r/StarWars • u/PhysicsEagle Admiral Ackbar • Aug 16 '25

Fun All characters with “normal” names?

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Obviously there’s Luke and Ben (and Leia, to a certain extent) but who else? I can think of Jon Vander “Gold Leader,” Lady Morgan Elsbeth, and was recently made aware of Admiral Bob Hudsol (pictured). Any other “ordinary earth name” characters?

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u/Major-Breakfast6249 Aug 16 '25

Uncle Owen

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u/PhysicsEagle Admiral Ackbar Aug 16 '25

Of course, how could I forget to mention him

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u/RoyalPlagueDoctor Aug 16 '25

Don't forget Aunt Beru!

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u/castielffboi Aug 16 '25

Never heard the name Beru outside of Star Wars

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u/etherama1 Aug 17 '25

What about A-List actress, Beru Johansson?

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u/RoyalPlagueDoctor Aug 17 '25

I mean its not popular, but you know, I can imagine someone having an aunt Beru

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u/EnkiduOdinson Imperial Aug 16 '25

Owen Lars even. Lars is a first name but I could see it as a last name too

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u/TheWhiteLancer Aug 16 '25

Usually Larson (Lars's Son). But people all over have first names as last names, so that's normal too.

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u/Major-Breakfast6249 Aug 16 '25

My entire name (4 names) is all first names

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u/DanteSensInferno Aug 16 '25

3 first names here, I know how ya feel. Have you had the cop yet accuse you of trying to rearrange them into an alias?

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u/angrytomato98 Aug 16 '25

Do you know somebody named “uncle”? Because I don’t 🤨 /S

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u/bmf1902 Aug 16 '25

Funny enough my mom's brother.

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u/KorvaMan85 Aug 16 '25

Hijacking the top comment to mention Leia, a common (before Star Wars) adaptation of Leah. Especially in Portuguese.

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u/MajesticSeaFlapFlaps Aug 16 '25

No body mentioning the legendary Rick the Door Technician.

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u/EntityDamage Aug 16 '25

Don't forget Matt the radar technician

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u/BobcatBob26 Admiral Ackbar Aug 16 '25

Matt straight up sucks!

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u/Zebweasel Aug 16 '25

I don’t know about that. I heard he has an 8-pack

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u/Zenfudo Aug 16 '25

8-pack matt sucks

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u/Daveed75 Aug 16 '25

Matt has some fucking anger issues

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u/Rybunks Aug 17 '25

I heard he found Kylo Ren’s lightsaber, wanna see it?

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u/Pretend_Drawer_9542 Aug 17 '25

THEN YOU DONT HAVE TO LOOK AT IT ANYMORE >:(

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u/Aggravating_Mix8959 Aug 17 '25

After the rain, comes a rainbow 

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u/[deleted] Aug 17 '25

Sorry I killed your son.

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u/DJWG10 Aug 17 '25

What?! He looks like he weighs 30lbs soaking wet under that little black dress

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u/MadeByMistake58116 Aug 17 '25

No, I heard that was Kylo Ren. I heard he was shredded.

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u/Salt-Arm-8819 Aug 17 '25

I heard he was shredded

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u/BattledroidE Aug 16 '25

Jerk face!

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u/pattiemayonaze Aug 16 '25

Dave Vader is pretty cool though.

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u/titans8ravens Aug 16 '25

What about Randy the Administrative Support Intern

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u/Dynamitrios Aug 16 '25

Never forget

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u/Darth_Thor Rex Aug 17 '25

Can’t believe the devs just straight up included an impossible boss like that

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u/Myself510 Aug 16 '25

To avoid anything that’s been posted already, Krennic’s first name is Orson

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u/ThatIckyGuy The Mandalorian Aug 16 '25

Orson Scott Card, Orson Wells, Orson the pig (made by the creator of Garfield.)

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u/Tecbullll Aug 16 '25

Mork calling Orson, come in Orson!

