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HelpNames from Madame d'Aulnoy's fairy tales
I have mentioned Madame d'Aulnoy at least once here, so I figured that I would list all the names from her stories. Many of these are in the original French, with English translation names in parentheses. Most of these names aren't used in real-life France, though there are a few (such as Florine, Désirée, and Léandre) that are used in real life. Names' genders are in parentheses.
Babiole:
Babiole (f)
Fanferluche (f)
Magot (m)
Finette Cendron (a variant of Cinderella):
Fleur d'Amour (f)
Belle-de-Nuit (f)
Fine-Oreille (f)
Finette Cendron (f)
Chéri (m)
Gracieuse and Percinet (Graciosa and Percinet):
Gracieuse (Graciosa) (f)
Percinet (m)
Grognon (f)
The Imp Prince:
Léandre (m)
Furibon (m)
Gentille (f)
Abricotine (f)
Blondine (f)
The Ram (The Wonderful Sheep):
Merveilleuse (Miranda) (f)
Patypata (f)
Grabugeon (f)
Tintin (m)
Ragotte (f)
The Yellow Dwarf:
Toute-Belle (Toutebelle, Bellissima) (f)
The Blue Bird:
Florine (f)
Truitonne (f)
Charmant (Charming) (m)
Soussio (Mazilla) (f)
The White Cat:
Violente (f)
Migonnet (m)
Fortunée (Felicia and the Pot of Pinks):
Fortunée (Felicia) (f)
Bedou (Bruno) (m)
Oeillet (Pink) (m)
Fair Goldilocks (The Story of Pretty Goldilocks):
Belle aux Cheveux d'Or (Goldilocks) (f)
Avenant (Charming) (m)
The Little Good Mouse:
Joliette (Delicia) (f)
Cancaline (f)
The White Doe (The Hind in the Wood):
Désirée (Desiree) (f)
Guerrier (Warrior) (m)
Giroflée )Gilliflower, Eglantine) (f)
Longue Épine (Long-Thorn, Cerisette) (f)
Becafigue (Becasigue) (m)
Princess Mayblossom:
Printanière (Mayblossom) (f)
Carabosse (f)
Fanfarinet (Fanfaronade) (m)
Princess Rosette:
Rosette (f)
The Benevolent Frog (The Frog and the Lion Fairy):
Moufette (Muffette) (f)
Moufy (m)
Lionne (Lioness) (f)
The Golden Branch:
Torticoli (Curlicue) (m)
Trognon (Cabbage-Stalk) (f)
Brun (Sombre) (m)
Sans-Pair (Peerless) (m) - same person as Torticoli
Brillante (Radiant, Sunbeam) (f) - same person as Trognon
Bénigne (Goodheart, Douceline) (f)
Trasimene (Florimond) (m)
The Dolphin:
Alidor (m)
Livorette (f)
Grognette (f)
Prince Marcassin:
Marcassin (m)
Ismene (f)
Zelonide (f)
Marthesie (f)
Coridon (m)
The Bee and the Orange Tree:
Aimée (f)
Aimé (m)
Ravagio (m)
Tourmentine (f)
Trufio (Trusio) (f)
Linda (f)
Princess Belle-Etoile:
Roussette (f)
Brunette (f)
Blondine (f)
Feintise (f)
Belle-Etoile (f)
Petit-Soleil (m)
Heureux (m)
Chéri (m)
Corsine (f)
Belle-Belle:
Belle-Belle (f)
Fortuné (m) - actually Belle-Belle disguised as a man
Florida (f)
Matapa (m)
The Pigeon and the Dove:
Constancia (f)
Constancio (m)
Mirtain (m)
Princess Carpillon:
Carpillon (f)
The Green Serpent:
Laideronnette (Laidronette) (f)
Bellotte (f)
Magotine (f)
You can read the stories yourself here: http://www.surlalunefairytales.com/authors/daulnoy.html
Babiole:
Babiole (f)
Fanferluche (f)
Magot (m)
Finette Cendron (a variant of Cinderella):
Fleur d'Amour (f)
Belle-de-Nuit (f)
Fine-Oreille (f)
Finette Cendron (f)
Chéri (m)
Gracieuse and Percinet (Graciosa and Percinet):
Gracieuse (Graciosa) (f)
Percinet (m)
Grognon (f)
The Imp Prince:
Léandre (m)
Furibon (m)
Gentille (f)
Abricotine (f)
Blondine (f)
The Ram (The Wonderful Sheep):
Merveilleuse (Miranda) (f)
Patypata (f)
Grabugeon (f)
Tintin (m)
Ragotte (f)
The Yellow Dwarf:
Toute-Belle (Toutebelle, Bellissima) (f)
The Blue Bird:
Florine (f)
Truitonne (f)
Charmant (Charming) (m)
