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Anakin

/ˈænəkɪn/

Anakin proper noun: a male given name.

Proper noun

Anakin

  1. A male given name.

Origin of Anakin

Coined by American filmmaker George Lucas as early as 1974 in early drafts of Star Wars, which included a character named Annikin Starkiller. First appeared in 1977 in the novel Star Wars: From the Adventures of Luke Skywalker.

Questions about Anakin

What does Anakin mean?
Anakin means a male given name.
What part of speech is Anakin?
Anakin is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Anakin?
Anakin is pronounced /ˈænəkɪn/.

Words near Anakin in the dictionary

  1. anakatabatic
  2. Anakes
  3. anakhré
  4. Anakie
  5. Anakim
  6. Anakin
  7. anakinra
  8. Anakite
  9. Anakites
  10. anakrousis
  11. anaktora

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