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We don't have official Dutch names for Santa's reindeer, but I'll translate them literally for you.
Dasher = Sprinter
Dancer = Danser
Prancer = Huppelaar (this actually means "Skipper" (as in skipping around), but the Dutch translation for Prancer would be "Rondspringer" and that sounds just awful.)
Vixen = Vixen
Comet = Komeet
Cupid = Cupido
Dunder/Donder/Donner = Donder (Dunder is derived from the Germanic word for "thunder", "donder" is Dutch for "thunder")
Blixem/Blitzen/Blixen = Bliksem (Blixem is derived from the Germanic word for "lightning", "bliksem" is Dutch for "lightning")
Rudolph = Rudolf (to be honest, we use English spelling for the name Rudolph as well, but this would be considered Dutch spelling, I think)
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Out of all santas reindeers which ones are girls?
According to the Alaska Department of Fish & Game, while male & female reindeer grow antlers in summer each year, male reindeer drop their antlers in winter -usually late November to mid-December. Female reindeer retain their antlers til after they give birth in the spring. Therefore, as ALL of Santa's reindeer are depicted as having antlers, every single one of them HAD to be a female! -We should have known this when they were able to always find their way!
Was Santa's reindeer spelled donner or donder?
The reindeers' names are from the 1823 poem "A Visit from St. Nicholas" ("The Night Before Christmas"). The reindeer are Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner, and Blitzen. Children often memorize this poem, with each of the reindeer in order.
What is the range of the reindeer?
A reindeer is a type of deer that is found in Arctic and Subarctic regions. Some reindeer will migrate up to twice each year and travel a distance of approximately 750 miles each time.
What role did each of santa reindeer play in pulling the sledge?
The names of the reindeer that pull Santa's sleigh are Dasher Dancer Prancer Vixen Comet Cupid Donner and Blitzen then there is Rodolph. but that another story....
What is the meaning of each reindeer?
I do not think they mean anything
How old are reindeer?
each year add three
What do each of Santa's reindeer names mean?
AnswerWhile the names don't really "mean" anything, Moore did name them poetically to imply how special they were. In general, you can look at the names like this:Dasher, Comet, Cupid: Names that imply speed, quickness, and flight ["Cupid" has wings].Dancer, Prancer, Vixen: Names that imply grace and nimbleness [a "vixen" in this sense is a female fox].Donner and Blitzen: Originally "Dunder and Blixem," the Dutch words for "Thunder & Lightning," names that imply power and strength.So when Clement C. Moore named the reindeer, he named them to poetically imply what the reindeer were like, flying through the night: powerful, quick, and nimble.Names originated from the popular children's story - 'Twas the Night Before Christmas - supposedly written by Clement Clarke Moore in 1823. However recently in 2000 an English professor has proved that the original Christmas rhyme was written by Major Henry Livingston, Jr. (1748-1828) in 1807 and called - Account of a Visit from St. Nicholas. Moore got credited with the nursery rhyme after an acquaintance published it in a newspaper. Over the years he made many alterations to it, which explains why there are various spellings of the reindeer names - Donner means thunder in German and Donder means thunder in Dutch.What does Rudolf mean?
If Santa has 8 grazed reindeers on 7 fields each how many altogether?
This depends. If Santa had eight reindeer, and they were spread over seven fields, then he would still have eight reindeer. If Santa had eight reindeer on each field, and he had seven fields, then this is a simple multiplication problem=8*7=56. He would have fifty-six reindeer.
Are santas rein deer boys or girls?
According to the Alaska Department of Fish & Game, while male & female reindeer grow antlers in summer each year, male reindeer drop their antlers in winter -usually late November to mid-December. Female reindeer retain their antlers til after they give birth in the spring. Therefore, as ALL of Santa's reindeer are depicted as having antlers, every single one of them HAD to be a female! -We should have known this when they were able to always find their way!
What are the names of each colony in region?
what are the names of each colony in region
How did french and dutch settlements affect the native Americans?
The French and the Dutch each made alliances with Native American peoples.
What does dutch treat mean?
Each pays for their own way
