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Fun fact that has little to do with butter. The Disney name is a kind of anglicised contraction of d'Isigny (literally: from Isigny) which was the origin of som
by prmoustache 4y ago
Fun fact that has little to do with butter. The Disney name is a kind of anglicised contraction of d'Isigny (literally: from Isigny) which was the origin of some of Roy and Walt Disney ancestors. That part of the family first moved to a small village in Lincolnshire called Norton Disney.
- kergonath 4y agoIsigny has everything to do with butter :)
- prmoustache 4y agoIsigny yes, the fact I just mention not so much! Most of my family is from Normandy.
- astrobe_ 4y agoI would add that this town is in the general area of D-day (Normandy) which is (was) notable for its milk production and products: butter, cream... and TRUE cheese ;-)