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− | The '''pronunciation''' of names in the [[Known World]] is variable. Unlike the academic [[w:J.R.R. Tolkien|J.R.R. Tolkien]], who claimed to have written ''[[w:The Lord of the Rings|The Lord of the Rings]]'' series primarily for the joy of fleshing out the [[w:languages of Middle-earth|invented languages of Middle Earth]],<ref>Peterson, Britt. "[http://www.bostonglobe.com/ideas/2014/04/05/yes-writing-languages-for-game-thrones-real-job/4eyOZKW5EVL6Mt8qBQJ20L/story.html Yes, Writing Languages for 'Game of Thrones'<!--sic--> Is a Real Job]". ''Boston Globe'', 6 Apr 2014. Accessed 2 May 2014.</ref> [[George R.R. Martin]] has stated that "I don't have [Tolkien's] gift for languages";<ref> | + | The '''pronunciation''' of names in the [[Known World]] is variable. Unlike the academic [[w:J.R.R. Tolkien|J.R.R. Tolkien]], who claimed to have written ''[[w:The Lord of the Rings|The Lord of the Rings]]'' series primarily for the joy of fleshing out the [[w:languages of Middle-earth|invented languages of Middle Earth]],<ref>Peterson, Britt. "[http://www.bostonglobe.com/ideas/2014/04/05/yes-writing-languages-for-game-thrones-real-job/4eyOZKW5EVL6Mt8qBQJ20L/story.html Yes, Writing Languages for 'Game of Thrones'<!--sic--> Is a Real Job]". ''Boston Globe'', 6 Apr 2014. Accessed 2 May 2014.</ref> [[George R.R. Martin]] has stated that "I don't have [Tolkien's] gift for languages";<ref>[[So Spake Martin]]: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/1250/ Yet More Questions (July 22, 2001)]</ref> that he "came to not care much about pronunciation" during college;<ref name=eek>[[So Spake Martin]]: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/2724 Odyssey Con 2008 (Madison, Wi) (April 06, 2008)]</ref> and that "you can pronounce [the names of the characters] however you like."<ref name=eek/><ref name=naz>[[So Spake Martin]]: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/1375 US Signing Tour (New York City, NY) (November 15, 2005)]</ref> |
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
===Author=== | ===Author=== | ||
− | [[George Raymond Richard Martin]] | + | [[George Raymond Richard Martin]] is an [[w:United States|American]] who was born to a family of mixed [[w:Italian-Americans|Italian]] and [[w:Irish-Americans|Irish]] ancestry and grew up in [[w:Bayonne, New Jersey|Bayonne, New Jersey]]. He attended college and university at [[w:Northwestern University|Northwestern]] in [[w:Evanston, Illinois|Evanston, Illinois]], and now lives in [[w:Santa Fe, New Mexico|Santa Fe, New Mexico]], but his accent has been described as remaining a "gravelly New Jersey" one.<ref>Salter, Jessica. "[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/game-of-thrones/9945808/Game-of-Thrones-Interview-with-George-RR-Martin.html Game of Thrones<!--No italics sic.-->: Interview with George RR<!--No periods sic.--> Martin]". ''The Telegraph'', 25 Mar 2013. Accessed 2 May 2014.</ref> While Westeros has regional accents, he only includes elements of them since "that way lies madness";<ref>[[So Spake Martin]]: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/2802 Cyvasse, Accents, Historical Mysteries, and Dornish Nationalism (April 18, 2008)]</ref> therefore, his own pronunciations are probably "wrong".<ref name=albu/> He agrees with those who feel English accents work better for fantasy works: "It is full of castles and lords and swords and knights and all the other trappings we associate with England in [[w:United States|this country]]. It seems natural. It would be hard to do with a group of actors who had thick [[w:Southern English|Southern accents]]".<ref>Wheeler, Brian. "[http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-17554816 Why Are Fantasy World Accents British?]" ''BBC News Magazine'', 30 Mar 2012. Accessed 2 May 2014.</ref> |
===''Game of Thrones''=== | ===''Game of Thrones''=== | ||
