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Blitzen

Gender  MaleFemale
Type  Single Name
Species  DogCat

Meaning

Lightning - one of Santa's reindeer.

Related Names

Blitz, Blitzkrieg.

Famous Usage

Blitzen - one of Santa's eight reindeer first named in the 1823 poem 'A Visit from St. Nicholas' (also known as 'Twas the Night Before Christmas').

Screen Details

Appears in numerous Christmas films and TV specials including 'Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer' (1964) and Disney's 'Prep & Landing' series.

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