ɚɹˈɪdʒɪnəli nˈoʊn æz lˈɪmiət vˈæli bˈoːɹdɚ ɔːɹ fɹʌntˈɪɹ vˈæli, ðɪ ˈɛɹiə bɪkˌeɪm nˈoʊn æz vˈæl dˈuː tʃˈæɹən ɔːɹ wˈeɪdʒənmˌækɚsvˌæleɪ vˈæli ʌvðə wˈæɡənmˌeɪkɚ təwˈɔːɹd ðɪ ˈɛnd ʌvðə sˈɛvəntˌiːnθ sˈɛntʃɚɹi wɛn ðə fɹˈɛntʃ hjˈuːɡənˌɑːts sˈɛɾəld ðˈɛɹ.
Originally known as Limiet Valley (border or frontier valley), the area became known as Val du Charron or Wagenmakersvallei (Valley of the Wagonmaker) toward the end of the seventeenth century when the French Huguenots settled there.