Snowgie

In the Disney short, Frozen Fever, Queen Elsa came down with a cold on Princess Anna's birthday. Every time she sneezed, she inadvertently created tiny snowmen, called Snowgies, instead of boogies. Olaf, Sven and Kristoff rounded them all up and took them to Elsa's ice palace to live with Marshmallow. While I think Snowgie itself would make a cute name for a pet, Olaf named several of them. The names mentioned by Olaf were: Sludge, Slush, Slide, Ansel, Flake, Fridge, Flurry, Powder, Crystal, Squalor, Pat, Sphere, and William.

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All the Names of Frozen

Since I covered all the names from and related to Frozen, I decided to compile them into one list.

Agnarr - King of Arendelle, Father of Anna and Elsa
Anna - Princess of Arendelle
Arendelle - The name of Queen Elsa's Kingdom
Bulda - A troll who was Kristoff's adopted mother
Cliff - A troll who was Kristoff's adopted father
Elsa - Queen of Arendelle
Gerda - A servant to the royal household, also a character from "The Snow Queen"
Hans - The dastardly Prince of the Southern Isles
Helga - Aunt to Anna and Elsa from Once Upon a Time
Idina - The voice behind Queen Elsa
Iduna - Queen of Arendelle, Mother of Anna and Elsa
Ingrid - Aunt to Anna and Elsa from Once Upon a Time
Kai - A servant to the royal household, also a character from "The Snow Queen"
Kristoff - An orphaned Ice Cutter, who helps Princess Anna
Marshmallow - A huge snowman guard created by Elsa
Oaken - Owner of a trading post and sauna in Arendelle 
Olaf - A happy snowman created by Elsa.
Pabbie - a.ka. Grand Pabbie, the chieftain of the Trolls
Sitron - Prince Han's horse
Snowgie - Elsa's 'boogies'. Click for a list of their actual names
Sven - Kristoff's reindeer

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Idina

Idina Menzel was the voice behind Queen Elsa in Disney's Frozen. She is an American actress and singer who began her career on Broadway in the musical Rent. She later received a Tony award for her performance in Wicked. She also has a recurring role on the television series, Glee. She has had several other roles with Disney, including Nancy Tremaine in Enchanted, and Circe in Hercules: The Animated Series.

Idina is a variant of Edina which means 'From Edinburgh.' It is a very rare name in the United States.

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Ingrid

In the television series Once Upon a Time, Ingrid was the aunt of Elsa and Anna of Arendelle. In this version, Elsa & Anna's mother was named Gerda. Like Elsa, Ingrid also had the power to create snow and ice, and had difficulty controlling her powers. Ingrid accidentally killed her sister Helga, and Gerda trapped her in an urn. She was released when Prince Hans tried to trap Elsa in the same urn. Ingrid tried to turn Anna and Elsa against each other and failed, so she trapped Elsa in the urn and froze Arendelle. Ingrid traveled to the real world, hoping to find Emma Swan, whom she believed, with Elsa, would be her new family. After Elsa arrived in Storybrooke, she attempted to bring her new family together by casting the spell of shattered sight on the town. When Anna found a letter from their mother expressing regret for what she had done to Ingrid, Ingrid abandoned her plans. She sacrificed herself to end the spell and save Storybrooke.

Ingrid is a Scandinavian name based in Norse mythology. Ing was the Norse god of the Earth's fertility. Ingrid refers to 'Ing's beauty.' In 2014, Ingrid was the 924th most popular name for girls in the U.S.

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Pabbie

In Disney's Frozen, Pabbie, also known as Grand Pabbie was the leader of the trolls. He had magical abilities and healing powers. When Princess Anna was injured by her sister Elsa, Pabbie not only cured her, but removed all memory of Elsa's ice magic from Anna's mind. Many years later, He was unable to cure her frozen heart, but advised her that love could thaw it. This advice led Elsa to figure out how to thaw the ice she created.

I could not find any history for the name Pabbie. This is a name that would work best for a gruff, wizened old pet.

