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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