Because that is how it's pronounced.
The phonetic pronunciation of the word creme is the same as the word cream (both sound like CR-EE-MM)
The color is spelled "cream" (for the yellowish-white fat in milk).
It means the very best. (literally cream of the cream)
creme diplomat is made by folding whipped cream into cold creme patissiere (pastry cream). It has the sweet, custardy taste of the creme patissiere but is lighter, both in texture and flavour.
cream
Literally translated: cream of the cream. It is a French colloquialism stemming from milk. Cream rises to the top in unpasturized milk and is considered the best part of the milk. The top layer of cream is skimmed off first, leaving some cream in the milk. The rest of the cream is considered a little lower quality, since the cream will have other parts of the milk in it. That top layer is the cream of the cream, or creme de la creme -- the best of the best. cream, the best of the best!
wrong spelling...it is creme fraiche. Got my answer from wikipedia.
Fresh Cream
"Nata" or "creme"
A suitable replacement for creme fraiche in recipes is sour cream, Greek yogurt, or a mixture of heavy cream and buttermilk.
creme prounounced "crehm"
creme pronounced crem