60 Best Wood Elf Names

Georgia Stone
Feb 15, 2024 By Georgia Stone
Originally Published on Nov 25, 2020
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Why Wood Elf names?

Popular online or tabletop games like the Elder Scrolls series or Dungeons and Dragons often encourage players to choose a wood elf for a druid or archer-type style or class of play, so you'll need some good ideas to name your character something memorable and thematically appropriate.

Back in the real world, you might have any number of reasons for needing a wood elf name - maybe you're writing a story, need to name a favourite toy, give a title to a drawing, or even want to name your baby something reflective of your passion for all things wood elves!

Male Wood Elf Names

1. Aldon (Polish origin) meaning "a tree".

2. Aragorn (Sindarin origin) meaning "the respected king".

3. Arod (Hebrew origin) meaning "swift-natured".

4. Bailey (Middle English origin) male name meaning "a judge".

5. Balin (English origin) meaning "a knight at the round table".

6. Baron (Middle English origin) meaning "a house".

7. Callon (Irish origin) meaning "a hero".

8. Cirdan (Cuiviénen origin) meaning "shipwright".

9. Earendil (Old English origin) meaning "devoted to the sea".

10. Elladan (Middle English origin) meaning "an elf man".

11. Flystone (Italian origin) meaning "elven names".

12. Greenrose (Chinese origin) meaning "fertility".

Female Wood Elf Names

13. Aerin (Gaelic origin) female name meaning "ocean".

14. Alfreda (English origin) meaning "counsel".

15. Alma (Latin origin) meaning" maiden garland with good fortune".

16. Anna (Latin origin) meaning "a gift".

17. Aredhel (Elvish origin) meaning "the noblewoman".

18. Arwen (English origin) meaning "a noble-maiden".

19. Aubree (French origin) meaning "a ruler".

20. Calen (French origin) meaning "green one".

21. Elanor (Sindarin language origin) meaning "the sun".

22. Elbereth (Sindarin language origin) meaning "a star-queen".

23. Elva (Old English origin) meaning "a friend".

24. Eowyn (Old English origin) meaning "horse-joy".

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25. Aston (English origin) meaning "the wise one".

26. Estel (Latin origin) meaning "hope".

27. Elrohir (Sindarin origin) meaning "an elf man".

28. Freda (German origin) meaning "peace".

29. Frodo (Old English Origin) meaning "sage".

30. Galadriel (Sindarin origin) meaning "maiden with radiant hair".

31. Garrett (Sindarin origin) meaning "support".

32. Haga (Norwegian, Swedish origin) meaning "an enclosure".

33. Haleth (Sindarin origin) meaning "exalted one".

34. Idril (Sindarin origin) meaning "sparkling brilliance".

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35. Lindir (Sindarin origin) meaning "a female fair singer".

36. Melian (Sindarin origin) meaning "a dear gift".

37. Nienna (Belgian origin) meaning  "tear".

38. Pippin (German origin) meaning "an awe-inspiring male".

39. Rohan (Sindarin origin) meaning "horse kingdom".

40. Ronda (Hebrew origin) meaning "stable".

41. Samuel (Hebrew origin) meaning "male God name".

42. Siofra (Irish and Gaelic origin) meaning "female elf".

43. Tara (Sanskrit origin) meaning "wise one".

44. Vena (Latin origin) meaning "a female friend".

45. Wade (Anglo-Saxon English origin) meaning "to go to the forest".

Wood Elf Gender Neutral Names

46. Alary (German origin) meaning 'elf ruler'.

47. Albrun (German origin) meaning 'elf magic'.

48. Alvgjerd (Norwegian origin) meaning 'elf garden'.

49. Alwine (Icelandic origin) meaning 'elf friend'.

50. Collingwood (English origin) meaning 'forest'.

51. Elah (Hebrew origin) meaning 'turpentine tree'.

52. Ēlifi (Amharic origin) meaning 'elf'.

Ideas for Wood Elf Surnames

53. Firth (English origin) meaning 'arm of the forest'.

54. Jefe (Spanish origin) meaning 'boss' or 'leader'.

55. Kyrkwode (Scottish origin) meaning 'from the Church's forest'

56. Madeira (Brazilian Portuguese origin) meaning 'timber'.

57. Parī (Bangla origin) meaning 'elf'.

58. Strom (Czech origin) meaning 'tree'.

59. Yaelle (Hebrew origin) meaning 'ibex' which is a mountain goat.

60. Xelf̒ (Thai origin) meaning 'elf'.

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Written by Georgia Stone

Bachelor of Arts specializing in French with Film Studies, Bachelor of Arts (Year Abroad) specializing in Literature, History, Language, Media, and Art

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Georgia StoneBachelor of Arts specializing in French with Film Studies, Bachelor of Arts (Year Abroad) specializing in Literature, History, Language, Media, and Art

Georgia is an experienced Content Manager with a degree in French and Film Studies from King's College London and Bachelors degree from Université Paris-Sorbonne. Her passion for exploring the world and experiencing different cultures was sparked during her childhood in Switzerland and her year abroad in Paris. In her spare time, Georgia enjoys using London's excellent travel connections to explore further afield.

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