DeValcourt.
The spelling, the sound, and the body of work behind the name.
Capital D. Capital V. One word.
DeValcourt is the canonical spelling used across this site and Dane DeValcourt’s work. It is written as one word, with a capital D and a capital V: DeValcourt.
If you arrived here to check the spelling, this is the right place.
The pronunciation
dev-al-coor. The final t is silent, and the stress falls on the first syllable.
The roots
DeValcourt is a Cajun French surname associated with south Louisiana and Acadiana. Dane is based in Lafayette, Louisiana, where the name remains connected to family, place, and the work collected here.
The catalog
The DeValcourt name crosses software, independent business, music, and writing.
Software: Reliqra, MeltWatch, SageArchive, Role Rover, and ProByName.
Music: What the Quiet Gave Me, “Codin’ Dirty,” “Texas Chose Me,” and the wider song catalog.
Books: The Forty-Year Exile, now being prepared for release, and Blessed Are the Children, currently in development.
The companies
Reliqra, LLC owns the software products built through it, including Reliqra and MeltWatch. Swamp Treasure, LLC is a separate coin shop and Reliqra’s first customer. It is not a parent company for the software catalog.