Updated: April 2026
Maybe you’re searching for the perfect name for your fantasy or romantasy novel. Or maybe you love fantasy so much, you want to honor that magic with a baby name that feels just as enchanting. In my case, I raise both hands because yes and YES.
Whatever brings you here, I hope you find something you love on this list of 100 of the prettiest fantasy-inspired names. It made me so happy to pull it together, so I hope you appreciate and enjoy it, my friend!
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Fantasy-Inspired Baby Names for Girls
~A-C~
- Acacia – A tree symbolizing immortality and resilience
- Aela – “Whirlwind” or “moonlight”
- Aerwyn – “Blessed fair one”
- Agnes – “Pure, holy”
- Alba – “Dawn” or “white”
- Althaea – “Healer”
- Amaris – “Child of the moon” or “promised by God”
- Anwyn – “Very fair” or “blessed”
- Arden – “Valley of the eagle” or “high, fertile place”
- Arwem – “Gentle” or “noble”
- Arya – “Noble, pure”
- Aster – “Star”
- Astoria – “Place of the stars”
- Audra – “Storm” or “noble strength”
- Aurelia – “Golden”
- Aurora – “Dawn”
- Avalon – “Island of apples” (legendary paradise)
- Aveline – “Little bird” or “hazelnut”
- Beatrix – “She who brings happiness”
- Blythe – “Free spirit, happy, carefree”
- Brielle – “God is my strength”
- Brienne – “Strong, noble”
- Briony – “Sprouting vine”
- Caelia – “Heavenly”
- Calantha – “Beautiful flower”
- Cambria – “Wales; crooked or winding place”
- Camellia – “Perfect flower”
- Cassiopeia – “She whose words excel” (mythical queen)
- Celestia – “Heavenly, celestial”
- Cerelia – “Of the harvest” or “goddess of grain”
- Cerys – “Love”
- Cosette – “Little thing”
- Cressida – “Gold” or “golden”
~D-F~
- Della – “Noble”
- Dove – “Peaceful, gentle bird”
- Drusilla – “Strong, fruitful”
- Elowen – “Elm tree”
- Elsbeth – “God is my oath”
- Ember – “Smoldering piece of fire”
- Emmeline – “Work, industrious”
- Enid – “Soul, life, spirit”
- Eowyn – “Horse joy” (Old English origin)
- Evadne – “Pleasant one”
- Fauna – “Goddess of fertility, animals”
- Fable – “Story or tale”
- Faye – “Fairy, enchanted”
- Feyre – “Fairy-like, magical”
- Freya – “Lady, noble woman” (Norse goddess of love)
~G-L~
- Gaia – “Earth” (Greek goddess of the earth)
- Greta – “Pearl”
- Gwendolyn – “White ring; blessed, fair”
- Hazel – “Hazel tree”
- Hyacinth – “Flower, noble youth”
- Ianthe – “Purple flower”
- Indira – “Beautiful, splendid”
- Iona – “Island”
- Iris – “Rainbow” or “messenger of the gods”
- Isolde – “Ice ruler” or legendary tragic heroine
- Laena – “Torch; shining”
- Lark – “Songbird”
- Liesl – “Pledged to God”
- Lorelei – “Enchantress of the rocks”
- Luna – “Moon”
- Lysandra – “Liberator of men”
~M-O~
- Melba – “Honey” or “sweet”
- Merryn – “Joyful, happy”
- Millicent – “Strong in work”
- Miriam – “Beloved, wished-for child”
- Morgana – “Sea-born; enchantress”
- Nerissa – “Sea nymph”
- Nettle – “Strong, prickly plant”
- Odette – “Wealthy, prosperous”
- Opal – “Precious stone”
- Ophelia – “Help” or “serenity”
- Oraya – “Light, dawn”
- Ottilie – “Prosperous, wealthy”
~R-S~
- Rhiannon – “Great queen; divine feminine”
- Rosamund – “Horse protector” or “rose of the world”
- Rowena – “Fame, joy, white spear”
- Rue – “Regret” or “herb of sorrow” (also healing plant)
- Sable – “Black, dark beauty”
- Sage – “Wise one; healing herb”
- Sansa – “Praise, charm”
- Sapphira – “Sapphire; precious gem”
- Saskia – “Protector of mankind”
- Sibyl – “Prophetess”
- Silvie – “Forest; of the woods”
- Sloane – “Warrior; warrior maiden”
- Soleil – “Sun”
- Solenne – “Dignified, solemn”
- Story – “Narrative, tale”
~T-Z~
- Tamsin – “Twin”
- Thalassa – “Sea”
- Theodora – “Gift of God”
- Twila – “Twilight”
- Wisteria – “Climbing flowering vine”
- Xanthe – “Golden, yellow”
- Ysolde – Variant of Isolde, “Ice ruler”
- Zelda – “Gray fighting maid; blessed”
- Zinnia – “Flower; endurance, remembrance”
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