Meanings
red deer1
plural red deers
- A species of large deer, Cervus elaphus, found in Europe and southwestern Asia.
- datedThe wapiti or North American elk, Cervus canadensis, a deer species of North America, long believed to be a subspecies of the European red deer.
Red Deer2
- A city in Alberta, Canada, the centre of Red Deer County.
Synonyms & antonyms
nouncommon deer of temperate Europe and Asia
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Creeᐘᐢᑲᓲ ᓰᐱᕀ“elk creek”
- EnglishRed Deer
A translation of Cree ᐘᐢᑲᓲ ᓰᐱᕀ (waskasoo siipiy, “elk creek”), mistranslated by British fur traders as red deer river after mistaking elk for European red deer. The mistranslated name was used to name the Red Deer River which served as the namesake for the original settlement.
More words from Cree
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Basque orein
- oreinCervus elaphus
Bulgarian благороден елен
- благороден елен (blagoroden elen)Cervus elaphus
Catalan cérvol comú
- cérvol comúCervus elaphus
Chinese Cantonese 馬鹿 /马鹿, 紅鹿市 /红鹿市
- 馬鹿 /马鹿Cervus elaphus
- 紅鹿市 /红鹿市 (hung⁴ luk⁶ si⁵)city in Alberta, Canada
Chinese Mandarin 馬鹿 /马鹿, 紅鹿市 /红鹿市
- 馬鹿 /马鹿 (mǎlù)Cervus elaphus
- 紅鹿市 /红鹿市 (Hónglùshì)city in Alberta, Canada
Czech jelen lesní
- jelen lesníCervus elaphus
Danish kronhjort
- kronhjortCervus elaphus
Dutch edelhert
- edelhertCervus elaphus
Esperanto cervo
- cervoCervus elaphus
Estonian punahirv
- punahirvCervus elaphus
Finnish saksanhirvi
- saksanhirviCervus elaphus
French cerf commun, cerf rouge
- cerf communCervus elaphus
- cerf rougeCervus elaphus
- cerf élapheCervus elaphus
- élapheCervus elaphus
- Red Deercity in Alberta, Canada
German Rothirsch
- RothirschCervus elaphus
Greek ελάφι, κόκκινο ελάφι
- ελάφι (eláfi)Cervus elaphus
- κόκκινο ελάφι (kókkino eláfi)Cervus elaphus
Hungarian szarvas
- szarvasCervus elaphus
Icelandic krónhjörtur
- krónhjörturCervus elaphus
Irish fia rua
- fia ruaCervus elaphus
Italian cervo nobile
- cervo nobileCervus elaphus
Japanese 赤鹿
- 赤鹿 (akashika)Cervus elaphus
Korean 붉은사슴, 레드디어
- 붉은사슴 (bulgeunsaseum)Cervus elaphus
- 레드디어 (redeudieo)city in Alberta, Canada
Latin cervus
- cervusCervus elaphus
Latvian briedis
- briedisCervus elaphus
Lithuanian elnias
- elniasCervus elaphus
Norwegian Bokmål hjort, hjortekolle
- hjortCervus elaphus
- hjortekolleCervus elaphus
- hindCervus elaphus
- kronhjortCervus elaphus
Polish jeleń szlachetny, Red Deer
- jeleń szlachetnyCervus elaphus
- Red Deercity in Alberta, Canada
Portuguese veado, cervo
- veadoCervus elaphus
- cervoCervus elaphus
Romanian cerb comun
- cerb comunCervus elaphus
Russian благоро́дный оле́нь
- благоро́дный оле́нь (blagoródnyj olénʹ)Cervus elaphus
Scottish Gaelic fiadh
- fiadhCervus elaphus
Slovak jeleň lesný
- jeleň lesnýCervus elaphus
Spanish ciervo rojo
- ciervo rojoCervus elaphus
Swedish kronhjort
- kronhjortCervus elaphus
Turkish alageyik, kızıl geyik
- alageyikCervus elaphus
- kızıl geyikCervus elaphus
Ukrainian оле́нь
- оле́нь (olénʹ)Cervus elaphus
Welsh carw coch
- carw cochCervus elaphus
Cite this entry
red deer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/red%20deer
“red deer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/red%20deer. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “red deer,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/red%20deer.
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