The Picard Maneuver@lemmy.world to People Twitter@sh.itjust.works · 5 months agoThere are some countries named after cheese though.lemmy.worldimagemessage-square104fedilinkarrow-up1842arrow-down118
arrow-up1824arrow-down1imageThere are some countries named after cheese though.lemmy.worldThe Picard Maneuver@lemmy.world to People Twitter@sh.itjust.works · 5 months agomessage-square104fedilink
minus-squareTaleyalinkfedilinkarrow-up5·5 months agoRocquefort feels like one that has / could / should be used
minus-squaresparkle@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-25 months agoRockford (“rook” (the bird) + “ford”) is a common American place name Rockefeller (from German Rockenfeld <- Rukenvelt “ridge field”) is an American surname Roquefort literally means “fortified rock/cliff”
minus-squareTaleyalinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-25 months agoRocquefort is also a french village that makes and names a stinky cheese hence the mention of it on a cheese themed thread.
Rocquefort feels like one that has / could / should be used
Rockford (“rook” (the bird) + “ford”) is a common American place name
Rockefeller (from German Rockenfeld <- Rukenvelt “ridge field”) is an American surname
Roquefort literally means “fortified rock/cliff”
Rocquefort is also a french village that makes and names a stinky cheese hence the mention of it on a cheese themed thread.