Fairytale Names

Writers' Corner
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Hello! The story I am currently working on takes place in a fairytale-esque world, and I’m having trouble coming up with names for the following characters, all of whom are female:

  • A princess
  • A hunter
  • A Lady (as in nobility)
  • A maid/servant/cleaning girl (someone who works at a castle)
  • [name_u]Red[/name_u] Riding Hood (I would like suggestions that differ from ‘[name_u]Ruby[/name_u]’ and ‘[name_f]Scarlet[/name_f]’, both of which are very good names but unfortunately overused)

Thank you!

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I’m not sure what exactly kind of names you’re looking for, but here are some ideas that I can come up with off the top of my head.

[name_f]Princess[/name_f]-

[name_f]Artemisia[/name_f]
[name_f]Adelaide[/name_f]
[name_f]Ambrosia[/name_f]
[name_f]Claudia[/name_f]
[name_f]Colette[/name_f]
[name_f]Jessamine[/name_f]
[name_f]Josephine[/name_f]
[name_f]Lavinia[/name_f]
[name_f]Leonora[/name_f]

[name_u]Hunter[/name_u]-

[name_u]Wren[/name_u]
[name_f]Violet[/name_f]
[name_f]Iris[/name_f]
[name_f]Acacia[/name_f]
[name_f]Willow[/name_f]

A Lady-

[name_f]Juliet[/name_f]
[name_f]Mirabelle[/name_f]
[name_f]Helen[/name_f]/[name_f]Helena[/name_f]
[name_f]Ophelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Titania[/name_f]
[name_f]Odette[/name_f]
[name_f]Viola[/name_f]

Maid/servant-

[name_f]Alice[/name_f]
[name_f]Diane[/name_f]
[name_f]Anne[/name_f] / [name_f]Anna[/name_f]
[name_f]Eve[/name_f]
[name_f]Sara[/name_f]
[name_f]Sylvia[/name_f] / [name_f]Sylvie[/name_f]
[name_f]Farah[/name_f]
[name_u]Joan[/name_u]

[name_u]Red[/name_u] Riding Hood-

[name_f]Rose[/name_f]
[name_f]Holly[/name_f]
[name_f]Garnet[/name_f]

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A lot depends on what tone you’re aiming for. Are you writing a whimsical comedy? A horror? A drama? A fantastorical? [name_f]Do[/name_f] your characters need to have names (aren’t at least some fairy tale characters nameless? E.g., in [name_m]Little[/name_m] [name_u]Red[/name_u] Riding Hood, we don’t know the names of LRRH, the grandmother, the hunter, and the wolf)?

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I think @namenerdery brings up a good point. If you’re going for a very fairytale-like feel, you might want to leave at least some of your characters nameless and just refer to them as “the princess” or “the Lady” etc.

However, here are some name suggestions:

A princess:
[name_f]Eleanor[/name_f], [name_f]Victoria[/name_f], [name_f]Rose[/name_f], [name_f]Anna[/name_f], [name_f]Lydia[/name_f], [name_f]Catherine[/name_f], [name_f]Isabella[/name_f]

  • A hunter:
    [name_u]Sunny[/name_u], [name_f]Maggie[/name_f], [name_f]Willow[/name_f], [name_f]Avis[/name_f], [name_f]Fern[/name_f], [name_f]Ivy[/name_f], [name_f]Laurel[/name_f]

  • A Lady:
    [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f], [name_f]Jane[/name_f], [name_f]Viola[/name_f], [name_f]Margaret[/name_f], [name_f]Helen[/name_f], [name_f]Mary[/name_f]

  • A maid/servant/cleaning girl:
    [name_f]Olive[/name_f], [name_u]Kay[/name_u], [name_f]Ella[/name_f], [name_f]Mia[/name_f], [name_u]Penny[/name_u], [name_f]Emily[/name_f], [name_f]Agnes[/name_f]

  • [name_u]Red[/name_u] Riding Hood:
    [name_f]Ada[/name_f], [name_f]Sonnet[/name_f], [name_f]Mae[/name_f], [name_f]Cecilia[/name_f], [name_f]Blossom[/name_f], [name_f]Erica[/name_f], [name_f]Louisa[/name_f]

