Sirloin

It is surprising how many people still propound the folk etymology that a British monarch actually knighted this cut of beef. At least three monarchs have been cited - Henry VIII, James I, and Charles I. The story is pure fantasy. Enjoy the story but cease propagating it as genuine etymology. The word sirloin dates from the 1400s and derives from the Old French surloigne, which simply means over or above the loin.