Christmas Elf Name Generator: Funny & Printable

Santa was an elf before he had any helpers. Here are some examples I present that you can find in my tool.

Pinecone

Pinecone combines “pine” (Latin pinus) and “cone” (Greek kônos) and is good for one who gathers ornaments from the forest floor.

Mistletoe

It comes from Old English misteltan. A young lady caught under the mistletoe could not refuse to give a kiss.

Satinka

Cloth, silky. Satin is from Zaitun, Quanzhou to Arab sailors.

Cocoa

Cocoa is from Spanish cacao that is Aztec cacahuatl in Nahuatl.

Buttons

Best for one who fixes coats for the sleigh crew.

Morketa

‘Dark time’: mørketid is the polar night in Norway.

Holly

From the evergreen shrub with scarlet berries. Holly is meaning “winter luck”.

Gingersnap

Ginger snaps are flavoured with powdered ginger and were first created by German monks in 1296.

Oliebel

‘Oil ball’, a Dutch New Year’s doughnut.

Tinsel

It has origins in Old French estincele, a spark. Estincele comes from Latin scintilla.

Twinkle

”To shine with a flickering light.”

Jingle

The earliest known use of the noun jingle is in early 1600s.

Snowflake

In 1885 Wilson Bentley photographed his first snow crystal. Snowflake is believed to be from Dutch hoofdkaas (“headcheese”).

Pepperkin

”Little Pepper.” It is a variation of peppermint, plus -kin.

This is what I’ve created. Tip: print option appears only after you have hit it one time the button ”Kept.”

More Christmas Elf Names Generator Examples With Meanings:

Nutmegga

Nutmeg is from medieval French nois muguede, ‘musky nut’. Nutmegga is its festive cousin.

Nisseline

Nisseline is from nisse, Danish name for a farm spirit. The -line suffix makes it “little barn guardian”. It is also a pet form of Niels, Nordic version of Nicholas.

Marronet

Marronet (mah-ro-NAY) – ‘sweet chestnut’, from marron

Ullric

Ullric combines Ullr, a Norse ski god, and -ric, ‘ruler’.

Sugarplum

Sugar Plum Fairy has appeared in Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker. In early recipes confectioners rolled a seed or an almond in a pan and coated it in hardened sugar. Save

Raspiver

To scrape or rub with or as with a file.

Grylina

Grýla is a troll mother of thirteen Yule Lads in Icelandic tales.

Kvistora

Kvist is twig in Swedish. Kvistora is meaning “golden twig” and I’ll recommend it for a helpe.

Cocina

It is connected to cocoa, with -ina. Cocina is also Spanish for kitchen.

Poinsella

Poinsettia girl. According to the Farmers’ Almanac, Poinsettia Day falls on December twelfth, when Joel Roberts Poinsett (1779-1851) died.

Chiselle

“Sacred bond.” It sounds French.

Punchetta

‘Small punch.’ Punch came from Hindi pañc, five, for its five ingredients, and you know Punchetta also means a tiny jab.

Bjellara

Bjelle means a small bell.

Wassella

It comes from wassail, a toast from Norse ves heill, ‘be healthy’.

Fudgeley

“Pasture near the cattle farm.”

Malletta

Malletta (MAL-et-ah) – Means ‘small hammer’ or ‘tapper’, a bench mate for Anvilla.

Tomtebert

Tomte is Swedish for a farm spirit, and the jultomte came into Swedish Santa figure.

Spangletta

“Spangle hanger”. Save

Hearthild

Closes on -hild, from hildr, Old Norse for battle and is part of Brynhildr. It is symbolizing “fierce keeper of a farm fire”.

Anvilla

“anvil”/“forge”/“iron”/“spark”

Lantwig

I see him walking ahead of sleigh with a light.

Fattigmo

Fattigmann, a fried cookie from Norway, translates as “poor man.”

Nordlysa

Lights, northern. Nordlys is Norwegian for aurora.

Ribbetta

“Busy one with ribbon”. She works the wrapping room at double speed even on 23 December.

Sledda

Sled is from Middle Dutch sledde.

Grotwick

Grotwick is from grøt, Norwegian for porridge Job title is: “porridge keeper”.

Ljusilla

“Bright and little.”

Birchessa

A helper at the woodpile. Birch bark catches fire fast even when completely wet.

Haltina

From haltija, a Finnish guardian spirit who looks after a house or a forest. Haltina is symbolizing an elf who keeps watch over the workshop at night.

Rivetta

From rivet, the metal pin that keeps a toy wagon compact. Rivetta is symbolizing the individual who keeps every seam shut.

Lussabelle

”Lovely saffron bun”. Lucia is from Latin lux, light.

Toddrin

Toddy is from Hindi tāṛī, palm sap.

Fjellkin

”Family of the mountain” or ”mountain kindred.”

Skadilla

‘Skadi’s girl.’ She’s a Norse goddess of skiing and winter hunting in mountains.

Wickbert

“Illustrious battle” or “bright warrior.”

Gloggard

It has roots in glögg and is a wine made with spices, sugar, sometimes liquor, and ”passion.”

Tonttuwyn

From tonttu, Finnish for a household spirit, and -wyn, fair. Save

Granbo

Granbo has a meaning that I like, ”home among the spruce trees.”

Walnetta

Walnetta is ‘foreign nut’, from Anglo-Saxon wealhhnutu.

Julvik

From jul, Scandinavian for Christmas. Vík is Old Norse for bay, so “Christmas Bay” is the meaning.