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| {{anchor|Arya}} '''[[Arya Stark|Arya]]''' | | {{anchor|Arya}} '''[[Arya Stark|Arya]]''' | ||
− | | {{sc|grrm}}<ref name=tiff/><ref name=dif> | + | | {{sc|grrm}}<ref name=tiff/><ref name=dif>[[So Spake Martin]]: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/4649 Days of Ice and Fire Official Report (November 12, 2010)]</ref><ref>[[So Spake Martin]]: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/993 Cersei and Homer (September 10, 1999)]</ref><ref name=nyc2/> & {{sc|hbo}}<ref name=got/> |
| [{{IPA|'ɑɹjə}}] | | [{{IPA|'ɑɹjə}}] | ||
| ''{{sc|ar}}-yə'', like '[[wikt:are|are]] [[wikt:ya|ya]]' | | ''{{sc|ar}}-yə'', like '[[wikt:are|are]] [[wikt:ya|ya]]' | ||
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| rowspan="2" | {{anchor|Benjen}} '''[[Benjen Stark (disambiguation)|Benjen]]''' | | rowspan="2" | {{anchor|Benjen}} '''[[Benjen Stark (disambiguation)|Benjen]]''' | ||
− | | {{sc|grrm}}<ref name=var> | + | | {{sc|grrm}}<ref name=var>[[So Spake Martin]]: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/1009 Various Pronunciations (October 24, 1998)]</ref> |
| [{{IPA|'bɛndʒɛn}}] | | [{{IPA|'bɛndʒɛn}}] | ||
| ''{{sc|ben}}-jen'' | | ''{{sc|ben}}-jen'' | ||
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| rowspan="2" | {{anchor|Catelyn}} '''[[Catelyn Tully|Catelyn]]''' | | rowspan="2" | {{anchor|Catelyn}} '''[[Catelyn Tully|Catelyn]]''' | ||
− | | {{sc|grrm}}<ref name=tiff/><ref name=berk> | + | | {{sc|grrm}}<ref name=tiff/><ref name=berk>[[So Spake Martin]]: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/1258 Cody's Signing (Berkley, Ca) (November 11, 2000)]</ref><ref>[[So Spake Martin]]: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/1397 Canadian Signing Tour (Toronto) (January 09, 2006)]</ref><ref name=igot/> |
| [{{IPA|'kætəlɪn}}] | | [{{IPA|'kætəlɪn}}] | ||
| ''{{sc|kat}}-ə-lin'' | | ''{{sc|kat}}-ə-lin'' | ||
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| ''də-{{sc|nair}}-iss'' | | ''də-{{sc|nair}}-iss'' | ||
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− | | {{sc|grrm}}<ref name=nyc2> | + | | {{sc|grrm}}<ref name=nyc2>[[So Spake Martin]]: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/1372 US Signing Tour (New York, NY) (November 15, 2005)]</ref> |
| [{{IPA|deɪn'ɛəɹɪs}}] | | [{{IPA|deɪn'ɛəɹɪs}}] | ||
| ''dayn-{{sc|air}}-iss'' | | ''dayn-{{sc|air}}-iss'' | ||
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| {{anchor|Doran}} '''[[Doran Martell|Doran]]''' | | {{anchor|Doran}} '''[[Doran Martell|Doran]]''' | ||
− | | {{sc|grrm}}<ref name=cbc/><ref name=conq> | + | | {{sc|grrm}}<ref name=cbc/><ref name=conq>[[So Spake Martin]]: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/1336 ConQuest (Kansas City, MO; May 27-29) (May 27, 2005)]</ref> |
| [{{IPA|dəʊ'ɹæn}}] | | [{{IPA|dəʊ'ɹæn}}] | ||
| ''doh-{{sc|ran}}'' | | ''doh-{{sc|ran}}'' | ||
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| {{anchor|Jaime}} '''[[Jaime Lannister|Jaime]]''' | | {{anchor|Jaime}} '''[[Jaime Lannister|Jaime]]''' | ||
− | | {{sc|grrm}}<ref name=rh/><ref name=tiff/><ref name=maester/><ref name=igot/><ref name=dif/><ref name=albu> | + | | {{sc|grrm}}<ref name=rh/><ref name=tiff/><ref name=maester/><ref name=igot/><ref name=dif/><ref name=albu>[[So Spake Martin]]: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/1395 US Signing Tour (Albuquerque, NM) (November 29, 2005)]</ref><ref name=nyc2/> & {{sc|hbo}} |
| [{{IPA|'dʒeɪmi}}] | | [{{IPA|'dʒeɪmi}}] | ||
| ''{{sc|jay}}‑mee'', like [[wikt:Jamie|Jamie]] | | ''{{sc|jay}}‑mee'', like [[wikt:Jamie|Jamie]] | ||
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| {{anchor|Jonquil}} '''[[Jonquil]]''' | | {{anchor|Jonquil}} '''[[Jonquil]]''' | ||
− | | {{sc|grrm}}<ref name=torcon> | + | | {{sc|grrm}}<ref name=torcon>[[So Spake Martin]]: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/1291 Torcon (Toronto, Canada; August 28-September 1) (August 28, 2003)]</ref> |
| [{{IPA|'dʒɒnkɪl}}] | | [{{IPA|'dʒɒnkɪl}}] | ||
| ''{{sc|jon}}-kil'' | | ''{{sc|jon}}-kil'' | ||
