Namely, 132

NAMELY

eponyms (EP-uh-nimz)

words based on or derived from a person's name.

First Known Use: mid-19^th century

“What’s in a Name?”

Juliet in Romeo and Juliet, 2.2­

132: vestal: pure, chaste (from Vesta, the Roman goddess of the hearth, home, and family; first known use, 15^th century)

You act so vestal—is it true?

Or is that just a way for you

To seem as if you’re superior?

(And make us feel inferior!)

But judging from your Facebook posts,

You seem to have a lot of ghosts—

And bad ones!—floating in your past.

I guess the “vestal” act won’t last!