Talk:Princess Celestia/@comment-5705153-20121105073509/@comment-2170890-20121105155132

Here we go, again...

"Alicorn" is the propper name for this type of pony, in real life (i.e. in mythology). It is what someone (I don't know if it was Lauren or someone else, but most likely Lauren) planned on calling them in the show, because that is what they are called.

Hasbro didn't think kids would know what an alicorn was.

Hence; "alicorn" isn't exactly offificial, but it's not fanmade either.