The "&" logogram, called esperluette in french - & which I'm quite fond of - is called ampersand in english.
Its etymology is at least as poetic as the sign itself: ampersand means "and, per se, and".
Both its french and english Wikipedia pages are worth reading if you enjoy diving into the history of typography (caution, rabbit's hole):
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ampersand
https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esperluette
The attached image comes from the WP page. Ain't it beautiful?
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