Bodega

padmé; from padma, or lotus flower, another name/symbol of the hindu goddess lakshmi

pooja; (padmé’s niece) means ‘prayer’ or ‘an act of worship’, usually associated with hinduism

ahsoka; most likely inspired by the indian emperor ashoka

aayla; a turkish muslim name which means ‘a ring of light around the moon’

barriss; turkish in origin, means “peace”

smhi; most likely a form of the name lakshmi, a hindu goddess

shaak ti; from the name ‘shakti’, an Indian name which means “energy”

depa; obviously from the words ‘deepa’ which means “light/lamp”

yoda; possibly from the punjabi word ‘yoddha’, which means “warrior”

jamillia; from 'jamilla/jameela’, a Muslim name which means “beautiful”

tatooine (planet); literally an actual city in tunisia

mustafar (planet); from the arabic word 'mustafa’, meaning “chosen one”. note the symbolism that darth vader made it his home

jedi; from the arabic 'al-jeddi’, meaning “master of the mystic warrior way”

•vader; Dutch for “father” and German ‘Vater’ also meaning “father”

•naberrie; alternate spelling of Egyptian ‘Nabirye’ meaning “Mother of Twins”

•amidala; of Italian origin meaning “beautiful flower” and also a derivative of ‘Amitabha’ in Buddhism. In Sanskrit it means “Infinite Light” but it has other variants such as Amitayus (meaning “Infinite Life”), Japanese ‘Amida’, Chinese ‘Emituo Fo’.

•luke; from Lucas and multiple origins such as French (meaning Light/laidback), Latin (meaning “Bringer of Light”), Greek (a patron saint) and in English (“the bringer of light”)

•leia; multiple origins such as Hebrew (meaning “weary” but also “child of heaven” and “heavenly flowers”), Assyrian (meaning “mistress”), Latin (meaning “lioness”)

•gungan; derived from ‘Gunga’, one of the seven holy rivers in India

•mandalore; from Sanskrit ‘Mandala’ meaning “circle” and is a spiritual symbol in Hinduism and Buddhism

•rishi maze; a ‘Rishi’ is a Hindu sage or saint

•sabé or tsabin; possibly a derivative of the Arabic name ‘Sabeen’ which has multiple meanings

•ryoo; (Padmé’s other niece) variant of ‘Ryu’ which is of Japanese origin meaning “dragon”

•sheev (palpatine); from ‘Shiva’ - the Hindu god of destruction and transformation

•réillata; possibly from the Sanskrit name ‘Lata’ meaning “creeper/vine”

•ruwee; (Padmé’s father) from Arabic name ‘Ruhee’ meaning “soul”

•jobal; (Padmé’s mother) possibly from Hebrew ‘Jubal’ which has multiple meanings such as “stream”

•dooku; from Japanese ‘Doku’ meaning “poison”

•saché or sashah; possibly a variant of Russian ‘Sasha’ meaning “defender”, Japanese ‘Sachi’ meaning “blissful/fortunate’ or Indian “Sachi’ meaning “child of wisdom/joy/happiness”

•yané or suyan; from Sanskrit name ‘Suyan’

•rabé or rabene; possibly derived from Sanskrit word ‘Ravi’ meaning “the sun”

•han; originated from many cultures (Chinese, Korean, Dutch, German, Scandinavian, Hebrew)

•chewbacca; from Russian ‘Sobaka’ meaning “dog”

•qui-gon jinn; from ‘qi-gong’ meaning “life force” and also a Chinese martial art that involves meditation and controlled exercises. Arabic ‘jinn’ meaning “genie” or spirits in Islamic mythology

•obi-wan kenobi; multiple meanings such as Japanese (a karate or kimono belt), African (meaning heart) and Swahili (meaning soul)

•breha; possibly from Indian/Urdu name ‘Breeha’ meaning “The most beautiful”