Ehsan - Replacement name for Captain Phasma. The Persian iteration of the Arabic name "Ihsan." Commonly used for boys, and rarely used for girls.
Yunis plains - A large flat infamous for its expanse of quicksand pits which have the power to take down the sturdiest of ships. The name comes from Mount Nabi Yunis, the highest mountain of the Palestinian territories.
Kvlei - One of many planetary divisions on the planet of Takodana. Its full name is the Kvlei Free State. "Kvlei" comes from rearranging the word Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine.
Orzili - Renaming of "Republic City" on Hosnian Prime. It is a megapolis city that houses the capital of the New Republic when it is chosen as such every five years. Comes from combining the Turkish cities of Denizli and Ordu.
Dinha Jahr - Senator for the Anoat sector in the New Republic and good friend to Leia Organa. The first name, being spelled as "Dinah," is Ethiopian in origin, and means "vindicated" or "judgement." The name also comes from the Book of Genesis.
Hiara Khulo - Fifth premier of the New Republic. The chancellor's first name comes from the Arenivaga, a genus of sand cockroach, ultimately belonging to the order of Blattodea (regular cockroaches). The second name comes from the townlet of Khulo, 290 km away from Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia.
Nokra - A class of freighters that were developed on the planet of Corellia. They're mainly used for transporting cargo, but can be used for the transportation of people as well when furnished for such type of travel. Name comes from the island of Nakura/Nokra, situated in the Dahlak Archipelago, just across the Red Sea from the Eritrean mainland.
Iseul Anka - Captain of the Third Array of the Sentinels. The duros' first name, is a unisex Korean name meaning "dew." The surname, spelled as Akan, comes from the ethnolinguistic group of peoples living in modern Ghana and Côte d'Ivoire. This name is also used for a Venusian crater.
Ahvaht - Name of the Sentinels' base on D'Qar. The name Ahvaht comes from "Avdat," a ruined Nabataean city in the Negev Desert of Israel.
Adrasin Ren - One of the four Knights of Ren serving Kylo Ren and the First Order, uses lightsabers on tonfa blades for combat. Her name comes from the town of Adrasan/Çavuşköy in the Antalya Province of Turkey.
Sirakh Ren - Youngest of the Knights of Ren. Uses a lightwhip to combat enemies. The knight's name comes from the wine grape Syrah/Shiraz.
Kalriff Ren - Third oldest member of the Knights of Ren. The name Kalriff, comes from the prefix "Cal-," while "riff" comes from the Republic of the Rif, a state that existed in northern Morocco.
Emesine - Model of frigate that the First Order commissioned for the private use for the Knights of Ren. The name "Emesine," comes from the Syrian city of Homs, which was named Emesa during the Pre-Islamic era of its history.
Hellas - A light freighter model that the New Republic uses to transport imports and exports the governmental body visits. Though defenseless, its quick speed easily makes up for that. The name Hellas comes from the Byzantine theme of Hellas, encompassing parts of central and southern Greece.
Gulna Cassoul - Female Mon Calamari pilot stationed at Erebus on Crait. The Mon Calamari's first name, Gulna, is Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Georgian, and Urdu in origin. The surname comes from Casole, a village in the microstate of San Marino.
Janus - Pilot for the transport Holdo flew in after leaving Crait. The name Janus comes from Roman mythology, specifically the personification or spirit of doorways/entrances.
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Science FictionThirty-four years have passed since the conclusion of the Galactic Civil War. During that time, thousands of systems once ruled by the dreaded Empire have joined the New Republic, instilling in trillions a new age of peace. However, a threat from th...
