Talk:Bayonetta (character)/@comment-3397817-20141007072736/@comment-1661895-20141007153610

It's most likely due to the fact both Bayonetta and Jeanne were born in Vigrid which, according to the map seen at the very beginning of the first Bayonetta, is located in an area that is between France and Italy. Jeanne's clothing (d'Arc) and her name references Joan of Arc from history, though Bayonetta's lineage is never specified completely. Jeanne's French connection makes sense, Bayonetta being of Italian descent does not.