Anakin
American invented name
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Anakin Origin and Meaning
The name Anakin is a boy's name.
Anakin Skywalker, aka Darth Vader, is the antagonist in the original Star Wars trilogy. The name Anakin first entered the US Top 1000 in 2014. Its meaning is unknown but is thought to be an homage to a friend of George Lucas.
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# 543 in the US
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- Annakin Slaydstage name of Andrew Farrar, Canadian musician and director
- Douglas Thomas AnakinCanadian bobsledder
The name Anakin in Pop Culture
- Anakin Skywalker aka Darth Vadera main character in the Star Wars series
- Anakin Solograndson of Darth Vader in the Star Wars Legends series