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| {{anchor|Lyanna}} '''[[Lyanna Stark|Lyanna]]''' | | {{anchor|Lyanna}} '''[[Lyanna Stark|Lyanna]]''' | ||
− | | {{sc|grrm}}<ref name=torcon2> | + | | {{sc|grrm}}<ref name=torcon2>[[So Spake Martin]]: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/1295 Torcon (Toronto, Canada; August 28-September 1) (August 28, 2003)]</ref> |
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| ''{{sc|ly}}-an-ə'' | | ''{{sc|ly}}-an-ə'' | ||
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| rowspan="3" | {{anchor|Petyr}} '''[[Petyr]]''' | | rowspan="3" | {{anchor|Petyr}} '''[[Petyr]]''' | ||
− | | {{sc|grrm}}<ref> | + | | {{sc|grrm}}<ref>[[So Spake Martin]]: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/1316 To Be Continued (Chicago, IL; May 6-8) (May 06, 2005)]</ref> & {{sc|hbo}}<ref name=got/> |
| [{{IPA|'pi:təɹ}}] | | [{{IPA|'pi:təɹ}}] | ||
| ''{{sc|pee}}-tər'', like [[wikt:Peter|Peter]] | | ''{{sc|pee}}-tər'', like [[wikt:Peter|Peter]] | ||
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| {{anchor|Rhaegar}} '''[[Rhaegar Targaryen|Rhaegar]]''' | | {{anchor|Rhaegar}} '''[[Rhaegar Targaryen|Rhaegar]]''' | ||
− | | {{sc|grrm}}<ref name=may99> | + | | {{sc|grrm}}<ref name=may99>[[So Spake Martin]]: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/982 Pronunciations (May 08, 1999)]</ref> & {{sc|hbo}}<ref name=got/> |
| [{{IPA|'ɹeɪgɑɹ}}] | | [{{IPA|'ɹeɪgɑɹ}}] | ||
| ''{{sc|ray}}-gar'' | | ''{{sc|ray}}-gar'' | ||
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| {{sc|grrm}}<ref name=cbc/><ref name=torcon2/> | | {{sc|grrm}}<ref name=cbc/><ref name=torcon2/> | ||
| [{{IPA|'toʊmən}}] | | [{{IPA|'toʊmən}}] | ||
− | | ''{{sc|tohm}}‑ən'', like [[wikt:omen|omen]]<ref name=torcon3> | + | | ''{{sc|tohm}}‑ən'', like [[wikt:omen|omen]]<ref name=torcon3>[[So Spake Martin]]: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/1293 Torcon (Toronto, Canada; August 28-September 1) (August 28, 2003)]</ref> |
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| {{sc|hbo}}<ref name=got/> | | {{sc|hbo}}<ref name=got/> | ||
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| {{anchor|Rayder}} '''[[Mance Rayder|Rayder]]''' | | {{anchor|Rayder}} '''[[Mance Rayder|Rayder]]''' | ||
− | | {{sc|grrm}}<ref name=lmg> | + | | {{sc|grrm}}<ref name=lmg>[[So Spake Martin]]: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/4491 Post-Reading Q&A Video (Worldcon) (September 03, 2010)]</ref> |
| [{{IPA|ɹeɪdəɹ}}] | | [{{IPA|ɹeɪdəɹ}}] | ||
| ''{{sc|ray}}-dər'', like [[wikt:raider|raider]] | | ''{{sc|ray}}-dər'', like [[wikt:raider|raider]] | ||
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| {{anchor|Stark}} '''[[House Stark|Stark]]''' | | {{anchor|Stark}} '''[[House Stark|Stark]]''' | ||
− | | {{sc|grrm}}<ref name=rh/><ref name=tiff> | + | | {{sc|grrm}}<ref name=rh/><ref name=tiff>[[So Spake Martin]]: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/6181 TIFF: In Conversation With... George R.R. Martin, Parts 1–3. (March 15, 2012)]</ref> & {{sc|hbo}}<ref name=got/> |
| [{{IPA|stɑɹk}}] | | [{{IPA|stɑɹk}}] | ||
| ''{{sc|[[wikt:stark|stark]]}}'' | | ''{{sc|[[wikt:stark|stark]]}}'' | ||
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| {{anchor|Ghis}} '''[[Ghis]]''' | | {{anchor|Ghis}} '''[[Ghis]]''' | ||
− | | {{sc|grrm}}<ref name=scot> | + | | {{sc|grrm}}<ref name=scot>[[So Spake Martin]]: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/1348 Interaction (Glasgow, Scotland, UK; August 4-8) (August 04, 2005)]</ref> |
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| ''{{sc|geess}}'', like [[wikt:geese|geese]] | | ''{{sc|geess}}'', like [[wikt:geese|geese]] | ||
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| {{anchor|Lys}} '''[[Lys]]''' | | {{anchor|Lys}} '''[[Lys]]''' | ||
− | | {{sc|grrm}}<ref name=tbc> | + | | {{sc|grrm}}<ref name=tbc>[[So Spake Martin]]: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/1317 To Be Continued (Chicago, IL; May 6-8) (May 06, 2005)]</ref> |