Soussio (Mazilla) (f)
The White Cat:
Violente (f)
Migonnet (m)
Fortunée (Felicia and the Pot of Pinks):
Fortunée (Felicia) (f)
Bedou (Bruno) (m)
Oeillet (Pink) (m)
Fair Goldilocks (The Story of Pretty Goldilocks):
Belle aux Cheveux d'Or (Goldilocks) (f)
Avenant (Charming) (m)
The Little Good Mouse:
Joliette (Delicia) (f)
Cancaline (f)
The White Doe (The Hind in the Wood):
Désirée (Desiree) (f)
Guerrier (Warrior) (m)
Giroflée )Gilliflower, Eglantine) (f)
Longue Épine (Long-Thorn, Cerisette) (f)
Becafigue (Becasigue) (m)
Princess Mayblossom:
Printanière (Mayblossom) (f)
Carabosse (f)
Fanfarinet (Fanfaronade) (m)
Princess Rosette:
Rosette (f)
The Benevolent Frog (The Frog and the Lion Fairy):
Moufette (Muffette) (f)
Moufy (m)
Lionne (Lioness) (f)
The Golden Branch:
Torticoli (Curlicue) (m)
Trognon (Cabbage-Stalk) (f)
Brun (Sombre) (m)
Sans-Pair (Peerless) (m) - same person as Torticoli
Brillante (Radiant, Sunbeam) (f) - same person as Trognon
Bénigne (Goodheart, Douceline) (f)
Trasimene (Florimond) (m)
The Dolphin:
Alidor (m)
Livorette (f)
Grognette (f)
Prince Marcassin:
Marcassin (m)
Ismene (f)
Zelonide (f)
Marthesie (f)
Coridon (m)
The Bee and the Orange Tree:
Aimée (f)
Aimé (m)
Ravagio (m)
Tourmentine (f)
Trufio (Trusio) (f)
Linda (f)
Princess Belle-Etoile:
Roussette (f)
Brunette (f)
Blondine (f)
Feintise (f)
Belle-Etoile (f)
Petit-Soleil (m)
Heureux (m)
Chéri (m)
Corsine (f)
Belle-Belle:
Belle-Belle (f)
Fortuné (m) - actually Belle-Belle disguised as a man
Florida (f)
Matapa (m)
The Pigeon and the Dove:
Constancia (f)
Constancio (m)
Mirtain (m)
Princess Carpillon:
Carpillon (f)
The Green Serpent:
Laideronnette (Laidronette) (f)
Bellotte (f)
Magotine (f)
You can read the stories yourself here: http://www.surlalunefairytales.com/authors/daulnoy.html
This message was edited 8/13/2014, 12:06 PM
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Names I like (and meanings)
Here are the names I like:
Babiole
Graciosa
Léandre
Gentille
Merveilleuse (Miranda)
Patypata
Grabugeon
(Toutebelle, Bellissima)
Florine
Fortunée
Avenant
Joliette
Désirée
Giroflée
(Cerisette)
Printanière
Carabosse
Rosette
Lionne
Brillante
Bénigne
(Florimond)
Alidor
Ismene
Zelonide
Marthesie
Aimée
Aimé
Tourmentine
Linda
Roussette
Belle-Etoile
Petit-Soleil
Chéri
Fortuné
Florida
Constancia
Constancio
Mirtain (m)
Bellotte (f)
Here are the meanings that I am aware of:
Babiole: "useless thing" (originally meant trinket) - both the original and current meaning are probably applicable
Fleur d'Amour: "flower of love"
Belle-de-Nuit: "beauty of night"
Fine-Oreille: "delicate ear" (or something like that)
Finette Cendron: "cunning cinders"
Chéri: "darling" - a few other fairy tales not by Madame d'Aulnoy have characters named Chéri, the most notable being the title character of Jeanne-Marie Leprince Le Beaumont's Le Prince Chéri (known in English as Prince Darling)
Gracieuse (Graciosa): "gracious" - technically the French word is gracieux; this is a feminization. Graciosa is used in Andrew Lang's version in The Red Fairy Book, as well as her English name in most translations.
Grognon: grumpy - Grognon is the antagonist of this story. She is Graciosa's stepmother.
Furibon: probably derived from the French word for furious (furibond)
Gentille: "kind"
Abricotine: "apricot-plum". Some older translations call her Abricotina.
Blondine: "blond" combined with a feminine suffix
Merveilleuse (Miranda): Merveilleuse means "marvelous" in French.