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[name_f]Princess[/name_f]:
[name_f]Sibylla[/name_f]
[name_f]Linnet[/name_f]
Lua
[name_f]Aqua[/name_f]
[name_f]Topaz[/name_f]
[name_f]Clarissa[/name_f]
[name_u]Marion[/name_u]
[name_f]Julieta[/name_f]

[name_u]Hunter[/name_u]:
[name_u]Leslie[/name_u]
[name_u]Teagan[/name_u]
[name_f]Alexandria[/name_f]
[name_f]Helen[/name_f] / [name_f]Helena[/name_f]
[name_f]Mavis[/name_f]
[name_f]Pauline[/name_f]
[name_f]Victoire[/name_f]

Lady:
[name_f]Marie[/name_f]
[name_f]Emerald[/name_f]
[name_f]Marigold[/name_f]
[name_f]Georgina[/name_f]
[name_f]Francesca[/name_f] / [name_f]Francisca[/name_f]
[name_f]Lia[/name_f] / [name_f]Lina[/name_f]
[name_f]Isobelle[/name_f]
[name_f]Ana[/name_f]

Maid:
[name_f]Ginger[/name_f]
[name_f]Hazel[/name_f]
[name_f]Olive[/name_f]
[name_f]Poppy[/name_f]/ [name_f]Penelope[/name_f]
[name_f]Violet[/name_f]
[name_f]Seraphine[/name_f]

[name_u]Red[/name_u] Riding Hood:
[name_f]Rosa[/name_f] / [name_f]Roza[/name_f]
[name_f]Vermilion[/name_f]
[name_f]Crimson[/name_f]
[name_f]Claret[/name_f]
[name_f]Ginger[/name_f]
[name_u]Roux[/name_u]
[name_f]Russet[/name_f] ??
[name_f]Garnet[/name_f] (@blakebarrington’s idea. I [name_u]LOVE[/name_u] IT!)
[name_f]Louisa[/name_f] (@maimouse’s idea)

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[name_f]Princess[/name_f]

[name_f]Juliet[/name_f]
[name_f]Catherine[/name_f]
[name_f]Princess[/name_f]
[name_f]Mildred[/name_f]
[name_f]Olivia[/name_f]
Anaiah
[name_f]Acacia[/name_f]

[name_u]Hunter[/name_u] (Male)

[name_u]Hunter[/name_u]
[name_m]Asher[/name_m]
Sword
[name_m]Dagger[/name_m]
[name_u]Jagger[/name_u]
[name_m]Blade[/name_m]
Forge
[name_m]Fire[/name_m]

[name_u]Hunter[/name_u] (Female)

Daggeer
[name_f]Shadow[/name_f]
[name_u]Shade[/name_u]
[name_f]Star[/name_f]
[name_m]Fire[/name_m]
[name_f]Eve[/name_f]
[name_f]Mystery[/name_f]
[name_f]Ivy[/name_f]
[name_u]Wren[/name_u]
[name_f]Acacia[/name_f]

Lady

[name_f]Ingrid[/name_f]
[name_f]Juliana[/name_f]
[name_f]Kate[/name_f]
[name_f]Charlotte[/name_f]
[name_f]Anna[/name_f]
[name_f]Elsa[/name_f]
[name_f]Miriam[/name_f]
[name_f]Sophie[/name_f]

Maid

[name_f]Marie[/name_f]
[name_f]Mary[/name_f]
[name_f]Emma[/name_f]
[name_f]Emelia[/name_f]
[name_u]June[/name_u]
[name_f]May[/name_f]
[name_u]July[/name_u]
[name_f]Ella[/name_f]

[name_u]Red[/name_u] Riding Hood

[name_f]Crimson[/name_f]
[name_f]Autumn[/name_f]
[name_f]Hazel[/name_f]
[name_m]Forrest[/name_m]
[name_f]Angelique[/name_f]
Anginette
[name_f]Rose[/name_f]
[name_f]Orchid[/name_f]

Here are some suggestions. You never specified what gender the hunter was so I did both genders. I am looking for some names to so please respond under the thread that begins with WANTED in big letters. I did yours so please do mine. For all those people out there reading this, please respond.