| [{{IPA|lis}}] | | [{{IPA|lis}}] | ||
| ''{{sc|leess}}'' | | ''{{sc|leess}}'' |
Revision as of 20:56, 2 August 2016
The pronunciation of names in the Known World is variable. Unlike the academic J.R.R. Tolkien, who claimed to have written The Lord of the Rings series primarily for the joy of fleshing out the invented languages of Middle Earth,[1] George R.R. Martin has stated that "I don't have [Tolkien's] gift for languages";[2] that he "came to not care much about pronunciation" during college;[3] and that "you can pronounce [the names of the characters] however you like."[3][4]
Contents
Sources
Author
George Raymond Richard Martin is an American who was born to a family of mixed Italian and Irish ancestry and grew up in Bayonne, New Jersey. He attended college and university at Northwestern in Evanston, Illinois, and now lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico, but his accent has been described as remaining a "gravelly New Jersey" one.[5] While Westeros has regional accents, he only includes elements of them since "that way lies madness";[6] therefore, his own pronunciations are probably "wrong".[7] He agrees with those who feel English accents work better for fantasy works: "It is full of castles and lords and swords and knights and all the other trappings we associate with England in this country. It seems natural. It would be hard to do with a group of actors who had thick Southern accents".[8]
Game of Thrones
Within the television show Game of Thrones, accents generally reflect the region and class of the characters. (A specific class-based difference noted within the show is that the lords themselves carefully enunciate "my lord" as two words whereas commoners slur them into a monosyllabic "m'lud".[9]) Westerosi accents generally reflect those of Britain, from Northern among the First Men of the North and beyond the Wall to Welsh influence in the Vale to posh RP accents among the Andal nobility and clergy of the westerlands and crownlands. Essosi comprises the rest of Eurasia and characters from its regions have spoken with Mediterranean (Braavos), Germanic (Lorath), and loosely Arabic accents (Dothraki).[10] The more peculiar accents of the Essosi characters reflect that the Common Tongue of the Andals (i.e., English) is not their native language.[11] These general differences have several notable exceptions among the actors: Eddard Stark's children speak with southern British accents while Samwell Tarly (from Horn Hill, south of Highgarden) speaks with John Bradley-West's Mancunian dialect. Asshai is nowhere near Lorath but Melisandre speaks with Carice van Houten's native Dutch accent.[10]
The show hired the linguist David J. Peterson to flesh out Essos's Dothraki language.[12] He then went on to create Valyrian from only three phrases appearing in the books: dracarys, valar morghulis, and valar dohaeris. He runs a blog detailing the grammar of the two languages[13] and provides translations of (and audio files for) Martin's books and the actors' lines[14] but his pronunciations are not necessarily canonical: showrunners opted against his pronunciation of khaleesi, actors change phrasings and vocalizations, and editors clip sentences during post-production.[12]
Audio Books
All of the audiobooks of the series have now been read by Roy Dotrice, OBE, the British actor who played Hallyne the Pyromancer in season 2 of the television show. Owing to scheduling issues, A Feast for Crows was also initially read by John Lee, who speaks an Irish-tinged British English.[15] Martin credited the audiobooks with having consulted him on most of the 'hard' names and getting them right, but noted that they "then went and got all the easy ones wrong".[7]
Guide
For help understanding the pronunciations, see IPA for English[16] and the pronunciation respelling key at Wikipedia.[17] For further information on dialectical differences, see IPA for English dialects.
