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I appreciate George R.R. Martin's naming system for his ASOIAF series, as it makes sense for a fantasy series that only has humans (until the Children of the Forest - so no "Elves" or "Dwarves (as a separate race)" or "Orcs") to have names that are similar enough to ones in our world that they're recognizable, but also follow their own intrinsic cultural customs (e.g. an ash - æ - becoming "ae" for Valyrian names).

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Of the names you posted, I like:

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Missandei
Nymeria (this is pretty bada$$)
Laenor
Theon
Valerion (I would actually consider Valerian in real life)

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Other ASOIAF names I quite like:

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Sansa
Cersei (almost like this more than Circe)
Shireen
Brienne (I like this more than Brianne / Brianna)
Lyanna (I would consider Liana in real life
Olenna
Rhaenyra
Visenya
Alicent
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Varys
Viserys
Joffrey (if it weren't for the attached character...)
Daemon (I would actually use Damon)
Aemond
Larys
Lyonel (I would consider Lionel in real life)
Daeron

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Please rate my personal name lists:

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www.behindthename.com/pnl/69381
www.behindthename.com/pnl/69381/117507
www.behindthename.com/pnl/69381/109399
www.behindthename.com/pnl/69381/132018

This message was edited 11/9/2022, 12:11 PM