Game of Names - Girls

Names found in, and fitting for, George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire (aka 'Game of Thrones') series.
  1. Alayne
    • Alerie
      • Origin:

        Literary creation from Game of Thrones
      • Description:

        Alerie Hightower is the mother of Margaery Tyrell in the hit book and television series Game of Thrones. Though a minor character, we think this name has potential, fitting in with the modern trends of names starting with A and ending in "ie".
    • Alla
      • Origin:

        Galician diminutive of Olalla, or Russian, Ukrainian Finnish, Swedish, Norwegian, or Danish
      • Meaning:

        "sweetly speaking"
      • Description:

        A short form of Alexandra and Alice used everywhere from Russia to Spain. A fresh alternative to Allie.
    • Alyce
      • Origin:

        Spelling variation of Alice, German
      • Meaning:

        "noble"
      • Description:

        Alyce is an aceepted enough variation that there were more than 50 baby girls given the name with this spelling in the US last year. Of course, there were more than 3600 baby girls named Alice, spelled the conventional way.
    • Alys
      • Alysanne
        • Anya
          • Origin:

            Russian diminutive of Anna
          • Meaning:

            "grace"
          • Description:

            Anya is a Russian variation of Anna, which came from the Hebrew name Hannah. Anya is the form found most frequently in Russia, Poland, and other East European countries, while Anja is the spelling usually preferred in Germany Norway, Denmark, Germany, Sweden, and The Netherlands. In the Hungarian language, Anya also means mother.
        • Arianell
          • Origin:

            Welsh
          • Meaning:

            "silver"
          • Description:

            This early Welsh saint's name is unusual and lovely, waiting to be discovered. Saint Arianell was a member of the Welsh royal family who was possessed by a spirit which was exorcised by Saint Dyfrig, who became Arianell's spiritual teacher.
        • Arianne
          • Origin:

            French, from Latin Ariadne
          • Meaning:

            "very holy one"
          • Description:

            Soft and delicate French name rarely heard here.
        • Arya
          • Origin:

            Sanskrit; Modern variation of Aria
          • Meaning:

            "noble; air/song"
          • Description:

            Arya was derived from an Indo-Iranian word meaning "Aryan" or "noble." It is a masculine given name in Iran, Indonesia, Bali, and Sanskrit-speaking regions of India. In Hindu- and English-speaking parts of the world, Arya is more often a feminine name, the latter influenced by the similar Italian name Aria, meaning "air" or "song."
        • Asha
          • Origin:

            Sanskrit; Swahili
          • Meaning:

            "hope; life"
          • Description:

            Asha is an Indian name that comes from the Sanskrit word for hope or desire, but it is also a Swahili name derived from Aisha, meaning life. Since the ascendance of Ashley through the 1980s and 90s, all baby names Ash-related have been used in the U.S. for both girls and boys, from Ashlyn to Ashby, Ashton to Asher. Despite its separate roots, Asha is part of this group.
        • Alannys
          • Alayaya
            • Alysane
              • Ashara
                • Barra
                  • Origin:

                    Irish
                  • Meaning:

                    "fair-headed"
                  • Description:

                    Barra is a Gaelic-speaking island in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland, that’s been inhabited since the Neolithic era. A male nickname for Finbarr in Ireland, as well as a stand-alone name, Barra was used by George R.R. Martin as a girl’s name. It means ‘fair-haired’.
                • Bella
                  • Origin:

                    Diminutive of Isabella, Italian
                  • Meaning:

                    "beautiful"
                  • Description:

                    Everything ella, from Ella to Bella to Arabella, is red hot right now. Bella is one of the most, well, beautiful girl names starting with B. It carried a hint of a nice Old World grandmotherly veneer, until it became attached to Twilight's Bella Swan.
                • Beth
                  • Origin:

                    Diminutive of Elizabeth
                  • Meaning:

                    "pledged to God"
                  • Description:

                    The sweetest and most sensitive of the pet names for Elizabeth, now also one of the most dated.
                • Barbrey
                  • Brienne