Why "the"? What is so special about this herbal beverage in French, or the adjective meaning hot in Irish? I suspect you are applying just a variation of the s

Why "the"? What is so special about this herbal beverage in French, or the adjective meaning hot in Irish? I suspect you are applying just a variation of the same every-name-must-follow-my-arbitrary-rules game. You're trying to correct the assumption that everybody has of a first name and a surname with the equally wrong assumption that everybody understands an English word.