What is the in-universe reason for the name "Fairy Tail"?


In _Fairy Tail_ , the guild is named "Fairy Tail". While there does seem to be
a range of ethnicities within the names (Natsu vs. Lucy), it just seems like
an odd misspelling of "fairy _tale_ ", which is a very specific thing that
seems to be totally unrelated to the guild itself.

What is the in-universe reason given for that being the name of the guild, if
there is a reason given?




From Makarov's history based on
[Wikia](http://fairytail.wikia.com/wiki/Makarov_Dreyar):

> The guild was named 'Fairy Tail' as the eternal mystery behind whether
> fairies had tails or not, or if they even existed, was like an eternal
> adventure.

So I guess the guild's (Fairy Tail's) purpose is to have a great adventure as
if they are solving the mysteries about fairies.




From Makarov's history based on
[Wikia](http://fairytail.wikia.com/wiki/Makarov_Dreyar):

> The guild was named 'Fairy Tail' as the eternal mystery behind whether
> fairies had tails or not, or if they even existed, was like an eternal
> adventure.

So I guess the guild's (Fairy Tail's) purpose is to have a great adventure as
if they are solving the mysteries about fairies.

