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I haven't found a post related to names from the Game of Thrones series, but I'm sorry if there has already been one. Here are some names from the series that I have on my mind. The ones with asterisks I'm considering using on a real person (my third child). Opinions would be great!
Boys:
Eddard*
Bran
Rickon*
Jorah*
Janos
Jaime
Tyrion*
Joffrey
Tommen
Renly*
Stannis
Theon
Rodrik*
Arryn
Tywin
Sandor
Samwell
Jory
Girls:
Catelyn (prn CAH-tel-in)
Sansa*
Arya*
Daenerys
Cersei
Brienne
Osha
Yara
Boys:
Eddard*
Bran
Rickon*
Jorah*
Janos
Jaime
Tyrion*
Joffrey
Tommen
Renly*
Stannis
Theon
Rodrik*
Arryn
Tywin
Sandor
Samwell
Jory
Girls:
Catelyn (prn CAH-tel-in)
Sansa*
Arya*
Daenerys
Cersei
Brienne
Osha
Yara
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Bran could work although I think Bram is nicer, it sounds less like a breakfast cereal!
Theon is quite cool as well, a bit like Theo but more complete and quite masculine sounding - I like it actully.
For the girls, I suppose Arya sounds nice but a bit too close to "aryan" for me. Cersei looks nice too - is it pronounced like Circe?
Theon is quite cool as well, a bit like Theo but more complete and quite masculine sounding - I like it actully.
For the girls, I suppose Arya sounds nice but a bit too close to "aryan" for me. Cersei looks nice too - is it pronounced like Circe?
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Eddard - Would be called Edward his whole life.
Rickon - I agree, this is a really cool name.
Jorah - I don't think this would work in the real world.
Tyrion - Too strong of an association with the character.
Renly - I think this could possibly work on a real person.
Rodrik - Would have it misspelled as Roderick his whole life.
Of the non-asterisked male names, I think Theon is awesome, and could definitely work on a real person. I would say the same with Joffrey, but like Tyrion, I think the character association is too strong (and also much more negative). Samwell could also possibly work.
Sansa - Gorgeous.
Arya - Definitely could work in today's world, given that there are also plenty of little girls named Aria running around. :-)
I think Daenerys and Cersei are both beautiful, but impractical. (I actually greatly prefer Cersei to Circe, but the character association is also very strong.) Brienne could definitely work today as a great alternative to Brianna. I have met at least two girls named Yara in my life, one of whom was Filipino.
Rickon - I agree, this is a really cool name.
Jorah - I don't think this would work in the real world.
Tyrion - Too strong of an association with the character.
Renly - I think this could possibly work on a real person.
Rodrik - Would have it misspelled as Roderick his whole life.
Of the non-asterisked male names, I think Theon is awesome, and could definitely work on a real person. I would say the same with Joffrey, but like Tyrion, I think the character association is too strong (and also much more negative). Samwell could also possibly work.
Sansa - Gorgeous.
Arya - Definitely could work in today's world, given that there are also plenty of little girls named Aria running around. :-)
I think Daenerys and Cersei are both beautiful, but impractical. (I actually greatly prefer Cersei to Circe, but the character association is also very strong.) Brienne could definitely work today as a great alternative to Brianna. I have met at least two girls named Yara in my life, one of whom was Filipino.
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Er...
A few yes, but a lot NO.
Yara? No.
Osha? Maybe. If she looks cute.
Arya? Possibly. Depends how womanly she looks.
Catelyn? Most definitely.
Eddard? Ew, no.
Jorah? Perhaps. Depending how much of a girly-boy you're going for.
Tyrion? Yuck. No. Just no.
Samwell? Now THIS could work. Considering the formal name be Samwell, and the informal be Sam.
A few yes, but a lot NO.
Yara? No.
Osha? Maybe. If she looks cute.
Arya? Possibly. Depends how womanly she looks.
Catelyn? Most definitely.
