previous            A–Z            next        Honoré Balzac Pseudonyms:        Alexandre de B…        Alfred Coudreux        Eugène Morrisot        Felix Davin        Henri B.        Honoré de Balzac        Horaca de Saint-Aubin        Lord R’hoone The ‘de’ in Honoré de Balzac (1799–1850) was self-styled. His grandfather’s surname was Balssa, which was changed to Balzac by his father because of its peasant connotations. The famous French novelist and short story writer used a number of other pseudonyms ranging from Henri B. to Lord R’hoone – the latter an anagram of his Christian name.  Sources: Room, A. (1981), ‘Name Stories’, Naming Names, pp.73–74 Room, A. (1981), ‘Name Lists’, Naming Names, p.176 previous            A–Z            next