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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. Rapoince 
  2. Cendrillon 
  3. Dingo 
  4. Porcinet 
  5. Tic and Tac 
  6. La Belle au bois dormant 
  7. Buzz l’eclair 
  8. Tigrou 
  9. Le Roi Louis 
  10. Picsou 
  11. La Fee Clochette / Clochette 
  12. Blanche Neige  
  13. Bourriquet 
  14. Malefique 
  15. Fifi, Loulou, Riri 
  16. Winnie L’Ourson 
  17. Atchoum 
  18. Simplet
  19. Dormeur 
  20. Joyeaux
  21. Timide 
  22. Grincheux 
  23. Mr Mouche 
  24. Madame Samovar 
  25. Prof – Doc
  26. Flash McQueen 
  27. Coco Lapin 
  28. Vaiana 
  29. Bob 
  30. Capitaine Crochet 
  31. Robin De Bois 
  32. Le Chapelier Fou
  33. Maitre 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. Rapoince = Rapunzel
  2. Cendrillon – Cinderella
  3. Dingo = Goofy
  4. Porcinet – Piglet
  5. Tic and Tac – Chip and Dale
  6. La Belle au bois dormant – Sleeping Beauty
  7. Buzz l’eclair – Buzz Lightyear
  8. Tigrou – Tigger
  9. Le Roi Louis – King Louie
  10. Picsou – Scrooge McDuck
  11. La Fee Clochette / Clochette – Tinkerbell
  12. Blanche Neige – Snow White 
  13. Bourriquet – Eeyore
  14. Malefique – Maleficent
  15. Fifi, Loulou, Riri – Huey, Dewey and Louie
  16. Winnie L’Ourson – Winnie the Pooh
  17. Atchoum – Sneezy
  18. Simplet – Dopey
  19. Dormeur – Sleepy
  20. Joyeaux – Happy
  21. Timide – Bashful
  22. Grincheux – Grumpy
  23. Mr Mouche – Mr Smee
  24. Madame Samovar – Mrs Potts
  25. Prof – Doc
  26. Flash McQueen – Lightening McQueen
  27. Coco Lapin – Rabbit 
  28. Vaiana – Moana 
  29. Bob – Mike (Monsters Inc)
  30. Capitaine Crochet – Captain Hook
  31. Robin De Bois – Robin Hood
  32. Le Chapelier Fou – The Mad Hatter
  33. Maitre Hibou – Owl
  34. Big Ben – Cogsworth 

So there you have it our favorit 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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