The Old French form is actually Li Biaus Descouneüs[8] compared with the Middle English poem's name "Libeaus Desconus". While "The Fair Unknown" may be the modern English translation of Li Biaus Descouneüs (modern French: Le Bel Inconnu),[8] this designation had already been used in the Middle English work, which appends the literal translated meaning of "Libeaus Desconus" as "Þe faire unknowe".[9]
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