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Cliff

In Disney's Frozen, Cliff was a troll. When Kristoff and Sven followed the royal family of Arendelle to the troll's home, Bulda, Cliff's wife, decided to adopt them. Years later, when Kristoff brought Anna home, Cliff and Bulda assumed they were a couple, and tried to marry them.

In Disney's the Rocketeer, Cliff Secord was a stunt pilot. He found a rocket pack and used it during an airshow to save a pilot's life, becoming a hero. 

Cliff is an English name that can also be a nickname for Clifford or Clifton. Cliff hasn't been in the top 1,000 names in the U.S. since 1983. In 2014, only 20 boys were named Cliff in the U.S.

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Bulda

In Disney's Frozen, Bulda was a troll. She and her husband adopted Kristoff and his reindeer Sven when they followed the royal family to the troll's home. Bulda became very excited when he brought a girl, Princess Anna, home to meet them, and assumed they were a couple.

I couldn't find any history for the name Bulda. It's not a very attractive name, but it is suitable for a troll, or perhaps a fish.

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Olaf

In Disney's Frozen, Olaf was a snowman that Princesses Anna and Elsa built as children. When Elsa fled to the north mountain, she created another Olaf, except this time he was alive. After Elsa thawed Arendelle, she gave Olaf his own personal snow cloud so that he wouldn't melt.

Olaf is a Norse name that means 'ancestor's descendent'.In 2014, 22 boys were named Olaf in the U.S.

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Kai

In Disney's Frozen, Kai was a servant to the royal family of Arendelle. Kai's duties were similar to that of a butler. He announced guests at Queen Elsa's coronation, and communicated with dignitaries from foreign lands on behalf of the Queen.

In the Disney Junior series Sofia the First, Kai was a panda who lived in the forests of Wei-Ling. He left his home so that he could dance all he wanted. He helped Princess Sofia, Prince Jin and Wu-Change on their journey to find a cure for Princess Jun's cold.

In the Disney Channel series Good Luck Charlie, Kai was a surfing instructor that Teddy met while on vacation in Hawaii.

In the Disney XD series Kickin' It, Kai was the Junior World Martial Arts champion.

In the television series Gargoyles, Kai was the leader of Clan Ishimura.

Kai was one of the original characters in Hans Christian Anderson's The Snow Queen, upon which Frozen is based. Kai is a name with roots in several cultures. It is Welsh, Greek, South African, Hawaiian and Scandinavian. The Scandinavian meaning is uncertain, but in other cultures it can mean "keeper of the keys", "earth", "beautiful", or "the sea". In 2014, Kai ranked as the 177th most popular name for boys in the United States.

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Gerda

In Disney's Frozen, Gerda was a servant to the royal family of Arendelle. Gerda was at the gate when Kristoff brought Anna back to the palace.

In the television series, Once Upon a Time, Gerda was the name given to the Queen of Arendelle, mother of Anna and Elsa. This contradicts the name shown in runes on her grave marker in the film, and in a book, which was Iduna.

Gerda is a Norse name that means 'shelter.' Gerda was the heroine in Hans Christian Anderson's The Snow Queen, upon which Frozen is based. Gerda only made it to the top 1,000 names in the U.S. in three different years; 1903, when it ranked at #996; 1906, when it ranked at #978; and 1915, when it ranked at #950.

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Kristoff

In Disney's Frozen, Kristoff was an orphan who made his living as an ice-cutter. His best friend was a reindeer named Sven. They were both adopted by Bulda the troll. Kristoff was recruited by Anna to help her find Elsa on the North Mountain. After Anna was struck by Elsa's ice magic, he took her to the trolls for help, and then returned her to Arendelle. He later became romantically involved with Anna.

Kristoff is a variant of Christopher which means 'bearing christ'. In 2014, 32 boys were named Kristoff in the U.S.

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Marshmallow

In Disney's Frozen, Marshmallow was a giant snowman created by Queen Elsa to remove Anna, Kristoff and Olaf from her ice palace, and be her guard. Olaf was the first to call him Marshmallow. Although he can be quite mean and aggressive to intruders, he also has a playful side. After Elsa returned to Arendelle, Marshmallow continued to live in her ice palace on the north mountain. In Frozen Fever, Olaf brought the snowgies created when Elsa had a cold to live with Marshmallow.

