Yquem

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English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French, itself from Occitan Iquem, variant of Eiquem (French: Eyquem), from Latin Achelmus/Aichelmus, ultimately from Germanic.[1]

Noun

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Yquem (countable and uncountable, plural Yquems)

  1. Château d'Yquem, a prestigious wine produced in Sauternes.

References

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  1. ^ Michel Grosclaude, Dictionnaire étymologique des noms de famille gascons, Orthez, per noste, 2003, →ISBN, pages 125-126