Namely, 14

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

14: Fahrenheit: a temperature scale in which the boiling point of water (212°F) and freezing point (32° F) are 180 degrees apart (today used mainly in the USA) (from Daniel G. Fahrenheit, 1686–1736, Dutch-German-Polish physicist; invented mercury-in-glass thermometer & established the temperature scale that bears his name; first use of word—1753)

Recall that Ray Bradbury first wrote the tale

Known as Fahrenheit 451.*

And it told of a time in the future when books

Were all banned—yes, that’s ev-er-y one.

And so Bradbury needs to thank old Fahrenheit

For that scale he developed back when.

For without it, his title would be kind of dull—

Can’t imagine what it could have been!

*say “four-fifty-one” to make the rhythm work!