ðə tˈaʊn wʌz nˈeɪmd kˈeɪsnˈævaɪɚɹ ʌntˈɪl wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi nˈaɪn, wˌɛn ɪt wʌz ɹᵻnˈeɪmd ɪn ˈɑːnɚɹ ʌv fɹˈɛntʃ ˌæbəlˈɪʃənˌɪst ɹˈaɪɾɚ vˈɪktɚ skˈoʊltʃɚ.
The town was named Case-Navire until 1889, when it was renamed in honor of French abolitionist writer Victor Schœlcher.