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Names 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

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