There's a reporter named Vader in Pink Flamingos (1972)
I don't think it's just coincidence.
shareCould Vader being Dutch for father mean anything? I've never seen Pink Flamingos.
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Vader is a real surname.
https://www.surnamedb.com/Surname/Vader
https://www.houseofnames.com/vader-family-crest
So George Lucas could have known of someone with the surname Vader and consciously or subconsciously used it as part of Darth Vader's name. Someone in one of the links below says Lucas went to high school with a Gary Vader - who might not be entirely pleased with the fictional fame of his name.
Or he might have seen Pink Flamingos and consciously or subconsciously used Vader as part of Darth Vader's name.
Vader is a very simple and easy to pronounce name. It is only five letters long and alternates consonants and vowels. Thus it would be very easy for someone to make up a fictional word or name Vader.
http://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/28174/origin-of-darth-vaders-name
http://www.inafarawaygalaxy.com/2014/03/darth-vader-name-meaning-dark-father.html
https://www.quora.com/Why-is-Darth-Vader-named-Darth-Vader
Some people think Vader is short for invader. So I always thought it would be cool if Darth Vader command a fleet or something who called themselves "Vader's 'vaders".
Here's the truth. Darth Vader is Dutch for "Dark Father." That's it.
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Here's the truth. Darth Vader is Dutch for "Dark Father." That's it.
Maybe you're right. But here is a link to an article claiming that Nobody thought of Darth vader as Luke's father until several drafts into the script for The Empire Strikes Back . If so, that was not why he as named Darth Vader.
http://www.inafarawaygalaxy.com/2014/03/darth-vader-name-meaning-dark-father.html
By the way, I did see an old article speculating about possible plot twists in The Empire Strikes Back . It listed dozens of plot twists suggested by fans, including Darth Vader being Luke's father. But of course no fan could have thought of such a plot idea or suggested it in public until after he saw Star wars or read the novel and had an idea about who Luke and Vader were. share
http://www.slashfilm.com/david-prowse-ruin-the-empire-strikes-back-years-release/
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Only if his name is pronounced "Vodder" which it isn't, and "Darth" means nothing. I don't know why people keep rehashing this myth. It's just a lucky coincidence, nothing more....
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