Eddard? Ew, no.
Jorah? Perhaps. Depending how much of a girly-boy you're going for.
Tyrion? Yuck. No. Just no.
Samwell? Now THIS could work. Considering the formal name be Samwell, and the informal be Sam.
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I think some are definitely usable! Eddard and Sandor are a big GPs of mine as is Tyrion. I would genuinely use Bran as it's a name in my family tree but I also love the character.(although in the books/series the characters full name is Brandon which I don't like)
One's from you list I like are:
Eddard
Bran
Rickon
Tyrion
Theon
Sandor
Samwell
Jory
Arya (Although I've always pronounced it AH-yuh in my head not like Aria)
Sansa
It's hard to separate the names from the character really, going through your list I was like "Hmm that could be a nice name but eugh I'm not going to name my kid after Janos Slynt!" (same with Tywin and Cersei.)
Others:
Rickard
Balon
Davos
Drogo
Rhaegar
Loras
Petyr
Aeron
Viserys
Gregor
Yoren
Melisandre
Margaery
Doreah
Irri
I've tried to list ones that have been introduced in the TV show but there are so many great names in the entire series.
One's from you list I like are:
Eddard
Bran
Rickon
Tyrion
Theon
Sandor
Samwell
Jory
Arya (Although I've always pronounced it AH-yuh in my head not like Aria)
Sansa
It's hard to separate the names from the character really, going through your list I was like "Hmm that could be a nice name but eugh I'm not going to name my kid after Janos Slynt!" (same with Tywin and Cersei.)
Others:
Rickard
Balon
Davos
Drogo
Rhaegar
Loras
Petyr
Aeron
Viserys
Gregor
Yoren
Melisandre
Margaery
Doreah
Irri
I've tried to list ones that have been introduced in the TV show but there are so many great names in the entire series.
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Bran's name is actually Brandon, which I think is lame. I like just Bran a lot. I find it hard to like some of the names because of the characters. Like Jaime. I love Jamie, but I'm all like why did they name him that?! I like Arryn and Samwell also I guess of the boy's list. DH and I laugh about how almost-names some of them are, like Eddard and Rickon and Joffrey. I do like Eddard hypothetically, but in real life it sounds like dumb Edward.
Arya is kind of nice. I saw someone considering using that the other day. I generally dislike all the female names in Game of Thrones.
Arya is kind of nice. I saw someone considering using that the other day. I generally dislike all the female names in Game of Thrones.
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Arya? Seriously? Maybe I'm the only one but it makes me think of aryan. I would definitely spell it Aria. Aria isn't bad but in general I think it's a bit airy and lacks substance.
I like Catelyn but I'd spell it Cateline. Catelyn would always be pronounced KATE-linn. I'd like Arryn as Aaron or Aron. Brienne isn't bad. Yara is sweet. Bran and Joran are ok.
Samwell is really silly and copied from Lord of the Rings, I suppose (Samwise). Also many of the other names sound ugly and made up. Nothing against made up names in general, but most of these names look like something you'd see on Teen Mom, and I usually like creative, made up and different names.
I like Catelyn but I'd spell it Cateline. Catelyn would always be pronounced KATE-linn. I'd like Arryn as Aaron or Aron. Brienne isn't bad. Yara is sweet. Bran and Joran are ok.
Samwell is really silly and copied from Lord of the Rings, I suppose (Samwise). Also many of the other names sound ugly and made up. Nothing against made up names in general, but most of these names look like something you'd see on Teen Mom, and I usually like creative, made up and different names.
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Fair enough.
Fair enough.
Fair enough.
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ESome of my thoughts:
ddard - a kid or someone with a stuffy nose who can't prn Edward
Jorah - what's wrong with Jonah?
Joffrey - WHY this spelling?
Renly - it kinds looks wrong...I'd prefer Renley. And maybe for a girl instead?
Theon - Oh, I like this one!
