Meaning and background
The story behind Lyanna
Lyanna is best known from George R. R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire novels, where Lyanna Stark belongs to the central family history. The name’s fantasy-literature connection is documented; a definitive ancient translation is not. It is therefore more useful to describe Lyanna as a literary name than to assign it an invented meaning such as “grace” or “flower”. English speakers can choose a straightforward three-syllable call.
- Origin
- Literary name associated with Lyanna Stark in George R. R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire, published from 1996. Source
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Recorded as a dog’s name
Lyanna appears in 8 dog licence records in the 2022 New York City dataset.
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Sources and research notes (1)
- New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene NYC Dog Licensing Dataset — all seven available extract years, retrieved 24 October 2026 — Recorded name spellings in NYC licence-period rows, extract years 2016–2018, 2022–2024 and 2026. Evidence selects one stated year per name. Annual snapshots overlap; never sum them as unique dogs. No national popularity, etymology or owner naming-intent claim.
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