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I like Asha too; it's not a bad name, and sounds "normal" enough.

This message was edited 11/9/2022, 1:35 PM

I used to have Asha on my name list in high school and I still really like it. I couldn't use it now, as it rhymes with my husbands name.

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I like Nymeria for a dog.

Of those, Asha is the only one I think is really appealing.

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The rest are meh, ok fantasy names and usable because they're readable.
Except Missandei which I think is bad.

I appreciate George R.R. Martin's naming system for his ASOIAF series, as it makes sense for a fantasy series that only has humans (until the Children of the Forest - so no "Elves" or "Dwarves (as a separate race)" or "Orcs") to have names that are similar enough to ones in our world that they're recognizable, but also follow their own intrinsic cultural customs (e.g. an ash - æ - becoming "ae" for Valyrian names).

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Of the names you posted, I like:

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Missandei
Nymeria (this is pretty bada$$)
Laenor
Theon
Valerion (I would actually consider Valerian in real life)

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Other ASOIAF names I quite like:

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Sansa
Cersei (almost like this more than Circe)
Shireen
Brienne (I like this more than Brianne / Brianna)
Lyanna (I would consider Liana in real life
Olenna
Rhaenyra
Visenya
Alicent
&
Varys
Viserys
Joffrey (if it weren't for the attached character...)
Daemon (I would actually use Damon)
Aemond
Larys
Lyonel (I would consider Lionel in real life)
Daeron

This message was edited 11/9/2022, 12:11 PM

I like Asha, Allyria, Larence and Valerion

Girls:
Allyria - it's okay/pretty, reminds me of Illyria
Asha - I like it vaguely, seems the most ordinary looking one
Missandei - it's okay/interesting
Nymeria - love it (also love names like Nimue, Nyah, Miri, Nivaria)

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Boys:
Laenor - meh
Larence - whatever, but I'd prefer Laurence
Theon - like it; also it seems ordinary like Theo / Leon
Valerion - best for people who dislike the herb Valerian?
Victarion - it's okay/interesting, better than Victorian would be

This message was edited 11/9/2022, 7:47 AM

I like Asha