# How did Eva Braun address Adolf Hitler when she was speaking to him? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [October 25, 2016, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-eva-braun-address-adolf-hitler-when-she-was-speaking-to-him/769735 "2016-10-25T23:18:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![chacoguy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/50afbb/32.png) [@chacoguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chacoguy)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2016, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-eva-braun-address-adolf-hitler-when-she-was-speaking-to-him/769735/1 "2016-10-25T23:18:09Z")
Mein Furer? Adolph? Love muffin? What? ---
**Author:** ![SpoilerVirgin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4491bb/32.png) [@SpoilerVirgin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpoilerVirgin)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2016, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-eva-braun-address-adolf-hitler-when-she-was-speaking-to-him/769735/2 "2016-10-26T00:07:01Z")
There are a lot of references that say she called him “Adi,” but it’s not clear if there is a definitive source for this. ---
**Author:** ![Colophon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f05b48/32.png) [@Colophon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colophon)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2016, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-eva-braun-address-adolf-hitler-when-she-was-speaking-to-him/769735/3 "2016-10-26T15:23:20Z")
In _The Lost Life of Eva Braun_, Angela Lambert writes: > [@](#): > > He was used to her, fond of her, but did he _love_ her? In private they addressed one another informally as ‘_Du_’ and she called him Adolf, occasionally Adi. No one ever heard her use any warmer endearment. Later on he started to call her _Kindl_ (child) or, occasionally, _Patscherl_ or _Schnakcsi_, pet names for an infant or child ---
**Author:** ![NeonMadman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/58f4c7/32.png) [@NeonMadman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NeonMadman)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2016, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-eva-braun-address-adolf-hitler-when-she-was-speaking-to-him/769735/4 "2016-10-26T15:49:58Z")
I’ve always pictured her calling him, “My Little Wiener Schnitzel,” but there’s probably no historical backing for that. :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2016, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-eva-braun-address-adolf-hitler-when-she-was-speaking-to-him/769735/5 "2016-10-26T15:58:41Z")
> [@NeonMadman](#): > > I’ve always pictured her calling him, “My Little Wiener Schnitzel,” but there’s probably no historical backing for that. :rolleyes: Any appellation for der Fuehrer that included the words “little wiener” was apt to be harshly punished, not even exempting Eva Braun. ---
**Author:** ![spifflog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c5a1d2/32.png) [@spifflog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/spifflog)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2016, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-eva-braun-address-adolf-hitler-when-she-was-speaking-to-him/769735/6 "2016-10-26T16:05:54Z")
> [@NeonMadman](#): > > I’ve always pictured her calling him, “My Little Wiener Schnitzel,” but there’s probably no historical backing for that. :rolleyes: No, no. I think it was “Jacob, my little Jewish boy toy!” ---
**Author:** ![BobArrgh](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobarrgh/32/2881_2.png) [@BobArrgh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobArrgh)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2016, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-eva-braun-address-adolf-hitler-when-she-was-speaking-to-him/769735/7 "2016-10-26T16:37:43Z")
Maybe it was “Meine kleine eine ball”. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2016, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-eva-braun-address-adolf-hitler-when-she-was-speaking-to-him/769735/8 "2016-10-26T16:49:08Z")
> [@NeonMadman](#): > > I’ve always pictured her calling him, “My Little Wiener Schnitzel,” but there’s probably no historical backing for that. :rolleyes: Wiener Schnitzel has nothing to do with wieners, it is a thin breaded veal cutlet, and very tasty too. ---
**Author:** ![TreacherousCretin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treacherouscretin/32/476_2.png) [@TreacherousCretin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TreacherousCretin)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2016, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-eva-braun-address-adolf-hitler-when-she-was-speaking-to-him/769735/9 "2016-10-26T17:09:36Z")
“Heil Snookums!” ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2016, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-eva-braun-address-adolf-hitler-when-she-was-speaking-to-him/769735/10 "2016-10-26T17:39:01Z")
“Boo Boo Katzchen Fick” ---
**Author:** ![Musicat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/musicat/32/20189_2.png) [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2016, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-eva-braun-address-adolf-hitler-when-she-was-speaking-to-him/769735/11 "2016-10-26T17:41:30Z")
He was like a breath of fresh air to her, sorta like springtime. ---
**Author:** ![ftg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ftg/32/2801_2.png) [@ftg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ftg)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2016, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-eva-braun-address-adolf-hitler-when-she-was-speaking-to-him/769735/12 "2016-10-27T14:05:18Z")
Uniball? ---
**Author:** ![PatrickLondon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/patricklondon/32/4422_2.png) [@PatrickLondon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PatrickLondon)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2016, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-eva-braun-address-adolf-hitler-when-she-was-speaking-to-him/769735/13 "2016-10-27T14:32:40Z")
> [@Musicat](#): > > He was like a breath of fresh air to her, sorta like springtime. I thought I read somewhere he was prone to halitosis and excessive flatulence? Something to do with his vegetarian diet. ---
**Author:** ![NeonMadman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/58f4c7/32.png) [@NeonMadman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NeonMadman)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2016, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-eva-braun-address-adolf-hitler-when-she-was-speaking-to-him/769735/14 "2016-10-27T15:51:20Z")
> [@DrDeth](#): > > Wiener Schnitzel has nothing to do with wieners, it is a thin breaded veal cutlet, and very tasty too. I knew that. I’ve even eaten the stuff. But it still sounds funny. ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2016, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-eva-braun-address-adolf-hitler-when-she-was-speaking-to-him/769735/15 "2016-10-28T20:02:56Z")
It depends on whether she had her mouth around any of his Wiener Schnitzel.