Star Wars-loving British soldier faces passport issues after naming son Loki Skywalker Mowbray

The Force was not with them!

A Star Wars-loving military family's vacation was disrupted when their son was denied a passport because officials ruled his unusual name was too otherworldly.

The son of British soldier Christian Mowbray was born on May 4, 2017 — informally known as “Star Wars” day — so he and his wife, Becky, appropriately named him after one of the most famous families in movie history in homage to the hit film franchise.

Thus was Loki Skywalker Mowbray born, and for the first seven years of his life there was no major problem with the name.

That is, until the family of five planned a vacation to the Dominican Republic in October.

The trip was supposed to be a joyous one because it would be the family's first getaway since 2014 due to the young Skywalker's parents' strict work schedules. according to Suffolk News.

Christian Mowbray, 48, is serving in the Corps of Royal Engineers at Rock Barracks in Sutton Heath, 100 miles northeast of London, England.

Mowbray's wife is a former soldier and had previous issues with complex post-traumatic stress disorder, the outlet reported.

As it was their first international trip since before the birth of their son, they needed new passports.

The Home Office, which is in charge of immigration, security and law and order in the country, denied the young man a passport, saying it could not print “Skywalker” because of Disney's copyright on the name.

The family was not aware that they had this problem when they named their son after him.

The department told the family they had to change their son's name or get permission from Disney to use “Skywalker.”

“We were not aware that this could be a potential issue,” Mowbray said. “We understand that Loki’s middle name is protected by copyright, but we have no intention of using it for personal gain.”

“I understand the Home Office’s position and reasoning, but I think they need to recognise that modern names are evolving,” he added. “I can understand an adult changing their name for a ‘trick’, but that is not the case for a child from birth.”

Mowbray says her son has finally been given his passport and the family's vacation is still ongoing.

A similar situation occurred in another family in the United Kingdom, who named their daughter after a character from “Game of Thrones.”

Lucy, a mother from southwest England, said she needed permission from Warner Brothers so her six-year-old daughter, Khaleesi, could get a passport with her name registered.

The 39-year-old mother was planning her “dream” trip to Disneyland Paris when she received the bad news.

“I received a letter from the Passport Office, saying that your name is registered with Warner Brothers,” he said. he told the BBC. “It was the first time I heard something like that. I was stunned.”

A Brazilian court has rejected a family's request to name their newborn son after an ancient king because it was deemed too similar to a dance move, which could lead to bullying of the child.

Catarina and Danillo Prímola had planned to name their newborn son Piyé, in homage to Egypt's first black pharaoh, who had ruled Egypt for 30 years and helped found the 25th dynasty.

However, the Court of Justice of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais and the civil registry ruled that the pronunciation of Piyé is too similar to plié, a Portuguese word for a ballet dance step.

Although piyé is spelled differently, the court said parents would not be allowed to “register names that might expose their bearers to ridicule.”