Pippi Longstocking

Name

Pippi in the original Swedish language books says her full name is Pippilotta Viktualia Rullgardina Krusmynta Efraimsdotter Långstrump. Although her surname Långstrump – literally long stocking – translates easily into other languages, her personal names are less easily translated,[30] and one of them is a patronymic, Efraimsdotter, which is unfamiliar to many cultures. English language books and films about Pippi have given her name in the following forms:

  • Pippilotta Rollgardinia Victualia Peppermint Longstocking[31]
  • Pippilotta Delicatessa Windowshade Mackrelmint Efraim's Daughter Longstocking[32]
  • Pippilotta Delicatessa Windowshade Mackrelmint Efraimsdotter Longstocking[33]
  • Pippilotta Provisionia Gaberdina Dandeliona Ephraimsdaughter Longstocking[34]

In 2005, UNESCO published lists of the most widely translated books. In regard to children's literature, Pippi Longstocking was listed as the fifth most widely translated work with versions in 70 different languages.[35][36] As of 2017, Lindgren's works had been translated into 100 languages.[37] Here are the character's names in some languages other than English.

  • In Afrikaans Pippi Langkous
  • In Albanian Pipi Çorapegjata
  • In Arabic جنان ذات الجورب الطويل Jinān ḏāt al-Jawrab aṭ-Ṭawīl
  • In Armenian Երկարագուլպա Պիպին Erkaragulpa Pipin
  • In Azerbaijani Pippi Uzuncorablı
  • In Basque Pippi Kaltzaluze
  • In Belarusian Піпі Доўгаяпанчоха Pipi Doŭhajapančocha
  • In Bulgarian Пипи Дългото чорапче Pipi Dǎlgoto chorapche
  • In Breton Pippi hir he loeroù
  • In Catalan Pippi Calcesllargues
  • In Chinese 长袜子皮皮 Chángwàzi Pípí
  • In Czech Pipilota Citrónie Cimprlína Mucholapka Dlouhá punčocha
  • In Danish Pippi Langstrømpe
  • In Dutch Pippi Langkous
  • In Esperanto Pipi Ŝtrumpolonga
  • In Estonian Pipi Pikksukk
  • In Faroese Pippi Langsokkur
  • In Filipino Potpot Habangmedyas
  • In Finnish Peppi Pitkätossu
  • In French Fifi Brindacier (literally "Fifi Strand of Steel")
  • In Galician Pippi Mediaslongas
  • In Georgian პეპი გრძელიწინდა Pepi Grdzelitsinda or პეპი მაღალიწინდა Pepi Magalitsinda
  • In German Pippilotta Viktualia Rollgardina Pfefferminz (book) or Schokominza (film) Efraimstochter Langstrumpf
  • In Greek Πίπη η Φακιδομύτη Pípē ē Fakidomýtē (literally "Pippi the freckle-nosed girl")
  • In Hebrew בילבי בת-גרב Bilbi Bat-Gerev or גילגי Gilgi or the phonetic matching בילבי לא-כלום bílbi ló khlum, literally "Bilby Nothing"[38]: p.28  in old translations
  • In Hungarian Harisnyás Pippi
  • In Icelandic Lína Langsokkur
  • In Indonesian Pippilotta Viktualia Gorden Tirai Permen Efraimputri Langstrump[39]
  • In Irish Pippi Longstocking
  • In Italian Pippi Calzelunghe
  • In Japanese 長くつ下のピッピ Nagakutsushita no Pippi
  • In Karelian Peppi Pitküsukku
  • In Khmer ពីពីស្រោមជើងវែង
  • In Korean 말괄량이 소녀 삐삐 Malgwallyang-i Sonyeo Ppippi
  • In Kurdish Pippi-Ya Goredirey
  • In Latvian Pepija Garzeķe
  • In Lithuanian Pepė Ilgakojinė
  • In Macedonian Пипи долгиот чорап Pipi dolgot chorap
  • In Mongolian Урт Оймст Пиппи Urt Oimst Pippi
  • In Norwegian Pippi Langstrømpe
  • In Persian پیپی جوراببلنده Pipi Jôrâb-Bolandeh
  • In Polish Pippi Pończoszanka or Fizia Pończoszanka
  • In Portuguese Píppi Meialonga (Brazil), Pipi das Meias Altas (Portugal)
  • In Romanian Pippi Șosețica (Romania), Pepi Ciorap-Lung (Moldova)
  • In Russian Пеппи Длинный Чулок Peppi Dlinnyj Chulok or Пеппи Длинныйчулок Peppi Dlinnyjchulok
  • In Scottish Gaelic Pippi Fhad-stocainneach[40]
  • In Scots Pippi Langstoking
  • In Serbian, Croatian, Montenegrin and Bosnian Pipi Duga Čarapa / Пипи Дуга Чарапа
  • In Slovak Pipi Dlhá Pančucha
  • In Slovene Pika Nogavička
  • In Spanish Pipi Calzaslargas (Spain), Pippi Mediaslargas or Pippa Mediaslargas (Latin America)
  • In Sinhala: දිගමේස්දානලාගේ පිප්පි Digamēsdānalāgē Pippi
  • In Thai ปิ๊ปปี้ ถุงเท้ายาว Bpíp-bpîi Tǔng-Táo-Yaao
  • In Turkish Pippi Uzunçorap
  • In Ukrainian Пеппі Довгапанчоха Peppi Dovhapanchokha
  • In Urdu Pippī Lambemoze
  • In Vietnamese Pippi Tất Dài
  • In Welsh Pippi Hosan-hir
  • In Yiddish פּיפּפּי לאָנגסטאָקקינג Pippi Longstokking

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