The name is derived via French cantaloup from Italian Cantalupo, which was formerly near Rome, after the fruit's introduction there from Armenia.
Muhandzu lowu wuvuye wuyisiwa e Europe endzhaku ka nkarhi naswona wuthyiwe vito ra doroba rale Italy leri vuriwaka Cantalupo laha xinga byariwa endzhaku kaloko mbewu yakona yitava yitisiwile kusuka e Armenia kusuka eka Persian Empire.