The name
Septfontaines is a French neologism (the local population is almost entirely
Luxembourgish-speaking), derived from the older name
Siebenborn (literally, 'seven springs'), which appears as the name of the town in Latin and German documents from the nineteenth century and earlier. This name is also seen in
Siewebueren, the name of the town's fountain. The name
Siebenborn was often abbreviated
7born in vital records. ==References==