People love conspiracy theories, and readers of George Martin - no exception.
For example, in their environment there is a hypothesis that, by the name of the character "Games of Thrones", you can find out its future or role in the plot. Let's try to think about what could encrypt the author!
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Bran . The owner of the speaking name, since this is still the popular name of Celtic origin means "Raven".
Arya. Some brought her name to the self-confidence of ancient arions, which means "warriors", others - to the Greek God of the war Arsu, but reveals this name a girl in any case in one way.
Sansa. Her name reminds of the console to the names of the saints, especially the martyrs. Most likely, the difficulties of fate of the girl were rejected by the author in advance. There is another one, quite a conspiramic interpretation - the name is similar to the French preposition of Sans, "without", and this may mean that she is always destined to stay without something.
Robb. The name of the elder son Eddard Stark is given to him as if in honor of Comrade and Lord Eddard, King Robert, is only truncated for modesty. Robb as a result also became king, but - for truncated, so to speak, time.
Ned. Although this is a standard cut from the name "Eduard", in the novel turned into Eddard, but also in itself the word "Ned" was the meaning of Staroangali. It meant the need, in a broad sense - from the need to debt. This name is very suited by Eddard Stark.
Lianna. The name looks like feminizing the Celtic name "Liannan" - "Beloved". In this case, from the very beginning, a sign was given that the relationship between Lian and Raigar was not built on violence.
Catylin. This name is a variation of what is given in honor of St. Catherine. Among other things, the pagan emperor in the eyes of St. Catherine killed 200 of the soldiers converted into Christianity headed by their warlord, and only then killed Catherine himself. The parallel seems obvious.
John. Most of all his name reminds of John Dow, the way to denote the unknown, about whom we do not know anything else. For example, it is written in the patient's hospital brought unconscious and without documents. "John" looks like a statement - "I'm nobody ... or I am the one who looks like no one."
BarateonsRobert. This name reminds of one of the most famous kings of Scotland, Robert the first, mined his right to the throne with a sword. There was a merry man, and bastards strained without a measure. The tragedy of the Scottish king was that the dynasty founded by him ended on his son. No one reminds?
Sersa. Only the lazy did not compare this name with the name of the Circeda, an evil wizard and a cunning seductor from the ancient Greek myths. The character of the queen is very suitable!
Joffrey. In fact, this is a distorted name Jeffrey, which itself is the English of Godfrid. The most famous year of middle ages was cruel viking. He was trying to sharpe, giving him to the wives of Princess Lorraine and making the duke, but Godfrid did not fulfill their obligations (he had to defend the future Netherlands), and it was simply killed by the dissatisfied alone alone.
Stannis. Many brought his name to the Latin name of Tin - Stannum. Persistent tin soldier or someone very simple and dull? Choose interpetuation to taste.
LannisterJame. The usual reduction from "James", one of two English names rising to Biblical Jacob. Jacob is interesting to us by what was born as one of the twins and fell in love with his own sister, however, a cousin and then this has not shocked. Jacob, coming out for the years a little dubious in adams, began to be considered a very honest and virtuous man. Like Jame.
Tyrion. In fact, the youngest of Lannister received a female Welsh name. It means "kind", and from the most acquaintance we see in the hero of this quality. Okay, perhaps, this is still an ancient Greek "Ferion" - a beast. But by the real name of Tyrion, we could not go so just.
Illustration: Frame from the series from the NVO