The following abbreviations are employed:
- grrm: George R.R. Martin (kindly provide sources for these)
- hbo: the television show
- djp: David J. Peterson, the show's linguist
- rd: the Roy Dotrice audio books
- jl: the John Lee audio book of A Feast for Crows
Given Names
Source | IPA | Pronunciation | |
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Aegon | hbo | ['ɛɡɔn] | eg-on |
hbo | ['eɪɡɔn] | ay-gon | |
Aemon | grrm[18] | ['eɪmɒn] | ay-mon |
Aenys | rd | ['eɪnɪs] | ay-nis |
Aerion | grrm[18] | ['ɑɹiɒn] | ar-ee-on |
Aeron | — | ['ɛəɹən] | air-ən, like Aaron |
Aerys | hbo[19] | ['eɪɹiz] | err-eez |
Alliser | hbo[19] | ['ælɪsəɹ] | al-iss-er |
Areo | grrm[20] | ['ɑɹiəʊ] | ar-ee-oh |
Arya | grrm[18][21][22][23] & hbo[19] | ['ɑɹjə] | ar-yə, like 'are ya' |
Arys | grrm[18] | ['ɛəɹɪs] | air-iss |
Asha | hbo | ['jæɹə] | ya-ra |
Baelor | hbo[19] | ['beɪlɔɹ] | bay-lor |
Balerion | grrm[18] | [bɑ'lɛəriɒn] | bah-lair-ee-on |
Balon | grrm[18] | ['bælɒn] | bal-on |
Barristan | hbo[19] | ['bɛəɹɪstɪn] | bair-iss-tin, like bear |
Benjen | grrm[24] | ['bɛndʒɛn] | ben-jen |
hbo[19] | ['bɛndʒɪn] | ben-jin | |
Bran | grrm[25][18] | [bɹæːn] | bran |
Brienne | grrm[26] | [bɹi'ɛəni] | bree-an-ee |
grrm[4][23] | [bɹi'əni] | bree-ə-nee | |
grrm[27] | [bɹi'ɑn] | bree-an | |
hbo & rd | [bɹi'ɛn] | bree-en | |
rd | [bɹaɪ'i:n] | bry-een | |
Caleotte | grrm[20] | ['kæliɒt] | kal-ee-aht |
Catelyn | grrm[18][28][29][30] | ['kætəlɪn] | kat-ə-lin |
grrm[31] & hbo[19] | ['kætlɪn] | kat-lin | |
Cersei | grrm[26][18][30][24][23] | ['sɜɹseɪ] | serr-say |
hbo[19] | ['sɜɹsi] | serr-see | |
rd | ['sɜ:si] | suh-see | |
jl | ['sɪəseɪ] | sih-ə-say | |
Chataya | grrm[32] | shə-ty-yə | |
Ch'Vyalthan | got[33] | ʃ(ə)ˈviˌəlθən | sh(ə)-vy-al-thən |
Daenerys | grrm[26][7] & hbo[19] | [də'nɛəɹɪs] | də-nair-iss |
grrm[23] | [deɪn'ɛəɹɪs] | dayn-air-iss | |
Damphair | grrm[34] & jl | ['dæmphɛəɹ] | damp-hair |
rd | ['dæmfɛəɹ] | dam-fair | |
Dany | grrm[26][18] | ['dæni] | dan-nee, like Danny |
Davos | grrm[26][31][27] | ['dɑːvoʊs] | dah-vohs |
Dolorous | grrm[35] | ['dɒləɹəs] | dol-ər-əs, like dollar |
Doran | grrm[20][36] | [dəʊ'ɹæn] | doh-ran |
Drogo | hbo[19] | ['dɹoʊɡoʊ] | droh-goh |
Eddard | hbo[19] | ['ɛdɑɹd] | ed-dard |
Elia | grrm[36] | el-lee-ə | |
Euron | grrm[18] | ['jʌɹɒn] | yur-on, like yer on |
rd | [jɔːɒn] | yawr-on, like British you're on | |
Gendry | hbo[19] | ['ɡɪndɹi] | ghin-dree |
