I absolutely love Disney movies! I’ve always wondered what all the characters’ names mean. Here’s a list of a few of them (the movie the character is from is listed as well). Enjoy!

Boy Names:

• Abu - Arabic, “father.” (Aladdin)
• Aladdin - Arabic, “servant of Allah.” (Aladdin)
• Eric - Norse, “eternal ruler.” (Little Mermaid)
• Iago - Hebrew, “grasp by the heel.” (Aladdin)
• Jafar - Arabic, “stream.” (Aladdin)
• Merryweather - English, “one with a sunny disposition.” (Sleeping Beauty)
• Mickey - Hebrew and English, “who is like God.” (Mickey Mouse)
• Nemo - Latin, “no one.” (Finding Nemo)
• Pluto - Greek, “wealth, riches.” (Mickey Mouse’s dog)
• Sebastian - Latin, “man from Sebaste.” (Little Mermaid)
• Simba - Swahili, “lion.” (The Lion King)
• Tarzan - Literary, “white skin.” (Tarzan)
• Timon - Greek, “respect God.” (The Lion King)
• Winnie - Welsh, “blessed peace, fair reconciliation.” (Winnie the Pooh)

Girl Names:

• Ariel - Hebrew, “Lion of God.” (Little Mermaid)
• Aurora - Latin, “dawn.” (Sleeping Beauty)
• Bambi - Italian, “little girl.” (Bambi)
• Belle - French, “beautiful.” (Beauty and the Beast)
• Briar-Rose – English, “rose within a prickly shrub.” (Sleeping Beauty)
• Cinderella - English, “little ash girl.” (Cinderella)
• Esmeralda - Spanish, “emerald.” (The Hunchback of Notre Dame)
• Faline - English, “uncertain, perhaps cat-like.” (Bambi)
• Giselle - German, “hostage, pledge.” (Enchanted)
• Jasmine - Persian, “jasmine.” (Alladin)
• Megara - Greek, “pearl.” (Hercules)
• Minnie - German, “will, desire, protection.” (Minnie Mouse)
• Perdita - Latin, “lost.” (One Hundred One Dalmatians)
• Ursula - Latin, “little bear.” (Little Mermaid)
• Wendy - Literary, “friend.” (Peter Pan)