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Daenerys
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English
Etymology
en Q181677. From the name of a character in George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire novels; popularised by the later television adaptation Game of Thrones.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nTBQZBMQtOw George R. R. Martin on how he comes up with his characters' names. 2014 en art-vlh Daenerys.
Pronunciation
en /deɪˈnɛɹɪs/
en /dəˈnɛɹɪs/
en ɛɹɪs 3
Proper noun
en female coinages modern.
en Tom de Castella Game of Thrones: Why does it inspire such devotion among fans? http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-21856915 BBC News 22 March 2013 The New Yorker related how a couple at one of Martin's book signing asked the writer to pose for a photograph with their daughter Daenerys, named after the dragon maiden Daenerys Targaryen. https://web.archive.org/web/20261005043429/https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-21856915 5 October 2026
2014, Wayne O'Connor, "Mum 'inconsolable' as toddler (2) dies after truck strikes pram", The Herald (Ireland), 19 November 2014:
Daenerys Crosbie was being taken to her Montessori school by her mum Carole-Anne when her pram was hit by the truck in Waterford.
en Elissa Chudwin 'Idol' alum Glocksen rocks Tinley Park https://web.archive.org/web/20150706004306/http://issuu.com/22ndcm/docs/tp_062515 The Tinley Junction 8 13 25 June 2015 20 She [Gina Glocksen] married bandmate Joe Ruzicka in 2008, and she now has a 1-year-old daughter, Daenerys.
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Derived terms
en Jonerys
See also
en Khaleesi
References
Anagrams
en adeenrsy yanderes yearends
en terms derived from fiction
en A Song of Ice and Fire