Was there ever a reindeer named Donder?
Was there ever a reindeer named Donder? Yes. Santa's reindeer were first named in "A Visit from St. In the original printing, the final two reindeers' names are Dunder and Blixem, which are Dutch for "thunder and lightning." In an 1844 printing by Clement Clarke Moore, who is credited as being the author, these names are changed to Donder and Blitzen.> Who originally named Santa's reindeer? Clement C. Moore The original eight reindeer were named by Clement C. Moore in the poem A Visit from Saint Nicholas. Is his name Donner or Donder? The change of "Dunder" to "Donder" was...