Many cultures claim invention of the sandwich, but it was given its name around the year 1765 in honor of the English aristocrat John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich, who preferred to eat sandwiches so he could play cards without soiling his fingers.
Mnoge kulture tvrde da su izmislile sendvič, ali isti je ime dobio oko 1765. godine u čast engleskog aristokrate Džona Montagua, 4. erla od Sendviča; on je voleo da jede sendviče tako da bi mogao da igra karte bez da isprlja svoje prste.