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Anakin?

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Pinkpinot · 19/08/2013 16:23

Is it a real name?

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SleepyCatOnTheMat · 19/08/2013 16:27

Even if it is, no.

donttellalfred · 19/08/2013 16:27

It is not.

insancerre · 19/08/2013 16:29

I hope not

AuntieStella · 19/08/2013 16:30

Probably is by now.

It's nice for a hamster.

pictish · 19/08/2013 16:31

Probably, but I wouldn't choose it.

RunningBear78 · 19/08/2013 16:35

Skywalker

Awakeagain · 19/08/2013 16:35

Real name or not its too Star Wars for me!

GooseyLoosey · 19/08/2013 16:37

I too only think "Sky Walker".

It would be like calling a baby "Darth..."

Bronteshoes · 19/08/2013 16:42

Noooooooo

DawnOfTheDee · 19/08/2013 16:43

No.

dotty2 · 19/08/2013 16:51

I know an Anakin in RL. Poor boy...

riskit4abiskit · 19/08/2013 16:52

I have met an 'Anneke' (sounds like anarchy). its a girls name though I think

BikeRunSki · 19/08/2013 16:53

There is one on the email address book at work. Different office. I have never met him, but imagine him to work in IT and have a wardrobe consisting mainly of black denim and tour t shirts.

MrsOakenshield · 19/08/2013 16:55

no! Do you want your child to turn into Darth Vader when he grows up????

FranKatzenjammer · 19/08/2013 16:56

Nooo! How about Jar Jar? ;)

SantanaLopez · 19/08/2013 17:02

LOL no

BalloonSlayer · 19/08/2013 17:06

I always thought it was the most ridiculous name for them to pick for him (even considering the other ridiculous names in Star Wars - Biggs Darklighter, anyone?)

anything with -kin on the end denotes "sweet little thing" to me. Bunnykins, Kittykins, etc

Anakin the most puke-making name ever for a hero. Finding out Darth Vader's real name was Anakin is a bit like finding out that Count Dracula's real name is Nikki-Joe.

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Pinkpinot · 19/08/2013 20:42

I was just watching Star Wars and thought the little boy was cute, and they shortened it to Ani, sweet.
It's kind of on a par with Adolf, I think

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pictish · 19/08/2013 20:51

Yeah - that's the thing about it. I think it's a nice sounding name actually. Unfortunately it's connotations are too strong.
Like Bjork or Arwen.

magichamster · 19/08/2013 20:56

I know of two boys called Anakin in my local area. I have to say it wouldn't be my choice.

LynetteScavo · 19/08/2013 20:58

Anakin is a nice name for a boy. But a grown man?

Tubemole1 · 19/08/2013 21:00

Star Wars.

Bit pikey IMHO.

Your lad will have the merciless taken out of him.

pictish · 19/08/2013 21:09

In my experience actually, kids take far less notice if names than in our day. Names have become a lot more exotic nowadays. They're foreign, or inspired by books and films, or retro. Sometimes they're just made up.
There is much more variety to names than 40 years ago.
As I see it, kids just shrug names off now mostly.

BalloonSlayer · 19/08/2013 21:09

Yeah cos every little boy just LONGS to be called Annie by his Mum.

No wonder he ended up wearing built up shoes and waving a long red shiny thing around at all and sundry.

TSSDNCOP · 19/08/2013 21:10

No, no and thrice no.

May the force be with you OP.

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