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Elsa

In Disney's Frozen, Queen Elsa was the ruler of Arendelle. Elsa was born with the magical ability to create snow and ice, and was the eldest daughter of King Agnarr and Queen Iduna of Arendelle. After an accident with her sister, Elsa hid her powers. On her coronation day, after accidentally revealing her powers, she set off a freak summer snow storm that froze the entire kingdom. She fled to the north mountain where she created an ice palace. She eventually learned how to control her powers and returned to Arendelle.

Elsa is a variant of the name Elizabeth, which means 'my god is my oath'. In 2014, Elsa was the 286th most popular name for girls in the United States.

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Oaken

A minor but memorable character in Disney's Frozen was Oaken. He was the owner of Wandering Oaken's Trading Post and Sauna. Anna and Kristoff both stumbled into his shop during the summer snow storm created by Queen Elsa. Although glimpsed only briefly, Oaken's family appears to consist of another adult male, and four children, leading some to the conclusion that he was in a same sex marriage.

The only thing I could find out about Oaken is that it is the name of a small village in England. In 2014, 5 boys were given the name Oaken.

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Sven

In Disney's Frozen, Sven was a reindeer and the best friend of Kristoff. Sven was adopted by trolls along with Kristoff when he was young. He helped Kristoff in his ice cutting business and pulled his sled. He often tried to eat the carrot nose belonging to Olaf. After Kristoff returned Anna to Arendelle, Sven helped to convince him to go back for her.

In Sofia the First, Sven was a seahorse. Sofia met Sven when she visited the Floating Palace.

Sven is a Norse name that means 'boy'. In 2014, 55 boys were named Sven in the U.S.

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Arendelle

In Disney's Frozen, Arendelle was the kingdom ruled by Queen Elsa. Arendelle was in a region that resembled Norway. It possessed beautiful mountains and fjords. On the day of Queen Elsa's coronation, she caused a freak summer snowstorm that froze the entire kingdom until she learned how to thaw the ice.

Arendelle is derived from the Norwegian town of Arendal. If you can name a kid Paris, why not Arendelle?

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Sitron

In Disney's Frozen, Sitron was the name of the horse owned by Prince Hans of the Southern Isles.  He is brown with a white and black mane and tail. These markings are associated with the Norwegian Fjordhorse breed. Anna bumped into him and fell into a rowboat when she met Prince Hans.

Sitron means 'lemon' in Norwegian. The name was not stated in the film, but was confirmed by one of the movie's writers on social media.

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Iduna

In Disney's Frozen, Queen Iduna of Arendelle was the mother of Princesses Anna and Elsa. She and her husband, King Agnarr, were killed at sea during a storm.

Iduna was not used in the film, but the runes on her grave marker spell out the name Iðunn, which is Anglicized as Iduna. The name was also given in a Frozen story book. Iduna means 'youthful' or 'eternal youth'. In the television series Once Upon a Time, the character was called Gerda.

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Agnarr

In Disney's Frozen, King Agnarr of Arendelle was the father of Princesses Elsa and Anna. When Anna was injured by Elsa as a small child, he took her to the trolls to be cured. He and his wife Iduna were killed at sea during a storm.

Although his name was not given in the film, the runes on his grave marker show the name Agðar, which can be anglicized as Agnarr. Agnarr was also used as his name in a Frozen storybook. Agðar is means 'good, honorable'.

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Anna

Princess Anna of Arendelle appeared in Disney's Frozen. She was the youngest of two daughters born to the King Agnarr and Queen Iduna of Arendelle. Anna was injured while playing with her sister Elsa at a young age. She was healed by trolls, but the incident left her with a streak of white in her reddish brown hair. Anna was briefly engaged to Prince Hans of the Southern Isles, who tried to steal the throne of Arendelle. She then became romantically involved with Kristoff, an ice-cutter.

Anna is the middle name of Harper Finkle in the Disney Channel series, Wizards of Waverly Place.

Anna is derived from the name Hannah, which means 'favor' or 'grace'. In 2014, Anna was the 34th Most popular name in the U.S.

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