Hansel
Brother with breadcrumbs
Hansel is a German given name, a diminutive of Hans.
English speakers know it primarily from "Hansel and Gretel," the Brothers Grimm fairy tale about siblings abandoned in a forest who encounter a witch in a gingerbread house.
The name occasionally appears in reference to that story: He felt like Hansel following a trail of breadcrumbs. (Lowercase hansel is an archaic term for a gift or first payment.)
Fairy tale sister
- witchPractitioner of dark arts
- gingerbreadSpiced molasses bake
- forestTree-dense ecosystem
- breadcrumbsDried, crushed loaf pieces
oven · cottage · Grimm · captivity · escape · trickery · ingenuity · siblings
Residential building
- candySugary edible treats
- witchPractitioner of dark arts
- ovenEnclosed cooking chamber
- sweetsSugary food items
confectionery · edible · lure · trap · temptation
Central European language
- boyYoung male person
- traditionalFollowing long-held customs
- HansGerman male name
- JohannesHebrew-origin male name
masculine · old-fashioned · European · diminutive · vintage · classic
Gretel
Fairy tale sister
- witchPractitioner of dark arts
- gingerbreadSpiced molasses bake
- forestTree-dense ecosystem
breadcrumbs · oven · cottage · Grimm · captivity · escape · trickery · ingenuity · siblings · cautionary
house
Residential building
sweets · confectionery · edible · lure · trap · temptation
German
Central European language
- boyYoung male person
- traditionalFollowing long-held customs
- HansGerman male name
Johannes · masculine · old-fashioned · European · diminutive · vintage · classic
trail
Path through wilderness
- cluesHints toward answers
- navigationDetermining position and course
- pathRoute for traveling
markers · tracking · signs · hints · traces · return · scattered · crumbs · route
- Fairy Tale CharactersCinderella, Little Red Riding Hood, Snow White, Goldilocks, Sleeping Beauty
- Mezzo-Soprano RolesCarmen, Rosina, Octavian, Charlotte, Suzuki
- Fictional CharactersAlice, Oliver Twist, Hermione Granger, Harry Potter, Bilbo Baggins
- folk tale heroesCinderella, Snow White, Rapunzel, Gretel, Red Riding Hood
- Trouser RolesOctavian, Orpheus, Oscar, Fyodor, Malcolm
- Filipino NamesAna, Antonio, Carlos, Carmen, Elena
- Hansel and GretelTale of abandoned siblings
- Hansel & GretelTale of abandoned siblings