We are asked a lot about whether they speak English at Disneyland Paris (Spoiler alert they do) but one of the things that I have learnt from my visits over the years is that the characters names are different in French to English.
Now while you won’t need to know these names to enjoy your time or find character meet and greets, it is a fun game to play on the Eurostar or while driving to Disneyland Paris or even as a fun pub quiz question.
So read below over 30 Disney characters who have a different name in France and find out how many you get right. Let us know how many you guessed in the comments below!

Disney characters names in French
Disney character names in French
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- Raiponce
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Cendrillon
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Dingo
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Porcinet
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Tic et Tac
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La Belle au Bois Dormant
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Buzz l’Éclair
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Tigrou
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Roi Louie
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Picsou
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La Fée Clochette / Clochette
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Blanche-Neige
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Bourriquet
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Maléfique
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Fifi, Loulou et Riri
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Winnie l’Ourson
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Atchoum
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Simplet
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Dormeur
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Joyeux
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Timide
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Grincheux
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Monsieur Mouche
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Madame Samovar
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Prof
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Flash McQueen
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Coco Lapin
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Vaiana
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Bob Razowski
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Capitaine Crochet
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Robin des Bois
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Le Chapelier Fou
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Maître Hibou
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Big Ben
Fun Fact: Some characters will sign their French name rather than their English one when getting autographs at Disneyland Paris.
The Answers
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Rapunzel = Raiponce
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Cinderella = Cendrillon
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Goofy = Dingo
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Piglet = Porcinet
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Chip and Dale = Tic et Tac
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Sleeping Beauty = La Belle au Bois Dormant
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Buzz Lightyear = Buzz l’Éclair
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Tigger = Tigrou
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King Louie = Roi Louie
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Scrooge McDuck = Picsou
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Tinker Bell = La Fée Clochette / Clochette
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Snow White = Blanche-Neige
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Eeyore = Bourriquet
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Maleficent = Maléfique
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Huey, Dewey and Louie = Fifi, Loulou et Riri
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Winnie the Pooh = Winnie l’Ourson
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Sneezy = Atchoum
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Dopey = Simplet
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Sleepy = Dormeur
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Happy = Joyeux
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Bashful = Timide
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Grumpy = Grincheux
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Mr Smee = M. Mouche (Monsieur Mouche)
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Mrs Potts = Madame Samovar
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Doc = Prof
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Lightning McQueen = Flash McQueen
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Rabbit (Winnie-the-Pooh) = Coco Lapin
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Moana = Vaiana
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Mike Wazowski = Bob Razowski
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Captain Hook = Capitaine Crochet
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Robin Hood = Robin des Bois
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Mad Hatter = Le Chapelier Fou
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Owl (Winnie-the-Pooh) = Maître Hibou
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Cogsworth = Big Ben
So there you have it our favorite characters French names. And if you know any that we have missed off this list please let us know in the comments below as we would live to add more!
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