Editing Château de Montsoreau (section)

== Etymology ==

=== Latin ===
The name Montsoreau first appeared in 1086 on a Latin map as ''Castrum Monte Sorello'' or ''Mons Sorello''. ''Mons'' or ''Monte'' refers to a rocky promontory. The origin and interpretation of the name ''Sorello'' remain unknown but may mean bald or red. Before the fortress was built, an administrative or cult building had already occupied the site since Gallo-Roman times.{{citation needed|date=July 2021}}

=== Literary ===
In ''[[La Dame de Monsoreau]]'',<ref name="dumaspere.com">{{cite web|language=fr|title=La Dame de Monsoreau|url=http://www.dumaspere.com/pages/dictionnaire/dame_monsoreau.html|publisher=dumaspere.com|year=1998}}</ref> [[Alexandre Dumas]] alludes to the origin of the name of the castle:
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|text= Ah! My goodness, my lord the Duke of Anjou will wait. This man makes me curious. I suspect he is very special. I don't know why we have these ideas, you know, the first time we meet people I don't know why I think I'll have trouble leaving with him, and then this name, Monsoreau!

– Mount of the mouse, Antraguet continued, this is the etymology: my old abbot learned me this morning: ''Mons Soricis''.
|author=[[Alexandre Dumas]]
|source=''La Dame de Monsoreau'' (1846)
}}