There are many types of fairies, and these are a few of the famous ones:         pixies are very mischievous, and like to play tricks on people, such as lead them astray on an open road. hence the term "pixie - led", which means someone who is lost or confused. leprechauns are irish fairies, known for the gold treasure they keep. If you catch one, he will lead you to it. selkies look like seals, but can shed their skin and transform into humans.         dwarves  live underground and work as miners. they are very skilled and can make enchanted items. corrigans are beautiful maidens by day and ugly hags by night. if a man should marry them, they will remain in their beautiful state. mossmen are dressed in moss and have big flowers in their hair. they know the healing properties to everything in the forest. mermaids are also called merfolk or merrows. they are half woman, half fish, and are said to appear in the ocean before storms.

Fays - Early form of the word.

Fair Family Fair Folk -Welsh

Farisees Pharisees - Suffolk name

Fary - Northumberland nickname

Fees - Upper Brittany nickname

Feries/Ferishers -  Suffolk

Frairies - Norfolk and Suffolk version

Good Neighbors - Scottish and Irish Name

Good People - Irish

Twlyth Teg - Snowdonia (North Wales)

The Green Children - Faerie reference in medieval literature.

Greencoaties - Lincolnshire Fen version

Greenies - Lancashire nickname

The Grey Neighbors - Shetland nickname for the Trows.

Henkies - Orkney and Shetland name for Trows.

Klippe - Forfarshire nickname

Li'l Fellas - Manx Nickname

The Old People - Cornish nickname

People of Peace - Irish

Pigsies/Piskies - Cornwall

Sith/Si - Gaelic variation of the Sidhe

Sleigh Beggey - Manx language version of little folk

The Small People of Cornwall - Cornwall

Still Folk - Scottish Highland version

Very Folk - Gower (Wales) nickname

Wee Folk - Scottish and rish nickname