The French historian, Laurent d'Arvieux, wrote in 1660 that the Franks named it "Cape Rouge", a corruption of the Lebanese Arabic word "wež", which means “face.” Jean de La Roque, in 1688, gave the cape two additional names, "Capo Pagro" and "Cappouge". Cappouge was probably a corruption of "Cap Rouge". Cappouge could also come from “Capo poggio” or “Cape of the Hill or of the Monticule”, which matches the current name of the cape, "Râs ech-Chaq'a, which means “Cape of the Stone Monticule.” The stone monticule probably referred to the Greek Orthodox monastery of Our Lady of the Light that was built at that time.