I once taught a girl names
Leia. I think her family was polish and it was just their native form of
Leah. I always thought it was very pretty and it was nice that it had an identity outside of “invented by
George Lucas”.
Like others have commented, I think Padmé is a variation of
Padma and I refuse to believe that
Anakin wasn’t inspired by Annakin.
Mother of
Elisabeth Frida