7 Dwarfs Names

The Snow White was a German fairy tale collected and published by Brothers Grimm - the duo of Jacob Grimm and Wilhelm Grimm, who were also known for other popular collections of fairy tales such as Cinderella, The Little Red Riding Hood, Sleeping Beauty, The Frog Prince, etc. This fairy tale was eventually adapted into a play (in 1912) and a Disney movie (in 1937) - both of which were named the Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. Not many people would need any introduction to Snow White; thanks to the popularity of the Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs movie released in 1937, but the seven dwarfs names is something that will require extra efforts to recollect. Before we move on to see what are the 7 dwarfs names in 'Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs', let's go through a summary of this fairy tale.

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

This is the story of princess Snow White who takes refuge in the forest when her step-mother - the wicked queen, tries to kill her. In the dense forest she comes across seven dwarfs, who agree on keeping her with them but only if she is willing to do the daily chores in their house. Eventually, the queen comes to know that Snow White is alive and stays with the seven dwarfs in the forest. The wicked queen takes the garb of an ugly looking old woman, and tempts Snow White into eating a poisonous apple which puts her into deep sleep. Now the only thing that can wake up Snow White from this deep sleep is the kiss from her first true love, and the rest of the story revolves around how the prince finds her in the glass-coffin in the forest and wakes her from the everlasting sleep.

7 Dwarfs Names and Descriptions

The seven dwarfs first featured in the German version of Snow White - Schneewittchen. In 1912, these seven dwarfs were named individually for the first time in a Broadway play titled Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. Their names in this play were Blick, Flick, Glick, Snick, Plick, Whick and Quee. While the play made this fairy tale quite popular, its popularity reached new heights with the release of 1937 Disney movie by the same name. The names of the seven dwarfs in Snow White movie were different from the names in the Broadway play. These are the same names by which we know the seven dwarfs today. The details of these new names which were first used in the Disney movie along withe the description of the seven dwarfs are given below.

Name	Description
Dopey	Youngest among all the seven dwarfs, Dopey was also the sweetest and perhaps silliest of them all. He is depicted as a bald and beardless dwarf who wears an over-sized lime green colored cloak and a purple cap.
Grumpy	If Dopey was the sweetest, Grumpy was the grumpiest of them all. Interestingly though, he was also very kind towards Snow White. In the story, he is depicted in a red cloak and has long white hair and beard.
Happy	If grumpy was the grumpiest of the seven dwarfs, happy - as his name suggests, was the happiest among them. He was also the fattest among them, wore a brown cloak and yellow cap, and sported long white hair and beard.
Doc	Doc was perhaps the smartest of them all; at least that's what his depiction with an orange colored cloak and glasses hinted at. Like Grumpy and Happy, even Doc had long white hair and beard.
Sneezy	Sneezy was always on the verge of sneezing - with his finger under his nose trying to stifle the sneeze. He, like most of the other dwarfs, is shown with long white hair and beard, and wears a yellowish brown cloak.
Bashful	As his name suggests, Bashful was the most shy among the seven dwarfs. He was most often depicted in purple cloak and magenta cap. Even though he had long white hair and beard, his beard was relatively small as compared to other dwarfs.
Sleepy	Though not the laziest as such, but Sleepy always wore a sleepy look, with falling eyelids and continuous yawning. He is depicted wearing a brown colored cloak along with a green cap, and has long white hair and beard like the other five dwarfs.

That was brief information about 7 dwarfs names, along with their descriptions, which must have helped you picture how these dwarfs looked like. The aforementioned synopsis of Snow White (and the seven dwarfs names in Snow White), must have surely made you recall the good old times when you used to take keen interest in such fairy tales. If you haven't watched the Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs movie as of now, you should go ahead and watch it - it will be an even better experience.