They retained the "u" in the name, which most others, like the captain's descendants, laid aside; as Bonaparte did during his triumphant campaign in Italy, in order to un-Italianise and Frenchify his patronymic Buonaparte.
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Frenchify
/ˈfɹɛnt͡ʃɪfaɪ/
Synonyms for "frenchify" (3 found)
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We're going to frenchify the decor in our home.
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This café likes to frenchify the names of its dishes to make them sound better than they actually are — they call their fish and chips "poisson-frites".
Source: wiktionary
This restaurant has frenchified.
Source: wiktionary