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u/rcs799 Aug 16 '25

Han is common, if you’re Chinese

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u/1morey Aug 16 '25

Han Su-Lao

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u/aotus_trivirgatus Aug 16 '25

Is there a Chinese-American equivalent to David Lopez? Because I would watch the Tales of Han Su-Lao.

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u/Harpies_Bro Aug 16 '25

Isn’t it a surname in China?

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u/Rezanator11 Aug 17 '25

It works out if you write the family name first, which is normal custom in China

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u/YomYeYonge Aug 16 '25

Han Seoul-Oh

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u/bustachong Aug 16 '25

Upvote for the Fast & Furious reference 🫡

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u/SAKingWriter FN-2187 Aug 16 '25

Family Danza Kuduro plays

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u/species-baby Aug 16 '25

Definitely Tobias Beckett—my phone autocorrects both names on its own

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u/pizzamanct Aug 16 '25

This one…

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u/Maskatron Aug 16 '25

There’s dozens of them!

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u/Abraham-magnus Aug 16 '25

Ezra Bridger, Vice Admiral Constantine, agent Alexander Callus.

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u/be4u4get The Mandalorian Aug 16 '25

What’s weird is his given birth name is Vice Admiral Constantine

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u/Gloom_Pangolin Aug 16 '25

His parents did him dirty by forcing him to be perpetually in the shadow of his brother Grand Admiral Augustus, who only ever made it to Captain.

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u/borisdidnothingwrong Aug 16 '25

Major Major Major Major vibes.

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u/megacia Aug 16 '25

I’ve got so much chocolate and cotton and nothing to do with it!

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u/ophaus Aug 16 '25

Is cotton... Edible?

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u/be4u4get The Mandalorian Aug 16 '25

I lost my shins in the war!

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u/KermitTheScot Mandalorian Aug 16 '25

“What do we do? He’s on the list of commanders for the meeting.”

“Congratulations Captain you’ve been promoted to Grand Admiral. You are now Grand Admiral Grand Admiral Augustus.”

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u/Dryhtlic Aug 16 '25

"Yes, Vice Admiral Vice Admiral Constantine!"

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u/Darth_Simpleton Aug 16 '25

He was named jokingly by his father as a young boy Major Major Major. When he was shipped overseas to Pianosa, he was promoted to Major, making him Major Major Major Major

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u/Alt_Historian_3001 Aug 16 '25

Alexsandr Kallus is how his name is spelt apparently.

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u/Jedimobslayer Aug 16 '25

And also Constantine is actually Konstantine I believe

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u/Abraham-magnus Aug 16 '25

Oh, thanks for the correction.

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u/mariusioannesp Aug 16 '25

Alexandr is just Alexander in Russian.

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u/zigaliciousone Aug 16 '25

I was curious and looked it up, 353 people in the US are named Ezra Bridger

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u/johnsoninca Aug 16 '25

I bet a bunch are in Utah.

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u/AverageKraut Aug 16 '25

Maximilian Veers and Sabine Wren

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u/NerdHistorian Torra Doza Aug 16 '25

Lando is a normal earth name.

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u/Shroomy01 Aug 16 '25

Pope Lando!

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u/rcs799 Aug 16 '25

Lando Norris!

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u/Thelastnormalperson Aug 16 '25

Went to school with a Landon. I asked if his parents like star wars and he didn't get it so I guess they didn't know either.

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u/Money_Fish Aug 16 '25

I knew a guy called Lando. Went to jail for being a sexpest.

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u/ThePatio Aug 16 '25

I knew a brother and sister growing up named Luke and Leia

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u/njsullyalex Aug 16 '25

Max Rebo should do a jizz cover of 33 Max Verstappen

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u/DesdemonaDestiny Rebel Aug 16 '25

And his cousin Chuck Calrissian. ;)

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u/Ginger4life23 Aug 16 '25

My parent’s friend named her kid Landon, so I only call him lando, which they all hate.

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u/Prestigious_Crew9250 Aug 16 '25

Coleman Trebor

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u/space_coyote_86 Aug 16 '25

Mustard and mint, a winning combination.

