<P> One of the most common places named as the origin of mayonnaise is the town of Mahón in Menorca, Spain, where it was then taken to France after Armand de Vignerot du Plessis's victory over the British at the city's port in 1756 . According to this version, the sauce was originally known as salsa mahonesa in Spanish, still an accepted form together with "mayonesa", and maonesa (later maionesa) in Catalan (as it is still known in Menorca), with French mayonnaise being incorporated into English following popularization in French cuisine . </P> <P> The Larousse Gastronomique suggests: "Mayonnaise, in our view, is a popular corruption of moyeunaise, derived from the very old French word moyeu, which means yolk of egg ." The sauce may have been named mayennaise after Charles de Lorraine, duke of Mayenne, because he took the time to finish his meal of chicken with cold sauce before being defeated in the Battle of Arques . </P> <P> According to Trutter et al.: "It is highly probable that wherever olive oil existed, a simple preparation of oil and egg came about--particularly in the Mediterranean region, where aioli (oil and garlic) is made ." </P> <P> The Oxford English Dictionary records the use of the word "mayonnaise" in English in 1815 . </P>

Last name of first man to bottle mayonnaise