Star Wars names...

[neotoma]

Given that political practice on Naboo involves the Queen using a name for her reign that is not her personal or family name, do we think Palpatine's name is likewise a regnal name?

And do Jedi rename the children given to them? I'm wondering where Obi-Wan came up with "Ben", and I have a sneaking suspicion that it was the name he was given at birth.

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[caliburn.livejournal.com]

I always figured it was just a linguistic slur...from "Obi-Wan" to "Old Ben," since most of the poeple who would be talking about him on Tattoine at that period would be doing so less than openly, it would be easy for an onlooker to mishear the name and start spreading rumors about "old Ben Kenobi" the crazy desert hermit.

Palpatine, Darth Sideous...does the Emperor belong to any group that doesn't give out its own holy names? ;) Though, in all seriousness, I figure that even if it isn't an assigned name it's still just a pseudonym...he's got way too much history with the wrong people to enter the galactic spotlight using his real name.

Darth Vader: "So what is you true name, my master?"
Palpatine: "Sue. Explains a lot about how I turned out, doesn't it?"

[murasaki99.livejournal.com]

Palpatine: "Sue. Explains a lot about how I turned out, doesn't it?"

Ah-ha-ha! That *would* explain a lot, wouldn't it? Yep, sent off down the road to perdition by a parent with a sick sense of humor.

But it could've been worse - what if his real name was something fluffy like Launcelot Fotheringay Rabbitvacuum the III? >D

[neotoma.livejournal.com]

But can you imaging Obi-Wan going by that name on Tatooine? After the Temple Massacre, using a name of a famous (and he was quite famous) Jedi even on the Outer Rim would have been a great big red flag for the bounty hunters.

he's got way too much history with the wrong people to enter the galactic spotlight using his real name.

Well, that's what the Darth Sidious psuedonym was for. The Nemoidians certainly didn't know who he was, or they would have fingered him at the end of TPM.