R2-D2 is one of the most famous droids in Star Wars, but his name has a much less famous origin story. R2-D2, or as he's affectionately known, Artoo Detoo, was a droid who proved himself extremely helpful throughout the entire Skywalker saga of Star Wars movies. He served some of the most powerful Jedi in Star Wars, and he witnessed some of the most important events in the entire Star Wars timeline. Artoo is an extremely high-profile droid, but there are still some parts of his character that remain much less known.

Though Artoo has appeared in most of the Star Wars movies, there are still quite a few pieces of trivia and facts about R2-D2 that aren't immediately apparent. One of those facts is the origin of his name, which is a seemingly random combination of letters and numbers. While it would be easy to assume that George Lucas,...