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Miffy

Sometimes assumed to be a Japanese character, Miffy is as Dutch as they come.

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Mar 16, 2026
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Miffy by Dick Bruna. Credit: miffy.com

Miffy, known as Nijntje in Dutch (a shortening of of the diminutive konijntje meaning “little bunny”), is a beloved children’s character created by artist and author Dick Bruna in 1955.

Miffy was born of a story Bruna told his young son Sierk during a family holiday in Egmond aan Zee, a seaside town in the Netherland…

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