do you mean elven? because elfen is an anime. i mean thats cool if not but.... elfen is the anime and elven means of the elves
witchroses said in a subsequent message: nevermind! i googled better this time and elfen is old english for elfin which is early modern english for elven so… carry on, ignore me.
Answer: Elf and Elfen were the submitted names. Given the fantastical background, I don’t think the spelling is a big deal. But just to conform with the dictionary, we’ll change it to Elfin.
Is that cool with everyone? I don’t think we need to make a poll about this, right?
Let us know in the comments if you have strong feelings one way or another.
FWIW, as I understand it, elfin is actually the proper adjective. Tolkien chose to use elven for his own work and worldbuilding though, and this has become more common since then. Language evolves!
- ehalcyon