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minus-squarerumschlumpel@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·2 months agoThe only thing that’s stupid about this IMO is that Skywalker is supposed to be a last name, not a first/given name.
minus-squareJWBananas@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·2 months agoJust like Tiffany and countless other surnames. Things change.
minus-squareViking_Hippie@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·2 months agoIs that you, Richard Tiffany Gere?
minus-squareatzanteol@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 months agoLast names are often used as first names. It’s his middle name. His first name is Loki.
minus-squarecorsicanguppy@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months ago supposed to be a last name, not a first/given name. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mackenzie_Davis https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clark_Kent_(Superman_%26_Lois) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naming_law_in_Sweden – ultimately a godsend.
The only thing that’s stupid about this IMO is that Skywalker is supposed to be a last name, not a first/given name.
Just like Tiffany and countless other surnames. Things change.
Is that you, Richard Tiffany Gere?
Last names are often used as first names.
It’s his middle name. His first name is Loki.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mackenzie_Davis
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clark_Kent_(Superman_%26_Lois)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naming_law_in_Sweden – ultimately a godsend.