rd | ['dʒɪndɹi] | jin-dree | |
Gregor | hbo[19] | [ɡrə'gɔɹ] | grə-gor |
Hodor | grrm[4] & hbo[19] | ['hoʊdɔɹ] | hoh-dor |
Hoster | hbo[19] | ['hɒstəɹ] | hoss-ter |
Illyrio | hbo[19] | [ɪ'liɹioʊ] | il-leer-ee-oh |
Ilyn | hbo[19] | ['ɪlɪn] | il-in |
Irri | hbo[19] | ['aɪɹi] | eye-ree |
Jaime | grrm[26][18][27][30][21][7][23] & hbo | ['dʒeɪmi] | jay‑mee, like Jamie |
Janos | hbo[19] | ['dʒænoʊs] | ja-nohs |
Jeor | hbo[19] | ['dʒiɔɹ] | jee-or |
Jeyne | grrm[37][18] | [dʒeɪn] | jayn, like Jane |
Joffrey | grrm[18] & hbo[19] | ['dʒɒfɹi] | joff-ree |
Jojen | — | ['dʒəʊdʒən] | joh-jən |
Jon | grrm[26] & hbo | [dʒɒn] | jon, like John |
Jonquil | grrm[35] | ['dʒɒnkɪl] | jon-kil |
Jorah | hbo[19] | ['dʒɔɹə] | jor-ə |
Jory | grrm[27] & hbo[19] | ['dʒɔɹi] | jor-ee |
Loras | grrm[27] | ['lɔɹɑs] | lor-as |
hbo[19] | ['lɔɹəs] | lor-əs | |
Luwin | hbo[19] | ['luːwɪn] | loo-win |
Lyanna | grrm[31] | ly-an-ə | |
Lysa | grrm[24] | [laɪsɑː] | ly-sah |
hbo[19] | ['laɪsə] | ly-sə | |
Mance | grrm[38] | [mæns] | mans, like manse |
Margaery | grrm[27] & rd | [mɑɹdʒəɹi] | mar-jə-ree, like Margery |
Melisandre | grrm[27] | ['mɛlɪˌsændrə] | mel-ih-san-drə |
Meraxes | grrm[18] | [məɹ'ɑksiz] | mər-ahk-seez |
Missandei | grrm[31] | ['misɑndeɪ] | meess-ahn-day |
Moqorro | grrm[18] | ['moʊkʰɔroʊ] | moh-kor-roh |
Mordane | hbo[19] | ['mɔrdeɪn] | mor-dayn |
Myrcella | grrm[39] & hbo[19] | [məɹ'sɛlə] | mər-sel-ə |
Ned | grrm[27][30] & hbo | [nɛd] | ned |
Nymeria | hbo[19] | [ni'miɹiə] | ny-meer-ee-ə |
Oberyn | hbo | ['oʊbəɹɪn] | oh-bə-rin |
Petyr | grrm[40] & hbo[19] | ['pi:təɹ] | pee-tər, like Peter |
rd | [pɪ'taɪəɹ] | pih-ty-ər, like tyre | |
jl | [pə'tɪɹ] | pə-tir | |
Pyat | grrm[39] | ['piæt] | pee-at |
Pycelle | hbo[19] | ['pisɛl] | py-sel |
Pyp | hbo[19] | [pɪp] | pip |
Qotho | hbo[19] | ['kwoʊθoʊ] | kwoh-thoh |
Qyburn | hbo | ['kaɪbʌɹn] | ky-burn |
Renly | grrm[27] & hbo[19] | ['ɹɪnli] | rin-lee |
Rhaegar | grrm[41] & hbo[19] | ['ɹeɪgɑɹ] | ray-gar |
Rickon | grrm[26] & hbo[19] | ['ɹɪkɒn] | rik-on |
R'hllor | grrm[42][43] | [ɹəlɔr] | rə-lor |
Robb | grrm[30][18] & hbo[19] | [ɹɑb] | rob |
Rodrik | hbo[19] | ['ɹɑːdɹɪk] | rah-drik |
Samwell | hbo[19] | ['sæmwɛl] | sam-wel |
Sandor | hbo[19] | [sændɔɹ] | san-dor[45] |
Sansa | grrm[31] | ['sɔːnsə] | sawn-sə |
grrm[21][23] & hbo | ['sænsə] | san-sə | |
hbo[19] | ['sɑːnsə] | sahn-sə | |
hbo | ['sænzə] | san-zə | |