Rodrik - What's wrong with Roderick?
Arya - nice one!
Yara - interesting
The ones I like the most are Tyrion, Sandor, Theon, Arya and Yara.
ddard - a kid or someone with a stuffy nose who can't prn Edward
Jorah - what's wrong with Jonah?
Joffrey - WHY this spelling?
Renly - it kinds looks wrong...I'd prefer Renley. And maybe for a girl instead?
Theon - Oh, I like this one!
Rodrik - What's wrong with Roderick?
Arya - nice one!
Yara - interesting
The ones I like the most are Tyrion, Sandor, Theon, Arya and Yara.
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It's a fantasy universe... they're not misspelled. They're meant to be different yet familiar, hence many of them being only one or two letters off real names.
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I like Bran, Janos and Sandor. I think Eddard is inevitably going to be called Edward but most people. Renly makes me think of renal, and that's it. To be honest, a lot of these seem -too- high fantasy to be used on real people, or seem like confused or badly spelled versions of existent names.
From the girls, I like Arya. Sansa is nice enough, but reminds me of Sampsa. I have heard of Yara as a name in its own right, but it's pretty insubstantial.
Bare in mind that Game of Thrones is something which is going to age horribly. I'm not a fan (I really don't like the treatment of women as sources of gratuitous nudity and I hate the author of a Song of Blah or whatever, I can't remember his name, the original books... with his pretentious and holier-than-thou attitude and weird beliefs that he's the best and most original thing to happen to fantasy fiction. I read something which was probably from a fan, but might have been from the horse's mouth, basically ragging on Tolkein and his 'simplistic' world-view and black-and-white morals. First off, Bob (we'll call him Bob for convenience unless someone can give me his name) is not the first guy to use ambiguous morality and antiheros and what not, so he and his fans can stop pretending now - it's neither new nor original. And they ragged on Tolkein and since I read the Hobbit when I was six or something, borrowing my mother's book mainly because she told me I'd like it and it had a picture of a scary dwagon on it, and since aforementioned book is the first book I can remember completely and utterly loving to an obsessive degree (outside of The Very Hungry Caterpillar and a book about puppies with finger puppets), J.R.R has a special place in my heart. Yes, that's probably the first thing that fandom. Because I'm petty. And on that note, sorry for ragging on your fandom in this weird aside.
From the girls, I like Arya. Sansa is nice enough, but reminds me of Sampsa. I have heard of Yara as a name in its own right, but it's pretty insubstantial.
Bare in mind that Game of Thrones is something which is going to age horribly. I'm not a fan (I really don't like the treatment of women as sources of gratuitous nudity and I hate the author of a Song of Blah or whatever, I can't remember his name, the original books... with his pretentious and holier-than-thou attitude and weird beliefs that he's the best and most original thing to happen to fantasy fiction. I read something which was probably from a fan, but might have been from the horse's mouth, basically ragging on Tolkein and his 'simplistic' world-view and black-and-white morals. First off, Bob (we'll call him Bob for convenience unless someone can give me his name) is not the first guy to use ambiguous morality and antiheros and what not, so he and his fans can stop pretending now - it's neither new nor original. And they ragged on Tolkein and since I read the Hobbit when I was six or something, borrowing my mother's book mainly because she told me I'd like it and it had a picture of a scary dwagon on it, and since aforementioned book is the first book I can remember completely and utterly loving to an obsessive degree (outside of The Very Hungry Caterpillar and a book about puppies with finger puppets), J.R.R has a special place in my heart. Yes, that's probably the first thing that fandom. Because I'm petty. And on that note, sorry for ragging on your fandom in this weird aside.
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Well I'm not looking to specifically reference the Game of Thrones series, it's more a question of DH and I being stuck on what to name this baby and feeling out new names we haven't considered. Regardless of the characters, I really enjoy the sounds of Rickon, Renly, Theon, Tyrion, and Jorah. Could these names stand alone without a reference to a fantasy story?
