Daenerys

High Valyrian

Etymology

From daenagon (“to pursue”).

Source

Coined by George R. R. Martin in the book A Game of Thrones.

Source Spelling

Daenerys

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈdaenerys/

Proper Noun

Daenerys (second declension solar)

1. a female given name

   Nyke Daenerys Jelmāzmo hen Targārio Lentrot, hen Valyrio Uēpo ānogār iksan.

   I am Daenerys Stormborn of the House Targaryen, of the blood of Old Valyria.

   -Daenerys (Game of Thrones, Episode 304)

   Daenerys ampa pyrī Dothrakoti ēza.

   Daenerys has ten thousand Dothraki.

Inflection

	Singular	Plural	Paucal	Collective
Nominative	Daenerys	Daeneryssy	Daeneryn	Daeneryr
Accusative	Daeneri	Daenerī	Daeneryni	Daeneryri
Genitive	Daenero	Daeneroti	Daeneryno	Daeneryro
Dative	Daenerot		Daenerynty	Daeneryrty
Locative	Daenerȳ	Daenerī	Daenerynny	Daeneryrry
Instrumental	Daeneromy	Daenerommi	Daeneryssy	Daeneryrzy
Comitative			Daenerymmy	Daeneryrmy
Vocative	Daenerys	Daeneryssys	Daeneryssy	Daeneryrzy

Creation and Usage Notes

I've always loved this name. George R. R. Martin created a lot of great names in his Song of Ice and Fire series, but Daenerys is the best of the bunch. It's bizarre that Khaleesi—a title, not a name—is a popular name in the real world, but Daenerys isn't. Of course, the English pronunciation has penultimate stress unlike the antepenultimate stress of the Valyrian, but that'll happen. I had a choice: Switch the stress, or spell Daenerys with a long ē after the n. I went with the former rather than the latter. -David J. Peterson 00:08, 1 June 2020 (PDT)