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Dog Names Based on Star Wars, by Janice Jones |Published 12-12-2022
Does this sound like you? You've seen every Star Wars movie, read the books and comics, know every movie character invented by the franchise started by George Lucas and have watched reruns of both live-action and animated series and now you are getting a new puppy that needs a name.
OK, so I'll admit, I love Star Wars and remember seeing the very first Star Wars as a very young person on the day it was released to theaters. (OK, so I am totally dating myself).
I was amazed that puppy buyers started telling me they want to name their puppy, Chewbacca, Chewie for short, or Vadar for that sweet innocent black puppy who is less than 2 pounds.
These puppy buyers (Shih Tzu breed) who convinced me that their puppy looked just like an Ewok are the inspiration for this post.
Before I give you my list, I want to introduce, Obi Wan Tzu Nobi and Princess Leia, my own Star Wars dogs.
Star Wars Characters Based on All Movies
Star Wars, a world wide pop-culture phenomenon includes much more than movies. Television series, video games, novels, comic books, and even theme park attractions are all part of this fictional universe. I have looked at all of these when compiling this list.
No, it is not a complete list of characters, just names that sound like they should be a dog name.
A Trip Down the Star Wars "Memory Lane"
There was the original, the Prequel, the Sequel, and some miscellaneous anthology and animated films all of which were used to compile this list of great dog names based on Star Wars.
To be exact, these are the films searched for this list: (In chronological order)
Star Wars (1977) 1st of the original trilogy
Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (1980) 2nd of the original trilogy
Star Wars: Return of the Jedi (1983) 3rd of the original trilogy
Star Wars: The Phanton Menance (1999) 1st of the Prequel trilogy
Star Wars: Attack of the Clones (2002) 2nd of the Prequel trilogy
Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith (2005) 3rd of the prequel trilogy
Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015) 1st of the sequel
Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017) 2nd of the sequel
Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker (2019) 3rd of the sequel
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)
Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018)
The Clone Wars (2008) (Animated Film)
Star Wars: A New Hope
The Clone Wars (2008)
References: Wikipedia
There were numerous Star Wars Novels and video games written.
Girl Dog Names Based on Star Wars Characters
Some Star Wars Characters tend to have long names which some feel would not be appropriate for a dog. This is up to you.
I personally like shorter names, but there is no reason why you can't shorten them. For example you could name your dog Ahsoka Tano and call her Tano for short. Amidala could be Dala for short.
Ahsoka– (Ahsoka Tano) Female Jedi
Amidala – (Queen Amidala) Senator & leader from the prequels, love interest of Anakin Skywalker
Amilyn – (Amilyn Holdo) Vice Admiral in the resistance & friend of Princess Leia
Aphra – (Doctor Aphra) Female archaeologist recruited by
Darth Vader in the Vader comic series
Barriss – (Barriss Offee) Jedi apprentice of Luminara Unduli
Beru – Luke Skywalker’s aunt & parent
Cara – Cara Dune, mercenary from the Mandalorian
Hera – pilot from the Rebels
Holdo - Leader of the Resistance old comrade-in-arms of General Leia Organa.
Jannah – former Stormtrooper who aids the resistance
Jyn – (Jyn Erso) The daughter of the man who made the Death Star possible, Female soldier who helped steal the Death Star plans
Leia – (Princess Leia) Daughter of Anakin Skywalker who became an Alliance General
Mara – (Mara Jade) From the series of Thrawn Novels.
Maz – collector & businesswoman
Omega – Clone medical assistant from The Bad Batch
Padme – Politician, Queen of Naboo, wife of Anakin Skywalker and mother to Luke and Leia
Phasma – Captain in the First Order
Qi’ra – Grew up on the streets with Han Solo.
Rey – Force prodigy & hero of the new trilogy
Rose – Resistance maintenance worker turned fighter
Sabine – Female warrior from Rebels
Traya – Female Sith Lord who was formerly a Jedi
Zorii – A spice-smuggler in The Rise of Skywalker.
