Faerie:
from
the Latin term for "fate" (fata), faeries (or fairies) are a "host of
supernatural beings and spirits who occupy a focal point between earth and
heaven" (Guiley). This is in recognition of the skill faeries had in predicting
and even controlling human destiny. Faeries could be either good or evil
creatures, and at various points in history have been confused with witches and
demons
Fay
or fey is the archaic term for faerie meaning bewitched or enchanted.
This word came from 'Fays' meaning Fates, and thought to be a broken form of
Fatae. 'Fay-erie' was first a state of enchantment or glamour, and only was it
used for the fays that wielded those powers of illusion. The state of
enchantment is fayerie, which later became fairy and
faerie.
Fair
Folk
is a welsh name, often used in literature and in Scandinavian myths.
Good
Neighbors
is from Scotland. It had its origin in a desire to give no offense. The
`folk' might be listening, and were pleased when people spoke well of them, and
angry when spoken of bad of. The same feeling made the Irish Celt call them
“honest folk” or “good people.”
The
Green Children
was used in medieval literature and versions of it is often used in modern Fairy
Tales. This theme has many alterations like Greenies, Greencoaties and others.
The
Old People
refers as to Faeries who lived on earth long before Mankind.
The
Silent People
comes from the Irish and Scottish Gaelic, the sith people. The name
sith refers to “peace” or silence of Airy motion. The Fairies come and go
with noiseless steps, and their thefts or abductions are done silently and
unawares to men.
Elf
(Elves) also means faerie and derived from the word alfar from the
Nordic and Teutonic languages that are associated with mountains and water. This
clearly illustrates the close relationship between faeries and the
earth.