Daenerys Targaryen is terrible at naming things

Drogon the Dragon?!

Emilia Clarke.
(Image credit: Courtesy HBO)

I can't help but love the weird names in Game of Thrones. I'm pretty sure "Qotho" is unpronounceable, but it's still great. There's no reason for it to be Petyr Baelish rather than just "Peter," but as Brooklyn parents will attest, the more Y's, the merrier. By that same token, "Olyvar," which is ridiculous, delights me.

Names are important in Game of Thrones, often signposting the Houses, ethnicity, parentage, or the allegiances of the citizens of Westeros and Essos. And fans love them! There are hundreds of babies named Arya and Sansa out there, the BBC reports. It's relatively easy to coin your own GOT moniker, too — as comedian Matt Lucas joked on Twitter, "just make up a word" for your first name and "again, just anything" for your last. ("Porrell Breth" is what he came up with.) That being said, there are many Westeros name generators around to help you add random consonants to normal names if you're feeling stuck (I got "Kenyse Oldflowers," long may she reign).

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Jeva Lange

Jeva Lange was the executive editor at TheWeek.com. She formerly served as The Week's deputy editor and culture critic. She is also a contributor to Screen Slate, and her writing has appeared in The New York Daily News, The Awl, Vice, and Gothamist, among other publications. Jeva lives in New York City. Follow her on Twitter.