Grabugeon: derived from the French word for mayhem, "grabuge" (Grabugeon is a monkey.) Miranda is her name in Andrew Lang's version.
Tintin: The literal meaning of this in French is "nothing doing". I'm not sure if that was what d'Aulnoy had in mind. (This particular Tintin is a dog. Obviously no relation to the more famous Tintin created by Hergé.)
Ragotte: "gossip"
Here are the names I like:
Babiole
Graciosa
Léandre
Gentille
Merveilleuse (Miranda)
Patypata
Grabugeon
(Toutebelle, Bellissima)
Florine
Fortunée
Avenant
Joliette
Désirée
Giroflée
(Cerisette)
Printanière
Carabosse
Rosette
Lionne
Brillante
Bénigne
(Florimond)
Alidor
Ismene
Zelonide
Marthesie
Aimée
Aimé
Tourmentine
Linda
Roussette
Belle-Etoile
Petit-Soleil
Chéri
Fortuné
Florida
Constancia
Constancio
Mirtain (m)
Bellotte (f)
Here are the meanings that I am aware of:
Babiole: "useless thing" (originally meant trinket) - both the original and current meaning are probably applicable
Fleur d'Amour: "flower of love"
Belle-de-Nuit: "beauty of night"
Fine-Oreille: "delicate ear" (or something like that)
Finette Cendron: "cunning cinders"
Chéri: "darling" - a few other fairy tales not by Madame d'Aulnoy have characters named Chéri, the most notable being the title character of Jeanne-Marie Leprince Le Beaumont's Le Prince Chéri (known in English as Prince Darling)
Gracieuse (Graciosa): "gracious" - technically the French word is gracieux; this is a feminization. Graciosa is used in Andrew Lang's version in The Red Fairy Book, as well as her English name in most translations.
Grognon: grumpy - Grognon is the antagonist of this story. She is Graciosa's stepmother.
Furibon: probably derived from the French word for furious (furibond)
Gentille: "kind"
Abricotine: "apricot-plum". Some older translations call her Abricotina.
Blondine: "blond" combined with a feminine suffix
Merveilleuse (Miranda): Merveilleuse means "marvelous" in French.
Grabugeon: derived from the French word for mayhem, "grabuge" (Grabugeon is a monkey.) Miranda is her name in Andrew Lang's version.
Tintin: The literal meaning of this in French is "nothing doing". I'm not sure if that was what d'Aulnoy had in mind. (This particular Tintin is a dog. Obviously no relation to the more famous Tintin created by Hergé.)
Ragotte: "gossip"
This message was edited 8/17/2014, 12:27 PM
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Fascinating list! Some thoughts:
Famferluche - fun to say. What does it mean?
Magot - far too close to 'maggot' to use as a name. Incidentally, this is the same problem I have with the spelling Margot / Margo instead of Margaux, even though I know a lot of people prefer the former and hate the latter.
Fleur d'Amour and Belle-de-nuit have pretty meanings, but honestly, they sound like the handle a prostitute/escort/stripper/porn actress might use. Maybe a 'high end' and 'educated' kind of escort/hooker, but it gives off those kind of vibes all the same. Seriously, 'Beauty of the Night'? It's all there in the name.
I like Léandre. Apricotine sounds like it should be the name of a yoghurt, or cocktail, or a soft drink.
Tintin and Oeillet sound like they might be cute names for a pet cat or something. Lionne certainly would!
I quite like Printanière and Ismene. Zenolide and Marthesie are both really cool. I think I could warm to them.
Roussette would be cute for a cat.
Famferluche - fun to say. What does it mean?
Magot - far too close to 'maggot' to use as a name. Incidentally, this is the same problem I have with the spelling Margot / Margo instead of Margaux, even though I know a lot of people prefer the former and hate the latter.
Fleur d'Amour and Belle-de-nuit have pretty meanings, but honestly, they sound like the handle a prostitute/escort/stripper/porn actress might use. Maybe a 'high end' and 'educated' kind of escort/hooker, but it gives off those kind of vibes all the same. Seriously, 'Beauty of the Night'? It's all there in the name.
I like Léandre. Apricotine sounds like it should be the name of a yoghurt, or cocktail, or a soft drink.
Tintin and Oeillet sound like they might be cute names for a pet cat or something. Lionne certainly would!
I quite like Printanière and Ismene. Zenolide and Marthesie are both really cool. I think I could warm to them.
Roussette would be cute for a cat.
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Not crazy on any of those names, sorry. Not exactly crazy for any names I cant pronounce right away.
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I like Ismene and Zelonide, and Belle-Etoile brings up lovely imagery.
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