Stannis | grrm[38][27] | ['stænɪs] | stan-iss |
Syrio | hbo[19] | ['siɹioʊ] | seer-ee-oh |
Theon | hbo[19] | ['θiɒn] | thee-on |
Tobho | grrm[35] | [toʊ:'boʊ] | toh-boh |
Tommen | grrm[20][31] | ['toʊmən] | tohm‑ən, like omen[32] |
hbo[19] | ['tɑːmən] | tah-mən, like ramen | |
rd & jl | ['tɒmən] | tom-ən, like common | |
Tyrion | grrm[26][18][30][21][24][23] & hbo[19] | ['tɪəɹiən] | teer-ee-ən |
Tysha | grrm[44] | ['tɪʃə] | tish-ə |
hbo | ['taɪʃə] | ty-shə | |
Tywin | grrm[21][28] & hbo[19] | ['taɪwɪn] | ty-win |
Varamyr | grrm[38] | ['væɹəmiɹ] | var-ə-meer |
Varys | grrm[31] | ['væɹʌs] | var-us |
hbo[19] | ['vɛəɹɪs] | vair-iss | |
Vhagar | grrm[18] | ['veɪgɑr] | vay-gar |
Victarion | grrm[18] | [vɪk'tɛəɹiɑn] | vik-tair-ee-ahn |
Viserys | hbo[19] | [vɪ'sɛːɹɪs] | vih-serr-iss |
Walder | hbo[19] | ['wɔldəɹ] | wal-dər |
Waymar | hbo[19] | ['weɪmɑɹ] | way-mar |
Wulfe | grrm[18] | ['wʊlf] | wuulf, like wolf |
Xaro Xhoan | hbo | ['zaːɹəʊ 'zəʊ.æn] | zah-roh zoh-an |
Ygritte | grrm[27] | ['igɹɪt] | ee-grit, like egret |
Yoren | hbo[19] | ['jɔəɹɪn] | yor-in, like you're in |
Houses and Surnames
Source | IPA | Pronunciation | |
---|---|---|---|
Arryn | hbo[19] | ['ɛəɹɪn] | air-in |
Baelish | hbo[19] | ['beɪlɪʃ] | bay-lish |
Baratheon | grrm[30][18] | [bɑ'ɹæθiɒn] | bah-ra-thee-on |
hbo[19] | [bə'ɹæθiən] | bə-rath-ee-ən | |
Cassel | hbo[19] | [kəs'ɛl] | kəs-el |
Clegane | hbo[19] | [klɪ'ɡeɪn] | clih-gayn |
Daxos | hbo | ['dɒksoʊs] | dok-sohs |
Forel | hbo[19] | [fɔɹ'ɛl] | for-el |
Frey | grrm[35] & hbo | [fɹeɪ] | fray |
Greyjoy | grrm[18] & hbo[19] | ['ɡɹeɪdʒɔɪ] | gray-joy |
Hotah | grrm[20] | ['həʊtɑː] | hoh-tah |
Lannister | grrm[26][18] & hbo[19] | ['lænɪstəɹ] | lan-iss-tər |
Mormont | hbo[19] | ['mɔrmɒnt] | mor-mont |
Payne | hbo[19] | [peɪn] | payn, like pain |
Rayder | grrm[38] | [ɹeɪdəɹ] | ray-dər, like raider |
Royce | hbo[19] | ['ɹɔɪs] | like Rolls Royce |
Seaworth | grrm[27] | ['siwəɹθ] | see-wərth |
Selmy | hbo[19] | ['sɛlmi] | sel-mee, like sell me |
Slynt | hbo[19] | [slɪnt] | slint |
Snow | grrm[30] & hbo | [snoʊ] | snoh, like snow |
Stark | grrm[26][18] & hbo[19] | [stɑɹk] | stark |
Targaryen | grrm[26][28][7][18] & hbo[19] | [tɑɹ'gɛəɹiən] | tar-gair-ee-ən |
Tarly | hbo[19] | ['tæɹli] | tar-lee |
Thorne | hbo[19] | ['θɔɹn] | thorn |
Tully | grrm[30] & hbo[19] | ['tʌli] | tul-ee |
Tyrell | grrm[27] & hbo | ['tirɛl] | ty-rel |
