Meaning, origin and history of the name Bambi

Derived from Italian bambina meaning "young girl". The American novelist Marjorie Benton Cooke used it in her novel Bambi (1914). This was also the name of a male deer in a cartoon by Walt Disney, which was based on a 1923 novel by Swiss author Felix Salten.

youthful   informal   common   natural   wholesome   delicate   refined   strange   simple   comedic