• sparkle@lemm.ee
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    4 months ago

    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”

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      Rocquefort is also a french village that makes and names a stinky cheese hence the mention of it on a cheese themed thread.