It was also likely that he changed his name to spare his father the shame of having an actor in the family (actors, although no longer vilified by the state under Louis XIV, were still not allowed to be buried in sacred ground).
Moguće je da je promijenio ime kako bi zaštitio oca od sramote što ima glumca u obitelji (glumce država više nije omalovažavala pod vladavinom Luja XIV., ali i dalje im nije dopuštano da budu pokopani na svetom tlu).