Meet Santa’s Reindeer
Dasher
to dash, to run or travel somewhere in a great hurry dashing, attractive, adventurous, and full of confidence
Dancer
to dance, to move in a quick and lively way
Prancer
to prance, to move with high springy steps
Vixen
vixen, a female fox
vixen, a spirited or fierce woman
Comet
comet, a celestial object consisting of mostly ice and a “tail” of gas and dust particles
Cupid
cupid, the Roman god of love and desire
cupere, to desire in Latin
Donner
dunder, thunder in Swedish
donder, thunder in Dutch
Blitzen
bliksem, lightning in Dutch
blitz, lightning in German
Rudolph
hrodulf, Germanic name, “hrod” meaning fame and “wulf” meaning wolf