Why is Anakin's last name Skywalker?

Darth Vader: Mr. Lucas went back to the Dutch root for father to arrive at a name that approximates ''Dark Father. '' Vader's original name is Anakin Skywalker. Anakin is a variation on a race of giants in Genesis, and Skywalker is an appellation for Loki, the Norse god of fire and mischief.
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Why is Anakin surname Skywalker?

Anakin Skywalker is named Anakin Skywalker because his mother's name was Shmi Skywalker.
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Why do Anakin and Luke have the same last name?

Given this, it's possible that when he handed off Luke to the Lars family, he was operating under the assumption that Anakin is dead. Giving his son his last name was a way to pay tribute to the former Jedi considering that they were once very close.
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Why does Ray say her last name is Skywalker?

Although Solo was the last of the Skywalker bloodline, Rey assumed the name "Skywalker" to honor their memory, repudiating her own heritage as a Palpatine.
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Why did they name Luke Skywalker?

It's a pretty well known piece of “Star Wars” lore, but Luke's original name was Luke Starkiller. Lucas changed it because he thought Starkiller sounded a little too aggressive, specifically reminding him of Charles Manson, so he changed the name to Skywalker.
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How Did Anakin and Shmi Get the Name 'Skywalker'? [Star Wars Explained]



Why did Obi-Wan not change Luke's last name?

By keeping his last name but changing his first, it's likely that Obi-Wan was doing so strategically and hiding in plain sight. It's possible that, if Vader or the Imperial troops were to stumble upon the name "Ben Kenobi," they would simply brush right past it, believing it to be just another commoner.
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Why did Obi-Wan keep his last name?

In the now Legends Star Wars: Kenobi novel, for example, it is suggested that Obi-Wan changed his name primarily not to hide from the Empire, as he was already hidden on a desert planet in the Outer Rim, but rather to symbolically leave his life as a famous Jedi Master behind.
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Was Rey pregnant in Star Wars?

[SPOILERS TO FOLLOW!] Nerdatron's advanced positronic combinatorics discovered a series of clues in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (TROS). The clues led to a single, amazing conclusion. Rey Skywalker is pregnant and pregnant with twins.
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Is Rey a GREY Jedi?

Rey could actually be the first Gray Jedi, which might finally explain the meaning of Star Wars Episode VIII's title. This isn't the first time Star Wars has teased the presence of Gray Jedi in the galaxy.
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Who is Palpatines son?

In the Jedi Prince series of young-reader novels (1992–1993) by Paul and Hollace Davids, set about a year after Return of the Jedi, a three-eyed mutant named Triclops is revealed to be Palpatine's illegitimate son; he had a son named Ken, the titular "Jedi Prince".
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Who was Anakin's dad?

Confirmed: The Emperor Was Anakin's 'Father'

Yes, Star Wars fans, Darth Vader #25 confirms that Anakin Skywalker was the result of Dark Side/Midi-chlorian manipulation inside of Shmi Skywalker's womb - performed personally by Emperor Palpatine.
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Is Palpatine Anakin's father?

Although many fans believe it is accurate, Palpatine is not Anakin Skywalker's father. The cause of this theory started when Episode 3: Revenge of the Sith was released. In this movie, Palpatine tells Anakin about the Dark Side's power to create life, thus leading the community to develop this hypothesis.
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Who is Obi-Wan's brother?

A long time ago, the original screenplay for The Return of the Jedi contained a tantalizing Obi-morsel: The Jedi hermit did have a brother, and his name was Owen Lars (once Phil Brown, now Joel Edgerton).
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Is Skywalker an actual last name?

How Common Is The Last Name Skywalker? It is the 5,391,485th most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 54 percent of Skywalker reside; 38 percent reside in North America and 38 percent reside in Anglo-North America.
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Are Anakin and Rey related?

Rey is Anakin's half sister, and Palpatines relations to Rey through the force. Rey is a genetic experiment/force experiment of immaculate conception orchestrated by palpatine. So Rey is Palpatines daughter or grand daughter, in a metaphorical sense. The same way Anakin is Palpatines son through the force.
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Why is Leia's last name Organa?

If you didn't, here's her three last names: Skywalker (her real last name), Organa (the last name that Bail Organa and his wife pretended was Leia's last name) and Solo, The last name she got after she married Han Solo.
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Who did Luke Skywalker have a baby with?

In 19 ABY, Luke married Mara Jade. Their son, Ben, who was named after Luke's first mentor Obi-Wan "Ben" Kenobi, was born in 26.5 ABY. Ben would later become the ancestor of brothers Nat and Kol Skywalker, as well as Kol's son Cade.
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Who is the strongest Jedi?

Of course, Yoda is the most powerful Jedi of them all. He was the head of the Jedi Order in the prequels, the mystic recluse in the originals, and he even made a token appearance in one of the sequels.
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Who was the first Grey Jedi?

The Jedi Padawan Jolee Bindo fought for the Galactic Republic in the Great Sith War against the Sith Lord Exar Kun, who sought to establish a new Golden Age of the Sith. After the war ended in 3996 BBY, Bindo abandoned the Jedi Order and became a Gray Jedi.
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Are all the Skywalkers dead?

By the end of Star Wars: Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker (2019), the Skywalker bloodline has died out, as Han is killed by Kylo Ren after he tries to convince him to return to the light side, Luke sacrifices himself to save the Resistance from the First Order, Leia dies to bring her son back to the light side, and ...
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Who is the old lady at the end of Rise of Skywalker?

The old woman on Tatooine at the end of The Rise of Skywalker is played by Ann Firbank (credited as Annie Firbank), a veteran of the screen and stage who has been acting since the 1950s.
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How did Palpatine have a kid?

Palpatine succumbed to his wounds at Tapalo's blade. In 82 BBY, Cosinga Palpatine's wife gave birth to their eldest son, Palpatine, who later insisted on being known only by the cognomen in order to spite his father and the rest of the family. The couple also had at least two other sons and two daughters.
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Does Luke call Obi-Wan Uncle Ben?

NO! There is no reference in any book, in any script, in any novelisation of Luke Skywalker ever reffering to Obi-Wan as "Uncle Ben".
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Is Ben Obi-Wan's real name?

Obi-Wan Kenobi is introduced in the original Star Wars film living as a 57-year old hermit under the name of Ben Kenobi on the planet Tatooine.
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