Cruella's name is a play on the words cruel & devil, an allusion which is emphasized by having her country house be nicknamed "Hell Hall". In some translations, Cruella De Vil is known as "Cruella De Mon", presumably to change the play on the word "devil" to one on "demon" because the word "devil" in some languages does not exist. In Italy, she is called "Crudelia De Mon" (a pun on "crudele", cruel,& "demone", demon).