So did the Plymouth Valiant name come from a french cartoon character?
val·iant
[val-yuh
nt] Show IPA
adjective 1.
boldly courageous;
brave; stout-hearted: a valiant soldier.
2. marked
by or showing
bravery or valor; heroic: to make a valiant effort.
3. worthy;
excellent.
Origin:
12751325; Middle
English valia ( u ) nt < Anglo-French; Middle French vaillant, present participle of valoir to be of worth < Latin
valēre; see
-ant