The Picard Maneuver@lemmy.world to White People Twitter@sh.itjust.works · 5 days agoThere are some countries named after cheese though.lemmy.worldimagemessage-square107fedilinkarrow-up1837arrow-down117
arrow-up1820arrow-down1imageThere are some countries named after cheese though.lemmy.worldThe Picard Maneuver@lemmy.world to White People Twitter@sh.itjust.works · 5 days agomessage-square107fedilink
minus-squaresparkle@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-24 days 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-squareTaleya@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-24 days agoRocquefort is also a french village that makes and names a stinky cheese hence the mention of it on a cheese themed thread.
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.