Stannis

Modern invented literary name

Stannis Origin and Meaning

The name Stannis is a boy's name .

The name of a controversial character in Game of Thrones, Stannis Baratheon. He's better liked by book readers -- who see him as the embodiment of rigorous law and order -- than show watchers. In HBO's version of the story, his character was mostly defined by his disastrous loyalty to the red priestess Melisandre.

Stannis in Pop Culture

• Stannis Baratheon character in George R.R. Martin's Game of Thrones series