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Ever wondered how to say ‘Father Christmas’ in Cebuano? Zulu? Maybe in M\u0101ori? Well, wonder no more! We’ve collected together different ways of saying Father Christmas in over 100 languages \u2013 take a look and see if you can find the one you’re after.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The festive season is upon us once again! And next to Superman, all around the world jolly, white-haired Father Christmas is probably one of the most recognised figures of all time!
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Yet with so many cultures and languages, Father Christmas has a huge variety of names, some of them absolutely unique. Welsh speakers, for example, call Father Christmas ‘John of the Chimney,’ while Russians say ‘Grandfather Frost!’ Meanwhile, in many German-speaking regions it is the ‘Christkind’ or Baby Jesus who brings Christmas presents. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Come join us at uTalk to learn how to say \u201cFather Christmas\u201d in over 100 languages!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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1. English<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Father Christmas \/ Santa Claus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Father Christmas first began as a humble Greek bishop who was born in the 3rd Century in what is now modern Turkey. Saint Nicholas, as he would later come to be known, was admired for his generosity and humility. He gave away all his wealth to the sick and the poor. He was even famous for performing all sorts of miracles, becoming known as Nicholas the Wonderworker. Over time, the Church would come to recognise him as the patron saint of children (as well as sailors, merchants, archers, repentant thieves and prostitutes, brewers, the unmarried and pawnbrokers \u2013 yes, he had a huge portfolio!). During the Middle Ages, Saint Nicholas was the most popular saint in Europe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The name ‘Santa Claus,’ as he is universally known in the United States today, was brought there by Dutch immigrants who knew him as Sinterklaas (from Saint Nicholas). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. Afrikaans<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Kersvader (literally, ‘Christmas Father’).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. Albanian<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Babagjyshi i Krishtlindjeve (Grandfather Christmas), Babagjyshi i Vitit t\u00eb Ri (Grandfather New Year), or Babadimri (Father Winter). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

4. Amharic<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n

\u12e8\u1308\u1293 \u12a0\u1263\u1275 (Yegena Abat or ‘Christmas Father’).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

5. Arabic<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n

\u0628\u0627\u0628\u0627 \u0646\u0648\u064a\u0644 (Baba Noel).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

6. Armenian<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n

\u0541\u0574\u0565\u057c \u054a\u0561\u057a (Dzmer Pap or ‘Grandfather Winter’).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

7. Assamese<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n

\u09b8\u09be\u09a8\u09cd\u09a4\u09be \u0995\u09cd\u09b2\u099c (from English ‘Santa Claus’).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

8. Azerbaijani<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n

\u015eaxta Baba (‘Frost Father’).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

9. Basque<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Bizarzuri (‘White Beard’).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

10. Belarusian<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n

\u0414\u0437\u0435\u0434 \u041c\u0430\u0440\u043e\u0437 (‘Dzied Maroz’ or ‘Grandfather Frost’).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

11. Bengali<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n

\u09b8\u09be\u09a8\u09cd\u09a4\u09be \u0995\u09cd\u09b2\u099c (from English ‘Santa Claus’).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

12. Bosnian<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Djed Mraz (‘Grandfather Frost’).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

13. Bulgarian<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n

\u0414\u044f\u0434\u043e \u043c\u0440\u0430\u0437 (‘Dyado Mraz,’ ‘Grandfather Frost’).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

14. Burmese<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n

\u1006\u1014\u103a\u1010\u102c\u1000\u101c\u1031\u102c\u1037\u1005\u103a (from English ‘Santa Claus’).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

15. Cantonese<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n

\u8056\u8a95\u8001\u4eba (‘sing3 daan3 lou5 jan4’ or ‘Christmas Old Man’).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

16. Catalan<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Pare Noel (‘Father Christmas’).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

17. Cebuano<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Santa Claus (Most Philippine languages have borrowed the American English ‘Santa Claus’).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

18. ChiBemba<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Santa Claus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

19. ChiChewa<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Santa Claus<\/p>\n\n\n\n

20. Chinese (Mandarin)<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n

\u5723\u8bde\u8001\u4eba (‘sh\u00e8ngd\u00e0n l\u01ceor\u00e9n’ or ‘Christmas Old Man’). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Want to know how to pronounce this one? Check out our Guide to Mandarin Pronunciation<\/a> for some tips!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

21. Croatian<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Djed Mraz (‘Grandfather Frost’).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

22. Czech<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Svat\u00fd Mikul\u00e1\u0161 (‘Saint Nicholas’ \u2013 according to Czech tradition it is actually Je\u017e\u00ed\u0161ek or ‘Baby Jesus’ who brings presents on Christmas Eve).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

