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[alyssa897]

So I don't know if anybody is familiar with the show Game of Thrones (or the book series A Song of Ice and Fire that the show is based on), but it's one of my favorite shows! It has fantasy, dragons, great leading ladies ... all things I love in a tv show! But, I think my favorite part of the show/series is the fact that are so many characters, and so many have great names! Since watching the show/reading the books I have fallen in love with a lot of unusual names and I was just looking to get your opinions on these names and perhaps some suggestions for combos. Some of these names are strictly GP, but there are quite a few I love so much that I would definitely consider using some day!

Anyway here are the names:

Daenerys (Duh-NAIR-iss)
Arya (ARE-yuh)
Cersei (SER-see)
Sansa (SAHN-suh)
Margaery (Marge-uh-ree)

Sansa and Margaery are my favorites and the two I would actually consider in real life. Daenerys and Cersei and great, but I think just a tad too out there for most people, but I'm keeping them on my list as GPs. I could always use them for pets in the future! Arya is great as well.

So, what do you think of these names? Too weird? Or just weird enough? And do you have any middle names suggestions, particularly for Margaery and Sansa (but all are welcome!).

I've already come up with:
Margaery Louise
Margaery Grace
Margaery Rose
Sansa Jane (Jane is after my grandmother)
(mostly filler or shorter mn is all I can come up with. I'm kind of stuck!)

I find I've been really open with names lately, there isn't many names I don't like in some form so feel free to suggest any style! I've never worked with these names until just recently so I'm not sure what I will like!

Thanks to anyone who reads this/helps.

[BabyNameRater]

Daenerys (Duh-NAIR-iss)- This sounds more like a surname to me more than anything, but might possibly work as a middle
Arya (ARE-yuh) reminds me of an off shoot of the name Aria. I could see it as a middle name
Cersei (SER-see)- Not bad, I could see it working better as a GP or a middle name over a first name though
Sansa (SAHN-suh)- Personally makes me think of that diet stuff called Sensa.
Margaery (Marge-uh-ree) is actually a real name but commonly spelled Marjorie or Margery instead of Margaery. The most well known example being Marjorie "Marge" Simpson from The Simpsons.

[alyssa897]

Daenerys (Duh-NAIR-iss)- This sounds more like a surname to me more than anything, but might possibly work as a middle
Arya (ARE-yuh) reminds me of an off shoot of the name Aria. I could see it as a middle name
Cersei (SER-see)- Not bad, I could see it working better as a GP or a middle name over a first name though
Sansa (SAHN-suh)- Personally makes me think of that diet stuff called Sensa.
Margaery (Marge-uh-ree) is actually a real name but commonly spelled Marjorie or Margery instead of Margaery. The most well known example being Marjorie "Marge" Simpson from The Simpsons.

Thanks for the feedback! I never thought about the similarities with Sansa/Sensa before, but it doesn't bother me. I love the name too much!

I also never made the connection with Marjorie. I was never fond of Marjorie/Margaret and other similar sounding names so I never paid much attention to them before. What do you think of the spelling of Margaery? I think it's really beautiful looking and I love the sound/look of the "ae" (one of the reasons I love Daenerys so much). I personally don't think it's too extreme of a spelling. Not really trendy or different for the sake of being different.

Again, thanks!

[BabyNameRater]

I'm not really a fan of the name in general but I sorta prefer the classical spellings Margery or Marjorie over Margaery, it looks a bit clunky with the GoT spelling to me personally.