hbo[19] | ['tɪrʌl] | tih-rul | |
Westerling | grrm[18] | ['wɛstəɹliŋ] | wes-ter-leeng |
Places and Peoples
Source | IPA | Pronunciation | |
---|---|---|---|
Andals | grrm[25] | [æn'dəlz] | an-dəlz |
hbo[19] | ['ændælz] | an-dalz | |
Asshai | hbo[19] | [ə'ʃaɪ] | ə-shy |
rd | [a'ʃaɪ] | a-shy | |
jl | ['aʃaɪ] | ash-eye | |
Astapor | grrm[18] | [ɑː'stɑpɔɹ] | ah-stah-por |
Blackwater | grrm[27] | ['blækˌwɑtəɹ] | brak-wah-tər |
Braavos | hbo[19] | ['bɹɑːvoʊs] | brah-vohs |
Moat Cailin | grrm[31] | moht kah-lan | |
Casterly Rock | grrm[27] | ['kæstəɹli rɑk] | ka-stər-lee rok |
Dyre Den | grrm[46] | [daɪ̯əɹ dɛn] | dy-ər den |
Dothraki | grrm[25] | [dɒθ'rækaɪ] | doth-ra-kai |
grrm[39] | [dɒθ'ræki] | doth-ra-kee | |
hbo[19] | [dɒθ'ræki] | doth-rak-ee | |
Essos | hbo[19] | ['ɛsoʊs] | ess-ohs |
The Eyrie | hbo[19] | ['ɪəri] | eer-ee, like eerie |
Ghis | grrm[39] | geess, like geese | |
Harrenhal | hbo[19] | ['hɛəɹɪnhɑːl] | hair-in-hahl |
Highgarden | grrm[27] | ['haɪˌgɑɹdɪn] | hy-gar-din |
Isle of Cedars | grrm[18] | ['aɪəl əv sidəɹs] | eye-əl əv see-dərs |
Lys | grrm[44] | [lis] | leess |
Meereen | grrm[18] | [mə'ɹin] | mə-reen, similar to marine |
Myr | grrm | ['maɪəɹ] | my-ər, like mire |
Pentos | hbo[19] | ['pɛntoʊs] | pen-tohs |
Pyke | grrm[18] | ['paɪk] | pyk |
Qarth | grrm[18] | [kɔrθ] | korth |
hbo[19] | [kwɑrθ] | kwarth | |
hbo | [xɑrθ] | kharth | |
sept | hbo[19] | [sɛpt] | sept |
Tyrosh | grrm[44] | ty-rosh | |
Vaes Dothrak | hbo[19] | ['viɪs dɒθ'ræk] | vy-iss doth-rak |
Valyria | grrm[18] | [væ'lɛəɹiə] | va-lair-ee-ə |
hbo[19] | ['vəliɹiə] | və-leer-ee-ə | |
Westeros | grrm[26][25] | ['wɛstəɹoʊs] | wes-tər-ohs |
hbo[19] | ['wɛstɛɹoʊs] | wes-te-rohs | |
Old and Great Wyk | grrm[18] | ['wɪk] | wik |
Winterfell | grrm[18] | [ˈwɪnˌtəɹfɛl] | win-tər-fel |
Yunkai | grrm[18] | ['jʌnkaɪ] | yun-kai |
Titles
Source | IPA | Pronunciation | |
---|---|---|---|
Khal | hbo[19] | ['xɑl] | khahl |
rd | ['kɑɹl] | karl, like Carl | |
Khaleesi | grrm[31] & hbo[19] | ['kɑliːsiː] | kal-ee-see |
hbo | [kɑː'liːsiː] | ka-lee-see | |
djp[47] | [ˈxaleesi] | khah-lay-ay-see | |
Maester | grrm[18][24][41][31][7] & hbo[19] | ['meɪstəɹ] | may-stər |
hbo | ['meɪstɝː] | may-sterr | |
Septa | hbo[19] | ['sɛptə] | sep-tə |
Ser | grrm[18][7] | [sɛɹ] | serr, like sir |
hbo[19] | [sɛəɹ] | sair |
External links
References and Notes
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