Was Darth Vader named after the Dutch for father, or for "invader"?

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Hehe, I’ll think about it, but I really like the Booty portion of Darth No-Booty.

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That’s a common opinion.

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[quote=“wevets, post:1, topic:996167”]
“Vader” is traditionally explained as being from Dutch vader (“father”). However, the idea of Vader’s fatherhood was only developed for The Empire Strikes Back (after the character was introduced), making this improbable. It is more likely a shortening of invader or from the surname Vader .[1]

This part bothers me. Either Lucas is lying or this is a really weird coincidence. It occurred to me he might have gotten the idea of making Vader Luke’s father from the name, but I’m highly skeptical.