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nimdreamsAs faery, I call myself a woudwif which is a species I named myself. When it comes to fae, I see myself similar as the Swedish skogsrå, the Norwegian huldra or the Slavic vila. I am not from any of these cultures however, I am Dutch and connect to Dutch nature, so I put together a name for myself.
Woud or bos means forest, but woud stands for a forest that humans don't interfere with as much. A woud is considered more natural than a bos and often older.
Wif is an old Dutch word for wijf which nowadays isn't very nice to call a woman but originally just means (married) woman. I chose wif because there is a type of Dutch fae called Witte Wieven or Wief singular, so it is in honor of that. I prefer wif over wief because I thought it might be easier to pronounce in English and wief feels more specific to a certain part of the Netherlands while I live in another.
Woud or bos means forest, but woud stands for a forest that humans don't interfere with as much. A woud is considered more natural than a bos and often older.
Wif is an old Dutch word for wijf which nowadays isn't very nice to call a woman but originally just means (married) woman. I chose wif because there is a type of Dutch fae called Witte Wieven or Wief singular, so it is in honor of that. I prefer wif over wief because I thought it might be easier to pronounce in English and wief feels more specific to a certain part of the Netherlands while I live in another.
