in the twentieth century, erik christian haugaard translated the name as 'inchelina' in 1974. jeffrey and diane crone frank translated the name as 'thumbelisa' in 2005. modern english translations of "thumbelina" are found in the six-volume complete edition of andersen's tales from the 1940s by jean hersholt. erik christian haugaard’s translation of the complete tales was published in 1974.