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I read on [Fanpop](http://www.fanpop.com/clubs/fairy-
tail/answers/show/184159/can-anyone-tell-why-ezra-called-titania) that the
name Titania comes from a Shakespearean play called **_A Midsummer Night's
Dream_**.

In this play, it happens to be that Titania is queen of fairies. Did the
creators of _Fairy Tail_ happen to get inspiration from Shakespeare's plays
and was that how Erza got the nickname 'Titania'? Also did they use this play
as an inspiration for the name of the anime _Fairy Tail_?

Note: I came across this when I was trying to find out why Erza had the
nickname Titania? I did a Google search but didn't find out any solid answers
besides...

> She's the strongest mage in the guild, and that's how she earned the
> nickname Titania.

To sum it up, I am not asking how she got the nickname in the show, but how
the producers came up with the nickname. What was their inspiration for the
nickname Titania.

Please refrain from saying:

  1. She got her nickname from being the strongest in the guild
  2. The producers came up with that nickname because she is strong


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Was Erza's nickname 'Titania' inspired by Shakespeare?


In Shakespeare's _A Midsummer Night's Dream_ , Titania is the Queen of the
fairies.

Since Erza is widely known as the strongest female mage of _Fairy Tail_ , she
has been given the nickname Titania.


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