Initial Character Names in Les Mis
I've been having fun poking around in the "Rédaction Initiale" (the earliest version) of Les Mis and want to collect the different initial character names I've run across in one place!
Jean Valjean <- Jean Tréjean
madame Magloire <- madame Marthe
mademoiselle Baptistine <- mademoiselle Sylvanie
Fantine <- Marguerite Louet
Cosette <- Anna Louet*
Marius Pontmercy <- Thomas Pontmercy
Gillenormand <- Charpentier
Gavroche <- Chavroche
Eponine <- Palmyre
Azelma <- Malvina
Grantaire <- Grangé
* This name is the reason Cosette is called Alouette! “La mère s’appelait Marguerite Louet, son enfant s’appelait Anna Louet. D’Anna Louet on avait fait Alouette. C’était le nom qu’on lui donnait dans tout Montfermeil.” Translation: The mother was called Marguerite Louet, her child was called Anna Louet. From Anna Louet they had made Alouette. It was the name she was given in all of Montfermeil.
This isn't an exhaustive list, these are just the ones I've noticed.
