Names of the seven dwarfs in various languages

The story "Snow White" was collected by the Brothers Grimm in 1812. The original German version of the tale was entitled Sneewittchen, which is Schneewittchen in modern orthography.

The dwarfs who appear in the story were first given individual names in the 1912 Broadway show, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, and they acquired different names in the 1937 Disney film by the same name. In other versions of the story they also have different names. The English names shown here are the ones used in the 1937 Disney film. See Wikipedia for other names.

This page was suggested by Marcello Gianola, who also supplied some of the names.

Doc Grumpy Sleepy Bashful Happy Sneezy Dopey Arabic (Egyptian) (Dok) دوك (Ġaḍbān) غَضْبان (Naʿsān) نَعْسان (Ḫaglān) خَجْلان (Farḥān) فَرْحان (ʿaṭsān) عَطْسان (Doʾdoʾ) دُقْدُق Armenian Խելացի

(Xelaci) Փնթփնթան

(P'nt'p'nt'an) Քնկոտ

(Qnkot) Ամաչկոտ

(Amachkot) Ուրախ

(Owrax) Փռշտացող

(P'r'shtacogh) Հիմարիկ

(Himarik) Chinese

(Mandarin) 萬事通

(Wànshìtōng) 愛生氣

(Àishēngqì) 瞌睡蟲

(Kēshuìchóng) 害羞鬼

(Hàixiūguǐ) 開心果

(Kāixīnguǒ) 噴嚏精

(Pēntìjīng) 糊塗蛋

(Hútúdàn) Croatian Učo Ljutko Glupko Stidljivko Ljutko Srećko Kihavko Czech Doktor Bručoun Dřímal Stydlín Štístko Kejchal Šmudla Danish Brille Gnavpot Søvnig Flovmand Lystig Prosit Dumpe Dutch Doc Grumpie Dommel Bloosje Giechel Niezel Stoetel Esperanto Dok' Grumblulo Dormulo Timemulo Ĝojulo Ternulo Ŝmirulo Estonian Doktor Toriseja Unimüts Häbelik Õnneseen Aevastaja Ninatark Finnish Viisas Jörö Unelias Ujo Lystikäs Nuhanenä Vilkas French Prof Grincheux Dormeur Timide Joyeux Atchoum Simplet German Chef Brummbär Schlafmütze Pimpel Happy Hatschi Seppl Hebrew (dok) דוק (ratnuni) רטנוני (yashnuni) ישנוני (baishani) ביישני (alizi) עליזי (aptshi) אפצ'י (shatya) שטיה Hungarian Tudor Morgó Szundi Szende Vidor Hapci Kuka Icelandic Glámur Naggur Purkur Kútur Teitur Hnerrir ? Irish Saoi Cancrán Codlatán Cúthalachán Sonaí Sraothachán Simpleoir Italian Dotto Brontolo Pisolo Mammolo Gongolo Eolo Cucciolo Japanese 先生

(sensei) おこりんぼ

(okorinbo)

苦虫

(nigamushi) ねぼすけ

(nobosuke)

眠り屋

(nemuriya) てれすけ

照れ助

(teresuke) ごきげん

(gokigen)

のんき屋

(nonkiya) くしゃみ

(kushami) おとぼけ

(otoboke)

抜け作

(nukesaku) Latin Medicullus Severus Somniculosus Verecundus Beatus Sternuens Fatuus Norwegian Brille Sinnataggen Søvnig Blygen Lystig Prosit Minsten Polish Mędrek Gburek Apsik Wesołek Śpioszek Gapcio Nieśmiałek Portuguese Mestre Zangado Soneca Dengoso Feliz Atchim Dunga Romanian Înțeleptul Morocănosul Somnorosul Rușinosul Voiosul Hapciu Mutulică Russian Профессор

(Professor) Ворчун

(Vorčun) Засоня

(Zasonja) Скромник

(Skromnik) Весельчак

(Vesel'chak) Чихун

(Čixun) Простак

(Prostak) Slovak Vedko Plaško Šťastko Spachtoš Hapčí Kýblik Dudroš Spanish Sabio Gruñón Dormilón Tímido Feliz Mocoso Mudito Swedish Kloker Butter Trötter Blyger Glader Prosit Toker Turkish Bilgin Somurtkan Uykucu Utangaç Neşeli Meraklı Budala

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