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The top five baby names of 22 BBY

A name that was described as "(sharp keening at 85 cycles, followed by five atonal mandible clicks)" was highlighted to be the fifth most popular infant name in a list compiled sometime in the year[1] 22 BBY.[2] The name—along with the names Losibaru, Janara, Barada, and Gaeriel—was listed in a recurring column called "A Closer Look," which was featured in the forty-ninth installment of the CoCo District edition of the HoloNet News's 531st volume.[1]

Behind the scenes[]

"(Sharp keening at 85 cycles, followed by five atonal mandible clicks)" was listed in a[1] March 28, 2002[3] sidebar of the HoloNet News website that showcased a selection of the most popular baby names. This feature appeared in the forty-ninth issue of this promotional in-universe tie-in, which was published shortly before the release of Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones. Unlike the other listed baby names, this name was described as a sequence of sounds.[1] It was inserted into the list by Lucasfilm executive Pablo Hidalgo as a joke, who was glad to see that it received an entry on Wookieepedia, the Star Wars wiki.[4] The site's content was written by Hidalgo and Paul Ens.[5]

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Notes and references[]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 HNNsmall A Closer LookHoloNet News Vol. 531 #49 (content now obsolete; backup link)
  2. HNNsmall A Closer LookHoloNet News Vol. 531 #49 (content now obsolete; backup link) mentions the list of infant names in an in-universe news issue dated to 13:3:28, which corresponds to 22 BBY, according to the reasoning presented here.
  3. JCF-favicon The Official HoloNetNews Discussion Thread on the Jedi Council Forums (Literature board; posted by Dev Sibwarra on March 28, 2002 at 4:24 PM; accessed September 20, 2020) (backup link)
  4. TwitterLogo Pablo Hidalgo (@pabl0hidalgo) on Twitter: "I think this was my joke. Glad to see it got a Wookieepedia article. :)" (backup link)
  5. HNNsmall CreditsHoloNet News Vol. 531 (content now obsolete; backup link)
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