International Smurf
Names
Smurf collecting is a worldwide hobby and one of
the nicest things about the hobby is that you get to meet
people from many other countries around the world.
Sometimes we only meet online on Smurf forums but there are
Smurf Fairs happening in different parts of the world which
create a wonderful opportunity to meet likeminded
collectors. And also, language seems to have no barriers
when it comes to Smurfs! The Smurfs themselves were quite
happy to use the word "Smurf" instead of many adjectives and
this only helps their international appeal!
In the English language we call these little
blue men "Smurfs" but they are called many other names
around the world.
Smurf names
in different languages
France: Schtroumpf
Spain: Los Pitufos
Catalonia: Barrufet
Netherlands: De Smurfen
Belgium: De Smurfen or Les
Schtroumpfs
Germany: Schlumpf
Italy: Puffo or Puffi
Portugal: Estrumpfe
Greece: Stroumfakia
Turkey: Pirinler
Finland: Smurffi
Sweden: Smurferna
Iceland: Strumpar
Denmark: Smolf
Norway: Smolf
Poland: Smerf
Hungary: Torpikek
Japan: Sumafu
China: Lan jing ling
Israel: Ha - Dardasim
Czechoslovakia: šmoulové (plural) or šmoula
(singular)
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