What is the name of the prince before his transformation in Disney's 1991 Beauty and the Beast?
Answer
The film never names him
Disney's 1991 Beauty and the Beast never gives the transformed prince a personal name.
The character is identified in the film and its credits as the Beast, although the story establishes that he was originally a prince. The opening narration explains that a selfish young prince rejected an enchantress and was cursed to live as a beast until he learned to love and earned love in return.
“Adam” is widely used by fans, reference works, and some later Disney-related materials, but it is not spoken as the prince's name in the 1991 film. That makes “Prince Adam” a common answer that does not accurately describe the movie's on-screen naming.
The Beast's lack of a personal name supports the fairy-tale style of the story, where characters are primarily defined by roles such as Belle, the Beast, Gaston, and the enchantress. The 2017 film likewise does not prominently establish a spoken personal name for him.