psyqo78 Posted September 9, 2014 Share Posted September 9, 2014 He wasn't. The Ironborn are primarily First Men, just like the Northmen. They have rather similar dialects and share a lot of names and/or pronounciations (as well as history and myth).Rodrik is another name common for both Ironborn and Northmen. Ironborn and Northmen pronounce most of their male names with a and o, while Andals prefer y and e and i. Examples would be Brandon/Brynden, Eddard/Edric, Quenton/Quentyn.Female Andal names get shortened by a syllable or two. Examples are Arya/Arianne, Alys or Aly/Alysanne.Robb/Robert is an uncommon male example of that as well. Actually, Robin as the third variant in a very Andal-heavy culture fits like a T. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beorn Snow Posted September 9, 2014 Share Posted September 9, 2014 Joffrey Velaryon was named after Joffrey Lonmouth, rumored to be a lover of Laenor. So Joffrey has nothing to do with the Velaryons nor the Valyrians, but it may be a stormland name as House Lonmouth is from the Stormlands. Yep Stormland name it seems to be. Must be some Joffrey Baratheons lord paramounts, otherwise the naming of Joff becomes weird. After all there are king Tommen´s of house Lannister before the conquest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taenqyrhae Posted September 12, 2014 Share Posted September 12, 2014 Maybe Theon Stark had the chance to wipeout the Greyjoy's but showed them mercy instead. I don't think the squids would respect mercy. Theon Stark seems like he might have been very warlike, if he kicked a lot of ass the Iron Islanders would probably respect that, even if they were on the receiving end sometimes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gregor Clegane's head Posted September 12, 2014 Share Posted September 12, 2014 Ironborn & Northeners are both first men, Theon must be some sort of legendary hero of old. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FittleLinger Posted September 13, 2014 Share Posted September 13, 2014 The ironmen ( and women) seem like a very proud people that have been pillaging the north for a long time why would Balon name his son Theon after a long dead Stark?? He wasn't. Namesake doesn't mean he was named after the specific person, just that they share the same name. /thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chalais Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 The Ironborn and the Northmen are both First Men, Theon just might be a name used by the First Men that both cultures inherited. There's a bunch of Jeyens running around Westeros, and names like Pate and Chett are pretty common too. And because of Late Lord Frey, Walder and Walda are very common too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRANDON GREYSTARK Posted September 21, 2014 Share Posted September 21, 2014 The blood of the first men flows in the veins of Iron Born. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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