Villeroy & Boch - a brief introduction
The Name sounds French, Villeroy & Boch is a German company.
- In 1748, the iron founder Jean-François Boch founded in Lorraine (then German), the porcelain manufactory "Jean-François Boch et Frères", the forerunner of today's company.
- Nicolas Villeroy was a merchant from Traben-Trarbach and founded in 1791, an earthenware factory. 1836, then came the now famous porcelain manufactory , Villeroy & Boch, as Villeroy, with Jean-François Boch, a descendant of the founder of the "Jean-François Boch et Frères" together.
- The company is still largely in the possession of the two families, and has its headquarters in the Old Abbey in the Saarland, Mettlach.
Villeroy & Boch: Debate? (Image: Pixabay)
Villeroy & Boch: what is the correct pronunciation?
Boch came from Lorraine, Villeroy to the Moselle.
- The name may look French, but it is and the German name. Accordingly, they are pronounced also.
- The correct pronunciation is "Willereu and Boch", as also on the website of the company.
- Often you also hear the French pronunciation of "Willwra et Bosch." Also, this debate is correct. The reason lies in the roots of the company in the Lorraine region that is now part of France.
- Because of the porcelain factory to a international company, there are also, of course, commercials in other countries. There is the Name sometimes sounds different.
- You entertain, for example with an American over, Villeroy & Boch, you will hear "Willereu and Bok" or "Willereu to Baatsch".
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