Altmer high elf sorceress who appears in the Skyrim game. The name Nirya, Nere, or Nirea is of Spanish Basque origin and means “mine.”
- Raewyn
Raewyn is a lovely female elf name originating from Wales and New Zealand. The name Raewyn means “beautiful,” “graceful,” and “white doe.”
- Selveni
Selveni Nethri is a Dunmer dark elf necromancer who appears in the Skyrim game. The actual meaning and origin of the name Selveni is unknown.
- Sera
Sera is an elf character who appears in the Dragon Age: Inquisition game. The name Sera is of Hebrew origin and means “princess.”
- Shaera
Shaera is a red-headed elf character who appears in the Heroes of Might and Magic games. The name Shaera is of Persian and Iranian origin and means “intelligent” and “famous.”
- Siofra
Siofra is a lovely female elf name originating from Ireland. The name Siofra literally means “elf,” “fairy,” or “magical friend.”
- Taarie
Taarie is an Altmer high elf tailor who appears in the Skyrim game. The origin and meaning of the name Taarie, Taari, or Tarie is unknown.
- Tauriel
Tauriel is a wood-elf character from Mirkwood in Middle Earth who appears in The Hobbit book by J. R. R. Tolkien. The name Tauriel means “daughter of the forest” in the elf language.
- Valora
Valora is a city elf character who appears in the Dragon Age: Origins game. The name Valora is of Latin origin and means “brave” or “courageous.”
- Valya
Valya is an elven mage character who appears in the Dragon Age: Last Flight game. The name Valya is of Latin origin and means “vigorous,” “strong,” “powerful,” and “valiant.”
- Vanadis
Vanadis Satu Hyvönen is an elf character from the Shadowrun fantasy games. Vanadis is a Scandinavian name that means “goddess” or “goddess of beauty.”
- Vanora
Vanora is an elegant female elf name originating from Wales. The name Vanora means “white,” “fair,” “wave,” and “white wave.”
- Velanna
Velanna is a Dalish elf mage character in the Dragon Age: Origins – Awakening and Heroes of Dragon Age games. The name Velanna or Velana is of Slovenian origin, and the meaning is unknown.
- Ylthin
Ylthin is a Sylvan elf ranger character from the Heroes of Might and Magic V game. The origin and meaning of the name Ylthin is unknown.
- Ysayle
Ysayle Dangoulain or Lady Iceheart is a heretic elf leader in the Final Fantasy XIV game. The name Ysayle is of French origin, and the meaning is unknown.
- Yvraine
Yvraine is an Eldar emissary elf character in the Warhammer game. The origin and meaning of the name Yvraine is unknown.
- Zelda
Princess Zelda is an elf character appearing in The Legend of Zelda Nintendo game. The name Zelda is short for Griselda or Grizelda, which is a Germanic name meaning “dark battle.”
Conclusion
If you love faerie tales, role-playing games, and sci-fi and fantasy books, you’re sure to love one of these female elf names!