Eat My Steel Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 All the Stark children have names that are traditional to the family and/or people close to Ned: Bran = traditional, Brandon the Builder, Brandon Stark (Ned's dead brother)Arya = from Jon ArrynJon = from Jon Arryn (although R+L=J)Robb = from Robert BaratheonRickon = traditional, Ned's father Rickard Where does the name Sansa come from? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikkel Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 She's just Sansational. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonCon's Red Beard Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 All the Stark children have names that are traditional to the family and/or people close to Ned: Bran = traditional, Brandon the Builder, Brandon Stark (Ned's dead brother) Arya = from Jon Arryn Jon = from Jon Arryn (although R+L=J) Robb = from Robert Baratheon Rickon = traditional, Ned's father Rickard Where does the name Sansa come from? Sansa and Arya are also northern names. http://33.media.tumblr.com/aa5b4c5b8b3f9a57fccfd2f9d89bc8a4/tumblr_n5hso0H5QJ1r2xrqzo1_1280.png (this is from the upcoming book A World of Ice and Fire. It's the Starks F. Tree). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dya of Oldstones Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 Sansa is also a type of apple. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonCon's Red Beard Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 Sansa is also a type of apple. It's also a flower, or some sort of plant. But I can't remember what language... (heh... this is funny. "Sonsa", heh heh heh....) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eat My Steel Posted September 15, 2014 Author Share Posted September 15, 2014 Sansa and Arya are also northern names. It just seems that there would also be some similar relevance there... possibly one we may not be aware of Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordStoneheart Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 I'm of the theory that Sansa and Arya are supposed to invoke the name of their aunt Lyanna. Because both girls have a lot of similar traits to her. Sansa is supposed to be a soft name and Arya a harder name. And yes, both appear to be traditional northern names. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kienn Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 Sans a name. Because GRRM ran out and she was made last. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Bowie Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 It's also a flower, or some sort of plant. But I can't remember what language... (heh... this is funny. "Sonsa", heh heh heh....) Man, you must be brasileiro! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falcon2908 Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 It could be a name from the riverlands, like catelyn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordStoneheart Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 It could be a name from the riverlands, like catelyn It's not. It's northern. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falcon2908 Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 It's not. It's northern. Okay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordStoneheart Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 Okay. My theory: it comes from Alysanne. So it could technically be a northern version of a Valyrian name. Or wherever Alysanne's name came from. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhaenys' kitten Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 Sansa Stark is sans a wolf. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikkel Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 Sansa Stark is sans a wolf. Nice :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chebyshov Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 So based on the image JonCon's Red Beard shared, the conclusion to draw is that Jeyne Manderly and Rickon Stark II were the Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin of their day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Wedding Cake Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 Alayne Stone = a lain stone = stepping stone :frown5: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lykos Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 Chebyshov, can you explain the Serena - Moses connection to me? :rolleyes: A lot has been speculated about her name. If I´m not mistaken Martin has been asked wether Sansa was named for Sancha of Aragon, who was married to Gioffre Borgia, that sounded very convincing, but he shot it down. The Apple named Sansa is a type grown in New Zealand since the sixties, I think. So if Martin liked it, it could be the inspiration, but I doubt it. My personal crackpot speculation is that Sansa is named after a little community in a hidden vale in Piedmont near the town Pinerolo called Salza di Pinerolo, but Sansa in piedmontese. The Man in the Iron Mask had been held in the fortress of Pinerolo. An heir kept hidden in disguise in the mountains and also a story Martin would know and be interested in. Iron Mask is also a kenning for wolf - Isegrimm.The vale was also a hideout for some Waldensians. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Winter Rose Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 My theory: it comes from Alysanne. So it could technically be a northern version of a Valyrian name. Or wherever Alysanne's name came from. Alysanne is just frilly spelling of Alison. Maybe Martin know one Alison/Allison. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Amethyst Empress Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 It's a bit weird that Ned named all his sons(and his nephew possibly) after someone, but he named none of his daughters after his dead sister Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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