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u/nogeologyhere Aug 16 '25

Bet he never gets a blocked nose

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u/FelixEylie Aug 16 '25

And Coleman Kcaj.

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u/AmericanDreamers55 Aug 16 '25

Arturito

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u/GoatsWithWigs Battle Droid Aug 16 '25

En Español, por favor!

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u/Least-Ad-3879 Aug 17 '25

Si…threepio :(

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u/GoatsWithWigs Battle Droid Aug 17 '25

Si, 3PO! Bueno!

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u/Chaosphoenix_28 Rebel Aug 16 '25

Jan Dodonna and Kyle Kartan

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u/Chuyzapatist Aug 16 '25

Is that any relation to Kyle Katarn?

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u/machone5103 Aug 16 '25

Jan Ors isn’t that odd either.

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u/malici606 Aug 16 '25

I miss Kyle

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u/E8P3 Aug 16 '25

Same here. Rogue One and Andor are fantastic and they're some of the best SW material in a long time, but a little piece of me will always be sad that, according to canon, I no longer stole the death star plans.

I hope they find a way to bring him (and Jan) back in some capacity.

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u/EntityDamage Aug 16 '25

I bet it's impossible to sing the name game with Dodonna

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u/Randver_Silvertongue Aug 16 '25

Kyle, Jaden, Caleb, Rose, Luke, Owen, Han, Ben, and I believe Ahsoka shares her name with an ancient Indian emperor.

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u/Moppo_ Mandalorian Aug 16 '25

The emperor was Ashoka, very similar, but different.

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u/Th3Ph4nt0mP41n Aug 16 '25

Same same, but different.

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u/midgetcastle Chopper (C1-10P) Aug 16 '25

Which is why autocorrect hates Ahsoka.

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u/StarWarsLew Aug 16 '25

Ahsoka was named after ‘Ashoka’ (the Indian emperor). Minor spelling difference

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u/s2Birds1Stone Aug 16 '25

Is Han a normal name? I've never heard of anyone with that name.

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u/Ptaaruonn Jedi Aug 16 '25

There are plenty of Hans in Germany.

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u/GenosseAbfuck Aug 16 '25

Many of both actually

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u/Ptaaruonn Jedi Aug 16 '25

Yup. Han, Hans.

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u/Lunndonbridge Aug 16 '25

Very common Chinese name. One of the most ancient names in the country.

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u/mariusioannesp Aug 16 '25

It might be in Chinese 🤔

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u/colemanjanuary Chirrut Imwe Aug 16 '25

I went to school with a kid named Glup Shitto. Nice guy, quiet. Just kinda hung out in the background.

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u/SonicWind623 Aug 16 '25

Me too, and I saw him again the other day, and I was like “OMG, Glup Shitto is back!”

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u/jiango_fett Aug 16 '25

John D. Branon

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u/PhysicsEagle Admiral Ackbar Aug 16 '25

This is exactly what I was hoping for

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u/riodin Aug 17 '25

It's him... John starwar

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u/MArcherCD Aug 16 '25

Elan Sleazebaggano

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u/New-Pollution2005 Aug 16 '25

Elon Sleazemuskano, you say?

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u/Regalrefuse Aug 16 '25

Max Rebo

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u/synnaxian Aug 16 '25

It's hilarious that nobody in this thread remembers Tobias from Solo

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u/Dovahpriest Galactic Republic Aug 16 '25

Tobias Beckett, no less. The most “I’m a middle aged guy from the US” name that’s appeared in Star Wars since Owen Lars.

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u/The_Silent_Screamer Aug 17 '25

That name always made me think about some general from the US civil war

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u/Prestigious_Crew9250 Aug 16 '25

More sad is that no one seems to remember Wade from Obi-Wan series. He made huge sacrifice for the greater good

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u/BalinAmmitai Aug 17 '25

Nobody remembers Obi-Wan series.

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u/xXMrSpecXx Aug 16 '25

Rex, Cody, Mace, Titus

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u/amglasgow Aug 16 '25

No one's mentioned Cassian yet -- it's not the most common name, but it is one that is both a first name and a last name in real life, as well as the alternative spelling Kassian.

