What are your thoughts on the name [name_f]Khaleesi[/name_f]?
I love the sound, but the spelling bothers me. I don’t think it would ever make my list, but I am interested in other’s thoughts.
GoT association is way too strong. I can’t imagine a girl/woman with this name trying to move about in the professional world.
I agree that the GoT association is too much; it will also sound very dated in several years.
I know a little girl named [name_f]Khaleesi[/name_f] and adults snicker about her name.
I think it’s awful and will be ridiculously dated in a few years.
Honestly? I think anyone who names their child [name_f]Khaleesi[/name_f] is a total nincompoop. It isn’t even a name in the series.
I feel like it would be like naming your daughter “queen” in Klingon or elven. its a title from a made up language and it will probably be very dated. some people are ok with that and others are not, but it is something to consider before using it.
I like its looks, and I adore its sound… in the books and tv show. The reality is that it does not work in reality, in my opinion at least, as its appeal and phonetics suit the fantasy world that it comes from perfectly, whereas both qualities let it down in the real world. Kind of like how, say, [name_f]Glimmer[/name_f] worked quite well in The Hunger Games, whereas if someone actually used that name for their very-much-real (and not fictional) child, I would feel very badly for said child.
Also, what really bothers me is that [name_f]Khaleesi[/name_f] is a TITLE! And anyone who has even half-arsed watched the tv show is well aware of that. So that leads to the assumption that a vast majority of these parents (if not all of them) who are naming their daughters [name_f]Khaleesi[/name_f] (it’s now in the top 1000 over here in the UK), have no real concept of GoT or ASoIaF - which irritates me to no end. Because if you’re going to name your child specifically after a well-know character, then it goes without saying that you should know the character, and her actual name! It’s [name_f]Daenerys[/name_f]! Why aren’t people using that instead? It’s still a bit of a ‘much’ name, but it’s far more appropriate and makes much more sense than [name_f]Khaleesi[/name_f], which is the equivalent of naming a child “Lady of Lothlórien”, instead of Galadriel or “[name_f]Queen[/name_f]”, instead of [name_f]Victoria[/name_f] or [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f].
sigh
I know I come across as a bit strong, but [name_f]Daenerys[/name_f] is one of my favourite characters of all time. And it’s so frustrating and disheartening to see people trivialising her and what she stands for, by not even giving her the dignity of using her name. But that’s just my opinion, and I’m sure there are others who might disagree.
Now i feel bad that I loved it, after reading all these comments… 
I can definitely see what the others sayed, and i personally prefer the cool Daenerys over Khaleesi, but i still like it… particularly how it sounds. I think it will make an awesome middle name
Like I said in the OP, I would never use it, and if I did for a middle name I’d spell differently.
FWIW, many people use title as names - [name_m]Deacon[/name_m], [name_m]Bishop[/name_m], [name_m]King[/name_m], [name_f]Princess[/name_f], [name_m]Duke[/name_m], [name_m]Prince[/name_m], [name_m]Baron[/name_m], etc., which have all been in the top 1000 at some point since the year 2000. I don’t think it’s that outrageous to use the title instead of the character’s actual name.
I [name_u]Love[/name_u] this name and yes I can see it working in the real world, esp with female names such as Sawyers, or guys names like [name_m]Enzo[/name_m].
I do not think that spelling will go far: what about Calysie. I do not see it any different then Calissta.
Many people felt that the name [name_u]Fallon[/name_u] wouldn’t go far in the professional world, as that was said to me when I named my daughter that. Today she works professionally in a Federal bank and credit union. She found her name to be a plus as her superiors said that they enjoyed it’s uniqueness! She is also almost finished with her Psychology degree. The Child makes the name!
Other people using titles as baby names doesn’t make the practice any less tacky.
^^ In contrast to a previous poster’s point, [name_u]Fallon[/name_u] is a name with history and connections outside of a book/TV series. [name_f]Khaleesi[/name_f] is not.
