A sibling has raised concerns over her pregnant sister after she revealed the name she was planning to give her child.
In a Reddit post, the woman explained that her 19-year-old sister, who was four years younger than she was, became pregnant unexpectedly with her boyfriend of three months.
The sister announced the baby name on Facebook with a calligraphy banner that read “Anakin Skywalker” – after the Star Wars character – followed by their last name. “First name Anakin, middle name Skywalker,” the woman said.
The woman initially thought the post was “a joke”, but later learned in a phone call with her sister that it was “exactly what we’ve decided to call him”.
She told her sister that her future child would struggle fitting into the name, given how popular the Star Wars villain was around the world.
“I said dude, you know this kid is going to be abysmally bullied, right? You’re giving him a name that is fully entrenched in pop culture,” she wrote.
The sister responded: “It’s not about Star Wars at all, just really love the name Anakin Skywalker, it has good sonics. I’m sure people won’t care if he’s called Anakin.”
The woman laughed and told her sister she was “an idiot”, prompting the expecting mother to hung up on her.
The older sibling was later called by their parents. “While dad thought it was an absolute riot, mom told me off for not being ‘gentle with my sister during a difficult time’,” she wrote.
“I just can’t believe my nephew is going to be fully named after the most iconic villain in history.”
People in the comment section agreed with the woman, saying the name would make the child a target for jokes and bullying.
“His resume will get thrown out quite often since it is going to be seen as a joke,” one commented.
“He will have very hard time whenever he has to use his name. The police will think his ID is fake, no one will take his resume [seriously], the government will think it is fake/a joke, etc. The kid will have a lifetime of headaches ahead of him.”
Another added: “Good grief, I have a room devoted to Star Wars memorabilia and I would never even consider naming my kid Anakin freaking Skywalker.
“There is zero chance of this kid making his way through life unscarred by this ridiculous choice. At least now when the kid complains to you about it in the future you’ll be able to say you tried to prevent this travesty.”
One attempted to find a middle ground: “I think using Anakin is, like, borderline okay. It’s actually a nice-sounding name. Middle name Skywalker is just absurd.”
