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Thu Mar 23 15:47:28 CET 2006
I don't know whether it is related to the archaic "gripper", to grab, to =
hold on (now "agripper")-- the miser grabs coins and holds on to them, =
won't let them go.
Magica is known as Miss Tick, from "mystique" (mystical).
The French branch of the Junior Woodchucks are the Castors Junior =
(castor: beaver).
Chief O'Hara is Comissaire Finot.
finot: familiar for cute (in the sense of "smart")
Pegleg Pete is Pat Hibulaire,
from patibulaire: to have a sinister look-- connotation: suspicious =
looking
Goofy is Dingo (like the Australian wild dog)-- it's the equivalent of =
the familiar "nut"
The Phantom Blot is Le Fant=F4me Noir (Fant=F4me: ghost, phantom).
And Eega Beeva and Pflip's names are spelled Iga Biva and Flip.
I though of adding such information on my site when I did the "names in =
languages" page but eventually didn't. It'd be intersting the study the =
other trnalsations.
Olivier
(yep, that's the tree)
(and where does your tag line come from?)
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Rebecca:</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>>></FONT>Hey, thanks for this =
info! I am a=20
big fan of the Picsou comics, but my French >>skills leave much to =
be=20
desired, and I'd always wondered where the name >>Picsou came =
from.</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>My pleasure.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>His first Fench name (1948) was =
Harpagon (the=20
character of Moli=E8re's "L'Avare" (The Miser); then Oncle Edgar =
and J=E9r=E9mie=20
McDuck (1952) (how did they come up with *that*?).</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>He has been Balthzar Picsou since =
December 21,=20
1952. No idea why Balthazar.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>The Beagle Boys are Les =
Rapetou.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>The only word that's close is "rapine", =
an old word=20
for robbing, pillaging.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Rockerduck is Flairsou.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Flair: sense of smell, =
but in relation=20
with hounds (flairer: to scent) and detectives (intuition). So he's =
"the=20
one who scents coins".</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Gyro is G=E9o Trouvetou.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Trouve: from "trouver", to =
find</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>tou: corrupt "tout"-- all, =
everything</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Flintheart is Gripsou.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>From the actual word "grippe-sou": a=20
miser.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I don't know whether it is related to=20
the archaic "gripper", to grab, to hold on (now "agripper")-- =
the=20
miser grabs coins and holds on to them, won't let them =
go.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Magica is known as Miss Tick, from =
"mystique"=20
(mystical).</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>The French branch of the Junior =
Woodchucks=20
are the Castors Junior (castor: beaver).</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Chief O'Hara is Comissaire =
Finot.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>finot: familiar for cute (in the sense =
of =20
"smart")</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Pegleg Pete is Pat =
Hibulaire,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>from patibulaire: to have a sinister =
look--=20
connotation: suspicious looking</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Goofy is Dingo (like the Australian =
wild dog)--=20
it's the equivalent of the familiar "nut"</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>The Phantom Blot is Le Fant=F4me Noir =
(Fant=F4me:=20
ghost, phantom).</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>And Eega Beeva and Pflip's names are =
spelled Iga=20
Biva and Flip.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I though of adding such =
information on my=20
site when I did the "names in languages" page but eventually =
didn't. It'd=20
be intersting the study the other trnalsations.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Olivier</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>(yep, that's the tree)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>(and where does your tag line come=20
from?)</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>
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