Boy Dog Names Based on Star Wars Characters
Almec - Mandalorian politician in The Clone Wars.
BB-8, or BB for short - Tiny ball droid who helped the Resistance
Biggs - Biggs Darklighter -Alliance pilot
Boba - Bounty hunter
Bureau - from The Mandalorian
Cad - bounty hunter in the Clone Wars
Chopper - Droid from Star Wars Rebel
Cody – Clone marshal commander
Darth Vader or Vader - the Jedi knight who went to the dark side
Dooku – Sith Lord & apprentice to Darth Sidious
Echo – One of the clone troopers in The Bad Batch
Embo – Clone Wars bounty hunter who uses his hat as a boomerang
Ewok – Furry creature from Endor
Ezra – Jedi Padawan from the Star Wars Rebels
Finn – Former stormtrooper who defected to the Resistance
Galen - The scientist who worked on the Death Star’s weapons system but allowed it to be destroyed.
Gideon – Moff Gideon, former officer of the Imperial Security
Greedo – Bounty hunter who was shot by Han Solo
Grogu - better know as Baby Yoda
Han Solo – Scoundrel, smuggler, pilot & eventual Alliance leader
Holdo - Vice Admiral & Purple-haired leader who took command of the Resistance while Leia was unconscious.
Hondo – (Hondo Ohnaka) Leader of space pirates from The Clone Wars & Rebels
Hunter – One of the clone troopers in The Bad Batch
Hux – General of the First Order. Used Starkiller Base to destroy the Republic.
Jabba – (Jabba the Hutt) A gangster and boss
Jango – (Jango Fett) bounty hunter
Jar Jar – Gungan from Naboo
Kenobi – (Obi-Wan Kenobi) Jedi who trained Anakin Skywalker and Luke Skywalker
Kit – Jedi Knight alien
Kylo – (Kylo Ren) Son of Han Solo & Leia who defected to the dark side
Lando – Lando Smuggler, gambler who ran Cloud City
Lars - a farmer and uncle of Luke Skywalker
Luke – (Luke Skywalker) Son of Anakin Skywalker and Jedi who destroyed the Death Star
Mando – Short for Mandalorian, main character in the Disney TV show.
Maul – (Darth Maul) Sith Lord
Maz - Owner of a tavern and source of insider information
Obi – (Obi-Wan Kenobi) Jedi who trained Anakin Skywalker and Luke Skywalker
Poe – (Poe Dameron) pilot in the resistance
Rako – Rako Hardeen, a bounty hunter from the Clone Wars
Ren – (Kylo Ren) Son of Han Solo & Leia who defected to the dark side
Rex – Clone trooper captain
Scion – (Darth Scion) Sith Lord & member of the Sith Triumvirate
Skywalker – Family name of Luke & Anakin
Snoke – (Supreme Leader Snoke) Leader of the First Order
Tarkin – Grand Moff Tarkin, a leader of the empire
Teebo – Ewok leader from Return of the Jedi
Tion -The port administrator of Pau City
Trooper – Empire soldier
Vader – (Darth Vader) Sith Lord & former Jedi. Luke Skywalker’s father
Wald - one of Anakin's playmates who grew up with the droids R2-D2 and C-3PO
Wedge – Pilot who flew with Luke Skywalker for the Rebellion
Wicket – Ewok scout & warrior
Windu – (Mace Windu) Jedi Knight
Yoda – Wise Jedi Master who trained Luke Skywalker
Zeb – rebel from the Star Wars Rebels series
More Dog Names Based on Star Wars Moons and Planets
These two handsome guys are Vader and Lando from Ohio, USAAbafar - a desert planet in the Clone Wars
Agamar - a rocky planet, home of droids from the Clone Wars and Star Wars Rebels
Alderaan - home planet of Princess Leia
Bespin - a gas planet featured in the Empire Strikes Back
Cato - The site of battles throughout the Clone Wars
Crait - featured in a book, Leia, Princess of Alderaan, it is the location of an early Rebel Alliance outpost
Corellia - home world of Hans Solo
Dagobah – Swamp planet and Yoda’s residence after the fall of the Jedi
Eadu - Rocky, mountainous planet, home to an Imperial weapons research facility in Rogue One
Eisley – Mos Eisley a spaceport on Tatooine
Endor – Forest moon of the Ewoks
Hoth - Ice Planet and area for the rebel alliance, in the Empire Strikes Back
Jakku – Desert planet & Rey’s home planet
Kef Bir - Kef for short, a moon of Endor and the location of some of the wreckage of the second Death Star after it was destroyed in Return of the Jedi
Lego - from The Phantom Menace,
Mandalore - homeworld of the Mandalorians
Naboo - in the The Phantom Menace, home planet of the Gungans, and Padmé Amidala.
