The night elves are a reclusive race of ancient beings who, at one point in time, were immortal. They were also among the first to study magic, which eventually lead to the coming of the Burning Legion. While the night elves eventually managed to drive back the Burning Legion with help of many other beings, this cataclysmic event did lead to the Great Sundering, causing the world to change forever.
Night elf names are melodic and often quite long, which sometimes leads to harder to pronounce names as well. Many are simple enough despite their lengths though, as is the case with most names in this generator.
Surnames tend to reflect nature, especially the night or the moon, but there's a wider variety of themes as well. Unlike some other races, the night elves usually keep their surname throughout life and pass them down from generation to generation.