Fairy, faerie, or fae is the general world for the fae folk, which includes many different types of fairies. Every type of fairy on this list is technically part of the fae folk but has a more specific name, too.
A fairy, sometimes also called a faerie, faery, fae, fey, fay, and fair folk, is a mythical being that exists in international folklore.
Often called the fairy folk or faerie, these creatures exist in the space between the human and spirit worlds. While their personalities and powers vary across myths, most stories describe them as guardians of nature, keepers of ancient magic, and spirits of the elements.
Faerie portrayals often highlight their dual nature—whimsical yet mysterious, gentle yet powerful. You're drawn into worlds where faeries aren't just magical creatures, but symbols of freedom and rebellion against the mundane.
A deliberately archaic spelling of fairy (attested since the 1300s in spellings like fairye, fayre), based on Old French faerie, used in 1590 by Edmund Spenser in The Faerie Queene.
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