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Dune: The Meaning of Muad'Dib, Explained

Written by Joshua Kristian McCoy
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When Paul Atreides finds his new life among the Fremen, he needs a new name to fit in. The one he picks is more significant than he knows.

Names are astonishingly important in Dune. Most characters carry multiple titles, nicknames, honorifics, or alternative identities. Paul Atreides walks a long, complicated journey exemplified in part by his new names. He is Paul Atreides, next in line to become Duke of Caladan. Then he is Usul or Paul-Muad'Dib, the mighty Fremen freedom fighter. To the billions who take part in his holy war, he becomes Muad'Dib. Where did the most consequential name in the Dune universe come from?

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