The show/books might be important to you, but they probably won’t be to your child. [name_f]Khaleesi[/name_f] is far from the worst name you could give a baby, but just given how tied it is to GoT, it sounds like you might be setting a child up for a bunch of unwanted questions or comments in the future. Like naming your kid Spock or [name_m]Anakin[/name_m]. It’s clear that the parents named the baby with only their interests in mind— not how the child might feel about growing up with said name or how it might affect them. You don’t have to live with the name, the baby does.
I’m sorry, but I don’t like it at all. In the context of the show, and the Dothraki, it’s a cool word, but as a name on a real person in real life, absolutely not.
I don’t know if I agree with this. Kids born in this decade are being names all kinds of things, and the sounds that make up [name_f]Khaleesi[/name_f] are very common in other names that are popular right now. In 10 years I don’t think [name_f]Sophia[/name_f] on the playground will be asking [name_f]Khaleesi[/name_f] why that’s her name. Parents and other adults will likely get the connection, but I think the name will eventually just comingle with the other names of similar style.
I also wouldn’t make a blanket statement that all titles used as baby names are tacky.
No…
Sorry.
I was really surprised when I saw [name_f]Khaleesi[/name_f] on the U.S. top 1000 last year. I can understand wanting to name a child after your favorite character from a book or TV show, but choosing a title in a made-up language seems a bit much to me. At least [name_m]Tyrion[/name_m] and [name_f]Margaery[/name_f] sound like names; to me, [name_f]Khaleesi[/name_f] doesn’t. Though honestly, I would probably look more favorably upon this name if Game of Thrones wasn’t so popular. I know a set of siblings whose names are all references to a science fiction book series that I had never heard of, and I thought that was pretty cool. If instead of 700-some baby Khaleesis in the country, there were only 10, I would at least have to respect the parents for their unique choice.
I love reading everyone’s opinions on [name_f]Khaleesi[/name_f]!
Like I said in the OP, I’d never use it but it is interesting to see it climbing in the Top 1000.
I think it has a pretty sound, and all GoT references aside, it will blend well with the Calistas and Kaliyahs of this decade.
Whilst it’s a cool sounding name and is associated with a cool, strong and independent woman, I think it’s too much to actually name your kid this.
It will be really dated in 10 years, just like calling your kid Beyoncé, [name_f]Sade[/name_f] or [name_f]Cher[/name_f].
People unfamiliar with Game of Thrones will have no idea how to pronounce it. Those who are familiar with GOT will make snide comments because of its uniqueness (e.g boobs, dragons etc)…people can be cruel!
Plus the fact that its a word/title. I can maybe understand using the name Danerys but calling your kid [name_f]Khaleesi[/name_f] is practically the same as calling them [name_f]Queen[/name_f], Lady, The Hound… It creates a strange precedence in which you can pretty much name your kid random verbs.
But at the end I suppose if you like and it’s not illegally to use that name in your country, more power to those who choose it. I think [name_f]Callie[/name_f]/[name_f]Kallie[/name_f] would make a cute nickname! 
I have never watched the show or anything, and the name isn’t my cup of tea, but it actually is a name in Arabic. Khalees is a boy’s name meaning skilled, courageous, vigilant, and the ‘i’ ending would still make it a boy name, Khaleesa would be feminine. Pertaining to the show, I agree with PPs that it’s just kind of cheesy and unoriginal, it is definitely a name that will stuck in a certain time period.
I was just going through some lists, and I discovered that [name_f]Khaleesi[/name_f] is actually the #13 most popular girl name on Nameberry! I guess some people like it.
This is hilarious!
Although I think the name is very interesting and has a great sound, I don’t think it’s a name that would be good to actually use. It’s so tied to the TV series (not even the books) that its use seems a bit…anti-intellectual. Some pop-lit names (like [name_f]Hermione[/name_f] from [name_m]Harry[/name_m] [name_m]Potter[/name_m] and [name_f]Primrose[/name_f] from The Hunger Games/[name_m]Lord[/name_m] of the Rings) are very tied to their series, but have a long history of use independent of the books, which I think makes them a bit more usable. [name_f]Khaleesi[/name_f] belongs more with names like [name_f]Renesmee[/name_f]- completely unheard of before the series and too tied to it to really work on an actual person.