PS. I'm not that much of a fan, I just watch the TV show.
PS. I'm not that much of a fan, I just watch the TV show.
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Well, as I mentioned in my own response, you may want to look for connections to real names ... Tirion is a Welsh unisex name, and Theon is close to Theron. They sound like real names, too.
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Hmmm, yes, I agree with this! ^
Okay, I've taken on board what you said :) - from the five you suggested, I guess Rickon and Theon work if we're saying 'names which don't scream fantasy', which was my initial problem. Rick has a root to, say, Richard-like Rick, and Theon could pass as having the same 'Theo' root as countless other names. This is a made up etymology because as far as I know Theon isn't a 'real' name and doesn't have any such roots, but if we're taking them as name-names in their own right, it could pull it off. It also sounds a bit like a cool name for a scientific particle or atom. Theon - the gooooood particle. No, I like that, because I'm lame. Rickon struggles a bit being taken as a proper name in its own right, but maybe I just can't see it because it isn't my style. I guess it could work.
Tyrion. I'm sorry... please, please, please forgive me... looks ugly. It looks... really rather ugly. I tried not to sound brutal, but every way I try phrasing it skirts around the problem that Tyrion has no depth to it. It's as shallow, meaningless, un-aesthetic and faddy as Tinley and it looks trendy and made-up. I'm not sure if there's any other way you can spell it to get the sound you like, but avoid it looking faddy. I have a real problem with it - I think it is very much the most problematic-aging-badly-cheesy-fantasy-type of the bunch. Renly still screams 'renal' at me, and I have many of the same problems with it. Jorah is very fluffy and fantasy-esque, but okay, I guess. I'd still go with the first two if anything.
Much as Adenydd suggested going for ones which sound like existing names, have you thought about using these names as 'inspiration' and searching for names which have the elements you like in these names, but are established names which not only lack the fantasy issue but might not, maybe, age so badly? I know that's a poo idea, but you did say the problem was that you were struggling for names.
Okay, I've taken on board what you said :) - from the five you suggested, I guess Rickon and Theon work if we're saying 'names which don't scream fantasy', which was my initial problem. Rick has a root to, say, Richard-like Rick, and Theon could pass as having the same 'Theo' root as countless other names. This is a made up etymology because as far as I know Theon isn't a 'real' name and doesn't have any such roots, but if we're taking them as name-names in their own right, it could pull it off. It also sounds a bit like a cool name for a scientific particle or atom. Theon - the gooooood particle. No, I like that, because I'm lame. Rickon struggles a bit being taken as a proper name in its own right, but maybe I just can't see it because it isn't my style. I guess it could work.
Tyrion. I'm sorry... please, please, please forgive me... looks ugly. It looks... really rather ugly. I tried not to sound brutal, but every way I try phrasing it skirts around the problem that Tyrion has no depth to it. It's as shallow, meaningless, un-aesthetic and faddy as Tinley and it looks trendy and made-up. I'm not sure if there's any other way you can spell it to get the sound you like, but avoid it looking faddy. I have a real problem with it - I think it is very much the most problematic-aging-badly-cheesy-fantasy-type of the bunch. Renly still screams 'renal' at me, and I have many of the same problems with it. Jorah is very fluffy and fantasy-esque, but okay, I guess. I'd still go with the first two if anything.
Much as Adenydd suggested going for ones which sound like existing names, have you thought about using these names as 'inspiration' and searching for names which have the elements you like in these names, but are established names which not only lack the fantasy issue but might not, maybe, age so badly? I know that's a poo idea, but you did say the problem was that you were struggling for names.
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All your comments are fair enough. I haven't decided anything. I agree, Tyrion does come off rather trendeigh. I thought that Rickon, Theon, Renly, and Jorah sounded the most like real names, and them being more minor characters in the show I thought the reference wouldn't be such a big deal. Good idea to look for real names with sound elements similar to those names.
