daenerys
/deɪˈnɛɹɪs/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.86 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
A female given name originating as a coinage, of modern usage.
Example Sentences
- "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."
- "Daenerys Crosbie was being taken to her Montessori school by her mum Carole-Anne when her pram was hit by the truck in Waterford."
- "She [Gina Glocksen] married bandmate Joe Ruzicka in 2008, and she now has a 1-year-old daughter, Daenerys."
Etymology
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.