“Is your Khaleesi coming out to play?”
This is an established trend. This is not a joke. People are STILL naming their kids after characters from Game of Thrones.
visual.ons.gov.uk / Via Twitter: @ONS
The Office for National Statistics' (ONS) list of the most popular baby names in England and Wales for 2014, published Monday morning, shows that we're quite keen on naming our kids after pop culture characters.
So last year there were FOUR babies named after Brienne of Tarth, the badass warrior played by Gwendoline Christie in the TV show.
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And 53 families decided to call their daughter Khaleesi last year. Nine went for plain old Daenerys.
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People Keep Naming Their Kids After "Game Of Thrones" Characters