Yavin - gas planet in original Star Wars
Great Dog Names Based on Star Wars Vocabulary and Characters
C3PO - No need for any introductions to an Star Wars' Fan. a droid fluent in millions of languages
R2-D2 - Artoo - Perhaps the most loved robot of all times.
Ewok - those cute little furred bipeds native to the moon of Endor.
Clone - as in The Clone Wars
Jawa -Those sentient one-meter tall furry humanoids native to the Outer Rim desert world of Tatooine.
Tauntaun - The species of non-sentient lizards native to Hoth.
Wookie - like Chewbacca
Walker - as in Skywalker
Trooper as in Storm Trooper
Padawan - Paddy for short?
Mandalorian - Mando for short?
Ewok – Cute furry creature from Endor
Falcon – The Millennium Falcon is Han Solo’s famous ship
George - or Lucas - the originator of Star Wars
Jawa – Culture settled on Tatooine, known as scavengers
Jedi – The order focused on mastering & training in the force
Porg – Cute bird from the planet Ahch-T0 where Luke took up exile
Rebel – Fighters against the Empire
Wampa – White abominable-snowman creature from Hoth
Wookie – Hairy warrior species which included Chewbacca
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Star Wars Dog Names Based On Real Actors/Actresses' Names
You may think that the first names of these stars may be best served as great Star Wars Dog Names, but think again. Sometimes it is the last name that makes the better name. Or, perhaps you like the middle name best as in James Earl Jones.
Mark Hamill as Luke Skywalker
Harrison Ford as Han Solo
Carrie Fisher as Princess Leia Organa
Peter Cushing as Grand Moff Tarkin, Commander of the Death Star
Alec Guinness as Obi-Wan Kenobi
Anthony Daniels as C-3PO
Kenny Baker as R2-D2
Peter Mayhew as Chewbacca
David Prowse as Darth Vader
James Earl Jones as the voice of Darth Vader
Director/writer George Lucas
Billy Dee Williams as Lando Calrissian
Frank Oz (puppeteer/voice) as Yoda
Sebastian Shaw as Anakin Skywalker
Hayden Christensen as Anakin Skywalker
Star Wars Costumes
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About Janice (author and voice behind this site)
Having lived with dogs and cats most of her life, Janice served as a veterinary technician for ten years in Maryland and twelve years as a Shih Tzu dog breeder in Ohio.
Her education includes undergraduate degrees in Psychology with a minor in biology, Early Childhood Education, and Nursing, and a master's in Mental Health Counseling.
She is a lifelong learner, a dog lover, and passionate about the welfare of animals. Her favorite breed for over 50 years has been the Shih Tzu, but she has also lived with Poodles, Maltese, Yorkshire Terriers, Beagles, English Bulldogs, Carin Terriers, and a Cocker Spaniel.
When not writing, reading, and researching dog-related topics, she likes to spend time with her eight Shih Tzu dogs, husband, and family, as well as knitting and crocheting. She is also the voice behind Miracle Shih Tzu and Smart-Knit-Crocheting
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