23. Danish<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Julemanden (‘Yule-Man’).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

24. Dari<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n

\u0628\u0627\u0628\u0627 \u0646\u0648\u0626\u0644 (\u201cBaba Noel\u201d)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

25. Dutch<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Kerstman. (The Dutch have two \u201cFather Christmas\u201d figures! On December 5th, the eve of Saint Nicholas\u2019 Day, Sinterklaas sails into the Netherlands from his home in Madrid accompanied by servants called Zwarte Pieten. They give gifts to good children and punish naughty ones. And then on Christmas Eve, it is Kerstman who comes to deliver more presents!)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

26. Dzongkha<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n

No equivalent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

27. Esperanto<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Patro Kristnasko (‘Father Christmas’).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

28. Estonian<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n

J\u00f5uluvana (‘Father Christmas’).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

29. Fijian<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Santa Claus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

30. Filipino (Tagalog)<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Santa Claus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

31. Finnish<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Joulupukki (literally, ‘Yule Goat’) \u2013 from a pre-Christian custom where men dress up as goats to perform specific rituals link to harvests and fertility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

32. Flemish<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Kerstman (Christmas Man) and Sinterklaas (Saint Nicholas).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

33. French<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n

P\u00e8re No\u00ebl (Father Christmas) or Papa No\u00ebl (Papa Christmas).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

34. Galician<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Pai Nadal (Father Christmas).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

35. Georgian<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n

\u10d7\u10dd\u10d5\u10da\u10d8\u10e1 \u10d1\u10d0\u10d1\u10e3\u10d0 (‘Tovlis Babua,’ meaning ‘Grandfather Snow’).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

36. German<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Weihnachtsmann (Christmas Man) \u2013 In many parts of Germany, Father Christmas or Weihnachtsmann is perceived to be an Anglo-Saxon import (and an obvious symptom of globalisation). Children in many German-speaking regions traditionally believe that it is the Christkind (Baby Jesus) that brings them Christmas presents. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

37. Greek<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n

\u0391\u03b3\u03b9\u03bf\u03c2 \u0392\u03b1\u03c3\u03af\u03bb\u03b7\u03c2 (Ayios Vasilis or ‘Saint Basil’) \u2013 Greeks believe that Saint Basil brings gifts on New Year\u2019s Eve. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

38. Ancient Greek<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n

\u1f0d\u03b3\u03b9\u03bf\u03c2 \u0392\u03b1\u03c3\u03af\u03bb\u03b5\u03b9\u03bf\u03c2 (\u00c1gios Bas\u00edleios).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

39. Greenlandic<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Juulimaaq (from Danish ‘Julemand’) or Juullip Inua (‘Christmas Man’).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

40. Gujarati<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n

\u0ab8\u0abe\u0aa8\u0acd\u0aa4\u0abe \u0a95\u0acd\u0ab2\u0acb\u0ab8 (from ‘Santa Claus’).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

41. Haitian Creole<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Tonton Nw\u00e8l (Uncle Christmas) or Papa Nw\u00e8l (Papa Christmas).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

42. Hausa<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Santa Claus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

43. Hebrew<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n

\u05e1\u05e0\u05d8\u05d4 \u05e7\u05dc\u05d0\u05d5\u05e1 (from ‘Santa Claus’).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

44. Hindi<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n

\u0938\u093e\u0902\u0924\u093e \u0915\u094d\u0932\u0949\u091c\u093c (from ‘Santa Claus’).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

45. Hungarian<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Mikul\u00e1s or Szent Mikl\u00f3s (from ‘Saint Nicholas’).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

46. Icelandic<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n

J\u00f3lasveinar (Yule Lads) – In Iceland, 13 mischievous trolls called the Yule Lads visit towns and villages each of the 13 nights leading up to Christmas Eve. Children leave a shoe on the windowsill of their rooms expecting to receive a little present from the trolls. Naughty children will find a potato instead! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

47. Igbo<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Fada Ekeresimesi (from ‘Father Christmas’).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

48. Ilocano<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Santa Claus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

49. Indonesian<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Sinterklas (from Dutch ‘Sinterklaas’).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

50. Irish<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Daid\u00ed na Nollag (‘Daddy December’).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

51. Italian<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Babbo Natale (‘Daddy Christmas’) \u2013 Traditionally, it was La Befana, the ‘Good Witch of Christmas’ who would ride her broomstick on January 5th to people\u2019s homes, climb down their chimneys and deliver presents to good children inside. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

