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Disney Character Names in French

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Disney Character Names in French

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. 

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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!

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Disney characters names in French

Disney character names in French

    1. Raiponce

    2. Cendrillon

    3. Dingo

    4. Porcinet

    5. Tic et Tac

    6. La Belle au Bois Dormant

    7. Buzz l’Éclair

    8. Tigrou

    9. Roi Louie

    10. Picsou

    11. La Fée Clochette / Clochette

    12. Blanche-Neige

    13. Bourriquet

    14. Maléfique

    15. Fifi, Loulou et Riri

    16. Winnie l’Ourson

    17. Atchoum

    18. Simplet

    19. Dormeur

    20. Joyeux

    21. Timide

    22. Grincheux

    23. Monsieur Mouche 

    24. Madame Samovar

    25. Prof 

    26. Flash McQueen 

    27. Coco Lapin

    28. Vaiana 

    29. Bob Razowski 

    30. Capitaine Crochet

    31. Robin des Bois

    32. Le Chapelier Fou

    33. Maître Hibou

    34. 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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  1. Rapunzel = Raiponce

  2. Cinderella = Cendrillon

  3. Goofy = Dingo

  4. Piglet = Porcinet

  5. Chip and Dale = Tic et Tac

  6. Sleeping Beauty = La Belle au Bois Dormant

  7. Buzz Lightyear = Buzz l’Éclair

  8. Tigger = Tigrou

  9. King Louie = Roi Louie

  10. Scrooge McDuck = Picsou

  11. Tinker Bell = La Fée Clochette / Clochette

  12. Snow White = Blanche-Neige

  13. Eeyore = Bourriquet

  14. Maleficent = Maléfique

  15. Huey, Dewey and Louie = Fifi, Loulou et Riri

  16. Winnie the Pooh = Winnie l’Ourson

  17. Sneezy = Atchoum

  18. Dopey = Simplet

  19. Sleepy = Dormeur

  20. Happy = Joyeux

  21. Bashful = Timide

  22. Grumpy = Grincheux

  23. Mr Smee = M. Mouche (Monsieur Mouche)

  24. Mrs Potts = Madame Samovar

  25. Doc = Prof

  26. Lightning McQueen = Flash McQueen

  27. Rabbit (Winnie-the-Pooh) = Coco Lapin

  28. Moana = Vaiana

  29. Mike Wazowski = Bob Razowski

  30. Captain Hook = Capitaine Crochet

  31. Robin Hood = Robin des Bois

  32. Mad Hatter = Le Chapelier Fou

  33. Owl (Winnie-the-Pooh) = Maître Hibou

  34. 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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