1. European folklore (and European colonies in the New World)

2. Asia

3. Africa

4. New World

5. Oceania

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The term fairy is peculiar to the English language and to English folklore, reflecting the conflation of Germanic, Celtic and Romance folklore and legend since the Middle English period (it is a Romance word which has been given the associations of fair by folk etymology secondarily). Nevertheless, "fairy" has come to be used as a kind of umbrella term in folklore studies, grouping comparable types of supernatural creatures since at least the 1970s.^[1]

The following list is a collection of individual traditions which have been grouped under the "fairy" moniker in the citation given.