![]() Suggest just move the Proper Noun to the Primary (English) section, since the place names are the same both in English and French.- Richardb 22:26, (UTC) Reduce encyclopedic material in French proper noun section put something similar in English section. The name of the fruit entered English from French in the 13th century (OED). The color came to be a symbol of the House of Orange (originally based in Orange) only in the 16th century. Orange, France, was not named for the fruit it is believed to have been named for a Celtic god, Arausio (see Bunson 1995, A Dictionary of the Roman Empire). Although in 1702 this area in France was no longer their possesion they remain the right to use this title for the oldest child of the family. ![]() The royal family of The Netherlands inherited the title Prince of Orange. The colour of the fruit used to be called yellowred and was replaced by orange. The town of Orange in France, once being the center of trade of citrus fruits, gave it's name to the orange. Reply I don't know about orange s, but perhaps scorange rhymes with orange? - Taejo 6:42, 15 July 2005 The question that really needs to be asked is: What rhymes with oranges? -This unsigned comment was added by 206.229.105.2 ( talk) at 20:01, 23 December 2004 (UTC). Surely the etymology of an English word is a valid question on an English dictionary. If you want to know about the French word 'Orange', surely you go to Richardb 12:03, (UTC) Why do we need the French information at all ? This is the English Wiktionary. ![]() Does anybody know which use came first for "orange." Did the fruit come first, then the color, then the town of Orange in France and then the Dutch royal family or was did the Dutch royal family pick the color and apply it to the fruit? -This unsigned comment was added by 68.37.144.181 ( talk) at 23:20, 23 November 2004 (UTC).
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