I know these GoT names are really "out there" but there are several real names I've suggested that my family and friends see as just as wild and bizarre (i.e. Llyr, Caspian, Ruarc, Rudyard, Alaric).
Picking a name is hard (when there are two people who have to agree!).
I know these GoT names are really "out there" but there are several real names I've suggested that my family and friends see as just as wild and bizarre (i.e. Llyr, Caspian, Ruarc, Rudyard, Alaric).
Picking a name is hard (when there are two people who have to agree!).
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I believe the article about George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire that you are referencing was a review of the series, not something that Martin himself put out. Martin is obviously not the first author to employ grey-scale morality, but it is an interesting feature of a high fantasy type series. I certainly don't think that all readers of a Song of Ice and Fire would "rag on" Tolkein's Lord of the Rings; on the contrary, I think many readers enjoy both series. Tolkein is clearly a pioneer of the fantasy epic.
Also, interestingly enough, A Song of Ice and Fire has already been around for more than 20 years.
Also, interestingly enough, A Song of Ice and Fire has already been around for more than 20 years.
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Hmmm, yes, maybe. It's never, ever been a thing up to now in the U.K and has a near non-existent following in non-Anglophone communities I'm accustomed to, so I wouldn't know if it was new or not and I made an assumption. I was too lazy to wiki. It's still an existent and continuing series, and I don't reckon you can aptly judge the long-term fanbase potential when an author is still putting stuff out and thus naturally feeding his fan-base, if that makes any sense at all. It sounds nasty, but the real proof is if it continues after the series has ended or the author suffered an existence failure - if old fans still reread and new fans are continuously attracted to the series, a la Tolkein, then it speaks for itself, but many such series truly do fizzle out. I mean, look at Terry Goodkind for one. He did kind of shoot himself in the foot by using his series as a soapbox and relentlessly pursuing weird black and white biased morality (just... weird) and weird jingoistic support for the Iraq/Afghan wars, in poorly veiled parallels, but it was a pretty long-lived series and support for the first books was pretty lively... and now I think it's ended or might as well have done and nobody talks them about them, ever, and if they do it's all blasé and passed tense. Then again, his weird shouty politics has made the whole thing awkward, and he probably killed it with the evil chicken bit, but I still think that's kinda the pattern of fantasy and sci-fi.
Philip K. Dick? He wrote Do Androids dream of Electric Sheep?, the book which Blade Runner was very loosely based on (obv). Both the film and the book were huuuuuuuuge (again, obv), the former more than the latter but it must have fed people picking up the book. That still has some pretty hefty impact and pop culture references, but you have to admit it's aged and diminished a bit in itself (book and film), and that was, what, late sixties and early eighties respectively?
Philip K. Dick? He wrote Do Androids dream of Electric Sheep?, the book which Blade Runner was very loosely based on (obv). Both the film and the book were huuuuuuuuge (again, obv), the former more than the latter but it must have fed people picking up the book. That still has some pretty hefty impact and pop culture references, but you have to admit it's aged and diminished a bit in itself (book and film), and that was, what, late sixties and early eighties respectively?
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Has it?
Wikipedia says the first novel was published in 1996, which makes it 16 this year, so definitely not more than 20. Unless there was a predecessor to the novels, which I don't know about. Though, with (at least) two novels left in the series, I do think it'll break that 20 year mark. Whether it has more staying power, I don't know.
Wikipedia says the first novel was published in 1996, which makes it 16 this year, so definitely not more than 20. Unless there was a predecessor to the novels, which I don't know about. Though, with (at least) two novels left in the series, I do think it'll break that 20 year mark. Whether it has more staying power, I don't know.
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My mistake...
Oh, I was mistaken. The publish date was indeed 1996...Martin began work on the series in 1991, and for some reason that was the date that stuck in my head. I was so sure I didn't even check! Oops!
