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That the Italian name follows the tradition of calling the December gift-bearer "Father Christmas" instead of "Saint Claus" is the reason why Italian language speakers call Santa Claus Babbo Natale.
Specifically, the end-of-the-year holiday visitor can be linked historically to Saint Nicholas (San Nicola). Saint Nicholas died December 6, 343. He left a legacy of kindness of children, sailors (who experience such peril while trying to explore Planet Earth and keep others fed), and vulnerable people.
The name Santa Claus comes from the Dutch nickname Sinterklaas ("Saint Nick") for de heilige Nicolaas ("Saint Nicholas"). The equivalent is Italian is San Cola, which is not used. The pronunciation would be "sahn KO-la."
The pronunciation will be "BAB-bo na-TA-ley" in Italian.
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∙ 10y ago
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∙ 9y agoBabbo Natale is an Italian equivalent of the English proper noun "Santa Claus." The masculine singular nouns translate literally as "Daddy Nativity" and loosely as "Father Christmas." The pronunciation will be "BAB-bo na-TA-ley" in Italian.
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∙ 14y agoSan Nicolo would be St. Nicholas, but Santa Claus- maybe due to the relligious influence ( Roman Catholic Church) has never made really big headway in Fair Italy.
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∙ 8y ago"Santa Claus" in English means Babbo Natale in Italian.
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