What was Cinderella's real name in Cinderella?

Answer 1

Cinderella's real first name is Ella. Her evil step sisters call her Cinderella because one night she fell asleep by the fireplace while scrubbing the floor. When she woke up, she was covered in cinders and ashes. Cinderella comes from Cinder Ella. I conclude that this event happened during her childhood, because the reason everyone calls her Cinderella and she addresses herself as Cinderella is probably because she grew up having that nickname.

Her name in most of the books is said to be Cindy, so I think that's her original name.

Answer 2

Cinderella's real name is never revealed in the original versions of the story. In some variants, however, her name is Ella, like in "Ella Enchanted" and "Once Upon a Time". In "Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister", by Gregory Maguire, her name is Clara.

Answer 3

Ella. She was always covered in cinders from the fire, so her stepsisters called her "Cinder-Ella"

Answer 4

What may have been the original story used a character named Rhodopis. Other versions since then have used a variety of names.

Answer 5

Cinderella's real name was Ella. They called her Cinderella because her face and clothes were smugged with cinders from the fireplace.

Answer 6

Cinderella's real name is Aschenputtel and her slippers were originally made out of fur. The story was changed in the 1600s by a translator

Answer 7

Cinderella's first name was Ella. Her last name is unknown.

Answer 8

Princess Ella