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A '''milk name''' is a temporary name or nickname that can be given to a [[wildling]] infant prior to the official naming.{{Ref|ADWD|39}}<ref group="N">The custom of assigning temporary milk names to infants exists in the real world in [[w:Chinese name|Chinese culture]]. These names are typically either abandoned following the official naming, or survive as familial nicknames. These pet names are known and used only among closely related family members.</ref> This custom came about because the free folk believe that naming a child before they reach the age of two brings bad luck, since infant mortality is widespread due to the harsh environment [[beyond the Wall]].{{Ref|aSoS|46}} | |||
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After the [[fight at the Fist]], as the [[Night's Watch]] pauses to regroup at [[Craster's Keep]], [[Gilly]] gives birth to a son.{{Ref|ASOS|33}} After arriving at [[Castle Black]], Gilly serves as a wet nurse to the [[wildling prince|newborn son]] of [[Mance Rayder]], the [[King-Beyond-the-Wall]], after his wife, [[Dalla]], dies in childbirth during the [[battle beneath the Wall]].{{Ref|ASOS|75}} Dalla's sister, [[Val]], chooses the milk name "[[monster]]" for Gilly's boy,{{Ref|ADWD|39}} while some members of the [[Night's Watch]] have called him "the abomination", as he is a product of [[incest]] between Gilly and her father-husband [[Craster]].{{Ref|AFFC|15}}{{Ref|ADWD|Appendix}} | |||
Mance's son, however, is called by [[Stannis Baratheon]]'s men and the Night's Watchmen as "wildling prince" and "the little prince",{{Ref|ASOS|75}} but [[Aemon Steelsong]] is the name to be given to him when he is two years of age.{{Ref|AFFC|35}}{{Ref|AWOIAF|Dalla}}{{Ref|AWOIAF|Mance Rayder}} | |||
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Latest revision as of 23:43, 20 August 2026
A milk name is a temporary name or nickname that can be given to a wildling infant prior to the official naming.[1][N 1] This custom came about because the free folk believe that naming a child before they reach the age of two brings bad luck, since infant mortality is widespread due to the harsh environment beyond the Wall.[2]
Recent Events
[edit]A Storm of Swords
[edit]After the fight at the Fist, as the Night's Watch pauses to regroup at Craster's Keep, Gilly gives birth to a son.[3] After arriving at Castle Black, Gilly serves as a wet nurse to the newborn son of Mance Rayder, the King-Beyond-the-Wall, after his wife, Dalla, dies in childbirth during the battle beneath the Wall.[4] Dalla's sister, Val, chooses the milk name "monster" for Gilly's boy,[1] while some members of the Night's Watch have called him "the abomination", as he is a product of incest between Gilly and her father-husband Craster.[5][6]
Mance's son, however, is called by Stannis Baratheon's men and the Night's Watchmen as "wildling prince" and "the little prince",[4] but Aemon Steelsong is the name to be given to him when he is two years of age.[7][8][9]
Notes
[edit]- ↑ The custom of assigning temporary milk names to infants exists in the real world in Chinese culture. These names are typically either abandoned following the official naming, or survive as familial nicknames. These pet names are known and used only among closely related family members.
References
[edit]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 39, Jon VIII.
- ↑ A Storm of Swords, Chapter 46, Samwell III.
- ↑ A Storm of Swords, Chapter 33, Samwell II.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 A Storm of Swords, Chapter 75, Samwell IV.
- ↑ A Feast for Crows, Chapter 15, Samwell II.
- ↑ A Dance with Dragons, Appendix.
- ↑ A Feast for Crows, Chapter 35, Samwell IV.
- ↑ George R. R. Martin's A World of Ice and Fire, Dalla.
- ↑ George R. R. Martin's A World of Ice and Fire, Mance Rayder.