Calling up the kids after Game of Thrones characters - Dagbladet.no

(Dagbladet :) The use of several of the names in the “Game of Thrones” series explodes. It writes multiple media, including The Sun.

Particular names “Arya” and “Khaleesi” that has become popular. Last year, 146 American baby girl name.

not a real name

The series is “Khaleesi” is not really a name – but a word. It means “queen” in the constructed language Dothraki, and used as the title character of Daenerys Targa Ryan, played by Emilia Clarke in the TV series.

constructed Dothraki language is invented by author George RR Martin and has been extended by a separate language expert in connection with the television series.

use of the name Khaleesi increased by 450 percent from 2011 to 2012. Before 2011 there were no children named, which is the word of a non-fair language.

Totally unique

N avneekspert Laura Wattenberg believes the phenomenon is absolutely unique.

– Many authors, dating back to Shakespeare, who found the names parents later choose for their children. You can even find names of fictional fantasy worlds that have been used for real babies. However, a name taken from a word in a fictional language – which is not even a name? I can not think of any other instances of it, she writes in a commentary in the Huffington Post.

‘Arya’ fastest growing

Also the name “Arya” is becoming very popular. Recently it became clear that it is by far the fastest growing name in the U.S. at the moment. It writes Wetpaint.

Arya is the name of Ned Stark’s youngest daughter, and the intrepid boy-girl has obvious characteristics that parents like.

name ‘Arya’ jumped from 711 in 2012 . space of most popular names for 413 space. No other names made correspondingly large jump.

Not big in Norway

Name statistics from Statistics Norway show that the names have not caught on in Norway yet.

There are four or fewer have been named Khaleesi and Arya in Norway.

25 girls have Arya as first name, but it is not clear how many of them are named for the series, as this name also exists outside of “Game of Thrones” universe.

Called up for “Lord of the Rings’

It is so, however, in connection with the “Lord of the Rings” films that were popular names from there.

41 Norwegian girls is today named after the character Arwen in “Lord of the Rings.” It was Liv Tyler who played Arwen in the film trilogy.