Fairy (disambiguation)

See also: fay (disambiguation)

The word fairy (faery, faerie, Faërie) may mean:

• Fairy, a spirit or supernatural being in late Medieval folklore and romance. Also known as 'elves with wings'.
  • more generally, such beings in the folklore of various cultures, see list of beings referred to as fairies
• the "land of Faerie", see Alfheim.
• The Faerie faith, a Neopagan tradition emphasizing the ancient meaning of fae, rather than the modern diminutive fairy
  • Feri Tradition, a neopagan tradition with similar but distinct tenets
• Radical Faeries, an organization mostly of gay men.
• Flower fairies, tiny creatures that live in the bottom of gardens, the middle of grassy meadows, and on the edge of distant marshes.
• A Homosexual or effeminate male.
• Fairy Flag, a Scottish clan heirloom with supposed magical powers

Plants and animals

• Fairy slipper, a species of orchid.
• Fairy Tern
• Fairy, hummingbirds in the genus Heliothryx

Popular culture

• Fairy chess piece, any unorthodox piece used in a chess variant
• Fairy (detergent), a brand name for several detergent products made by Procter & Gamble
• Fairy Margarine, an Australian brand of margarine, marketed in some countries as "Krona" to avoid conflict with the detergents
• Fairy (gay slang), a slang term, often used disparaging referring to gay or effeminate men and LGBT people. The term has also been re-appropriated by LGBT communities; for example, Radical faeries.
• Faerie, a magical realm in the DC comics The Sandman, The Books of Faerie and The Books of Magic.
• Fairy (homosexual)Fairy, a person, most likely a homosexual male that is beyond normal homosexual tendincies. They often can be described as having a high pitched voice, or doing things as women would do them. An example would be: "Hey pretty lady!" said by the "fairy" individual.

Faeries

• Faeries (television), starring Hans Conried
• Faeries (film), starring Kate Winslet.
• Fairy (Artemis Fowl) From the series of Artemis Fowl.

Fairey

• Fairey Aviation Company, a British aircraft manufacturer which produced numerous types of military (mostly naval) aircraft:
  • The Fairey Battle
  • The Fairey Swordfish
  • The Fairey Albacore
  • The Fairey Barracuda
  • The Fairey Firefly
  • The Fairey Fulmar
  • The Fairey Gannet
  • The Fairey Delta
  • The Fairey Rotodyne

See also

• Fairyland
• Fey (disambiguation)
• Ferry