Neufchâtel
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English
Etymology
French, from the region Neufchâtel-en-Bray in Normandy. The placename is originally inspired by the Celtic/Gaulish name Novientum (“new establishment”), reflecting its beginnings as a primitive Gaulish settlement in ancient Normandy.
In the 12th century, Henry I Beauclerc, Duke of Normandy, constructed a castle there, initially named Chastel-Nof which evolved into Neufcastel by the 13th century. Over time, the pronunciation shifted, muting the in neuf, resulting in the modern Neufchâtel, a change influenced by educational standardization similar to other toponyms like Neuchâtel.[1] Compare English Newcastle.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Neufchâtel
- A soft, slightly crumbly, mould-ripened cheese made in the French region of Normandy.
- 1831, L E L[andon], chapter XVIII, in Romance and Reality. , volume II, London: Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley, , →OCLC, page 264:
- They gave us some such eggs, cream like a custard, and a Neufchâtel cheese; some brown, but such sweet bread;—we never enjoyed a meal so much.
References
- ^ François de Beaurepaire (préf. Marianne Mulon), Les Noms des communes et anciennes paroisses de la Seine-Maritime, Paris, A. et J. Picard, 1979, 180 p.