"Blitzen" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: First attested in the 1823 poem “A Visit from St. Nicholas”. Named from Dutch bliksem (“lightning”), and perhaps influenced by the German form Blitz. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|nl|bliksem||lightning}} Dutch bliksem (“lightning”), {{der|en|de|-}} German Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Blitzen
  1. The eighth and last reindeer of Santa Claus. Wikipedia link: A Visit from St. Nicholas, Santa Claus's reindeer Categories (topical): Christmas, Fictional characters Synonyms: Blixen, Blixem Derived forms: donder and blitzen Coordinate_terms: Comet, Cupid, Dancer, Dasher, Donner, Prancer, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, Vixen Translations (reindeer of Santa Claus): 閃電 (Chinese Mandarin), 闪电 (Shǎndiàn) (Chinese Mandarin), Salama (Finnish), Éclair [masculine] (French), Αστραπή (Astrapí) [feminine] (Greek), Lampo [masculine] (Italian), ブリッツェン (Burittsen) (Japanese), Błyskawiczny [masculine] (Polish), Relâmpago [masculine] (Portuguese), Relámpago [masculine] (Spanish), Rayo [masculine] (Spanish)
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