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Daenerys

/deɪˈnɛɹɪs/

Daenerys proper noun: a female given name originating as a coinage, of modern usage.

Proper noun

Daenerys

  1. A female given name originating as a coinage, of modern usage.
    • 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.2013 March 22, Tom de Castella, “Game of Thrones: Why does it inspire such devotion among fans?”, in BBC News
    • Daenerys Crosbie was being taken to her Montessori school by her mum Carole-Anne when her pram was hit by the truck in Waterford.2014, Wayne O'Connor, "Mum 'inconsolable' as toddler (2) dies after truck strikes pram", The Herald (Ireland), 19 November 2014

Origin of Daenerys

Coined by American writer and television producer George R. R. Martin. 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. Borrowed from High Valyrian Daenerys.

Words formed from Daenerys

Words that rhyme with Daenerys

Questions about Daenerys

What does Daenerys mean?
Daenerys means a female given name originating as a coinage, of modern usage.
What part of speech is Daenerys?
Daenerys is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Daenerys?
Daenerys is pronounced /deɪˈnɛɹɪs/.

Words near Daenerys in the dictionary

  1. daemonologies
  2. daemonology
  3. daemonomancy
  4. daemons
  5. Daemyra
  6. Daenerys
  7. Daensism
  8. Daensist
  9. Daensists
  10. Daentl Townsend Siegel syndrome
  11. DAERA

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