Episode #29 – To celebrate the premiere of the final season of the HBO series Game of Thrones, Jennifer and Mallory discuss names from the book series, A Song of Ice and Fire by George R.R. Martin. Did you know there are 2,054 named characters between the books and the television series? We can’t possibly mention them all, but we do talk about Martin’s naming conventions, how he created names, some of our favorites, and what GoT names you should not name your baby.

We also dish about celebrity baby news and take listener questions on names and naming.

Names mentioned in this episode:
Jolyon, Ufuk, Abelina, Agata, Pala, Sigmar, Jondor, Catelin, Arya, Sansa, Daenerys, Khaleesi, Androw, Jodge, Melisandre, Hodor, Theon, Tyrion, Cersei, Benjen, Mallor, Rennifer, and more!

Have feedback about the show or a baby name question for Jennifer and Mallory? Write us at podcast@babynames.com.

Timeline:
:30 Cool names we’ve found
4:00 Names from Game of Thrones
23:39 The ProudBody Belly Cast Kit
24:36 Celebrity Baby News
29:30 BabyNames Mail – Questions from our Listeners

Source Links:
A Wiki of Ice and Fire

Awoif: The Houses

Awoif: Complete list of characters

Targaryen Family Tree

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Jennifer Moss (she/her) is the founder of BabyNames.com, author of The Baby Names Workbook, and Producer of The Baby Names Podcast. Jennifer is widely regarded as the leading expert on popular baby name trends and the naming process, serving as the authoritative source on the subject for national and international media.

Jennifer entered the tech arena in the 80s as a software developer and database architect, and became a pioneer in the Internet industry. In addition to operating BabyNames.com, Jennifer owns a web development agency in central California.