Board Thread:Spoilers!/@comment-24674051-20141104223506/@comment-24674051-20141105204416

Although, if you go back to the Dodie Smith story, 'De Ville' was her husbands name. The house where all the puppies were held captive (nicknamed "Hell Hall") was the old De Ville manor. So, the De Ville part of her name was taken upon her marriage.

Also, Anita (Missus Pongo's 'Pet') was a childhood friend of Cruella, and she referred to her a Cruella. So, while the second movie might have a different name, the original material never mentioned it (or at least I don't remember it mentionining it).

Now, random question, but are we going to get Anita and Missus?

BTW, Perdita was not Pongo's wife, though that is the name used in the Disney Animation. Perdita was actually a "Wet Nurse" dog, a liver spotted dalmation, that was found to help with nursing the puppies.