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THE DIFFERENT NAMES FOR SANTA CLAUS

16 / 12 / 2014

THE DIFFERENT NAMES FOR SANTA CLAUS: meaning and examples

Welcome back to the Daily Vitamin everyone, and happy Tuesday to you.

For today's lesson, we are looking at the different names for Santa Claus. Many in North America know him as Santa Claus, and this is often the name used in movies; but did you know some of these other names for the man in the red suit?

-Santa

-Saint Nicholas

-Saint Nick

-Father Christmas

-Kris Kringle

Around the world, he has many other names, including Pere Noel (in many French-speaking countries) and Babbo Natale (Italy). 

What do you call Santa Claus in your language? Let us know on our Facebook page.

As always, thanks for reading! We will see you tomorrow when we learn the holiday-related slang term, decked out.

Have a great day!