Woolmore

“Tall in grey wool”.

Damaska

Here, an option with Syrian origins, “cloth from Damascus.”

Crinklekin

“Dear little rustler”. You may find him elbow-deep in paper.

Kringlette

From Old Norse kringla (”ring” or”circle”) and suffix “-ette” is from Old French and is symbolizing feminine or miniature. In Denmark, it is a guild sign still in use today.

Whittlina

“Pure land” or ”bright meadow.”

Varnessa

‘Shiny coat’ (var-NESS-ah). Varnish may has origins in Berenice, a Libyan city, and you know Varnessa also means ‘bringer of victory’ via its queen.

Kanelock

Kanelbullar or Swedish cinnamon buns, get their own day in Sweden on 4th October.

Cogswick

Cogg (a small merchant boat) and wick (a dairy farm).

Hoovkin

A stable lad who knows each reindeer.

Lakritsa

Lakrits is licorice in Swedish, lakritsi in Finnish, lakris in Norwegian and Lakritz in German.

Strikka

Strikke is Bokmål for knit.

Talgita

Talgita has roots to talg, Nordic for tallow, mutton fat that is burned in candles.

Molassa

honey/syrup.dark/sweet

Jangleby

Jangle and -by, Old Norse for a farm or village found at the end of Whitby and Derby. Put together: “farm of jangling bells”.

Junipa

It is meaning juniper.

Pukkila

Pukki is Finnish for a billy goat, and Joulupukki, ‘Yule goat’, is how Finns call Santa.

Antlera

Antoillier, a medieval term that is now antler.

Piparola

After me, this sounds like a gingerbread baker out of Helsinki. Piparkakku, Finnish biscuit, is made of pipar, pepper, and kakku, cake.

Tumblewick

“Handy block tumbler”. Nicknames that I like are Tum and Wick.

Bukkus

Yule goat handler, bukk, Norwegian for a billy goat.

Harnessa

”To harness” with -essa.

Schwibba

Schwibba is pronounced SHVIB-ah and comes from Schwibbogen, that is a candle arch from Germany’s Ore Mountains.

Treacla

Treacle is rooted in Greek thēriakē, an antidote for venomous bites..

Hagelise

Hazel tree of God’s promise”.

Brassilda

Brass is the metal of toy trumpets and sleigh bells, and is actually an alloy made up of copper and zinc.

Korvalo

‘Ear fell.’ That’s Korvatunturi, Santa’s Finnish home.

Skyrlin

Skyrgámur, the Skyr-Gobbler, is one of Iceland’s thirteen Yule Lads. so Skyrlin is meaning “skyr thief”.

Stockla

“stocking”/“hook”/“gift”/“keeper”

Vättelin

“Little wight”, from Swedish vätte.

Kalendra

Kalendra is symbolizing an advent calendar. Gerhard Lang made a first printed one which was inspired by his mother’s candy board.

Snufflekin

Snuffle is English for noisy sniffing.

Gimlax

From gimlet, corkscrew-tipped tool that bores pilot holes in a rocking horse.

Mjodda

Mjød, Norwegian for mead.

Geolin

Its etymology is geol, Anglo-Saxon for Yule.

Bobbin

For an individual who sews rag dollls.

Stjernold

Stjerne, Norwegian and Danish word for star. Boys in Lucia processions (also known as Saint Lucy’s Day) walk as stjärngossar, in white robes and cone hats and they are covered with gold stars.

Rime

Rime is a crust of tiny white ice particles.

Risalina

It is made of risalamande, Danish rice pudding with cherry sauce.

Spindra

spindle/twirl.wool/thread

Snorissa

Snor is Norwegian and Danish for cord.

Bucheline

Bûche, French for log.

Marzipella

It comes from marzipan (sweet paste made with almonds and sugar) with its etymology being in the Latin martius panis, “bread of March.”

Caramella

“Candy” in Italian and caramella is any sweet.

Toffwick

“Toff” is British slang for a gentleman or a dandy.

Adventa

From Latin adventus, arrival.z

Panetta

Panettone is a Milan loaf, and its Italian is ‘big bread’. A cute nickname is Netta.

Frostling

From frost and -ling, a small one.

Clovessa

It has roots in clove. Clovessa is symbolizing a baker who measures spice by smell.

Tagglesby

“The farm of the young sheep”.

Pomandra

Pomander comes from medieval French pome d’ambre, “apple of amber”.

Glimmora

“Glimmer girl. She tests every bulb by thumb.”

Halmine

From halm, Scandinavian word for straw, material behind a Yule goat ornament that is bound with red ribbon.

Emberlin

He banks the workshop stove at midnight.

Hreinna

Hreinna is meaning ‘reindeer’, from Norse hreinn.

Selbina

Selbina has origins in Selbu, a village in Norway. Marit Emstad (1841-1929) had her star-patterned mittens to church there.

Muslinda

Muslinda is symbolizing muslin, a cloth from Mosul.

Nogifer

Toot is nog, and is a diminutive of eggnog.

Nusselin

Nusselin (‘little nut’) is good for a fan of Wilhelm Füchtner (1844-1923), who made Seiffen’s first nutcracker king.

Vantaria

”Star of forest”.

Mittelda

Mittelda is a variation of Matilda, ‘strength in battle’ in German. An even rarer form is Mitta.

Glittra

Glittra is pronounced GLIT-rah and is ‘to sparkle’, from Norse glitra.