The rutabaga (swede turnip; yellow turnip; or neep) is a root  vegetable that originated as a cross between the cabbage and the  turnip. It can be roasted, baked or boiled. â¦ .1 person found this useful. Cross Between a Cabbage and a Turnip     This cabbage-family root vegetable resembles a large (3 to 5 inches in diameter) turnip and, in fact, is thought to be â¦ a cross between cabbage and turnip. The name comes from the Swedish rotabagge, which is why this vegetable is also called a Swede or Swedish turnip.
Noble surnames, such as Bourbon, evoke images of the ancient province of Bourbonnais, which was the most central of all the French Provinces. The original bearer of the name Bourbon, which is a local surname, once lived, held land, or was born in the beautiful region of France. In France, hereditary surnames were adopted according to fairly general rules and during the late Middle Ages, names that were derived from localities became increasingly widespread.
Meanings and history of the name Melania: | Edit. From MÃ©lanie, the French form of the Latin name Melania, derived from Greek Î¼ÎµÎ»Î±Î¹Î½Î± (melaina) meaning black, dark. This was the name of a Roman saint who gave all her wealth to charity in the 5th century. Her grandmother was also a saint with the same name.