Meanings
proper noun
- A male given name.
Origin
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.
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APA
Anakin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Anakin
MLA
“Anakin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Anakin. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Anakin,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Anakin.
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