52. Japanese<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n

\u30b5\u30f3\u30bf\u30af\u30ed\u30fc\u30b9 (from ‘Santa Claus’).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

53. Javanese<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Sinterklas (from Dutch ‘Sinterklaas’).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

54. Kachchi<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n

\u0ab8\u0abe\u0aa8\u0acd\u0aa4\u0abe \u0a95\u0acd\u0ab2\u0acb\u0ab8 (from ‘Santa Claus’).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

55. Kannada<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n

\u0cb8\u0cbe\u0c82\u0c9f\u0cbe \u0c95\u0ccd\u0cb2\u0cbe\u0cb8\u0ccd (from ‘Santa Claus’).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

56. Kazakh<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n

\u0410\u044f\u0437 \u0410\u0442\u0430 (‘Ayaz Ata’ or ‘Grandfather Frost’).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

57. Korean<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n

\uc0b0\ud0c0 \ud074\ub85c\uc2a4 (from ‘Santa Claus’).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

58. Kyrgyz<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n

\u0410\u044f\u0437 \u0410\u0442\u0430 (‘Ayaz Ata’ or ‘Grandfather Frost’).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

59. Ladino<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Noel Baba.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

60. Latin<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Sanctus Nicolaus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

61. Latvian<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Ziemassv\u0113tku vec\u012btis (‘Christmas Old Man’).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

62. Lithuanian<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Kal\u0117d\u0173 senelis (‘Christmas Grandfather’).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

63. Luxembourgish<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Kleeschen (diminutive of ‘Saint Nicholas’).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

64. Macedonian<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n

\u0414\u0435\u0434\u043e \u041c\u0440\u0430\u0437 (‘Dedo Mraz’ or ‘Grandfather Frost’).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

65. Malagasy<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Dadabe Noely (‘Grandfather Christmas’).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

66. Malay<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Santa Claus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

67. Malayalam<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n

\u0d15\u0d4d\u0d30\u0d3f\u0d38\u0d4d\u0d2e\u0d38\u0d4d \u0d2a\u0d3e\u0d2a\u0d4d\u0d2a\u0d3e (‘Christmas Father’).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

68. Maltese<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n

San Niklaw.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

69. Manx<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Jishag y Nollick (‘Father Christmas’).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

70. M\u0101ori<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Matua Kirihimete (‘Father Christmas’).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

71. Marathi<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n

\u0938\u093e\u0902\u0924\u093e \u0915\u094d\u0932\u0949\u091c (from ‘Santa Claus’).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

72. Mongolian<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n

\u0421\u0430\u043d\u0442\u0430 \u043a\u043b\u0430\u0443\u0441 (from ‘Santa Claus’).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

73. Neapolitan<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Babbo Natale (‘Daddy Christmas’).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

74. Nepali<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n

\u0938\u093e\u0928\u094d\u091f\u093e \u0915\u094d\u0932\u093e\u0909\u091c (from ‘Santa Claus’).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

75. Norwegian<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Julenissen (‘Yule Gnome’) \u2013 In Norway, a friendly little gnome called Julenissen brings presents on Christmas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

76. Pashto<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n

\u0633\u0627\u0646\u062a\u0647 \u06a9\u0644\u0627\u0648\u0632 (from ‘Santa Claus’).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

77. Persian<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n

\u0628\u0627\u0628\u0627 \u0646\u0648\u0626\u0644 (‘Baba Noel’).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

78. Polish<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n

\u015awi\u0119ty Miko\u0142aj (‘Saint Nicholas’).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

79. Portuguese<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Pai Natal (‘Father Christmas’).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

80. Portuguese (Brazilian)<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Papai Noel (‘Father Christmas’).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

81. Punjabi (Indian)<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n

\u0a38\u0a48\u0a02\u0a1f\u0a3e \u0a15\u0a32\u0a4c\u0a38 (from ‘Santa Claus’).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

82. Punjabi (Pakistani)<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n

\u0633\u0627\u0646\u062a\u0627 \u06a9\u0644\u0627\u0632 (from ‘Santa Claus’).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

83. Romanian<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Mo\u015f Cr\u0103ciun (‘Old Father Christmas’).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

84. Russian<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n

\u0414\u0435\u0434 \u041c\u043e\u0440\u043e\u0437 (‘Ded Moroz’ or ‘Grandfather Frost’).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

85. Samoan<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Tama Kerisimasi (‘Father Christmas’).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

86. Sardinian<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Babbo Natale (‘Daddy Christmas’).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

87. Scots<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Santa Claus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

88. Scottish Gaelic<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Bodach na Nollaig (‘Old Man of Christmas’).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

