Namely, 12

NAMELY

EP-oh-nimz

a word 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

12: derby: a sporting event involving horse-racing, usually with young horses; some other kind of race, for example bicycle derby (source: Edward Stanley, 12^th Earl of Derby, 1752–1834; started a horse race, planned at a dinner party in 1778; first use: 1796)

A race is now a “derby,” and

We have so many types of them

Throughout and all across our land.

And all if it we owe to him.

The Soap Box Derby was a race

I’d really hoped to give a try.

But I was clueless—brain lacked space

To build a racer—I know why:

My skills are far from practical—

I didn’t do so well in shop.

So, practically, I’m awfully dull—

My place is nowhere near the top!