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I love the classic DISNEY fairytales & have just started to read the original Grimm Brothers' versions, and I was wondering if anyone knew the answers to the following questions?
- Everyone knows Sleeping Beauty as Aurora, when did the switch from Briar Rose to Aurora happen & why? Meanings?
- Was Cinderella's name always that? It just means ash girl!Info???
- Same as above question for Snow White.
- Is Belle from Beauty & the Beasts name simply Belle or is it short for Isabelle (which is French)? or as one very irrate woman told me "Annabella" ?
- what are other fairytale names with original meanings, different origins, or have been changed over the years, etc. I'd love a comprehensive list & any help would be greatly appreciated?

• Fairytale Names? - Jacks  Sep 27 2004, 5:08:49 PM
  • Re: Fairytale Names? - Andy  Sep 27 2004, 11:20:38 PM
    • Re: Fairytale Names? - me me  Oct 16 2004, 3:38:31 PM
    • Re: Fairytale Names? - Miss Claire  Sep 28 2004, 9:21:27 AM
      • Re: Fairytale Names? - Andy  Sep 28 2004, 9:34:38 AM
        • Re: Fairytale Names? - Miss Claire  Sep 28 2004, 2:05:09 PM
          • Slightly OT interjection - Miranda  Sep 28 2004, 4:35:23 PM
            • Re: Slightly OT interjection - Anneza  Sep 29 2004, 12:30:56 AM
    • Rumpelstilzchen . . . - Chrisell  Sep 27 2004, 11:55:48 PM
      • Re: Rumpelstilzchen . . . - Andy  Sep 28 2004, 12:46:23 AM
        • Re: Rumpelstilzchen . . . - Anneza  Sep 29 2004, 12:33:24 AM
        • Bother, I'm at home with the book now and remembered it incorrectly . . . - Chrisell  Sep 28 2004, 5:14:52 AM
    • Re: Fairytale Names? - Anthony  Sep 27 2004, 11:38:28 PM
      • It's Rumpelstiltskin. nt - Miranda  Sep 28 2004, 12:21:12 AM
  • Re: Fairytale Names? - Miranda  Sep 27 2004, 6:22:06 PM
    • Re: Fairytale Names? - Andy  Sep 28 2004, 9:35:37 AM