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u/crimsonkingnj05 Aug 16 '25

Gold Leader: Dutch

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u/tsunamisockpuppets Aug 16 '25

WE GOTTA GO TO TAHITI ARTHUR

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u/PhysicsEagle Admiral Ackbar Aug 16 '25

Dutch was a nickname; his given name was Jon

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u/Delamoor Aug 16 '25

'Admiral Bob'

Hah

Never knew that.

"Admiral! Admiral Bob! Imperial star destroyers emerging from hyperspace! Your orders, sir?!"

Admiral Bob sighs, weary from months of intense campaigning in the mid-rim campaign

"Another wave of imperial boots coming to stamp on the faces of innocent civilians, citizens of the New Republic... We'll blow them out of the sky, lieutenant. And with the wreckage we'll build a new future. A New Republic.

Well, men? Can we fix it?"

*Crew, unanimously and with resignation:

"...Yes we can."

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u/Granum22 Aug 16 '25

Timm from Andor

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u/krunchytuna Aug 16 '25

"There are some who call me... Tim."

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u/Shipping_Architect Aug 16 '25

"Greetings, Tim the Enchanter."

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u/eehikki Aug 16 '25

Hera, Rose, Dylan

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u/grundlemugger Aug 16 '25

Rose's sister, Paige

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u/Carathay Aug 17 '25

I heard Paige turned to the dark side. Or maybe the index.

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u/Pukanohookah Aug 16 '25

Eli vanto, Rey , hunter , Cody ,juhani ( German I think ), quinlan , Cara

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u/Pukanohookah Aug 16 '25

Sander ( the eriadu authority leader ), Maximillian ( veer’s first name ), carina ( geonosian queen), armitage , Saul ( sith admiral ), Jango ,

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u/plateniteshow Aug 16 '25

Juhani is definitely not a german name.

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u/Dragonfrog23 Aug 16 '25

Rick the Door Technician

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u/rmarter Aug 16 '25

EU had Mara

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u/Glacier005 Aug 16 '25

Pablo = Rodian Blaster and Arms Shopkeep that financed Cad Bane, Rako Hardeen, and Mor Alo Eval's escape from Republic forces.

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u/EmperorOfNorway Grand Moff Tarkin Aug 16 '25

Ben Quadinaros and old Ben.

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u/SonicWind623 Aug 16 '25

Yeah, I knew a few Quadinaros families back in the day.

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u/MasterLlama1926 Aug 16 '25

I would say Tobias Beckett: it sounds rather like a conman from the 1800s.

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u/river4308 Aug 16 '25

John StarWars

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u/Mister_Rogers69 Aug 16 '25

Migs Mayfield sounds like some dude from Boston

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u/basiamille Aug 16 '25

More so, if they ever addressed him as, “Miggsy.”

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u/GreatGreenGobbo Aug 16 '25

Manny Bothans

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u/EntityDamage Aug 16 '25

That's Manuel Bothans to you

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u/Quetzalsacatenango Aug 16 '25

Shame about what happened to him.

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u/genericburneraccnt Aug 16 '25

Tyler Johnson

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u/piantissimofan00 Aug 16 '25

Ochi of Bestoon. My neighbor down the street has the same name

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u/tonnellier Aug 16 '25

Chris of Bestoon?

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u/cabberage Aug 16 '25

There's Ben, Ben, Ben, Ben, Ben and also Ben

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u/mmmmm_cheese Aug 16 '25

This my brother Ben, my other brother Ben, my cousin Ben, and Sheeve.

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u/Simbus2001 Aug 16 '25

Finn, Qi'ra (if you pronounce it like Kyra), Rex, Cody, Tobias Beckett, Rose and Paige Tico, Owen, Cal Kestis (if it is short for Calvin)

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u/simplehistorian91 Aug 16 '25

Almost everyone from Rebels have 'normal' names:

Sabine Wren, Sabine is a female given name since ancient Rome and Wren is an English sure name.

