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Santa's Names Around the World
By Cynthia Kirkeby
Dec 7, 2007, 20:06 PST
Names for Santa Around the World
What would you call Santa if you lived in another country? Take a look at our chart below for the country and what children call him there.
| Country | Name |
| Armenia | Gaghant Baba |
| Belgium | Pere Noel |
| Brazil | Papai Noel |
| Bulgaria | Diado Coleda |
| Chile | Viejo Pascuero (“Old Man Christmas”) | | China | Shengdan Laoren | | Netherlands | Kerstman | | Finland | Joulupukki | | France | Pere Noel | | Germany | Kris Kringle or Weihnachtsmann |
| Greece | Hagios Nikolaos |
| Hawaii | Kanakaloka |
| Hong Kong | Sing dan lo ian |
| Hungary | Karácsony Apó |
| Italy | Babbo Natale | | Japan | Hoteiosho (a god or priest who bears gifts) or Santa no ojisan (Uncle Santa) |
| Latvia | Ziemmassve'tku veci'tis |
| Lithuania | Kaledu Senis |
| Mexico | Nino Jesus |
| Morocco | Black Peter |
| Norway | Julenissen (“Christmas gnome”) |
| Netherlands | Kerstman. |
| Peru | Papa Noel |
| Poland | Gwiazdor (Star Man) |
| Russia | Ded Moroz (“Grandfather Frost”) |
| Slovenia | Bozicek |
| Sweden | Jultomten (“Christmas brownie”) | | United Kingdom | Father Christmas |
| Wales | Sion Corn (Chimney John) |
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