khaleesi
/kəˈliː.si/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.41 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
A female given name originating as a coinage, of modern usage.
Example Sentences
- "Born just 16 minutes after the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s baby was born, 26-year-old Julie Walsh, of Little Walsingham, gave birth to Khaleesi Grace Walsh, who weighed 7lb and 2oz."
- "Clark was seen off by his wife, Vanessa, and their 20-month-old daughter, Khaleesi."
- "The minivan erupted in flames with Lang and her 6-month-old daughter, Khaleesi Lang, inside."
- "But among the anger on social media, was speculation about how parents of the hundreds of Khaleesis and Danys were feeling now. The Daily Beast quoted one parent of a Khaleesi as saying she was “in shock”, while The Cut spoke to another who said “I don’t think she did anything wrong”."
Etymology
Borrowed from Dothraki khaleesi (“queen”), feminine of khal (“king”). Coined by American writer and television producer George R. R. Martin for the title of the character Daenerys Targaryen in his book A Song of Ice and Fire (1996) novels. Popularised by the later television adaptation Game of Thrones (2011).