Showing posts with label French names. Show all posts
Showing posts with label French names. Show all posts

Thursday, 21 July 2011

More French names of popular Disney characters


Aladdin: Aladdin
Alice in Wonderland: Alice au pays des merveilles
Ariel, the Little Mermaid: Ariel, la petite sirène
Baloo: Baloo
Bambi: Bambi
Big Bad Wolf: Le Grand Méchant Loup
Bolt: Volt
Buzz Lightyear: Buzz l'Éclair
Cinderella: Cendrillon
Dumbo: Dumbo
Genie: Le Génie
Jiminy Cricket: Jiminy Cricket
Kermit the Frog: Kermit la grenouille
King Louie: King Louie
Lady and the Tramp: La Belle et le Clochard
Mary Poppins: Mary Poppins
Miss Piggy: Piggy la cochonne
Mowgli: Mowgli
Peter Pan: Peter Pan
Pinocchio: Pinocchio
Princess Aurora, Sleeping Beauty: Princesse Aurore, la Belle au Bois Dormant
Rapunzel (Tangled): Raiponce
Robin Hood: Robin des Bois
Simba, the Lion King: Simba, le Roi lion
Three Little Pigs: Les Trois Petits Cochons
Thumper: Panpan
Woody: Woody

Wednesday, 20 July 2011

French names of popular Disney characters

I found this list of the names given to some of the most popular Disney characters in French. Some of these names are radically different from their English ones. This list is useful to anyone planning to visit Disneyland Paris, and wants to address these characters by their French names.

April, May, and June: Lili, Lulu et Zizi
Beagle Boys: Les Rapetou
Beauty and the Beast: La Belle et La Bête
Black Pete: Pat Hibulaire
Br'er Bear (from Song of the South): Frère Ours
Br'er Fox (from Song of the South): Frère Renard 
Br'er Rabbit (from Song of the South): Bibi Lapin
Captain Hook: Capitaine Crochet
Chip: Zip
Chip 'n Dale: Tic et Tac
Cogsworth: Big Ben
Daisy Duck: Daisy Duck
Donald Duck: Donald Duck
Eeyore: Bourriquet
Gladstone Gander: Gontran Bonheur
Goofy: Dingo
Gus Goose: Gus
Gyro Gearloose: Géo Trouvetou
Huey, Dewey, and Louie: Riri, Fifi et Loulou
Launchpad McQuack: Flagada Jones
Maleficent: Malefique
Mickey Mouse: Mickey Mouse
Minnie Mouse: Minnie Mouse
Owl: Maitre Hibou
Paperinik (PK): Fantomiald
Piglet: Porcinet
Pluto: Pluto
Rabbit: Coco Lapin
Roo: Petit Gourou
Scrooge McDuck: Balthazar Picsou
The Seven Dwarfs (Dopey, Bashful, Happy, Grumpy, Doc, Sleepy and Sneezy): Les Sept Nains (Simplet, Timide, Joyeux, Grincheux, Prof, Dormeur et Atchoum)
Snow White: Blanche Neige
The Junior Woodchucks: Les Castors Juniors
Tigger: Tigrou
Winnie the Pooh: Winnie l'Ourson