Fae - name meaning and origin

The girl's name Fae \fae\ is a variant of Faith (Middle English) and Fay (Old French), and the meaning of Fae is "loyalty; belief".

The baby name Fae sounds like Fe, Faye and Fee. Other similar baby names are Fan, Gae, Jae, Mae and Rae.

Fae is a common female first name and a very rare surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the girl's name Fae. Compare Fae with related baby names.