ˈævənˌuː mɔntˈeɪni wʌz ɚɹˈɪdʒɪnəli kˈɔːld ðɪ ɐlˈeɪ dˈɛs vjˈuːvz wˈɪdoʊz ˈæli bɪkˈʌz wˈɪmɪn ɪn mˈoːɹnɪŋ ɡˈæðɚd ðˈɛɹ, bˌʌt ðə stɹˈiːt hɐz tʃˈeɪndʒd mˈʌtʃ sˈɪns ðoʊz dˈeɪz ʌvðɪ ˈɜːli ˈeɪtiːnθ sˈɛntʃɚɹi.
Avenue Montaigne was originally called the Allée des Veuves (widows' alley) because women in mourning gathered there, but the street has changed much since those days of the early 18th century.