Mysterious Enchanted Fantasy Names

Tiernan

Irish

"little lord"

An old Irish surname cousin of Tierney that makes an unusual and appealing Irish gender switch.

Trista

Feminine variation of Tristan

"noise or sorrowful"

This female form of Tristan was featured on the reality-television show The Bachelorette, and has been rocketing up the charts as a new millennium Trisha.

Tristana

Celtic mythology name, feminine variation of Tristan

"sorrow"

A more substantial but less-popular feminization of Tristan, the originally-male mythological name now used for girls as well as boys.

Vespera

Latin

"evening star"

Said to refer to either Jupiter or Venus, either of which would be preferable as a name.

Xanthippe

Greek

"yellow horse"

Famous as the long-suffering wife of the philosopher Socrates.

Xavienna

Xavienna is an elaborate feminine elaboration of Xavier, which derives from the Basque place name Etxeberria, meaning 'the new house.' This ornate and distinctive name combines the popular Xavier…