89. Serbian<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n

\u0414\u0435\u0434\u0430 \u041c\u0440\u0430\u0437 (‘Deda Mraz’ or ‘Grandfather Frost’).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

90. Shona<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Baba Kisimusi (‘Father Christmas’).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

91. Sicilian<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Babbo Natale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

92. Sindhi<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n

\u0633\u0627\u0646\u062a\u0627 \u06a9\u0644\u0627\u0632 (from ‘Santa Claus’).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

93. Sinhala<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n

\u0db1\u0dad\u0dca\u0dad\u0dbd\u0dca \u0dc3\u0dd3\u0dba (‘Nattal Siya’ meaning ‘Grandfather Christmas’).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

94. Slovak<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Sv\u00e4t\u00fd Mikul\u00e1\u0161 (‘Saint Nicholas’).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

95. Slovenian<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Sveti Miklav\u017e (‘Saint Nicholas’).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

96. Somali<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Santa Claus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

97. Spanish<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Pap\u00e1 Noel (‘Papa Christmas’).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

98. Spanish (Latin American)<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Latin Americans have a wide variety of names for Father Christmas. Argentinians, Paraguayans and Uruguayans call him ‘Pap\u00e1 Noel’; Bolivians, Colombians and Ecuadorians welcome ‘Pap\u00e1 Noel’ or sometimes, ‘Santa Claus’; Chileans say, ‘Viejito Pascuero’; Costa Ricans call him ‘Colacho’; Cubans, Puerto Ricans and Dominicans happily refer to their Father Christmas as ‘Santa Cl\u00f3s’ or simply, ‘Santa’. ‘Santa Cl\u00f3s’ or ‘Santa’ is also common in El Salvador, Guatemala, Nicaragua and Panama. Meanwhile, ‘San Nicol\u00e1s’ is common in Honduras and Venezuela. Finally, Mexicans and Peruvians say ‘Pap\u00e1 Noel’, ‘Santa Cl\u00f3s’ or just plain ‘Santa’. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

99. Swahili<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Baba Krismasi (‘Father Christmas’).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

100. Swedish<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Jultomten (‘Yule Gnome’) \u2013 ‘Jultomten’ is a friendly gnome-like spirit that brings presents on Christmas Eve. However, he does not come down the chimney, instead preferring to walk through the front door. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

101. Tajik<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n

\u0411\u043e\u0431\u043e\u0438 \u0411\u0430\u0440\u0444\u04e3 (‘Boboi Barfi,’ meaning ‘Grandfather Snow’).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

102. Tamil<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n

\u0b9a\u0bbe\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bbe \u0b95\u0bbf\u0bb3\u0bbe\u0bb8\u0bcd (from ‘Santa Claus’).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

103. Telugu<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n

\u0c36\u0c3e\u0c02\u0c24\u0c3e \u0c15\u0c4d\u0c32\u0c3e\u0c1c\u0c41 (from ‘Santa Claus’).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

104. Thai<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n

\u0e0b\u0e32\u0e19\u0e15\u0e32\u0e04\u0e25\u0e2d\u0e2a (from ‘Santa Claus’).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

105. Tok Pisin<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Santa Klaus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

106. Turkish<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Noel Baba (‘Christmas Father’).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

107. Turkmen<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n

A\u00fdaz Baba (‘Frost Father’).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

108. Ukrainian<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n

\u0414\u0456\u0434 \u041c\u043e\u0440\u043e\u0437 (‘Did Moroz’ meaning ‘Grandfather Frost’) or \u0421\u0432\u044f\u0442\u0438\u0439 \u041c\u0438\u043a\u043e\u043b\u0430\u0439, (‘Sviatyi Mykolai’ or ‘Saint Nicholas’).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

109. Urdu<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n

\u0633\u0627\u0646\u062a\u0627 \u06a9\u0644\u0627\u0632 (from ‘Santa Claus’).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

110. Uzbek<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Ayoz Bobo (‘Frost Father’).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

111. Vietnamese<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n

\u00d4ng Gi\u00e0 Noel (‘Christmas Old Man’).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

112. Welsh<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Si\u00f4n Corn (‘John of the Chimney’).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

113. Wu Chinese (Shanghainese)<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n

\u5723\u8bde\u8001\u4eba (‘sen te lau nyin’ meaning ‘Christmas Old Man’).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

114. Xhosa<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n

uSanta Claus (‘u-‘ is a prefix occurring with names).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

115. Yoruba<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Baba Keresimesi (‘Father Christmas’).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

116. Zulu<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n

uSanta Claus (‘u-‘ is a prefix occurring with names).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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