I don't know if it'll have staying power beyond the last novel and a few years beyond that. It seems to fit into a nice niche in fantasy, gritty and not too far-fetched. It's not the same revolutionizing classic that Lord of the Rings is, but I think it could remain relevant and popular within the fantasy genre.
Oh, I was mistaken. The publish date was indeed 1996...Martin began work on the series in 1991, and for some reason that was the date that stuck in my head. I was so sure I didn't even check! Oops!
I don't know if it'll have staying power beyond the last novel and a few years beyond that. It seems to fit into a nice niche in fantasy, gritty and not too far-fetched. It's not the same revolutionizing classic that Lord of the Rings is, but I think it could remain relevant and popular within the fantasy genre.
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Yes!
I think some of those would go really well with your kids names!!
I personally love:
Eddard (would seriously consider this, because we both have grandfathers Edward & Edmund)
Bran
Tyriion
Renly
Stannis
Theon
Tywin
Sandor
Samwell
Jory
Catelyn (But i'd probably spell it Catalin )
Sansa
Arya
Daenerys
Cersei
For yours i'd go with either: Theon, Renly or Jory for a boy and Arya or Sansa for a girl :)
I think some of those would go really well with your kids names!!
I personally love:
Eddard (would seriously consider this, because we both have grandfathers Edward & Edmund)
Bran
Tyriion
Renly
Stannis
Theon
Tywin
Sandor
Samwell
Jory
Catelyn (But i'd probably spell it Catalin )
Sansa
Arya
Daenerys
Cersei
For yours i'd go with either: Theon, Renly or Jory for a boy and Arya or Sansa for a girl :)
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Boys:
Eddard- Prefer Edward.
Bran- I love this name, but not quite as much as Bram.
Rickon- Eh. I mean, clearly referential but not horrible.
Jorah- I like it.
Janos- Usable but NMS.
Jaime- Usable but NMS.
Tyrion- I can't help but really like Tyrion.
Joffrey- Usable as Geoffrey.
Tommen- No.
Renly- Well, it's pleasant sounding but I still think no.
Stannis- No.
Theon- I like Theon.
Rodrik- Eh.
Arryn- Not spelled this way.
Tywin- No.
Sandor- Another name I like.
Samwell- No.
Jory- It's cute, I think of it more as a nickname.
Girls:
Catelyn- However it's pronounced I think it's totally usable.
Sansa- It has a nice sound but, again, clearly referential.
Arya- I like Arya and Aria.
Daenerys- I hated this name until I actually met(!) a little girl with the name Daenerys. Instantly fell in love. So I totally think it's usable.
Cersei- I think this spelling is crap, and also the character.
Brienne- Usable but NMS.
Osha- No.
Yara- No.
To add: I do like Asha.
Eddard- Prefer Edward.
Bran- I love this name, but not quite as much as Bram.
Rickon- Eh. I mean, clearly referential but not horrible.
Jorah- I like it.
Janos- Usable but NMS.
Jaime- Usable but NMS.
Tyrion- I can't help but really like Tyrion.
Joffrey- Usable as Geoffrey.
Tommen- No.
Renly- Well, it's pleasant sounding but I still think no.
Stannis- No.
Theon- I like Theon.
Rodrik- Eh.
Arryn- Not spelled this way.
Tywin- No.
Sandor- Another name I like.
Samwell- No.
Jory- It's cute, I think of it more as a nickname.
Girls:
Catelyn- However it's pronounced I think it's totally usable.
Sansa- It has a nice sound but, again, clearly referential.
Arya- I like Arya and Aria.
Daenerys- I hated this name until I actually met(!) a little girl with the name Daenerys. Instantly fell in love. So I totally think it's usable.
Cersei- I think this spelling is crap, and also the character.
Brienne- Usable but NMS.
Osha- No.
Yara- No.
To add: I do like Asha.
