The name Clefairy seems to be a combination of Clef, as in the musical symbol at the beginning of a staff, and fairy which is a direct reference to its lore and eventually its typing. It's a simple name that spells out what Clefairy is visually.

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Clefairy Quick Facts: - The Poke Doll item is modeled after this Pokémon. - Its prototype name was Aria and this name was used in the Russian dub for the original anime series. - Kōji Nishino, one of the game designers for the Pokémon series lists Clefairy as one of his faves.

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