AafjefDutch Short form of names beginning with the Old German element alb"elf".
ÆlfflædfAnglo-Saxon Old English name composed of the elements ælf "elf" and flæd, possibly meaning "beauty".
ÆlfgifufAnglo-Saxon Derived from the Old English elements ælf "elf" and giefu "gift". This was the name of the first wife of the English king Æðelræd II.
ÆlfheahmAnglo-Saxon Derived from the Old English elements ælf "elf" and heah "high". This was the name of an 11th-century archbishop of Canterbury, a saint and martyr, who is commonly known as Alphege or Elphege.
ÆlfnoðmAnglo-Saxon Derived from the Old English element ælf "elf" combined with noð "boldness, daring".
ÆlfricmAnglo-Saxon Derived from the Old English elements ælf "elf" and ric "ruler, king" (making it a cognate of Alberich). This was the name of a 10th-century archbishop of Canterbury, sometimes considered a saint.
ÆlfwinemAnglo-Saxon Derived from the Old English elements ælf "elf" and wine "friend". This name was not commonly used after the Norman Conquest.
ÆlfwynnfAnglo-Saxon Derived from the Old English elements ælf "elf" and wynn "joy". This name was borne by a daughter of Æðelflæd who ruled Mercia briefly in the 10th century.
AilillmOld Irish, Irish Mythology Means "elf" in Irish. This name was borne by several early Irish kings. It also occurs frequently in Irish legend, borne for example by the husband of Queen Medb. It was also the name of two saints, both bishops of Armagh in the 6th century.
Alba 3fGermanic Originally a short form of Germanic names beginning with the element alb meaning "elf" (Proto-Germanic *albaz).
AlberichmGermanic, Germanic Mythology Derived from the Old German elements alb "elf" and rih "ruler, king". It was borne by two Lombard dukes of Spoleto in the 10th century. It was also the name of a 12th-century French saint who helped found the Cistercian Order.... [more]
AlboinmGermanic From the Old German elements alb "elf" and wini "friend". It is a cognate of Ælfwine. This was the name of a 6th-century king of the Lombards who began the Lombard conquest of Italy.
Alf 1mSwedish, Norwegian, Danish, Norse Mythology Derived from Old Norse alfr meaning "elf". In Norse legend this was the name of king, the suitor of a reluctant maiden named Alfhild. She avoided marrying him by disguising herself as a warrior, but when they fought she was so impressed by his strength that she changed her mind.
AlfhardmGermanic Old German name composed of the elements alb "elf" and hart "hard, firm, brave, hardy".
AlfhermGermanic Old German name composed of the elements alb "elf" and heri "army" (making it a cognate of Alvar).
AlfhildfNorwegian, Swedish From the Old Norse name Alfhildr, which was composed of the elements alfr "elf" and hildr "battle". In Scandinavian legend Alfhild was a maiden who disguised herself as a warrior in order to avoid marriage to King Alf. Her life was perhaps based on that of a 9th-century Viking pirate.
AlfredmEnglish, French, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German, Polish, Dutch, Albanian Means "elf counsel", derived from the Old English name Ælfræd, composed of the elements ælf "elf" and ræd "counsel, advice". Alfred the Great was a 9th-century king of Wessex who fought unceasingly against the Danes living in northeastern England. He was also a scholar, and he translated many Latin books into Old English. His fame helped to ensure the usage of this name even after the Norman Conquest, when most Old English names were replaced by Norman ones. It became rare by the end of the Middle Ages, but was revived in the 18th century.... [more]
AlgarmEnglish (Rare) Means "elf spear" from Old English ælf "elf" and gar "spear". This Old English name was rarely used after the Norman Conquest, being absorbed by similar-sounding names and Norman and Scandinavian cognates. It was briefly revived in the 19th century.
AlgautrmOld Norse From the Old Norse elements alfr meaning "elf" and gautr meaning "Geat" (a North Germanic tribe).
AlvarmSwedish, Estonian From the Old Norse name Alfarr, formed of the elements alfr "elf" and herr "army, warrior".
ElfredafEnglish Middle English form of the Old English name Ælfþryð meaning "elf strength", derived from the element ælf "elf" combined with þryþ "strength". Ælfþryð was common amongst Anglo-Saxon nobility, being borne for example by the mother of King Æðelræd the Unready. This name was rare after the Norman Conquest, but it was revived in the 19th century.
GandalfmNorse Mythology, Literature Means "wand elf" in Old Norse, from the elements gandr "wand, staff, magic, monster" and alfr "elf". This name belongs to a dwarf (Gandálfr) in the Völuspá, a 13th-century Scandinavian manuscript that forms part of the Poetic Edda. The author J. R. R. Tolkien borrowed the name for a wizard in his novels The Hobbit (1937) and The Lord of the Rings (1954).
KeijomFinnish Derived from Finnish keiju meaning "elf, fairy".
SíofrafIrish Means "elf, sprite" in Irish. This name was created in the 20th century.