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I love A Song of Ice and Fire. Waiting for my SO to finish A Dance with Dragons so I can start it.
Eddard* - I like it. It's close to Edward, a classic, and comes with a nice associated nickname, Ned (which is a nn for Edward anyway). Usable.
Bran - All I can think of is boring old bran flakes. Not usable.
Rickon* - I like this as a nickname for Richard, but not as much on its own. Believable, though, so I say usable.
Jorah* - Similar to several "real" names with a nice, masculine sound. Usable.
Janos - Similar to Janus, but I dislike this character so not usable for me.
Jaime - As a nickname for James, definitely usable.
Tyrion* - I love the sound of this name! It's starting to verge on a little too fantastical, but I give it a usable for the adventurous.
Joffrey - Don't like the sound, HATE the character. Not usable.
Tommen - I like this as a nickname for Thomas actually. I think it could work.
Renly* - Nice. I wouldn't use it, but I think it's usable for others.
Stannis - You know, I think this would make a nice name. Usable.
Theon - Love the sound, similar to popular Theodore/Theo. Usable.
Rodrik* - Usable though I don't like it much.
Arryn - Similar to Aaron, which I'm not crazy about. but I think this could be used.
Tywin - Where Tyrion is on the usable side of fantasy, Tywin is on the not usable side. It's a nice sound, just a little too out there for me.
Sandor - Decent and usable I guess.
Samwell - Definitely usable.
Jory - Similar to Cory, but too insubstantial to be a full name for me.
Catelyn (prn CAH-tel-in) - I usually say it cait-lyn, usable either way.
Sansa* - Usable and quite pretty.
Arya* - Usable and it seems like it could even be trendy. Aria is shooting up in popularity.
Daenerys - I like this name, but it isn't usable. Very "fantasy novel."
Cersei - As a variant of Circe, might be usable. But she certainly isn't a very good role model.
Brienne - Nice sounding and very usable.
Osha - Shrug. Maybe for some people.
Yara - Same as above.
Eddard* - I like it. It's close to Edward, a classic, and comes with a nice associated nickname, Ned (which is a nn for Edward anyway). Usable.
Bran - All I can think of is boring old bran flakes. Not usable.
Rickon* - I like this as a nickname for Richard, but not as much on its own. Believable, though, so I say usable.
Jorah* - Similar to several "real" names with a nice, masculine sound. Usable.
Janos - Similar to Janus, but I dislike this character so not usable for me.
Jaime - As a nickname for James, definitely usable.
Tyrion* - I love the sound of this name! It's starting to verge on a little too fantastical, but I give it a usable for the adventurous.
Joffrey - Don't like the sound, HATE the character. Not usable.
Tommen - I like this as a nickname for Thomas actually. I think it could work.
Renly* - Nice. I wouldn't use it, but I think it's usable for others.
Stannis - You know, I think this would make a nice name. Usable.
Theon - Love the sound, similar to popular Theodore/Theo. Usable.
Rodrik* - Usable though I don't like it much.
Arryn - Similar to Aaron, which I'm not crazy about. but I think this could be used.
Tywin - Where Tyrion is on the usable side of fantasy, Tywin is on the not usable side. It's a nice sound, just a little too out there for me.
Sandor - Decent and usable I guess.
Samwell - Definitely usable.
Jory - Similar to Cory, but too insubstantial to be a full name for me.
Catelyn (prn CAH-tel-in) - I usually say it cait-lyn, usable either way.
Sansa* - Usable and quite pretty.
Arya* - Usable and it seems like it could even be trendy. Aria is shooting up in popularity.
Daenerys - I like this name, but it isn't usable. Very "fantasy novel."
Cersei - As a variant of Circe, might be usable. But she certainly isn't a very good role model.
Brienne - Nice sounding and very usable.
Osha - Shrug. Maybe for some people.
Yara - Same as above.
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I'd consider these names usable...
Bran - I like it, either on its own or a nickname for Branwyn.
