Rebelcaptain and name symbolism
Looking up the meanings of Rebelcaptain relevant names is always such a wild ride because
Cassian Andor - means empty and person, but that also means it can be read as space personified.
Kerri ended up being a memory he carried with him all his life.
He also ends up partnering with a woman who takes the alias Liana, which is the name of a plant, notorious for being good for climbing. Y'know, like Cassian climbs rebellion to freedom and victory for all of his life until he finally gets to the top of the tower and aids Jyn in her battle for freedom and victory.
And then there's the fact that all the Erso Family's names are associated with the sky: Galen (Wind), Lyra (collection of stars), Aria Prime, Lyra's home world), means The first air. Jyn takes names like Kestrel and Dawn.
While Cassian is given sky kyber which matches the necklace of kyber crystal the daughter of the Sky family carries, a daughter whiose parents were married in a crystal cave on Chandrilla - a world notorious for its extreme faith in soulmates and force bonds.
(Not to mention said daughter can't fly on her own, but Cassian can, ultimately becoming her wings)
And then there is Lyra, whose name alludes to two different sets of fated lovers. One of which being the Weaver Girl and the Cow Herd from Chinese, Japanese and Korean folklore.
The story goes that an immortal princess fell in love with a mortal cow herd. She ran away from heaven to be with her love, they got married and had two children. But her father was furious and stole her away, placing her back into the sky and separating her from her home with a river of stars (Stardust). She cried and cried in her loneliness eventually magpies or ravens or rooks, depending on the story, took pity on her and formed a bridge to reunite her with her love and home once a year before they have to separate again.
You know... just like Bodhi Rook was the catalyst of Cassian and Jyn uniting.
Last but not least, with all the parallels between Cassian and Lyra's confrontations with Krennick, it's interesting that Lyra is often referred to as the Falling Eagle, and Altair (the star for the Cow Herd) is referred to as the Rising Eagle.
And since Erso is the name of a martriarchal line of women, and the name of that matriarch was Lyra, which is a reference to one of the oldest greek stories we still have access to, then Erso might not be a random set of letters either, but a purposeful misspelling of the name of the god of love, Erso.
In which case Jyn Erso would refer to a wishfulling fire spirit and the god of love, meaning it would connote "a wish answered by love" or " a wish of love".
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