What was Rhaegars name for Jon?

[oursisthefury69]

hot pie

[Hoyti_Von_Totiy]

Visenyon

It is known.

[Alayne's Shadow.]

I'm more on Lyanna choosing Jon's name.

[houseHB]

We will know what Rhaegar was planning on naming Jon when the sun sets in the East and Rises in the West.

[Mithras]

Mag the Mighty referred to Jon as a "pretty girl". So maybe Rhaegar has his wish fulfilled, at least in the eyes (or rather noses) of giants.

[jon stark I]

My take (guess) is that after he met Lyanna, Rhaegar gave up his recreation of the three headed dragon, realizing he'd misconstrued. Perhaps he let Lyanna name, in which case Brandon Targaryen would be apt, for his is the song of ice and fire.

BTW OP, a child can be named before birth, so it's quite possible Jon does have a Targ name and Ned renamed him to hide it.

Jon Snow sounds mightily like it could be a play on Jon Doe - a placeholder name that's used for persons who's real name has been lost or forgotten.

Yeah lets name him Brandon as a pardon for killing your brother Lyanna.I am sure his soul would be at ease if we name this child after Brandon.

[The Wolves]

Yeah lets name him Brandon as a pardon for killing your brother Lyanna.I am sure his soul would be at ease if we name this child after Brandon.

What would be wrong with Lyanna naming her child after her brother? And Rhaegar had nothing to do with Brandon's death that was Aerys.

[Arthur Lannister]

Aegon

[yolkboy]

Yeah lets name him Brandon as a pardon for killing your brother Lyanna.I am sure his soul would be at ease if we name this child after Brandon.

Did I say it would be Rhaegar who would want to call him Brandon? Maybe Lyanna would want that name. The prince wasn't around when the baby was born, Lyanna could have chosen a name before the birth/before dying.

PS As far as i recall Rhaegar didn't kill Brandon.

[Ghost's Shadow]

Aegon

You mean Aegon 2? Or rather make that 7.

[Little Balerion]

Viseggnog

[RumHam]

If "L+R=J" (I put Lyanna first :eek: ) is true then my guess is that, as someone said, he was named before birth. And that L seemingly was a strong woman she would have insisted on a northern name, especially when he came to look so much a northerner. Might acctually be Jon though Brandon seems more likely. But I like the idea of him having some Targaryen name and Eddard changing it and taking him in as his own. Love the secrecy!

We actually know from a So Spake Martin that Ned named Jon.

Q: Since all of their mothers died, who gave Jon Snow, Daenerys Targaryen and Tyrion Lannister their names?

A: Mothers can name a child before birth, or during, or after, even while they are dying. Dany was most like named by her mother, Tyrion by his father, Jon by Ned.

[RoamingRonin]

Targaryen's love "A"s and "E"s in their name so probably...

Wait for it...

Jean

[jon stark I]

Did I say it would be Rhaegar who would want to call him Brandon? Maybe Lyanna would want that name. The prince wasn't around when the baby was born, Lyanna could have chosen a name before the birth/before dying.

PS As far as i recall Rhaegar didn't kill Brandon.

Can you imagine telling a child whose name they named him after.

Brandon we name you after my brother whom died because of your grandfather.

That is what I meant.Naming him Artos or Jon or Theon would have been okey(Stark names) .I don't know maybe my mind goes overdrive sometimes.

[Nami]

Wasn't Ned who named Jon?

Rhaegar probably thought he was gonna have a girl and would name her Visenya

[Rhymes with Weak]

Ser Ponce the second.

[qixoticneurotic]

Jonaerys an homage to his exiled friend and incorporating the traditional jahaerys. It makes me wonder should jons parentage be revealed could connington be enamored of the gesture bringing his loyalties into question.

[Starkside of the Force]

It was obviously Aejon Targaryen ... and to make it obvious they took off the Ae when hiding his as Jon snow.

[King Robert's Warhammer]

Walder. Rhaegar was big pals with Old Man Frey.

[Ser Ash the Red]

Aegon

Yes Danny saw it in the house of the warlocks in Qarth.