Creative & Music data
Fairy name data
This is the whole grammar behind the Fairy Name Generator: 28 building blocks in 2 sets, assembled by one pattern, with a selection space of 192 combinations. Nothing is withheld and nothing is summarised: the lists below are the arrays the generator runs on.
Summary
| Building blocks | 28 |
|---|---|
| Patterns | [Adjective][Noun] |
| Selection space | 192 |
| Counted as | 16 adjectives x 12 nouns |
Where these blocks came from
Own design, on the nature-compound pattern English folklore uses for the small fae.
The building blocks
Adjectives 16
First half of the fused compound.
ThistleDewPetalWhisperMossCobwebGlimmerBrambleHoneyFernWillowMotePipCloverNettleBlossom
Nouns 12
Second half of the fused compound.
wingdustwispsongshadelightsparkdownshineflitgleambell
Worked examples
Six names this generator produced, with the measurements the site shows next to every name. Syllables follow one published rule: count each run of vowel letters as one syllable, then subtract one for a silent trailing e when the word has more than one vowel group. The rule is approximate at the edges and deliberately simple, so anyone can apply it to any name here and get the same answer.
| Name | Characters | Syllables | Words | Pattern |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloverwisp | 10 | 3 | 1 | CCVCVCCVCC |
| Whispershine | 12 | 3 | 1 | CCVCCVCCCVCV |
| Clovergleam | 11 | 3 | 1 | CCVCVCCCVVC |
| Fernflit | 8 | 2 | 1 | CVCCCCVC |
| Dewshine | 8 | 2 | 1 | CVCCCVCV |
| Cloverwing | 10 | 3 | 1 | CCVCVCCVCC |
How to cite this
NameForge. Fairy name data, NameForge Naming Corpus v1. 2026. CC BY 4.0. https://nameforge.name/data/fairy
BibTeX
@misc{nameforge-corpus-v1,
author = {NameForge},
title = {Fairy name data, NameForge Naming Corpus v1},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {\url{https://nameforge.name/data/fairy}},
note = {CC BY 4.0}
}
Reuse is welcome under CC BY 4.0. Attribution line: Data: NameForge Naming Corpus v1, https://nameforge.name/data. A name assembled from these blocks can coincide with a real name, business or trademark; nothing here is checked against any register.
Related corpus entries
The generators this one shares naming conventions with, and how their block counts compare. A larger corpus is not a better one: fairy names are assembled from 28 blocks in 2 sets, and a generator with fewer blocks in more sets can still reach a wider selection space.
| Corpus | Blocks | Block sets | Combinations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elf name data | 40 | 4 | 21,967,680,000 |
| Witch name data | 26 | 2 | 176 |
| Fantasy name data | 39 | 4 | 16,111,972,800 |
| Mermaid name data | 26 | 2 | 176 |
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Last reviewed 6 August 2026. Corpus v1. Method: how NameForge builds a name. Built and maintained by FusionStudios.