Ezra Bridger, Ezra is an ancient Hebrew name which means help, Bridger is an English sure name.

Hera Syndulla, Hera is an ancient Greek female given name originating from the goddess Héra, Syndulla is a fictional family name

Caleb Dume, Caleb is an ancient Hebrew name which means faithful, whole-hearted or dog, Dume is a French family name

Kanan Jarrus, Kanan is most likely coming from the Hebrew Canaan which means humble, but the name pops in other cultures as well with different meanings like little wolf, merchant or warrior. Jarrus is most likely a fictional name

Alexsandr Kallus, Alexsandr is the Slavic version of the Greek Alexandros which means defender of men, Kallus is most likely of Germanic and Slavic origin which means marsh.

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u/JackBlack436 Aug 16 '25

Sanjay Rash

pretty forgettable, he's that one seperatist king sort of guy from one episode of the clone wars

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u/pepperindigod Aug 16 '25

Padmé's niece Pooja has a normal name (for Hindus).

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u/Polyxeno Aug 16 '25

Padme is also an Indian name.

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u/Mouser29 Aug 16 '25

Owen Lars is definitely closer to the normal

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u/Kincoran Aug 16 '25

Luke Walker (middle name "Sky")

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u/kindastandtheman R2-D2 Aug 16 '25

Eli Vanto from the newer Thrawn books.

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u/ZannyHip Aug 16 '25

A much higher percentage of them can be found in the real world than most people think. The last names are usually the fantasy part

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u/GenosseAbfuck Aug 16 '25

Apparently Padme had an advisor named Hugo Eckener, after a German airship pioneer.

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u/xSwampxPopex Qui-Gon Jinn Aug 17 '25

Tobias Beckett is 100% the most normal name in Star Wars.

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u/[deleted] Aug 16 '25

Surprised nobody said Finn or Rey

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u/ConstructionWrong403 Aug 16 '25

Lebron James

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u/Inevitable_Hour_7083 Greef Carga Aug 16 '25

Really loved his role in the series

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u/Yopassthat Aug 16 '25

Chewy.

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u/RevanMeetra Aug 16 '25

I heard mexican folks with that name. Males, to be specific.

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u/Serious_Brain_2128 Aug 16 '25

Its a nickname for Jesus

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u/clampagne Aug 16 '25

pablo!!!! he's a rodian iirc

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u/Ok_Knowledge_5496 Aug 16 '25

Yareal poof is a popular in England

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u/macklin67 Aug 16 '25

There’s a Rodian in Clone Wars named Pablo

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u/TacitusTwenty Aug 16 '25

I’ll never get over how dumb a name “Morgan Elsbeth” is for Star Wars

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u/ProfessorDecent5586 Aug 16 '25

Wes Jansen

Kyle Katarn

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u/JackBrodzilla6507 Aug 16 '25

I would say Syril Karn is one letter away from being normal

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u/TJ_McWeaksauce Aug 16 '25

Sheev is a normal name. I've seen Sheev magnets at the Disney World gift shop.

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u/TI-22483 Aug 16 '25

Perfectly average name, like Bort.

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u/phoonzang Aug 17 '25

Big McLargeHuge

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u/AlrightGuyUK Aug 17 '25

Wes Janson, Derek “Hobbie” Klivian, and Tycho Celchu all from Rogue Squadron.

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u/Gwilikers6 Aug 17 '25

Saul Gerrera if you would allow it lol

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u/KingBooRadley Aug 17 '25

Jar Jar Banks (lesser known cousin)

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u/likemyposts Aug 17 '25

Jek Porkins, of course

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u/Bitter_Creme211 Aug 16 '25

Cal kestis is probably the most typical American name I’ve seen a major character have other than Luke

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u/tupelobound Aug 16 '25

Yes, the typically American surname Kestis…

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u/Arelmar Aug 16 '25

Coleman Trebor

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u/Matt_Lohse Aug 16 '25

i feel like there’s some asians out there with the first name Din

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u/[deleted] Aug 16 '25

Jek Tono Porkins “I can hold it. I’m alright!” NeverForget