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The Nutcracker was originally a toy soldier thing with a mouth that opened and closed. You could put a nut into the nutcracker's mouth and close the mouth, cracking the shell of the nut inside. Hence, "Nutcracker."

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Assuming you mean the play, they named it such because it was about a Nutcracker.

Assuming you mean the Christmas decoration, they named it such because that was what it did, cracked nuts.

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Clara got the Nutcraker doll as a Christmas Present

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cause it is a dancer and it makes it come to life and it's not a play it s a ballet

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The Nutcracker is called the Nutcracker because of the Nutcracker Prince, who is the main character, besides Clara, or Marie.

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