Jorah - similar to Jonah, sounds somewhat Biblical or Hebrew.
Janos - real name, but you might get questions if you're not Hungarian!
Jaime - definitely usable.
Tyrion - well, Tirion is a Welsh unisex name, so I suppose this wouldn't be much of a stretch! I've seen this pop up on a few PNLs here.
Tommen - could probably work, and you get the Tom- nicknames.
Renly - seems usable.
Theon - seems like a real name, and is close to Theron. Usable.
Rodrik - I prefer Roderick but this isn't bad.
Tywin - usable.
Sandor - another Hungarian name, usable.
Jory - usable.
Sansa - pretty close to Sancia / Sanchia. I like it. It was also the name of my old mp3 player, but I doubt that will be a problem.
Arya - I love this name, and will always prefer it over the flimsy Aria.
Brienne - pretty normal as far as modern names go.
Yara - quite usable.
These may be usable...
Eddard - close to Edward, but doesn't flow as well as the sound seems more abrupt.
Rickon - how is this pronounced?
Joffrey - close to Jeffrey, could probably work. But given what I know about the show (from friends -- I haven't seen it), is this a character you would name a child after?
Stannis - reminds me of Stanley + Yannis, might work.
Samwell - not sure. It falls into the same category as Samwise...
Catelyn - I love the pronunciation you're using, but I'm afraid it would get mistaken for Caitlin.
Cersei - looks like a form of Circe, I'm sure I've seen it elsewhere before.
Osha - associations with occupational safety.
Not usable...
Arryn - looks like one of those ugly, trendy, made-up names. I toss it out because of that.
Daenerys - I think this one is too obviously fantasy-esque. May I suggest the Welsh Nerys as an alternative?
Bran - I like it, either on its own or a nickname for Branwyn.
Jorah - similar to Jonah, sounds somewhat Biblical or Hebrew.
Janos - real name, but you might get questions if you're not Hungarian!
Jaime - definitely usable.
Tyrion - well, Tirion is a Welsh unisex name, so I suppose this wouldn't be much of a stretch! I've seen this pop up on a few PNLs here.
Tommen - could probably work, and you get the Tom- nicknames.
Renly - seems usable.
Theon - seems like a real name, and is close to Theron. Usable.
Rodrik - I prefer Roderick but this isn't bad.
Tywin - usable.
Sandor - another Hungarian name, usable.
Jory - usable.
Sansa - pretty close to Sancia / Sanchia. I like it. It was also the name of my old mp3 player, but I doubt that will be a problem.
Arya - I love this name, and will always prefer it over the flimsy Aria.
Brienne - pretty normal as far as modern names go.
Yara - quite usable.
These may be usable...
Eddard - close to Edward, but doesn't flow as well as the sound seems more abrupt.
Rickon - how is this pronounced?
Joffrey - close to Jeffrey, could probably work. But given what I know about the show (from friends -- I haven't seen it), is this a character you would name a child after?
Stannis - reminds me of Stanley + Yannis, might work.
Samwell - not sure. It falls into the same category as Samwise...
Catelyn - I love the pronunciation you're using, but I'm afraid it would get mistaken for Caitlin.
Cersei - looks like a form of Circe, I'm sure I've seen it elsewhere before.
Osha - associations with occupational safety.
Not usable...
Arryn - looks like one of those ugly, trendy, made-up names. I toss it out because of that.
Daenerys - I think this one is too obviously fantasy-esque. May I suggest the Welsh Nerys as an alternative?
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I really love Bran and Arya (as characters too!), and Daenerys is sort of a guilty pleasure. Cersei Lannister is the worst human being to have ever existed (save her own son), real or fiction, so I just can't support that one at all.
I suppose I like Sandor, and Jorah is pretty cool, too.
I suppose I like Sandor, and Jorah is pretty cool, too.
This message was edited 5/23/2012, 10:03 PM
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