Where do the city names like Aix en Provence and Reims, among others, that don't seem French come from?
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It depends on the city. Aix is ultimately from Latin, Reims is named after a Gaulish-speaking tribe. Wikipedia usually has good info about this.
Oc and Oil! that sounds Scottish. Those funny dots over the i. It's hard enough coping with accents.