STAR WARS Names & Their Origins

This has probably been done before, but I was wondering if there was any information on the origins of certain names, places, etc. in GFFA??

 

Greedo-Greedy Bounty Hunter
Skywalker-great pilot of the force


Hum thats all I can think of

 

Prince Isolder: Isolde was Tristan the Knight's lover. Prince Isolder was named after a woman.

 

Most of the names are like Zimbawain too, ah I think.

 

Myrkr has for origin a ancient word of german mythology for dark

Myrkwood : black forest

Ackbar is inpired by a Moghol emperor of India (1542-1605) Akbar

 

Solo- goes it alone

Darth Vader- Dutch for Dark Father

Chewbacca- GL's dog

Nute Gunray- Probable political commentary.
First name a variation of Newt (Former speaker of the House) Last name a variation of "Reagan" with syllables reversed.

R2-D2- Number of a roll of film, I think. GL thought it fit nicely.

 

Darth Vader- Dutch for Dark Father

no it isn't. Darth doesn't mean a thing in Dutch at all, and Vader is originally derided from "Invader". Truth is, in the earliest scripts Vader wasn't anyone's father at all and was even a good guy. The character we know now as Darth Vader was originally named Prince Valorum.

 

padme means beautiful and intelligent

luke and leia both mean something about light

uhhh.. i can't remember anymore

 

note aboute Nute: Gunray-Raygun

 

Ackbar- very great

Anakin- one without family

Boba Fett-trapper who restricts and confines

4-LOM- For(4) Love Of Money

Mata Jade- bitter precious stone

Mon Mothma- my mother

qui-gon jinn- excellent with a lightsaber

Yoda- great warrior, one who is wise

 

Naga Sadow=

Naga: A type of demon-serpentine

Sadow=Shadow

Kaan= Variant on Kahn or Gheghis style conquerer.

Bane: Pretty self explanatory

Jacen and Jania:

Variants on Jacob and Jane

Nomi: From the Bible

Sunrider: Pretty self explanatory.

 

The Anakim were a race of giants with six fingers and six toes from Biblical Old Testament times. Goliath (as in David and Goliath) was an Anakim.

Endor is also from the Old Testament. A region in Israel.

 

Specically it's where Saul had a witch summon the spirit the Judge who annoited him.

It's where Saul discovered that his evil kingship was repudiated

 

My bad, DL. I gotta remember to verify these things instead of just spouting them back out.

 

Yoda means warrior, it is derived from the Sanskrit Youdhha -- which also means warrior.

 

Mace, What you fell for was one of "Lucas", BS diatrabes. It can happen to anyone. So don't feel too bad.

Though it is true that Vader happens to be Father in Dutch.

Donker is Dark though.

 

Goliath was a Phillistine.

and Qui-Gon Jinn's name, at least the Jinn part comes from the persian word for demon... or genie.

 

Padme: lotus I think, which has symbolism in Asian cultures. I think it means lotus... Horrid memory...
Tycho: The name of a Greek warrior, I think has a brief mention in The Iliad.
Darth: Not an actual word, meant to sound like dark.
Eeth koth: Said by some to come from "Eek! A Moth", though I personally doubt that.
Jaina: Name came at random said to just be from alliteration. Jacen: Jaina :: Luke : Leia (sorry if I have the format wrong, but blank is to 2nd blank as 3rd is to 4th.)

 

i read somewhere that R2-D2 is some sort of theater/movie slang for read to/direct to

 

R2 D2 comes from Reel 2 Dialogue 2

 

yeah thats the ticket, i had it mixed up.

 

Lusankya Prison, probably named for Lubyanka Prison in Moskow.

Rip Calkin = Cal Ripkin (Someone else pointed this out)

Tycho, possibly for Tycho Brahae, an astronomer.

I was told 'Darth vader' was Hungarian for Dark Father.

 

"Padme" is definately derived from the Nepalese word for "Lotus", yes. Because it is the term for the flower representing serenity in Buddhist lore, tt is a term that many modern day Buddhists (including yours truly) are familiar with. It is also the name of the meditating position.

Finally, it pays to be Indian.

 

Dark father in hungarian is, "sötét atya"