In America, the drop - eared pap is known as the phalene, which is French for moth, whereas in Europe it is called the epagneul nain or Continental toy spaniel.
One of the oldest of the toy breeds, the Papillon (French for «butterfly») used to be called the ContinentalToySpaniel, Royal ToySpaniel, Dwarf Spaniel, Little Squirrel Dog, Belgian ToySpaniel, or Epagneuls Nains.