If you like Game of Thrones names...

  1. Kenna
    • Origin:

      Scottish, feminine form of Kenneth
    • Description:

      Kenna is the Scottish version of Kendra, both of which are feminine versions of Kenneth. Used in the TV show Reign for one of the supporting characters.
  2. Kojo
    • Origin:

      Ghanaian, Akan
    • Meaning:

      "born on Monday"
    • Description:

      The Ashantis of Ghana traditionally use this animated name for boys born on Monday. The girls' equivalent is Adwoa, pronounced ahj-wa.
  3. Lianna
    • Origin:

      Variation of Liana, French
    • Meaning:

      "to climb like a vine"
    • Description:

      Subtle botanical choice with cross-cultural appeal. Streamlined Liana is more common.
  4. Lisanne
    • Origin:

      Dutch compound name, merging Elisabeth and Anne
    • Meaning:

      "God is my oath and grace"
    • Description:

      A bit like Annelise in reverse, Lisanne is a sleek but gentle Dutch compound name that was popular in the 2010s.
  5. Lorenza
    • Origin:

      Laurencia, Laurenza, Lorencia
    • Description:

      See LAURENZA.
  6. Lyn
    • Lyna
      • Lyra
        • Origin:

          Greek
        • Meaning:

          "lyre"
        • Description:

          Lyra is a name with ancient and celestial roots that's finding new popularity thanks to its starring role in Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials series, seen in the movie The Golden Compass. Simple yet unique, Lyra hits the sweet spot between too popular and too unusual.
      • Lys
        • Lysa
          • Magi
            • Origin:

              Cherokee
            • Meaning:

              "who is like God"
            • Description:

              Magi, as in the Three Wise Men who visited the baby Jesus, is a new word name appropriate for Christmas babies. It might also be a way to spell Maggie, but you can see the problems that's going to cause.
          • Marcella
            • Origin:

              Latin
            • Meaning:

              "warlike"
            • Description:

              Marcella has been in mothballs for so long it's starting to feel stylish again. Depicted as the world's most beautiful woman in Don Quixote (where it's spelled Marcela), this long neglected name seemed dated for decades but just might be ready for restoration.
          • Marya
            • Origin:

              Arabic
            • Meaning:

              "purity, bright whiteness"
            • Description:

              The final a adds a lot of style.
          • Marysa
            • Origin:

              Combination of Mary and Louisa
            • Meaning:

              "drop of the sea, bitter, or beloved + famous battle"
            • Description:

              Variant of Marisa
          • Meara
            • Origin:

              Irish
            • Meaning:

              "pool, lake"
            • Description:

              A name that has many close, more familiar relatives, like Mira and Myra.
          • Meera
            • Origin:

              ; Sanskrit
            • Meaning:

              "prosperous"
            • Description:

              Meera Bai, also spelled Mirabai, was a great female Hindu mystical poet whose works are popular throughout India. She was a fifteenth-sixteenth century Indian princess who devoted her life to writing paeans of devotion to the god Krishna.

              The story of Meera was the basis of an eponymous Indian historical drama television series in 2009. It's also gotten a boost from HBO's Game of Thrones, in which Meera Reed is a tough, wise character who cares for the disabled seer Bran Stark once he flees Winterfell.

          • Melisande
            • Origin:

              French form of Millicent, German
            • Meaning:

              "strong in work"
            • Description:

              This old-time fairy tale name is rarely heard in the modern English-speaking world, but it's so, well, mellifluous, that it would make a lovely choice for a twenty-first century girl--a romanticized tribute to an Aunt Melissa or Melanie.
          • Melony
            • Milynda
              • Mirelys