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Daenerys Targaryen might be the first of her name, but she definitely isnt the last.
(Daenerys didnt make the top 1,000, but 171 newborns got that name in 2018.)
Up untilSunday nights episode ofGOT, it was easy to understand what parents see in the character.
Oh, and have we not mentionedthe dragons?
Talk about role-model material.
But then, things took a bit of a turn.
Itsa level of carnage and ruthlessnessthat we had never quite witnessed onGOT, which is saying something.
So, what does all of this mean for the parents whove named their daughters after Daenerys?
Were they horrified to see their childrens namesake break bad?
Do they thinkher turn to the dark side was earned?
Are they suddenly feeling any regrets?
This is not the character I fell in love with.
[Sundays episode] doesnt change how I feel about Dany at all, she writes in an email.
I definitely think she was justified.
I think the show is rushing her character arc, but what can you do.
I have no regrets at all!
Some of my friends named their kid Anakin, Danny says, referring toStar Wars Anakin Skywalker, a.k.a.
Its much like that.
Martin actually finishes writing them shell be able to put Daeneryss story in the proper context.
I honestly think she did what she had to do, Acosta says.
This isnt Disney, this isGame of Thrones.
We know theres never going to be happy endings.
Acostas husband, though, isnt all-in on Daeneryss tactics.
Im like, How do we know?
Maybe when shes older, shes going to be like,She was a badass.
You never know with kids.
