Melbourne
-37.8142°S 144.9631°E · Q3141
3 English words in this atlas trace back to Melbourne. It sits in Australia.
Peach Melba and Melba toast go back to Melbourne.
The singer Helen Porter Mitchell took the stage name Melba from her home city. Escoffier then named dishes for her, so the city is two steps back.
Named for a soprano, who was named for Melbourne.
Nellie Melba built her stage name out of Melbourne, her home city, and Auguste Escoffier named both this toast and the peach dessert for her while she stayed at his hotels. The toast was reputedly devised when she was unwell, which makes the city's name a two-step inheritance.
The dessert honors a soprano who built her stage name out of Melbourne.
Auguste Escoffier created it at the Savoy in London for Nellie Melba, born Helen Porter Mitchell, who took her professional name from her home city. The raspberry sauce came later than the first version, and Escoffier named Melba toast after her as well.