Daenerys Name Meaning & Origin
Daenerys
Pronunciation: da-NAIR-is (key)
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- Nicknames for Daenerys
Dany, Rys, Dae, Day, Daen, Dane, Nerys, Dana
- Meanings and history of the name Daenerys
Daen is Hebrew for 'god is my judge' where Erys is derived from the Greek 'Eris' meaning goddess of discourse and destruction.
Daenerys would therefore mean 'god is judge of my destruction'Alternatively if the spelling is changed to Daenarys, Arys is derived from the Greek 'Aris' meaning excellent purpose.
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- Daenerys in song, story & screen
A fictional name from the novel: A Song of Ice and Fire, now adapted into a TV series on HBO: A Game of Thrones.
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